Ok references to 'classic' Y&R, I remember when I was younger and Y&R would be on, my joke was that every scene was some dramatic entrance like: 

 

Jill storming Katherine's living room:

Close-up on Jill hissing 'Katherine!'

Close-up on Katherine spitting: 'Jill!'

back to long close-up on Jill with angry face then back to longer close-up on Katherine with clenched jaw and long fade to commercial. 

 

And 'nothing' happened. It was just a bunch of beautiful people who had all these long dramatic beautifully filmed scenes (Y&R really captured elegance and class), with not much new dialogue or action for long stretches with usually very well done payoffs. 

 

Of course, it's an exaggeration, but it was my perception of the show for a long time growing up. I still loved it - I got hooked right after they flushed out the piano playing and brought the Abbotts full force.

 

That was a different era. All I'll say is that the LA reboot has been a tremendous step towards the post-Pratt show I was hoping to watch again. It really did take 6 months. It's not perfect, but I'm cautiously optimistic. 

2 hours ago, Antoyne said:

I've been a big fan of the Juliet actress/character. She's gorgeous and her voice is to die for. She's not setting the world on fire with her acting but she doesn't take me out of the scenes.

 

Pretty much this. That's exactly how I feel. Summed it up perfectly.

3 hours ago, Antoyne said:

I've been a big fan of the Juliet actress/character. She's gorgeous and her voice is to die for. She's not setting the world on fire with her acting but she doesn't take me out of the scenes.

 

By the time Goddard is done Cane's house is gonna resemble a United Nations ad.

I was not impressed with Monday's show. I think the problem was that they featured too many 'newbies'.

 

I can't stand Chelsea. She does not have a distinctive personality and I HATE the way the actress speeds through her lines. Veteran Y&R actors, especially those trained under the Bell era, they put focus on single words. The Chelsea actress, on the other hand, has a whole different style and it's annoying.

 

Devon bores me to death. I cannot buy him as a businessman. It's ridiculous. So apparently he gave Tessa a new contract where everything was legit, he was not going to suck the life out of her, no caveats etc. What businessman does that?

 

Mariah has become so much like Cassie it's ridiculous. 

 

Where did Tessa come from anyway? I wasn't watching.

 

The lighting at the open air cafeteria or whatever that place is, is HIDEOUS. It's either too white (Hey, Cane!) or too saturated (Victor's neck was basically orange).

 

On Monday's you had several characters popping up mid-episode much like old school Y&R! Gloria & Graham appeared ten minutes in. Hilary appeared in the second half of the episode.

 

Nick's character needs some major rethinking. What's his aspiration in life now? He spends the whole day walking around and gossiping. Maybe he could start some rivalry of sorts with Scott for his role at Newman Enterprises.

13 hours ago, Aback said:

I was not impressed with Monday's show. I think the problem was that they featured too many 'newbies'.

 

I can't stand Chelsea. She does not have a distinctive personality and I HATE the way the actress speeds through her lines. Veteran Y&R actors, especially those trained under the Bell era, they put focus on single words. The Chelsea actress, on the other hand, has a whole different style and it's annoying.

 

Devon bores me to death. I cannot buy him as a businessman. It's ridiculous. So apparently he gave Tessa a new contract where everything was legit, he was not going to suck the life out of her, no caveats etc. What businessman does that?

 

Mariah has become so much like Cassie it's ridiculous. 

 

Where did Tessa come from anyway? I wasn't watching.

 

The lighting at the open air cafeteria or whatever that place is, is HIDEOUS. It's either too white (Hey, Cane!) or too saturated (Victor's neck was basically orange).

 

On Monday's you had several characters popping up mid-episode much like old school Y&R! Gloria & Graham appeared ten minutes in. Hilary appeared in the second half of the episode.

 

Nick's character needs some major rethinking. What's his aspiration in life now? He spends the whole day walking around and gossiping. Maybe he could start some rivalry of sorts with Scott for his role at Newman Enterprises.

 

Tessa showed up singing outside Crimson Lights and Nikki hired her on the spot and took her home to be Reed's music teacher. 

Edited June 28, 20178 yr by ajsp35801

12 hours ago, Aback said:

I was not impressed with Monday's show. I think the problem was that they featured too many 'newbies'.

 

I can't stand Chelsea. She does not have a distinctive personality and I HATE the way the actress speeds through her lines. Veteran Y&R actors, especially those trained under the Bell era, they put focus on single words. The Chelsea actress, on the other hand, has a whole different style and it's annoying.

 

Devon bores me to death. I cannot buy him as a businessman. It's ridiculous. So apparently he gave Tessa a new contract where everything was legit, he was not going to suck the life out of her, no caveats etc. What businessman does that?

 

Mariah has become so much like Cassie it's ridiculous. 

 

Where did Tessa come from anyway? I wasn't watching.

 

The lighting at the open air cafeteria or whatever that place is, is HIDEOUS. It's either too white (Hey, Cane!) or too saturated (Victor's neck was basically orange).

