BOARD TO TEARS ~ Y & R!!

Subject: BOARD TO TEARS ~ Y & R!! Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:29 pm

I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THE YOUNG & RESTLESS SINCE NICK AND PHYLLIS GOT TOGETHER, THEY ARE THE ONLY REASON I WATCH THE SHOW ~ BUT WITHOUT PHICK "JOSHUA/NICK ~ MICHELLE/PHYLLIS THE SHOW IS NOT WORTH WATCHING!! MUSS ~ SUMMER, HURRY AND BRING OUR FAVORITE COUPLE AND DAUGHTER BACK TOGETHER SOON!! I love you

YOUNG AND RESTLESS IS AS BORING AS HELL, SAME OLD GARBAGE EVERY DAY!! Twisted Evil

JACK BEING AN ASS, SHARON BEING A HO, VICTOR BEING CONTROLLING WITH EVERYONE, SABRINA IS JUST THERE, GLO AND JEFF COMPLETE NUISANCES, NIKKI DUMBER THAN A DOOR NAIL, DAVID ICKY, VIKKI A SPOILED BRAT, JT BEING CONTROLLED BY VIKKI AND SO ON AND SO FOURTH, AMBER, CHLOE,LILY, DEVON AND CANE -- NO NEED FOR BORING AS HELL, NEIL A COMPLETE PAIN. ADAM & HEATHER -- I CAN NOT TAKE IT MUCH LONGER!! Twisted Evil

MIKEY, LAUREN, JANA, KEVIN, DANIEL I LIKE I CAN HANDLE THEM ~ BESIDES THE FAVORITE PHICK ~ GET THEM BACK TOGETHER ON THE SHOW SOON OR ELSE, I LIKE A MILLION OTHER PEOPLE WILL QUIT WATCHING COMPLETELY!! sunny

PLEASE DO NOT SCREW UP OUR FAVORITE'S NICK, PHYLLIS AND SUMMER, PLEASE KEEP THEM TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME TO COME, MAKE THEM HAPPIER, STRONGER AND MUCH, MUCH MORE IN LOVE THAN EVER!! I love you

Admin Joined : 05 Mar 2008 Posts : 309

Gloria has become overkill!hate her!Sick of her!

The only good thing I see is the old Jill and Phyllis personalities are coming back.Though I don't want Phyllis to be to naughty.

Subject: Re: BOARD TO TEARS ~ Y & R!! Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:22 pm

I copied this artical from another site but I am hoping it rings true. I am hoping better days coming to GC!!!!

RING HER BELL
Y&R co-head writer, Maria Arena Bell’s ratings war strategy revealed

Anyone who watched The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards this past month was keenly force-fed the fact that The Young and the Relentless is still the No. 1 soap opera on air. Anyone with a brain cell, of course, knows that this dubious distinction and a token will get you on the subway. During the past year, Y&R has slid in the ratings at a dramatic rate, thanks to shady and dodgy management decisions (yes, we mean you, Babs).

Let’s review: the gap between Y&R (3.4 rating) and the lowest-rated soap, Guiding Light (1.6 rating) is getting narrower by the week. Surely, that’s nothing to boast about considering William Bell’s juggernaut masterpiece was light years in being dethroned during the past two decades.

Ratings aside, what’s truly alarming is that during the past couple of years Y&R — formerly the most consistent soap opera in soap history — has been floundering in the creative department ever since head writer, Jack Smith was fired in favour of FOB, Lynn Marie Latham. (FYI: Latham was hired by her friend, CBS executive Barbara Bloom, who according to Wikipedia, also wrote Y&R breakdowns from June to December 2007!)

However, the bell has rung signalling the dawn of a new era in Genoa City. Thanks to the wise appointments of executive producer, Josh Griffith, and co-head writer, Maria Arena Bell, this summer will reportedly erase the past two years from our memory. And they don’t even need Finola Hughes (Anna, General Hospital) to realize this miracle.

Gone are plot-driven storylines, hair models posing as actors (OK, there are a few still posturing about, but we’ll overlook that for now), an unhappy cast, staged sweeps events, and most important, a Bell is finally back in charge. Add a real — read: intelligent, savvy, resourceful and passionate — executive producer, Josh Griffith at the helm, and “it” writer Hogan Sheffer lending his creative prowess to the zeitgeist sudser, and it appears as if William Bell’s legacy is finally being respected. Maria Arena Bell, Sony Pictures

TV Guide.ca spoke to Bell’s daughter-in-law on what viewers can expect this summer and beyond. Thankfully, reliquaries need not apply!

TVGuide.ca: It’s an honour to speak to you and finally meet you. So tell me, are you psyched about working with four-time Emmy winner, Hogan Sheffer as your co-head writer?
Maria Bell: Yes! It’s fantastic having Hogan aboard. He’s super-talented and fun to work with! He’s a riot.

