Y&R to air classic episodes

[Michele Soap Writer]

 

I couldnt remember who Tricia was until you said she shoots Ryan. I still can't picture what she looks like but I can kind of remember the character

 

I remember Brock's daughter Mac!

[Soapsuds]

Please register in order to view this content

 

[soapfan770]

Four years after Nina shot herself in front of Ryan & Tricia, Ryan had it coming in the long haul. 

[YRfan23]

Scott Reeves left at the perfect time I think...Ryan would look so out of place on the current rendition of the show.at least anything past 03 maybe.

[Michele Soap Writer]

The opening sequence back then.......yuck! lol

I dont recall how Ryan and Nina were written off the show though maybe they left after I stopped watching? Or maybe not......I stopped watching around 05 or 06

[Aback]

 

I'm there with you cause I stopped watching the show around 2005! What I regret the most is not watching the show when it was written by Jean Passanante and Shelley Altman! Are you familiar with them?

[edgeofnik]

CBS may keep Y&R (R)/B&B (R) when new episodes run out, instead of TPiR/LMAD (R) because advertising is really drying up across the board. Therefore, ratings won't matter as much. I noticed the last two episodes of episodes of B&B on CAA only had CBS/Viacom-related promos (CAA, Showtime, ET, etc) - zero product advertisements. For those who watch through TV/DVR, have you noticed a drop in product advertising? 

 

I always like Sabryn Genet, but Y&R had to fill it's annual 'psycho' woman quota. It's too bad. I like that they're pulling episodes from different eras. I certainly would not have expected this one. 

 

 

[Aback]

 

I see what you mean - her raping Victor and accusing him of rape was especially insulting to women - but I think psychos are part of the winning Y&R formula, also right before her we did have Matt Clark who could balance her out.

[soapfan770]

Lol you know some future writers would probably have loved to keep him around as another misogynistic shirtless male character. 

Actually, when Matt and Tricia drove off that cliff together I thought it would have a chilling, powerful denouement if both died but Y&R wasn’t that ballsy enough. 

[YRBB]

 

Are you saying it's a problem that Tricia became psychotic? Because she was uber boring before that and super interesting after it....

 

 

Why was it insulting? She was psychotic and therefore committed psychotic acts. I'd understand if she was portrayed as sane....

[Taoboi]

I miss how Y&R wrote psychos. Complex. You either got to see what made them tick or you got to slowly watch how they turned that way over time. You might not agree with how they got there, but you could understand how that happened. Organic. And Tricia was the latter. Didn't they break her down over a two year period before she snapped?

[YRBB]

 

That's exactly it. It was far more than just a quota! And, yes, her descent into madness took well over a year and was exacerbated by her getting close with Matt Clarke.

[ChickenNuggetz92]

Ryan was shot and killed by Tricia in November 2001 and that's how they were both written off. Nina left in earlier in 2001 to pursue her writing career until returning back to Y&R in 2009 in time for the mess of a Phillip III is back from the dead storyline.

[ChickenNuggetz92]

False alarm! Turns out that residuals cheque was for Married With Children haha. I'm still holding out hope that they show some Tricia-centric episodes haha.

[Paul Raven]

Ryan had about 10 years on the show right? Been married a few times, no family so time to write him off to clear space for new characters.

Pity that at some point it was decided to keep way too many actors/characters.

That's why I supported Brad going.

Michael/Kevin/Chelsea/Phyllis etc should be gone to allow core characters new people to interact with rather than going around in circles.