Y&R-Mal Young Out, Josh Griffith Taking Over

[Khan]

 

Agree.

 

Sigh.

 

I wish this were good news.  Unfortunately, Y&R remains damaged beyond repair.

[ajsp35801]

I heard Griffith wasn't everyone's first choice but Angelica disagreed with the person 

 

NOW: Mal Young confirms exit from “Y&R” :“Just arrived in London for the holidays. I felt like it was a good time to move on. Never a good idea to get too settled on a long running soap and I achieved all that I and CBS set out to do: improved scripts and production values. I have a project of my own that I’ve been developing and want to pursue that now. Plus running a show like this is all consuming and want to get a bit of my life back – and see my family occasionally!”

 

so he went home and decided he was done...lol

[mango]

Bye, bye.

 

The question remains: is a cleanup possible? If so, how long will it take?

[DRW50]

He lasted longer than I thought, which isn't saying much. 

 

No one can improve Y&R, sadly. It's done. 

 

And Josh Griffith is a hack. 

[Khan]

 

In a perfect world, one where CBS and Sony place a decent HW and EP at the helm and then decide on a "hands-off" approach to running Y&R, I would say yes, but not to expect any miracles right away.  The incoming HW and/or EP would need at least six months to straighten out the current storylines and such before implementing any changes that would bring back "our Y&R" in some fashion.

 

That's all speculative, however, since we know CBS and Sony have no intention of backing off or hiring someone who understands Y&R to run it.

[John]

What about Gary Tomlin

Jennifer Pepperman

Wendy Riche

[Faulkner]

I’m curious about Angelica McDaniel’s future.

[John]

Is JG HW as well as EP?

[Faulkner]

 

Y&R isn’t interesting and probably won’t ever be again (aside from short stretches or episodes), but I’m fascinated by the behind-the-scenes.

[Soaplovers]

The problem with Y & R was that it had such a unique identity that I don't think anyone could ever truly fix it.  Kay Alden was closest to Bill Bell's vision, but she was able to update the identity to fit the late 90s/early 2000s soap model (i.e. she quickened the pace, yet it was still Y & R at its core).  To me, losing the story bubble format (where characters didn't interact/know one another) was the start of morphing the show away from it's identity.

[Faulkner]

 

[John]

https://daytimeconfidential.com/2018/12/18/breaking-news-tony-morina-and-josh-griffith-to-helm-the-young-and-the-restless

 

BREAKING NEWS: Tony Morina and Josh Griffith to Helm The Young and the Restless

[BetterForgotten]

Sounds like a boring as [!@#$%^&*] and lame combination. Oh well, nothing will ever improve this show. 

[YRfan23]

I’m just at the point of not caring...honestly Griffith is probably gonna fail again and they will just hire Pratt back as a last ditch effort....

[Vee]

Hmm. Morina.