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B&B's Executive Producer & Head Writer Brad Bell Chats On Paris Location Shoot, Summer Drama, Ashleigh Brewer And More!

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Yawn. Is this show still on?
Yes, and it’s awesome. You should check it out.
I’ve been watching Bold& Beautiful since the eighties. I think Brooke should give Bill another chance. Hope belongs with Liam. It’s obvious they really love each other, especially since they been through a lot because of Steffy, Wyatt, and Quinn. Get rid of Darin Brooks as Wyatt Fueller. Nobody likes him on the show. Also, get rid of Rena Sofer as Quinn Fueller. Put them in another city and another soap opera like Days of Our Lives. They can cause trouble there in Salem. Would you move B&B from half an hour to a full hour?
Makes no difference where they shoot..
Paris or Timbuktu , the couples are horrible and it just ain’t that good, Paris or USA same thing different scenery ..
I don’t feel Paris is the answer to get views/fans back ..
I absolutely agree! Get these Hope, Liam and Brooke on the back burner a while… we are sick of them…. I love Wyatt …he is fun and interesting and hoping that Ivy will bring some much needed excitement to the so awful boring Hope and Liam show… just awful…
hope and liam made me ill.
and this so call ridge ..I cannot stand him.
I Love the show from the beginning when it was a spin off from Y&R that I have been watching since ” 73 ” I am growing tired of the Hope and Liam story,kinda like arepeat of Ridge Taylor and Brook. Liam has had MEGA chances,and Wyatt only one that was ruined by Wyatts mom’s actions,which should not matter,as Bill’s actions didn’t seem to matter when Hope was with Liam. Please Bring Wyatt and Hope back together. Alot of us viewers want to see a new story relationship with them instead of the same ol cycle with Hope Liam and… Read more »
All of us viewers want Wyatt back with Hope? In ur dreams, lady. I certainly dont, so dont speak for me in ur ALL!
NO all of us do not!! We Lope fans have been waiting for this wedding for 4 years
so just do now let anyone interfere this time!
Personally I don’t want to see Hope Logan ANYMORE! Watching her suck face and giggle every day (that’s acting???) is bordering on perverted! She’s not mature enough to marry anyone, and the fact she can’t make up her mind to finish the deal (without yet another custom designed gown–hasn’t she had 6 now???) is disgusting to watch. I’m done.
Why Maya has to be kicked back on the streets! She isn’t nearly bad as Brooke!!
And don’t forget your darling Caroline wants to be with Rick because of his status as President and being a Forrester, so stop acting like Maya is a horrible person. She didn’t write her scripts.
I agree with you maya need to be back in jail where she belong .
I am wondering what you plan to do with the story that has been left up in the air,back when Liam first came on the show,and Thorn thought sure he was Liam’s dad. He looks more like Liam’s dad then Bill does, and I bet the test results were Wrong. That Wyatt is the True Spencer son and Liam is a Forrester.Which wouldn’t be a factor with Hope as Deacon is her dad and not Ridge.
I’m very excited about the directions that The Bold and the Beautiful are taking right now; their casting choices are solid, and while there are storylines that I disagree with, I cannot stand to miss a single episode of the series. Brad is a true executor, and I could not imagine the series without him!
I guess this is the nature of soaps nowadays, but most of the time, when someone from a soap is interviewed, there’s a lot of talk, but he/she isn’t saying anything. This interview was promotional only and very self-complimentary, and I personally don’t share Mr. Bell’s high opinion of his show or of the travel shoots. I was hoping he’d have given a hint as to where some stories are going so that I might get back on board with B&B but I’ve noticed that actors, EPs and HWs are much more close-mouthed than they used to be. This is… Read more »
That you can blame on the soap journalists who don’t want to ask Brad Bell or other heads of soaps questions that may prevent them from getting scoops or exclusives. B&B has actually fallen in the ratings, especially between the all-important 18-34 FEMALE demographic. Neilsen ratings prove this. The majority of fans are SICK AND TIRED of the Logan Show, The Hope Show & the triangles. BALANCE needs to be restored on this soap. I know my comments may get deleted because it hits home; however, as a 27 year fan of B&B, ratings (and EMMYS) will continue to elude… Read more »
While Brad might not stray too far from the soap 101 playbook his father must of left him, this soap is the only one left that truly focuses on relationships and romance. Yes, granted it is the same use of triangles over and over, but if it is romance you’re looking for B&B supplies it. And it nice to see a soap with the budget for these out of studios shoots, which adds greatly to the show. This show’s greatest strength is it length, if it had went for an hour I doubt I could bear it, but as half… Read more »
Mary, you said a mouth full! I could not agree more. Bravo B&B! Guilty pleasure for sure!
Just wondering if you think Wyatt and Quinn “staged” that attack on Liam to throw Hope off track by thinking Wyatt was done with his mother? I’ve been debating that since it seems more like something they would do— rather than Quinn going nuts like that?
