I don't think I ever accepted Marj - I just saw her as one big stuttering hot tranny mess most of the time. I preferred her on AMC though.

McKinsey had just defined that role, just as Chris Bernau defined Alan.

I think I was the same way about Marj. I loved her and always thought she was wildly talented but I often wondered how McKinsey would've done things. THat was a case where I thought the recast and the originator were equally talented yet simply had different styles.

Well, Marj had poor writing for about 90% of her tenure. I never could imagine anyone but Beverlee McKinsey in the role, but so much of what they gave Alex was so poor (which is one of the reasons McKinsey left - that started in her last year as Alex). She was campier, way too campy, but she also had a bad hand. I think when she played Vanessa she got more of a chance to show her range.

I think I was the same way about Marj. I loved her and always thought she was wildly talented but I often wondered how McKinsey would've done things. THat was a case where I thought the recast and the originator were equally talented yet simply had different styles.

Love Marj, but for me it was like Glenn Close subbing in for Meryl Streep. Brilliant actress in her own right, but she was replacing THE best ever. And yeah, I was always imagining how Bev would play a scene, whether she was railing against Roger or flirting with Fletcher.

I've said this before many times: I don't do recasts.

Did you ever watch Ryan's Hope? That show was like the Let's Make a Deal of recasts, you never knew what would be behind the curtain. Recasts were even blamed by some like Carolyn Hinsey for the show's death (I think it was inability to move on from the same few stories). They had three of my favorite recasts ever (Randall, Daniel Hugh Kelley, John Blazo). Then they had others I...would rather forget.

Which soap had recasts that were consistently worse than the originals?

Which soap had recasts that were consistently worse than the originals?

I don't think any soap had recasts who were always worse. I guess if I had to choose I'd say Passions. I think only one recast was well-received (Deanna Wright's Kay), and maybe some of the Simones.

Edited November 13, 201213 yr by CarlD2

I sometimes cant accept it when they recast a character with an actor of a different race. Often times an actor has a generic look so that it isnt an issue but there are times when it is. For example, I could never get behind PC's Irish Catholic Joe Scanlon played by Mexican, Alex Mendoza. He was just wrong for the role

I don't think any soap had recasts who were always worse. I guess if I had to choose I'd say Passions. I think only one recast was well-received (Deanna Wright's Kay), and maybe some of the Simones.

Cathy Doe's Simone definetly was and so was Martsolf's Ethan. Oh and of course Natalia Zea as Gwen

Edited November 13, 201213 yr by Cheap21

I think for the most part I'm pretty accepting of recast with a few acceptions. I too don't really like when recasts are of a different ethnicity pf the actor before them especially in characters that are supposed to be ethnic. Unless of course the character is supposed to be ethnic and get recast with someone who better fits the role.

Never liked whoever replaced Laura Wright as Cassie on GL.

Heather Rattray as Lily. It took me a while to get use to her as Lily but fell in love with her so much that i was sadden when I heard she was leaving and Martha was returning. I still remember Martha's first scenes back and she had Rattray's hairstyle.

The only time I accepted KMH as Emily was when she was paired with Royce Keller(Terry Lester) other than that Melanie Smith was Emily to me.

Give me Rattray over Byrne any day if the week.

Only recast I really didn't like (And, this is just going from the old clips I've watched)

was.....

Danica Stewart as Maxie on GH. She was horrid. I like to call her "Duckface Maxie" Because, she always looked like she was doing the 'duckface' lips.

Oh, and sticking with GH. Not much of a fan of Colton Scott as Nik either, or Jacob Young as Lucky.

Come to think about it. GH had some really [!@#$%^&*] terrible recasts of younger actors in the early 00s.

Edited November 13, 201213 yr by weareclouds

Only recast I really didn't like (And, this is just going from the old clips I've watched)

was.....

Danica Stewart as Maxie on GH. She was horrid. I like to call her "Duckface Maxie" Because, she always looked like she was doing the 'duckface' lips.

Oh, and sticking with GH. Not much of a fan of Colton Scott as Nik either.

She was a bad Jessica recast as well. I preferred Jade Harlow and still don't understand why they fired her for Danica right after GH fired Danica.

Though I never took to KS as a Maxie recast either. Her voice and mannerisms grate.

Cathy Doe's Simone definetly was and so was Martsolf's Ethan. Oh and of course Natalia Zea as Gwen

I always hear people saying he wasn't as good as the first Ethan (although I liked him). I forgot about Natalie.

Can't believe nobody has mentioned two of Daytime's greatest recasts:

GH:

Leslie Charleson as Monica Quartermaine

John Ingle as Edward Quartermaine