Does anyone find it odd the Y&R's Noah went to camp at age 10 (or so) and came back a teenager?

Question

Maybe this is why soap opera people are so messed up -- they age weird.

Answer 1

No, they SORAS most of the kids due to storyline. The youngster goes off to boarding school or live with another relative and come back as a teenager. They have done it to Victoria, Nick, Adam, Lily, Billy, Colleen and now Noah. Sometime in the future they will age Abby, Summer, Fen and Reed. This is normal in the soap world.

Answer 2

I did at first, but then remembered that both Nick & Victoria aged rather quickly too.

It seems that most kids on a soap opera age faster than the speed of light these days!

Answer 3

The only thing that bothers me is that it seems like Nick is too young to have a son that old.  But I totally agree that the younger Noah was really annoying.  Although the new one doesn't seem all that better.

Answer 4

That's what we call SORAS (Soap Opera Random Aging Syndrome) and they've been doing that for years, and will continue to do so get use to it.

Answer 5

That would be an interesting story line (Jessica C) I wonder how the mustache would react to Noah being g*y.

Answer 6

They had to, because of the new kids. What I think is weird is that they haven't mentinoed Fen beining five. He'd have to be cause Sommer is 4 now.

Answer 7

No, I do not find it odd that Noah went to came and aged about 5 years, it a happens all the time of the soap operas.  Look at how old Summer and Fin more are now.

Answer 8

I don't find it odd, in fact l like that they do that. For example Noah, as a kid, he had limited roles, s/l's, as a teenager, they'll give him more interesting s/l's, in fact l heard a rumor he's supposed to be having alcohol probs, so that will be something new.

Answer 9

aging kids on soaps is very normal-it has been called

Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome-or SORAS ing

1. Children on TV have Very Limited Hrs they can work- soaps are Not a 9-5 job often they are 10-12 hr work days

-( and they shot a whole episode 5 days a week while primetime is One show a week)

2. The writers seem to find it hard to write stories for them since they can't do "love" story stuff till they are about 15-/16

3. child actors have to have parents/tutors on the set at all times

One of my fav SORASing was on Days- belle and brady were the Under 10 at Marlena & John's wedding- a few months later Belle was in High School and Brady was in College! LOL

Answer 10

Yea, i agree, It is all weird. But Nick & Vicky did the same thing.

Answer 11

That's SORAS for you :)

Oooh... my prediction:

He's living at the Abbot mansion, right? And Colleen's living there too? What if they hooked up??  I mean i realize she's SUPPOSED to be much much older than he is but anything's possible, right?

I think that would be pretty funny anyway!

Answer 12

This happens to almost every kid on almost every Soap. I am actually SOOOOO glad he is older because I hated him before he left to Camp, but now even though he has only been on a couple of episodes I have really liked him. The Actor (Kevin Schmidt) has a Youtube Account and on the Video it is him in his Room in the Y&R Studio and he comfirms he is 15 years old, even though the Actor is 20. =D

Answer 13

NOT ODD AT ALL  - was actually expecting it and bet my sister that it would happen !

ANY OLD TIME Y&R WATCHER KNOWS THIS IS WHAT THEY DO

-vicky, nick,lilly, noah - the only one i think actually stayed and really grew up was Cassie but then she was killed off.

What i dont understand is oK AGE THEM BUT DONT TOTALLY CHANGE THEM - ex. remember Vicky as a kid - u see her now - meaning lil vicky - BLONDE HAIR BLUE EYED LIL GIRL - VICTORIA - left for boarding school like around age 8 came back a teenager with dark hair dark eyes!

Answer 14

Yes, I think Soap Opera time is much different than ours. They can sure throw some weird changes at us.

Answer 15

What's so crazy the actor is like 20...I can't wait to Abbey or Micheal(GH)...

Answer 16

I'm glad, the old Noah was annoying, I too would fast forward when he came on.

Answer 17

I'm kinda' glad because I always thought that Noah was a really bad actor and I would always skip through the parts with Noah.

Answer 18

Nah, they did the same thing to his Dad only it was boarding school.  Soaps do that and it's annoying.  The best was Guiding Light.  Rick's daughter Lily aged so much that she became OLDER than her older brother.  Very annoying.

-S

Answer 19

Well they did the same to Nick.  I read somewhere that they were making Noah g*y.  Just more to spice up the show.  

Answer 20

It is odd, but I actually find it kind of funny. SORAS (Soap opera rapid ageing syndrome) is so unrealistic, but that's what they do if they can't think of any storylines for a character, and want to age them.

t least they didn't age Noah too much though. He's only 3 or 4 years older.

Answer 21

The same thing happened to Nick when he went to boarding school. He left a boy and came back a teen. That's the way they do it. I wonder if Abby will come back as a teen now too. They can't leave her as a little girl.