Members Paul Raven Posted February 3, 2012 Members Share Posted February 3, 2012 Donna Reed as Miss Ellie on Dallas.Barbara Bel Geddes had created a unique character-a very wealthy woman but totally grounded.Donna turned up looking like a typical Texas matron. Obviously this was done on purpose so Reed wouldn't have to feel as though she was second best and could basically create a new character, but it was a total miscalculation. I always thought that Hope Lange may have been able to carry off the recast.She resembled Bel Geddes and projected the same no nonsense persona, which would have helped and maybe the audience would have been able to adjust more easily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 3, 2012 Members Share Posted February 3, 2012 Karen Cellini. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members JackPeyton Posted February 3, 2012 Members Share Posted February 3, 2012 the recast looks about 10 years older. wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 3, 2012 Members Share Posted February 3, 2012 She also had an American accent, which made the placing of the London bridge seem strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted February 3, 2012 Members Share Posted February 3, 2012 The recat between Cellini and Oxenberg was like going from Tiffanys to K-Mart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted February 3, 2012 Members Share Posted February 3, 2012 This is so accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted February 3, 2012 Members Share Posted February 3, 2012 Diane Jenkins Alex Donnelly/Susan Walters & Maura West Malcolm Winters Shemar Moore & Darius McCrary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 3, 2012 Members Share Posted February 3, 2012 I guess looks don't matter when you've had the best audition in 20 years. I still can't believe they thought they'd get away with that. I imagine the jump from Kathryn Breech to Judith Light must have been huge for some OLTL viewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted February 3, 2012 Members Share Posted February 3, 2012 So many good examples: From Shemar to Family Matters guy, definitely jarring. Yes! The Dynasty recasts. *Loved* Pamela Sue Martin. I like Emma Samms, but not as Fallon. Those photos of Donna Reed on Dallas looks like someone who's young but they've put something on her face to make her look older. Like when DAYS put that stuff on Kristian Alfonso's face to look like the real Princess Gina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AmandainNC28655 Posted February 3, 2012 Members Share Posted February 3, 2012 I think the Vicky/Marely recasts were always kinda jarring, especially since Marley's height seemed to change especially when Ellen Wheeler took back over the role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AMCHistory Posted February 4, 2012 Members Share Posted February 4, 2012 I think Christian Campbell (Ex-Bobby) stood out on AMC because he was a far cry from the Arian poster children that played Bobby in the past. He was a wonderful actor though, and completely under-utilized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dale Posted February 5, 2012 Members Share Posted February 5, 2012 I suppose it did turn out that way, but I suppose that if Woodsy wanted that role, he would have assumed it. He never did assume it before Ver Dorn joined the show. I'd chalk it up to it not being Woods' bag, as opposed to Ver Dorn taking that role from him. In the end, a show could have a worse mouthpiece than Jerry Ver Dorn. As far as Strasser goes, God knows I love everything that woman does - in front of a camera! "Nuff said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dale Posted February 5, 2012 Members Share Posted February 5, 2012 Carl, I was there for that one! One day, petite, kittenish Karen Wolek was seducing Gus The Plumber in her kitchen, and the next day, a much larger, fiercer Karen finished the job! And I was NOT impressed! Being a 12 year old kid, there was really no way for me to understand that I was witnessing the passing of the baton from a "performer" to an "actress". By the time I turned 13, I figured it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dale Posted February 5, 2012 Members Share Posted February 5, 2012 Hey! Why are we not having an in depth discussion about all that was wrong but terribly entertaining with the re-cast of Alexandra on GL. No, I am not talking about Dusay taking over for McKinsey. I am talking about Joan Collins taking over for Dusay! I got the GL Classics DVDs in the mail the other day and there is an eppy that heavily features Collins. Holy Mary Mother Of God! It's a good watch, but not necessarily for the right reasons. Collins relied heavily on the Alexis Carrington shtick, and seemed to have trouble with lines, names and dialogue. Her Alex was a cartoon, and though I was never particularly enamored of Dusay's portrayal of Alex, the show did the only thing they could, and brought her back when Collins ran out of the building screaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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