Beyond the Gates: Premiere Date, Time Slot Set by CBS

[Liberty City]

Horrible use of words, and that's not happening.

[Khan]

I wonder about that myself.  As long as Sheila Duckworth remains involved, I think the show will be okay.  But, if CBS somehow pushes her out or marginalizes her...well, my joke about Michele Val Jean being locked out of the studio like Bridget Dobson just might become a reality, lol.

[Poolie3000]

I’m not a big Ron fan but he’s a million times better than Griffith (who has ruined three soaps I loved). 

[Maxim]

So you want something bad to replace something bad? Why? Is there a logic behind your thinking? 

[Liberty City]

I'll take Griffith over the "writer" any damn day of the week. This country has already gone backwards too much this year in the past 12 hours. Don't need to go back more, thanks.

[Poolie3000]

I never said Ron was bad. I just said I wasn’t a big fan. Perhaps I should have used “superfan”

My only issue with his Days tenure is Stacy Haiduk. Other than that, he brought back a ton of my faves and restored Deidre to her rightful place as Queen of Days.

Edited November 6, 2024 by Poolie3000

[Maxim]

Am I the only one that gets an error and not a message? 

[Liberty City]

She deleted her tweets.

[Sapounopera]

Is there a reason everyone is so rude to you? Are you a known troll or something?

I would rather see RC on Y&R than spend several more years with JG's horrible stories.

I am not a DAYS fan, but I expected to like his work. I felt that he didn't take the show seriously (I don't know if I should blame him) and the horrible production values and the bad acting made things even worse. 

[DramatistDreamer]

It likely occurred to her what network she now works with. Remember the infamous words of Leslie Moonves?

[te.]

I mean, the audience that CBS is targeting hasn't gone anywhere. But having politics was always going to be tricky (and has historically been), regardless of who won due to the daytime audience often being more conservative. On the other hand, CBS wouldn't have greenlighted the show with the politics angle if they were overly concerned with it.

Ultimately, they need to give this a big push on streaming in the US so that people can get on it at ground floor. 

Edited November 6, 2024 by te.

[Faulkner]

I wonder who MVJ might be grooming as her Kay Alden/Natalie Minardi Slater. Susan Dansby? MVJ is in her 70s so obviously it’s something she might be thinking about long term in regards to retirement, etc. Developing strong, visionary Black talent to rise in the ranks is crucial, and thankfully she has Dansby, Judy Tate, Jazmen, et al., on staff and not just Carlivati waiting in the wings for his next HW stint.

Edited November 6, 2024 by Faulkner

[Liberty City]

She'll likely have Dansby as her "next to" (hate the word "grooming"). Or even Skyy Sandifer, who was announced as a writer's assistant.

[Poolie3000]

With Sonia here as a producer, I take it to mean she’s out at Days and has been for a couple of months at least, correct?

[Chris B]

I remember a few pages back people saying they wanted real life politics involved and I always found that odd. I would never expect that due to how divisive politics are. Especially in light of what has happened here. The political element should be the same as any soap in the past: pure fantasy.