I saw that, and thought it was strange. To go from Billy Felder to Cole St. John... and Ricardo Escrobar! Could you imagine Maria Escrobar-Evans? Just doesn't have the same ring to it. So glad they changed both, especially Cole's character name.

I've got a few scans from Inside Soap magazine that I'll post here for those that are interested.

I loved the Ricardo/Gabi/Antonio triangle.

And a lot of the actors (Adrienne Frantz and Randy Spelling aside) were excellent and completely underrated. I'm thinking primarily of Clive Robertson, Sam Behrens, Lesley-Ann Down, Kathleen Noone, Dominique Jennings and particularly the fantabulous Sarah Buxton and Priscilla Garita.

He was the worst. If the show had continued for many years, I bet he we would've been stuck with him. I'd add Eddie Cibrian and Joyce Guy to your list of awesome actors under appreciated. JG brought Mrs. Moreau to life, and she gelled with all of the handful of actors she crossed paths with. Especially SB. She had chemistry with everyone.

I also think the show should have tried out Annie and Ben some more because SB and CR had a very natural chemistry, too. LOL, I know I am alone in that opinion.

They did, but I think they missed the boat with Annie and Tim. They sizzled together. Again, SB had chemistry with everyone. It also wouldn't have locked Tim in that constant merry-go-round with Meg.

I loved the Ricardo/Gabi/Antonio triangle.

I wasn't a fan of Ricardo's revenge plot. I think that was a bit of lazy direction to take the story/characters.

Ricardo's revenge story was panned by the soap press, especially the stalling out of it.

I didn't watch regularly but I always thought Clive Robertson was a little wooden. He wasn't that bad?

Actually, I can see why you may have that view about CR, but honestly, if you watch him playing Derek while playing Ben, too, you'll see just how good he can be, especially Derek's return in '99 - he was a lot darker the second go around.

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I liked Sarah but I fel they didnt know what they wanted her to be. Like was she a heroine or villian? She was presented like one of the good guys but she did some horrible thigns and its almost as if they were modelling her on Annie complete with the lying, scheming and fantasies. I think she could have used a rival but the closest we got was her getting jealous of Meg and sticking her nose in Maria's business (bc of Meg). It could have been interesting if she went up against Annie

She was pale in comparison to Annie, but they could have been great rivals. If the show had lived on, there were so many possibilities.

She was a bad girl disguised as a good one; they could have easily brought out her bad side even more had they, possibly, actually paired her up with Jude.

We all know why Randy Spelling's untalented ass was on the show. He and AF were horrible.

Great articles!

I never believed someone would become a star, but I was surprised Cibrain never made it bigger. Then again, he did have a few chances.

He's not huge but he does stay working.

He's probably most known for his affair with LeAnn Rhimes post-SuBe

He's not huge but he does stay working.

He's consistent - always popping up in one show or another. It's just a shame that most of the shows he appears in never last long enough to make him a bigger name, or his character never lasts long in the show. Shame The Playboy Club (I think that was its name), wasn't a better show for NBC.

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