Comments on: Victor Newman Is Being Written Out Of ‘The Young & The Restless’

By: Brig

Brig — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 23:49:15 +0000

I like the character Victor Newman. I lOVE Eric Braeden as an actor. I think he’s mega talented. He’s a thinker and a doer. He ponders things and gets to work and makes money for his family, honest money, which his bratty ass greed driven children want to take from him. He’s a good man who has planned well for his family and because of Uncle Jack they want to make him homeless and pennyless, they may accomplish that but they are not wize enough to keep it all afloat like Victor has. They’ll need his wisdom in the near future when they figure out Good Ole Uncle Jack got rich off them and won’t have a damn thing to do with them when they are broke. VIctor and Niki together will be back to help the entire Newman family make a smashing come back. Jck Abbott will be history along with his snotty devious side kick Phyllis.

By: Ivy

Ivy — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:36:33 +0000

WT…I am devastated. I love Victor he is also the heart of the show no matter what anyone says. Yes he is Sly and Vicivious, but he is the bomb. What will they do without him…be boring I guess…

By: jean

jean — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:46:15 +0000

Mr Bell took the heart of the show with him when he died.

By: jean

jean — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:43:36 +0000

I’m not a fan of Victor.Hope he doesn’t get Colleen’s heart.Maybe he could take Adam with him.Would not miss him.the Newmans are bastards right now.

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:13:33 +0000

i will never never watch anything Sony again if they let Victor leave!!!

By: Rita

Rita — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:28:58 +0000

What good is a contract if it is not honored.
I think Y&R has lost it’s way anyway. How can they expect us to believe these Adam stories, everything goes his way, thy have turned both Ashley and Victor into idiots who can’t see what is in front of their face. The moustache has always been very wary and yet he appears to be quite gullible about Adam.
I find the story lines very mean spirited and some of them are really predictabible others are just too stupid,
Wht happened to the great writers they usd to have.

By: Therese

Therese — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:46:48 +0000

I think that if Y&R had a contract with these actors they should at least hold up their end of the deal until it is up. I’m sure the actors: Melody and Braeden would gladly re sign afterwards. It will be a great loss if Victor leaves and to re cast would be stupid as far as i’m concerned. Either way I will still watch as i’m sure lots of others will as well, but i will miss Victor if he does leave.

By: MissGee

MissGee — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:03:31 +0000

I totally agree Trent. Peace the spork out to Victor. I have been waiting for this day….he drives me bananas. He can’t act and his character is annoying.

I also agree with Kent that the baby switching story line is not so swell.

The actor that plays Adam Newman is also terrible.

I still love the show tho…and will love it even more with Victor gone!!

By: jadedsweetie

jadedsweetie — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:10:04 +0000

i’ve watched the show since i was a little girl and i can’t imagine him not being there. but, he can take a break for a while and i wouldn’t miss him. i agree with everyone else, the show is getting a little ridiculous and its sad to see that…

By: Kiara

Kiara — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:13:43 +0000

They probably make more than $100 grand an episode anyway…so what the hell are they complaining about a paycut for!?! That’s more than some people make in a year!!! It’s totally ridiculous the amount that stars are paid per episode. How can they even justify it? :@

By: Kent

Kent — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:26:58 +0000

btw, one more thing, it occurred to me there was a fair number of comments on this eric braeden story so i put my grade one math skills to the test and have discovered that only today’s posts on britney and twilight generated more comments than this one.
and they say daytime drama is dying.
NEVER!

By: Kent

Kent — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:09:35 +0000

Trent, I was *just* gonna tweet u about this sitch and then of course i see here u’ve already blogged it…
even tho y&r is ROYALLY pissing me off lately, i don’t want to see eric braeden go. he is the backbone of the show as victor newman, and i hope the same thing happens with him as it did a few months ago with melody thomas scott – ie, he sucks it up.
i actually find his acting to be somewhat notable at times. not alot of range, mind you, but every once in a while he makes my eyes go wide for a second or two. maybe obama can arrange a bailout for him or y&r or cbs or WHOever so we can all just move the eff on.
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as for Y&R storyline, i HATE HATE HATE the contrived baby-switch story with ashley and sharon. that’s some of THEE LAZIEST writing i’ve seen in awhile.
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the ridiculous Zamboni painting bullshit fell out of the sky for no good reason months ago and the writers still haven’t cleaned up their own mess with that one. swear to god, adrienne frantz musta graduated top of her class from the “trembling chin school of acting”.
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the “back from the dead and gay” story of Phillip is totally dead in the water. i’m so disappointed in this show for conceiving a truly interesting plot development and then just letting it hang there like an empty cobweb.
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headwriter maria arena bell was absolutely hitting all the right notes in her first year or so at the helm, but she has been sleepwalking thru her gig for several months now.
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sorry for the rant but you KNOW how i am ;-)

By: Trish

Trish — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:13:31 +0000

I’ve watched this show for too long to mention and I NEVER understood the sex appeal (?!) a lot of folks saw in Braeden….plus, I’ve heard a lot about what an ass he is so – buh bye!