 

On Monday's you had several characters popping up mid-episode much like old school Y&R! Gloria & Graham appeared ten minutes in. Hilary appeared in the second half of the episode.

 

Nick's character needs some major rethinking. What's his aspiration in life now? He spends the whole day walking around and gossiping. Maybe he could start some rivalry of sorts with Scott for his role at Newman Enterprises.

 

Nick is the male version of Nikki...who didnt have much aspirations either.  She just played the piano and did charity work.

Nikki began as a housewife but she grew into a multifaceted character. Nick had all of his facets stripped away to justify the affair with Phyllis.

Mmmm hmmm

Having Jess Walton & Marla Addams back has helped fill the gaping hole that's been missing since Jeanne passed.

 

Y&R should do everything they can to get them both to stay permanently.

2 hours ago, ajsp35801 said:

 

Tessa showed up singing outside Crimson Lights and Nikki hired her on the spot and took her home to be Reed's music teacher. 

 

... 

Y&R breezes through things that could take months, yet they drag out essentially pointless things like "Who is Graham?"

 

Some new aspects of the show remind me of the older years, while others seem cheap and tacky enough to come out of Days.

6 hours ago, DeeeDee said:

Having Jess Walton & Marla Addams back has helped fill the gaping hole that's been missing since Jeanne passed.

 

Y&R should do everything they can to get them both to stay permanently.

 

The show definitely does benefit from having the founding Foster family represented on the canvas. Some commentators have tried to argue otherwise, just to be contrary, but Jill's value to the series is clear.

On ‎6‎/‎27‎/‎2017 at 8:20 AM, Soaplovers said:

 

The way early victoria was written...i always saw her eventually swearing off men and focusing on work...plus starting her own legacy.  She was always the female version of Victor...while Nick was always the male version of Nikki.  Bill Bell then Kay Alden established and maintained this structure for many years.  I don't get why later writers would mess with this since the work was already done and all they had to do was maintain it.  

 

I'm seeing the show is finally finding its footing...and it does take at least six months to adjust a show when a new writer takes over.  If people recall...Sussman's very own creation Generations started out with lots of talking and little plot/action...but after several months finally started gaining momentum.  So to me..Sussman takes awhile to get cooking.

+1

On ‎6‎/‎27‎/‎2017 at 3:49 PM, Aback said:

 

I am growing into a 'stan' of Juliet's portrayer. I don't even know her name! But I thought the way she passed out was very realistic LOL. I know she's green but she has potential.

I agree.  I just saw the fainting scene. And I thought she did a good job, subtly hinting she was not feeling well.

 

And yes, I like her voice. SOmeone mentioned that she had a classic Y&R look and I agree with that. I feel she has been added organically and while not major, pleasing.

21 hours ago, Aback said:

I was not impressed with Monday's show. I think the problem was that they featured too many 'newbies'.

 

I can't stand Chelsea. She does not have a distinctive personality and I HATE the way the actress speeds through her lines. Veteran Y&R actors, especially those trained under the Bell era, they put focus on single words. The Chelsea actress, on the other hand, has a whole different style and it's annoying.

 

Devon bores me to death. I cannot buy him as a businessman. It's ridiculous. So apparently he gave Tessa a new contract where everything was legit, he was not going to suck the life out of her, no caveats etc. What businessman does that?

 

Mariah has become so much like Cassie it's ridiculous. 

 

Where did Tessa come from anyway? I wasn't watching.

 

The lighting at the open air cafeteria or whatever that place is, is HIDEOUS. It's either too white (Hey, Cane!) or too saturated (Victor's neck was basically orange).

 

On Monday's you had several characters popping up mid-episode much like old school Y&R! Gloria & Graham appeared ten minutes in. Hilary appeared in the second half of the episode.

 

Nick's character needs some major rethinking. What's his aspiration in life now? He spends the whole day walking around and gossiping. Maybe he could start some rivalry of sorts with Scott for his role at Newman Enterprises.

That was like I liked about Nick when I was younger. The fact that he wanted to branch out...that he wanted to make something of himself by starting Crimson Lights and its branches. He strived for his own independence. I would love to see him do that again.

 

Well...that has been hinted re: Scott. You just know that Nick will have to 'mark his territory' aka Sharon with Scott.

2 hours ago, Taoboi said:

That was like I liked about Nick when I was younger. The fact that he wanted to branch out...that he wanted to make something of himself by starting Crimson Lights and its branches. He strived for his own independence. I would love to see him do that again.

 

Well...that has been hinted re: Scott. You just know that Nick will have to 'mark his territory' aka Sharon with Scott.

 

LOL right? Yeah, that's what I liked too. He strived to build Crimson Lights and get a life besides NE. However nowadays he's filthy rich, he bought that tacky Underground place, supposedly made it successful... then what? What's left for him? I don't necessarily want to see him at N.E. again, but they should definitely do something with him. I wouldn't mind him becoming a stripper to follow on her mother footsteps. Honestly his body is all he's got going. And you just know Nick's such a narcissist he would love the attention. LOL

Edited June 29, 20178 yr by Aback

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