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Commentary
by Brent Kellogg
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Ratings in the toilet with an approximate 5 million
viewers, Braeden insists that Y&R is a good soap.
"It's a damn good show. [...] The actors are enormously disciplined and we
all work under very difficult circumstances now. Are we all friends? No. Are
we family? No. That family thing is bullshit. But do I respect the actors I
work with? You bet. We now crank out this show with practically no
rehearsal. It's become so impersonalized, so cold. [...] Take any movie star
or primetime star and put them on a daytime soap and they would shit their
pants. [...] Bill Bell worked his ass off to create this extraordinary
legacy. Now we're just a cog in an inchoate corporation. You honestly don't
know who's who and who does what any more."
When it comes to the reality that viewers are tired of the same old,
unbelievable storylines and that owners of corporations like Sony want out
of the business, Braeden said it's a question worth asking and "I'm not
going to stick around to find out. [...] The overall problem in daytime, and
with television in general, is this obsession with chasing the young
demographic. The supposed power of the young demo is one of the biggest
myths in this business. Billions have been misspent by corporations in
kowtowing to the young when the money is in the hands of older people."
As for Victor's possible demise, Braeden's take on it is that it was
"calculated".
"They have now painted Victor Newman so black. He's now killed this Colleen
girl. He is responsible for the demise of everything. What he did do is hire
that girl and give her plastic surgery to get even with Jack Abbott. They've
totally forgotten that Adam was gas lighting Ashley now Victor's held
responsible for it. Jack Abbott is totally relieved of any kind of
responsibility. It's all Victor! They have forgotten all the back story in
order to make a rush to judgment. What they wanted to do - I'm thoroughly
convinced of it - is make Victor look so bad to the public that the public
will say, let him die. So, yes, this is orchestrated and it happened at a
very propitious time when my 26-week cycle was up. This is totally
calculated from the top. It infuriates me, the conscious intention behind
it. It's a very dramatic story, a very good story, but it certainly has the
potential for a permanent departure."
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