Paul Raven

Mark Pinter tested for the role of Grant on AW and was offered the role but he and the producers couldn't come to terms.Three years later he was called upon to take over from Dack Rambo. Jeff Trachta tested with Jess Walton and Jerry Douglas for Jack on Y&R.Bill Bell thought he was too young but decided to use him as Thorne on B&B. Randy Brooks tested for the role of Griffin on GL. Geoffrey Ewing who got the part of Griffin,previously signed a 2 year contract with AW as Quinn's love interest but a strike intervened and he was dropped after 4 eps. According to the AWHP that role was DA Adam Banks.

I'm getting an Eileen Davidson vibe- could she work as a Kristen recast on DOOL?

Mark and JulieNiki and Vinnie

Dorrie Kavanaugh as Cathy Craig

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Has Marianne Tatum been mentioned as replacing Christine Tudor as Gwyn on Loving? It was late 89 and Tudor suffered a ruptured appendix.

SOD reported that Lydia Hannibal (Chris RH) and BJ Jefferson (Ronnie AW) were contenders for the role of Angie on AMC when Debbi Morgan left for Generations

Robert Parucha (Matt Miller Y&R) auditioned for Jeff Hartman on Loving and Jamie Frame and Grant Harrison on AW.

Joanna Lee,I think.

Never seen Jackie Zeman as Lana before.

Not many pics around of Claire Malis as Dorian

In light of Catherine Bach joining Y&R

Alice Barrett (Frankie/Anne AW) tested for the role of Ellen on Port Charles that went to Debbi Morgan.

Arlene and Edouard

Lewin had big shoes to fill,but was she really given a chance? Maybe Vicky needed to be supporting for a few months after all the Jake/Marley/Vicky stuff and give the actress and audience a chance to adapt. Same with Lauri Landry as Nicole. Instead they were dropped. I remember Whitsell saying that by the end of 86 only a half dozen or so actors remained from the start of that year.Hardly a testament to the writers and producers forward planning.

I read about Pam's return way before Iris arrived. The mention of Rex brings another lame story to mind.DePriest recycled hokey Days stories.Instead of Cass coming back estranged from Kathleen (maybe he couldn't cope with her being more successful) and seeking solace from another woman,they go with the presumed death and doppelganger stories. Then we had Nicole return completely different from previous incarnations.And the horrible Jason Frame character.

Pam was Rachel's half sister from the somerset days.SOD mentioned a possible return. Having her return as a rival to Rachel would have been great.Perhaps jealous and trying to worm her way into the Cory family.so many possibilities. Agree with your assessment of the Loves.That family had potential. Originally DePriest said AW would be about the Corys,Loves and McKinnons and each family would have an identity.But all they did was write most of them off within 1 or 2 years. BTW hated Felicia and Mitch. Another character not used was Ada's niece Susannah.Have Cory Ewing come to town as a new teen. I would have resurrected the Matthews earlier too,

The MJ story was completely out of left field.Maybe it would have worked for Nicole Love. The DePriest/Whitsell revamp promised a lot but it all fell apart. Killing off Maisie and Quinn,who because of the constant cast changes, were vets by this time.Have Maisie and Vince become a new tentpole working class couple.Bring back Ben. The Nicole and Vicky recast and later the terrible Donna recast.I consider Jamie (Laurence Lau) a bad recast as was making him a doctor. Reg had the potential to be an Alan Spaulding/Victor Newman type but was wasted. Getting rid of Nancy,a legacy character with tons of story to tell. The proposed return of Pam that never happened.