Members Soapsuds Posted April 8, 2022 Members Share Posted April 8, 2022 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted April 11, 2022 Members Share Posted April 11, 2022 As always, not the show’s biggest problem, but when will they update the intro with new cast? Courtney Hope has been on the show for what seems like years and hasn’t been added. Now they have Connor Floyd, Rory Gibson, Kelsey Wang, Susan Walters, et al. Are they that cheap? B&B is super quick with updates these days. They are playing Allie as a naive Mary Sue. She can’t be this dumb. Feels totally plot-driven. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members David_Vickers Posted April 11, 2022 Members Share Posted April 11, 2022 Agree wholeheartedly. I'd be ok with something cheap a la GH. Just UPDATED the OPENING Y&R!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted April 12, 2022 Members Share Posted April 12, 2022 When Mal Young updated the opening, part of the reason was so it could be updated easily. You can see that when Eileen,Beth or Lauralee appear they are included in the opening. They need to get the new actors to do a quick pose so they can be included. The show is so incredibly cheap these days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Planet Soap Posted April 12, 2022 Members Share Posted April 12, 2022 The fans complaining about Diane's return must be newer viewers who aren't too knowledgeable on past history. Might be the same who kept complaining about the show not running new episodes during lockdown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted April 12, 2022 Members Share Posted April 12, 2022 It was weird. A lot of the whiny folk I saw during lockdown were older viewers who were saying, “I’ve already seen all this!” Not all of them, but quite a few. Seeing some of the same complaints from older viewers about Diane. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Planet Soap Posted April 12, 2022 Members Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) I sometimes have that "I've-seen-it -already" attitude about rewatching night time soap episodes. But as for daytime, I wouldn't mind rewatching stuff that aired about once 25+ years ago. Given all shows crap state, I wouldn't be so eager to see the new content. Edited April 12, 2022 by ironlion 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted April 12, 2022 Members Share Posted April 12, 2022 Same. Totally. Especially when you see how beautifully produced and written it was. Even if some viewers were invested in this crap current show, you’d somewhat assume they’d enjoy the flashbacks, given that they were rarely aired and realizing the show was shut down due to a *global pandemic.* But nope! “Waaaaah, where’s the new stuff?” Pandering to that audience really holds the show back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Planet Soap Posted April 12, 2022 Members Share Posted April 12, 2022 Well at least they're enjoying the show lol. Ignorance is bliss in a sense, you wouldn't know how terrible the current show is if you haven't watched earlier material. I loved Y&R having began watching in the mid 00, until I realized how much better it was in the 80s and 90s from seeing oldies on youtube. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soapfan770 Posted April 12, 2022 Members Share Posted April 12, 2022 That last time I am pretty sure the show updated the opening I am sure it was to add Mark Grossman and dump Loren Lott. Please register in order to view this content The Diane story has at least brought some life to this show instead of the usual “Who is going to run Newman-Locke”, “Who is going to listen to Billy’s podcast?” and “Who’s house is Dominic going stay in tonight?” crap we’ve been getting for months now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted April 13, 2022 Members Share Posted April 13, 2022 Phyllis talks to Amanda like she’s a nuisance. They have zero friendship chemistry. This is what Mishael came back for… Ashland doesn’t work. At all. I do wonder if he’ll eventually team up with Diane. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taoboi Posted April 13, 2022 Author Members Share Posted April 13, 2022 4-6 I've said it before and I've said it again...I've been LOVING all of these flashbacks during Diane's return. Whoever went and found them so deserve a bonus. They have been so specific and worthy and definitely would not have been easy to find so I'm all for them getting. I did not see all of the Diane/Jack/Phyllis triangle Round 1 so some of them flashbacks have been eye opening. Like the Phyllis skinnydip one...and the one where Phyllis comes up to see Diane stroking Jack's hair as he plays with young Kyle. They have been oh so priceless. It is definitely clear that the writers are invested in this story...even if the story of how with Deacon and the cropse was eye rolling. There are beats that are surely being played. Twists like Phyllis still hating Diane, BUT willing to be the voice of reason in the situation (and we know I don't like Giggly Heffa, but credit where it's due). And the foreshadowing scene with Ashley, Traci, and Billy about Allie, not realizing that Diane is slowly but surely about to come back into their lives...excellent. But since they are clearly invested in the Diane returns story, it shows (pun unintended) in the other stories how not invested they are...cuz Nate changing careers...that is nothing but lip service. It would be something if Nate clearly was conflicted. Or what if Olivia showed up and disapproved which put her in conflict with Lily or Devon because they felt it was a slight to Neil's memory? Noah falling into a depression has potential, but again that (like Chance's PTSD) is soo undercooked. Not to mention a lot of telling and not showing. The writers did not show Jack calling Kyle...a missed beat...but I STILL feel they are more invested in that story than Nate, Chance, or Noah...and they are the next generation. In fact, the only other story I feel the writers are focused on is Victoria's revenge on Ashland. And even that felt half-hearted given the great intervention scenes of Victoria vs everybody. Oh....off screen Victor pulled some strings to keep them in town. Oh...ok. However, we let AH play what she plays well...an ice bitca...and she hits Ashland where he hurts? But...time will tell. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dion Posted April 13, 2022 Members Share Posted April 13, 2022 I see what you did there Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taoboi Posted April 13, 2022 Author Members Share Posted April 13, 2022 Ha! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted April 14, 2022 Members Share Posted April 14, 2022 P Phyllis is responsible for just as much (or more) s**t than Diane so her taking any kind of moral ground is nonsense. I get the feeling that the D stories -we go from A to D on this show - are basically written to fill in airtime and give the rest of the cast something to do week to week. Job changes, health scares, misunderstandings etc 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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