I thought it deserved its own thread from the current episode thread so that we can discuss the classic episodes as they air.

Edited March 29, 20205 yr by Soapsuds

Again, from makeup to lighting, everyone looked so gorgeous and glamorous in this era.

39 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

It's nice to see David Tom as Billy. It's too bad Joshua Morrow never asked for acting tips from DT.

I was just seeing screencaps and couldn’t help but sigh! An actual actor playing the part of Billy Abbott!? We have come a long way since... and approximately 15 wannabes inbetween

39 minutes ago, janea4old said:

The chemistry between Victor and ED's Ashley amazing in the 1986 episode.  But I can't figure out if Victor seems so passionate because of the writing/words of his dialog, or if it's the acting ability of the German voice actor whose voice is dubbed in.  (I suppose they could have asked EB to speak his native German in the dubbing, but I don't think that's his voice?)

Eric Braeden has rarely been to Germany in recent decades and wasn’t asked to dub himself. 

It looks like this 1999 episode could so easily air today it’s gorgeous. I was so disappointed when they lost at the Daytime Emmys right after what a year 1999 was for Y&R. 

56 minutes ago, janea4old said:

(I suppose they could have asked EB to speak his native German in the dubbing, but I don't think that's his voice?)

 

It would have been impossible logistically. First, not every actor can automatically dub himself or other actors (whereas a dubber/voice-actor can easily act in other mediums). Plus it requires time and patience to dub. It would not have been worth the effort

Lovely in-depth interview with Beth Maitland (Traci) re: this week's episodes. Love this lady. She says Traci was originally a 3-month short-term role! https://www.tvinsider.com/936717/beth-maitland-young-and-the-restless-abbotts-traci-brad-ashley/

2 hours ago, janea4old said:

 

What is the theme of the week? Trying to figure out what these three episodes have in common. Lavish dates?
 

 

I think it must be a week of "romantic moments that sweep you off your feet" or something. I remember Kim Zimmer used to call them "Calgon take me away!" lol. I wonder if they will show when Malcolm made a fake prom. These episodes are so cheesy. And I can't believe Victor picked up a rose and set "She loves me, she loves me not." From what I gather in rough German and with auto subs in the next episode Casey tells him Nikki has 2 months to live and he convinces her not to tell Nikki, since it's hopeless anyway (this could never happen today!). Then he arrives at the ranch the very moment the lawyers are there to negotiate the divorce and he tells them to give her the ranch, everything she wants, plus an extra 10k a month (and then I assume he'll ask her to stay with him but haven't watched that far). 

 

Kind of funny to see Lauren and Michael's honeymoon, then their engagement. And Daniel telling Lily he wants to go on the run, when they just showed them on the run. This has to be so annoying for casual fans. It was nice yesterday when Traci mentioned that Mamie had prayed with her about the baby, which we just saw last week, and it actually made sense. That was clearly a coincidence though lol.

 

 

1 hour ago, soapfan770 said:

It looks like this 1999 episode could so easily air today it’s gorgeous. I was so disappointed when they lost at the Daytime Emmys right after what a year 1999 was for Y&R. 

 

I'll admit that ealy 90s Y&R, which is my favorite era, looks dated and that old movie feel wouldn't work today. But 1999 and after? They need not have changed a damn thing. The sets, styling and direction are still really good until the mid-2000s. They modernized the music. The characters actually look rich. The "updating" things was just cost cutting.

15 minutes ago, yrfan1983 said:

Lovely in-depth interview with Beth Maitland (Traci) re: this week's episodes. Love this lady. She says Traci was originally a 3-month short-term role! https://www.tvinsider.com/936717/beth-maitland-young-and-the-restless-abbotts-traci-brad-ashley/

 

I'm beginning to think they said this to everyone to coincide with the 13 week cycle!  Probably in case there was a Cam Gigandet situation and they had to dump someone. I'm sure Bill Bell planned things out further than 3 months. It's more like: this is a short term role for you in case you don't work out and we replace you with another actor or similar character.  

11 minutes ago, BoldRestless said:

The "updating" things was just cost cutting.

Yeah. Embarrassing how cheap the show looks now, but that’s a reflection of the budget, of course. (“We updated our look” is such a crock of sh!t, but I suppose what else could they say from a PR perspective?) The show looked so lush and sumptuous around the turn of the century, in a very modern way.

1 hour ago, BoldRestless said:

I'm beginning to think they said this to everyone to coincide with the 13 week cycle!  Probably in case there was a Cam Gigandet situation and they had to dump someone. I'm sure Bill Bell planned things out further than 3 months. It's more like: this is a short term role for you in case you don't work out and we replace you with another actor or similar character.  

I think you're right.... IIRC TEB was told the same thing, that she was just hired for a "summer story"

21 minutes ago, yrfan1983 said:

I think you're right.... IIRC TEB was told the same thing, that she was just hired for a "summer story"

 

Kimberlin Brown and Eric Braeden have also said it.

I'm not trying to pull this thread off-topic.

But due to what is happing in real life, CBS tweeted a Black Lives Matter statement and then the Y&R twitter and facebook accounts retweeted/posted the CBS statement.

And that is relevant to this thread because Beth Maitland was supposed to live tweet Traci's wedding yesterday and didn't because CBS told her not to because ...  Beth explained via tweeting...

 

 

I won't further this here, because I assume this belongs in the off-topic area and I will bring this discussion to the George Floyd thread there.

 Simply posting her tweet because CBS told her not to live-tweet the episode.

 

Beth also tweeted a personal opinion and I'll post that on the George Floyd thread.

Edited June 2, 20205 yr by janea4old

Just finished “I will Crush You!” Episode. EB and PB played it perfectly. PB switching from cocky and arrogant to basically terrified, was perfect.

 

Jill and Malcolm had some nice chemistry, did they share a lot of scenes together?

I'm sorry but I died laughing when they kept the scene going as Victor limped over to the pencils, broke them and yelled again. It was fine til then but that was too much! 

6 hours ago, yrfan1983 said:

Lovely in-depth interview with Beth Maitland (Traci) re: this week's episodes. Love this lady. She says Traci was originally a 3-month short-term role!

Beth Maitland is a treasure. With Y&R having stupidly killed off John Abbott, they need to cement Traci as that family's heart.

I’m on the episode where Dru and Neil meet.

 

Lovely scenes with Dru and John. He seemed so caring of her. Did they maintain that relationship through the 90’s??

 

Kristoff and Victoria Rowell had instant chemistry. I’m usually not someone that says every black character needs to be paired off, but these two had it immediately.

 

What happened to Katherine’s husband Rex? He’s popped up in a few episodes now and they really seemed like a lovely couple. He was a ghost in one episode I saw, seems a shame to have killed off a good pairing for Katherine.

Watching Malcolm’s first episode...Really enjoying the Malcolm and Neil scenes.

 

Wait did Jack get involved with Hope too?! What the hell? He named a perfume after her? Is that why he’s always been close with Adam?

I’ve seen Heather Tom’s Victoria in several episodes now and it’s like she and Amelia play two different characters. I also see more chemistry with the family.

Edited June 3, 20205 yr by Antoyne