4 minutes ago, BoldRestless said:

Well, on Y&R it happened to Emmy winners like Doug Davidson, Kristoff St. John, Tracey Bregman, and Christian Le Blanc, who were integral parts of the show for decades. 

I believe Tracey has been on recurring by choice since she returned around 1999-2000 except when she briefly went back on contract in 2013.

2 minutes ago, EdibleFlowers said:

I believe Tracey has been on recurring by choice since she returned around 1999-2000 except when she briefly went back on contract in 2013.

Thanks, I was actually debating whether she belonged on that list. I also think Christian might have some arrangement where he is claimed to be on contract but basically is hardly on like he's recurring.

Man, if the news of KA's departure/firing can generate 12 pages of board discussion (and counting!), I'd hate to see how many pages we'd run to if someone more integral to B&B were given the heave-ho.

Either way, the bandwith's likely to explode at any moment.

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1 hour ago, Jeff said:

 

@OpportunisticSlut @Donna L. Bridges 

1 hour ago, Donna L. Bridges said:

I know that at least one article said that they offered her recurring & she declined. (The same was said about or by Rena with the same result.) I did not read anything about "3 lines" etc. I wonder if recurring status means something different at B&B than it does at either DAYS or GH. Plenty of people work on a recurring basis & always have. There's no question, though, that going from contract to recurring is in fact a demotion. 

 

I would say it probably does. On B&B it's usually the first step out the door and into oblivion.

I mean isn't Don Diamont on contract and we barely see him. 

22 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

I mean isn't Don Diamont on contract and we barely see him. 

Speaking of which, hasn't it been nice not seeing "Little Puke"...no offense to Scott Clifton!

30 minutes ago, I Am A Swede said:

I would say it probably does. On B&B it's usually the first step out the door and into oblivion.

So, there you have it. At B&B it is an insult. At DAYS & GH it is a fact of life. Unsure about it at Y&R. I do know that Eileen Davidson is only interested in working, at Y&R or at DAYS, for short-term arcs. 

49 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

I mean isn't Don Diamont on contract and we barely see him. 

Right, he's barely been on all of 2023. I always thought he and Taylor would have been interesting (even though she shot him!).

What about Paris? We saw her briefly during the fashion challenge. Is she even on contract anymore, too? Although, I always thought the character and the actress were a bit flat. I don't know why this show can't write for a woman of color. Maya and Nicole were the best chances they had, and they dropped the ball on both of them, too.

Katie doesn't really seem to have any sort of purpose at all. She could not have appeared at all these past few months, and the story would still progress. I was kind of intrigued by her pairing with Carter, but they've done ZERO with them.

If you're not playing Brooke, Ridge, Liam, Steffy, Hope, Thomas...and MAYBE Finn and RJ at this point....the future is VERY uncertain.

But, the show has been this way for years. Dropped storylines. Interesting new characters introduced, briefly used, and then unceremoniously dropped.

Quinn and Carter were the HOTTEST pairing the show had had in years, so predictably they dropped it.

Even Brooke and Taylor's "friendship" had promise to take the show in a different and new direction, and they dropped it because everyone needs to obsess over Ridge or Liam on this show.

4 hours ago, I Am A Swede said:

I would say it probably does. On B&B it's usually the first step out the door and into oblivion.

Definitely. Here's the fundamental difference between B&B and the 3 other soaps - those other shows produce twice the content. Therefore, recurring on an hour show means a lot more possibilities for getting incorporated into episodes and minor storylines.

In fact, those recurring players are essential to those shows business model. Those established characters have so much history and connections to their respective canvases that they could be pulled into major stories easily. Not so on B&B. 

Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe) on Y&R, she's been recurring for years, but she's still on and even in the opening credits. Ironically, as a fashion designer, she's been long erased on B&B.

2 minutes ago, edgeofnik said:

Definitely. Here's the fundamental difference between B&B and the 3 other soaps - those other shows produce twice the content. Therefore, recurring on an hour show means a lot more possibilities for getting incorporated into episodes and minor storylines.

In fact, those recurring players are essential to those shows business model. Those established characters have so much history and connections to their respective canvases that they could be pulled into major stories easily. Not so on B&B. 

Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe) on Y&R, she's been recurring for years, but she's still on and even in the opening credits. Ironically, as a fashion designer, she's been long erased on B&B.

Click. Ideas fall into place. THINK! It takes 18 minutes to watch an episode of this show. 

DAYS between 31 and the longest ever, 52 min. 

Trista was NOT a good Taylor. Bring back hunter tylo!!!

Hunter Tylo was one of the most fabulous actresses in soaps. Her Taylor defined Bold. Hunter and KKL were yins and yangs. Krissty was a cheap imitater.

7 hours ago, SheenaSoaper said:

Trista was NOT a good Taylor. Bring back hunter tylo!!!

Yes she was. and HT isn't going to return after how she was treated 🙄

Aaah another sock puppet I see 

 

 

8 hours ago, SheenaSoaper said:

Trista was NOT a good Taylor. Bring back hunter tylo!!!

Krista (at least write her name right if you are going to criticize) was a fabulous Taylor and based on the pretty much 99.9 to 0.1 reaction to her (pretty much everyone LOVED her), I think your perception is just that... yours and completely far from the universally perceived truth. 

Also Hunter Tylo has been playing Taylor without that initial drive that she had the first years. In the end, it seemed like the actress was really DONE with all the [!@#$%^&*] she had to play. And I understand her completely.

If Bradley was not a..... he will invite Krista back in couple of months. But we all know this will never happen after what she said. He will hold that grudge as long as he lives.

7 hours ago, SheenaSoaper said:

  Krissty was a cheap imitater.

You can't be far from the truth. Hunter played Taylor more serious and more dramatic. Krista played her more fun and more intelligent. Completely different approaches to the character. Both were amazing at some point.