Members MoTheGreat Posted August 4, 2017 Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 TPTB at CBS trying to get straight white women to watch daytime shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted August 4, 2017 Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members edgeofnik Posted August 4, 2017 Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ajsp35801 Posted August 4, 2017 Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted August 4, 2017 Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 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? Please register in order to view this content CG was good today though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted August 4, 2017 Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10158945879735315&id=127780675314 Yeah, the Facebook comments are generally pretty gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ajsp35801 Posted August 4, 2017 Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 Yeah, I've gone through them. It's really sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cassadine1991 Posted August 4, 2017 Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 Unfortunately I'm not surprised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted August 4, 2017 Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 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. Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted August 4, 2017 Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 I was just thinking about various messageboards, I hadn't even thought about Facebook! Please register in order to view this content 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted August 4, 2017 Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 Y&R should've never done the story to begin with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ajsp35801 Posted August 4, 2017 Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 Those comments were the worst. Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted August 4, 2017 Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 Folks had no problem letting their ignorance flag fly in those comments *shudders at the memory*. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted August 4, 2017 Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ajsp35801 Posted August 4, 2017 Members Share Posted August 4, 2017 They turned it on a dime in two weeks. The development for Mariah's questioning herself is not there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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