The gala episodes actually *feel* like Classic Y&R - with the sets, wardrobe, characters that don't normally interact - friends, enemies and instigators - Leanna and Audra. The tribute to KSJ was a nice touch that also mined decades of history - Victor/Neil business and personal relationship.

As a formerly faithful viewer who's struggled to stick with more than a week every 6 months now, I'm entertained enough to watch through the gala episodes.

Budgeting and scheduling for non-contract and guests is a challenge so instead of nitpicking stuff, I'm enjoying celebrating actors/characters I've watched for since I was a teen.

Everyone looks great, but it's awesome to see Brytni in something other than scrubs!

 

His channel has other interviews but this is the only one that matters.

45 minutes ago, Darn said:

this is the only one that matters

❤️

4 hours ago, Darn said:

His channel has other interviews but this is the only one that matters.

Thank you. This was lovely to watch. You could see how proud she was of her work on the show, especially the foster care storyline, and she's right about how ahead of its time the show was in the early/mid '90s (with light shade thrown of what has happened since). Her memories of Bill Bell were touching.

She looks about the same age as her onscreen kids. She would not miss a beat if she played Dru again. But seems like she’s constantly booked and busy anyway.

Re the GCAC

Am I right in saying that at some point that set got a bit smaller and what we are seeing currently is the original full scale version?

I think it will go back into mothballs once the gala is over.

1 minute ago, DRW50 said:

Thank you. This was lovely to watch. You could see how proud she was of her work on the show, especially the foster care storyline, and she's right about how ahead of its time the show was in the early/mid '90s (with light shade thrown of what has happened since). Her memories of Bill Bell were touching.

As segregated as the Barbers/Winters' could feel at times they were all allowed to be prominent characters. The only other soap to give black characters that level of respect was AMC with Angie and Jesse (and Passions, I GUESS).

Are there any post-Bill Bell creations on the show that can be put in the same category as characters like Dru, Victor, Ashley, Victor, Katherine, etc.? I honestly can't think of a single character since he stepped down that would qualify. Not Devon, sorry Bryton. Mariah? That's all Cameron, Mariah is a mess of a character. Maybe Hillary. Which they, of course, botched.

12 hours ago, dragonflies said:

 

Thanks, I didn't know about this and was able to find the full interview. Lots of footage of the Bells.

 

Weekly Preview Shows Diane Kicking Phyllis Ass, Good! Something to look Forward To! And One more Slap For My Video, hopefully I'll be Finished With That One By Next Week!!!! Of course I also have a ton of Clips To Edit For This Week's 50 Years, 50 Scenes I Am Doing!

Oh, wait! Today is the actual anniversary. Happy 50th Y&R!

On 3/24/2023 at 2:01 PM, AMCHistory said:

I love Mamie. I love Jill.

But god that scene was painful. Mamie’s line delivery missed the mark. The back and forth had a bad cadence. The music did nothing to help. 
 

Old school Y&R would have played some sentimental music to lull the audience into thinking there would have been a detente. The cameras would have been a close-up, so you could see deeply into each characters reaction. And when Mamie delivered her closing line, the music would have shifted, and the camera would have focused on her face into a fade to black. 
 

This was a moment we have waited for for decades. It was treated like a throw away scene. 

I agree. The line delivery of Mamie's last line was a missed opportunity. It easily could have played out as you alluded to with Jill offering bygones be bygones, with Mamie looking sincere...and then delivering the hell no. I expect Y&R is shooting like DAYS: minimal rehearsal and get it in the can.

That being said...

On 3/24/2023 at 4:15 PM, kalbir said:

Mamie/Jill was the highlight today.

I really enjoyed seeing them together, regardless of the faults in the episode. 

On 3/24/2023 at 7:51 PM, Dylan said:

I really enjoyed those scenes.

"Jill Foster!!!"

"Its Abbott." 

That's when I knew Janice Ferri Esser wrote the script. Jill rightfully claiming her role as an Abbott was refreshing. 

20 hours ago, edgeofnik said:

The gala episodes actually *feel* like Classic Y&R - with the sets, wardrobe, characters that don't normally interact - friends, enemies and instigators - Leanna and Audra. The tribute to KSJ was a nice touch that also mined decades of history - Victor/Neil business and personal relationship.

As a formerly faithful viewer who's struggled to stick with more than a week every 6 months now, I'm entertained enough to watch through the gala episodes.

Budgeting and scheduling for non-contract and guests is a challenge so instead of nitpicking stuff, I'm enjoying celebrating actors/characters I've watched for since I was a teen.

Everyone looks great, but it's awesome to see Brytni in something other than scrubs!

I agree. I am a longtime lapsed viewer who might tune in half a dozen times a year, but I have watched each of these gala episodes and enjoyed them. 

They were doing interviews on CBS sunday morning, I'm pretty sure the GCAC set is staying post gala. 

12 minutes ago, Dylan said:

They were doing interviews on CBS sunday morning, I'm pretty sure the GCAC set is staying post gala. 

Was about to share the CBS Sunday Morning video as well but the full video is already posted in the Old Articles section I just noticed.

Well, happy 50th anniversary Y&R!!!

I would have loved Leanna to have turned up on the arm of a guest-maybe Matt Miller? Crampton looks amazing for her age-not at all 'done'

The tinkly background music is a minus-they really need to get back to music that enhances the scene.

Mamie not knowing Lily's twins was odd-I would have preferred it being said that she had visited them over the years - same with the Abbotts-it seems out of character that she had no contact.

The dumb masks seem to be there to facilitate the Phyllis plot-they are awkward and unnecessary.

Phyliis' lips....