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The Young and the Restless: What Do You Think Of Hands Newman?
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On Monday’s episode of The Young and the Restless, Hands Newman (as many a Y&R fan has now dubbed the visual) made a few more appearances as Billy (Burgess Jenkins) and Chelsea (Melissa Claire Egan) made out only to be interrupted by Hands henchmen who got into the penthouse … and then went to work inside Connor’s nursery to do Hands bidding!
Later “the hands” that we are led to believe is really the MIA Adam Newman, touches the screen as he watches his wife Chelsea … or as we have often seen, clenching his fist when he sees her with arch-enemy Billy!
While viewers await who will be the next actor that will portray Adam (last played by Michael Muhney) and who the hands will eventually be attached to … “the hands” seems to be the way that Y&R is keeping the character in story for now.
So what do you think of the plot device of having Adam be in the story watching his wife and her sexcapades with Billy from afar? Is it stalker-esque? Creepy? Or, do you think it’s justifiable? Weigh-in!
Enough of those angry hands already. it’s crazy. i never understood why they had Adam all of a sudden like Chelsea when he was so in love with Sharon. The entire story is ridiculous
Maybe should should wash your “hands” of it…lol
My oppion is the Billy who searched for his daughters killer was the best billy I’ve seen on the show The recast suck bad so the recast of Adam is going to be just is bad mm was so good at playing Adam I almost cried when he was making that confession tape ….it just makes. Me so angry that that hunter chick would lie about him groping her
So you were there and you KNOW she’s lying?
If someone lied about you and cost you your job, wouldn’t you be suing them?
I agree about that Hunter chick. No I don’t really know the truth but come on why ruin your career just to grope a feel. MM had it all: Looks and talent.
The Hands are a poor substitute for MM.
There’s no legal remedy available on this matter. If there was one, it would have been pursued. The fact is Eric Braeden wanted him gone, so he’s gone. End of story. Victor wins, the audience loses.
Eric Braeden hated Michael Muhney. It’s no secret. Braeden was threatened by Muhney because he actually became Victor 2.0 to the fans and they loved him. Jealousy makes people do bad things. Shame on Braeden, he’s had his run. If Y&R was to have a future, it would have been Muhney’s run. How sad for us fans.
No I am tired of waiting. I want a new Adam to come back . I hope he will leave Chelsea. I don’t like her
Are you throwing your “hands” up?
Have Adam come back for Sharon and his son. That will fix Chelsea’s pathetic self
I’ve never understood why everyone hates Chelsea so much. I’ve always liked her and, for me, she has chemistry with every guy they’ve thrown her with on that show.
I don’t want Adam back with Sharon because all the shit he did to her was unforgivable. I’d never forgive a man who took my baby away from me.
ITA with you, Chelsea rocks the screen no matter who they put her with.
As for Sharon, I think Nick is stuck with her for awhile, at least until maybe Avery’s EX arrives on the scene. lol
Im sorry but Adam is a stalker now. He can’t call his wife in secrete if he is supposed to love her. He never loved her anyway. They have zero chemistry . Chelsea had more chemistry with Dylan. Im sure Chelsea will be pregnant by the time Adam comes back with Billty kid
The character continues to be marginalized by these dreadful writers and Phleps. It’s disgraceful to see how they’ve trashed Adam. I don’t understand why they’d bring him back now. Phelps made him a child killer and twisted stalker. The character is ruined. Phelps should be fired.
HE’S JUST WANTING TO SEE CONNOR ,HE JUST HAPPENS TO SEE CHELS WITH BILLY WHO THINKS HE KILLED ADAM WITH CHELS .BILLY IS A HYPOCRITE,AND SEEING HIM WITH CHELS IS SO GROSS,I STILL WANT MM BACK,
Gads Meg! Stop it with the caps for one thing and for another, clean up your grammar and spelling for the love of God! Geez!
MY CAPS ARE B/C OF NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION ,IF YOU LOVED YOUR IMAGINARY FRIEND SO CALLED GOD, YOU WOULDN’T HAVE WRITTEN THIS!GEEZ ! ANYWAY ADAM ISN’T A STALKER .HE JUST WATCHING OVER HIS SON.BILLY WITH CHELS IS GROSS,AND LIKE YOU IS A HYPOCRITE,BILLY KNOWS ADAM WANTED TO TURN HIMSELF IN .AND HE NEEDS TO BE ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO KILL ADAM ,WHO CAN ONLY BE PLAYED BY MICHAEL MUHNEY.! SINCE IT LOOKS LIKE HE HAS REFUSED AND THERE IS NO ONE ELSE WHO CAN PLAY ADDAM ,I’D BE HAPPY IF ADAM TOOK HIS SON AND DISAPPEARED TO KEEP HIM AWAY FROM BILLY AND VICTOR,CHELSEA DID NOT HONOUR HIS REQUEST TO KEEP HIS SON FROM VICTOR.HAVE A NICE DAY ,AND HOPE YOU DON’T BULLY ANYONE ONE IN THE NAME OF YOUR IMAGINARY FRIEND .
Grammar is a bit iffy, but I understood what she said. Thanks, Meg.
AWWW…never knock a person till you know what’s going on @Michael…you should be apologizing and not just sitting back saying nothing at all. YOU GO @MEG…CAPS RULE!!!!
