I thought he was doing an okay job but according to another article I read on this subject he was not well received by fans. I'm not a huge fan of recasts so I was glad they were able to at least get someone who played him before but this new person who is 40 years old?????

Weren't the majority of those who didn't like him never saw him the first time he played Billy?

She was probably tweeting that because she knew they were looking for a replacement. I'm sure she had to screen test with this new guy which means she knew they were looking to replace Billy.

She's been tweeting about Billy Miller since he left the show

Didn't DT create the role? It always boggles my mind that a character you created you can be not right for. If something is not right it means you are writing it wrong.

I love the "taking the character in a new direction" line. That's another way of saying we are going to ignore history and re-write this character. The only thing they will have in common is the same name.

Weren't the majority of those who didn't like him never saw him the first time he played Billy?

She's been tweeting about Billy Miller since he left the show

I'm not sure. The article just said that he was unpopular in the role and he appeared to receive a lot of backlash via social media. Granted I did enjoy BM more but I liked DT's portrayal as well.

http://www.celebdirtylaundry.com/2014/the-young-and-the-restless-spoilers-yr-david-tom-fired-burgess-jenkins-hired-billy-abbott/

I haven't seen her tweet about him coming back to Y&R lately. I did however see this tweet: Amelia Heinle ‏@AmeliasGlimmer Mar 31

David is sweet and a lot of fun to work with! I think He's doing a great Job!! Tough to walk into the middle of such a role.

Edited May 23, 201411 yr by PJA

She was probably tweeting that because she knew they were looking for a replacement. I'm sure she had to screen test with this new guy which means she knew they were looking to replace Billy.

Half dead AH said in an interview that BM will always be Billy to her. She was pretty much saying she won't be accepting any replacement.

I don't even blame this mediocre person, AH. It's TIIC that allow her and others to get away with this kind of sh!t. Scott Bryce and Allison Rice's terminations were ludicrous as they could take their characters in any direction (Rice was fired so someone's hick friend could have a job), but DT getting the boot only bothers me because hell and high water is being moved to find a fit for AH. However, some young actors don't transition well into adult roles (Kirsten Alderson, and IMHO, Kimberly McDullough). I could see them wanting more from the character, but DT not being able to deliver because he looks very young and he's not that great of an actor. But again, all of this to fit someone to AH's Victoria? Absolutely ridiculous!

What did she say in her interviews about DT?

http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/yrs-amelia-heinle-interview-missing-billy-miller-victorias-love-life-melody-thomas-scotts-35-year-celebration/2014/03/06/

http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/yrs-amelia-heinle-on-billy-millers-upcoming-departure-im-extremely-sad-to-see-my-friend-and-partner-for-the-last-five-years-go/2013/11/20/

I'm not sure. The article just said that he was unpopular in the role and he appeared to receive a lot of backlash via social media. Granted I did enjoy BM more but I liked DT's portrayal as well.

http://www.celebdirtylaundry.com/2014/the-young-and-the-restless-spoilers-yr-david-tom-fired-burgess-jenkins-hired-billy-abbott/

You seriously listening to THAT website?

Any word if what got him canned from One Life to Live also got him canned from Young and the Restless?

I think these situations are different

http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/yrs-amelia-heinle-interview-missing-billy-miller-victorias-love-life-melody-thomas-scotts-35-year-celebration/2014/03/06/

http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/yrs-amelia-heinle-on-billy-millers-upcoming-departure-im-extremely-sad-to-see-my-friend-and-partner-for-the-last-five-years-go/2013/11/20/

Don't see anything negative about DT there.

You seriously listening to THAT website?

I think these situations are different

http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/burgess-jenkins-in-as-new-billy-abbott-on-yr-david-tom-out/2014/05/23/

Is this a better source? Still says the same thing about him not catching on with viewers.

Aww hell f*cking naw! I take my ass to bed for a few hours and find out that they fired my man on my birthday! This is a straight up tragedy! Fire that Ricky the Racoon looking ass tramp, AH! Not David Tom!

Let me take a breather because I feel like I'm losing divo points.

LMAO!

Don't see anything negative about DT there.

http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/burgess-jenkins-in-as-new-billy-abbott-on-yr-david-tom-out/2014/05/23/

Is this a better source? Still says the same thing about him not catching on with viewers.

I didn't have any problems DT and I guess it's because I remember when he played Billy.

If it's true that AH did have a hand in DT being fired, it would be ironic because it was rumored that his sister had a part in Greg Vaughan being fired as Diego.

then why not sever ties with Billy and Victoria instead of firing DT

Your guess, as they say, is as good as mine. Even if Bacteria has a significant fan-base, I suspect the majority love and want only Billy Miller as Billy. So, yeah, why not move past Billy and Victoria and hope their fans will enjoy the characters in new and different relationships? Unless, of course, there's a deep-seated fear those fans will not stick around (which they might not so long as BM is off the show), paired with a hope that their golden boy will one day bless us all with his return....

Edited May 23, 201411 yr by Khan

Any word if what got him canned from One Life to Live also got him canned from Young and the Restless?

Uh-oh. I forgot about his...problem. That is a good question, though. Here we are, thinking it's all about him sucking in the role or AH sucking in hers...when really, it could be about...you know.

(Not being facetious, by the way. I think yours is a very legit concern.)

Edited May 23, 201411 yr by Khan

If it's true that AH did have a hand in DT being fired, it would be ironic because it was rumored that his sister had a part in Greg Vaughan being fired as Diego.

I've heard that rumor as well. I'm not saying HT wouldn't be the type to get someone fired, but I have a hard time believing it would take even a minimal amount of skulduggery to get a non-actor such as Greg Vaughan removed from his job.

I keep seeing people say this, but I think the chances of HT coming back just went from 1% to 0000001%. They just treated her brother like $hit.

For the record, I couldn't stand Victoria when Heather Tom played her either.

For the record, I couldn't stand Victoria when Heather Tom played her either.

That wasn't directed to you. It's just that I've been hearing people wishing that AH would be fired so that Queen Heather could return all day long. Yet, I feel like that is less likely to happen then it has ever been at this point. I have no dog in that particular hunt, since I like both versions of Victoria.

I suspect the majority love and want only Billy Miller as Billy.

Which is the height of irony since Y&R drastically rewrote the character to suit him.