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Like Jason said, it was nearly the same time.  I think it was pretty clear JER didn't value the Roman character the way he did John, so I don't believe he cared who played Roman.  So Ken just gave his buddy a job.  And Taylor was riding kind of high at the time after his Y&R stint and his gig as Dylan's dad on 90210.

Wayne himself has stated he was fired in 1994 and there was no story for the character left and may be brought back later.  There was literally so much story left for Roman/John/Marlena, but it didn't fit into JER's vision which was full speed with Jarlena as a main lovestory.

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They’ve had such significant journeys, and now it feels like they can offer wisdom and support rather than getting wrapped up in romantic plots. It could open up more opportunities for exploring their friendships and family ties.

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Wayne's mostly been very gracious about speaking about the firing, but if you look up articles he totally was.  JER's vision was John/Marlena and he actually got push back on that because they wanted Drake with someone younger.  Roman seemed like such a critical character at the time he was fired, but it is what it is.  I have no actual proof, but I always felt like they recast Roman with JT once Wayne was suddenly unavailable. 

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Josh Taylor played roman since 1997.. more then 25 years.. the recast totally destroyed roman and Marlena's legacy, as their chemistry not equal to wayne and Deidra's magical super coupling.. but honestly, should Marlena really reunite with roman after all those years, just because John died? no, i think it's too late.. and I don't think the show would survive much longer. 

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I don't think it's a bad idea if the show got Wayne back.  A Josh Taylor Roman pairing would be useless.  Yes, it's been years, but circumstances change.  I don't exactly mind the idea of Marlena being single for the rest of her time on the show, but it's also a bit ridiculous to put Julie, Maggie, and Marlena out to pasture to be single forever because their on screen partner passed away.  Marlena is the only one of the 3 that has another true love still living so she would be the one I focused on.  I highly doubt that Wayne would ever get re-hired so it's all moot.  It just what I would do if I ran the show.

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I agree.  Even if Roman and Marlena never reunited, it just makes sense at this point to rehire Wayne as Roman, simply because I can't see Josh Taylor in a central, patriarch role as I could Drake or Bill Hayes.

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