Did the Bell family even REMEMBER to send an invite to Jess Walton? Or did they just not bother?

Why does Eric Braeden look almost as if he is trying to hold Jeanne Cooper in place next to Maria Arena Bell? Almost as if he thinks Jeanne is going to saunter away or would rather stand elsewhere? (LOL)

I'd love it if someone who attended the event can give their impressions of it. I read a few things just a few minutes ago online but don't know if any of it is true.

By the way...

Is Roberta Leighton the actress that used to play Nikki's sister Dr. Casey Reed?? If so, she looks very different from what I remember!

I just wonder who Mr. Braeden is scowling at in the first pic.

I just wish I didn't have to see MAB in any of the pics at all! As the line goes in Alice in Wonderland, "Off with her head!"

Yes, Roberta Leighton played Casey Reed. I loved her character. Her voice was sexy as hell. It is very husky

Kristoff St John and Josh Morrow certainly didn't come overdressed! And what the fuck has Roberta Leighton done to her face?????

That awful woman didn't deserve to be there.

But she was while Jess Walton was MIA and Sharon Case wasn't even invited. Oh well...

However Melody Thomas Scott looks amazing!!!! HOT!

My Melody Thomas Scott looks FLAWLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love pic 18. It looks like Phyllis is growing out of Peter Bergman's NECK, LOL!

What the heck was Roberta Leighton doing there? If they're going to go THAT far back they should have had Ma Foster and the boys there. But since they apparently forgot to notify "Jill" they'd hardly invite the rest of the Fosters.

I think Melody Thomas Scott looks nice but too much cake makeup.

Congrats to 10,000 shows.

I'd love to see it hit 10,000 more.

Well we don't know that the others mentioned above were not invited, couldn't make it, didn't want to make it, or were simply not photograhed or posted here. I am still so shocked at seeing ex Casey Reid in these photos, I mean TOTALLY unrecognizable. WHY do beautiful women do that to themselves (note to Hunter Tylo!)!

I actually had to google Roberta Leighton Y&R to get a reminder of just how cute she was. Sure it's 30 years ago, but she just doesn't have a THING left over from the face she was born with! Getting older is NOT a bad thing, people!

Thankfully, most of our Y&R cast has aged very gracefully, with Melody looking so gorgeous. If she got a little work done, that is the way to do it (if you must)....just to keep things looking NATURAL!!!! But perhaps that's just her being her, and isn't that the point of cosmetic surgery: you shouldn't be able to tell!!

Eric B is looking mighty arrogant, like his alter-ego, except of course, as always, when he's with his BFF J Cooper! Those 2 look like they share a few genuine laughs (the camera doesn't lie!) as opposed to Peter B and Eric who both look like they'd rather be gargling nails then standing there for the pose, LOL!

It's fun to see our peeps, though, I can't lie. I read the Bill Bell so-called biography and it was disappointingly one-sided, obviously, since he was hand-picked by Lee herself. Was hoping for more insights, but it was a fun read anyway.

Congratulations to our wonderful Y&R!

Kristoff St. John said "These motha fuckas can't give me any air time, I'm about to roll up in that place in some Converse"...

As for the rest of the cast, y'all look flawless. Love the EB and JC picture near the end!

MM tweeted last night, that the actors that weren't at Paley Center were not invited, so Sharon Case & Jess Walton were purposely left out by Maria.

What is Maria's beef with Jess Walton and Sharon Case? She destroyed Jill then proceeded to write her out of her own life, with Katherine, the Abbotts, her children, and the GC business world, replacing her with Tucker. Then ushered her off the show.

Sharon Newman is nothing like the character Bill Bell created either, she get plenty of airtime but it's used to tear her character to shreds by humiliating and degrading her daily. I'll bet MAB's plan was to eventually write Sharon off, just like she did Jill.

In hindsight I can see MAB's been destroying their characters since she took over. I wonder why she was being so vindictive? She must of really hated them for some reason.

I WOULD SAY THAT ROBERTA LEIGHTON GOT OLDER AND THEN HAD BOTOX OR PLASTIC SURGERY TO HER FACE. THATS WHAT SO MANY FEMALE STARS SEEM TO DO BUT THEN THEIR FACES SEEM TO BE DISFIGURED AND NOT ALWAYS LOOK BETTER.

Maybe Paley did the "Evite" and not Maria?

@CGat & pennywise555:

CGat: Lol now that was funny. Hamburger!

Pennywise555: They tend to do that when they have beef. Dixie was killed with Poison Pancakes on AMC over Cady McClain's and Megan McTavish (Then Head Writer beef). So now it all comes together why she decided to turn Sharon into a hoe. But what is it she does not like about Jess Walton and Sharon Case? Now see this is where the real drama was.

MTS looks fabu in those skinny black slacks!

I'm on the fence about Stafford's darker shade....

I think the cast looks great. I hope JFP is smart enough to realize not to tinker with too much, other than the writing of course. I'm praying for at least 10 more years....(2500 episodes at least?), but yes, 10,000 more would be nice.

If Y&R doesn't have Jess Walton return I hope she writes a tell-all book and lets us know all about it. LOL I feel so sorry for both the actresses it must have been hard being written for, & working under someone who hates you, and is this vindictive, I can't even imagine.

At least Sony took over before she sent Sharon away. I hope they bring Jill back too & undo everything MAB did to the both of them.

Melody looks amazing!
[And EB is wearing '90s mom jeans. Haha.]

Even when she's fired we can't get away from MAB and her smug smile. Ugh.

Jess Walton and Sharon Case should have been invited. Those snubs are indefensible and truly insulting. Tracey Bergman is another person who should have been invited. What moron left them off the list?

Wait folks- isn't the whole idea of the Paley Center to have a panel? There is a limit as to how many you can have. Excluding Roberta, that cast makes sense to discuss 10,000 episdoes, they can't have everyone on the panel. However- invitations should be limited to the cast.

Hans is not scowling... he's looking for his cue cards.

It is truly a puzzle not to have Jess Walton, but her maid, Esther is there!

Another odd thing to me:
I'm no fashion maven, but I dress better than Joshua Morrow when I go to Walmart. What the hell... short sleeves to a media function? I guess there's 'casual' and then there's 'Cali-casual'.

Am I missing something here? Why do so many of you assume that certain alumni were not invited?

The group of pictures. MTS does look great but the hair could have been dealt with. Jeanne Cooper is the one who looks best. However Joshua Morrow looks very fine indeed.

On the hilarious side. Now we really do know that Ms. Stafford is actually a manitou and don't Eric and Peter look so very comfy cozy nuzzled up against each other?

Wow! Melody Thomas Scott really looks fabulous!

My favorite picture is the one with Jeanne Cooper & Eric Braeden - WONDERFUL.

Also loved the leading men photo with CLB, PB, EB & DD. Very manly!

Jeanne Cooper looks flawless as usual.

Sharon Case tweeted that she wasn't invited. The Staf came on board after SC so pretty weird. I'm betting MAB had sth to do with SC not being invited.

It was obvious from day one that MAB had issues with the actors/characters of Sharon, Jill, Brad, and Colleen. She basically got rid of one each year. I'm sure SC would have been next on the chopping block if MAB was allowed to remain on.

I agree that MTS looks fantastic. She clearly has lost a bit of weight since the days I used to watch YR.

I'm betting Kate Linder just showed up on her own without being invited. She shows up to all YR events whether she's invited or not.