Jump to content

AMC:RECAST RANDI


Recommended Posts

  • Members

The Randi character is useless portrayed by a useless actress. Get Rid of Randi and Denise Vasi. I don't give a damn how beautiful she is. I don't even see her "beauty" due to the fact that her acting makes her look hideous. Vasi should be on the back of Essence magazine in Target ads where she belongs -- not (and I use term loosely) "acting" against strong actors such as Debbi Morgan.

I, personally, thought a Frankie/Taylor/Brot triangle would've been more believable due to the fact that all three characters have history with each other and have a justifiable reason for being as close as they are -- as war veterans. But bringing in this woman who I never believed was a hooker for one second into the mix for Frankie made no sense. I mean, really. I'm supposed to believe that a character with Denise Vasi's aesthetics had no other choice in life but to sell her body? Judy Blye Wilson is a horrible casting director and does a huge disservice to this show. I mean, for real, now. We're supposed to believe a character portrayed by a model couldn't use her model looks to get even a job as a high end call girl? She had to resort to being a streetwalker for a grubby pimp?

Bye, Vasi. Take Randi with you.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 49
  • Created
  • Last Reply
  • Members

But, of course! If Randi had belonged to a high-end, "respectable" escort service, no one would've felt sorry for her. At least, I'm sure that's how the writers saw it. Frankly, though, I'm tired of seeing characters (on soaps) ashamed about being prostitutes. What about the call girls and madams who are hookin' "and damn proud of it"?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Somebody mentioned the Brot/Taylor/Frankie triangle, which I would love to see... except that I *love* the friendship that Brot and Frankie has. Honestly, some "pairings" I love are friendship or frenemy relationships and my heart does a little happy-dance whenever Brot and Frankie and Taylor interact because it feels genuine and so right. I don't know what things are like behind-the-scenes but it seems like RL good vibes and pure enjoyment seep through whenever Smith and Martinez have a "scripted" scene together.

Something else -- Cornelius Smith does really well in scenes with "older" characters, not just his on-screen parents but also David and Zach and others in a hospital setting. I don't know what it is, but I think Frankie would be dynamite in a relationship with a slightly older woman. Whether that is LustyLiza (LOL) or Annie (well, she's prob in his age range) or -- oh, how I wish Brooke or Simone were still around! -- whoever, I would want Frankie to interact with areas of the canvas to which he (and Brot and Taylor) are currently not linked.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Obviously - y'all know I'm down for a Randi recast. Vasi is horrible - you just KNOW she can't act against the others - you'd think she'd at least reallllly try and put some effort into it. Hopefully she's embarrased with herself.

I'd actually like to know Vasi's story - what is her background? Was AMC just giving this poor girl a 'shot'? Or is she from a wealthy family and her name got her the role? What is going on with her?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

I don't have a problem with Randi as a character, even if a soap cliche. I've given Vasi a lot of time and was rooting for her because I was really struck by her looks and not unpleasant demeanor though her acting has been really bad.

Now with a powerhouse dramatic story, her lack of ability could really tank a big story for the Hubbards and I don't want that to happen. I do think Vasi is trying and I do think she has improved *some*. But her deficiencies are especially glaring now as she spends all her acting time in the company of of talented, longtime pros like Debi Morgan, Darnell (even though I think he is inconsistent), Beth Ehlers (while not everyone's favorite, she has range and experience that shows, imo). If the girl can't get her actress mojo thumping through sheer osmosis by working around Debi Morgan...it just ain't ever gonna thump.

IMO, she cannot stand toe-to-to, acting-wise to her appealing, talented, newbie scene partners Cornelius and JT (whose learning/improvement curve puts Vasi's to shame) with whom Randi often interacts. I think Vasi has actually shined more with Natalia (who I am only lukewarm about) and Petey than Cornelius (and I really love him as A&J's son).

I agree with almost all your observations, Cat. I too, think Cornelius carries himself with such a upright, responsible, mature demeanor, he does sort of gel better for me interacting with older characters Brot and Taylor and in his role as a doctor. Randi doesn't really gel with the other three. Again, I think that is more weakness on the actress's part than the character.

Brot and Frankie's great chemistry as friends, and BE's chemistry with both men, their shared military/war experience make them perfect for a soap triangle, imo. While it can be heart-wrenching to see betrayal between friends, FTB is what a soap triangle should be, we'd be rooting for all of them (unless they made Taylor an ass), imo. I can think of lots of other triangle combos I would find more off-putting, cringe-inducing and tiresome, which probably means those are the ones we'll see/continue to see since that's the way my luck with AMC often rolls.

