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TV Line's Best and Worst Recast http://tvline.com/gallery/best-worst-soap-opera-recasts/#!4/jamie-luner-liza-colby/ Jamie Luner made the list coming in at #2 for worst recast.

Fellow roundtable participant Quentin Tarantino said, "That might be one of the most interesting things said at the table. The power of soap opera actors. That actually is a nugget, and I buy it 100 percent." And he's not wrong. Soap-opera actors shoot multiple scripts in one day, and with the decrease in budgets since the heyday of the genre (the '80s and '90s), there's not often time for reshoots. You must know your lines, be on your mark, and be ready to shoot. There's no time for Method acting or arguing with a director. It's the sort of professional athleticism that Alfred Hitchcock greatly admired in actors. In 1962, during a series of interviewswith François Truffaut, Hitchcock famously referred to actors as cattle. For example, during the shooting of I Confess, Hitchcock didn't get along with Montgomery Clift. According to Patricia Bosworth's Montgomery Clift: A Biography, Hitchock would tell Clift exactly how he wanted him to behave in scenes. Clift balked at the demands and would act how he wanted in other takes, but Hitchcock would ultimately use the takes where Clift followed his instructions. It shouldn't come as surprise that a number of the actors Hitchock worked with — including Farley Granger, John Forsythe, and Macdonald Carey — went on to act in soaps. Russell, who has been known to battle with his own actors on set, is probably just embracing his inner Hitchcock. He even has Lawrence as his icy blonde. And really, is it any surprise that a director who loves a good screaming match and casting Lawrence older than she actually is in every film would love a good Erica Kane soap-opera catfight? http://www.vulture.com/2015/12/david-o-russell-loves-soap-actors.html?mid=fb-share-vulture

James Scott in TBS comedy pilot. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/zach-cregger-asif-ali-ally-767372

Both Lisa's and ED are my favorites of this season.

Thank you for the classic clips/episodes.

Is this Gillian's first scene? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iaFsj-l1BI

Can you see it now?

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David & Erica at the country inn. Sweet montage at the end. I love that Maxwell song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6k_6Qyp0TU

Tad & Dixie. Opal & Palmer scheming. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ1hQVslyic

Yep. She thought she had lured Alex to the Turret.

Random...I'm watching the Alex/Anna story and Angela Collette (sorry, i love my friday night lights) killed Gillian. Eileen was a crappy assassin. I forgot there was a recast Dimitri. He wasn't bad but it was just weird.

Here is some Max/Gabby. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_9VR0EQkd8

Max/Tina *swoon* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69QO_KEUhCQ

I loved the Leo/Bianca friendship. Leo tries to hug Erica & she walks right past him. So funny. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cejm5b8HTe0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN7vp-JlEKc I always enjoyed the bond Val had with Olivia.

I think the earliest Y&R story I remember watching was Victoria/Ryan/Cricket though it was mostly just background noise. I really had no idea what was going on but I recognized their faces. I always thought Nina came into the picture after Ryan/Victoria got married. How long were Ryan/Victoria married?

If you missed the episode you can watch it here: http://www.cbs.com/shows/the_talk/

Can't wait to see my Lioness.

I didn't know the Verna portion was suppose to run longer. That's interesting. I had completely forgotten that Abby met Val/Verna at the diner. Her reaction to Val not recognizing her was priceless.

Re-watching the "Val's Babies" story. Somebody on YT clipped some of the scenes. I wasn't alive during most of KL's run but I did watch the show when SN aired it. I LOVED it.

I'm still rooting for Emily & Daniel. I could never buy into Emily/Jack. Emily/Aiden don't do anything for me.