TVG: I bet! I’m a huge fan of his work, especially when he’s given the luxury of autonomy to write the show he’s been hired to pen. I don’t believe he wrote Days of Our Lives for one second, which was really sad because Days wouldn’t be in such dire straits these days.
MB: [Nods in agreement] No, he didn’t. But we have him now! And, I bet you’re going to be happy with what we have in store.

TVG: You and Sheffer will make a really balanced team, in my opinion. I have to give you major props for righting all the wrongs LML left in her wake by filling the blanks and restoring integrity back to William’s characters.
MB: I’m glad for your words of encouragement. We’re heading into story this summer that I swear will knock your socks off! Just wait…

TVG: Can you tease me without spoiling story? I am not a fan of storyline preview but can you give my readers a sense of what to expect. With all due respect, Y&R has been boring and uneven this past year, but I understand that’s the realities of a creative transition.
MB: Well, let me start off by saying I doubt you’ll be disappointed! We have the show where we want it now to move ahead. It’s going to be an amazing summer where a catalytic event will change Genoa City forever. And, it involves all our core characters…

TVG: [sarcastically] No epilepsy, right?
MB: [Smiles] No epilepsy, I promise you! I can say it’s going to be edge-of-your-seat drama!

TVG: Hogan’s a bit more campy and sensational than the traditional Bell writing formula…
MB: Which is good, because we balance each other out in those departments, and we’ve been careful to maintain a definite balance [between those two worlds]. This summer event [we’re approaching towards] is the result of storyline, which has been airing for the past four months. Hogan’s influence is fantastic, because he understands what I have been trying to do and heading towards. We’re working really well together.

TVG: Hallelujah; that’s so rare these days and so reassuring to hear. When does your work as a team debut?
MB: Early August.

TVG: Unfortunately, Y&R’s ratings slid dramatically after Genoa City started to make sense — despite an initial spike during the writers’ strike — that had to be frustrating…
MB: [groans] Trust me, it’s frustrating for everyone, including me.

TVG: Well, I’m hoping you and Hogan can reclaim your 4.0 rating. At ATWT, he won Emmys and ratings love. It can be done. Have you asked your brother-in-law, B&B chief Bradley Bell for advice?
MB: We used to be writing partners way back when in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. It was a lot of fun, but you know, there’s a lot of cross-town family rivalry, too! Each of us want to come out on top, and be No.1! [Laughs] Which I think is healthy…

TVG: Competition inspires everyone to bring his or her A-game. As you know, Y&R is so popular in Canada it airs on prime time!
MB: I love Y&R, and I want it to be good. Thank you; we love our Canadian fans.

TVG: It feels right that a Bell is back at the helm. As it should be, I think.
MB: It does feel right. I worked for my father-in-law [William Bell] long before we were family and right by his side, so I learned a lot from the master. I feel his presence while I write this beautiful and classic show, and his writing style and mine are very similar. I hope we’re bringing that infamous Bell tradition and storytelling ability back to the show. I feel like he’s watching over us, I really do. A day doesn’t go by when I don’t think of him. Y&R is a legacy.

TVG: And your cast isn’t so bad either. Heck, you’ve even made me like Adrienne Frantz [Amber]… [laughs]
MB: I am blessed with the most talented cast on daytime. How could I go wrong?

TVG: Knock on wood!

Admin Joined : 05 Mar 2008 Posts : 309

Its funny I'm kinda liking her to.Though I wouldn't cry if she left.

Subject: Re: BOARD TO TEARS ~ Y & R!! Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:45 pm

ALL I AM WANTING IS TO SEE OUR FAVORITE LOVERS TOGETHER, HAPPIER, STORNGER AND MUCH MORE IN LOVE!! AND I SERISOUSLY HOPE THE WRITERS SEE IT OUR WAY IN KEEPING NICK AND PHYLLIS TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME TO COME!! SUMMER NEEDS A MOMMY & DADDY, NOT MANY KIDS ON SOAPS HAVE THEIR PARENTS ALL THE TIME, IT WOULD BE NICE FOR ONCE TO SEE MOMMY, DADDY AND SUMMER TOGETHER AS A UNIT (FAMILY)!!

NICK, PHYLLIS, SUMMER FAN FROM GOOD OLD WEST VIRGINIA!!

Subject: Re: BOARD TO TEARS ~ Y & R!! Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:20 am

STILL WANTING OUR LOVERS "NICK & PHYLLIS" TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME TO COME!! NICK AND PHYLLIS ARE SO MUCH IN LOVE, THEY MADE "SUMMER" OUT OF THEIR LOVE AND MAYBE ANOTHER BABY DOWN THE ROAD, THAT WOULD BE NEAT!!

