It's neither the most inspiring preview on Earth nor the worst. I definitely hear some things I like in there. The rest, we'll see. I don't care about Claire at all but in some cases they're dealing the cards they're dealt.

There's a real rush to say 'oh, obviously they won't succeed at anything' and I don't see the point of that. Josh Griffith has finally been extricated and they're keeping some stuff close to the vest.

Edited 8 hours ago8 hr by Vee

I appreciate that Stephanie Sloane wrote up
the two-part Jamey/Dan interview for tvinsider.

But I'm annoyed with the old pics in these spoiler articles.
I know soap outlets do this as a way to be visual,
but it annoys me when the pics are old, especially when the intent is to preview the future.

Part One of the interview has pics from
the August 2026 Nikki&Victor vow renewal,
and the February 2025 party for Eric Braeden's 45th anniversary.

Part Two of the interview has two spoiler pics:
Victoria (in red dress) with Kyle from Nov. 13, 2026;
and Devon/Abby from Nov. 11, 2026.

The rest of the pics in Part Two are old:
Sharon/Phyllis from June 12, 2026.
Nikki/Victor from July 28, 2026.
Victoria with shirtless Kyle from Oct. 25, 2026.
Lily/Cane from Nov. 5, 2026.
Audra/Holden/Claire is from December 26, 2025. (Is Nathan Owens still in the cast?)

I don't wanna be a pessimist, but we've been failed several times by new writing regimes.

I'm curious to see what a pairing of Ron C and Frank Valentini would do with Y&R if that ever happened.

That soap was so specifically under the vision of William J Bell that no other writing regime since his passing has been able to properly execute the show.

Edited 7 hours ago7 hr by Planet Soap

It was worth the wait for me. I did have concerns (namely Matt Clark), but I also had hopes. And they seem to answer both for me.

Other thoughts off the top of my head...

Reading now makes me think what I said about Jamey claiming the doctor and @BoldRestless mentioning that the show felt like they were already there writing sounds like they were tweaking things off screen.

I also feel that since NYE was mentioned that that will the point where we have more of a view of their stuff so they are pivoting off of JG's leftovers.

While it seems like more of the same, it does appear they took stock of where the show was at and pivoting things. It really sounds like they know how much of a clusterchuck having Matt back is and more than likely since they have him now, Matt is going to be a villain. Well, I hope. Cuz nothing else will work.

I am here for Nikki vs Diane.

Yay for the Ashley mention. Double yay that if Lucy leads to the 'young' coming back to the show I am down.

Hopeful.

I was kind of lukewarm on the preview. I was hoping to see something completely fresh that would make me want to tune in. I love the idea of Traci having another storyline...BM should be on all the time IMO. Also, I would love to see more of Esther because she really is that connection to Katherine.

However, I'm so, so, so tired of hearing about this random company, and the takeover of this random company, or people fighting over this random company. It's why I tuned out in the first place. I don't care about these corporate "stories," and I can't imagine that their audience does either.

I want romance, family, scandal and twists and turns. I'm so tired of hearing about what vague company people are starting and or what company they want to take over. I was hoping this team would move on from that.

The show DESPERATELY needs a younger generation and some new blood. Having Lucy appear a few times is not going to cut it. Most of the regular cast is over 50 now, and they really need to be building up a younger generation. Hell, YOUNG is in the title!!!

on another thread, Darn referred to Dan and Jamey as "DanJam" and I like that!

It sounds like they just plan to coast until New Year's. If I thought the NYE event would be something big like the BTG Cotillion or hurricane I'd be down, but it will probably more like the 50th anniversary GC bicentennial.

I like that Jamey mentions Nikki/Cole and Phyllis finding out who Matt really is (but not if it still ends with Matt being the adorable misunderstood snarky guy!).

