It blows my mind that the character of Jeremy Horton has played such a small role over the years- there is no reason for him NOT to be on our screens. He is a legacy character. He is a male Horton. Everyone would easy accept a recast. And he is pretty much a blank slate- I mean sure, he was a jerk during his short stint in 2007- but that was a while ago and he could easily have "learned from his mistakes" and be a "good guy" now, or he could be a villain, he could have a dark side.. Anything- he's a blank slate! I used to say all the same things about Eric Brady- and look at GV's success the past couple of years. The character of Eric (when outside he Daniel orbit) is pretty well liked, well developed, and well integrates on canvas.

Edited May 26, 201411 yr by jo.frank88

With them wanting Melanie back and recasting Chad, it sadly shows where their priorities lay.

They should bring Jack back from the dead. Maybe he was kidnapped by Victor and brainwashed to forget his life with Jennifer. He could be the show's lead villain again. On his first day back he should kill Daniel.

Jeremy Horton was a disaster. He was an abuser who--if I recall correctly-- never admitted his problem or got treatment. It would have been interesting if his Uncle Jack was on the canvas at the time and had intervened. That would have been a great way of bringing up Jack's rape of Kayla and doing the long-coveted story where Abby found out the truth.

The show hasn't really mentioned Peter Blake since Missy first returned in 2000. (Unless they have done so recently--I don't watch anymore). There was one reference to him in 2002 by Tony (Andre), and another couple of subtle references that same year and in early 03. Peter Brash and Paula Cwigly really seemed to resent the character being excised from history. But other than that there was nothing. I think it is pretty clear that this was part of the deal to bring Missy back in 2000--Peter was erased from the continuity of her story. She has never even mentioned his name, or having been Kristin's SIL (Again, unless something was said recently). So I doubt that he will be coming back. But if he does....then it will definitely be a recast.

It would be interesting to see Susan Flannery as Laura Horton. She and Missy have never been on-screen together.

Kristen mentioned Peter a few times.

Susan Flannery today as Laura Horton.....naahhh I'll pass. She is too butchy, IMO

Kristen mentioned Peter a few times.

Susan Flannery today as Laura Horton.....naahhh I'll pass. She is too butchy, IMO

That's interesting. His name was only spoken once in Missy's second run from 2000-2006, and not by Jennifer. Did Kristin ever say that she and Jen were SILs? If not, then it is very safe to say that this was not an oversight. There is a 14-year pattern here that is hard to overlook. Even Jim Reilly honored this policy. He backed out on the agreement not to reference that Frankie was Francois Von Leuschner. He talked about various parts of J&J history, even referencing Jack's relationship to Melissa, something that hadn't been mentioned since the wedding in 1991, and was ignored in 2002 when Lisa Trussell returned for a baptism. But he never mentioned Peter.

Back in 2001 when MA/Jack returned it was immediately understood that Peter had been excised from the continuity and his character erased from the J&J story. Jack even once said to Jennifer: "I thought I was your only ex." This dynamic was openly discussed on the message boards. I think that after all these years the policy remains in effect.

For me it depends on what if anything they do.

It'd be nice to see Doug, Julie, Kim, Shane, Carrie, Austin, Laura, etc but they have also returned over the years and kind of recently. They could easily be brought back and should but obviously characters that haven't been seen in awhile would be a treat but harder unless it was for an event of some sort.

I don't want a bunch of old characters forced on for no other reason than the shows 50th like GH horribly did.

That's interesting. His name was only spoken once in Missy's second run from 2000-2006, and not by Jennifer. Did Kristin ever say that she and Jen were SILs? If not, then it is very safe to say that this was not an oversight. There is a 14-year pattern here that is hard to overlook. Even Jim Reilly honored this policy. He backed out on the agreement not to reference that Frankie was Francois Von Leuschner. He talked about various parts of J&J history, even referencing Jack's relationship to Melissa, something that hadn't been mentioned since the wedding in 1991, and was ignored in 2002 when Lisa Trussell returned for a baptism. But he never mentioned Peter.