I'd LOVE to have Danielle Frye back on the scene, too. I never understood ditching that character.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

HAH! These are the first two lines in that bio:

"Even before her debut as Randi Morgan on ABC's daytime soap opera, "All My Children," Denise Vasi had already established herself as one of the entertainment industry's top women to watch."

Seriously? :rolleyes::lol:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

I agree with everyone who wants Danielle to return. I think she might be just a little bit too young for Frankie, though, but hell, I just want to have her back around. She was young, carefree, vibrant, and fun...unlike all of the other drama queens on this show. The only time she was depressing was when they did all the stuff with Garrett and Mimi.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.



  • Recent Posts

    • Still here ^^ Come on Prime Video, it's due to bring it back!
    • Got through the eighth season, and it was... painful. 

      Please register in order to view this content

    • I agree 100% with both you and Mitch64.  Soaps have been going further and further off-course since 1981. TPTB just don't have a fundamental understanding of what makes soap fans so loyal. I'd love to be on a writing team with both of you.  Maybe we could put together a real soap opera, and show people what its all about...  
    • They weren't in town, but Fletcher worked at the paper (and we saw anniversary Journal headlines for the 50th, although I don't remember if Roger was one of them), and I'd think Alex would have at least heard of him due to the damage he did to Spaulding only a few years before her return to the fold. I know I have to remember it's not real life, of course.
    • YES. The videos being uploaded to Spauldingfield are almost to the point where Alan is reintroduced. They're already talking about the guy he pretends to be, and yes, he returns at a masked ball. In fact, that masked ball is almost beat for beat the same as the masked ball where Alex was introduced! Get a new schtick. Before the Kobe era, that's pretty much what they did. Characters would just show up. Maybe other characters would talk about them for a while--the Chamberlains, Tony, Maureen, Andy, Kelly, Carrie--but then they would just appear. When Hope came back, she simply knocked on Bert's door and said something like, "Hi, Grandma, I'm home again." No particular fanfare. Sometimes it would be a bit dramatic--Jennifer and Morgan were introduced when Mike accidentally crashed into their car, for instance, and Alan and Elizabeth were introduced through Jackie's flashbacks when she was remembering giving up Phillip for adoption. Nola was involved in the Roger return. Roger's return in 1980 was very dramatic, but in a way that made total sense. He was trying to kidnap a child, so dressing up as a clown did not seem crazy. The mask bit was not only silly, it didn't even make sense. Alex never knew him, so there was no reason for him to be masked in front of her. Yeah, she knew OF him, but there's that phenomenon called cognetive dissonance. If you see someone outside of an expected situation, you probably won't recognize them, especially if you never met them in person and think they're dead. I bet a CIA spook like Roger would be familiar with that concept. And he didn't have to be skulking around SF for months. Again, I will cut Long a little slack--it was not her idea to bring back Roger, she was told to do it. She never wrote for the character. It was something that was not planned. They originally went to Zaslow to offer him the role of Alan. He, of course, turned them down because that was a ridiculous idea, but then he suggested coming back as Roger. At such short notice, it's not strange his return was not handled well.
    • Eh...but neither had been in town. Know the name Roger Thorpe? Sure. But Alex would have gone crazy trying to memorize all of Alan's co-conspirators/lovers/wives and Fletch didn't even know Roger/Adam was on the island, IIRC. But who knew or should've known each other is always a little dicey when people come back to town. 
    • I wouldn't call Tomas' cuts a modern cut. They appear to be a slim/extreme slim cut⏤cut slimmer down the sides, with a higher armhole, which pulls up/out, depending on the fit of the person's body. Again, I feel like Ms Featherstone is buying to fit the wrong parts of the body; instead of buying to fit their widest parts (shoulders), she's buying things to fit their middle/waist (which is the easiest to ultimately fix without a complete re-cut), and it shows in the finished product. And the only reason it irks me is because I worked in suit sales for nearly ten years, and I notice these things immediately. The fashion(s) on this soap are miles ahead of three of the four others (I like the fashions from Y&R), but the tailoring is a choice, especially where the men are concerned.
    • There probably would have been a good chance they knew of him, especially with his ties to Spaulding and his being involved in so much scandal (meaning there would be plenty of photos and articles around they both would have seen), but I agree the mask was silly, clearly just a TV moment.
    • Please register in order to view this content

       
    • I think all the suits are fit too tight, except for Jon Lindstrom's. DC lawyers/doctors are not all LA fashion elites. Yes, maybe Tomas would have a more modern cut to his suit, but an established guy like Bill wouldn't go around looking like that lonely button on his jacket was ready to explode constantly.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy