@stevieb wrote:
@kelsey17 wrote:
Today i mostly FF the "Billy" show..and just kept wondering WHY a day devoted to this ridiculous storyline........then i started wondering if the powers that be are being pressured by fans to bring back Billy Miller since he is now a free agent since the writers of Y&R have made the present Billy character totally disliked by the viewers........are they trying to resurrect this Billy to try and make him more "likeable" and make him in his fantasies to regret all the stupid actions the writers have made him jump through over the past year as a despicable character??? In order not to have to think about getting Billy Millers popular portrayal of Billy return?
Whatever their reasons, it was a dumb idea... Personally, as someone mentioned earlier, I think this was put together as part of what they hope will be a successful Emmy reel... Y&R didn't win a single acting award last year... I also think it was a quick way to hopefully wrap up what proved to be another unsuccessful story line...
As for Miller, he, like Stafford (and, for that matter, Muhney) was a place in time... Stafford's less than rousing return is evidence of that... While I get it that the nitwits running this show seem to think everything old is new again, that strategy isn't working out for them, as evidenced by the huge drop in ratings...
I am not sure if Billy's role has been major enough for a Emmy nod........which if he ever won would be hysterical....
As far as a means to avoid the whole Billy M. thing......
i do agree with you about Stafford because Gina outacted her in that role..........and Muhney had the issues with Summer's claim .......................but Billy Miller left on pretty good terms and his replacement Jason Thompson (although i liked him in General Hospital) never really
grasped the role and i am not sure how many viewers actually took to him......especially with the despicable character the writers turned him into.....................
If there is one person who i think could get an Emmy for his performance sofar it is the actor who plays Adam now..............i wasn't happy that he is a younger actor playing an older person part.........and not seeing "hot" in his list of credits......BUT he has done a great job with the acting............giving credit where credit is due.................
As stupid as these shows are...........and so many times i FF...........they are still something i look forward to because the majority of TV offerings stink.........this way i can watch and complain or actually enjoy a show's script at times!!! Hope they don't cancel ...but unless they find some actual real "storyteller/writers" i am thinking the show won't be around long and CBS will give that time slot to some out of work tv personality for another stupid talk show
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