@Michael, apologize for being such a jerk or don’t post here anymore. Judgmental people like you pop off without knowing the whole story. Man up and apologize. Quit being an ass.
What a jerk. Sorry Meg, you didn’t deserve that. I’m so tired of jerks who pick on people to make themselves feel better, and taking God’s name in vain is despicable too.
“Hands down,” @Michael, that was the meanest post on here!
And @Meg, I get what you’re saying. I, too, wish Michael Muhney were back as Adam Newman, and yes, having nuBilly together with Chels IS gross.
As much as Billy Abbott professed to love Vicki, he’d never jump that quickly into either the bed or the relationship with Chelsea … he wouldn’t trust her enough to do so after Victor hired her to seduce him away from Victoria in the first place!
wolfy
It’s stupid lol
The Y&R peoples are stalling..
They fear recasting Adam that MM fans reactions will not be welcoming..
They believe the longer time goes the by the better chance MM fans will have calmed down and will accept the new adam; won’t work..
Adam can not be replaced… It would be best just to let the character RIP ..
So far there have been 2 awful Billy’s (not replaceable) and with Adam it will be worse..
They can stall by showing a hand with hopes all will be accepted after this long amount of time..
I doubt they can even find an actor that would want to face the wrath of MM’s fans by stepping into his character/Adam shoes .
CBS/Y&R is going to make a very big mistake as they made with recasting Billy..
I agree. Unless they get MM back, it’ll be a bust. They might as well keep Hands Newman in the role!
Maybe it would work if he were shaking something else at the camera…who knows???
Here’s a thought. They could show him getting a manicure,,,having his hands massaged..then when he sees something he doesn’t like he can yank his hands away and show manicurist hands flying up in fear..then patting his hands and calming hands down and going back to the manicure…then they could show massage hands giving hands a pedicure…and when he sees something he doesn’t like hands now snatches his feet away until massage hands pats his feet and calms him down..or they could show the back of hands and feet while he’s getting a touch up from manicure/pedicure/barber hands…see something hands/feet doesn’t like he snatches his head away…OH THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS!!!
Don’t care about the hands, I love the guy that busted in on them.
It’s in the soap gods hands! I’m having so much fun!!!
KNOCK IT OFF…WITH YOUR HANDS..LOL
Hahahahahahaha
Thank you. I thought I was the only one who didn’t like the new recast of Billy. He seems stiff and his voice is driving me crazy!!! No chemistry with Chelsea or Victoria
The fact that THIS is a storyline is a complete joke. Hire an Adam and stop screwing up this show!!! I am so embarassed that Bill Bell’s show has a story about a hand breaking pencils!!! Fix it Jesus and get rid of JFP, Angelica and these God awful writers.
And this Billy? Also terrible. Who is in charge of all this miscasting?
Pencils come in “handy”!
agreed!!!!!!
Best. Acting. Ever.
Actually, you are right – it’s the best acting on this silly show right now!
The hand has taken a life of it’s own. Now when I see it I laugh and say” Jill you are not fit to be running y*r . It’s July still no Adam? They recast billy twice in 6 months !! Still no Adam . Michael muhney is the best Adam send always will be #1. It’s sad that JFP has gotten rid of 3 crucial and best actors/ characters and expect us to just get used to it. The show is not the same anymore. Sick of handy man who’s his faced any face at this point would b nice to get it over with!! MM or not.. Preferably. Please pair someone with Kevin.. With Chloe gone… It’s weird. The show turned upside down after they killed off dee dee. Never should have been done.
Someone should help Y&R by giving them a “hand”!
How about we have Adam’s hands marry phyliss’s hands. lol
Sammie Jo…your comment made me LMAO!!!!! GOOD ONE!!!!!
Don t drop the ball on this one Y + R. Trevor St. John is the choice
Trevor St. John has already said he’s not interested in the role or Daytime TV anymore.
Trevor St. John is too old for the part, but since Burgess Jenkins’ version of Billy Abbott looks 50 years old, I guess it doesn’t matter anymore.
I look at it like this…more and more, I am finding this ‘Hands Newman’ plot twist WAY MORE INTERESTING than that DUMB AS HELL Music Box Mystery (or whatever)!!!!!
Enough said.
Agree. the music box.necklace story is an embarrassment to the two fine actors involved. Tristan is longing for GH right about now!
Who are “handing” in those stupid storylines!
Its been way too long for this “hands” story. YR needs to resign Michael Muhney, the only actor that can play Adam Newman. They’ve had so man misses with the new and new/new Billy, new Kelly, soon-to-be-new Phyllis – way too many cast changes. We need some consistency and some good storylines on this show. Maybe its time to make a change at the top! Please bring YR back to the show we all loved. Right now it is a mere shell of its great self.
Hammer Meet Nail: You hit it right on the head! ITA!
This crap is going on so long that by the time we see Adam we won’t care anymore.
The sands of time are slow, but the “hands” of time are painfully slow!
The hands are a completely annoying plot device. It would be one thing if a new Adam were in place but months and months is ridiculous. Bring him home to his family.
The only redeeming quality is that the last 2 appearances have made it very clear that Chelsea is as big a priority as Connor and it hopefully we’ll start to see more than just lurking.
They’re not “handling” it too good!