I am probably the only one who likes business stories, if a story is actually being told, like in old school Y&R where you had a variety of characters striving for different positions and action took place in actual offices. Victor would call a board meeting and you couldn't wait to see what he had in store! Remember when he took over Jabot changed the hierarchy so Jack would report to a new boss and in walks Brad! Stuff like that is gold. Obviously I don't mean the JG stories where everyone walks around the coffeehouse being "co-CEO," telling us this company has been gifted to that one and then this one saying no, I should take charge of the company. It sounds like children in a schoolyard calling dibs. Roxanne coming in as an owner of another company is... not good. There's about a million other things she could have done. That to me is a major red flag.

Watched the first meeting of Drucilla and Neil when the show broadcast true classic episodes during the 2020 Covid summer. I was struck by how many rooms there were at Jabot, and the hallway -- Dru and Neil literally bumping into one another in the Jabot hallway. Other episodes I watched that summer, too. There were sets that felt like real places.

4 minutes ago, janea4old said:

Watched the first meeting of Drucilla and Neil when the show broadcast true classic episodes during the 2020 Covid summer. I was struck by how many rooms there were at Jabot, and the hallway -- Dru and Neil literally bumping into one another in the Jabot hallway. Other episodes I watched that summer, too. There were sets that felt like real places.

Yes! A good old office romance. Dru popping in every day to deliver the mail and shoot the breeze, Neil being too busy at his computer and Dru doing everything to distract him... so fun.

I remember that David Kimble, when he was Jill's secretary, used to spy for Jack and then Victor. He'd scurry around from office to office trying to listen then run back and report what was said.

Edited 5 hours ago5 hr by BoldRestless

5 hours ago, Liberty City said:

Part Two is out now.

It's kind of funny (and a a representation of how old the characters feel on the current show) that they call the Audra/Claire storyline "young adult". I don't know how old Audra is but she is played by a 35 year old.

It's obvious that at some point in the last 10 years CBS or Sony realized 'fans miss business stories'. And it's true, I remember fans (Jamey included) used to talk about the complex, byzantine business intrigue dramas Y&R had in the old days all the time and miss that kind of material while critiquing Pratt, MAB, Latham, etc. The kind of stuff @BoldRestless just described.

The problem is their solution to it in the last decade has been largely to have people sitting around the few remaining standing sets talking about random company names, trading job titles and 'takeovers' that largely happen offscreen. That is their answer to doing more business stories. That should change.

44 minutes ago, BoldRestless said:

Roxanne coming in as an owner of another company is... not good. There's about a million other things she could have done. That to me is a major red flag.

Right?! Why does there need to be yet ANOTHER random company we have to hear about while people drink coffee at Crimson Lights??! What if Roxanne were a nurse at the hospital, becomes involved with Nate...now you've got an interesting triangle. Nate is another one that needs a love interest in his own age range. I still can't get over the fact that they paired Noah this last time around with a woman who played the actor's mom on DAYS. It's like they have an order to not feature people under 40.

46 minutes ago, BoldRestless said:

I like that Jamey mentions Nikki/Cole and Phyllis finding out who Matt really is (but not if it still ends with Matt being the adorable misunderstood snarky guy!).

Matt needs to be the first character killed off...and for good this time. There's no way to redeem a horrible rapist, and playing him like he's now this "charming guy" is insulting. If they wanted to bring Roger H. on they could have created...gasp...a new character for him without all this baggage.

IMO...I think there are a few characters that need to be rested for a bit and brought back down the road. And, I'd start with Phyllis.

I'd be fine with them discovering that Howarth's character is a nobody pretending to be NotDead Matt Clark. He's discovered as a fraud, and off screen, never to be mentioned again. And the real Matt Clark was always dead.

Edited 4 hours ago4 hr by janea4old

3 minutes ago, janea4old said:

I'd be fine with them discovering that Howarth's character is a nobody pretending to be NotDead Matt Clark. He's discovered as a fraud, and off screen, never to be mentioned again. And the real Matt Clark was always dead.

This works for me!!!

About 95% of the previews are boring and stale. I think my days of watching on a daily basis ended back in 2000 or so. YR will continue to be a boring mess. I won't be watching Jamey's drivel mess.