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Y&R Writing Discussion Thread!
Started by ModJade at 2009/09/30 07:36AMLatest post: 2009/11/04 02:20PM, Views: 3088, Replies: 119
puddycat |
Bringing up - - forgotten thread! |
Memory24 |
The Sharon and Jack scene on Tuesday was written beautifully also so was the Sharon/Noah scene. |
Pinchy |
Quote Oreo123: I understand where all of you are coming from..really I do. But you must realize that writers, producers and all media types want a response to their work....and they are getting it. An old saying in the business and taught throughout many years is "There is no such thing as bad press....it is better than no press at all" The fact that these s/l's have elicited so much raw emotion tells them they are doing a good job. Sound ridiculous? Yes. Nevertheless it is true. When you are talking/writing about a show you are not talking about another show. Bad campaigns - believe it or not - make people tune in to see what all the fuss is about. It's called the Paris Hilton/Britney Spears effect. There is no such thing as bad press. Like watching a train wreck you don't want to see it but you slow down and take a look anyways. Everyone does it. Then they are sorry they did when they see something gross or they didn't want to see. |
Re: Y&R Writing Discussion Thread!
cloudsinmyco... |
I have been watching Y&R for a long time. I grew up watching it with my nana. The story lines today are just terrible. Y&R was the number one soap for years because it was realistic that is what set it apart from other soaps. The show has strong and terrific actors. I feel sorry for them that they have to tolerate the crappy storylines that they are given. I can't beleive that Lee Phillip Bell is letting the writers destroy a wonderful show that she created with her late husband. |
Oreo123 |
Precisely...bet some viewers tuned in to see what the fuss was about and are now tuning in everyday. |
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puddycat |
Quote Oreo123: Precisely...bet some viewers tuned in to see what the fuss was about and are now tuning in everyday. That couldn't be more obvious! |
nockeroo |
The writing sucks! Y&R used to be so good. They kept the storylines real and they didn't drag. Now, the storylines are just stupid. People die left and right, get sick or hurt, the baby switch, the bank robberies, etc. It's just crazy! |
Free Forever |
I rarely watch Y & R ... there was a time when i would plan my day around the Y&R ... and we get it 3-times a day in our area ... the whole s/l is pathetic and unbeleivable ... and many wrote "the writers insult our intelligence" ... it's gone beyond that ... they insult their own intelligence - they have failed ... failed .... failed ... failed .... failed ... I WOULD LIKE ONE WRITER RESPOND TO ANY OF THE POSTS IN THIS THREAD ... DO THEY EVEN READ IT ... DO THEY CARE ??????????????? |
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puddycat |
Bringing up |
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puddycat |
Bringing up again - - |
Soulsistah |
Quote Free Forever: I rarely watch Y & R ... there was a time when i would plan my day around the Y&R ... and we get it 3-times a day in our area ... the whole s/l is pathetic and unbeleivable ... and many wrote "the writers insult our intelligence" ... it's gone beyond that ... they insult their own intelligence - they have failed ... failed .... failed ... failed .... failed ... I WOULD LIKE ONE WRITER RESPOND TO ANY OF THE POSTS IN THIS THREAD ... DO THEY EVEN READ IT ... DO THEY CARE ??????????????? Yep. The show blows major rocks and the ratings fall in the past 10 months is proof positive of that. Reading message board updates and discussing the show on sites like this does NOT make up for viewers not tuning in and watching the show on T.V. - that's the gauge the show and the advertisers use. So while there's much talk still about the show, the majority of the discussions seem to be saying the same thing: the show's writing sucks. That won't translate to increased ratings until the writing goes through a major overhaul, and even then, it may still be too late. One reason I think Soaps are a dying breed is because writers are incapable these days, it seems, to write well crafted, realistic, character-driven storylines anymore. It's all about shock value and plot stunts. But I say, just look at the ratings of the other Soaps that have used those tactics over the years (e.g. DOOL, ATWT, Passions, GL, AMC). If the current writing team of the Y&R insist on using those soaps as a model for storytelling (which, given Hogan Sheffer and Paul Rauch's presence, they are), Y&R's ratings will continue to fall, IMO. |
shoozeyque2 |
IMHO the s/l's suck with all the dark, evil, perverted, twisted, sick episodes, and if they are reading this, they know to whom and what I am alluding to. |
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Soulsistah |
You are right. The Golden Age of the Y&R is over and we likely will never see the quality writing of the past ever again. Bill Bell has passed on, and LML fired all the key writers and production staff that worked with Bill Bell for years. |
) to, presumably, draw in this illusive "younger demographic". But where is Passions now? That's right - cancelled. Look at the ratings for the other soaps. So why is it so hard for MAB and her team and the puppet-masters at CBS/Sony to figure this out? What they're doing now is NOT working.
brand |
I agree, Gloria story line is so old!!!!!!kidnap a baby is SICK !!!!!! Adam story line is so drawn out drop it, and Riley PLEASE11111111111111111111111111 come on writers are u asleep or just run out of ideas, are your brains dead????? |
KeepingItReal |
I've missed so many episodes and when I do see it I flick it so much and must only see a good 15 minutes.... |
and flick it....it was just too out there and pathetic.Please register and login to be able to post in this message board.
