BTG: History, Behind the Scenes Articles & Photos

[Liberty City]

Likely because Sony isn't giving Y&R money. CBS/NAACP/P&G are clearly putting money into BTG right now.

[BetterForgotten]

Basically admitting that B&B's wardrobe has gone to sh!t since Jeresa left. 

Edited February 19 by BetterForgotten

[Liberty City]

It kind of was shït when she was on B&B based on what I saw; seeing what she can do when she has some budget is amazing.

[Contessa Donatella]

I call Hair, Makeup & Wardrobe the Heroes of Daytime. The very first people I heard of jumping ship were one of the directors from GH & JFeatherstone, Costume Designer, from B&B whose reputation is legendary. I loved today's sneak peek even better than yesterday. And, this week of sneak peeks is so incredibly smart of them to do!!! They are writing the new texts on how to launch a new soap & they're writing it well. 

[Chris B]

Of course it may be higher initially due to the launch, but I wouldn't be surprised if the two had similar budgets. BTG has a cast full of newbies who would be paid much less than Y&R's vet heavy cast. It's also not filmed in LA (which is expensive). 

Also, correct me if I'm wrong but I recall hearing that Y&R had gotten rid of it's overnight crew during Covid which is part of why their sets were so limited, since they didn't have the staff to swap them out.

[ranger1rg]

Agree with you about the vets being paid more and about the cost of filming in L.A.  I read the same thing about The overnight crew being gone.

Honestly, I'd rather have a cast with fewer high paid veterans than to go without sets being hanged or being so small that everything looks cramped.

[dragonflies]

Plus don't they get tax credits for filming in Atlanta too? That might help as well

[Liberty City]

[Chris B]

Yes! I remember there was an article that Colleen Bell fought to keep the show in LA but clearly ATL offered a better deal. I can't imagine how different the show would've been had she succeeded in keeping the show in LA. 

[BetterForgotten]

Looks like they’ve started doing character-specific promo on social media. Starting with Nicole:

https://www.instagram.com/share/BAR5xlW_6j
 

 

[janea4old]

beyondthegatescbs

Fiercely loyal, endlessly complex. There’s more to Nicole beneath the surface. #soapopera #BeyondTheGates #WhattoWatch #newshowalert
 

 

 

 

 

 

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[BoldRestless]

She's the one that intrigues me the most after Anita. I love her style and although I haven't seen her other work, her acting stood out to me in promos because it's subtle. I always go for the more grounded characters who crack later.

[Alan]

I'm re-watching today's special and I think we were fed a major spoiler about Leslie.

 

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[Liberty City]

Oh that is a spoiler. Good catch.

[vanguard]

Oh Lord. Hijinks and shenanigans.