Y&R: January 2024 Discussion Thread

[Vee]

Not a description you hear often regarding a long-running set.

[1974mdp]

Totally! When half the cast lives in this hotel room, to the viewer it's sooo odd because the room never changes. As you mentioned, just changing up the floral or maybe something that's hanging on the wall would help.

[dragonflies]

TSJ looks as bored on YR as he did on OLTL. He doesn't try. 

[ranger1rg]

And?

I like the Crimson Lights set. I don't know what the problem is with offering that opinion.

 

[Vee]

It wasn't a complaint.

[Antoyne]

Nikki firing Audra was so short sighted. 
 

Audra really thinks she can play Tucker. They both know each other way too well for her plan to ever succeed.

[Aback]

I agree with you! Crimson Lights looks cool and it's iconic.

[ranger1rg]

It is iconic. What's needed is more extras -- more signs that the place is busy and still relevant. If we had that, a lot of these complaints about the set would go away.

 

[Khan]

Mine wouldn't!  You could turn CL into the modern-day equivalent to the stateroom scene in "A Night at the Opera" and I'd still be campaigning for it to be burned to the ground.

Edited January 31, 2024 by Khan

[Antoyne]

It really is the emptiness of the space that kills it for me. I’ve never actually even looked at the Decor.

[BetterForgotten]

I think it’s obvious that Griffith doesn’t know how to balance the budget, or effectively manage resources. 

Vivian Gundaker mentioned that when she came to Y&R, she was surprised at how much bigger the staff was at the show and obviously the show had a bigger budget than ATWT did during its last decade or so. But ATWT ended over a decade ago - so why does Y&R look more like a budget strapped soap on the verge of cancellation?

[Taoboi]

1-26

 

I think outside of the Heather/Daniel/Lily of it all and anything involving Audra, I was bored with this week. And Devon and Abby already picked up on something between Heather and Daniel? Is this going to be one of those things where Lily finds out off-screen? I half expected her to walk in on them in bed to be honest.

 

Definitely OVER Tucker, Ashley, and the gaslighting. I love seeing Tracy back for it, but that's all I got. Move it along.

 

So Nikki's sponsor DID fall off the wagon. Haha. And now Jack is entering that story. Hopefully with Lauren still around for a bit since she says she feels guilty for being in the know. And I always live for Nikki vs Diane. 

 

 

[ranger1rg]

Speaking of sets, can we talk about the GCAC?

Like almost everyone else, I was thrilled to have that set back. For the most part, they're using it well. But what's with all the living room furniture -- sofas and plush chairs and sideboards -- pushed up THISCLOSE to the tables? I can just imagine eating dinner while someone sat on the couch right next to me, staring in my face.

On most days, we see only two tables in the entire dining area. How that place stays open I will never know.

[Antoyne]

I think Tucker and Audra keep it open single handedly.

[soapfan770]

Yeah, the only one driving the show the past week or and into this week is Audra,  who of course never fails not to be interesting to watch. 
 

I adore Diane but I would have rather watched her resurrect her career as the renowned architect, with Sally as a sidekick as they struggle to get off than ground than her as co-CEO of Jabot. But that would have been too much drama for Josh Griffith to write. 

I’m glad Cole has stuck around and while Peck and Heinle have history on another soap (AMC) I’m glad the history and chemistry appears to have at least transcended to present day Y&R.