Obviously, Adam was horribly disfigured from the car explosion..so he required plastic surgery. He’s healing….and when he is fully recovered, he will come back to GC and no one will know it’s him….until he’s ready to reveal who he really is.
Thats a good call and it makes it a little easier to accept NuAdam.
If and when a nuAdam shows up, the backlash and shit storm will be fierce. People are just waiting to pounce on this show and Phelps. She broke it, now she’ll get to pay the price and it will be steep.
you guys are crazy…Chelsea is one of the best things about Y&R anymore. ugh…with all the horrible acting (Devon, Lily, Cane, Collin, and Abby)….at least when the episode features Kelly, Jack, Chelsea, Sharon, and Mariah…it’s fun to watch. i even like Niki and Ian and Victor…too bad Lily and Cane’s plane back from Paris didn’t crash into the ocean!!!
Just a fact, nothing personal, every actor tied to a Winters story SUCKS!
I agree, I LOVE Chelsea. And she is way better than whichever faux-Billy they put on the screen than Victoria is. Once they changed the actor playing Billy, I stopped rooting for Villy. The chemistry wasn’t there! I think the Kelly character is a good addition, but I do NOT like Cady McClain playing her. And I have always LOVED Cady, just not in this role. I miss Cynthia Watros! Lily and Cane? Ugh! She comes on the screen and I FF.
I heared rumor that Hands is being replaced by Thing from the Addams family…isnt Thing a little too old for the part?…ill stop watching if Hands is let go…Hands is doing a fine job and there is only one Hands Newman…on the other hand(pun) if Hands is replaced and joins GH as a spy for Fluke i’ll be ok with it…Hands is so talented any soap would benifit if they were given a Hand…lol
I wonder if “Hands” will help Mimi in the kitchen?
Do you mean Dru’s Aunt Mamie who worked for the Abbots…or was there a Mimi or is it some joke me frozen brain arn’t gettin…lol
Yes, its Aunt Mamie.
Have you ever seen the hand model episode of Seinfeld? George became a hand model…lol
Middle-aged Bill (Billy) Abbott is a creep. He claims he “loves” Victoria? Hah! If Billy truly loved Victoria, he would NEVER sleep with Chelsea after the fallout that happened after he slept with Kelly. Maybe JFP’s soap playbook says the quickest way to get the audience to accept someone new in a role is to ruin the character, that way the fans won’t care who plays the part! Oh well, Victoria and Stitch are looking better together all the time, and that’s probably a part of the plan too. BTW Those hands better not belong to Spinelli! No, Chamdanelli, please!
Chadamnelli? No matter how it’s spelled, no!
Oh God, no Spinelli!
It’s definitely Adam hiding out. When the penthouse door opened, I thought it would’ve been Michael Muhney’s return, but it wasn’t. I’m just wanting Adam to return and re-claim the life he rightfully deserves.
I’m not convinced MM isn’t coming back.
Don’t be surprised if MM shows up — “Surprise!” — on camera soon. It’s the only way I see for JFP to pull her ash out of the fire! Sadly if MM does show up, JFP may be cemented in at Y&R for a long, long time. Not that she’s going anywhere anytime soon. If JFP reached a deal with MM, keeping it top secret could be huge for a reveal, wowing fans and bringing the ratings. I’m not a huge MM fan, but what a coup that would be for JFP.
MM=JFP NOT working at Walmart!
Michael Muhney is working on a movie now and has been in negotiations on other projects. I can’t imagine him returning to Y&R now. I think he’s moved on. Can’t blame him one bit.
I can’t see Michael Muhney ever wanting to work on Y&R again. Phelps and Braeden trashed him professionally and personally. They have shown their true selves and it ain’t pretty. Thomas-Scott, St. John, Davidson, Rikaart, and LeBlanc are just as guilty. What a despicable group of people. Who would ever want to work in a shared environment with these creeps?
It’s #dashad ! and I LOVE it. Performance of the year so far #emmy2015. When #dashand squeezes the Stress ball, I thank god I’m alive.
Seriously starting to lose patience with this. Adam is an important character….make JAMES SCOTT an offer he can’t refuse and let’s get on with it!
A British Adam Newman? Can Scott drop the accent? Not sure. But with the casting at Y&R, a British Adam Newman may not be that out of the ordinary! LOL
LOL…I’ve never actually heard him without it…but he’s such a good actor I guess I’m assuming he can drop it if needed.
Make peace with MM and be done with it…Get the show back on the road…
Get B MIller back at the same time…
Enough with all the fillins.
Another Adam will never be accepted by a good number of fans, haven’t done my own polling, but the boards say a lot.
Don’t want a hand or the finger, just the real deal.
You do realize only one actor over there acted with class and stayed out of it that would be Sharon Case and everyone says oh see it must be true. All it means is we have one adult in the room that is not a stone thrower. That is why I will always wish the best for SC even if I am not a regular viewer anymore.
Does Sharon Case play Sharon…the one that looks like Jewel?
@Days Yes!
its just plain LAZY at this point.
News Flash you will be seeing a lot more of “The Claw” CBS says it will be 3 to 6 months before casting it has also been rumored that they have hired an outside firm to cast Adam. So my question to the folks over at Y&R is: How is that mud slinging all out attack on one actor working out for you?
The character Adam should not be recast..
Y&R has moved on from all Adam anything (hand not included) and Y&R would do 100% better if they did not recast Adam and simply let the character RIP..
