Days: 100 greatest characters

[Dr Neil Curtis]

View http://hourglass.weebly.com/index.html and then discuss.

I love the review on the character of Mike Horton and the different outlooks of how each memorable adult actor played him.

[juniorz1]

Clearly this person only watched from the 90s on. When Alex Marshall is #58 & Lucas Roberts (Horton) is #21........ Houston, we have a problem!

Max Brady edges out EVE DONOVAN! :lol:

[Dr Neil Curtis]

I agree about that! I was looking at how far Marie and tommy were up on the list.

[Eric83]

Laura Horton is too low IMO, she should be top 20.

Chloe, Philip, and Brady should not be in the top 40.

Who do you guys think will be #1?

My top 10 are:

1. Julie

2. Marlena

3. Alice

4. Hope

5. Tom

6. Doug

7. Bo

8. Stefano

9. John

10. Sami

I could also see Jennifer, Mickey, or Maggie in the top 10.

[quartermainefan]

Is Jan Spears on this list???

I think a special honorable mention should be given to Belle #2.

[Eric83]

Yes, she's #81.

[Soaplovers]

I think the person compiling the list was a more recent viewer, hence why certain characters were ranked higher then others.

I think I agree with where Laura Horton was but I did disagree with his assessment of the character a bit. I've never seen the first Laura but I do think that the 2nd Laura played the character realistically.

Her character was in a mental hospital for over fifteen years in a drugged out state. I like to view it as a Rip Van Winkle approach since she'd lost over fifteen years of her life. Her daughter was grown, her family had basically moved on, and she felt like she had lost a long period of time. So she became unstable (wouldn't u be if you lost a large chunk of your life and didn't deal with it properly?), oversexed (playing the semi-nice girl in her youth totally didn't do her any favors so why not), and bitter. If the headwriter was a little better, we could have had a fascinating character study.

[tylerbo20]

My Top 10

1. Marlena Evans

2. Jack Deveraux

3. Bo Brady

4. Vivian Alamane

5. Jennifer Horton

6. Laura Horton

7. Billie Reid

8. Kristen Dimera

9. Stefano Dimera

10. Carrie Brady

[juniorz1]

I believe you mean the 3rd Laura, Jaime Lyn Bauer. Susan Flannery originated the role, then it was taken over by Rosemary Forsythe.

:lol:

Oh Tylerbo, I love ya, but there are a SLEW of characters I'd rank higher than milquetoast Carrie.

Gwen Davies. Anna DiMera. Marie Horton. Liz Chandler. Julie Williams. Melissa Anderson. Hell, I'd rank MADELINE higher than Carrie. :lol:

[Sindacco]

Well the person said

[DRW50]

Wasn't there another Laura, Susan Oliver or somebody?

[JackPeyton]

yes, to all of this.

[remos]

Whether or not we agree with ranking, I've got to say the poster does justify their choices and has put a lot into it. Every one of these lists would be different if we were doing it.

I'm enjoying the "blast from the past' with a few characters. It's a good jog for the memory, and with so few spots left I'm intrigued where my favourites rank in their estimation. On my list Maggie would be #2, giving Alice the #1 position for a variety of reasons that include respect, longevity and long-term involvement in a whole host of stories.

[Dr Neil Curtis]

Yeah andc floy dean fall in there somewhere.

I would have loved to see Susan Flannery in the role. What was the reason behind her leaving?

[DRW50]

She wanted more freedom.

http://www.welovesoaps.net/2009/12/susan-flannery-interview-part-two.html