Frank is a vet. Jill is a vet. They have both been EPs for well over a decade. That wasn't enough wording.

And yes, I forgot all about the EPs, Robinson, Yorke, Berridge, etc. Still, impressive record.

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Ok, i thought it was Valentini. But also believed since Young was brought in that he would replace Phelps.  I find it hard to believe that Sony/Kent didn't tell Phelps in January that Young was her replacement.  He's got an extensive soap pedigree so it seemed obvious he was being groomed.  

Sussman may be an option for writer but I tend to think Young may finally promote Slater/Esser with him driving story since YR has a history of giving headwriting/ep duties to the same person.  Mal has experience doing both.  Wouldn't it be great if Esser/Minardi were finally given story authority?

Exactly.  JFP has been around the block and is very savvy.  She had to know her days were numbered when an outsider was brought in as supervising producer.  And I believe she signed a new contract just last year so she's probably been paid off nicely.

 

I'm interested to hear what the cast has to say over the next few weeks.  By all accounts, JFP was popular with the actors, which isn't everything, but it's important, especially on a show that was known to be a viper's nest before she arrived.

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I think GH is safe and so far it's doing better in the ratings and than when Carlivati was free falling in the last year.  Let's see how the summer goes.  YR looks to be super boring through the transition. Days is a certifiable mess and should be pulled from the air and BB is BB, it will continue to glide and have some bumps.

Jason Thompson is already kissing Young's behind on Twitter. LOL....

 I'm willing to give young a chance, but I still feel it will take a while for things to possibly change as long as Pratt is still around....would he be co ep with young since he was with JFP?

isn't the common denominator Sony that Y&R in this state, not the myriad of EP/HWs the show has had over the decade?  I feel if Sony/CBS wanted to restore  YR to some semblance of its glory days, they would've.  They only seem to intervene when things get bad, then hire new people and let em run rough shot, its  vicious cycle

So with Mal Young in and Phelps out does Pratt still retain his EP credit?

Calling it right now: they're grooming him to become the new EP.  JFP will be out when her contract is up....I think late summer. 

 

Called it!!.....sort of....got the timing wrong.  LOL   I hope he fixes the background music right away by bringing back Jack Allocco and David Kurtz.   Looking forward to see what he does with the production. 

 

It definitely wasn't a good sign for JFP when the CBS Daytime exec spoke out against the Chancellor Mansion set change.  You never see an exec bash a current EP like that. 

 

And hopefully this is the end for JFP working in daytime.  I hope she retires. 

 

Toups, you certainly did.

This caused me to seek out the threads where this was speculated in January and it certainly fostered some great debate... And nothing to do with me being in them 😂

Page 390 if the link takes you to the 1st page and...

Pages 2-5 for reference and credit to BetterForgotten and Carl for articulation I can only dream of.

That was an impressive time. That range is a large portion of my era with EE as per its time on PBS syndication.

 

I used to want Brits to come in and take on OLTL as well, back when Daran Little(?) was supposedly shadowing AMC. Still would've liked that.

 

I wanted the same for the P&G shows too. I feel like the kitchen-sink drama they write for those would've fit perfectly with Guiding Light and As the World Turns if done right. 

 

I also wish AMC would've given Daran Little more to do. I think he could've really turned that show around had they utilized him. 

So what do we know about Mal Young? Would he make a good fit for Y&R? I'm familiar with his Doctor Who work it looks like but I definitely don't want a fool's gold trap like Latham and MAB proclaimed themselves to be with unnecessary victory laps included. At least with Phelps we know what we got going in, although nobody died like Maureen Bauer or Frankie Frame at least.

So what do we know about Mal Young? Would he make a good fit for Y&R? I'm familiar with his Doctor Who work it looks like but I definitely don't want a fool's gold trap like Latham and MAB proclaimed themselves to be with unnecessary victory laps included. At least with Phelps we know what we got going in, although nobody died like Maureen Bauer or Frankie Frame at least.

I think we're about to see some major changes to Y&R.  Networks don't bring outsiders into soaps unless they really want to shake things up, especially when so many talented veteran producers are out of work..  I predict that this will be a completely different, maybe unrecognizable, show in six months.

I predict that this will be a completely different, maybe unrecognizable, show in six months.

Y&R is already unrecognizable. As long as it doesn't become worse.

So with Mal Young in and Phelps out does Pratt still retain his EP credit?

I think until Pratt is also given the boot

Unless Pratt is demoted somehow, I think he will further destroy the show on his way out. His contract isn't up until November. That's airing onscreen until end of January 2017. 

 

 

How about JFP returning to GH as exec producer?  Could any of u see that happening?

I actually wouldn't mind seeing JFP pop up as a director somewhere.  She's fantastic with actors and style, energy, etc.  But I don't think she'd take the demotion, especially when she is of retirement age.

 I hope he fixes the background music right away by bringing back Jack Allocco and David Kurtz.

 

Frankly, Toups, I don't think that's going to happen.  Just as I don't think Kay Alden, Ed Scott, Sally Sussman Morina, Janice Ferri Esser or anyone else connected to the long "golden age" of Y&R will be returning now that JFP is out.  CBS and SONY made it clear long before she even walked through the door for the first time that they weren't interested in keeping THAT Y&R alive.  I mean, I can't even hope for Mal Young and whoever replaces Pratt as HW to make the show watchable again on their own terms, because I just know CBS and SONY will never leave well enough alone. 

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