Members DRW50 Posted April 12, 2011 Members Share Posted April 12, 2011 It was Broderick/Whitesell. I can't say I was ever that impressed by most of their OLTL run. It was the same bad mix of camp and seriousness that has plagued OLTL for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Llantano Incorporated Posted April 12, 2011 Members Share Posted April 12, 2011 AMEN. Niki Smith in 1985/86 was quite complex and a formidable character in her own right. Loved that period on the show, and loved Niki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chrishntr Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 I can tolerate Niki is small doses. My favorite of Viki's alters is, Jean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 I never got the love for Jean. She has ZERO personality (no pun intended). She is literally an emotionless void with absolutely nothing interesting or exciting about her. My favorite was always Tori, but unfortunately she never gets any recognition. The only alters that get remembered are Niki and Jean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 +1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 My favorite is Tori too, but I think she was too complex for the show to ever know what to do with. Jean had some dry one-liners and her repulsion towards her family was extremely entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 I think it says something that originally it took them 15 or so years to bring Nicki back--and now it seems to be every other year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 My Jean love is more of an acting thing. I loved the way ES played her, and Jean's "alter impersonating Viki" schtick was my favorite of the three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann Posted April 13, 2011 Members Share Posted April 13, 2011 I'm all altered-out. I don't think there needs to be any more alters. I actually think it's past Erika's time to have to do these alters. And, I do not look forward at all to seeing Niki/Tess. Tess this time around is way over the top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members saynotoursoap Posted April 14, 2011 Members Share Posted April 14, 2011 Paul Rauch did reinvent Niki in some ways. For instance, Gillian Spencer's Niki and Erika Slezak's Niki in the 1970's did not wear the long red wig. Also, Niki's favorite waterfront bar was Ernie's, not Backstreet. That bit annoyed me because Ernie's had played such an important role in the early ABC story, right down to Marcy Wade's impersonation of Niki in 1971, an attempt to frame Viki for the murder of Vinnie Wolek. However, the Niki who appeared in 1985 was actually closer to Gillian Spencer's wonderful, original portrayal of Niki than Erika Slezak's 1970's flashbacks. Erika did not have tapes of Gillian Spencer to compare performances, so she somewhat reinvented Niki into something more aggressive and over the top. Despite the historical inaccuracies of the 1985 story, I found it quite compelling drama in that Niki began to emerge as a real flesh and blood character with deeply genuine feelings. The writers created engrossing conflict from Niki's desire to lead her own life as Nicole Smith. What emerged was a story and character of enormous poignancy, rather than the silly, disposable plot device it is today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted April 14, 2011 Members Share Posted April 14, 2011 Agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted April 14, 2011 Members Share Posted April 14, 2011 I'm with Ann: it's time to let Viki's alters "rest." They've been integrated and separated and integrated again so many times that I've actually lost track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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