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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 334685" data-attributes="member: 27">When Mal Young was hired to be Head Writer and Executive Producer, he attempted to install a new family (the Morales family) but they ended up not working out.&nbsp; He used a tried-and-true technique of introducing them (pairing them romantically with established characters), but they became supporting characters and eventually were phased out due to lack of story.&nbsp; It did not help that they kept stressing their connections to Miami, making it seem as if they were temporary transplants rather than a family who had decided to live in GC permanently.I still have vague memories of when Y&amp;R phased out the Brooks family and de-emphasized the Fosters.&nbsp; They&#039;d been so central that no one could believe the show (which was expanding to an hour) could weather the departures of those beloved characters.&nbsp; But they brought the Abbotts in, and some guy named Victor Newman....and the show got a new lease on life.&nbsp; Too bad they can&#039;t grab a ouija board and hit Bill Bell up for some advice.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 334685, member: 27"] When Mal Young was hired to be Head Writer and Executive Producer, he attempted to install a new family (the Morales family) but they ended up not working out. He used a tried-and-true technique of introducing them (pairing them romantically with established characters), but they became supporting characters and eventually were phased out due to lack of story. It did not help that they kept stressing their connections to Miami, making it seem as if they were temporary transplants rather than a family who had decided to live in GC permanently. I still have vague memories of when Y&R phased out the Brooks family and de-emphasized the Fosters. They'd been so central that no one could believe the show (which was expanding to an hour) could weather the departures of those beloved characters. But they brought the Abbotts in, and some guy named Victor Newman....and the show got a new lease on life. Too bad they can't grab a ouija board and hit Bill Bell up for some advice. [/QUOTE]

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