Recasts: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

[mikelyons]

Ah, recasts. Sometimes they work. Sometimes they fail. Sometimes they destroy a character. Sometimes they breathe new life into a character. Let your thoughts rip on the good, the bad, and the ugly of soap opera recasts... 

 

THE GOOD:

Sharon Case as Sharon (Y&R)

Jess Walton as Jill (Y&R. I love 70s era Brenda Dickson, but Jess really made "Jill" rise with her tenure.)

Robin Strasser as Dorian Lord (OLTL)

Elaine Princi as Dorian Lord (OLTL. She was my first Dorian, so I'll always have a sweet spot for her!)

James Patrick Stuart as Will Courtlandt (AMC)

Devita Sherwood as Lily (Y&R. I adored her in this role & wish she hadn't been fired. She went toe-to-toe with Neil and Dru in ways Christel's Lily never could or would.)

Genie Francis as Laura Spencer (GH)

Judith Chapman as Gloria Baldwin (Y&R)

Erika Slezak as Viki Lord (OLTL)

Robin Matson as Janet (AMC)

Michael B. Jordan as Reggie (AMC)

Adrianne Leon as Colleen (Y&R)

 

THE BAD:

Clementine Ford as Mac (Y&R)

David Tom as Bill (Y&R. I know he originated the role, but his return was...well...)

Amelia Heinle as Victoria Newman (Y&R)

Heather Tom as Katie Logan (B&B. Sorry, I just don't buy her in this role. She's missed on Y&R...)

 

THE UGLY:

Alicia Minshew as Kendall (AMC. She started off strong and wound up a puddle of tears.)

Charity Rahmer as Belle (Days)

Guy Wilson as Will (Days)

Melody Anderson as Natalie (AMC)

Tammin Sursok as Colleen (Y&R)

Ned Porteous as Joe Tate (Emmerdale)

Carrie Genzel as Skye Chandler (AMC)

 

[John]

There is already a recasts thread where a lot of this is already discussed but i guess it was archieved