Whomever will play Adam best have a very thick armour and Y&R will be opening a can of trouble by recasting Adam..
Both Billy’s have been horrible .. they should learn from that, Adam will be worse..
So the hand may become arthritic before seeing the whole person?
You and thoSe corny hand jokes lol
I am an agent in England. A casting call came out last week for sexy, charming etc actor in mid 30’s for contract role on Y&R named Aaron. They’re still looking and can’t find him anywhere.
Unless they are Michael Muhney’s hands, forget it! You see the outrage that continues with Billy Miller. Same with Michael. NO ONE can play Adam Newman other than Michael. I know that sounds close minded BUT Michael was so damn good and remember, just like with the last two Billys, what were seeing is not only our the fans having trouble with the recasts, the actors are, as well. Billy doesnt click with Jack or Victoria. NuAdam with have to click with Victor, Billy, Chelsea, Nick, oh and a new Phyllis. This is going to be a disaster! Sorry to be so negative but I am being honest.
I agree. Any recast of Michael Muhney will be a disaster that will make the recasts of Billy Miller a blip. The backlash against Y&R and JFP is in concrete now. It’s not going away. Those cast members that attacked him have ruptured their relationship with a significant group of fans. I can’t see MM ever going back to Y&R, even though he loved playing Adam Newman. He made Adam the force that the character became. Too bad for Y&R and its fans.
Its another slap in the face for the fans. Do they really think that “THING” from the Addams family…(no pun intended) is gonna keep fans waiting. They cant replace Michael Muhney…no one can…its like trying to replace Jeanne Cooper or Eric Braeden..sometimes actors come along that make and own a role it cant ever be played again by anyone else..Move on…and get rid of the EP…
Its like going to see Tony Bennett and he calls in sick but they have called in Weird Al Yankovic to replace him! Boo!
Isnt that Weird Al over at GH playing Levi…lol
Funny, i mention Addams family Thing several post above…lol
@jimh(leave it to beaver)..in all honesty isn’t it sad what this once great soap has become? Slowly becoming the laughing stock of over the top daytime drama not by ramping up the action but by having people say…i’d rather listen to this on the radio…
A little suspense is a good thing, but soon it will be too much
of a good thing, and I won’t even care anymore. Just want
all of Adam, back with Chelsea and Connor…not just his
hand, and not spying with that secret camera!
I for one like the new Billy Abbott. I didn’t care for Tom in the role because he looked too young to be Victoria’s husband.
But the thing is: Billy Abbott was ALWAYS younger than Victoria. He was a part of the teen set when Vickie was grown and married, so he has been aged via the nuBilly (BJ). Most long-time viewers know that Billy was much younger than Victoria; I’m not sure how long you’ve been watching. BTW I never felt David Tom looked too young to be with Victoria. IMO AH is aging very gracefully. I may be in the minority, but I also thought he and Victoria looked fine together. It is so odd seeing scenes with Jack and Billy now because I feel Jack may actually look younger than Billy, although I have heard many say they now look like twins! I don’t know about that, but I am not a fan of the recasts of Billy or Kelly. The characters just became different people for me as soon as they were recast.
When Billy Abbott was born in 1993 Victoria was losing her baby with Cole Howard. Victoria was married to Ryan, Cole, Brad & JT. She was also engaged at one time to Neil. The character of Victoria slept with Deacon, Brad & Cole who her Mom also slept with. She also fought Ashley for Cole & Brad also fought Nina for Ryan & Cole. So everyone who goes rabid over her & Billy/played by Billy Miller need to get a grip the casting of Billy should not be decided by AH’s version of Billy. The actress needs to get a handle on her character her crutch Billy Miller is gone. In other words JFP has tried so hard to handle the whims of AH & rabid Billy Miller fans. So this is what you got a 40 year old who looks it playing Billy Abbott.
Just for the record I like Billy Miller but he wanted to move on and do other things so now he has a chance. Go for it! Why would anybody want this current storyline he is in. Who’s the Daddy again. I also want MM to be hugely successful and never ever come back to this train wreck again.
Victoria was born in the early 80’s and Billy was born in the early/mid-90’s. It was a creepy pairing anyway, because we longtime viewers know that the original adult version of Billy and the original adult version of Victoria are real-life siblings.
Thanks all for filling me in on Victoria’s age and some of her past. I am a relative newbie to Y & R, so when I say something stupid that goes against canon, please bear with me.
Things change. Michael Muhney is gone and Adam is a character Y&R wants tokeep. I hope this near-death experience will shake him up. I sense some history will be lost to us. Maybe he is over Sharon for good, as it seems Nick/Sharon is the endgame now. I would like to see Adam on a path of redemption as opposed to revenge.
Adam has never been a compelling character for me. They ruined him with the whole haunting of Ashley and the baby Faith switch. I could understand angry and resentful but not evil or creepy. I would not be sad to see him go for good. but that is not going to happen.
We want Adam Newman back, ALL of HIM! He needs to come back to his family ASAP. They need and want him so badly. I hate this Billy having his hands all over Chelsea and stepping into Adam’s turf when he killed him!
