Best and Worst Recasts

[detroitpiston]

Wow I completely disagree with you. You called TB version of Carly a heroine, and that's exactly why I hated her version of the character. Carly is not supposed to be a heroine. Not at all. She's supposed to be a loud mouth over the top biotch, and IMO TB played her like a self-righteous, stuck up, Sonny obsessed wench. She didn't understand who Carly is IMO. Kinda like how AB is doing with Babe. Playing her exactly the way she shouldn't have.

I disagree, LW is IMO the best Carly recast ever. Your right she does play her loud and shrill, but how the heck is the role supposed to be played? Certainly not the way TB did. And class and Carly do not belong in the same sentence. She is trailer trash to the fullest. And IMO LW does come off sympathetic. Hell she just did on today's episode when Kelly told her she had had a miscarriage. And how do you know the audience doesn't have any sympathetic reaction to her? Did you take a survey or something? And she is most definately beleivable as a mother.

[Paul Raven]

Worst

John Ingle as Mickey DOOL

Sarah Aldrich as Victoria Y&R

Philece Sempler as Donna AW

Melody Anderson as Natalie AMC

Nicole Forrester as Cassie GL

Linda Borgeson as Alice AW

Harriet Hall as Brooke AMC

Charity Rahmer as Belle DOOL

Camilla Scott as Melissa DOOL

[PJA]

Best:

Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott

Lesli Kay as Felicia Forrester (I liked the original one too)

Davetta Sherwood as Lily Winters

Jess Walton as Jill Abbott

Amelia Heinle as Victoria Newman

Martha Byrne as Lily Snyder

Jennifer Finnigan as Bridget Forrester

Gina Tognoni as Dinah Marler Mallet

Heather Tom as Katie Logan

Roger Howarth as Paul Ryan

Scott Holroyd as Paul Ryan

Hunt Block as Craig Montgomery

Cady McClain as Rosanna Cabot

Beth Chamberlain as Beth Raines

Grant Aleksander as Phillip Spaulding

Jennifer Gareis as Donna Logan

Worst:

Nicole Forester as Cassie Layne Winslow

Marnie Shulenburg as Alison Stewart

Jeffrey Meek as Craig Montgomery

Michelle Stafford as Sheila Carter (still a great actress though)

Signy Coleman as Annie Dutton

Jennifer Gareis as Grace Turner

Siena Goines as Callie Rogers

Thats all I can think of right now.

[JackPeyton]

the writing from sarah to tamara and tamara to laura have been soooo diff. i dont really compare the char because i blame that on the writing.

but i love tams and laura. i prefer tams' carly, and tam over laura, but laura is the next ebst thing IMHO

[leevo64]

Best

Kirsten Storms as Maxie Jones

Trevor St. John as Todd Manning

Tamara Braun as Carly Corinthos

Chad Brannon as Zander Smith (anyone remember this?)

Heather Tom as Kelly Cramer

Dan Gauthier as Kevin Buchanan

Jerry Ver Dorn as Clint Buchanan

Justus Bolding as Sarah Roberts

Worst

Jacob Young as Lucky Spencer

Natalia Livingston as Emily Quartermaine

Jennifer Bransford as Carly Corinthos

Laura Wright as Carly Corinthos

Stephen Martinez/Colton Scott as Nikolas Cassadine

Amanda Baker as Babe Carey

Christina Chambers as Marty Saybrooke

[J&R_Addict]

Best:

Laura Wright as Carly

Kirsten Storms as Maxie

Worst:

Jennifer Bransford as Carly

Jacob Young as Lucky

[AmandainNC28655]

Here are my thoughts on the best and worst recasts in daytime

Best

Jess Walton- Jill Abbott Y&R

Peter Bergman- Jack Abbott Y&R

Julie Pinson- Billie Reed Days- though she was selected to originate the role of Billie and then they went Lisa Rinna. To bad they did not use her.

Lauren Koslow- Kate- Days

Kirsten Storms- Maxie- GH

Heather Tom- Katie Logan-B&B and Kelly Cramer- OLTL.

