<P> In recent years, the Spencer family and their media conglomerate Spencer Publications have been part of the show's focus . Original character Bill Spencer's children Karen Spencer and Bill Spencer, Jr., along with Karen's daughter Caroline Spencer and Bill's sons Wyatt Spencer, Liam Spencer, and Will Spencer make up the Spencer family . </P> <P> In 1986, CBS was on the hunt to replace Capitol, and contacted several writers and producers for proposals . Paul Rauch created Grosse Pointe as a replacement . During her absence from Ryan's Hope, Michael Brockman, former President of CBS Daytime, asked Claire Labine to develop a new serial in 1986 . Her proposal was entitled Celebration but never made it to the air . Had it been greenlit, Jane Greenstein would have been Assistant to the Head Writer like she was on General Hospital . William J. Bell created The Bold and the Beautiful, which was originally titled Rags . On June 20, 2017, CBS announced its decision to renew the serial through the 2017--18 television season . </P> <P> B&B has been shot at Stage 31 at CBS Television City in Los Angeles for its entire run so far . The show typically uses the traditional soap opera look, featuring constructed sets such as the Forrester Mansion, the Shady Marlin, and the Forrester Creations offices . Like other soap operas, B&B is usually taped three to four weeks in advance . In recent times, the show has increased shooting on location, in the way fellow CBS soap Guiding Light did in its final two network years . Many of the characters have taken trips to the fictional "Bikini Beach" which is actually a nearby California beach, and there have been scenes around the Forrester Creations building which appear to be shot somewhere on the lot or inside of CBS Television City . </P> <P> "High Upon This Love," the theme song of The Bold and the Beautiful, was written by David Kurtz and Jack Allocco and features a prominent saxophone sample played by Eric Marienthal . From November 1998 to July 1999 in the United States, a vocal version of the theme song performed by Dionne Warwick was played during the end credits . </P>

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