6 hours ago, Taoboi said:

Like you know as soon as it hits DM.

 

 

 

Did you mean to write that you will LET me know as soon as it hits Daily Motion? If not, I would be soooo confused.

 

Anyway, thank you for any heads up you will send my way! The Brooks sisters were my favorite characters in Y&R's history, and I am excited about seeing two of them again. I'm just sorry we cannot also get an appearance by Trish Stewart as Chris Brooks Foster, who was my number one fave. But getting Janice Lynde back is like a miracle, so I am not complaining!!!

1 hour ago, vetsoapfan said:

 

Did you mean to write that you will LET me know as soon as it hits Daily Motion? If not, I would be soooo confused.

 

Anyway, thank you for any heads up you will send my way! The Brooks sisters were my favorite characters in Y&R's history, and I am excited about seeing two of them again. I'm just sorry we cannot also get an appearance by Trish Stewart as Chris Brooks Foster, who was my number one fave. But getting Janice Lynde back is like a miracle, so I am not complaining!!!

lol. I did. I blame it on fatigue.

 

I'm super excited too. I've heard so much about the first family of Y&R that I soooo curious.

30 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

lol. I did. I blame it on fatigue.

 

I'm super excited too. I've heard so much about the first family of Y&R that I soooo curious.

 

I have seen the first years of many soaps, but I can honestly say that the debut season of Y&R was the very best, bar none. Most shows experience growing pains and a certain amount of upheaval at first, but when Y&R began in 1973, the writing was great from the get-go. The directing, lighting, background music, sets, and wardrobe were all wonderful. The opening cast was charismatic and the actors (even if some of them were green at the beginning) had been well chosen and grew into their roles.

 

It was appointment TV! Janice Lynde was sensational as Leslie Brooks. It will be interesting to see what the current writers have planned for her.

On 2/22/2018 at 6:54 AM, Elsa said:

Amazing news! I wish we would get Brooks Prentiss back with them. (I am one of those crazy people who still hope that Jennifer Foster will show up one day and team up with Aunt Jill.)

 

 

 

If the show was so determined to hire Melissa Claire Egan at the time they did, I'd have cast her as Jill's niece. Her and Vail Bloom. I don't know why I think they'd work well as her nice, as sort of her "mini-me" so to speak. They're not the strongest actresses ever but MCE has it in her, at least she did on AMC.

 

I also would have cast Jennifer Landon as Mac and Jessica Collins as Heather, but that's for another day.

 

I've wanted Brooks and Jill's niece on the show forever. Think of all the throwaway newbies we've had? I also wanted a Foster son to come to town, Stitch should have been that. But maybe not the actor ... I guess he was OK.

 

Anyway .... back to the regularly scheduled thread

Edited February 23, 20187 yr by KMan101

For what?

I let out a shocking gasp in the class today when I read this and one of my students asked “Mr. Bradley, what’s wrong?” I said “Lorie & Leslie is coming home!!” They looked so confused! 😂😂😂

I hope they mention what they've been up to and how other characters are

9 hours ago, vetsoapfan said:

 

I have seen the first years of many soaps, but I can honestly say that the debut season of Y&R was the very best, bar none. Most shows experience growing pains and a certain amount of upheaval at first, but when Y&R began in 1973, the writing was great from the get-go. The directing, lighting, background music, sets, and wardrobe were all wonderful. The opening cast was charismatic and the actors (even if some of them were green at the beginning) had been well chosen and grew into their roles.

 

It was appointment TV! Janice Lynde was sensational as Leslie Brooks. It will be interesting to see what the current writers have planned for her.

Mmmmm...sounds like a dream. And it is always great when any show gets it almost right almost out of the gate.

8 hours ago, KMan101 said:

 

If the show was so determined to hire Melissa Claire Egan at the time they did, I'd have cast her as Jill's niece. Her and Vail Bloom. I don't know why I think they'd work well as her nice, as sort of her "mini-me" so to speak. They're not the strongest actresses ever but MCE has it in her, at least she did on AMC.

 

I also would have cast Jennifer Landon as Mac and Jessica Collins as Heather, but that's for another day.

 

I've wanted Brooks and Jill's niece on the show forever. Think of all the throwaway newbies we've had? I also wanted a Foster son to come to town, Stitch should have been that. But maybe not the actor ... I guess he was OK.

 

Anyway .... back to the regularly scheduled thread

 

 Soap fans in general seem to love nods to past characters and storylines, even if those long-ago characters and stories were before their time. Many younger fans of TGL kept hoping for the return of Trudy Bauer, for example, regardless of the fact that these viewers had only read about the character, never seen her. Viewers have spent time creatively dreaming up ways for history to be woven into present-day event on their favorite shows because because on soaps, history and family foundations are comforting and important.

