The Young and the Restless - MESSAGE BOARDS

I miss the good ole days too. They had certain sets for the homes and offices that they showed almost every episode. They checked in with just about every character everyday so every viewer could see their favorites. The show was familar like checking in with an old friend. Now it's unrecognizable. I still like some storylines and look forward to a few minutes of my soap with lunch or after kids are in bed, but it's not like the good old days. I liked when they had more emphasis on all the core families like Fosters, Prentiss', Brooks, Chancellors, and then Abbotts and Newmans later. Now all we have left are a few Abbotts and Newmans. In the Bill Bell days the writers stayed more true to who a character was and they did not make them all act outside of their normal core personalities which made it believable. The stories were not as quick and choppy or cut off or dead-ended, and the characters did not act like their bodies were possessed by aliens. They should hire writers who remember 1970s and 80s daytime soaps, and nighttime soaps like Dallas, Dynasty, Knotts Landing, etc.

Remember David Hasslehoff as Snapper Foster, Jill's brother, the doctor? They used to have a hospital set and drama going on there because of that. The hospital was another main set just like the core families homes and the Colinade Room. It's so long ago I have forgotten but didn't the Brooks or Prentiss family run the local newspaper? I think Lance was a big Y&R heartthrob character and then he later ended up playing Eric on B&B when he was older.