By: anne

anne — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:05:53 +0000

i grew up watching this show, so seeing someone other than eric braeden as victor newman would be strange. but then again, when martha byrne left as the world turns and was replaced by another actress, i thought the same thing. and i actually prefer the new actress. so maybe a new victor newman would bring new spice to the sow. lets face it: the abbott vs. newman rivalry definitely needs a new kick to it and a nuVictor may do the trick. but i bet anything, braeden will resign.

By: KD

KD — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:58:00 +0000

I just started watching Y&R just over two years ago. The story lines kept me tuned in but this last while the story lines are getting quite silly. Have they hired new writers. It will be interesting to see if Braeden leaves the show for good.

By: beth

beth — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 23:47:21 +0000

Victor gone for GOOD? I’ll believe it when I see it. He’ll be back after a hiatus and when contract negotiations are resolved – just like MTS!

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:18:52 +0000

He will be back soon I’m sure… There’s no way that Braeden will stay away for too long once cooler heads prevail. And they cannot recast this role. It would be like recasting Erica Kane – never happen. The same thing happened with MTS and she had to be written out for 2 months because the agreement came too late (BTW MTS’ husband is NO longer a producer on Y&R)

By: pinkdog

pinkdog — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:03:01 +0000

oh trent this is why i love you so! keeping me up to date on my soap! cannot stand the mustache- he’s such a horrid actor! now if they could just can abby and mac…
and yep, i’m one of those housewives (a real one from atl!) that still watches y and r!
xoxo

By: Krissy

Krissy — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:53:53 +0000

Wow…I remember coming home from kindergarten and seeing the final moments of this show, because my grandmother watched it. He has been on there for AGES!

By: Shanny

Shanny — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:00:27 +0000

I have followed Y&R since th 80′s. Many characters have come and gone from the episode but Victor is a staple. It would be extremely disappointing to see him go away, especially if that means Adam gets a bigger role of any kind. He is boring.

By: Namerequired

Namerequired — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:50:33 +0000

I think the TPTB should honor the contract, The actors know they’re going to have to take paycuts when the renegotiate their contracts. This stuck out to me
“It is important to note that they are willing to take pay cuts but at the end of their contracts. “Everyone knows they have to take a slash in pay,” says an insider. “That isn’t the issue — the issue is that their current contract isn’t being respected. Once you open up a contract during a cycle, the original contract is null and void and you must start over from scratch.”

Once they null and void that contract the actors lose any ability to negotiate on a level (or as level as can be) field, for vacation time, storyline input and other benefits. Eric has money (so does MTS) some things are about more than money, I side with the actors.

Oh and NO ONE can ever replace Victor Newman period (Jack’s a pansy, Nick LOL, and Adam yeah seriously, as evil as Victor I could always see his heart trying to break through) they tried to replace Drucilla and look how that turned out, some actors personify a role, especially in daytime when they come into on home 5 days a week 52 weeks of the year. Now if Heather can back as Victoria Newman, maybe when could have something there.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:36:52 +0000

are there enough housewives left to even keep making soaps?

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:57:24 +0000

I would much prefer that he leave the show and take the character with him than having him replaced. I think the show will survive without Victor (although I’ll be sad to see him go), but Eric is Victor. Some actors and characters become synonymous, and I think that’s the case with Victor. I hope something can be worked out because the Jack/Victor feud is one of my favorite things about Y&R. It’d be a shame to lose that. Victor fuels so many storylines. I’m crossing my fingers.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:51:10 +0000

I highly doubt that money was the issue for MGT (Nikki)’s leave. She is married to one of the producers.

By: garion

garion — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:41:54 +0000

it’s called a business, hence, he should take a cut. Soaps are a dying breed. Y&R will go away like Days, Guilding Light, etc… sooner or later. Eric should try and stop the bleeding.

it’s like unions and the auto dealers. Those union people wouldn’t make concessions thinking the auto industry would always fund their high salaries and great benefits as most other workers in all other industries are being screwed. Well, the economy affects EVERYONE, and they learned their lesson eventually.