Looks that way…TV Guide Canada is reporting that Eric Braeden will be written out of The Young and the Restless in the next few weeks. It’s reported that the show has asked the actor to take a pay cut in the middle of his contract (which expires next year). Apparently producers can revisit the terms of a contract when a 13-week cycle expires. You’ll remember that the same thing happened to Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki) last month and to Jess Walton (Jill) earlier this summer.
Sony and CBS are pretty ballsy to go after actors’ mid-way through contracts. I know the economy sucks and all but this is total disrespect to a signed contract. I recommend you all to check out Nelson Branco’s article at TV Guide Canada where the reporter goes into detail about Braeden’s last tape date and what “The Great Victor Newman” told the cast and crew.
Storyline-wise, Victor and Nikki will head out on a vacation.
Last night, Michael Muhney (Adam) took to twitter and had this to say about the situation:
Not sure what’s going on. None of my business. But I will say, Mr. Braeden & the Victor character are legendary and will never be replaced. @michealmuhney
I totally think that Victor makes Y&R and without him the show will go down the tubes.
I have watched show for over thirty years. Without Victor, the soap will be nothing. He adds the sparks to the fire.
I have watched Y & R for 20 plus years and would be done with it if they let Victor leave.
Victor is my favorite character and I will stop watching the show if he leaves. It just won’t be the same!
We need to see Victor Newman and I know a lot of people live through Victor and what would the Abbots be without the mustach.
We need to see Victor Newman and I know a lot of people live through Victor and what would the Abbots be without the mustach.
Let victor go on vacation to some unknown place and when he come back bring Drucilla with him, they make the show. Better yet let Victor an Drucilla come back as lovers.
Without Victor there is NO SHOW!!!!!! He is the heart of the Young and the Restless… I know lots of us will stop watching the show, once he is gone.. We love you Victor<3<3
Did he just die! He flat lined, and the nurse said SORRY! They didn’t even try! If it is true a part of me has died. Victor makes the show magical, without him I can easily give up my addiction. :(
Victor out, I am out. 30 + years.
I agree 100% with Jessycat. If Victor is dead I will no longer watch the show after 35 years. I think it’s outrageous that the execs can (try to) re-negotiate a signed contract when it’s not due to expire for another year.
No Victor Newman…no Y&R..this show and the storylines are just ridiculous…this show used to deal with real life issues but now it is not really worth watching
It’s quite impressive how dumb Sony execs are for not wanting to renegotiate with Eric. I think there should be another day time drama around the Newman story. I’d watch that instead of Y&R… I can count 5 useless caracters on that show to get rid of…and its definitely not Victor’s…
I’ve watch Y&R since Jill was a hairdresser. Hans Gruber (original name, now Eric Braeden) or Victor Newman leaving the show is a publicity stunt to induce interest. Victor leaving Y&R for any reason other than dying for real (heaven forbid) is soap opra suicide for Y&R!
I am still in shock… I am hoping that over night the writers turned this into some dream of Adams. It was soo sudden… I hope that they came to their sense because I am not myself. Some prime-time show should rectify him. Maybe Law and Order, OR he should get his own show.
Leave Victor on the show remove Adam!!!
Ok then who is in charge here? Somebody better step up to the plate and stop this or young and the restless willbe placed on the back burner for lack of interest by many viewers. Jack and Victor’s fued has been the main interest in this show for ever. I am 46 and I have been watching this show my whole life it sems. I watched it even before Victor, when Nikki and Paul were togetherthe first time… They need to find out what it is going to take to keep him and leave it alone.
please don’t leave victor””””””the young and restless will not be the same without you.I have been married to you for over 30yrs.I am only 47 that alot of years.You are my 2nd husband,please reconsider!!!!!!!!!!!!!
victor don’t go you are my 2nd husband I have been married to you for over 30yrs.I am only 47yrs old.I would not be able to watch the young and the restless knowing that theres a chance of never seeing you.All of your fans will really really miss you.!!!!!!!!!
characters/actors and just cheesy story lines, some of which can’t even act …..amber, abby, even deacon, gloria, and bardwell… they’re trying to attract a newer, younger audience but the truth of the matter is the interests of the younger generation is in the here and now, not on some cheesy, unrealistic sappy soap. basically the show is holding onto the remaining original casts of the newmans and the abbotts and even that is going to get old. thanks for ruining my daily hour routine of adultery, scandal, miraculous death-defying odds, baby stealing, and corporate espionage …i guess i better get a real life now!
I have been watching Y&R for over 30 years and the show will be nothing without Victor. I am very disappointed that they can’t come to terms with his contract.
I have been watching the show since it started. You would be doing the show an unjusted if you let Victor go. Victor is the man…
I have watched Y&R since it first started in the 70s. Eric Braeden is a cornerstone of the show. He is a main character who cannot and should not be eliminated. It wouldn’t be Y&R without Victor Newman. Please – can this be straightened out so Eric will stay with the show? My parents are also faithful Y&R viewers and they feel the same as I do — don’t let Victor Newman leave Y&R!
I’ve watched Y&R for over 30 yrs & if Victor leaves they may as well close they show down. He is the glue that binds it together. There is no way another actor can do what the Mustache does, it would be ridiculous……….
Victor makes the show and always has. Can’t last without him. To many older soap fans.
I hope Victor stays. He is so good with Nikki. Please compromise with him and allow him to stay.Let Adam leave.
I can’t believe that this is going to happen. A signed contract is a promise between two people. How unfair for this soap opera’s production, Y&R ,to treat a loyal star with such disrespect. Loyalty should count for something….don’t you think? Let him come back to the Y&R and treat this star with dignity and respect…which he deserves. Someone posted a remark about the show being catered to the older generation. Not true,the show caters to all ages…it’s not just for the older generation but for the young. Young people need to remember that the older generation paved the road for them. Let us not forgert that.
