Hallelujah Jesus: Melody Thomas Scott Renews Contract With The Young and The Restless!
TV Guide Magazine: So what did happen? Why did the leading lady on the No. 1 soap suddenly vanish?Thomas Scott: That's a tough question. I can't pretend to know for sure, being the victim here. Sony would have to tell you, which they won't.
TV Guide Magazine: You're not getting off that easy! Do you believe this was financial?
Thomas Scott: Yes, I do but it was not handled very well. I've been in this business since I was three and I know how this works. If a show is having problems with money or budget they call the actor very respectfully and say, "We have a little financial crunch here. Let's try to work something out, okay?" That's what should have happened. The problem was that such a phone call was never made to me and I was left in the lurch. Had they picked up the phone back in March or April and just said two or three sentences to me, none of this would have happened. But nobody said anything, and that started to get a little odd after a couple of weeks of not working. I would call in for my shooting schedule as I usually do and be told, "You have another week off." And this kept happening week after week after week. Then the fans started paying attention to all this and were asking me, "Are you leaving the show?" I had no idea what to say or why I wasn't working. Then all hell seemed to break lose. People were saying I had asked for a leave of absence. False. They were saying, "Oh, Melody, wants to spend time with her new grandbaby twins." False. [Laughs] Well, of course I do want to spend time with them but I would never quit my job over it! Then, when Twitter got hold of this, it became a huge international situation. I owe my return to the fans. Without Twitter, I don't know that I would be coming back. I really attribute it to that. It's pretty amazing. Social networking, baby!
Let this be a lesson to soaps, don't play fast and loose with your lead actors. To find out what will happen once Nikki returns to Genoa City, click here!
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4 May 2009
5 hours 29 min
Many thanks! Love Melody!
29 October 2009
12 hours 38 min
Love MTS, BUT this does not mean all will be right in GC again, so lets not get it twisted!!! PLEASE! Hot mess Daisy is still coming! Dianes lame murder is still not resolved, Katherine is still not herself, Victor still gets away with everything, Jill is still an idiot, Genie F is still around, Lily & Cane still suck & are "endgame".
4 March 2009
2 weeks 18 hours
I'm glad she's returning but if they can't write a good story for her, it isn't going to mean much to the show's ratings or future!
5 November 2007
9 hours 55 min
My blessing to an otherwise sucky day. *Doing the happy dance*
30 March 2009
6 days 17 hours
Praise the lawd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and the i hit my dougie!
25 February 2009
47 weeks 6 days
Well, this is definitely a start to what one can hope means a more watchable soap. Now if we could just "clean house" behind the camera lens, this would be all I'd ask for for Christmas this year. Wonder if Twitter/fans could also successfully campaign to bring back Jack Smith or any other decent writer for that matter...nevertheless, welcome home, Nikki/Melody!
10 September 2010
35 weeks 8 hours
23 April 2008
13 hours 29 min
She seems in good spirits- i would be too if I collected what she did per episode.
all joke$ aside- Im glad she's back where she belongs.
5 September 2011
1 year 33 weeks
A-M-E-N !
9 July 2009
1 year 3 weeks
We're working on it! You can find us on twitter @FireMABCompany and our FB page as well: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fire-Maria-Arena-Bell-from-the-Young-and-t...
Hope that helps you out!
14 September 2011
1 year 35 weeks
(almost dying laughing as I ask this question) Yo Mrs Bell! Whatever happened to the Diane Jenkins murder mystery? Yet another all about abandoned storyline? Oh wait that's right Abby is randomly teaming up with Ronan... incoherent, incoherent... Does she even watch this sh....
29 August 2010
9 weeks 1 day
Now, Nikki just needs to find the nearest car upon her return and run down Daisy!
5 August 2011
1 year 29 weeks
This southern lady is thrilled you are coming back Melody...can't be soon enough. Now, could you bring your husband with you?? Y&R is on life support and Ed would be a good step in helping to save its' life.
1 July 2009
11 hours 52 min
I know all of you Y&R fans are doing your happy dance right now!!
16 August 2009
2 weeks 4 days
Oh Happy Day! I have no idea how to hit my "dougie", so I'll just drop it like it's hot then do the cabbage patch.
This does not solve all of Y&R's problems, but this is a step in the right direction. I believe every single thing MTS says about how these bastids at Sony tried to give her the okey-doke. I never for a second believed the whisper campaign these fools tried to start via their errand boy Nelson Branco (sorry I had to conjure up that name, but I'm in a "calling people out" kind of mood. I'll make sure not to utter it 2 more times - lol!). Why the hell should I believe the word of some upstart idiots in charge at the fledgling SONY over the word of a woman who has devoted over 30 years to this show? I don't know them fools from "Adam", but MTS' dedication to Y&R speaks for itself.I especially resent how they tried to pimp the birth of her grandchildren as a cover for their shady machinations! That's super low.
Onto more pleasant things. So glad to see Ms Scott acknowledge that Nikki has been a slave to Victor and that crap aint right. I really hope this can be the beginning of a new era for Nikki.
