Members YRfan23 Posted March 19, 2020 Members Share Posted March 19, 2020 echoing everyone about Rikaart and Goddard....we got rid of one, but the other managed to worm his way back....yes it's recurring but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikelyons Posted March 19, 2020 Members Share Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) Amelia Heinle. Jason Thompson. Steve Burton. Jacqueline McInness Wood. Alicia Minshew. Edited March 19, 2020 by mikelyons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fevuh Posted March 19, 2020 Members Share Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) Jason Thompson and whoever is playing Adam now on Y&R only he hasn't been around long enough to fit the category. He killed the show for me. I don't know why people mention Jordi - he's not a bad actor and certainly good to look at. You could go down 1/3 of the Y&R cast and name people. Don Diamont on B&B...it's a good thing he's good to look at. Horrible actor. Bryton is about as interesting as a dishtowel. This is going to be blasphemy but Eric Braeden (the "OK" guy, "OK"? I love you Nikkkehhhhh....need to protect my familehhhh, OK? OK?) God awful. For years ended every line in "OK?" Honestly Peter Bergman isn't very good either. There's a reason people stay acting on soaps - they can't get work elsewhere. Edited March 19, 2020 by Fevuh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted March 19, 2020 Members Share Posted March 19, 2020 +1 on Jordi Please register in order to view this content Well, with so many of those you mentioned, it's not a bad gig for someone who wants to work steady. 6 figure salary, only work a few days a week, and no more overtime (not in this era of daytime!)... Sign me up! I can see why people stay. I'm sure people like Sharon Case, Josh Morrow, etc. planned/hoped earlier in their careers to jump to primetime/film after their first contract ran out, but here we are 25 years later, money's still good by comparison to other work. Why not ride it out? Who'd o' thunk Laura Wright jumping ship from GL to GH would guarantee her 11+ more years of work (and still going) than GL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members titan1978 Posted March 19, 2020 Members Share Posted March 19, 2020 Especially as the third Carly! And nothing about her portrayal has ever had the grit of SB or the romantic chemistry with Sonny or Jason of TB. She is at least a capable soap actress. People like Amanda Heinle have been playing their roles so long it’s kind of shocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted March 19, 2020 Members Share Posted March 19, 2020 Definitely. I've always liked her, and she's another who's made a lifelong career of steady, dependable soap work (Loving/GL/GH) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carolineg Posted March 20, 2020 Members Share Posted March 20, 2020 Kelly Monaco, anyone? How her boring self stays employed is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted March 20, 2020 Members Share Posted March 20, 2020 Maurice Bernard and Roger Howarth own this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted March 20, 2020 Members Share Posted March 20, 2020 I never got the appeal with Mo. Howarth played a villian and after that producers and writers thought he was actually good and kept hiring him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted March 20, 2020 Members Share Posted March 20, 2020 But that's the point, he's not good lol. He has that one style that makes every character he's played pretty much the same one. I see no difference between Todd Manning, his Paul Ryan and his Franco. I used to think Mo was good, but these last few years it's been like watching a dying man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted March 20, 2020 Members Share Posted March 20, 2020 Thats why I used the word...thought......lol He was awful as Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darn Posted March 20, 2020 Author Members Share Posted March 20, 2020 I was thinking more characters who have lasted so long on their respective shows. I should've entitled this "Characters you're surprised have lasted so long on daytime". Maurice Benard hasn't bothered to hone his craft in a good 15 years BUT Sonny is an undeniably popular character. I'm thinking of characters who were never very popular but somehow lasted through years and different regimes just sort of...existing. You know those people who are very "Why are you here again? What purpose do you serve?". Franco's a good one! If he hadn't been played by James Franco that one time he would have been a long forgotten villain but no here we are stuck with him when Roger Howarth's portrayal has never taken off and most of the audience either hates him or tolerates him to vary degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted March 20, 2020 Members Share Posted March 20, 2020 Michael Baldwin is a character that I'm surprised is still around on the GC canvas. He was brought out as a predator, stalking and peeping on the town heroine. When he got sent to prison, it was obvious he was meant to stay and not return to GC. I know what the official story is (or at least what everyone claims is the official story) of how Michael Baldwin returned, having been redeemed but that one has always been something of a headscratcher to me. I guess I usually find it a bit puzzling when villains stick around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darn Posted March 20, 2020 Author Members Share Posted March 20, 2020 And became friends with the woman he attacked! Michael at the very least didn't get the entire show handed to him on a silver platter like Todd Manning...let me not get STARTED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted March 20, 2020 Members Share Posted March 20, 2020 Please register in order to view this content FWIW, Y&R, from my earliest memories, didn't seem to be the type of show that obsessively focused on one character until around the mid '00s. Now if we want to discuss whether they focused almost exclusively on one family or group of characters, that would be a different topic for discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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