BTG: April 2025 Discussion Thread

[Cheap21]

They need to hurry up and reveal why Joey needs Doug so bad. This story is falling flat without us having a motive to justify his investment. 

Edited April 18 by Cheap21

[DemetriKane]

True, but people will complain if they don't see them in their offices enough.  I'm just not that excited by the modeling storyline; I was hoping for something that could make the show stand out from the other CBS soaps.

Edited April 18 by DemetriKane

[janea4old]

Tues. April 29, Wed. April 30, Tues. May 6, and Wed. May 7:
UEFA European Soccer Champions League
Semifinals will be broadcast live in the European evenings,
which is 3pm Eastern USA, plus a 2pm Eastern prematch show.
Total timeframe three hours 2-5pm Eastern on those four dates.
This preempts BTG in all timezones, 
and will partially preempt Y&R and/or B&B in Mountain/Pacific/Alaska/Hawaii timezones.

https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/champions-league/schedule/20250430/

https://www.espn.com/soccer/schedule/_/date/20250429/league/uefa.champions

Pre-match analysis show 2:00-3:00 PM EDT
(in TV Listings as "UEFA Champions League Today")

Soccer match 3:00-5:00 PM EDT

Total of three hours of live programming
for pre-match and match
(2pm-5pm Eastern Daylight Time)
(1pm-4pm Central Daylight Time)
(Noon-3pm Mountain Daylight Time)
(11am-2pm Arizona Standard Time)
(11am-2pm Pacific Daylight Time)
(10am-1pm Alaska Daylight Time)
(8am-11am Hawaii Standard Time)

NOTE:  in 2022, 2023, and 2024, this happened:
Y&R and B&B were broadcast in fullness but only in Eastern and Central timezones -- and they were partially preempted in western timezones.  Thus it was considered to be an official airing and not a full preemption.  Individual CBS stations in western timezones provided alternate times of day night for broadcast of the CBS soaps, or airings on sister channels in nearby regions.  Anyone unable to watch at alternate time/station could watch B&B and Y&R on cbs.com and ParamountPlus.  Otherwise you'd miss the episodes.

In 2025, it's different because of BTG.  BTG will be preempted in all timezones.  Will the show "still go on" but only virtually via cbs.com and paramountplus -- or will it be a full official preemption?
Unknown at this time.

How would this affect Y&R and B&B? Will they still air in Eastern & Central timezones as in prior years? Apparently from TV Listings it will be same as prior years.  But I am uncertain.

Edited April 18 by janea4old

[DemetriKane]

Poor Doug!

[Marco Dane]

Garland Memorial is more of a Hospital than General Hospital. At least its busy and full of patients running around. 

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[DemetriKane]

Eva the Diva will be back next week. 

I liked Garland this week. There is so much storytelling they can do with Nicole and Ted's career fields too.

[Liberty City]

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date: Friday, April 18 | Ron Carlivati, Cheryl L. Davis | Phideaux Xavier

• Well, here we go: the friendship between Nicole and Vanessa is fully being established at this point.
• If I walked into a home and heard Tamara Tunie both singing and playing piano, I would be timelessly entranced.
• Oh my, are we finally leveling Shanice out?! It's about damn time. But Douglas is betting on the job? Sir, fix yourself.
• Joey means business. I kind of like it.
• "Children fib. Men lie," ⏤ Nicole Dupree Richardson (April 18, 2025). No truer words spoken, Nicole! Cheryl L. Davis nailed that line of dialogue.
• Loving Pamela's loose wave and the green; plus, a modeling agency? Oh, that's a great idea. Pamela and Dani could be worthwhile businesswomen.
• Nicole is straight-out calling Vanessa out for having a crush on Joey Armstrong; she's intuitive. And she should be.
• Joey has Randy by the balls, doesn't he? Scary, intimidating and a man of his own word.
• I love the use of Tunie's own performance for the use of the Articulettes. You can sense she desires the return to the spotlight and to her former life. This feels like the connection between Anita and Dani.
• I can guarantee this modeling agency will open, and they will use Cady McClain's recurring status as the reason why she's often not around: she's out scouting for models and working on managing the gigs they're booking.
• Dani and Naomi practising to surprise Anita is super cute; here comes our performance at Uptown! This is what I was asking for!
• Uh-oh, Douglas lost a patient. That's going to cause him to go running to Joey and Randy, isn't it?
• Nicole is seemingly not passing judgment on Vanessa for seeking outside of her marriage; will those same views remain when she finds out that Teddy cheated on her?
• Well, here comes Joey through the veil of green hospital curtains.