If this crap really had nothing to do with MAB or the Bells as a production company, they (the Bells) need to make like Victor Newman and make moves to get Sony far, far away from Bill Bell's legacy. Then they need to renegotiate with CBS so that it's crystal clear that the Barbara Bloom "micromanagement" era of their partnership is over. If B&B can have international success between the Bells and CBS without a SONY-like relationship mucking things up, then IMO Y&R can endure without SONY. I admit I don't know or fully understand the partnership between the Bells, CBS, and Sony, but Sony is a failing company across the board. How much does Y&R really need them anyway?
27 December 2007
17 hours 55 min
Great news I really hope they write her a good story. Everytime I enjoy her they write a dumb storyline...and then she returns back to Victor to get verbally abused at his whim...Here's hoping they do something different.
14 June 2009
14 hours 29 min
Firing all the characters that are not working and rehiring Melody Scott is not going to fix the bleed out ratings. The actors that are losing their job were not the problem, they were the symptom. Yes they are being delivered up to the audience as the sacrificial lamb and Melody is the second coming of the messiah. Well that don't fix the problem. The problem is a room full of dumb blonds and Hogan Sheffer trying to write the gold standard of daytime tv. Fix that problem and the ratings will return. Let's see if a little social networking can cost an entire writing staff their jobs!
14 June 2009
14 hours 29 min
OMG what did I just say? Dena Highley is unemployed and I am trying to get Maria Bell fired! I take it back all of it Sony. Just let things go on as they are. We can't watch the show now, how would it be if Dena took over!!!!!!!!!!!
17 June 2009
7 hours 50 min
YES!!! I'm glad Nikki's coming back and i hope they put her in scenes/fights with Ashley, Abby, Jill, and Lauren.
i'm cautiously optimistic though.
26 July 2011
12 hours 40 min
it about damn time Sony! Now Sony needs a case of act rite by telling MAB she ain't got to go, but she got to get the hell out of here! Yup take Hogan and Scott with you too!
Welcome back MTS, we miss you!
9 July 2009
1 year 3 weeks
All of you Y&R fans who are happy that Melody is back owe the following people a debt of gratitude as they were the folks that led the twitter campaign against Sony and CBS to get Melody back on the show.
The following people are responsible for getting Melody back on the show:
@LuJuOs Lucindia
@kkubsch Kate
@conntessa_maria Maria
@dsrtprincess Amal
@ShonteMcMillon Shonte
@daphneyuhas Daphne
@mandrews2350 Michael
@Lutzie25 Stephanie
@Jamey_Giddens Jamey (via his blogs on this website)
@angelamromack Angela
@Jorpa59 Pam
@cleopatra40 Pam
These are just the very few who were absolutely relentless on twitter, email, and phone calls to Sony and CBS to get Melody back on Y&R. If I have missed anyone else who worked on this campaign, please forgive me for not remembering who you are. If you're on twitter, please thank these fine folks for their hard work! 5 months of work finally paid off!
5 September 2011
1 year 33 weeks
@matealestlmo I would definitely have to co-sign on your post! I can personally attest to the amazing effort that these wonderful people that you have listed have put in for MONTHS ! I would also have to add @cleopatra40 to your list ! She diligently sent hundreds of emails & tweets to TPTB each and every day !
9 July 2009
1 year 3 weeks
@jabon Thanks for reminding me about @cleopatra40. I knew I had missed a name or two. She's been added to the list as I edited that list.
3 May 2009
5 weeks 5 days
Thank you,thank you,thank you all of you!!!!! I have missed her so much!!!!
3 July 2008
4 hours 48 min
It's about time!!! I missed her. And her storyline was the last good thing Y&R had going.
29 June 2009
23 weeks 5 days
Unless her return is pivotal to the Diane Jenkins story line, I remain under-impressed by her performance. The character is shrill, annoying, and frankly stupid. I'm sure MTS is a fine actress, but Genoa City is heavy with great performers. Frankly, I'm tired of Victor Newman never getting his comeuppance, and MTS as Nikki Newman ensures that he never will, so long as she is the prize.
6 December 2009
8 hours 57 min
This is great news to wake up to on a rainy Thursday!! Thank sweet Jesus, for small miracles. Now Sony keep going fire the writers and a few more newbies and do a reset.
PS: I still will not watch until the MAB & Cronies are gone and turn Y&R back into Y&R, there are starts with the firings and bringing back MTS is huge...but the writing has to go because that a big problem with the show.
23 August 2009
3 hours 5 min
Hallelujah!I don't even mind that it is raining here in Central PA again. This makes it appear to be sunny and warm outside.
20 December 2009
1 week 5 days
Two things stand out in MTS' comments. First of all, "I can't pretend to know for sure, being the victim here." "Can't pretend"? "Victim"? Give me a break here.
But I was right about one thing....the fans were used to further her agenda as evidenced by these statements, "Then, when Twitter got hold of this, it became a huge international situation. I owe my return to the fans. Without Twitter, I don't know that I would be coming back."
5 September 2011
1 year 33 weeks
@matealestlmo Your welcome ! @WroteLazarus Actually,in the Logan interview, MTS stated..."If Nikki was just going to be serving tea and being Victor's slave I wouldn't want to come back for that." Additionally, MTS also conjectured in the Logan interview that Victor is "emotionally abusive" to Niki. Hence, the "Niktor" relationship and Nikki as a stand-alone character will no longer be written in the guises that we have become overwhelmingly familiar with.