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

[DaytimeFan]

Very classy way to exit a longtime gig. 

That's one way of looking at it. The other way of looking at it is she's leaving a place she valued and doesn't want to burn a bridge. Despite it's creative malaise, B&B is still a success. George Cheeks' own words confirm that. 

[Soapsuds]

Judy Justice

It seems CBS had a chance to squash these worries as reportedly there were talks for Judy Justice to replace The Talk. 

 

[Chris B]

Another area where I think this benefits CBS is that if they're trying to attract a Black audience, they have multiple avenues to promote and support this show. First, they have to cast it right with actors Black viewers will want to tune in to see and also they have BET and BET+ which could provide other windows to air the show. 

[Liberty City]

Bittersweet, yes, but so much better off (for her). Her talents were wasted there. Now she's onto bigger, better and more excellent things!

[janea4old]

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/yrs-mishael-morgan-on-her-daytime-pride

April 2024: a newly-published SOD mini-interview with Mishael Morgan.  It could have been done at any time but it seems to be new.
It's all about how Mishael is grateful for soaps and for Y&R and considers it home, etc.  etc.

I'm posting because she is proud of her soap heritage, and so I thought maybe The Gates would appreciate her.  (If Y&R continues to be stupid)

[DramatistDreamer]

Is the MM interview in the wrong thread or is there some piece of casting news for ‘The Gates’?

Oh.

[Liberty City]

The problem is: Mishael Morgan chose to go recurring this go 'round, so I suspect if she wanted to be on a soap full-time, it would be The Young and the Restless, though I also think she'd be a good hire for The Gates (since both Amanda / Hilary are no-gos for me).

[Contessa Donatella]

Possibly this might be of interest. 

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[Bright Eyes]

It's been a month (yesterday) since the announcement! Our very own March madness. Probably won't get any news for months, but who knows? If it does come to fruition, the whole process will prove to be fascinating.

Edited April 7, 2024 by Bright Eyes

[ReddFoxx]

I noticed that Tyler Perry cast Debbi Morgan in a new Netflix series. That was interesting to me since he's never cast her before and he tends to have a competitive streak toward other Black productions (House of Payne ended it's first run one episode after it broke The Jeffersons' record for longest running Black sitcom). His show does only have an initial order of 16 episodes so Debbi could probably do The Gates by the time it is ready to roll.

[j swift]

Considering that he filmed the whole movie Acrimony in five days, Debbi Morgan could be done by lunch. 

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[1974mdp]

And, when you watch his movies/series, it becomes obvious HOW they shot it so fast. Very few costume changes, VERY long scenes where people repeat the same lines over and over...wait!...Am I talking about B&B?  LOL

[ReddFoxx]

Lol, that is true.

He pushes the actors to get everything right in one take so he doesn't have to reshoot. It's definitely a crazy way to shoot, but he obsessed with quantity. It's like he is JER without the supernatural stuff in terms of pacing.

[DramatistDreamer]

He doesn’t seem to recognize that there is an art to editing film either. The finished work is unwatchable to me.

[Liberty City]

His work, as of late, looks like professional amateur. Feels a bit like the TOLN productions but with less care to the finished product.