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Just now, Toups said:

Well, nobody here who watches the soap/the credits posted anything in the Writers/Directors thread.

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I trust MVJ. That's all I have to say. Ron isn't my favorite writer; however, I have the same feelings as others that him being in a subordinate role means he can't stray too much from the head writers' vision. 

I wish MVJ had snagged her good friend, Patrick Mulcahey, for a position on the show. 

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3 minutes ago, NothinButAttitude said:

I wish MVJ had snagged her good friend, Patrick Mulcahey, for a position on the show. 

He might be profoundly over it after the GH debacle. But who knows about the future.

1 hour ago, Toups said:

Also, all the script writers are black.

I thought so. Good to know.

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2 hours ago, Toups said:

Every Breakdown Writer has a lot of daytime experience, except for Gregori J. Martin, who is new to daytime

Gregori J. Martin is new to daily broadcast TV soaps... but not new to soaps. He's been the showrunner for The Bay for around 13 years.  (The Bay has a limited number of episodes per year, but still).

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1 hour ago, dragonflies said:

From Jen Jacob's IG story, wearing a Beyond the Gates T Shirt 😍

https://www.instagram.com/stories/jen.jacob/3490548162307725672/

Sorry for some reason it won't embed

Stories won't embed but she also put it in an IG post
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A post shared by Jen Jacob (@jen.jacob)


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Fully reppin’ the brand. Love my #beyondthegates family already. If I’m dreaming, don’t wake me up, okay? #cbs #cbstv

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8 hours ago, Khan said:

In honor of Clifton Davis' joining BTG.  (As always, IYKYK).

(BTW, Davis was in the original 1971 B'way production of "Two Gentlemen of Verona" w/ Jonelle Allen, so not only would I love to see him reunited with Anna Maria Hosford on BTG, but I'd love to see him share some screen time with Allen as well.  Just saying!)

Oh, I would die if Jonelle Allen shows up.

 

 

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6 hours ago, Errol said:

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Loving these. And that picture of them opening the doors to the sets...just...WOW. A moment. 

 

 

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3 hours ago, Vee said:

He might be profoundly over it after the GH debacle. But who knows about the future.

If he is over it, I hope he has a change of opinion and joins MVJ at BTG. I've always enjoyed Mulcahey since his stint at GL with Nancy Curlee. 

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I'm so excited for them going into Friday's taping. I know there are a lot of nerves, but so much joy and a commitment to make this work. Launching a soap in 2025 is unheard of, but the fact that they took such a risk with a Black-led soap makes it so much more meaningful and they know that. The audience and the endless Black actors who have been wasted on soaps deserve this moment. 

I'm not complaining about anything or asking for anything else (they spoiled us this week), I'm just wishing them all the luck in the world. 

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It is very exciting. With pictures like that you think a lot about the actors you wish could've been here to see it. I can think of a few.

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55 minutes ago, NothinButAttitude said:

If he is over it, I hope he has a change of opinion and joins MVJ at BTG.

Same.

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7 hours ago, Errol said:

Why is CBS saying this in it's press releases for BTG?

Wasn't "Generations" the first-ever one-hour Black daytime soap? Or are they not classifying it as such? Is BTG "blacker" than "Generations"?

I'm being genuine with my question.

1. Generations was half-hour rather than hour.

2. Yes, in a sense, BTG is "blacker" so to speak. Those pics of the actors certainly display more black faces than anyone else. There's only like four white actors and one Hispanic if I've observed correctly.

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https://x.com/MicheleValJean/status/1851755648834220342

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I cannot embed MVJ's tweets, I keep getting this error message from SON:
"The link could not be embedded because there is no tweet at that URL."

But there *is* a tweet there.

 

Another tweet from MVJ
https://x.com/MicheleValJean/status/1851873259874128083

 

 


I *can* embed her IG posts.
 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DBxkQ0zI3zs/

 


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Right before the table read! Look at this beautiful cast So honored #BeyondTheGates

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