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The Making Of Y&R's Plane Crash! Production Designer David Hoffmann & Cast Give A Behind-The-Scenes Look!

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The Young and the Restless is about to have some major catastrophic events hit the residents of Genoa City beginning on the Friday, February 13th episode!

In one of the story set-ups:  Devon (Bryton James), Hilary (Mishael Morgan), Neil (Kristoff St. John) , Colin (Tristan Rogers), Jill (Jess Walton), Cane  (Daniel Goddard) and Lily (Christel Khalil) are aboard a plane that is traveling to Chicago, but it hits turbulence, and a snow storm, and crashes.

This is one of the main stories being delivered for February Sweeps by Y&R’s newest head writer, Chuck Pratt Jr. known for some heavy duty disaster storylines on his previous written works on daytime and primetime soaps .

Yahoo TV has a story and a video package on how the plane crash was executed on the production side through the narrative as told by Y&R production designer, David Hoffmann.  He related that to make the plane crash “look” as real as possible that the design process actually started with research: looking for pictures of actual plane crashes and finding resources for where to get pieces of wrecked planes. Once the props were found, the production team only had a few days to get the sound stage transformed. In addition to fork-lifting huge pieces of plane wreckage to the site, more than 300 platforms of varying heights were installed, snow equipment was brought in, and tons of “snow” blanketed trees that were added to create the wintry crash scene.

Included in the video package, and behind the scenes look are Y&R cast members: Kristoff St. John, Mishael Morgan, Bryton James, Daniel Goddard, and Jess Walton.

Watch the video after the jump on the making of the plane crash.  Then tell us,  what you think of the set?  Do you think any of the characters will die?  How will lives be changed from the passengers on-board the flight by this incident? Comment below!

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Mo
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Mo

Looks harrowing! Set designers did a good job.

So, does Neil admit he can see?

Looks like Hilary is injured and Devon is tending to her.

jimh(leave it to beaver)
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jimh(leave it to beaver)

Looks pretty good…someone, maybe Colin, will notice Neil can see and later blackmail him…hope the plane lands on the long thought dead Dru Winters and we see a pair of ruby slippers she was wearing sticking out from underneath the wreckage…lol

Mo
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Mo

Ha Ha 🙂

CeeCee
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CeeCee

Aww, jimh. Another decomposed body, on another soap? LOL

Timmm
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Timmm

Jim, dont say the word “Blackmail!” Sictoria Rowell may be listening!

Carrie Jay
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Carrie Jay

Wished Sharon found out it was her Adam . They are the best couple ever to hit the sheets on Daytime 🙂

Ella
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Ella

Chelsea or Victor would be fine by me if they are gone. Chelsea does not belong to Adam. The days of Sharon and Adam were the most romantic steamy loving tender. Nick can have anyone he wants but threatens Sharon by taking Faith away and yet he was the reason Faith was stolen leaving Sharon for Phyllis in a mental hospital and playing with Sharons emotions. Nick doesn’t deserve Sharons love. Why does Victor and Nikki and Phyllis always get free passes to do criminal acts and Sharon is the person who is never allowed to be happy

Barbara Scott
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Barbara Scott

This show is FANTASTIC! There are so many different stories peaking at this time. The airplane crash is very real. The Penthouse fire is unbelievable! Really a way to get Adam back with Chelsey and have a hidden secret of identity! Then let’s not forget the Underground disaster. Then the murder at the Abbott cabin. Cannot wait to see the show tomorrow! The writers are great ones! Just keep us entertained!

Carrie Jay
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Carrie Jay

Chelsea can be so fake. I have no idea why she is still on this show . Sorry I find her annoying

Nikki
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Nikki

Towards the end of the video everyone has blood on them but I can’t see anyone worse off than the other so maybe the one who dies is not on the plane. That Abbott cabin in the woods Summer’s husband left the party. Sharon is with Faith but the lights flicker, and the underground has drywall falling from the ceiling. The first video we saw showed Nikki,Victor, Phyllis so I think a lot of people are going to the underground & that’s where someone dies.

