I don't know if I would consider Peter Reckell a recast. He's the original. Robert Kelker-Kelly would be the recast.

If you started watching DAYS under RKK though (as many did), you might. Some who started watching DAYS then had no pre-conception of Bo before RKK and didn't know Reckell from Adam. I could see where from their POV, Reckell was a recast. And a bad one at that.

Yeah, I guess that's true. I started watching in 96, so Reckell was already back.

Y&R

Christel Khalil as Lily Winters

Susan Walters as Diane Jenkins (LOVE Walters, but Alex Donnely IS Diane Jenkins)

Kelly Kruger as Mackenzie (or as my sis calls her, Mackabelly)

Ryan Brown as Billy Abbott

Michelle Stafford as Sheila Carter (LOVE Stafford, not buyin it)

Yeah, I guess that's true. I started watching in 96, so Reckell was already back.

Really? Wow! I actually thought you started under RKK, which is why I was surprised by your comment. So you missed "BURIED ALIVE"? Wow. Reilly's Best Story EVER IMO. It hooked you right from the set-up.

And I totally agree with DeGrassi about Krista Allen as Billie. Forgot about her. HORRID Re-Cast!

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Really? Wow! I actually thought you started under RKK, which is why I was surprised by your comment. So you missed "BURIED ALIVE"? Wow. Reilly's Best Story EVER IMO. It hooked you right from the set-up.

And I totally agree with DeGrassi about Krista Allen as Billie. Forgot about her. HORRID Re-Cast!

Yeah, I missed most famous Reilly-esque storylines (Possession, Buried Alive, Aremid). I tuned in the summer of '96 when Marlena was being held captive by Stefano in the golden cage below Paris.

As for Krista Allen, again I hadn't watched Lisa Rinna back then, so I enjoyed Allen's Billie. To me, she's the best Billie to be Lauren Koslow's Kate's daughter. Rinna and Pinson look more like Koslow's sisters than her daughters, but Pinson is my favorite Billie.

ATWT:

Spencer Grammer as Lucy

Y&R:

Christel Khalil as Lily

Amelia Heinle as Victoria

GH:

Tamara Braun as Carly

Jennifer Bransford as Carly

Jacob Young as Lucky

Days:

Stephanie Cameron as Jennifer

Steve Wilder as Jack

NL emily from GH JB has carly

Really? Wow! I actually thought you started under RKK, which is why I was surprised by your comment. So you missed "BURIED ALIVE"? Wow. Reilly's Best Story EVER IMO. It hooked you right from the set-up.

And I totally agree with DeGrassi about Krista Allen as Billie. Forgot about her. HORRID Re-Cast!

i agree with what u said about pr as a recast. i was one of the people who started watching when RKK was bo and then PR came on and i was like what?! lol. but i do like reckell.. correction, i find him hot.

and wow. we agree again. i do truley belive allen as billie is one of the worst recasts ever. yeah she had the sexy vamp look, but she didnt have the acting skills. she playd billie as a one layer skank who tried to justify what she did. with a good actress, they would hav gotten the many complex layers down and pulled it off.

I can not believe I was even mentioned in here...how sad.

I am the nicest person I know!

Tracy Middendorf as Carrie on Days. 'Nuff said.

Yeah, I missed most famous Reilly-esque storylines (Possession, Buried Alive, Aremid). I tuned in the summer of '96 when Marlena was being held captive by Stefano in the golden cage below Paris.

Buried Alive

Possession

GL:

The Harley recast when she was on pregnancy leave.No,I don't mean Hayley Barr who played on ATWT.I can't remember her name. I see her face clearly!

Marj Dusay:I am sorry but I have never liked her as Alex.

Ann Hamilton and Barbara Crampton as Mindy.

Richard Van Vleet as Ed Bauer

ATWT

Betsy Von Furstenburg as Lisa

Patty McCormick as Kim

AUSTIN PECK as Brad

I could think of more but I will stop there.

Michelle Stafford as Sheila Carter (LOVE Stafford, not buyin it)

KIMBERLIN BROWN IS SHEILA CARTER!!!!!!!!! TEAM KIMBERLIN!!!!

A BIG FAT WORD!!!

:lol: ROTFLMAO!!! :lol:

Well seriously doesn't Sam remind you of a Brenda recast?

I forgot to add

AMC

Cameron Mathison as Jesus

Which shows blew in the recast department?

