Members Paul Raven Posted December 22, 2008 Members Share Posted December 22, 2008 Stealing this from the OLTL thread. Let's look back at 35 yrs of Y&R characters. Who did u like/dislike? Who was pointless? My first picks Cassandra Rawlins - Nina Arveson was stunning and the whole Paul/Cassandra story initially was intriguing. Vanessa Prentiss - Dragon lady behind that creepy veil.Eventually tumbled off the balcony screaming Lorie's name. Keemo - Jack's son,who should have become a major player,but bad casting and boring stories put paid to that.Recast and bring him back!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted December 22, 2008 Members Share Posted December 22, 2008 Tricia Dennison - batsh*t crazy and I loved her for it. Joanne Curtis - the lady who may have been Kay's lesbian lover, at the time it was very controversial to the point that Bill Bell swiftly wrote her out. Ramona - pointless, just one in a long line of exotic beauties who spent a year on Y&R allowing Eric Braeden to prove that he can still get it up after all these years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted December 22, 2008 Members Share Posted December 22, 2008 Nina! Traci! Matt Clark! Mary Williams! Mamie! Brock Reynolds! Cole Howard! Drucilla! realVictoria! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted December 22, 2008 Members Share Posted December 22, 2008 I loved Cassandra Rawlins...Nina Arveson(sp?). She was hot too for this gay man...LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juniorz1 Posted December 22, 2008 Members Share Posted December 22, 2008 I too loved Nina Arveson as Cassandra Rawlins. Loved her even more on SB as Angela. Some past characters I miss: Brenda Epperson's Ashley Nina Tricia Dennison Alex Donnely's Diane Jenkins Ryan McNeil Mary Williams Douglass, RIP RealVictoria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteveFrame Posted December 22, 2008 Members Share Posted December 22, 2008 I am going to stick to the early 70's and early 80's for this first post. I love modern Y&R but for me my heart still belongs to the Brooks and Foster families. Lauralee Brooks Leslie Brooks Chris Brooks Peggy Brooks Snapper Foster Greg Foster Brock Reynolds Liz Foster William Foster Stuart Brooks Jennifer Brooks Lance Prentiss Lucas Prentiss Vanessa Prentiss - one of the best villians the show ever had. We have been sort off discussing her on my board the last few days. Phillip Chancellor Sally McGuire Pierre Roulland (the great Robert Clary) Jonas (the great Jerry Lacy) Casey Reed Brad Eliot Jed Andrews (Laurie's publisher that she had the affair with; played by Tom Selleck) Jed's wife (forgot her name but she was played by Lanna Saunders) Steve Williams (Paul's brother that had the relationship wtih Peggy Brooks) Julia Newman (the beautiful Meg Bennett; one of the most beautiful ladies to ever grace Y&R and soaps) Michael Scott (Julia's lover played by Nicholas Benedict) Eve Howard (the late great Margaret mason) Mary Williams Carl Williams Jazz Jackson Tyrone Jackson (had one of the best black storylines ever written in soaps) Andy Richards (I think that was his name; he was Paul's best friend; played by Steven Ford) Kevin Bancroft April Stevens Derek Thurston Suzanne Thurston (another great villian; played by the wonderful Eileen Barrett who later turned to writing) Cash (stripper involved with Nikki) Barbara Anderson (played by Deidre Hall; was involved in the Brad Eliot story) Gwen Sherman (hooker in the early days of the show; one of the best early characters; played by Jennifer Leak) There were so many wonderful memories during the first 10 years of Y&R. Such great characters and great stories. I will some later ones from the show I miss in another post later, but had to mention all these early ones first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members y&r_fan Posted December 22, 2008 Members Share Posted December 22, 2008 Nina Webster - I don't miss her as much as some others do, but she was good. Veronica Landers - My second favorite psycho after B&B's Pam. R.I.P. Candice Daly. Malcolm Winters - Found him boring with Olivia and Callie; loved him during his 2004-2005 return. Drucilla Winters - I used to like her, but her behavior toward the end of the LML era, combined with that lunatic Victoria Rowell's last interview, makes me never want to see her again. Raul Guittierez - Bring him back! Cole Howard - Snoozefest. Danny Romalotti - We're supposed to believe this man is straight? Wow. Diane Jenkins - Hated Alex Donnelley's version; loved Susan Walters' version. Bobby Marsino - Great character with loads of potential. Hated the way they wrote him out. Cameron Kirsten - Great psycho. Linden Ashby has charisma. I'd say I wanted him back if not for the fact that it would guarantee Sharon more air time. Mackenzie Browning - Bashioum was okay; Kruger was awful; Kimsey was fantastic. Adrian Korbel - For the love of GOD stay gone! Maggie Sullivan - One of the best things to come out of the LML era. Too bad she left with LML. Cassie Newman - Loved her in her last few years on the show. She had potential. Logan Armstrong - Liked the actress, but - shock horror - the character was underdeveloped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted December 22, 2008 Members Share Posted December 22, 2008 Andy Richards was hot! I loved Steven Ford's return a couple of years ago. It's too bad they didnt make Paul and Andy gay. They would