For a hot minute there, I thought I was the ONLY one who felt that way! I am disgusted that the writers are taking Bill(y) Abbott Senior in this direction. I was rooting for Billy to get Victoria back, eventually, but not anymore. They ruined Villy for me, and I wasn’t even a huge fan of the couple. But Billy sleeping with Chelsea after what went down with him and Adam, claiming he still loves Victoria and wants her back. Gag me!
I’m reading comments that a recast won’t be accepted. But, from what I understand, the die-hard MM fans quit watching the show 6 months ago. So, maybe those that are still watching will be willing to give a recast a chance.
It sounds like MM is getting back to work and I’m happy for him…but I’m also willing to given another actor, who had nothing to do with MM’s departure, a fair shot to play to the role of Adam.
The adam character should not be recat..
He is no longer needed.. Y&R and cast have moved on with no Adam on screen and Adam should be let to RIP..
Something it is best to let a character go ..
The recasting of Billy has been a complete fail, both have been horrifically bad..
attempting to recast Adam will be a disaster, also..
I think many fans, not just MM fans, are wary of recasts because recent recasts have been so BAD. Kelly recast is so far OFF, she could really be Paul’s sister Patti with a new identity! I know I am afraid to see who will replace Hands. After seeing the aging of Billy Abbott (who was a teen, just like JT was, when Victoria was a married woman), I am afraid JFP will think this is a great time for Eric Braeden to take on a dual role as Victor Newman and his son (to be forever known as Adam NuMan!) I jest, but seriously … enough with the bad recsts Y&R!
Laughed out loud at the dual role comment 🙂
I do see your point about the current regime not having a great casting track record and I agree….with the exception of Gina T. I can’t think of anyone I’d rather see attempt to take on the Phyllis role and am looking forward to it.
The new Kelly is now Dixie from AMC, no change at all ..
Same acting/portrayal of Dixie, exactly …
First Kelly was awesome!!!
Y&R should just let some characters go and not recast them it is not working well..
Billy Abbott’s recasting, twice, proves some can not be recast..
I have no idea who this Billy is but he’s nowhere near being Billy Abbott..
Y&R is empty, simply empty of all it once was..
I for one would prefer they take their sweet time and find a recast that will work in the role. I know, I know, there are many that say only MM can play the role, but considering he too was a recast, it isn’t out of the realm of possibility to find a suitable actor. But if the person they pick bombs and they have to recast again– that might be the last nail in the coffin for this show. So take your time, show Hands every now and there just to remind viewers Adam is still out there– it they can keep Phyllis in a coma for over a year, Hands can be in background for a bit longer.
Good writing and casting go hand in hand! Y&R don’t have a prayer. There will be a huge revolt!!! They could make an impression by having Adam ride in on a horse…I don’t know how many hands high.
But look how Michael Muhney, even though he was a recast, took that part and made it his own. Muhney IS Adam Newman, as far as most fans are concerned. He took a character that was vilified and reviled and turned him around, made him a beloved character, one that, by the time we found out he was fired, was so loved that people flew planes with banners declaring the fan-love for him to CBS, and standing behind him during all the backlash of a never-supported-or-proved allegation against him. He showed that he could even take poor writing and make it good. My hand’s up to him for being that great an actor!
wolfy
I maybe wrong but I truly belive that Micheal Munhny will return as Adam Newman it is being said via online news that he is either filming a movie and or getting ready to start filming I have not look into this as of yet via internet but if this is true it woukd also be why we are seeing Hands Newman for now, because MM is filming a movie and they at CBS/Y&R figure out a way to keep Adam in to the pic until MM is free to return, so Hands Newman is the new Adam for now. And one woukd hope this is all true ever since JFP took over their are a lot of things that have started to go off base at our belove Y&R as she did with AW, GL, OLTL , GH, she is a master at messing up our soaps to a certain degree don’t get me wrong some things she has done on all those soaps have not been all that bad but some good and others stuff has been so awful and so wrong. I think they realize firing MM and BM was the worst thing they could do and they are trying to make the two wrongs they did a right again except BM decline a return as Billy Abbot and so they may have I say went back to MM and ask him to return maybe under certain conditions one go and apologies again to all who he made made and difficult to work with by going to a sexual harrasment class for what so say him groping Hunter King and the other going to anger management class for getting up in some of the other cast members faces such as Eric Braden who plays Victor Newman . So with what I just stated could be true or not time will tell soon enough if MM will return to y&r.
I also thought MM might be returning once he finishes filming. Time will tell.
Michael Muhney’s wrapped his film, but I’d be totally shocked to see him on Y&R ever again. His feud with Eric Braeden is now legendary. I can’t imagine them sharing the same scenes together ever again after Braeden stabbed him in the back with that character assassination online interview. Braeden is true low life.
BILLY WANTED TO RESIGN BUT JFP DIDN’T WANT HIM TO.THATS WHY SHE WOULDN’T LET HIM DO OTHER GIGS ,SHE KNEW HE WOULDN’T STAY THEN.
