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I think the time till premiere is perfect. I will enjoy my last days in my 20s... and get BTG as a birthday present to soothe my 30 year old soul. What more can I desire? ❤️

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16 minutes ago, Vee said:

It's a bit much!

Before COVID I'm pretty sure a lot of soaps were what, 3 or more months ahead? I know GH was at least that. Nothing remotely like DAYS.

Four-to-six weeks tape-to-air is the standard, I believe.

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Just now, Liberty City said:

Four-to-six weeks tape-to-air is the standard, I believe.

I just remember several shows being well ahead of that 10-15 years ago. Maybe I'm misremembering, who knows.

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1 hour ago, BetterForgotten said:

Why are they dressing Ms. Tunie in aluminum foil? 

I love her outfit. So memorable. 

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I still think CBS should have given the show the slot right about Y&R and bumped The Bland & the Boring to the 1:30 slot. That would have sandwiched the show right between their two current soaps, and the lead in from Y&R would help.

I feel like B&B isn't even trying anymore, and they definitely refuse to tell 2024 appropriate storylines. Instead, let's just do Ridge/Brooke/Taylor for the millionth time and bring in another bland Forrester character. Little, if any, diversity and no forward-thinking stories.

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And how is Clifton Davis 79? That man is HOT! I don't give him more than 55! I hope I could age like this. Please GOD.

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14 minutes ago, Vee said:

I just remember several shows being well ahead of that 10-15 years ago. Maybe I'm misremembering, who knows.

I feel like the standard has been the four-to-six week mark for some time now (surely may have been different prior). GH, on the other hand, is anywhere from one-week (or even less) to one-month tape-to-air. LMAO.

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I don't mind them filming ahead. That's fine as long as you have competent people running your show. I know the UK soaps and Neighbours are all months ahead and these shows are not only better than our soaps, but much more ambitious. 

We still need to take into account a holiday break which could be 1-2 weeks and also Michele mentioned interior and exterior filming. We know this studio has the capability for regular location shooting so it's possible that's whats happening. If that's the case, that could also impact how far ahead we think they are.

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2 hours ago, BetterForgotten said:

Why are they dressing Ms. Tunie in aluminum foil? 

😂😂😂😁😉

1 hour ago, skiman12082004 said:

FINALLY!!! I couldn't be more thrilled. 

Yes, you could.!😁😊

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I’m glad they have 3+ months to actually promote the damn thing. I suppose it’s smart to use Black History Month in part to build broader awareness (and celebrate this milestone on daytime) instead of starting in early February. The Grammys are on February 2.

Morris Chestnut’s Watson premieres Sunday, January 26, on CBS after the AFC Championship Game, a month-out promotional opportunity (a primetime premiere with a Black lead after one of the biggest NFL games of the season). 

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No to Clifton's shirt! He is looking good, allowing for the usual touching up of pics.

I agree they might be about 8 weeks ahead by premiere date. I'm sure extra production  time is being  allowed to bring it all together.

And the taping schedule might not be the traditional 1 episode a day.

Looking forward to more teasers being posted. Late Feb seems a long way away.

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Being able to tape ahead helps when many in the cast don't permanently live in the Atlanta area. As such, they don't have to worry about being too close to air dates in case talent has to miss a tape date due to unforeseen circumstances. I'm okay with this.

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2 hours ago, Vee said:

It's a bit much!

Before COVID I'm pretty sure a lot of soaps were what, 3 or more months ahead? I know GH was at least that. Nothing remotely like DAYS.

Y&R and B&B were about 4-5 weeks ahead. Each show shut down production in mid-March 2020 and aired their final all-new pre-pandemic episodes on Thursday, April 24, 2020. Meanwhile, GH, which also shut down production mid-March 2020, aired all-new pre-pandemic episodes until the end of May 2020, albeit they didn't air fresh episodes on Fridays.  B&B returned to production in mid-to-late June 2020, with GH and Y&R following soon after. DAYS returned to production in September 2020, I think. B&B was back with new episodes in mid-July, followed by GH and then Y&R in early-to-mid August 2020. 

DAYS at the time was 6-7 months ahead, having shut down production around the same time as the other soaps and aired original pre-pandemic episodes until early October 2020. DAYS went from about 1-2 months ahead during pandemic to its current 8-9 months rather quickly.

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