Y&R: August 2017 Discussion Thread

[MoTheGreat]

TPTB at CBS trying to get straight white women to watch daytime shows.

[Faulkner]

I hope Y&R gets read for filth online if they pull that Katherine Chancellor copout. The problem is that Y&R may not matter enough for people to bother.

[edgeofnik]

 

There's probably some truth that all network execs are wary - same with OLTL, which abrupted ended it's gay s/l, and was canceled a few months later. People forget the overwhelming majority of ad $$$ for soaps come from W25-54. And the majority of those women want to see heterosexual relationships. 

 

In the 80s, CBS was so worried about interracial Duncan/Jessica they had Jessica secretly pregnant and announced at wedding to nip the interracial children issue in bud. I remember reading a soap digest article about that strategy. 

 

I'm not that concerned about backlash here because CG has made this so organic. I only wish that Mariah hadn't been Cassified during past 2 years.

 

BTW - I'd like to see them make Massiah and Tessa as bi/heteroflexible. I want that Noah/Tessa/Cassie triangle. Let's see how Sharon handles that! 

Y&R's overall audience is full of old and extremely conservative folks so it will be interesting. I'm just surprised they kept it a secret. 

[ajsp35801]

 

You should be worried cause the backlash is loud and strong. But only on FB though. Most of twitter, as one would expect, is loving it though. 

 

I can only imagine the calls and threatening hate mail the show will receive. 

[DramatistDreamer]

So, Nick has bars on the windows of that grimy looking back room at The Underground and they're all wondering why Crystal fled the scene?

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CG was good today though.

[Faulkner]

 

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10158945879735315&id=127780675314

 

Yeah, the Facebook comments are generally pretty gross.

[ajsp35801]

 

Yeah, I've gone through them. It's really sad.   

[cassadine1991]

Unfortunately I'm not surprised 

[Juliajms]

People are delusional.  Oh, I see now. For a minute I didn't fully understand their comment, but they mean can't straight people have one thing to ourselves. As if including other people takes something away from the rest of us somehow.

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[DramatistDreamer]

I was just thinking about various messageboards, I hadn't even thought about Facebook! 

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 I'll take a hard pass on that one, I still have bad memories of FB comments under CBS' Y&R player. Very ignorant comments posted daily. It made for a labor intensive viewing experience having to dodge the comments constantly.

[DeeeDee]

Y&R should've never done the story to begin with.

[ajsp35801]

 

Those comments were the worst. 

 

Why not? 

[DramatistDreamer]

 

Folks had no problem letting their ignorance flag fly in those comments *shudders at the memory*.

[DeeeDee]

 

Y&R clearly isn't a soap that is committed to progressive ideals. Even in 2017.

 

This is a media stunt & everyone involved deserves better.

[ajsp35801]

 

They turned it on a dime in two weeks. The development for Mariah's questioning herself is not there.