Victor makes Y&R what are they thinking. What story lines are they going to come up with if he’s not part of it. Lets hope they change thier mind!
Wow, no more Victor Newman. I just can’t believe they would let him go just like that. I think it’s wrong and disrespectful to the legendary actor. They will definitely lose a lot of fans because of it. I mean what would the show be like without the mustache? I have been watching Y&R since I was a little kid and I believe this will deter me from watching the show anymore.
Victor gone Y& R gone forever that includes all my friends of 40 years.Wise up and dont be doing the heavy ,he makes you money you loosers.
Y & R will not be the same without Victor and I will not continue to wach it if he is gone. Adam, Deacon, Ryder to name a few are useless characters who add no flavour to the show, why let Victor go??????
Sony get rid of some of your overpaid Execs. I will stop buying your products and challenge others to do the same. Bring back Victor.
VICTOR LEAVING IS BULL,SO NOW WHAT ADAM ON CONTINUE GETTING AWAY WITH THINGS AND SHARON AND NICK LITTLE GIRL IS GOING TO BE 18 BEFORE THEY FIND OUT WHAT ADAMS HAS DONE ..ADAM IS GETTING BORING AND WITH VICTOR LEAVING JUST NOT GONNA BE WORTH WATCHING…..
Please give me the episode date when Victor Newman was pronounced died. I can’t seem to locate that episode.
Rumor has it that networks want to get rid of all soaps to save money.
They are ruining soaps period. Victor is the heart of y &r. I think you are right John D. I think they are trying to get rid of them all. First Guiding Light, now Y&R.
let me make one thing perfectly clear. if Y&R cuts victor off the show, it will be there worst move ever…..
Hey Bob, he signed a new contract: http://communities.canada.com/dose/blogs/watercooler/archive/2009/11/02/victor-coming-back-to-young-restless-greg-vaughan-90210.aspx He’ll be back onscreen within two months.
11/11/09 I don’t know what your reasoning could be to let Victor Newman’s character go. Your ratings are sure to fall. I have watched this show from day one
are they CRAZY Victor is the life of young and the restless and without him it will be so STUPID.how the hell they going to get rid of the best of the best actor.I’ve watched this show for 25 tears just to see victor.He is good looking and I love the way he talks and walks.Victor please know that some people just wake up just to see you.PLEASE COME BACK
WHY VICTOR, VICTOR HAS BEEN ON FOREVER PEOPLE HAS GROWN OLD WATCHING THE SAME PEOPLE AND THEY DON’T WANT TO LET GO.I WILL VOTE THE SHOW TO GO OFF THE AIR IF VICTOR LEAVES.SADLY SUBMITTED
Y&R LOOKS LIKE TO ME ARE TRYING TO BRING IN YOUNGER PEOPLE BUT WHAT THEY DON’T KNOW IS OLDER PEOPLE KEEP THIS SHOW ON .YOUNG PEOPLE ARE YOUNG AND RESTLESS AND IS DOING EVERYTHING EXCEPT WATCHING TV SO MY ADVISE IS TO KEEP VICTOR ON PEOPLE LOVE HIM AND HAS GROWN OLD WATCHING HIM.THEY NEED TO FOCUS ON ENDING THE ADAM DRAMA…
HOW CAN THEY BREAK A CONTRACT.WHY ARE THEY NOT FAITHFUL TO THERE FAMILY VICTOR HAS BEEN ON THE Y&R FOR YEARS WE LOVE HIM HERE IN VA.BUT WISH HIM THE BEST OF LUCK WITH WHAT EVER HE DECIDES TO DO.
IF YOU WANT HIM TO STAY LIKE I DO . REMEMBER GOD SAID YOU CAN ASK HIM FOR ANYTHING IN JESUS NAME AND IT SHALL BE DONE,,,SO VOUCH FOR VICTOR WITH A LITTLE PRAYER AND WATCH HOW GOD MOVE…
I KNOW IT’S FALL BUT WHY DOES Y&R HAS TO FALL.THAT’S WHAT HAPPENING WITHOUT VICTOR ON Y&R
Please,please please,do something,maybe a miracle, to bring back victor,without him Y&r is a bog ,huge Zero. I am not watching anymore,for me he is the best actor in the world,he is irreplacable.He is so natural,as if its true life,not acting but reality,his emotions,his happiness, he acts so naturaly,he’s attractive,handsome,he’s more handsome,actualy,as they say like wine older.But his heart is like a 20years old,he’s full of love saoul,passion. He’s adorable.I watch everyday his episodes ,and plus he sings,he has a wonderful voice.God bless him.I wish him good health.And I pray for him.
Without Victor, Y&R is truly very boring. I been watching this show for more than 25 years. Please Please bring him back, I look forward to watching the show at the end of my night just so I can relax and unwind after a long day. Bring my Victor Newman Back
i truly truly agree that victor should be in without him i would not see the show go on
Victor :Newman is mean nasty and coniving and thinks he is some kind of a god who can do no wrong, but he is the focal part of the story, and the center of most nasty plots, and it would mean death to the show to eliminate him. It won’t happen if the producers use their heads.
i have watched y&r since it first came on tv. without victor on it. they can kiss the show goodbye. i love him and Niki together. they were made for each other. get rid of adam, sharon, gloria and her lame husband. they are not good actors. just a bunch of whiners. sharon is so messed up. it is ones like victor, jill, jack and mrs C. that makes the whole show. If you take off some of the oldies i will stop watching the show.
they gave victor to much power and conniving and sometimes i wish he would leave and let the other actors have some happiness after all its a soap opera but its more entertaining than football hockey and baseball conbined just send him and nicki on a big holiday