have made a hot couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ian Posted December 22, 2008 Members Share Posted December 22, 2008 I miss Cassie, John Abbott, Raul, Dru and Diane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boldfan01 Posted December 22, 2008 Members Share Posted December 22, 2008 Going through the decades, I liked: The Foster family, especially Liz: While I understand why Bill Bell felt the need to move them off the canvas, Jill and Katherine remained to keep links to the Foster family viable. Every brief visit from Liz shows that's she sorely missed, and I'd love to see her recur more often. And maybe they can bring back Snapper and Chris's daughter, Jennifer. Maybe have her follow in her dad's footsteps since we have no regular doctor and Olivia floats in and out of DC, and she can also interact with Aunt Jill. Casey Reed: We haven't really had any visits from Nikki's sis in a while, although she's been mentioned a few times. Mary Williams and her other kids: Watching Paul today, you'd forget that his family was a core family in the early 80s, so having Meddling Mother Mary, Patty or Steve back would be nice, even if would mean the return of Mary's spare ribs and sauerkraut. They can even bring in Todd, even thought he was off screen for years. Andy Richards: He and Paul made great partners and great friends. Too bad he just vanished after Paul reclaimed the detective agency from him after the Isabella thing ended. Matt Miller: I thought there was a lot they never explored with Victor's long lost brother. They brought him back for a brief time when George Kennedy was on as Victor's dad, but I think having him was an interesting contrast to the great and powerful Victor. Nina: Her recent visit for Katherine's funeral shows how much she's missed. Nathan: I always liked Nathan, originally known as Kong, better than Jazz as Paul's hired muscle/right hand. Jazz seemed like he was an attempt to emulate Mr. T, but Nathan seemed a bit more nuanced as a character. Too bad that they had to make him cheat on Olivia and then eventually die. Cassandra: Nina Arveson was hot, and the fact that her late hubby was on a par with Victor in having more money than god could have made for some interesting stories as well, but she, too, was unfortunately killed off. Mamie and Miguel: They may have started as the ones who kept their respective households running, but both were more than just simple servants and were like part of the family. Tricia Dennison: Her and her sister may have started as just the daughters of Jill's latest beau, but boy, did Tricia eventually turn into a hell of a character. Mackenzie Browning: Too bad Smith and Alden decided to have her and Billy be related, since a great couple was broken up as a result. Larry Warton: A throwaway character from the "Nick in jail" story that eventually touched a lot of lives in GC. Bobby Marsino: He had great chemistry with Nikki. And even though he was reported dead, that could have been a cover-up to get the mob off his back, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted December 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted December 22, 2008 Y&R has also had some of the blandest 'leading men' Joshua Landers Scott Grainger Cole Howard How about Derek Thurston - lust object for Jill,Katherine and Suzanne.Until he went to work at Chancellor,his wardrobe consisted of a white polo shirt and way too tight white jeans.Not a good look. Lorie Brooks was the star of the show in those days-kind of a combination of Nikki & Ashley.Viewers who only saw her in the 'Victor searches out lost loves' story missed out. How could we forget Rose deVille?Darlene Conley at her most evil.She was in 2 stories-Snapper & Chris help teen runaways and the Nina stolen baby saga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members boldfan01 Posted December 23, 2008 Members Share Posted December 23, 2008 Wasn't that the point of the character, though, i.e. the lust object who used his looks and charm to work his way into Chancellor, much like Brad did later with the Abbotts and Jabot? Yes, the Lorie/Lance/Leslie/Lucas quadrangle was at it's height when I was watching in late elementary school and high school. And Lorie went out with a bang by outsmarting Victor, something you could get away with on the show back then. The way she left him at the altar without returning his wedding gift of Prentiss Industries stock was classic. She was in 3 stories, actually. About a year after the runaway/white slavery story, Rose came back running a call girl operation/escort service, and one of the girls in her stable turned out to be Nikki, who thought she was getting into the modeling biz. Imagine Nikki's surprise when a john asked her for sex on her first assignment, especially when the john had a heart attack trying to chase down a reluctant Nikki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted December 23, 2008 Members Share Posted December 23, 2008 I miss Mari Jo Mason. Bitch was absolutely crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted December 23, 2008 Members Share Posted December 23, 2008 Oh Lawd...nuttier than a fruitcake, she was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Drew Posted December 24, 2008 Members Share Posted December 24, 2008 ahem .... SHEILA CARTER!! LOL. Best psycho ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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