AMBER GETS ON MY LAST NERVE, LIKE CHLOE BETTER!!

TODAY'S USA SHOW WAS AS BORING AS THE DICKENS!! I DOZED THROUGH HALF THE SHOW!!

Y & R HAD BETTER GET BETTER ~ AND BETTER FOR OUR NICK, PHYLLIS & SUMMER TOO!!

LOVE THEM ~

Joined : 09 Jul 2008 Posts : 21

I don't like how Nick stands up for Sharon.

Subject: BOARD TO TEARS ~ Y & R!! Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:29 am

I DO NOT LIKE HOW NICK STANDS UP FOR SHARON EITHER ~ IF I WERE PHYLLIS I WOULD LET HIM HAVE IT WITH BOTH BARRELLS!!

I HAVE THIS EXPRESSION FOR YEARS ~ IF LOOKS COULD KILL YOU WOULD BE DEAD ~ AND THAT IS HOW I FIGURE PHYLLIS FEELS WHEN NICK TAKES UP FOR THE HO!!

THE LOOKS PHYLLIS GIVES NICK ~ ITS NOT A WONDER HE DOESN'T GET CHILLS DOWN HIS SPINE!!

Admin Joined : 05 Mar 2008 Posts : 309

I lol when he suggested the skank to be on the cover of the magazine.She doesn't look as good as she use to and when she speaks, she slurs it sounds like.

Subject: BOARD TO TEARS ~ Y & R!! Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:45 pm

I LOOKED VERY CLOSELY YESTERDAY WHEN PHYLLIS, NICK AND THE HO WHERE STANDING BY EACH OTHER!!

PHYLLIS AND NICK ARE REALLY OUTSTANDING AND FANTASTIC LOOKING TOGETHER!!

SHARON LOOKS THE PART AS A HO -- AND LOOKS SO MUCH OLDER THAN SHE DID, IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, SHARON LOOKS TERRIBLE STANDING NEXT TO NICK, SHE ACTUALLY RUINS THE PICTURE!! SHARON REALLY LOOKS BETTER WITH JACK OR BRAD THAN SHE DOES ANYONE ON THE SHOW!!

NICK AND PHYLLIS ARE THE BEST LOOKING TOGETHER!! Smile

HEY LU, I HAVE NOW WRITTEN 100 POSTS, TOLD YOU I WOULD BE HERE!!

Admin Joined : 05 Mar 2008 Posts : 309

Thank you for coming back!I know this board has great possibilities.I am trying to find time for graphics and adding extras.Sharon's face is puffier looking and worn.

Phyllis's has more radient looking skin.I wish they wouldn't have cut hers to look like Sharons though.

Subject: Re: BOARD TO TEARS ~ Y & R!! Sat Jul 12, 2008 6:27 am

Age : 55 Joined : 20 Jul 2008 Posts : 6

[quote="WVAndi"][color=blue] I love you

YOUNG AND RESTLESS IS AS BORING AS HELL, SAME OLD GARBAGE EVERY DAY!! Twisted Evil

: GLO AND JEFF COMPLETE NUISANCES

I'll say. Some humor can be welcome on a soap, but these two are ridiculous, IMO. And when you consider that neither one of them is a light and fluffy character it makes it all the harder to stomach, LOL. They are both selfish and manipulative, not light humor to me. Time to make them both pay for their past behavior and move the characters forward. This old fight with the Abbotts is getting stale. Time for the Bardwells to do something other than obsess about Jabot. Like take a honeymoon far away, LOL.
Then we can take some time to show Phyllis and Nick at home for a change maybe. Or give them a storyline outside of RS. When you think of it, they should have more of a partnership with how to deal with Victor and Adam. Seems all the writers want Phyllis to do anymore is stand around and nod in agreement. This high school storyline of messing with Daniel's emails is beneath the character, IMO. She should be front and center with helping Nick deal with his family. The OLD Phyllis sure would have been.
Thanks for letting me get that off my chest, LOL!

Subject: Re: BOARD TO TEARS ~ Y & R!! Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:58 pm

YOUR WELCOME, I RANT AND RAVE ON THESE BOARDS ALL THE TIME!!

GET SO FED UP WITH THESE CHARACTERS, I GET MAD AND START WRITING AND LETTING WRITERS AND PEOPLE HAVE IT EVERY WHICH WAY SHAPE OR FORM!!

Joined : 22 Mar 2008 Posts : 84

lol, WV Andi, tell us how you really feel?I have been disapointed more with Y&R the last two years, than I have any other soap since I started watching them.Early 80's/when vcr's first came out.
The bitch LML chased me away from Y&R.