Timmm
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Timmm

I hope its not another storyline where Dullyn does a repair job to the “Underground” like he did at Sharon’s house!

su0000
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su0000

I have to give a BRAVO for the plane crash set. well done! I am one of very few who likes Pratt.. I knew he would create a huge entrance to tell all ; I HAVE ARRIVED! My only disappointment is– the plane did not crash into Cassies gave.. Picture it– Sharon at Cassies gave for the 3045th time giving one of her sniveling speeches and BANG the plane crashes on it and takes them out, now that would be AWESOME!! Nonetheless, it was a great moment for Y&R to finally have some action (thanks Pratt! Now let’s get to… Read more »

Deb
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Deb

Totally sick!

Lew S
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Lew S

Yeah, that is a bit much.

jimh(leave it to beaver)
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jimh(leave it to beaver)

Su…how can it take ‘them’ out if Sharon is the only one at the grave…Cassie is already dead!!!

su0000
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su0000

lol good one, jimh.. 🙂
but-
Cassie is always still there she is not dead enough..
that grave is a pulpit for Sharons rantings for a decade and more..
the plane crashing on the grave while Sharon was doing her 34423erd grave rant, would be cool ..
LOL ohh it was just a dream, jimh, just a dream, is all ..

Kudus to Pratt– he gave us some action and it was good!
I hope he keeps the action going!! I always liked Pratts mind/writing ..

richard
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richard

People grieve for dead children every day, they aren’t just plot points and people forget about them. YR should be applauded for keeping Cassie’s memory alive. That’s a bit harsh.

CeeCee
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CeeCee

Hey, Su. You are kidding, right? You are aware that a cemetery is Holy ground, right? I know you are kidding. That’s sacrilegious , so I will assume you are totally being cute…

CeeCee
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CeeCee

Let Sharon have her pulpit, su. I will take into consideration that probably you never lost a child. That pain is a breathing, living companion for the rest of a mother’s life. Trust me, I KNOW. Sharon is the personification of every mother mourning(not ranting) the loss of her child forevermore and beyond. Cherish what you have . This is a soap but it exemplifies reality….at least, this aspect of Y&R. I have found that this is the only soap that remembers its dead, especially children. It Pratt’s intention is to repel the sanctity of what is dear to people… Read more »

k/kay
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k/kay

Thank you Cee-Cee lovely post!

su0000
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su0000

the soap is not real life..
it is campy fictional stories.. no one is dead ..
no other soap has a tombstone as a pulpit for speeches and many many children have died on soaps and none have their tombstone used as a prop..

jimh(leave it to beaver)
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jimh(leave it to beaver)

I agree with k/kay about your lovely post…i too know what its like to loose a child…i was not the parent but i had to bury an infant nephew whom i was going to raise…he’d be 15 this year…ill always wonder how he’d turn out…his gravesite is near my mothers and another nephew who passed from cancer in his 30s and left behind a wife and 3 daughters…i visit the gravesites of my relatives several times a year…it makes me still feel very close to them…i even update my mother on Days Of Our Lives…she was preparing to watch it… Read more »

su0000
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su0000

jimh ,,I’m so sorry for your loss.. I buried most of my family.. but- that is real life real people not a make believe characters.. Cassie is not dead, no actor is dead, no one is dead.. it is not a real tombstone it is not a real cemetery .. Cassies tombstone is a prop and a tool for Sharon’s rantings for over a decade to depress people and is very campy overkill for a dead character .. It’s horrible to use a child’s character, a dead child character as a story tool to make some people feel sad it… Read more »

Scott (ATWT Fan)
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Scott (ATWT Fan)

Looks like an amazing set for an even more incredible storyline; I’m very excited about it!

Timmm
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Timmm

Nice to see some money being put into a soap story.

