It'll be odd watching her interact with Knight, Morgan and Williams. They look so much older than her.

Knight especially. I think Debbi and Darnell have stopped aging.

I think people are being wayyy to sensitive about his "high school" remark. With 30 actors on a soap, yes, there's bound to be craziness. And that craziness doesn't have to BE about the show - it's just the nature of 30 actors working together; actors are typically high maintenance and overly-sensitive about everything. It's show biz.

I see Skye in that pic, not Liza.

She looks way too young.

It's interesting that Luner is 'spinning' this new "I love sexy" persona. I remember interviews back when she was doing Savannah and she professed to be anything but stating that she had no interest in being a girly girl. I guess it serves a purpose if that's how they're intent on writing Liza and she can certainly play the vixen wel.

I loved her as Lexi. She was great when she first appeared: a wounded woman, sophisticated, gorgeous, tough businesswoman... But then they made her a trashy, unrootable, awfully written villainess. And it all went to hell.

Edited April 6, 200916 yr by Sylph

She looks way too young.

I bet it won't seem that way once she's on-air. She just comes off as older in about every role she plays - albeit in a sexy, attractive way. I think she'll do just fine as a contemporary for the characters mentioned.. and even as Colby's mom (especially when compared to the Dixie/JR situation, not to mention others in daytime).

If we're to be concerned about Luner as a recast Liza, the age thing would honestly be the least of my worries.

Edited April 6, 200916 yr by YurSoakinginit

As I remember it, fans hated Lexi (and her ex, Coop, a.k.a. Linden Ashby) at first, until they turned her into a trashy queen bitch. That's when she took off, not before. Lexi's transformation was what kept that show alive and gave it a minor revival after the absolutely godawful Season 6 (in which the original, weepy Lexi as well as Coop were introduced).

Edited April 6, 200916 yr by Vee

As I remember it, fans hated Lexi (and her ex, Coop, a.k.a. Linden Ashby) at first, until they turned her into a trashy queen bitch. That's when she took off, not before.

For me it was the other way around. What can I do. When she became irredeemable, I wanted her to be gone.

And I always hated Coop.

I gather this little public diatribe from Pratt will just further the acrimony between him and the cast on AMC. It just seems like Pratt does not have much respect or interest in the cast of actors he has on AMC. Or perhaps Pratt just does not like that the cast is not liking or enjoying how he has mucked up their characters with god awful and horribly schizophrenic writing that makes zero sense. Looks like Pratt does not like the cast for going on record saying they are not liking or understanding his no good bad writing for their characters and the show. And now Pratt has called them out in a similar manner. Pratt's statements just seem sort of sarcastic, confrontational, and disrespectful. Pratt should perhaps write actually entertaining characters, couples, and stories for AMC to get his points across to the cast and audience to prove himself worthy. And if Pratt wants to sell the audience on Jamie being right as the new Liza then he should stick to selling Jamie and not doing diatribes against the cast of his soap in order to make her look good because that is beyond petty and rudderless.

I agree with you on this. Pratt is ridiculous. JHC as we all know is just a puppet, to Frons, but even more so to Pratt now too. He will dictate the castings now as he has with this. I wouldn't be surprised if any of the current AMC actors quit because of him and his awful writing, resulting in a quick recast who happens to be one of Pratt's bff's.

Pratt is pitting Jamie Luner against the rest of the cast with his odd statements while calling them out for not playing by his unfair and unscrupulous rules. . That is not a good tactic for Jamie or the rest of the cast. This is not needed. Pratt should have just stuck to selling Jamie Luner as the new Liza and left the bitter comments out of the public consciousness. For Pratt to say that behind the scenes the cast is like high school is beyond ironic since Pratt's own tactics and words in this article are just as juvenile, petty, and churlish. I'm sorry, but Pratt's comments were bitter, personal, unprofessional, and beyond the pale in my view.

ICAM! It's completely absurd. I won't be the least bit surprised if he and other actor's on the set start going at it and they walk and he is screwed. a la Beverlee McKinsey!

Pratt has always been unprofessional, just like Guza. Always showing very little respect for their cast and the history of the shows they are at.

