Members Forever8 Posted April 27, 2020 Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 From the episodes I saw from when Ben was back it seemed like Ben was hanging out more with Marina and the younger set rather than his own peer group. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted April 27, 2020 Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) One of the dullest recasts ever, and so cold and sanctimonious. I knew I disliked her when I was rooting for Danny in their child custody and divorce wrangling, even though he was a gangster. It speaks volumes that she was going to be recast when the show ended and also that she wasn't even asked for that reunion chat (as far as I know...). He was thrown into Marah's age group, yes, for that tacky, stupid "virginity bet" story where three men were desperate to get into her pants. Lindsey McKeon has gone on to prove herself as an actress, but she was never worth the focus she got on GL. Edited April 27, 2020 by DRW50 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Forever8 Posted April 27, 2020 Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 Does anyone know who else might've been in the running to play Michelle after Bethany Joy Lenz left? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted April 27, 2020 Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 From old posts in the They Almost Became thread, Laura Allen (Laura English #2, AMC), auditioned. So did Elizabeth Hendrickson (Maggie/Frankie, AMC, and other soap roles that are too shitty to mention). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MichaelGL Posted April 27, 2020 Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 I wonder what were the original plans for Eve, obviously I don't believe she was ever meant to be paired with Ed. Was she supposed to slowly go psycho over Nick? Become a permanent character and be paired with another character eventually? I think the potential was there for either happening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted April 27, 2020 Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 I did remember missing Eve when she was killed off, strangely. Almost the entire show was in the shitter by that point though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted April 27, 2020 Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 I thought Hilary Edson worked well with Peter Simon, and the story of her attempts to reclaim her sanity and reputation was one of the few I connected with by that point. I also thought that the right to die story and Rick's angst over what to do was good drama - and that story was also one of the few times I bought Barbara Crampton as Mindy. I always kind of wondered if they did intend for her to be a more permanent coupling with Nick if they hadn't managed to book a 'name' (sort of) as Mindy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aback Posted April 27, 2020 Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 Yeah it speaks volumes that she hasn't joined any reunion... Wonder what the deal was with that? Locher seems to be committed to including everyone. I can't believe she was that disliked behind the scenes. I did not remember that they were considering recasting Michelle again towards the end. How's it even possible they lost the part to NSA...?! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted April 27, 2020 Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 At this point I believe the Labines were planning to pair Michelle with Frank (!), so who knows what they or Rauch had in mind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Forever8 Posted April 27, 2020 Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 Are you serious? Jesus!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted April 27, 2020 Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 I know Rauch played a part, but Labine had clearly lost touch with sensible storytelling by the time of her GL stint. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted April 27, 2020 Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) If I'd been on a board at the time of that GL I would have probably been fuming - looking back I realize they were not entirely to blame (and I think Rauch and/or MADD were sabotaging them) but there were so many choices that made no sense and so many moments that just felt inauthentic (Blake seemed to become Lucy Coe overnight). Edited April 27, 2020 by DRW50 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Forever8 Posted April 27, 2020 Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 You think Labine would've been better at ATWT? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted April 27, 2020 Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 I think it would have worked better that way. It does appear they wanted to build towards Eve/Nick. And then ... she gets with Ed. LOL. The potential was definitely there with Eve. I actually think so. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted April 27, 2020 Members Share Posted April 27, 2020 Yes - without a hack like Goutman, anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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