Showing posts with label Mal Young. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mal Young. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Mal Young Being Replaced at 'The Young and the Restless' (Updated)


According to an online report, The Young and the Restless head writer and executive producer Mal Young has been fired and replaced by Josh Griffith.

Young, best known for his work on British soap opera EastEnders, had a mixed record at Y&R. Despite some wonderful moments and episodes, Young's Y&R was never consistently entertaining, and he often repeated mistakes made by producers of many past canceled soaps. The addition of the rather boring Rosales family this year made some fans complain they were replacing beloved vets like Doug Davidson, who was taken off contract after decades of playing Paul Williams.

Longtime star Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) got dragged into the discussion after speaking out. He tweeted the following on Sunday: "To those who are dying to start shit with me, go for it!! But don’t you dare accuse me of 'racist' attitude when I have spent my lifetime going against that evil, looong before it was 'politically correct!' I am, however, against arbitrary intros of characters!!"

While some of Young's intentions seem good, the execution has been mediocre at best.

Despite all this, Y&R just celebrated 30 years as the top-rated daytime soap opera. To be fair, that milestone was a tribute to the legacy creator William J. Bell established than anything Young produced.

Young's exit has not yet been confirmed by CBS or production company Sony.

UPDATE:
Mal Young confirmed his exit as Y&R's executive producer/head writer to Showbiz411's Roger Friedman. In the statement at showbiz411.com, Young said, "Just arrived in London for the holidays. I felt like it was a good time to move on. Never a good idea to get too settled on a long running soap and I achieved all that I and CBS set out to do: improved scripts and production values. I have a project of my own that I’ve been developing and want to pursue that now. Plus running a show like this is all consuming and want to get a bit of my life back – and see my family occasionally!"

Friedman weighed in with his own strong opinion: "Fans should not put all the blame for what’s happened at this show on Young. He had to report to people who dictated quite a bit to him. The real failure still lies with Head of Daytime Angelica McDaniel."

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- Anthony Morina and Josh Griffith Taking Over at 'The Young and the Restless'

Monday, February 13, 2017

'The Young and the Restless' New Opening Credits Sneak Peek


On Monday morning, CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless offered viewers a sneak peek of their new opening credits via the show's Facebook account.

“Join us on Valentine's Day as we unveil a glamorous update to our iconic opening titles featuring the fantastic Y&R cast,” said executive producer Mal Young. “We're excited to debut this fresh update to the titles that honors our rich history on CBS DAYTIME and carries us into the future as we approach our 44th anniversary and continue celebrating 28 years as the number one daytime drama. Enjoy!"

Check out the preview below.

Sunday, July 10, 2016

NEWS: Kim Matula, Mal Young, Rhonda Ross, Sean Kanan, Tom Degnan

Kim Matula stars in Season 2 of UnREAL. Photo by James
Dittiger Copyright 2016
The Bold and the Beautiful alum Kim Matula savors every salacious minute on UnREAL
“As an actor, I’m not incredibly pleased with the popularity of reality shows,” says Matula, who’s most widely known for her five-year run as Hope Logan on B&B. “As an actor, I want there to be lots of scripted shows — and I want them to be really well-written scripted shows.”

“When I got the audition notice for this show, I watched the first episode and got hooked,” she says. “I just loved it so much that I went and downloaded the entire first season before auditioning."

Local South Dakota would-be stars audition for soap opera roles
Several dozen people went to the Rushmore Mall on Friday afternoon to audition for a walk-on role in one of two CBS soap operas: The Young and the Restless or The Bold and the Beautiful.

KELOLand, the local CBS affiliate, coordinated the casting call as part of regional auditions held throughout July. The local casting committee will select 10 finalists from each region. The national network will select the winners.

New The Young and the Restless executive producer Mal Young loves a vocal audience
“If they weren’t vocal, I would worry, because their opinions count," Young said in the new issue of Soap Opera Digest. "I love that. I encourage that, but then you have to surprise them. You can’t just keep saying, ‘Let’s give them what they want. ‘ We’ve got to give them what surprises them and thrills them.”

