13 hours ago, DRW50 said:

 

I haven't seen a lot of Pierson but what I have seen seems like more of a throwback to Andrew Robinson, only more streamlined, and sexual. 

 

And I liked Pierson well enough. He's obviously a good actor and was interesting to watch in the role. What I didn't see as much of with him, was Frank's connection to Jillian. There was an emotional distance between them, that worked for the storylines written at the time. Sanderford actually auditioned for Dakota Smith, and instead replaced Pierson as Frank. Instantly I thought Sanderford was better, and I felt like he fit that mold mentioned above, that Daniel Hugh Kelly had defined for Frank. The depth & history with Jill felt "there" again, his connections as a Ryan felt so much stronger, and THAT change really worked for the stories coming ahead from there.

 

 

2 hours ago, applcin said:

With so many OLTL mentions, the one that stood out to me is Jerry verDorn as Clint. Granted, the role was, quite literally, made for Clint Ritchie so nobody was going to even come close. Clint (the actor and character) was my favorite on OLTL and I really also liked Jerry on GL so, while I liked Jerry being on OLTL, it was just so different. It was like Ross Marler with a bit of a cowboy flavor. 

 

For me, there were threads of energy and chemistry with his co-stars that made good launching foundation for JVD as Clint. He also had characteristics that felt similar to Phil Carey's Asa, and time had passed since Clint Richie had been consistently appearing in story & Clint was away, enough to where such changes in the character could be believable. Both CR and JVD had a certain confidence, strong presence, and solid chemistry with their co-stars - and then there was something in Jerry's Clint's core, that made it feel like his Clint had been there all along. In those senses, he felt like Clint to me. 

2 hours ago, applcin said:

With so many OLTL mentions, the one that stood out to me is Jerry verDorn as Clint. Granted, the role was, quite literally, made for Clint Ritchie so nobody was going to even come close. Clint (the actor and character) was my favorite on OLTL and I really also liked Jerry on GL so, while I liked Jerry being on OLTL, it was just so different. It was like Ross Marler with a bit of a cowboy flavor. 

 

I didn't think he was just Ross with a Southern accent (although thankfully I don't think that lasted long...), I think he tried to play a new character. I don't really think he had much chemistry with Erika Slezak, which was a big issue for me. I had many, many complaints about the writing, and about how cheap it was to say oh he's the new Asa, he's the new Asa. I think Jerry did his best, but ultimately Clint Buchanan was Clint Ritchie. No one could replace him.

3 minutes ago, YurSoakinginit said:

 

And I liked Pierson well enough. He's obviously a good actor and was interesting to watch in the role. What I didn't see as much of with him, was Frank's connection to Jillian. There was an emotional distance between them, that worked for the storylines written at the time. Sanderford actually auditioned for Dakota Smith, and instead replaced Pierson as Frank. Instantly I thought Sanderford was better, and I felt like he fit that mold mentioned above, that Daniel Hugh Kelly had defined for Frank. The depth & history with Jill felt "there" again, his connections as a Ryan felt so much stronger, and THAT change really worked for the stories coming ahead from there.

 

DId they fire Pierson or did he leave?

 

I haven't watched much '80s RH but I mainly remember Pierson as I felt like he had intense sexual chemistry with Cali Timmins. Given that they went on to marry, I guess he did.

19 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

 

DId they fire Pierson or did he leave?

 

 

It wasn't announced that he was leaving, nor was it said that he was canned. But there wasn't a casting call for Frank. So connecting the dots, it looks like Sanderford just really stood out when he was auditioning for Dakota.

 

And I just watched on YouTube Pierson's last episode (9/27/85), followed by Sanderford's first (10/1/85)... Nancy Addison's Jill is in the same office at the same period of time, from one Frank / one moment to the next (He has left the room and returned as Sanderford). And respectively, I go from "wow, they should probably just get divorced," ...to.... "aw, they're arguing, but you feel how painful this is for them."

56 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

 

 

DId they fire Pierson or did he leave?

 

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If this was true or not -- Soap Opera Digest reported that he "left to pursue other interests"

6 minutes ago, safe said:

If this was true or not -- Soap Opera Digest reported that he "left to pursue other interests"

 

In that era, SOD's Comings & Goings section never went into details. Instead, it was presented as a record-keeper of sorts - always having a one-liner explanation for every departure: "Left to pursue other interests" was very common, along with "end of storyline" and "plot-line purposes."

I will always remember John Sanderford the most for playing Zack Morris' dad on Saved by the Bell - and he didn’t even originate that role!! Robert Pine (!!!) did.

Ha!! Speaking of John Sanderford, I'm watching a rerun of TJ Hooker on FETV right now and he's one of the guest stars.

Dinah Marler - Wendy Moniz/Gina T. 

Didn't Paige Turco play Dinah back in the 1980s?

16 minutes ago, amybrickwallace said:

Didn't Paige Turco play Dinah back in the 1980s?

Yes she did.

Thanks!!

On 2/23/2018 at 8:41 PM, amybrickwallace said:

I will always remember John Sanderford the most for playing Zack Morris' dad on Saved by the Bell - and he didn’t even originate that role!! Robert Pine (!!!) did.

 

On 2/25/2018 at 12:09 AM, amybrickwallace said:

Ha!! Speaking of John Sanderford, I'm watching a rerun of TJ Hooker on FETV right now and he's one of the guest stars.

 

I noticed that John is also listed as having guest starred in 2 episodes of Hardcastle & McCormick -- I wonder if he had any scenes with Frank #3 Daniel Hugh Kelly.

 

19 hours ago, amybrickwallace said:

Didn't Paige Turco play Dinah back in the 1980s?

So did Jennifer Gatti. 

8 hours ago, safe said:

 

 

I noticed that John is also listed as having guest starred in 2 episodes of Hardcastle & McCormick -- I wonder if he had any scenes with Frank #3 Daniel Hugh Kelly.

 

 

Yes, they sure do. I found it on YouTube... but only in German dub.

"Frank Ryan, meet Frank Ryan." 😊