6 minutes ago, Vee said:

I would be very open to that. I understood the logic behind trying Mal Young, even though that of course imploded.

What actually happened with Mal Young? I know he tried the one episode/one day format which didn't take off. And he was saddled with the Rosales family who took over too quickly. Also, deciding to give Dina Alzheimer's (or did Sally start that?)

7 hours ago, Taoboi said:

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OMFG WE CAN FINALLY WATCH AGAIN!!!!

3 minutes ago, Manny said:

Also the cast is too heavy with people who have been on the show for far too long. Victor, Nikki, Jack, Nick, Sharon, Phyllis, Victoria, Lauren, Michael, even Lily, Adam and Billy are all so overplayed. Most of them have been on the show pretty much non-stop for at least 20 years, but it goes to 47 years for Nikki. I am not say we should not have these characters. We don't need this many of them and they don't need to run story year after year. Maybe they can stay but be supporting, almost recurring. Otherwise it's hard to keep things fresh. This show needs YOUNG people. It is literally in their name.

Agree. If say Reed, Allie and Faith returned Nick/Sharon/Victoria could become more supporting charcters.

I'd dearly love to write Phyllis out and send Chelsea and Adam out of town.

Get Jabot back as a focus and have more characters WORKING there so the sets could be used.

It's inevitable Victor and Nikki will reunite so let them be matriach/patriach to the family and not lead charcters.

2 hours ago, DRW50 said:

Daran Little, who briefly went to the US for AMC, might be a good departure (I also don't care for his EastEnders scripts, so it wouldn't be a big loss to that show).

Daran Little worked as a story consultant with Mal Young on Y&R during Mal Young's final months. They were replaced by . . . Josh Griffith.

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I do think there are ways to navigate a shoestring budget, but the bigger issue is laziness. Soaps in the 50’s through 70’s had limited budgets but managed to be compelling on a day to day basis.

Y&R will eventually be getting new studio space in a few years when its lease with Televisions City expires. Hopefully, that helps with the set situation and they can use more. Maybe then Sony will actually pour some budget back into production as well? Hell, there has already been some minor improvements (though limited) since Sally McDonald took over production. I do think she has more of an eye in this regard than Griffith, and before that, Anthony Morina ever did.

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