CBS station KDKA, Pittsburgh, PA
David Highfield of PTL (Pittsburgh Today Live) is the interviewer

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https://tvline.com/reviews/beyond-the-gates-review-cbs-soap-opera-black-cast-1235412598/

34 minutes ago, janea4old said:

Great TV Line reviewwhich also has embeded youtube interview that's new . . 
https://tvline.com/reviews/beyond-the-gates-review-cbs-soap-opera-black-cast-1235412598/

 

Tamara acknowledges that she and others will be singing. It’s great that she’s musical theatre trained as well - I always felt they needed someone like that for Anita when reading her character description. That fact that it ended up being TT was beyond my wildest dreams. 

WUSA9 (WashDC) morning show Mon. Feb. 24, is replaying part of their reporter's interview from the DC screening event. and then discussing it today as well.
 

 

Per the Variety article, P&G talks about how they’re going to integrate their brands into BTG:

Kimberly Doebereiner, head of P&G Studios and an EP on BTG: 

“We all want this to succeed as an outstanding piece of drama and content. That’s our first priority. And if that goal is met, the company can weave its products into examples of everyday use on the show. We have families with kids. They have to do laundry. There’s one time when one of the women is throwing a party and Febreze is going to help set the stage with the scent.”

Is THE SECRET STORM the only other soap that has debuted in February? It's the only one I can think of off the top of my head.

CBS’ Black Soap Opera 'Beyond the Gates' Reminds Us That the Present Is the Past https://t.co/rkhiMoM0x1

— Variety (@Variety) February 24, 2025

1 hour ago, BetterForgotten said:

Per the Variety article, P&G talks about how they’re going to integrate their brands into BTG:

Kimberly Doebereiner, head of P&G Studios and an EP on BTG: 

“We all want this to succeed as an outstanding piece of drama and content. That’s our first priority. And if that goal is met, the company can weave its products into examples of everyday use on the show. We have families with kids. They have to do laundry. There’s one time when one of the women is throwing a party and Febreze is going to help set the stage with the scent.”

talk about back to the future…

in september 1948, a few months before irna phillips began working on television’s first soap opera, “these are my children,” she shared her thoughts about televising soaps with  p&g executive, william ramsey: 

“the intriguing angle, of course, is the commercial angle where the product could be seen and used, but not announced…offhand i can see two girls washing out sheer hose in a hell of a dramatic scene.” 

Edited February 24Feb 24 by wonderwoman1951

4 minutes ago, Bright Eyes said:

Is THE SECRET STORM the only other soap that has debuted in February? It's the only one I can think of off the top of my head.

This is my soap calendar for February.

Love of Life end 2-1-1980

The Secret Storm begin 2-1-1954

A Woman with a Past begin 2-1-1954

The Secret Storm end 2-8-1974

Executive Suite CBS end 2-11-1977

From Here to Eternity NBC begin 2-14-1979

Bare Essence NBC begin 2-15-1983

A Woman to Remember begin 2-21-1949

The O.C. end 2-22-2007

Savannah end 2-24-97

These Are My Children end 2-25-1949

Kings Crossing ABC end 2-27-82

Cliffhangers NBC begin 2-27-1979

From Here to Eternity NBC end 2-28-1979

'Beyond The Gates': Meet Michele Val Jean, the Writer Who Created Daytime's First Ever Black Soap Opera https://t.co/zQXxVIHM4n

— Deadline (@DEADLINE) February 24, 2025

6 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

A LEGEND FINALLY GETTING HER DUE!!!

@theegates.bsky.social #BeyondTheGates #BTG #cbs @michelevaljean.bsky.social #tamaratunie #karlamosely #daphneeduplaix #mauricepkerry #soapopera #drama

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— Jon Lindstrom (@jonlindstrom.bsky.social) February 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM

I am in Canada and was planning on streaming BTG Iive on CHCH.com.  However, the website is not loading.  It was loading fine an hour ago.  I hope it is because the demand for BTG has overwhelmed the site and it gets fixed in the next 45 minutes!

Edited February 24Feb 24 by Efulton

2 minutes ago, Efulton said:

I am in Canada and was planning on streaming BTG Iive on CHCH.com.  However, the website is not loading.  It was loading fine an hour ago.  I hope it is because the demand for BTG has overwhelmed the site and it gets fixed in the next 45 minutes!

Send them an email and see if they have a ETA for a fix for it 

I have to admit, and not being African American myself, I did get flashbacks of Florida Evans when Anita used “jive turkey” in the first episode. Is that term still used by some black folks of a certain age for those more culturally attuned?