I hadn’t even considered that possibility, but you could be onto something. If that were the case, it would certainly change everything. Wyatt suddenly is cast in a good light. Originally Wyatt wasn’t looking like anyone’s victim, now he too is a “victim” of his mother. He certainly wasn’t a victim when he staged the theft of the “Hope” diamond. Now he owns the diamond. If the original owner was murdered, the cops may want to take a close look at Quinn. There must def be another twist or two to this SL. You may be right: It may not… Read more »
B&B is a great show, closer to its roots than its sister show. Brad Bell writes well and with enough restraint not to wreck a show (unlike some other soaps, past and present). I enjoy the show every day, never miss an episode. The show is gorgeous! Paris is incredible for a location shoot. True B&B fans enjoy a fun show and are very loyal. I watch all 4 soaps, and this is the only one I stay current on.
Absolutely!!!
This soap keeps me coming back everyday. I get fed up with the other three because sometimes the sl are drawn out for way too long.
I have been watching the B&B for many years and think that every actor and actress on the show are fantastic. Wish that the Hope, Liam, and Wyatt triangle would come to an end as I too am tired of this. I would love to see Hope back with Wyatt but not at the expense of him getting hurt again from Hope. As for Brooke and Bill, I still feel that Brooke and Ridge should be together. They have a connection that won’t and can’t be broken no matter how mad they are at each other. I want Aly to… Read more »
please leave Liam and Hope alone.Let Wyatt have a relationship with Ivy or someone other than Hope, so Liam and Wyatt can finally have a brotherly bond.
BB is in a creative slump this year, I think. With the exception of mixing up the Bill/Brooke/Katie story, I’m getting tired.
The new Ridge is a huge bust, there have been too many turn on a dime personality switches like Aly and Maya, and I’m soooo tired of the Hope/Liam/Wyatt mess.
Location shoots work sometimes, but they are getting old for me too.
They should have never let Kay Alden go.
I am fine with the new Ridge, even though I was never a T. Kaye fan, but I am enjoying his work. That said, yes, Ridge is a totally different type of character (for the most part) as portrayed by TK. As for Ally and Maya, Ally needed to come to terms with the past so the character could move on, but if she’s scorned, she could revert back on a dime. Maya was stagnant, her change is not that drastic, it makes some sense that she might see Oliver getting close to Ally and realize what she lost when… Read more »
BTW Kay Alden needs to be reinstated at Y&R — and fast! Before that show sinks any lower. A good HW could bring Y&R back from the brink. This is again where I feel subtlety would have been invaluable to the writing of a soap: Victor and Jack would be much better if handled subtly and not like the “Roadrunner and the Coyote”! Little jabs can hit so much harder and sting so much longer sometimes, like poking a bear with a stick! Don’t do that! Subtlety can offer suspense and allow a storyline to be dragged out a bit… Read more »
I just don’t like Thornsten Kaye as the new Ridge it just doesn’t work for me although I think he is a marvelous actor. I’m tired of the triangles and wish there would be something else such as Fashion House Rivals, design espionage, marital bliss for at least one couple. There could still be romance without triangles, couples have other problems other then interlopers such as bareness, financial problems, illness I’m also tired of wedding interuptis and would like to see at least one wedding take place and the marriage last longer then a nano second. The Liam/Hope/Wyatt triangle is… Read more »
@Jenna That is not Ridge it is Patrick Thornhart running around with amnesia quoting poetry and giving a string for an engagement ring!
Agree new Ridge is AWEFUL! How in the world did he get a German Accent raised in LA his whole life????? SMH WORST RECASTING DECISION I’ve ever seen! Brad Bells obsession with the 20-year olds Triangle is creepy too. Like grown adults want to watch 20 year olds suck face every day and flip flop every other month! Taylor, Steffy, and Thomas NEED TO BE BROUGHT BACK to give the show some depth, because this show now only rotates around who Hope or Brooke will suck face with 5 minutes from now! AND THAT IS BORING ME BIG TIME!!!!!!!
Just hang around a few years and mature Linda and you will then appreciate B and B for the good soap that it is.
I hope Mr. Bell keeps Brill together, I love them! Bill is a much better man with Brooke, and he loves her so much. Also, please let Lope get some peace for a while! It’s been too long coming. I’d like to see Wyatt with Ivy, it will be interesting to see him with a new woman.
