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On a show like Y&R, considering the fact that Nikki, Victor and Jack's portrayers are all in the over 60s category and any entertaining storyline possibilities for Nick, Sharon and Phyllis have been pretty much exhausted (at least for the writers that Y&R seems to hire), I wonder whether this will force the show to focus on their younger set and write entertaining storylines for them.

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This is another "Is it just me or...?" type of thoughts but when I read this article, why was my first thought about how a fictional cosmetic company (Jabot Cosmetics) and boutique (Fenmore's) would handle these challenges.  This is how I know I grew up on soaps!

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/at-sephora-and-ulta-the-pandemic-is-changing-the-makeup-buying-experience/ar-BB15hxCm

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From THR: TV Execs, Writers Grapple With COVID-19 Era Scripts: "We're Not Going to Be Able to Shoot It, So Don't Write It"

 

“Showrunners are being asked to cut extras, reconsider sex and fight scenes and, in some cases, shorten page counts.“

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/top-tv-execs-grapple-covid-19-script-changes-were-not-going-be-shoot-it-dont-write-it-1297752

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