That's good to hear. I keep saying she's too talented to be on Y&R anyways. It's a sinking ship anyways. She should try and capitalize on her TVOne success and start pitching original programming to them. She has the fan following. All she needs is the right script/show for it to be a success.

TV One and Bounce have also been delving deeper into original programming these days too.  And I hear Bounce's ratings have been gaining steadily even though some of their shows aren't that great.

 

It's too bad we haven't heard anything about the webseries we were used to hear about.  That actually sounded like it could've been promising but I guess it's what you put your energy into.  I guess this lawsuit is where the majority of her energy might be going toward.

That wasn't a webseries that was a pilot she wanted to shop around Network tv. She should be pitching to the networks she's had recent success with and leave this frivolous lawsuit alone. 

Edited December 6, 201510 yr by frequentsoapfan

Khan you know Hallmark is a extremely whitebread channel. When's the last time you saw a black movie on there? Because I only recall one in the last several years. So I doubt they're looking for a show with a black lead and even if they were she'd run into the same problems she has with CBS. That's why I suggested UP & Aspire. More people have UP than HMM, she already has a good relationship there, they haven't shied away from black programming, and Aspire is a black network. 

Aspire and UP (and TVOne and Bounce) are great options as well.  

 I keep saying she's too talented to be on Y&R anyways. It's a sinking ship anyways.

Agree.  Anyone who wants (back) on a soap these days must be either broke or needing more time with their families or both.

 

Agree.  Anyone who wants (back) on a soap these days must be either broke or needing more time with their families or both.

That's what I keep telling people who keep trying to argue over returns. If someone who isn't a vet is returning to soaps then they need the money.

You know it's bad when I see someone like Justin Hartley on Y&R and I think, "Come on, man, you're better than this!".  And I don't even LIKE Justin Hartley.

It's her money to waste and she'll get what she deserves by continuing this ridiculous lawsuit.

 

Agree.  Anyone who wants (back) on a soap these days must be either broke or needing more time with their families or both.

I don't think that it is a money issue with her. I've always thought it was deeper. She somewhat alludes to it in her fictional novel, Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva. I think it has to do with her relationship with Bill Bell. She alludes that the two had a father/daughter relationship in the novel, and I think it mirrored in real life. I think that Bill was one of the few father figures she had (as we all know she was a foster child throughout her life), and Bill filled that void for her. I think being at a Bell soap is her way of being closer to him, paying homage to him in some sort. I think her filing suits and constantly pursuing them are out of hurt. Y&R was her home and Bill provided a safety net for her. I just think her wanting back on Y&R was always deeper than money. 

 

Agree.  Anyone who wants (back) on a soap these days must be either broke or needing more time with their families or both.

I don't think that it is a money issue with her. I've always thought it was deeper. She somewhat alludes to it in her fictional novel, Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva. I think it has to do with her relationship with Bill Bell. She alludes that the two had a father/daughter relationship in the novel, and I think it mirrored in real life. I think that Bill was one of the few father figures she had (as we all know she was a foster child throughout her life), and Bill filled that void for her. I think being at a Bell soap is her way of being closer to him, paying homage to him in some sort. I think her filing suits and constantly pursuing them are out of hurt. Y&R was her home and Bill provided a safety net for her. I just think her wanting back on Y&R was always deeper than money. 

If that's true then she should pay for a really great psychiatrist to get past that grief. It would be a lot more economical and effective than paying a lawyer's bill. Returning to Y&R isn't going to fill the void left by Bill Bell - Y&R hasn't been Y&R for a decade.

 

I don't think that it is a money issue with her. I've always thought it was deeper. She somewhat alludes to it in her fictional novel, Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva. I think it has to do with her relationship with Bill Bell. She alludes that the two had a father/daughter relationship in the   novel, and I think it mirrored in real life. I think that Bill was one of the few father figures she had (as we all know she was a foster child throughout her life), and Bill filled that void for her. I think being at a Bell soap is her way of being closer to him, paying homage to him in some sort. I think her filing suits and constantly pursuing them are out of hurt. Y&R was her home and Bill provided a safety net for her. I just think her wanting back on Y&R was always deeper than money. 

Come to think of it, that makes a lot of sense.Victoria Rowell dedicated "Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva" to Bill Bell.

The Bell's probably don't have mutual feelings, as she was also suing them in this lawsuit, and obviously none of them have cared enough to rehire her.

 

There's a reason why even Brad Bell won't touch her, and you know how much he likes ex-Y&R talent. 

She has never been serious about any webseries or any book. Those were always public (and embarrassing) ploys to try and get back on Y&R. I think she feels she's expected to play a certain role, when in reality I think if she'd just come back to the table quietly she might be onscreen now.

Edited December 7, 201510 yr by Vee

TV One and Bounce have also been delving deeper into original programming these days too.  And I hear Bounce's ratings have been gaining steadily even though some of their shows aren't that great.

 

It's too bad we haven't heard anything about the webseries we were used to hear about.  That actually sounded like it could've been promising but I guess it's what you put your energy into.  I guess this lawsuit is where the majority of her energy might be going toward.

That wasn't a webseries that was a pilot she wanted to shop around Network tv. She should be pitching to the networks she's had recent success with and leave this frivolous lawsuit alone. 

 

 

Sorry, I misspoke.  I know that there wasn't an entire series in the can, I 'referred to it as a 'series as opposed to a one time event, like a movie.  Even when Shemar Moore was shopping around his project, he called it a movie even though technically it hadn't been shot yet in earnest.  I was kinda using it as a label to identify the type of project.

Edited December 7, 201510 yr by DramatistDreamer

TV One and Bounce have also been delving deeper into original programming these days too.  And I hear Bounce's ratings have been gaining steadily even though some of their shows aren't that great.

 

It's too bad we haven't heard anything about the webseries we were used to hear about.  That actually sounded like it could've been promising but I guess it's what you put your energy into.  I guess this lawsuit is where the majority of her energy might be going toward.

That wasn't a webseries that was a pilot she wanted to shop around Network tv. She should be pitching to the networks she's had recent success with and leave this frivolous lawsuit alone. 

 

 

Sorry, I misspoke.  I know that there wasn't an entire series in the can, I 'referred to it as a 'series as opposed to a one time event, like a movie.  Even when Shemar Moore was shopping around his project, he called it a movie even though technically it hadn't been shot yet in earnest.  I was kinda using it as a label to identify the type of project.

oh i know but She didn't want it for the Web though she said it was for actual TV. 

That was for TV??!  You cannot be serious!  Uh-uh, she should've made it for the Web, that had online potential but with all the competition on broadcast, I don't even see NBC going for it and they strike me as the most desperate of the big networks.

 

Come to think of it Bounce TV or TV One, or Aspire maybe.  It really does look like a better fit for online though but hey...

Edited December 7, 201510 yr by DramatistDreamer