 

Over the decades, we have had a plethora of irrelevant, pointless newbies strut their way through Genoa City, Springfield, Salem, Oakdale and other soap towns. Why not throw history-loving viewers a bone and tie some of these new characters to beloved families of yore? Peggy Brooks could have ended up marrying Steve Williams, providing Paul with a feisty red-haired niece. Greg Foster has been away from Genoa City long enough for one of his young-adult sons to return and open a legal-aid clinic. Snapper's and Chris' daughter Jennifer could be on staff at the hospital. His son Chuckie could reopen Pierre's restaurant. Brooks Prentiss could be a dynamic young business mogul who takes on Victor Newman and Jack Abbott.

 

History and legacy characters are not the enemy. Embrace them. To me, they are an added incentive for viewers to appreciate and remain loyal to the soaps.

4 minutes ago, Taoboi said:

Mmmmm...sounds like a dream. And it is always great when any show gets it almost right almost out of the gate.

 

It really was. The show was instantly mesmerizing. I am used to soaps taking a good year or more to find their footing. Even Ryan's Hope, written by the great Claire Labine, had birthing pains. So did Irna Phillips' Another World, Agnes Nixon's/Douglas Marland's Loving. But Y&R was a winner immediately. 

6 minutes ago, vetsoapfan said:

 

 Soap fans in general seem to love nods to past characters and storylines, even if those long-ago characters and stories were before their time. Many younger fans of TGL kept hoping for the return of Trudy Bauer, for example, regardless of the fact that these viewers had only read about the character, never seen her. Viewers have spent time creatively dreaming up ways for history to be woven into present-day event on their favorite shows because because on soaps, history and family foundations are comforting and important.

 

Over the decades, we have had a plethora of irrelevant, pointless newbies strut their way through Genoa City, Springfield, Salem, Oakdale and other soap towns. Why not throw history-loving viewers a bone and tie some of these new characters to beloved families of yore? Peggy Brooks could have ended up marrying Steve Williams, providing Paul with a feisty red-haired niece. Greg Foster has been away from Genoa City long enough for one of his young-adult sons to return and open a legal-aid clinic. Snapper's and Chris' daughter Jennifer could be on staff at the hospital. His son Chuckie could reopen Pierre's restaurant. Brooks Prentiss could be a dynamic young business mogul who takes on Victor Newman and Jack Abbott.

 

History and legacy characters are not the enemy. Embrace them. To me, they are an added incentive for viewers to appreciate and remain loyal to the soaps.

+1. I can't think of how many times growing up I had heard about Luke and Laura from my mom and grandmom before they came back to GH. Or when the Cassindines followed with that ominous pormo they ran back then. And I had to ask my mom about it.

 

Or the significance of specific villains like Janet from ANother Planet or Stefano or Tracy Quartermaine.  And to see the devastation they threw out was a thing of beauty when all I had heard...was memories. That made me think of when Tracy moved over to THE CITY, and thanks to the taste of her I had gotten on GH, I already knew Carla was outmatched...AND I WAS RIGHT!!!  

 

History is your friend.

 

 

6 minutes ago, vetsoapfan said:

 

It really was. The show was instantly mesmerizing. I am used to soaps taking a good year or more to find their footing. Even Ryan's Hope, written by the great Claire Labine, had birthing pains. So did Irna Phillips' Another World, Agnes Nixon's/Douglas Marland's Loving. But Y&R was a winner immediately. 

I can just imagine.

 

 

 

Edited February 24, 20187 yr by Soapsuds

17 hours ago, Taoboi said:

+1. I can't think of how many times growing up I had heard about Luke and Laura from my mom and grandmom before they came back to GH. Or when the Cassindines followed with that ominous pormo they ran back then. And I had to ask my mom about it.

 

Or the significance of specific villains like Janet from ANother Planet or Stefano or Tracy Quartermaine.  And to see the devastation they threw out was a thing of beauty when all I had heard...was memories. That made me think of when Tracy moved over to THE CITY, and thanks to the taste of her I had gotten on GH, I already knew Carla was outmatched...AND I WAS RIGHT!!!  

 

History is your friend.

 

 

I can just imagine.

 

 

I actually audiotaped Y&R every day if I had to be out of the house. The show was THAT addictive!

On 2/24/2018 at 12:24 PM, vetsoapfan said:

 

 

I actually audiotaped Y&R every day if I had to be out of the house. The show was THAT addictive!

Niiice.

 

1 hour ago, cassadine1991 said:

LOVE.

I wonder if Lorie and Leslie will meet up with Jill. Jess Walton will be around that week as well.