Members sjbeutel Posted February 4, 2012 Members Share Posted February 4, 2012 Wasn't the character at first being developed by James Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten but prior to the arrival they were fired and Charles Pratt Jr brought in. I think they were going to make the character different and more aless wrote for Beth Ehlers since they had written for her on GL. I not sure but that it stuck in my mind for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members applcin Posted February 4, 2012 Members Share Posted February 4, 2012 I didn't see that at all. All I could see was a novice in his 20s playing opposite a 40 year-old veteran actress, supposedly as equals. I didn't know if we were supposed to think Taylor was younger or Brot was older but, either way, it just flatlined for me. It's nothing against the concept of older/younger characters being paired romantically but it's usually mentioned or incorporated into the story somehow. This was more like trying to pretend it didn't exist and his lack of experience just made it worse. Something else I think may have been significant as to why the character failed: Taylor came off almost immediately as harsh. angry, damaged, etc. and the audience had to just take her that way, having not gone along for the ride, so to speak. When Harley on GL came off that way (whether it was Ehlers herself or not,) you knew why or could imagine why because you had seen what came before. Whether you liked it or not, you could see Harley's reasons for being that way. Sometimes I think introducing a character that way (bitter and angry without having seen her backstory), who's supposed to be a "good guy", not a villain, can be a turnoff. Too bad they didn't do more with Taylor & Tad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted February 4, 2012 Members Share Posted February 4, 2012 BEh was not sacrificed for anyone She flopped and badly so, mostly cause of the writing and the character she played. Doesn't help that Pratt, who created her character said he found her character boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted February 4, 2012 Members Share Posted February 4, 2012 I don't blame ANY actor for jumping ship. I agree with Zimmer; GL should've been cancelled in 2004. After reading and hearing about the ridiculousness of GL behind the scenes for its final 5 years (especially the Peapack part) I don't blame anyone. Look at Laura Wright. She's gotten 3 additional years of work out of her jump from GL to GH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted February 4, 2012 Members Share Posted February 4, 2012 when she was first announced I actually thought she'd have better been fit as a Hayley recast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carolyn1980 Posted February 4, 2012 Members Share Posted February 4, 2012 Ehlers was brought on to be a recast Liza, but fan backlash led to her playing a new part. Then Jamie Luner was set to play a recast Skye, but bigger fan backlash made them make her Liza instead. Both got screwed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted February 4, 2012 Members Share Posted February 4, 2012 When was Luner ever supposed to play Skye? Fans WANTED her as Skye. I only ever heard of her being cast as Liza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carolyn1980 Posted February 4, 2012 Members Share Posted February 4, 2012 Wrong. You're remembering incorrectly. It was rumored she was to be a new Skye, and that's when fans complained, excessively. Then it was announced, surprisingly, that she was Liza instead. Because of the backlash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R Sinclair Posted February 4, 2012 Members Share Posted February 4, 2012 Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angela Posted February 4, 2012 Members Share Posted February 4, 2012 Yeah, I don't ever remember seeing or hearing rumors that Luner was set to play Skye. I know fans thought she would have been a better fit for Skye. Ehlers was definitely originally slated to come in as Liza and to be plopped into the middle of a triangle with the Martin brothers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R Sinclair Posted February 4, 2012 Members Share Posted February 4, 2012 Nobody's wrong. She asked you a simple question. Jesus Christ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angela Posted February 4, 2012 Members Share Posted February 4, 2012 Did you work behind the scenes of "All My Children" at the time? Otherwise, it seems to me you're just assuming she was set to play a recast Skye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Carolyn1980 Posted February 4, 2012 Members Share Posted February 4, 2012 I know it for a fact, and I understand tone on the internet is hard to discern, so let me just say my tone was merely meant to convey matter-of-factness, not any kind of snarkiness. So if it was taken that way, I apologize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted February 4, 2012 Members Share Posted February 4, 2012 The show was trying to recreate Gus & Harley & didn't go over well, especially since Jamanda was starting to become popular. JR Martinez became well liked by viewers, from what I remember reading most didn't seem impressed with BEh or her acting. I always thought it funny that Pratt would think that BEh's storyline was boring given he wrote it LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Skin Posted February 5, 2012 Members Share Posted February 5, 2012 Off topic but I hate that every Amanda couple is called "Jamanda". It's incredibly difficult to differentiate between her past relationships because all of her leading men's first names start with J. Jaime, JR, Jake, Jonathan, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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