BTG: History, Behind the Scenes Articles & Photos

[Taoboi]

Such a great idea.

[BetterForgotten]

Much like its Paramount peer, MTV, BET has become a wasteland for block programming. Though, it does make sense to repurpose BTG there in hopes of attracting more viewers. 

BET did air old Generations episode for like a year or two after NBC canceled it. That’s where I first discovered that show - and realized what an uninspired and creatively inept storyteller Sally Sussman Morina really was. Generations could have been so much better in the hands of a better writer. I hope MVJ (who got her first soap gig on Generations) is taking a look at that show and examining what worked and what didn’t. 

Edited September 22, 2024 by BetterForgotten

[Taoboi]

Hehe. Same. That was how I discovered it. By BET. 

 

I'm sure MVJ did. 

[Contessa Donatella]

It was one of those fairly remarkable things, AT THAT TIME, that BET bought the rights to play GENERATIONS a couple of times, beginning to end. 

[All My Shadows]

I am IN LOVE with the new title. "The Gates" really just had that something missing, and simply adding "Beyond the" totally completes it. It's a classic, vintage soap title without sounding too dated. Brilliant. I'm also very thankful the family isn't called Gates because that would have been too much.

I'm not gonna sit here and fawn over Tamara Tunie and Daphnee Duplaix coming back to daytime because everyone has already adequately expressed how exciting it is, but...man. Talk about doing everything right! As it important as it is to highlight black talent on this show, it's also important to highlight those who who've already made careers in daytime. Cornelius Smith, baby, you better be next.

[vanguard]

I really liked the name Betty too, and I was prepared to be calling her this as a character. 

[Bold Days]

I couldn't agree more! I believe AW was also the first soap to go to an hour. I also watched the spin-offs, but nothing beat the OG.  I still miss it to this day.

Wasn't the AW replacement called "Generations"?  I watched it for a little while because James Reynolds (from Days) was the patriarch of the family. Then before I knew it, that too was cancelled.

[Paul Raven]

Generations should have kicked off with James and Debbi on board, immediately getting attention.

Maybe even Richard Roundtree. The point being that initial casting creates interest and excitement a la BTG.

[Wendy]

No.

Generations ran from 1989 until 1991.

Another World was not canceled until 1999 (as was Sunset Beach!). Passions replaced Another World.

AW ended on June 25, 1999. Passions took over that slot on July 5, 1999. (And Sunset Beach ended New Year's Eve (December 31st) 1999.)

[DramatistDreamer]

I was more thinking about the family surname Dupree and wondering if it signifies some type of Creole heritage.

[GLATWT88]

I might be in the minority, but I'm not loving Beyond the Gates. Seems a bit on the nose, and it's giving Tyler Perry's The Haves and Have Nots energy. The classic rich vs working class family. 

Echoing what's already been said, but Tamera Tunie is such a great inclusion to the cast and I mentioned her as someone I would love to see on this project when this was first announced. 

As for BET/MTV, not sure if a daily evening airing would work, but maybe they could air an omnibus like the British soaps on weekends and air the 5 episodes back to back. Although with streaming, this may not be necessary altogether. 

[dragonflies]

You are basing this one what exactly? It hasn't even premiered yet..

 

Seriously 

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Confirmation that Jeresa Featherstone is at Beyond the Gates

 

 

[janea4old]

 

Obviously I'm not the OP, but perhaps they meant they were not loving "Beyond the Gates" as a title?

[dragonflies]

Maybe but the TP comparison made me think otherwise lol 

[BetterForgotten]

Haha, so Michele Val Jean did steal Jeresa Featherstone from B&B to do wardrobe!

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