Miller wanted to go outside work to help improve his acting skills, but he stated in several interviews, including one with SOD and CBS-SID, that he never wanted to leave Y&R, because it was the best job he’d ever had, but TPTB wouldn’t negotiate him having outs to do other jobs. What’s really funny is that, if you check, numerous others from the show DO have outs, including Ignacio Serracchio, Max Ehrich, Jessica Collins and Steve Burton to name a few off the top of my head. Serracchio has been on Bones most of the season and is now on Witches of East End; Max Ehrich is on The Dome and both Jessica Collins and Steve Burton have been okay’d to do movies and such. Burton even had it in his contract that JFP & CBS would back a movie he and James Franco had in the works if he came to Y&R, although he’s backtracking now & denying he said that. Elizabeth Hendrickson also wanted outs, but when she, too, was denied them, she left the show as well. If you don’t keep the stars happy, they leave. Why give to some when you don’t to others? BTW, I think when Miller wasn’t given his outs, Muhney had something to say about that, and that was why he was really fired, not because of anything else…
wolfy
Maybe MM is working on the films his father-in-law, Larry Garrison, is working on. Larry Garrison is in development on a film and book entitled “Son of the Oklahoma Bomber,” dealing with Josh Nichols father’s actions in the Oklahoma Bombing.” Larry is also developing a feature film on General Thomas P. Stafford, who was the commander of the Moon landing, and is a true American hero. If Michael Muhney could work on either of these, that would be amazing. His father-in-law write a LOT of books! Very interesting man.
wolfy
Hands down, this is the worst casting EVER!
ROTFL…Your line is better than all mine combined!!! You had me clapping my hands!!!!!
Well, i have to ‘hand’ it to you, some of your lines were pretty good too…lol
MM said on Twitter, he was going to NY to take meeting/s…then doing a movie.
Maybe he is interviewing in the east coast for other work…
Agree the new Billy III or whatever, is not good.
Muhney has wrapped his movie and I’d expect he’ll announce his future plans when they are set. I’d love to see him on a cable drama or another film.
Hey mellow Yellow!
Just miss Y&R and his enormous presence. I watch a few minutes here & there, but its not the same.
Would love also to see him in cable or film, preferably on a regular basis!
Thanks for the update!
I find it ironic that the character has become a pair of hands considerfing what MM was alledgedly fired for….LOL
LMFAOROTFL…YOU ARE THE CHAMPION!!!
Haha!!!! Seriously… I can’t believe Hunter King was desirable enough to lose his career over.
Trevor St. John would make a great Adam Newman.
There’s a post up-thread about St. John. He’s already said no to playing Adam Newman or returning to daytime TV. Not going to happen.
Cameron Mathison will be the new Adam Newman, trust me it will happen. I love Cameron, he is hot hot hot, and a terrific actor.
Mathison has no interest in going back to soaps. He’s looking at other gigs. Not going to happen.
Mathison is a horrible actor. His performances on AMC were a joke. He’d be a total disaster as Adam Newman. Mathison isn’t in Michael Muhney’s league as an actor.
I say Brandon Barash…he looks the part…
If any of the these actors people have mentioned were available and wanted to do it and were deemed right for the part I suspect the role would have been cast by now. The fact they said Adam would return in six months after firing MM and Adam hasn’t materialized means they must be having a harder time casting Adam the role then they thought.
They really only have one shot at this– if they don’t find someone epic everyone involved with getting rid of MM job is on the line. There is no room for error and that puts a ton of pressure on those making the choice — even if they might think someone under normal circumstances would do, the way the whole MM thing went down and the fallout means the choice has to super extraordinary so they can say, see we told you everyone is replaceable.
But if the new guy fails to win over the fans—it might be last straw for a lot viewers. I honestly have no pity for JFP because she put herself and the show in this position because no matter what really went down behind the scenes it could have been worked out behind closed doors and this whole mess could have be avoided.
Brash is too small to play Adam. Not tall enough.
Phelp’s decision to fire Michael Muhney has haunted this show ever since news broke last December. Y&R has suffered on so many levels that it will never really be free of this whole debacle. Of course, Phelps was behind it all as usual, but I think this one blew up in her face. She has to be the most hated woman in all of soaps now. People only defend her out of fear or ignorance. She’s wrecked Y&R. It’s just terrible now. The whole hands situation is laughable. They should have left Adam Newman dead. Once again, Phelps’ arrogance will be her downfall.
We all know, “hands down,” that this hands bit is a ploy by TPTB to keep the idea of Adam alive in the minds of viewers, yet try to prepare them for the inevitable fact that, when he finally does show his face, it won’t be Michael Muhney (unless something miraculous happens in the meantime).
Considering how quickly the show is getting rid of or changing the storylines of popular male characters so only Steve Burton’s Dylan is a “heroic” figure, you’d think the show was full of jerks and creeps. I don’t think the writers and TPTB seem to realize that fans will always love certain actors and favor certain newbies over JFP’s “golden boy,” who doesn’t really have that big a following.
Knowing that Michael Muhney was massively popular, even with having him a villain and then his firing and the mess afterward where his career and reputation were smeared, they thought fans would turn to Burton instead. Nope. When Sean Carrigan came in as Stitch, fans turned to him as the newest heartthrob, and you can see TPTB don’t really like that, as they are writing him as a murderer now. Hopefully he, like Muhney’s Adam, will be redeemable, as fans love them some Stitch, again, moreso than they love Dullun … Dylan.
