11 hours ago, ranger1rg said:

This Josh Griffith and Tony Morina interview about the return of Michelle Stafford sickens me. I think it’s so rude and dismissive of Gina Tognoni. If they think Stafford returns some iconic sensibility to Y&R, they’re nuts.

 

It was an awful read. They are nuts.

 

And last I checked, someone named Victoria Rowell and Drucilla Winters is hands down far more iconic.

 

This whole move to replace Gina with Michelle was bizarre. Gina struggled initially as Phyllis but she ultimately ended up really giving the woman layers. Unfortunately at the end of the day, Michelle IS Phyllis whether we like it or not, even though Gina made the role her own and they truly did her dirty. Truly truly truly did her dirty.

12 hours ago, BetterForgotten said:

It's clearly a PR spin - Stafford didn't come back because Griffith and Morina promised her some amazing story, she came back because GH refused to negotiate any further with her ass and Y&R seized the opportunity to bring her back (wrongly at Gina Tognoni's expense). The fact they dedicated a whole section of that interview to it shows they're doing damage control and didn't expect so many to be upset about Gina Tognoni's firing.

 

Exactly.

 

I can't fault Y&R for bringing back the immensely popular original actor as Phyllis. I do think how they handled it is very poor. And if it was me I would've seriously thought twice about switching the actors, because IMO once Stafford is embedded again she is going to be up to her same old nonsense. Gina just comes in and works hard, and I think most of the audience had accepted her.

 

1 hour ago, Eboneece said:

But the show is the best it has been in the last 10 years except for SSM, MAB, and the last 6 months of Jelly.

 

Careful, you've been flying under the radar for months. Let's not get shadowbanned again.

Edited May 30, 20197 yr by Vee

12 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

So it looks like Dina will be written off.

 

Such a waste of the character and actress. Dina should have returned as a kick ass matriach - Marla was up to it and she could have taken the place of Katherine in a sense. (maybe Dina was mentoring a grandson or daughter -Keemo's child as her sidekick) 

 

Instead Mal pushed the Alzheimer story which wasn't even well told -more an excuse for wacky hijinks than a sensitively told tale as an immaculately groomed Dina popped in and out with no assistance or serious health issues.

 

It's such a letdown. It really is.

5 hours ago, Vee said:

Careful, you've been flying under the radar for months. Let's not get shadowbanned again.

Thanx for your advice.

Glad to hear from Josh Griffith that Phyllis is gonna be "everything I know and love." 

 

Since I can barely stand her version of Phyllis, I'm not quite sure what that means. 

6 hours ago, Broderick said:

Glad to hear from Josh Griffith that Phyllis is gonna be "everything I know and love." 

 

Since I can barely stand her version of Phyllis, I'm not quite sure what that means. 

 

Stafford simply doesn’t and can’t exhibit the same depth and warmth as Gina. I realize watching MS as Nina on GH has given me a negative opinion of her, but I can’t see falling in love with her Phyllis. I also can’t forget Stafford’s last months at Y&R with her acting tics, constant repetition of lines, and general nastiness.

 

Gina Tognoni was SCREWED.

 

And now the question is whether Josh and Tony (who are apparently tone deaf) do the same thing to Jason Thompson, firing him to bring back Billy Miller.