I find it funny that he says Jamie clicks with TK's character. GMAMFB! Does he think we are all stupid, as if we didn't know his intentions were to pair her with Zack!

While there is alot of truth in Pratt's comments regarding the high school antics of the cast, I pretty much agree with everyone else that it was very unprofessional on his part. I am willing to give Luner a chance. The age factor doesn't really bug me. Jamie looks older in a very sexy, voluptuous way. I can't wait to see how she gets along with all the great talent on this show..

Zach and Liza.... yeah Pratt is pretty transparent.... he's going there.

Carruthers didn't specifically say they'd ask Marcy back in a heartbeat if she was still acting. She worded it very smartly if you ask me because there is no way in hell ABC would ask her back.... Frons pretty much forced her out the door away. Marcy seems very happy and content though. I don't wish her the stress of this ageist industry anymore.

Edited April 6, 200916 yr by Adam

Pity Pratt couldn't entice Marcy Walker out of acting retirement. He wrote exciting stuff for her when she played Eden on Santa Barbara. Eden was fiesty under his watch, too.

While I agree with you on his writing for Marcy on SB, I still have some doubt that he even attempted to entice Marcy.

I've tried to give this woman the benefit of the doubt on most occasions, but more and more she seems to talk out of her ass. She makes it sound like they would've had Marcy back in a heartbeat if she were still available. That's not the case. The truth is that she (and Frons) severely backburnered and watered down Liza and barely used Marcy at all, to the point where she was either fired or left of her own volition. That was never really clear. For Carruthers to imply that she's a huge Marcy fan seems a bit hypocritical. OK...breathe!

I fully believe that Frons & McTavish were more responsible for the backburnering of Marcy/Liza than JHC. While I'm not at all a Carruthers fan (I was calling her to be fired from way back in the McTavish days), I think she's been sincere here. She's worked with Marcy on SB and has even lunched with her since her dismissal. Plus, I believe she was a big part of the reason they fought like hell to keep Marcy on recurring (and they did fight for that, make no mistake). I think she is a fan- and, let's face it, the only time Carruthers has had any power at AMC is when B&E were writing, long after Marcy's departure.

Wasn't Carruthers on SB when she was known as "Julie Hanan"?

I think they looked at Marcy and thought "Aging, born-again Christian." Not that she looks bad -- not at all! -- but she's not a traditional botoxed-Barbie actress.

They wanted a vixen -- any vixen. Luner can do vixen, perfectly.

Yes, Carruthers worked at SB when she was Julie Hanan. Luner, however, should have been brought on in a new role or as Skye. The whole article describes Skye, not Liza.

Pratt is living up to his name with that boorish quote.

Word. "We want someone who can slut it up and piss off our entire cast. I immediately thought of Jamie."

I see Skye in that pic, not Liza.

I see Cindy Lubbock from Just the Ten of Us.

It'll be odd watching her interact with Knight, Morgan and Williams. They look so much older than her.

Yup.

She looks way too young.

Agreed. She certainly doesn't scream "Liza".

Edited April 6, 200916 yr by juniorz1

Carruthers didn't specifically say they'd ask Marcy back in a heartbeat if she was still acting. She worded it very smartly if you ask me because there is no way in hell ABC would ask her back.... Frons pretty much forced her out the door away. Marcy seems very happy and content though. I don't wish her the stress of this ageist industry anymore.

I don't think they asked her back either. And as usual, ABC should be ashamed of themselves. JHC has no credibility.

I don't think they asked her back either. And as usual, ABC should be ashamed of themselves. JHC has no credibility.

Yeah, I don't think Marcy would have obliged anyway.... but they could have at least asked her. It would be great if Marcy came out and confirmed that they did not.

I think she should have been Skye.... or a new character..... I really am excited about her coming... I am just afraid it will just get bogged down with her trying to gel as an established character....

Why the f would they ask Marcy if she wanted to come back? She's made no bones about the fact that she's done with acting. She lives in North Carolina and works as a children's pastor. She's not coming back to acting. Even my dog knows that, peeps.

Move on; Marcy has!

Edited April 6, 200916 yr by Kubla Khan