When the writers and TPTB learn they should be pleasing the fans, not themselves, things will be much better for all of us again. Bringing back Shemar Moore, even for two episodes, is a good start…but it’s only a start….now let’s find a way to bring back Muhney and Miller and make it ALL better again….(then maybe we’ll give ’em a hand at Y&R…)
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Sadly, neither Billy Miller or Michael Muhney will return to Y&R as long as Jill Farren Phelps is Executive Producer of the show. She screwed Billy Miller in his contract negotiations, then fired Michael Muhney and smeared his name with the help of Angelica McDaniel & TMZ. This woman would run down her mother to keep power and make her boy-toy Steve Farren Burton the “star of Y&R”. She has no ethics. Anyone associated with Phelps is either a FOJ or her victim.
I’ve been reading that Billy Miller is starting on GH soon & that Michael Muhney just finished a movie and is in negotiations for some other roles. I seriously doubt either of them ever appear on Y&R again. Maybe if Phelps is gone, they might, but it would surprise me.
Blah, it just reminds me of the villain in Inspector Gadget that is always stroking his cat. Too bad we can’t resurrect Patty’s stuffed “Miss Kitty”. Gag..
Is that really Adumb, who is spying on Chelsea, aka, the Human Incubator, the same Adumb who was killed in an explosion? Of course it is because as we all know, in Genoa City, no one who dies really actually dies. This show not only defies the laws of science and physics, but flies in the face of reality and common sense. Man! It is so believable! I’m still waiting for Ducilla to appear at Neil’s door and announce, “Honey? I’m home.” Let’s see how Hillary deals with THAT!!
Of course the character wasn’t portrayed as being dumb before now, but that was when the show was scripted by competent writers. These twits will write anything now and that’s why these characters make now sense whatsoever now. The show is a mess and Hands Newman is just another example of the insanity that’s called Y&R.
Totally agree. These horrible writers have taken Y&R down so far that it has become unwatchable. Long time viewers can’t believe how bad the show is now. It’s obvious that Phelps has shoved her boy-toy Steve Farren Burton and pet Hunter “The Pouter” King front and center. They cannot carry this show….except down the toilet.
I “used” to be a loyal viewer, from many, many years ago. How many? I won’t tell but let’s just say, back when it was actually watchable, something it hasn’t been in ages. I can’t believe how it has degenerated into this hot mess of stupidity that it is now! After taking a break from it for a couple of months, I go back and it’s not only as insultingly bad as before, but WORSE. So that’s it for me. I’m tired of watching a show that causes me to swear at the TV every two minutes, and lose IQ points. I’m done. I knew that losing Bill Bell would change the show but I had no idea that it would change THIS MUCH. I also keep reading that soaps are on their way out. Just look at how many are left now. Four? Down from what? Ten or more a day? When a show is as dreadful as the Y&R is, it deserves to be cancelled. And soon. These moron writers should know that you can only feed people rubbish for so long. They obviously must think that their audience is really, really thick because otherwise, why would they still be tuning in to this junk? Watching an infomercial would probably prove to be way more entertaining. And it wouldn’t insult your intelligence the way this does. Go get em, Adumb!
Larry…dude…of course Y&R is going down the toilet!!!!! And it’s gonna continue to go down the toilet as long as that manipulative JFP is running/ruining the show!!!!! TOTAL DRECK!!!!!!
An idea: I think that Hands Newman should transform (or whatever) into a SERIAL KILLER and O-F-F the following: Abby, Cane, Christine, Devon, Dylan, Hilary, Lily, Summer, Tyler and Victor. Everyone else can live/survive.
A-C-E-S!!!!!
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2026 Daytime Emmys Gold & Silver Circle Inductees: Francesca James, Patrika Darbo and Meredith Vieira Among Those Being Honored
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced on Thursday, October 8, the 2026 Gold & Silver Circle Inductees who will be celebrated at the 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, October 30.
This year’s honor roll features industry professionals that have made contributions across daytime television, including daytime dramas, talk shows, comedy, and more.
The Gold inductees include: Meredith Vieira (former c0-host of The View, journalist and EP and CEO, Meredith Vieira Productions),Patrika Darbo (ex-Nancy, Days of our Lives and Shirley, The Bold and the Beautiful, soon to be seen reprising her role of Shirley on Y&R), three-time Daytime Emmy winner, Francesca James (ex-Kitty/Kelly, All My Children, plus director and/or producer at All My Children, General Hospital, Loving, Santa Barbara et al), and finally Byron Allen (Founder, Chairman & CEO Allen Media Group).
It should be noted that Vieira made guest appearances on both All My Children and General Hospital throughout her career. On GH, she played madam Bree Flanders in 2003 and 2012. She also appeared as a wedding planner on All My Children back in 2001.
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The Silver inductees are: Stephen Brown (VP Programming and Development, Fox Television Stations) and Rubin Ervin (Announcer/Warm-Up Host for Family Feud, The Bachelor and more).The Gold and Silver Circle Society Inductees are deemed by NATAS as “exceptional professionals who have performed distinguished service within the television industry, setting standards for achievement, mentoring, leadership and professional accolades for 50 or 25 years, respectively. They represent the best and brightest in the industry.”
In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS shared, “This year’s Gold & Silver honorees are recognized for their continued exceptional contributions to our television industry. We are proud to honor a class of honorees from diverse career paths across many daytime genres. Their impact is evident in programming every day, inspiring generations and enriching the lives of countless viewers.”
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NATAS previously announced that soap opera icon Genie Francis (Laura, General Hospital) will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award during this year’s ceremonies.