Back in 2001 when MA/Jack returned it was immediately understood that Peter had been excised from the continuity and his character erased from the J&J story. Jack even once said to Jennifer: "I thought I was your only ex." This dynamic was openly discussed on the message boards. I think that after all these years the policy remains in effect.

Kristen stated Peter's name in a scene with Jennifer and he was acknowledge as an ex husband.

Melissa and Jack shared scenes together in 2001 at the baptism and you could tell from the tension in the scenes that they shared a past together without them saying "hey we were almost married".

I wouldn't mind seeing randoms like, Johnny the boy that was in Marlena's care for awhile, Alan Harris pop up in town and Kidnap Ari to seek revenge on Samantha Gene, or a child of Eugene and Calliope, prefer his name to be Jones Bradford coming into town wanna a slice of the DiMera pie since the Bradfords are distant cousins of the DiMeras.

Kristen stated Peter's name in a scene with Jennifer and he was acknowledge as an ex husband.

Melissa and Jack shared scenes together in 2001 at the baptism and you could tell from the tension in the scenes that they shared a past together without them saying "hey we were almost married".

I remember that scene from the baptism. It was in 2002. The tension was more about the fact that Jack was being labeled, at that point, a miserable failure who ruined Jen's life. And everyone was disgusted with him for the shameful and unforgivable act of telling an emotionally unstable princess that he was gay.

Besides, Jack and Melissa reconciled, in a nice victory for Jack and his redemption. Kayla could never totally forgive and forget--Melissa could. The J&J fan base on the Connotator lamented the lack of references to their history. It was rightfully observed that this would not have been the case for anyone other than Jack, whose non-Jennifer history was regarded as largely irrelevant. We saw this again a few months later when Chloe had cancer and the Light the Night Walk focused on Abby, just because she had a transfusion, rather than Jack who actually HAD cancer. No other major character would have had that history ignored.

It is interesting that Jen acknowledged Peter as an ex-husband. That is a reversal of a 14-year policy on the show. Back in the second run, the period following Matt Ashford's departure in 1993 was referred to as "the faux era."

Now that we're gaining on the 50th, I figured I'd bump it up and see who we want to see appear now that we are close to the filming dates! Let the names drop.

Bill and Laura Horton

Marie Horton

ghost of Mickey

more Doug and Julie

Carrie and Mike

Shawn D., Belle, Claire, Phillip and Chloe

Sandy Horton and Steve Olsen

Melissa and Sarah and Nathan Horton

Don Craig and Neil Curtis

Stefano's dear departed children[Lexie,Elvis,Megan,Renee,Tony]

Of course Sami[in and out]

Suggestions?

Sami

Belle

Shawn

Phillip

Shane

Kim

Sarah

Scott

David

Trish

Susan Hunter

Melissa

Nathan

Max

Frankie

Bill

Marie

Laura

Steve

Carly

Vivian

Edited December 8, 201410 yr by John

In terms of realistic returns, at this point, I really only care about seeing Melissa (Lisa Trusel) again.

I loved Trusel's Melissa. The character was never the same when Camilla Scott played her.

It would be nice to find out who Nathan's father was.

Laura/Bill/mike are not short arc characters they are needed as staple cast members with Carrie as well

I really do hope they get any former/current Y&R/B&B actors who had roles on Days in the 70's/80's to come back for a little

Quinn Redeker, Tracey Bregman, Patty Weaver, Barbara Crampton, even Hunter Tylo.

It would be interesting to see how they intersect with the current cast.

Edited December 9, 201410 yr by YRfan23

We are almost certainly going to get Sami, Melissa, Kim, Shane, Laura, and Carrie -- those actors have shown that they are likely to do guest spots in recent years. Maybe Chloe? I also bet there'll be more Julie and Doug (who appear anyway), probably Marie, and hopefully John Martin's Bill. Mike would be nice, too (and I agree that they should use this to usher several of these people back in for real).

I'd be fine with some ghostly appearances, too, if done right.