Members SoapDope Posted May 3, 2014 Members Share Posted May 3, 2014 DRW50......didn't you post at one time that you read an article in SOD a few years back that Janice Lynde was approached to return to Y&R as Leslie ? If so, wonder why that never panned out ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted May 3, 2014 Members Share Posted May 3, 2014 It's funny, but I've seen a little bit of Janice Lynde as Leslie, and a little bit of Victoria Mallory as Leslie, and I think both were okay. Then again, Y&R's earliest characters were so fascinating and layered to me regardless of the actor. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members will81 Posted May 3, 2014 Members Share Posted May 3, 2014 I don't know for sure, those watching at the time might know. It does seem as if Bell lost some interest in Leslie once Janice Lynde left. The focus definitely seemed to shift to JLB's Lori. I read an interview with Victoria Mallory where she stated she was backburner for her first six months on the show, once the reveal of her pregnancy and miscarriage to Brad happened. Even when she had story in the late 70's it seemed to focus more on how Leslie's actions would affect Lori's life. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted May 3, 2014 Members Share Posted May 3, 2014 Leslie did get that story where she developed amnesia and hooked up with Jonas (Jerry Lacey).But I don't think it really took off and once Jonas and Leslie returned to Genoa City, the whole thing fizzled. Leslie (and Victoria) just wasn't strong enough to sustain interest out of Lorie/Lance /Lucas. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted May 3, 2014 Author Members Share Posted May 3, 2014 Yes. She said in 2002 that she'd been asked to return. I'm not sure why it didn't happen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted May 3, 2014 Members Share Posted May 3, 2014 (edited) This makes me believe that this may be because Bell insisted back then on writing to suit the character, rather than writing to suit the actor playing the role as it has morphed into. If only those viewers could have seen into the future to see what viewers today often have to put up with, they probably wouldn't have been complaining as much. Then again, soap fans are notorious for for having a 'I want what I want' mentality. Edited May 3, 2014 by DramatistDreamer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted May 3, 2014 Members Share Posted May 3, 2014 The lack of continuity issues that occasionally surface makes me inclined to think that scenes are taped out of sequence to save time and money. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SoapDope Posted May 3, 2014 Members Share Posted May 3, 2014 That sounds interesting. I wonder what they had in mind with bringing back that character ? I know Laurie returned briefly around that time for that sucky storyline that pretty much threw her under the bus and had her groveling at Victor's feet. If the writers had any freaking sense they should introduce the adult Brooks Prentiss or Jennifer Foster. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted May 3, 2014 Members Share Posted May 3, 2014 Same. I've been saying for a long time, in fact, that Y&R should re-introduce the original families, the Brookses and Fosters. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members will81 Posted May 3, 2014 Members Share Posted May 3, 2014 (edited) Yeah but even when Leslie got story when VM was in the role it always seemed to come back to how is this going to affect Lori. Once Lucas found Leslie all the focus was on Lori and how this was going to ruin her life once Leslie came back and regained her memory. Should Lori help her sister regain her memory, will she lose Brooks. Even though JLB was planning to leave around 1980 and was pregnant with her second child, she was still a big focus of the show and that storyline eventually shifted towards her. Edited May 3, 2014 by will81 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amybrickwallace Posted May 4, 2014 Members Share Posted May 4, 2014 Jerry Lacy was also on Y&R? Is there a soap he WASN'T on back in those days? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members will81 Posted May 4, 2014 Members Share Posted May 4, 2014 Funny you should mention him. I just read a Tune in Tomorrow article about his arrival on Y&R. The character was originally to be named Rick, but Jerry asked they change it as he had played Rick on Love of Life. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members amybrickwallace Posted May 4, 2014 Members Share Posted May 4, 2014 Love Jess/Jill's hair in that first clip. LOL 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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