Members DRW50 Posted May 30, 2014 Members Share Posted May 30, 2014 I don't think that much of Tom as an actor, I never really did, but Miller also failed at playing grief, and playing anything beyond the Kool Aid Man Dinner Theater Production of Days of Wine and Roses. I don't really know what they were expecting. I have a feeling they were thrown for a loop after Miller left and they decided to take a risk on David Tom, but clearly someone was just biding their time, and the show is so afraid of displeasing the "Villy" fans or whoever else that they went for some pseudo-name from primetime who can be a blank slate for fans who don't care about anything other than reruns of bad 2011 storylines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dio Posted May 30, 2014 Members Share Posted May 30, 2014 BM was bad in comparison to other actors on the canvas making their way through the story (Kevin and Victoria, for example), but he at least gave the sense that he was a man going through SOMETHING v. big and soul wrenching, beyond his obsession w/ his wife. that's all I'm getting from Billy. I mean does he even work anymore? Not that anyone on this show needs to, they're all multi-millionaires. Mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted May 30, 2014 Members Share Posted May 30, 2014 Billy Miller's Billy was going through something alright... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted May 30, 2014 Members Share Posted May 30, 2014 That catering drove me insane. Drove me from GL for a while, too. I miss GL Billy Miller was TERRIBLE. People. Terrible. I never understand the fascination with him. David Tom had some faults, but he was also probably a bit rusty. He was a lot more relatable and believable. And Billy shouldn't be 40+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted May 30, 2014 Members Share Posted May 30, 2014 But who the hell has chemistry with Morrow?? No one except for SC...so put them together and right them off....I would have rather seen a Nick recast...I have never liked JM in the role of Nick..he is so anti Nikki and Victor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted May 30, 2014 Members Share Posted May 30, 2014 He just makes people nostalgic for those old Ipana Close-Up toothpaste commercials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dio Posted May 30, 2014 Members Share Posted May 30, 2014 it's funny you would post that... I mean wasn't DT going through this IRL? smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted May 30, 2014 Members Share Posted May 30, 2014 What do DT's (or any actor's) personal battles have to do with it, dio? All I said, or implied, in that post was that BM was incapable of portraying Billy as anything other than a perpetual drunk. Don't drag anyone's off-screen struggles with addiction into that, b/c that had absolutely nothing at all to do with that post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted May 31, 2014 Members Share Posted May 31, 2014 I think there was a very vocal group of fans who would not accept DT and TPTB caved. I'm disgusted by it. And I agree with those who feel they are walking right back into the same situation with the new guy. Billy needed to be off the show for six months for DT to stand a chance. I doubt that's changed. The people who only want Miller in this role now know their tactics work. Anyway, that's my take on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted May 31, 2014 Members Share Posted May 31, 2014 I still don't understand who likes Villy? They haven't worked for a long time. Victoria was always a strong businesswoman. When exactly did she become such a waste? Personally, I think it was when she became an artist. Her love of Beauty of Nature and her fight drained when HT left. I don't understand why Villy was ever endgame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhinohide Posted May 31, 2014 Members Share Posted May 31, 2014 Well he's not the first to garner that kind of obsessive cult like adoration. Look at Vanessa M./Brenda fans at GH. Or Sarah Joy Brown fans. And there are so many others. It comes with the territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhinohide Posted May 31, 2014 Members Share Posted May 31, 2014 I COULD NOT STAND DAVID TOM. But he won me over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted May 31, 2014 Members Share Posted May 31, 2014 I like them just fine. I don't think that means only one person on the planet can play the role of Billy Abbott though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluejeanbaby3 Posted May 31, 2014 Members Share Posted May 31, 2014 I liked Villy very much when BM was Billy. I don't know if I will like Villy with another actor in the role or not, but I definitely don't like them with DT in the role. I love AH as Victoria and I have always loved Y&R. So if things improve and I tune back in, of course I will give Villy (with the new guy) a chance, just like I did DT. BM had charisma and BM and AH had chemistry. I loved how she loved him so much that he kept giving him chance after chance after chance. He was so imperfect but his love for her never wavered. I remember many times when his Billy was angry, he would just lose the angry expression on his face and stop talking or either walk away. And when he was in the car with Adam in his final scenes, his anger and intensity came through. He could control his face and still be angry. If he gets another show somewhere, I will be happy to watch him again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ajsp35801 Posted May 31, 2014 Members Share Posted May 31, 2014 Well, you got used to him. That typically happens when an actor is on screen 5 days a week. Even if they stink, viewers will become accustomed to funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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