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Commentary
by Brent Kellogg
September 23, 2009
TV Guide's Nelson Branco, and said to the "the best
executive producer in daytime history", Paul Rauch,
had a chat about soaps and a couple questions came
up:
TVG: [D]oes CBS interfere with Y&R?
PR: You know what — they leave us alone for the most
part. CBS has been wonderful to work with this time
around. I think Maria [Bell] is doing a fantastic
job at Y&R, and CBS sees that. You were the first
journalist to pick up on that.
Oh shit! Journalist? Really? If you mean post-911
journalism, then yeah, wearing bias on your sleeve
is what passes for journalism.
TVG: Well, it's easy to detect talent when you
listen to the intent and spirit behind the writing.
I can tell within five minutes of a movie if the
film will be good. [...] Why should viewers tune
back into Y&R?
PR: Because the stories we’re in the process of
telling and are going to tell this winter are
different and very exciting. Expect a lot of new
stories. Our intent is to strenuously entertain our
fans. And I think you can see it on screen.
These guys don't take themselves too
seriously, do they? With Y&R's ratings near
disastrous levels [3.3] down from the heyday 9's, if
this is entertainment it's only because intelligent
viewers laugh at the idiocy. To wit:
Cole Howard is reportedly coming back as the new
District Attorney. That's the word on the street as
Victoria and J.T. Hellstrom part company leaving
Victoria to take up with one of her former husbands
like so many other women in this town do. Hmm.
What's wrong with this picture? Isn't the office of
the D.A. an elected one? Hasn't Victor Newman made
that clear a number of times? Why yes, he has. So
how could Cole have run for the office? Isn't there
a residency requirement?
Never mind that local gangsters Daniel Romalotti,
Amber Moore, Kevin and Jana Fisher cook up another
crime wherein they plan to steal the Terroni
painting and that mama Gloria Bardwell will stake
her own claim to it, hold your nose as Jill Abbott
gives Katherine Chancellor an un-signed check for
back taxes.
We've covered this before. How a rich woman like
Katherine doesn't have to worry about nickel and
dime property taxes, it's that Jill would think
Katherine senile enough not to notice the check
wasn't signed. That's an old trick only new debt
dogs would try. So what is Katherine to do? She'll
track Jill down and find her slumming at a nail
salon.
Taken aback at Jill's humility, Katherine will join
her on a walk into the past. What is it with old
people living in the past? Afterwards, Katherine
will leave Jill a hefty tip. Ain't that so sweet?
The old woman so hard up for money and yet plenty to
give away.
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