The 2026 Daytime Emmys will be held at the historic Hollywood Palladium and will stream live on the NATAS YouTube channel at YouTube.com/@theemmys and watch.TheEmmys.tv.
The annual awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of genres, including daytime dramas, talk series, entertainment news, culinary, adventure, instructional and legal/courtroom programming.
The 53rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be a single ceremony in 2026, produced by NATAS Productions. Adam Sharp and Lara Gates are executive producers, with Leon Knoles returning to direct for a fifth straight year. Rachel Schwartz serves as Head of Daytime, and the firm of Lutz & Carr, LLP, provides accounting services for the competition.
So, what do you think of this year’s Gold & Silver Inductees? Happy to see some of the names that will be recognized on October 30? Who in the future who has had enduring contributions to daytime television or the soap opera genre, would you like to see receive these honors in years to come? Let us know via the comment section below.
This week on Days of our Lives, Dante Vitali (Franco LoPresti) surprises Sydney DiMera (Sydney Malakeh) when he arrives in Salem, while the woman he loves Sami Brady is over in Italy, Viewers are becoming quite suspicious of Dante, who seemed to be in collusion with Dominic Marino, leading us to try to surmise just what are Dante’s true intentions to coming to Salem? To meet Sami’s family, or so he says?
Meanwhile, Sami Brady has spoken! In a new video that dropped on Wednesday October 7 on the official Days of our Lives Instagram account, Alison Sweeney appears for what is being called as Sami Brady’s Confessions from Italy or Salem Confessionals!
In character, Sweeney talks to camera explaining Sami’s perspective on her engagement to Dante, and how she feels about him coming to Salem without her to meet the Brady clan. Sami says, “This is such a crazy time. I’m engaged, but I’m not ready to be older. It’s just been my reputation in the past. I’ve always been in such a hurry to sort of like, get it done because it hasn’t always worked out. I’m engaged to a wonderful man named Dante. He’s Italian. He’s dreamy and fabulous. I’m enjoying all of it, like the whole thing. Being engaged, being in love, dating, it’s a new thing for me.”
Photo: Corday Productions
DANTE’S ARRIVAL IN SALEM
Sweeney as Sami continues to explain and rationalize, “Dante, hired my daughter, Sydney, to work for him, which has been amazing. She actually likes him. She’s approved of this relationship, which I’m very happy about. But I will be honest, I’m a little nervous because my fiancé is going to meet my family in Salem without me. I think that’s a good idea. I’m nervous because my family, you know, knows a lot about me. But, I have told Dante everything. I mean, okay, not like literally everything, but a lot of. No, not a lot. Some, you know, enough and he doesn’t want to know the rest.”
All in all, it seems like Sami thinks she has found happiness with the guy, but she made be in for rude awakening as she brings up her manipulative past with the loves of Sami’s life. “He’s (Dante) happy and he loves me and I’m not like that anymore, so it’s fine,” explains Sami. “But I’m just saying that things might come up, um, because my family doesn’t forget either. I’m nervous for them to just like him. I’m nervous for them to be happy for me. I want them to be happy for me, and for us ,and for them to see that this is different for me. I understand why they don’t believe that. I understand why they would be, you know, suspicious of my intentions.”
Photo: Days Peacock IG
IT’S LOVE FOR SAMI
Sami shares she has fallen hard for Dante! “All I can say is I’m in love. It’s amazing. I recommend it. I really hope that Dante wins over my family, and they can all be happy for me. I do hope to get married sometime and celebrate that with my family. That’s what I want. That’s honestly actually what I’ve always wanted and now I think it’s really gonna happen.”
As previously reported, Alison Sweeney will be back on-screen come June of 2027 on the Peacock streaming soap opera, when Sami returns in story along with Christie Clark (Carrie Brady), Chandler Massey (Will Horton) and Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton).
So, what did you think of Sami’s confessions from Italy? Do you think Sami will be duped by Dante? Will their love conquer all, or is Dante even in love with Sami? Stay tuned.
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You just never know when one of your favorites from a soap opera will pop on TV on another show! Such was the case on the Tuesday, October 6 episode of the number one daytime game show in America, The Price is Right on CBS!
Hudson West, who has played Jake Webber on General Hospital from 2016-2019, and then has been recurring since 2021 and used very sporadically in story, was in attendance in the audience for a taping of The Price is Right. He wound up selected as one of the players and eventually won a car.
Here;’s what happened: West bid $3,000 on a five-night stay at the Bandon Marina Inn in Oregon. His opponent, Charles, bid $4,550, which was too high, so West got the chance to play the game “Any Number” for a prize.
Photo: ABC
The drama became intense as West picked the numbers needed to win a new car with host Drew Carey presiding over the game play. After he won, Hudson fell to the floor in shock before getting up and running in excitement towards his new car!
Later in the show, Hudson got the opportunity to spin the wheel to try to advance to the “Showcase” round, but his opponent named Jenny spun a higher number to qualify, ending West’s run in the game. But, he came away with the new car.
Apart from his role on GH, TV fans have seen West on NCIS: Los Angeles, Dancing with the Stars: Juniors and Grace and Frankie to name but a few.
You can check out what happened when Hudson won a car on The Price is Right on the video below.
Now let us know, what did you think of Hudson’s big win? Do you hope that GH finally has Jake back in story since he is the son of Elizabeth and Jason? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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