Actors who played iconic couples—and tried to replicate the magic on a different soap

[Faulkner]

Oh this is all coming back to me now. I was in college then so wasn’t watching regularly, but I remember the controversy from Manny stans. Paul and Laura were wonderful together on Loving (I watched their story only recently).

 

Another one: Kelly Monaco and Michael Easton (Livvie/Caleb, PC and Sam/John & Sam/Silas on GH)

 

Debbi Morgan and Darnell Williams feels like cheating since Debbi was still playing Angie, but they paired her with Jesse’s doppelgänger Jacob on Loving and The City.

Edited April 17, 2020 by Faulkner

[Cheap21]

That wouldnt count. Passions wasnt trying to recreate any magic here as they werent telling a love story about Alistair and Rachel. What was written for them was pretty twisted

[AbcNbc247]

True.

 

But it is kind of an example as to how trying to replicate a popular coupling on a different soap rarely ever works. It's pretty clear that Passions was hoping to lure Sean and Tiffany fans in by having JR and SW work together again, but with the bad writing and the budget cuts that year, Passions had no chance.

Edited April 17, 2020 by AbcNbc247

[OldGHFan]

 

I agree.  I loved Stefan.  But I didn't like Katherine.  And I was a huge Patch and Kayla fan.  Weird how that works.

[soapfan770]

Don’t know if this counts, but Beth Ehlers ditched GL for AMC to be paired with Ricky Paul Goldin again only for it to epicly blow up in her face.