OLTL: 4 new roles cast & update on another; Major soap vets cast

[Vee]

By July Marnie Schulenberg (or whatever) should look about 60 years old. I can't stand her or most of those people. But they don't sound like any kind of contract parts, so whatever, no harm done. For now. I shudder to think of Chris Goutman having brought any of these people on. I don't want him anywhere near any executive decisions.

I don't think any of them are new writers' creations. We were told in the latest news item that their solo work shouldn't appear until fall.

[Soaplovers]

I'm not opposed to new people/characters, just as long as they can act.. and are bought in as support for the veterans. I'm wondering if Ron Raines will be a love interest for Dorian and/or Vicki? And if Paolo might eventually be a love interest for Tea or Blair.. or if he is just short-term to resolve the CIA/ Todd/Victor story?

[NothinButAttitude]

Congrats to Ron, Paolo, and Marnie. I loved Ron and Paolo and grew to like Marnie towards the end of World Turns. I'm perfectly fine with them joining OLTL. My only gripe is with a rich history as OLTL, why didn't they cast them as characters from the past? I feel that in the early stages of this show, fans (preferably old-school) want to reconnect with characters from characters from the past. They're plenty of ways they could've connected these three to the current cast.

[marceline]

How many of OLTL's current cast are contract vs. recurring? I feel like they have a larger stable of recurring players or maybe it just feels that way with JWOWW and that Jessie chick.

[John]

17 contract players 9 recurs currently & we arent sure of these 5 who are contract and whose recurring

[Antoyne]

Did either of the World Turners interact with RH's Paul Ryan?

[NothinButAttitude]

^

Marnie's Allison did b/c she was of course Emily's sister, but I think it was rarely. I'm drawing blank as to whether or not Paolo's Damian interacted with RH's Paul. Damian mostly interacted with Lily, Luke, Noah, Reid, Lucinda, or Holden

[VirginiaHamilton]

Tee-hee...

[edgeofnik]

It seems only natural to pull from the pool of NY-based soap actors. There are probably plenty of them left. And, yes, they are going to come from ATWT/GL and, of course, OLTL (and the ones from AMC who didn't make the permanent move to LA). I'd rather have actors who have worked in the genre and at least know how it works, than a bunch of green newbies.

[JackPeyton]

How very Venice/The Bay of them.

[DRW50]

Most of the main people on these shows are people who haven't been on soaps before. I'm not saying that's good or bad, but it's just kind of weird to me to act like bringing in a few P&G actors for bit parts is a "gotcha" moment. Besides, it mostly seems to be fans of Venice who act like their show is superior to PP, not vice/versa.

[JackPeyton]

Venice fans act like its superior to Lost, Mad Men, Six Feet Under and any other product ever made.

[DRW50]

I was just going off that radio interview where they said the show was better than the PP soaps because it doesn't have foul language, etc. I know people say things on a board all the time, I guess I wasn't sure if the people with the radio show had some sort of voice in the industry.

[JackPeyton]

Oh no, thats a good view for the whole of Venice fans honestly.

Season 1 was pretty steller, but by s2 it was all about whos on and look at us. It lacked any story and focus. But it is beautifully shot/produced.

[Vee]

Venice always looked to me like it was a very impassioned tour of someone's modestly-expensive house.