I say give the woman a chance. Im hoping she is true to her word and she wont decimate the entire canvas of characters.

Im glad she acknowledges what a mistake it was to kill Maureen Bauer off of Guiding Light, it was a blow to the show it never recovered from.

No way.

Although I didn’t always agree with some of the decisions JFP made while at GH. She is a great producer. She is intune with the industry and doesn’t shy away from bringing new technolody to aid in the story telling. I think Y&R will do good by Jill. GH benefited from her and so will Y&R. It’s all good.

I’m going to remain cautiously optimistic. I became a viewer of Y&R because of Lane. CK is a very important (and irreplaceable) p/o that pairing.
The soap canvas is made up of diverse personalities; thats what draws in and keeps a diverse viewing audience.

Hiring this loathsome woman is another nail in the coffin of the once great,American original art form -the daytime drama.The storied history of the soap opera genre is,lamentably,becoming a more and more distant memory.

Killing off Maureen Baur how about killing off Frankie Frame!!!! I will never forget that MISTAKE!

As long as Peter Bergman and Michael Muhney (and Melissa Claire Egan since she is an incredible assest and Adam/Chelsea are the only reason I continue to tune in these days lol) stay, I’m totally fine. lol. I do hope she turns the show around from Maria Arena Bell’s disasterous tenure. Families and characters were destroyed during her reign and I can only hope that Ms. Phelps honors the legacy of Y&R, unlike her predesecor. I do not think she will rape or pillage the cast, I think Christel’s circumstance is unique from the rest of the cast as she… Read more »

The woman (JFP) is not a great EP. She really made GH go down the tubes and Y&R is already horrible. Once was the best of the shows is now the worst as far as I am concerned. People should watch GH which is the best of all the soaps.

This interview makes me feel safe to stand by with JFP as the executive producer as Y&R. She’s going to really help the series become what it should’ve been under Maria’s regime. I have faith that the new Y&R is going to be fantastic!

I find it curious that she’s touting her ability to make wise financial decisions about Y&R, when one of the MAJOR criticisms of her from a managerial standpoint was her constant inability (some said by conscious disregard) to keep GH on or under budget. Maybe working on Hollywood Heights has taught her a thing or two. Frank Valentini is the King of bringing a show in under budget. Does she mean it or is she blowing smoke to please Sony? We’ve been through this before, wanting a bad EP or writer replaced, and far too often it’s been from the… Read more »

Boy do I want to believe what she says.

I have one question, though. Did she have her fingers crossed during that interview? 🙂

Okay! Now I have read the entire TV Guide interview. She, of course, has great things to say, but is also very coy about some things. I hope she means what she says about getting story for Victor, Nikki, Neil, and Jill (hopefully with Tristan Rogers). Apparently JFP and Genie Francis have made peace. Now what it her fascination with James Franco? Why doesn’t she just pay him to be her pool boy or something and be done with it? He is a good actor, but he doesn’t do much for soaps .. or his own career. In fact, back… Read more »

I have faith that Y&R will survive, and I hope for the best for the whole team! I believe that Lily and Cane would have new, different strories if Y&R brought on a few friends, family members, co-workers, etc. that are their age. A lot of the characters that are my age (Lily’s age too) have left, like J.T., Brittany, MacKenzie, etc. Teenagers will be good for the show, too, but please don’t give them much more air-time than everyone else from Victor, Nikki, Jack and Katherine to the new children and babies. To be honest, for me, it would… Read more »

I agree with Mrs. Farren’s comments, that she intends to come in peace, not destroy or pillage “The Young & The Restless”. And as for those who can stay or go? I don’t know…..word has it that there will be recasts of a few young characters. The rest can stay……that’s all I can be assured about.:)

Time will tell. I am skeptical given all the BS soap fans have endured the last few years. Hopeful for the show, the cast and its fans that this regime turns things around and Y&R lives on for many years to come.

Phelps has pillaged every single show she’s been on, why would anyone believe her?

It’s entirely possible for someone to learn from his/her mistakes and improve. But in this case, I highly doubt it. She is unquestionably very talented at some aspects of the job, but she’s hellish at others, and her trail of destruction across prior soaps speaks for itself. I’m sure she doesn’t intend to “rape and pillage” Y&R. But I’m equally sure she didn’t intend to rape and pillage Santa Barbara, Guiding Light, Another World, and General Hospital–and yet that’s exactly what she did at each show. I’d have more confidence if I thought she really understood the mistakes she’s made–and… Read more »

Guiding Light was on fire most of the time she was there, though she did make huge mistakes like letting Beverlee McKinsey go and killing off the anchor of the show, Maureen Bauer. The show never fully recovered after those losses. And Another World was really good when she was on there, I remember the show being really interesting then and the ratings were a lot better, especially in the demos. I have never really watched GH but I don’t think she did very well on there from what I have read from the media and fans. I know she… Read more »

I don’t know much about Phelps. However, MAB really had to go. I am just thankful that the duo who killed ATWT, Chris Goutman and “alleged” writer Jean Passanante, aren’t anywhere near this show. This couple butchered ATWT while continuing to think they were doing great work with it.

the fact that she even said that shows that she’s aware of her mass distruction reputation, can she change? i doubt it, so y&r fans hold on for your life, she’s about to ruin your show.

she is a wolf in sheep’s clothing & she speaks with a forked-tongue!

OK, so I read the entire interview, and I, for one, am going to give JFP a chance.

Soap viewers are probably the MOST unforgiving people on the planet, but who hasn’t made mistakes…and learned from them? I’m willing to give Jill the benefit of the doubt and hope that she’s true to her word. If she’s not, well, she tried, Sony tried, others tried to make this soap better. And it surely did/does need all the help it can get.

I think JFP will bring MUCH needed, good changes to Y&R. At this time, anything would be an improvement.

JFP destroyed Guiding Light and she will try to destroy Y&R .Y&R fans do not let her destroy this soap we need it on the air for years to come

Oh for sure there has been too much Phyllis I liked her with Jack but surely not with Nick. Also, I like Sharon as a boss but PLEASE don’t make her a klepto and desperate and jumping to Adam every other day. I still have hope for her and Nick since that time in Paris was so very very romantic. Howvever, Nick acting like a flaky nasty heartless jerk over and over to Sharon does make it harder to think of him as romantic. I really like Adam with Chelsea although it is getting a little too syrupy. Put Vic… Read more »

Mellissia Egan who plays Chelsea is the worst boring actress ever!!! KILL HER OFF AND PHYLLIS!!!! ENOUGH!

I’m pretty loyal to my characters, but I am so glad that the main ranch house burned. I’ve been wanting them to modernize that home for years.

Is the daytime world so devoid of new talent that they keep hiring the same people to wreck these shows? Sheesh, it’s as incestuous as The Bold and the Beautiful! (not that I wouldn’t LOVE to see Erika Slezak or Robin Strasser on BB, these are talents that never go out of style).