Nancy
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Nancy

Charles Pratt was the one behind the killing of AMC. He was the worst writer. Good luck Y&R. Between he and JFP things are not good.

su0000
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su0000

AMC died 2 years ‘after’ Pratt was gone..
He gave a great tornado and one kill,,
It was Pratt who killed Dixie with poison pancakes, yes?
I never could stand Dixie so another gold star for Pratt!! 🙂
Y&R is going to have some needed changes!

GO PRATT !

Scott (ATWT Fan)
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Scott (ATWT Fan)

Pratt didn’t kill Dixie with poisonous pancakes, that was McTavish.

Nikki
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Nikki

He did not kill AMC it was being talked about taken off the air long before he came on the scene.

Connie
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Connie

This is amazing. The crew (ALL) did a wonderful job. I can’t wait to see it unfold. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

su0000
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su0000

Yes!
It was very good. indeed !!!

Patrick
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Patrick

double take on: “amazing” this makes for giddy production excite yes, LOL… excitable happenings hey : I will bring up Days of OUR Lives in it’s entirety… plays out in the horton square and surrounding park…. oy! lame … a diss on OUR show of shows this generates top draw… kudos to Y&R product some serious bore going on with Neil, Devon, and Lilly… specifically with Devon… did I say DEVON … Lilly never really triggered any thing… other than Cane in all his presence ooh la la’d for Lilly. Neil has grown in to his own… and just needs… Read more »

tskyent
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tskyent

Should be a great show.

Lynda Westlake
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Lynda Westlake

So looking forward to seeing this tomorrow. I guess Neil will sober up instantly after he downed the glass of scotch today before he delivered his bombshell that he could see. Glad that Canadian fans are 1 day ahead of the US.

Timmm
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Timmm

Well, you know the only thing we’ll probably see on Friday is the plane descend. They want us back on Monday!

jimh(leave it to beaver)
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jimh(leave it to beaver)

You were right…they didnt show the crash…and want us back on Monday…p.s. and thats about the blackmail warning above…lol

Rose
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Rose

Looks like a lot of ff for me. One of the last things I’m interested in is a plane crash and the fallout from it. Enough of that type stuff on the news, and I won’t watch that either.

Mark Y.
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Mark Y.

I think a plane crash disaster is a good way for CP to come in shake things up. A disaster like this will be great motivation to drive characters to act both in character and out. He may be able to right some wrongs that have been done by previous wirting regimes. Kinda’ sorta’ like this: Hilary dies. We can totally do without her. Because we don’t care about Devon either. A ba-zillionaire? C’mon! Colin dies. This character has gone no where anyway. Leave Jill on her own and she’ll be way more fun. THe crash causes Neil goes to… Read more »

Timmm
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Timmm

This is a good way for Pratt to get rid of the fat. Hilary and Devon survive because Neil has to screw with them for a while. Although Colin is a waste, he just signed on for another year. Austin wont die because him and Summer will be in a triangle with Kyle. I dont know, maybe Lilly goes? She is holding Cane down for sure.

Missy DooDah
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Missy DooDah

Oh brother, Pratt’s BS is here. Death & destruction hits Genoa City. How predictable can you get? Get the morgue ready, the bodies will be piling up quickly.

Timmm
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Timmm

Honestly, if there were no survivors on board would it really be a big loss to the cast? Oh, and can we have Dylan be a pilot! Oh, alright, Cane survives BUT only if he gets a good story line!

penny
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penny

In a perfect storyline Cane and his dad are gone forever. Lily finds a new and interesting lover. Meanwhile, back in Genoa City, Kelly, Ben and Billy are buried underground never to be found.

CeeCee
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CeeCee

I thought I was the only one who couldn’t digest Cane, penny…Ugh. He brings Lilly down. I wish Daniel would come back…sigh!

damien
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damien

lily and tyler were hot and real! lily was helping the bad boy face his father! too bad ptb dumped that because lane fans were threatened by their chemistry.
nows a perfect time to bring back tyler for lily and leslie for neil!!

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