SOD Feature: Nine Recasts who Proved to be Miscasts!

August 4, 200817 yr

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BEST POST OF THE DAY.

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Heather wasnt that bad as Lily. ATWT had worst recasts. Glyniss O'Connor as Margo Hughes. Susan Batten as Connor Walsh. Allan White as Chris Hughes. Do I go on?

I agree that Heather Rattray wasn't that bad as Lily. Agreed on Batten & O'Connor, SOD should've picked Batten as the worst recast on ATWT. (don't remember White).

I HATED Tracy Middendorf's Carrie. I was so pissed when they got rid of CC

Didn't like her either as Carrie, such a different look.

How in the hell did Charity Rhamer (ex-Belle, DAYS) not get on this list?

That's what I liked to know. She's by far worse than Middendorf as Carrie.

Kevin Stapleton as Kevin Buchanan, OLTL.

Kevin Stapleton & Dan Gauthier were the two BEST Kevin Riley Buchanan's. I'd wish Gauthier was back on the show. I was pissed when OLTL axed Stapleton for the far inferior Tim Gibbs.

Jenny did a great job as Carly. It's just some of the TB lovers never gave her a chance,

Jennifer Bransford did great at crazy as Carly, but that's all she could do.

Sorry but IMO Kevin Stapleton along with Dan Gautier are the quentessential Kevin Buchanan's. I freaking adored KS's Kevin.

AGREED!

JB as Carly was one of the biggest MISCASTS i have ever seen. I say miscast because shge wasnt a horrid actress, and she did actually rock what they gave her. She just was not Carly. SAhe had no chem with anyone, and thank god she left. And DP, it had nothing to do with Tams. Tams will forver be my carly, but i can accept other people in roles as long as they are good and work in the role.

Christina Chambers was a miscast as Molly (she should had the other role they casted around that time... hal's daughter i think. maybe Nikki?) But she was awesome as Marty.

Exactly about Bransford. Chambers was awful as Molly, but she was just alright as Marty, sure not "awesome".

Christina Chambers would have made for a better Tea than a Marty.

I agree Chambers would've been a good Tea.

Heres another choice. How about Marie-Alise Recasner as Ellen Burgess on Port Charles. She was the show's worst recast and such a letdown after Debbie Morgan's portrayal of the role.

Oh he most definetly was. Of all the actors to play JR, he was by far the worse. He was such a downgrade from Jesse McCartney and Jonathan Bennet who came before him. My main problem with AR was that he was so unappealing. He lacked any charm or personality. He was just so "ewwww". It was nauseating watching him onscreen and it didnt help that he was paired with that bland Laurie who didnt help matters. That whole teen set sucked. The only one I cared for was Micah Alberti as Jamie

I agree about Recasner and Andrew Ridings.

August 4, 200817 yr

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Tammin was fantastic on Home And Away, but she looks very uncomfortable on Y&R. I think a big part of that has to do with concealing her Australian accent, she's just not too used to it, like say Nicole Kidman. I feel sorry for her, she should've been brought in as a relative of Cane's, because her American accent is weak and I think she's concentrating too much of it when she's acting. She just looks so misplaced and miscast as American Colleen, maybe if she were a separate Australian character on the show, fans would be a lot more accepting.

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Yeah I didn't much care for Christina Chambers' Marty, and I know I am in the minority but I think Trevor St. John is completely miscast as Todd. I don't see him as Todd, to me it feels like he's playing Walker Lawrence-which is the character I think they should have just let him be

You don't scare me. Christel Khalil is a major audience pleaser, and TPTB know that, which is why she gets so much air time.

LOL that means diddly squat, I can think of plenty of characters on soaps that get airtime that aren't exactly all that well liked on their respective soaps.......

Edited August 4, 200817 yr by Zendall Fan

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a great Tammin performance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8APqq_uvGq4

Edited August 4, 200817 yr by Drew

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Zendall Fan quit trying to scare posters. :lol:

I agree that Heather Rattray wasn't that bad as Lily. Agreed on Batten & O'Connor, SOD should've picked Batten as the worst recast on ATWT. (don't remember White).

White had the blond surfer look to him. He looked nothing like a doctor. He looked like a guy who should be suffering with his blond hair. :lol:

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LOL that means diddly squat, I can think of plenty of characters on soaps that get airtime that aren't exactly all that well liked on their respective soaps.......

True, but it's a fact that CK is popular. She has been since Lily hooked up with Cane. Lane recently surpassed Phick as the No.1 couple in the CBS SID poll.

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True, but it's a fact that CK is popular. She has been since Lily hooked up with Cane. Lane recently surpassed Phick as the No.1 couple in the CBS SID poll.

Those polls aren't accurate, people can vote over and over and over, and also CK is only popular because she with a man Cane, because if she did a storyline by herself people don't like her and they still don't

Edited August 4, 200817 yr by alwild

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So? What's funny about that?

You don't scare me. Christel Khalil is a major audience pleaser, and TPTB know that, which is why she gets so much air time.

The fact that you refuse to tell me this insider information you supposedly have speaks volumes.

Exactly. She was practically THE main character on H&A the entire time she was there. She could be equally popular on Y&R if the writers gave her the time of day.

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y&r fan you don't scare me either, you have the right to your opinion and I have the right to mine, but I bet you that CK won't last this year and like I said I know something that's going to change the show really good

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Christina Chambers needs to play a new role on any soap that she goes to. Give the woman her own role, because she sucks at playing other peoples!!

August 4, 200817 yr

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y&r fan you don't scare me either, you have the right to your opinion and I have the right to mine, but I bet you that CK won't last this year and like I said I know something that's going to change the show really good

Well why don't you share it instead of teasing people.

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^Yeah, it'd be nice to know what's happening, but I'm pessimistic when it comes to that. We're not that lucky.

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^Yeah, it'd be nice to know what's happening, but I'm pessimistic when it comes to that. We're not that lucky.

ETA: I got all "Y&R" here, until I realized this thread wasn't right for it. Sorry...would like to delete this post.

Edited August 4, 200817 yr by MarkH

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Well why don't you share it instead of teasing people.

If I tell you the truth, it has to be private so PM me and I'll tell you everything

^Yeah, it'd be nice to know what's happening, but I'm pessimistic when it comes to that. We're not that lucky.

PM me and I will tell you, I can't share it with the board it's kind of a future spoiler

August 5, 200817 yr

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I HATED Tracy Middendorf's Carrie. I was so pissed when they got rid of CC

Luckily back then, Days listened to the fans and got rid of her to bring Christie back

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