Wil deVry- Storm Logan- B&B- now if they will just give this guy a storyline

Alicia Minshew- Kendall-AMC

Tamara Braun- Carly- GH

Laura Wright- Carly- GH

Sandra Ferguson- Felicia- GH

Christine Tucci- Amanda- AW

Martha Byrne- Lily-ATWT

Carrie Genzel- Skye-AMC

Robin Mattson- Gina, SB and Janet-AMC-Great choices for those roles

Mary Beth Evans- Kayla-Days- she took over the role from Catherine Mary Stewart

Martha Madison- Belle-Days

Cady McClain- Rosanna- ATWT

Elaine Princi- Dorian- OLTL

Jerry ver Dorn- Clint- OLTL

worst

Amanda Baker- Babe- AMC- I find her annoying and want her to leave already

Amelia Heinle- Victoria- Y&R- I like Heinle and I have seen her in a variety of roles, but she sooooo is wrong for the role of Victoria.

Tamin Sursok- Colleen Carlton- Y&R

Stephanie Cameron- Jennifer Days- She always looked like a deer caught in the headlights

Melody Anderson- Natalie- AMC

Ashley Jones- Bridget- B&B

Kyle Lowder- Rick-B&B

Tracey Melchoir- Kelly, OLTL and Kristen-B&B

Kyle Brandt- Phillip, Days

Robert Kelker Kelly- Bo-Days

Charity Rahmer- Belle-Days- Probably one of the shortest stints of anyone ever hired in daytime

Marie Wilson- Meg Snyder- ATWT

Christina Chambers- Marty- OLTL

[DevotedToAMC]

Best

Eden Riegel (Bianca, AMC)

Robin Mattson (Janet, AMC)

Michael E. Knight (Tad, AMC)

Cady McClain (Dixie, AMC)

Alicia Minshew (Kendall, AMC)

Daniel Cosgrove (Scott, AMC)

Colin Egglesfield (Josh, AMC)

Jacob Young (JR, AMC)

Leven Rambin (Lily, AMC)

Sabine Singh (Greenlee, AMC)

Brent Webber (Sean, AMC)

Ambyr Childers (Colby, AMC)

Michael Sabatino (Dr. Jonathan Kinder, AMC)

Carrie Genzel (Skye, AMC)

Chrishell Stause (Amanda, AMC)

Michael B. Jordan (Reggie, AMC)

Jerome Preston Bates (Derek, AMC)

Steve Burton (Jason, GH)

Kirsten Storms (Maxie, GH)

Lindza Letherman (Georgie, GH)

Billy Warlock (AJ, GH)

Tamara Braun (Carly, GH)

Laura Wright (Carly, GH)

Greg Vaughn (Lucky, GH)

Erika Slezak (Viki, OLTL)

Worst

Nathalie Paulding (Bianca, AMC)

Andrew Ridings (JR, AMC)

Kurt Caceres (temporary Mateo, AMC)

Forbes March (Scott, AMC)

Charles Parnell (Derek, AMC)

Kelly Monaco (Brenda, GH)

Jacob Young (Lucky, GH)

Natalia Livingston (Emily, GH)

[jonphil]

Best:

Matthew Ashford - Jack Devereax

Martha Madison - Belle Black

Worst:

Stephanie Cameron - Jennifer Horton

Josh Taylor - Roman Brady (nothing really against Josh, he just shouldn't be Roman)

[Tishy]

Best: Anne Heche AW as Vicky/Marley and Cynthia Watros when she was a temp for Vicky

Worst: Steve Wilder as Days Jack

[Skin]

I guess I just have a completely different view. I liked Tamara's portrayal because it was a believable progression of Carly as a woman rather then as a wacked out teen seeking vengence. I don't see why Carly can't be a heroine. She is one of the shows major protagonists that we as viewers are supposed to sympathsize with. Carly is a major protagonist of this show and has been since she came on. We were supposed to root for her when she got shot by Sonny giving birth to Morgan, we were supposed to root for her when Ric kidnapped her and tried to take her baby, we were supposed to root for her to get her son Micheal back when Faith kidnapped him. Carly was supposed to be a heroine that the average viewer rooted for. Tamara was perhaps the best Carly to achieve that because she was the most believable heroine in the role of Carly. She was able to give Carly nuances that made her smart, elegant, savviness and class. Something that was never done before or after she exited the role.

