Y&R February 2023 Discussion Thread

[BoldRestless]

Maybe. They did one for B&B's 30th.

[YRfan23]

Lol, didn’t they have a picture of Ronn Moss and Thorsten Kaye on that cover?

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[Paul Raven]

With just over a month to go, it doesn't look like there is any big event/story planned for the 50th.

Unless it is being kept under wraps.

Looks like the most we can hope for is most of the cast at the Not so Grand Phoenix for 'a shocking announcement that will change lives forever'

[janea4old]

The Feb sweeps article says Nikki will be planning some big event, but it doesn't say when she starts planning it, or when it actually happens.  If she plans something for March, maybe that's the anniv?

[soapfan770]

And at this point the only “shocking announcement” I would accept to shake up the show would be an alive and well Dru revealing herself.  Not likely at all lol and I’m quite sure JG would screw it up by making it boring. 
 

Take today’s episode. Sure we had a fun moment where Daniel fired Phyllis, the whole Jack/Kyle betrayal fight could have been at least had a bit more tension, but instead it felt so lifeless as the air was sucked out with Adam’s “Hey guys please stop fighting I really didn’t want to work at Jabot anyways”. 
 

25 years ago on Y&R I knew the whole Veronica Landers as Sarah the clumsy maid was bad hokey soap yet I was at least highly entertained by it. Here we are 25 years later there’s barely any soap happening and it’s probably the most boring thing on daytime since Jean Holloway’s 1979 failed tenure at Love of Life. Just sad.

[Taoboi]

I didn't mean that you knew. My apologies. It's just we have discussed it often in DAYS threads and with the Y&R Count thread a few months, I'm seriously wondering. 

 

And they have to have Victor in some capacity for the anniversary. It would be weird otherwise. 

[janea4old]

Partial broadcast disruption alert in western US:
Tues. Feb. 14, and Wed. Feb. 15
Tues. Feb. 21 and Wed. Feb. 22
due to European soccer tournament evening matches being broadcast live in USA.
This might affect either Y&R or B&B (or both soaps) depending on your timezone (Mountain,Pacific,Alaska,Hawaii)
The soaps are still airing, and not officially preempted, so if you miss an episode, your local station might air it at at different time.  Or just watch the epi on cbs.com.
Details on this thread:
https://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/62270-yr-and-bb-february-2023-soccer-preemptions-western-us/

 

Edited February 12, 2023 by janea4old

[j swift]

One my guilty pleasures is counting the mistakes in Lynda Hirsch's weekly soap summaries.  I've always enjoyed Ms Hirsch's column, and consider her a valuable resource for soap fandom, but her editor is the worst.  Can you spot this week's error?

https://www.creators.com/read/lynda-hirsch-on-soaps/

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Edited February 12, 2023 by j swift

[DRW50]

Until reading this I thought she had passed away...

[j swift]

To paraphrase Mark Twain, "reports of her passing are greatly exaggerated".  She produces a column every week.  Although, I have no idea what newspapers still publish weekly soap summaries.  This week's paragraph on GH made me feel dizzy after reading it.

[janea4old]

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[kalbir]

 

No worries

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 Yes, Victor needs to be part of the 50th anniversary.

For the 25th anniversary there was some buildup to a big story. For the 50th anniversary there seems to be nothing. Y&R feels so hollow and empty.

 

[Darn]

Parts of it are repeated at the end of the paragraph and a third of it didn't even happen. Weird stuff.

[Taoboi]

2-6

 

I totally forgot that the Friday cliffhanger was Shirtless Nick finding out Sally also slept with Adam and it could be his baby. lol.

 

I admit while I continue to hate on the WTD storyline, I do like that the writers are playing it smart with Nick in that so far...he figured out that Sally was preggers and now he figured out Adam could be the dad. Both before she told him. That fact that due to his own history as well as being a father period, he just...knew. I kinda like that since Nick normally is played well...dumb?

 

Yes, Tucker. I can't wait for Ashley to get back, too.

 

Outside of that, I hope we see Jill IN town versus that computer screen. Though I love seeing her. And Devon vs Lily continues to be the main thing keeping my interest. And she still wants to work with Daniel. Hmmm.

[janea4old]

I agree with these points - I don't want this WTD storyline. But it's refreshing that Nick is figuring things out, instead of being his normal dumb self. LOL.

Edited February 12, 2023 by janea4old