Y&R to air classic episodes

[blueberrywaffle]

No 80s next week..

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[kalbir]

@BoldRestless Here's a link posted by @YRfan23 that recaps August 30, 1994

 

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topicsearchin/rec.arts.tv.soaps/before$3A1994$2F09$2F05/rec.arts.tv.soaps/NZ3Etzvpx_Y

[BoldRestless]

Thanks. That's a headscratcher though I'm happy to see anything from 1994. Would have rather had the Crimson Lighs fight with Matt Clark.

[lucaslesann23]

wonder if Newman week is the final classic week.

[Chris 2]

I always found Jess Walton a bit difficult to take as Jill - there’s just nothing lighthearted about her, even when she’s playing a scene that’s supposed to be funny. She had no chemistry with Jerry Douglas (John). And can someone explain to me how Jill and John wound up remarrying after a super-bitter divorce that involved blackmail?

[FrenchFan]

So they will show a Sharon before Sharon Case ? Weird ! Was it Heidi Mark or Monica Potter ?

[YRfan23]

Boy I hope not...

[lucaslesann23]

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maybe maybe not. But im just thinking fridays will be the last new episode as that was Newman focused and featured Adam.

[SoapDope]

I for one loved the 1973 episodes. A few people on other message boards and facebook were pissing and moaning about wanting the current show back on instead of sitting through reruns and characters they don't know or care about. I wish there was a streaming channel to watch Y&R from the beginning. 

[GLATWT88]

 

I loved it too. I wish we could get a few more 70s episodes.

[dragonflies]

I don't get why they don't add early episodes to CBS ALL Access

[alphanguy74]

With modern technology, there is no reason at ALL they can't stream some of these episodes. 

[All My Shadows]

I really want those people to STFU and get out of the way. What exactly would they have preferred to air instead, given the situation? These people also would not have been pleased with just picking a time period and running episodes in order (and I don't think we would have either - I doubt they would have went far back for that).

Y&R has never been "my" soap, but it's the first soap I ever remember watching, and it's ingrained into so much of my greatest family memories, and it's been amazing to watch so many classic episodes. I feel like I know more about the show than I ever did before. I'll always be thankful for these reruns getting us through quarantine. The sad thing is that GH has never been "my" soap either, and I have literally no personal connection to it whatsoever, and I would have loved an opportunity to get closer to it, but...well...lol

[Chris 2]

I think Sony could monetize those old episodes, but my guess is that CBS is a blocker. They may not want Sony to stream older episodes because it would pull some people away from watching newer episodes. Very possible they have exclusive rights built into their deal with Sony. The Bob Barker-era “Price is Right” isn’t rerun for the same reason.

[Vee]

 

Same. It is a wonderful, rich rolling history lesson and I am in no hurry for them to resume production of the current show, which lacks all of the very, very specific and unique identity and character I see in the Y&R of the past, whether it's in the 70s, 80s or 90s (or even some of the 2000s). It always felt very different from my ABC soaps whenever I glimpsed it as a kid, and now I know why: It was a singular vision and style. I knew that before, but seeing it daily is a much deeper understanding. It's fascinating to watch and experience. Can anyone point to anything in 2020 Y&R that doesn't feel like a weak, generic knockoff of an ABC soap in its lesser years?

Edited July 22, 2020 by Vee