[MichaelGL]

Val Jeans experience on GH is clearly behind the reason why the hospital plays such a major part on this show. 

[janea4old]

I think Garland Memorial Hospital is named after N'Neka Garland the GH producer who passed away in 2023.   (not the GH bartender character who was named after the producer).

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/nneka-garland-dead-general-hospital-1235568522/

https://www.brucecvanarsdalefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Nneka-N-Garland?obId=27820969

[DemetriKane]

 

@Liberty City I really love Nicole and Vanessa's friendship. I felt like I was eavesdropping on old friends. 

Edited April 18 by DemetriKane

[Liberty City]

I completely agree; as natural as Dani and Vanessa felt in the first week of episodes, Nicole and Vanessa feel just as natural. I am liking their friendship; I just hope Vanessa's connection to Dani doesn't just vanish.

[janea4old]

@edgeofnik, since you asked in the past about potential soccer preemptions,
see my post above
https://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/68561-btg-april-2025-discussion-thread/?do=findComment&comment=2015852

[Bright Eyes]

Either Wednesday or yesterday I had, for the first time, a mid-show break voiced by Clifton Davis saying, "Beyond the Gates will continue." Anybody else?

Eva and Bill are my top characters for this show. Without them this show wouldn't have a pulse.

As much as my eyes glazed over every time those three paralegals were on-screen, those Naomi/Bill scenes were engrossing to me. I also hate every time they pronounce that one woman's name has Stef-an-knee-a. That is no one's name. Stef-ahn-ya is how it should be pronounced. Rage-bait!

I still find most of the material with Martin/Smitty absolutely boring as hell most of the time, especially seeing them as parents. Martin's best scene so far was when he was an [!@#$%^&*] to Anita and Vernon. That made him a bit messy and more interesting.

I find myself indifferent to too much of the show. Little things here and there pique my interest. I struggle with the character of Vanessa, too. I thought she would be more bad ass, but the actress comes off more mousy then I'd like. I anxiously await Joey making his first big villainous move. I want him to do something awful and exciting like kill Doug and frame Randy for it. He preys on Vanessa and marries her, and she finds out after the fact and feels trapped.

Episodes not ending dramatically really does the show a huge disservice. Whatever happened to wanting to make people "tune in tomorrow." They're dropping the ball there, hardcore.

I also don't understand the Pamela character at all. Vanessa should have just been friends to both Dani and Nicole. I don't understand why Pamela is even friends with Dani. Dani treats her like a henchwoman more than anything resembling a friend. 

Edited April 18 by Bright Eyes

[Vanguardian53]

I feel like I need to congratulate Doug because for a recurring character, he sure has a front and center position. Might as well upgrade to series regular. He's got more going on than the actual regulars.

[Taoboi]

Finally made it home!!!

 

And episode is off to a good start. I love that we are seeing the friend combos this episode with Dani/Pamela and Nicole/Vanessa. Though I hope that doesn't mean we won't get anymore Dani/Vanessa scenes. And HELL YES to Dani starting a modeling agency like we all have been discussing. Perfect fit. Surpised by Kat (love what she has on)'s idea for Dani, too. 

 

I like seeing Nosy Nurse, Ashley, and Doug joking around. It was giving shades of Grey's Anatomy. 

 

Joey...what is your endgame...?