The Bold and the Beautiful (B&B) spoilers tease that the news from Los Angeles County, which is the county in which B&B films, has been positive as of late. Last Friday, June 12th, was technically the first day that TV and film productions were given the green light to begin again, but of course that doesn’t mean that filming instantaneously began.
There are a lot of strict safety precautions and rigmarole that the show is going to have to go through before it does actually start filming again. Just considering the COVID-19 testing process for the actors and crew…that right there will take some time in and of itself.
And then suppose that an actor who is supposed to be heavily featured on screen tests positive for COVID-19?
In that case, there would be more delays, possible re-writes, etc., that would add more time to the process. And chances are, things won’t go perfectly. There will necessarily be a learning curve and it will take some time for all the safety procedures – which include sanitization, hand washing stations, safety checks – to be implemented prior to filming.
Then there’s the issue of getting permits and meeting all regulations and certifications that will be necessary for filming to start. That would seemingly have to be done first, and at last we heard, the permit office was going to try to be open by today, Monday, June 15th.
How long the permit application and issuance process will take is probably pretty fluid right now.
Deadline has reported that things like social distancing measures will have to be implemented during filming, which could take some clever camera work to pull off certain scenes.
It will be a new endeavor for literally everyone on set and behind the scenes, and it’s just not realistic to think that things could be put into place really quickly.
So, when should B&B fans expect to see their beloved show back to filming? Well, it’s hard to imagine that filming will begin this week, given all the red tape and safety preparations that we’ve discussed thus far.
And that’s not even considering things like making sure that the proper insurance is in place, the unions sign off on everything, and so on.
We have to remember that there are a lot of parts to the overall “machine” of a TV show going into production. That’s not to say that it’s insurmountable for B&B to get back up and running soon, but it seems unrealistic to think that it will be fully operational this week, by June 19, given the challenges we’ve outlined.
Time will tell what happens here, and we are certainly very hopeful that B&B will be filming as soon as humanly possible – it’s just a matter of how long it takes for all the necessary protocols to be put into place and for the realities of dealing with the COVID-19 threat to take
At any rate, we’re cautiously optimistic that B&B will get to filming as soon as they safely can, but we don’t expect filming to begin right away. Stay tuned to B&B and don’t forget to check CDL often for the latest Bold and the Beautiful spoilers and news. We’re here with all your soap updates!
UPDATE – June 15 – DON DIAMONT JUST ANNOUNCED ON INSTAGRAM THAT THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL IS CURRENTLY BACK IN PRODUCTION