Days:

Robert Kelker-Kelly as Bo

Martha Madison as Belle

Brandon Beemer as Shawn

Kyle Brandt as Philip

Robert Kelker-Kelly, althought not as good as Peter Reckell, was a good Bo IMHO. Martha Madison is the BEST Belle Black ever IMHO. Kirsten Storms was ok as the teen Belle, but Madison far outranks her in acting talent. Brandon Beemer's a better actor IMHO than Jason Cook, so in that perspective he's a better Shawn, although he's not as handsome. Kyle Brandt IMHO was the best Phillip Kiriakis. Looked more like a marine. That said I'm liking Jay Kenneth Johnson's second run as Phillip though and I'm glad he's back instead a newby in the role.

I'll go ahead and say it.

CHARITY RAHMER.

WORD. The absolutely worst re-cast in DAYS history and 1 of the Top 5 of daytime history IMHO.

As The World Turns

Susan Batten as Connor Walsh

What were they thinking?

Definitely Ron, that's one of the reasons I quit ATWT at that time. I loved Alyson Rice-Taylor, the original Connor. And ONE LIFE's Luna as Connor was absolutley STUPID AS HELL.

DAYS:

Charity Rahmer as Belle

Steve Wilder as Jack

Stephanie Cameron as Jennifer

Kyle Brandt as Philip

Austin Peck as Austin

Frank Fata as Stefano

Josh Taylor as Roman

John Ingle as Mickey

Christopher Gerse as Will

ATWT:

Matt Cavenaugh as Adam

Jeffrey Meeks as Craig

Mark Collier as Mike

Christina Chambers as Molly

Roger Howarth as Paul

Grayson McCouch as Dusty

Randolph Mantooth as Hal

Agree on most of your DAYS choices. I still see Josh Taylor as Chris Kositchek, I'll never understand why DAYS had him come back as yet another established character. Still makes no sense to me. Steve Wilder looked like a Ken doll and absolutely wrong for Jack. Stephanie Cameron was ok as Jenn, but DAYS could've done better. Don't remember Fata as Stefano, refresh my memory. Was he the recent temp Stefano whose face wasn't shown, or maybe he was on when I had stopped watching DAYS for awhile.

I thought Ingle was ok as Mickey. Gerse is ok as Will, but now that he's older, he kinda looks weird being taller than Sami & Lucas, but in real-life some kids get taller than their parents.

I agree with your ATWT choices except for Collier who I thinked did a good job as Mike, McCouch whose a good Dusty, and I really liked Brian Bloom in the role. Mantooth I thought was ok as Hal, but of course, was NO Ben Hendrickson.

OLTL

Trevor St. John as Todd

ATWT

Roger Howarth as Paul

I agree on Howarth, but Trevor St. John is a very good re-cast as Todd.

FORBES MARCH as SCOTT CHANDLER (AMC)

I agree. I thougth at the time he was a very poor actor. His acting talent has grown as Nash on ONE LIFE.

AMC

Andrew Ridings as JR Chandler

Nathalie Paulding as Bianca Montgomery

Melody Anderson as Natalie Dillon

Whoever played Mateo when Mark Consuelos was temporarily out

Ridings sucked as JR, horrible acting. Paudling was NOT Bianca, absolutely HORRIBLE and IMHO fugly. Agree with Anderson as well and Kurt Caceres was the temp Mateo.

GH

Laura "freaking Wright (GodDamn she sucks go back to GL )

Natilia Livingston

WRONG about Laura Wright, who is oen of the best re-casts in daytime history. I think Natalia Livington is a good Emily and I don't understand the Emily hate, I guess it's just the Amber Tamblyn lovers.

AHEM.

EILEEN DAVIDSON AS KELLY CAPWELL on SANTA BARBARA

We Went From this:

To This:

Easily, BY FAR the WORST Re-Cast of All-Time!!!!!!!

Some Other Notables:

AS THE WORLD TURNS:

Susan Batten as Connor Walsh

Glynnis O'Connor as Margo Hughes (though she did grow on me)

Jeffrey Meek as Craig Montgomery

DAYS OF OUR LIVES:

Tracy Middendorf as Carrie Brady

Steve Wilder as Jack Deveraux

Austin Peck as Austin Reed

GENERAL HOSPITAL:

Danica Scott as Maxie Jones

Jennifer Bransford as Carly Benson

ONE LIFE TO LIVE:

Tracy Melchior as Kelly Cramer

Nicholas Walker as Max Holden

Ken Kenitzer as Kevin Buchanan

SANTA BARBARA:

Kimberlee McArthur as Kelly Capwell

John Novak as Keith Timmons

Jenny Lester McKeon as Gretchen Richards

Charles Bateman as CC Capwell

Karmin Murcello as Carmen Castillo

Margueirte Hickey as Flame Beaufort

ABSOLUTELY to Eileen Davidson as Kelly. STUPID, and part of the reason of SB getting cancelled. And agree with these other choices as well.