I thought Abu Dhabi was the antthesis of the B&B & American culture. Just ridiculous, from an open society to the opposite. What a waste of resources & didn’t payoff, terrible scenes. Not interested one iota in UAE. Should have shot in Maui or another fun place in the US of A. The Paris shoot with Nick & Sharon on Y&R were memorable, really nice scenes. Hoping the new kids on the block will rock it there. Sounds promising in Paris. Regarding Deacon, the bad boy is always welcome on my screen, he brings so much on several levels. Really… Read more »
Just like the spectra and Marone families before, I feel as if the writers have cut another branch from the family tree. This time it is Stephanie’s branch. Stephanie died and Ridge, Taylor Steffy and Thomas left. The show has suffered for a year with their absence as is evident from the ratings and lack of Emmys. Maybe eliminating Stephanie’s branch of the family was a step too far. Oh I know there is Thorne and Eric who are hardly central characters and Aly with very little history. Cut too many limbs off a tree and it will die. We… Read more »
TOTALLY AGREE!
I feel like a perv watching 20 year olds making out EVERY DAY for MONTHS! It is of NO interest to me!
They didnt win any Emmys true but B and B is still 2nd in the ratings, same as before. Stephanie died, the actress playing Steff went to greener pastures, Thomas’s charatcer is a snoozefest and they dont know how to write for Thorne, they agwd his daughter and he still isnt on the show except for in and outs. Taylor has no place in the show anymore. They ruined her.
The writers ruined Taylor the writers can fix her. Steffy only left for a break, not forever. They could have her back if they wanted her or recast. Thomas same thing. They dropped half a million viewers since the beginning of May. After a year people are tired of waiting for it to be fixed. Maybe they need to pull a Dallas and make the last year a bad dream and move on from there. Reboot to July 2013.
Dear Bradley Bell, how are you? I’m Federica and we met last month in Montecarlo after two years.I like the storyline that you wrote about the love triangle between Liam, Hope and Wyatt. I think I will like the new character: Ivy Forrester. But I hope in happy endings for Liam and Hope. I wrote you a letter with the pictures that we did in Montecarlo. I send to address of CBS. I hope you will read it and answer me. Please, would you have an email address that you use for your fans? The best wishes for your work!… Read more »
Ashleigh Brewer would have been a GREAT Recast of Steffy! How is it that Taylor, Steffy, and Thomas just evaporated from the show….Thorne has also gotten the shaft EVRY time, so Brad Bell can satisfy his obsession with Katherine Kelly Lang (It’s definite all about the Sexpot every week!) The Trash from the Valley comes out on top and all the quality actors are pushed to the side! Taylor and Thorne should have taken over the company! And Brad Bell should be ashamed of himself with his obvious fawning over KKL at the expense of everyone else! The Hope-Liam-Wyatt thing… Read more »
Just a small portion of whiny immature fans are fed up! The rest of us just enjoy it!
Why are always messing with Liam and hopes relationship. Why can’t we see them happy and married once and for all
I’m so bored with the Hope-Liam-Wyatt triangle. Lay it to rest either way so we can see Liam and Wyatt being brothers instead of rivals. I do think Wyatt was a better match for Hope because of Liam always screwing up, but truthfully, he deserves better than Hope because she turned so wishy-washy and left him because of something his mom did. I’d like to see him with Ivy or Steffy. That said, the part about a “Logan-Forrester” conflict makes me think Liam will cheat on Hope with Ivy. I’d be fine seeing Liam either back with Steffy or getting… Read more »
OH, ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!! I am so sick of that whiny Brooke and her idiot daughter Hope!!!!! Brooke’s damsel-in-distress behavior is BEYOND OLD AND TIRESOME…and Hope’s wholesome and Puritan-like behavior is EVEN MORE NAUSEATING!!!!! Also…Quinn (as an example) may be getting more and more UNHINGED every minute…but…Quinn (at the very least) has N-E-V-E-R acted helpless like Brooke does or overly-moral like Hope does. Bottom Line Here: I’ll VERY GLADLY watch QUINN THE ENTERTAINING PSYCHO over that DUMB AS HELL Brooke and Brooke’s BLAND-FILLED daughter Hope A-N-Y D-A-Y!!!!!
A-C-E-S!!!!!
Did you ever ask yourself why Rena Sofer/Quinn who is a knockout to look at and actually a good actress suddenly has turned into a complete whack job. Why are the men on this show always falling over Brooke & Hope? My gosh Brooke has not changed her hairstyle but once in 27 years and Hope well batting your eyes and tossing your hair is attractive.
Ok I’m over the Hope and Liam show The Ridge and Brooke show can we please just focouse on thee other characters bring Steffy back with a Baby hmm we need excitement getting bored with the same characters and why didnt thomas and steffy come back to see their whats up with that also bring Ron Moss BACK THIS RIDGE IS WHACK
I am sick of this on again off again thing with Liam and Hope. Just let them get married already. Let Bill and Brooke get married. Get rid of Wyatt’s mom. Bring in more people to hook up Ivey and Wyatt with. This show is getting boring with all this on again off agian stuff. Wishy washy people. Get Hope and Liam on a back burner somewhere and bring in some more people to make it exciting with.
According to TV Guide !ag…Hope marries Wyatt in Monaco when Liam does not show up in Paris. Kim Matula said Hope loves Wyatt more than Liam!
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