How Mal Young got sucked into Y&R
When the pilots he developed with Simon Fuller failed to be picked up, Young found himself approached by Sony to take a look at Y&R. “I was honored to be asked my opinion,” he tells CBS Soaps in Depth. “But also, when I really started to watch it, the quality shone through. I was just sucked into it. To be passionate and be part of the people involved in keeping this thing going, I love it.”

Red Rock coming to BBC1's afternoon lineup
The drama is told from the point of view of the officers from the local Garda station where the men and women there police the surrounding area. This program was originally shown in Ireland in 2015. It is being shown here in double length episodes each weekday afternoon.

Motown progeny (and Another World alum) Rhonda Ross makes her own music
Ross (Toni Burrell on AW) is enjoying spending time, professionally and personally, with her mother, Diana Ross.

“We are working together in a way we never have before,” says Ross, who appears on her mom’s “In the Name of Love Tour,” in the Bay Area this week.

The Bold and the Beautiful star Sean Kanan announces new comedy gigs
Kanan (Deacon Sharpe on B&B) will be taking his stand up comedy act to the Lake Tahoe/Reno/Auburn CA area next week, and the actor/comedian couldn’t be more thrilled. “My routine is getting stronger and stronger,” he beams. “I’m doing more and more material, and working towards filming a half-hour special, hopefully before the end of the year.”

EastEnders character's life is set to be left hanging in the balance (spoilers)
The drama begins when the Beales and Mitchells receive a call to say Ben (Harry Reid) has been involved in a mystery incident, and has been rushed to hospital with critical injuries. Desperate to find out what’s happened, Phil and Ian panic and make their way to hospital - but what news awaits them? These scenes air on Monday, July 18.

Tom Degnan marries Erin Cummings
Tom Degnan (Joey Buchanan on One Life to Live) married actress Erin Cummings over the Fourth of July weekend at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at The University of Notre Dame. The couple was introduced by Christian Campbell (Bobby on All My Children) and his wife, America Olivo.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Jill Farren Phelps Fired! Mal Young Takes Over as 'The Young and the Restless' Executive Producer

Jill Farren Phelps has been replace as executive producer at Y&R
by Mal Young.
The run of Emmy queen Jill Farren Phelps as executive producer of CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless has come to end. Replacing Phelps is British producer Mal Young, who has been serving as supervising producer at Y&R for nearly six months.

Co-executive producer and head writer Chuck Pratt is still in place, but Daytime Confidential's Jamey Giddens is reporting that the much-maligned Pratt may be on his way out as well. After many years, the masterpiece creation of soap opera icon William J. Bell may finally be in good hands.

From 1997-2004, Young served as Controller of Continuing Drama Series for the BBC's in-house production arm. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing the network's continuing episodic drama series, including EastEnders, Doctor Who, Doctors (which he co-created), Casualty, Holby City (which he created). He also created Family Affairs for Channel 5.

The Liverpool native was very familiar with the soap opera genre when he came to work for the BBC, having spent 12 years, starting in the early 1980s working in every job at one time or another for Brookside, which launched on Channel 4 in November 1982. Brookside was praised for tackling tough issues, such as child abuse and rape, and received notoriety for a lesbian kiss.

While working as BBC Controller, Young shared his thoughts on what makes a successful soap.

Sunday, January 10, 2016

British Producer Mal Young Working at 'The Young and the Restless'

Mal Young
On Friday, prolific British producer Mal Young tweeted that he had finished his first week at CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. It appears he has joined the show in some capacity.

"End of week one and loving my new @YandR_CBS family," Young tweeted on Friday, a week after his New Year's mention of Y&R. "This year I'm going to be Young and I'm going to be Restless."

From 1997-2004, Young served as Controller of Continuing Drama Series for the BBC's in-house production arm. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing the network's continuing episodic drama series, including EastEnders, Doctor Who, Doctors (which he co-created), Casualty, Holby City (which he created). He also created Family Affairs for Channel 5.

The Liverpool native was very familiar with the soap opera genre when he came to work for the BBC, having spent 12 years, starting in the early 1980s working in every job at one time or another for Brookside, which launched on Channel 4 in November 1982. Brookside was praised for tackling tough issues, such as child abuse and rape, and received notoriety for a lesbian kiss.

While working as BBC Controller, Young shared his thoughts on what makes a successful soap.