Another World Discussion Thread

[DRW50]

Thanks. I remember Stuart speaking of the role a bit in SOD long ago but can't remember what she said. Stuart is one of those rare actors who seemed to have four popular or fairly popular soap parts but I don't hear a lot about Gina so I don't ever know how fans felt. 

Edited April 23 by DRW50

[vetsoapfan]

Mine is but one opinion, of course, although according to other GH viewers whom I knew, they didn't feel the recasts were particularly captivating, either.

[DRW50]

That so often is the case...

Beyond the Alices who would you say was the least compelling AW recast?

[vetsoapfan]

To me, Wesley Pfenning and Linda Borgenson were the worst Alices.

Other weak recasts:

Margie Impert (Rachel #2)

Robert Hover (Russ #2)

David Bailey (Russ #3: handsome but bland)

Lynn Milgrim (Susan Matthews #4)

Brian Murray (Dan Shearer #2)

Nancy Wickwire (Aunt Liz #3: a major come-down after Audra Lindley)

...to name but a few.

Some of the Jamies were not cast well; Richard Bekins owned the role.

On the other hand, AW struck gold with Beverly Penberthy as Pat #2 and Susan Sullivan as Lenore #2.

 

[DRW50]

Thanks.

I hope to see some of these someday, unlikely as it is. We do at least have some audio of Nancy, which was fine, but it's tough to compare to Audra Lindley (I'd love to see her too). 

I do wonder what their plans even were with Margie Impert. I can only assume she impressed someone at P&G with her work on GL.

[vetsoapfan]

To be fair, Nancy Wickwire was fine as an actress, but after the ferocious intensity Audra Lindley brought to the role of Aunt Liz, Wickwire's more restrained, pallid interpretation was a major disappointment. Aunt Liz was just not Aunt Liz anymore.

[Contessa Donatella]

You didn' t love her when Amy played her? I ask only because I did.

Eddie ran it by & shared with me, the results, such as they were. And, BTW, any time you don't want to read something, just don't. No need to announce it. We are not in an airport or train station.

[Paul Raven]

In terms of recasts how about

Dawn Benz and Taylor Miller as Sally?

Leon Russom as Willis?

Rhonda Lwein as Vicky?

[Contessa Donatella]

Hard pass.

Could be.

Hard pass again.

[watson71]

The biggest blunder TPTB at AW ever made was killing Sally in 1986.  After Taylor Miller, Sally should have left town and they rested the character for awhile.  Then, had her return to Bay City with a different actress.  Killing Sally marginalized Aunt Liz and gave no reason for Alice to ever return to the show.  Sally could have driven story until the show went off the air in 1999.

[Contessa Donatella]

I would take that one generation back. Worst ever was firing JC in the first place. Not  concerned about Dwyer or Reinholt, just JC. No Alice ever worked.Now, in theory could they come up with  a good recast, maybe so but to me they did not.

 

Edited April 23 by Contessa Donatella

[Xanthe]

I don't remember the storyline with a camera behind a mirror -- what was that? 

[Contessa Donatella]

I believe they are referring to a one way  mirror ... 

[Paul Raven]

Thanks for the unsolicited advice.

[Contessa Donatella]

Thanks for the un-needed unnecessary snarky commentary.

Edited April 23 by Contessa Donatella