Members Khan Posted February 5, 2018 Members Share Posted February 5, 2018 All I really remember from Genie's Y&R run was the sudden switcheroo the writers made, having Crazy Patty Williams assume the identity of her housekeeper, Myrna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cat Posted February 5, 2018 Members Share Posted February 5, 2018 I liked Genie as Genevieve on Y&R, but I know I was one of the few. The problem was fourfold. 1. She was one of Maria Arena Bell's out-of-the-blue hires, picked up to sock it to ABC and before MAB had conceived of an actual character. After her much hyped first scenes, it was hard to pin down exactly what was up with Genevieve, as her character seemed to zigzag with every SL turn. 2. She came on to prop up Cane. Nuff said. 3. Her arrival led to Jill (and Nikki to an extent) being aggressively sidelined. She was seen as a Jill replacement and fans were rightly pissed about that. 4. Even though she was ostensibly playing a strong female character, she was appalling treated by Jack, Victor, Colin, Cane and everybody. It was highly misogynistic and so I was kind of relieved when GF finally left the show, because the onscreen hate was too much. A little bit like how Maura West's Diane was treated by the other characters. Genie's departure did signal the impendingdeath knell of MAB's time on the show and, following that, of the Bell family's dominance over Y&R. After her tenure, CBS/Sony got the upper hand and imo the show has been Please register in order to view this content ever since. Genie's promo hype (yikes, in hindsight) -- and her first Y&R scene: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted February 5, 2018 Members Share Posted February 5, 2018 This Ashley & Victoria story would be a lot more interesting if there were more than three people currently working at Newman Enterprises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted February 5, 2018 Members Share Posted February 5, 2018 So did they drop the Graham murder mystery? At one point Paul was blaming Ashley for the murder then Dina was whisked away to Paris without permission from the PD and Ashley moved on to Newman. Very sloppy storytelling... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted February 5, 2018 Members Share Posted February 5, 2018 John Conboy got an “In Loving Memory” screen at the end of the episode. Loving Ashley vs. Victoria. AH is stepping up admirably and the dialogue is cutting and fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ponds Posted February 5, 2018 Members Share Posted February 5, 2018 I just can't buy Nikki having a one nighter with the contractor she barely knows. I don't like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StepBack Posted February 6, 2018 Members Share Posted February 6, 2018 You know what's ironic? Victor always gets these young attractive ladies and no fuss. But Nikki gets a smoking contractor and nobody buys it lol. I totally see Nikki hooking up with that hot contractor. I agree with more Ashley/Vikki. The dialogue is fun. I lol'ed when Vicki said, "I'm young." I also enjoyed Vikki calling Cane a chump basically. Show has improved so much on the dialogue front. And with the day to day episodes, it's much appreciated. Characters seem more in tuned with themselves, owing up to their mistakes and calling out others. Edit: Smart choice using the Newman wealth to help low income people, because this show is too rich and it made no sense for these characters to pretend like they were broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taoboi Posted February 6, 2018 Author Members Share Posted February 6, 2018 I liked her, too. However, I also agree with you about the reasons she was not liked. And the fact that as she was leaving on her last episode, Jill walks back in the same door was very telling. Shame they don't have her first promos online anymore apparently because I found her menacing with colin and loved the music for it. Even Lily/Cane in it was chilling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted February 6, 2018 Members Share Posted February 6, 2018 John Conboy gets a tribute... Did Bill Bell? Wes Kenney,Carolyn Conwell, Beau Kayzer etc ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted February 6, 2018 Members Share Posted February 6, 2018 I wasn’t watching that regularly during 2005, but they had to have acknowledged Bill Bell’s passing in some way, right? That would have been an unconscionable oversight if they didn’t. Y&R has been lucky in that it hasn’t had the number of deaths of major cast members of the other long-running soaps. Other than Jeanne Cooper, Michelle Thomas, and Norma Donaldson, no one immediately leaps to mind. Terry Lester, Victoria Mallory, Donnelly Rhodes, K.T. Stevens, et al died years after they left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taoboi Posted February 6, 2018 Author Members Share Posted February 6, 2018 Actually correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Beau Kayzer get a montage at the end of one episode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted February 6, 2018 Members Share Posted February 6, 2018 Yes, Bill Bell did. Susan Flannery did the voiceover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted February 6, 2018 Members Share Posted February 6, 2018 Didn't Nikki once 'shack up' with Deacon at some fleabag motel? My only quip with Nikki and the contractor is that it happened so fast. There was no buildup. Nikki wasn't shown on the site, perhaps low-key flirting with him, or all of a sudden wanting to take the lunch for the crew, instead of Nick. Even the classic soap ONS usually has a bit more of a build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taoboi Posted February 6, 2018 Author Members Share Posted February 6, 2018 She did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted February 6, 2018 Members Share Posted February 6, 2018 No build up is Mal's standard operating procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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