Carly can be played in various different ways as long as she is portrayed as believable given her past and current situations. Laura Wright has no clue how to portray Carly and focuses much too much on the loud, beasty portrayal of Carly rather then trying to invoke some likeability into the character. She isn't seen as vulnerable, maternal or intelligent. She is just this one noted anger machine who has this self deluded belief that she is better then everyone. She is a one note actress. That's not "the best" at all in my opinon. Wright lacks versatility.

[JackPeyton]

I think that LW & TB both have been great in the role. They played her as she is written. Sarah did the same. Sarah just had MUCH better writing and a better char.

Carly has no layers to her anymore. she is a loud moth annoying jason obsessed shrew. I fault the writers.

[detroitpiston]

I just guess we will have to agree to disagree then. But I still think Carly was and is never supposed to be a heroine. And I still think LW gets who Carly really is better than TB did.

[PAsoapfan]

Worst Recasts- Laura Wright- Carly GH

Kristen Storms- Maxie GH

Tamara Braun- Carly GH

[angel]

Can i do the honors?

Tammin SurSUCK!

I don't know, Home And Away suited her WAY better. She needs to go back to that show her character was extremely popular on there.

I did hear rumors that she was getting fired from the show on Celebrating the Soaps.

Either bring back Adrienne or let he leave with Korbel.

Speaking of Y&R:

Best:

Judith Chapman as Gloria Fisher

Davetta Sherwood as Lily Winters- OK LML is gone time to bring her back.

Peter Bergman as Jack Abbot

Worst:

Christel Khali as Lily- OK LML ias gone time to kick her out. BTW:she did replaced Todd Bridges niece or something before replacing Davetta.

Amelia Heinle as Victoria Newman-oh, HELL NO!

AMC:

Best:

Eden Regel as St. Bianca Montgomery-although i am SICK of her revolving door act. FREAKING STAY OR GO!

Eden Regel as Kendall Hart acting Bianca on that one episode

Alica Minshew as Kendall Hart

Levin Ramblin as Lily Montgomery-Also Levin Ramblin as Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield on the new edition of Sweet Valley High

Worst:

Amanda Baker as Babe-Has no chemistry with anybody and show take her ass back to Night Shift. I like her better as the Angel of Mercy.

ATWT:

Best:

Mark Collier as Mike Kasnoff-never saw Shawn Christian but i really liked him and Terri's chemistry

Austin Peck as Brad Snyder-who knew the guy can ACT and de-aging the character as actually worked out for the better

Van Hansis as Luke Snyder

Marie Wilson as Meg Snyder- I like Marie give her the right material and she will shine. She did it on Port Charles.

Cady McClain as Rosanna Cabot (prior to the 2007 return)

Worst:

Who ever will replace Martha Byrne as Lily- even if its Robin Christopher, I came to the realization that Martha Byrne is irreplaceable.

Heather Rattray as Lily (see above)

Jeffery Meek as Craig- He just didn't fit the other Craig's

Kelsey Grammer as Lucy (I know her name is Spencer I would also say SideShow Bob's Daughter)

Christina Chambers as Molly Conlan- I want to forget the summer Lesli Kay left ATWT. It was THAT bad.

B&B

Best:

Lesli Kay as Felicia Forrester- I heard she's going to Y&R

Heather Tom as Katie Logan- She's better than that annoying girl with the acne problem.

Winsor Harmon as Throne Forrester- GIVE HIM A STORYLINE!!!

Worst:

MacKenzie Mauzy as Phoebe Forrester- She was even a bad recast years earlier for Hayden Panneterrie as Lizzie on GL. Just send her to DAYS...

...speaking of DAYS...

Kyle Lowder as Rick Forrester-GO BACK TO DAYS and bring back Justin Torkildson

Ashley Jones as Bridget Forrester- She runied the character for me. Jennifer Finnegan would never get her mom's leftovers....although Brad Bell screwed us over with the Ridge/ Bridget pairing and ____ us with Part Deux. Still there is something about her that i don't like. Recast her already, I think she told TV Guide she doesn't want to stay in the role. Good!