Members Faulkner Posted November 30, 2020 Members Share Posted November 30, 2020 In the GH thread, there’s discussion of the development of Sam McCall (Kelly Monaco) as one of the many attempt replacements for Vanessa Marcil’s iconic Brenda Barrett. What other obvious attempts have soaps made to replace a popular departing character? Roles that may as well have been simple recasts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taoboi Posted November 30, 2020 Members Share Posted November 30, 2020 I saw this and thought immediately (though I liked her) of Genie Francis's Guinevere on Y&R attempt to replace Jess Walton's Jill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members te. Posted November 30, 2020 Members Share Posted November 30, 2020 Carly Manning on DAYS to replace Hope, obviously. Rachel Welles to replace Allison MacKenzie on Peyton Place and in season 4 they have another Allison replacement in form of Jill Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted November 30, 2020 Author Members Share Posted November 30, 2020 Totally. And you could say Debbi Morgan’s YoHarmony was an attempt to replace VR’s Dru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taoboi Posted November 30, 2020 Members Share Posted November 30, 2020 See? I never saw Debbi that way surprisingly during that time. I just wish they would write her better because Yolanda as written was full of possibilities and then her relationship with Tucker was never explored. However, Guinevere...other than her intro which I liked...the stories she got were stories I would go 'that's a story Jill should be in...' especially with her connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted November 30, 2020 Author Members Share Posted November 30, 2020 Eva Marcille’s Tyra was more obvious, and they even made mention of it, but I did think they gave DM lines and a sort of attitude that would have matched VR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taoboi Posted November 30, 2020 Members Share Posted November 30, 2020 Totally agree on Tyra. Sorry Eva the Diva. Yeah, I remember some of those attitude moments falling flat. Sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted November 30, 2020 Members Share Posted November 30, 2020 All the fake-ass Shemar's on Y&R: Wesley, Damon, Detective Webber, Detective Wallace, Mason, Tyler, Jordan, Nate. Eddie Winslow doesn't count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Forever8 Posted November 30, 2020 Members Share Posted November 30, 2020 LOL Eddie Winslow doesn't count Wasn't one of those detectives the one who were investigating Gina's burning down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kalbir Posted November 30, 2020 Members Share Posted November 30, 2020 Yeah that would've been Detective Webber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted November 30, 2020 Members Share Posted November 30, 2020 Caleb and Ellie Snyder were clear attempts at replacing the departing Meg and Holden. (Marland was clever enough to have them tucked away in the family history from the start so there was no Jack Snyder situation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted November 30, 2020 Members Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) With the loss of Iris on AW, Judith McConnell arrived as Miranda Bishop , an Iris type character. Not popular but Days rid themselves of Kellam Chandler and then Stuart Whyland arrived to represent the powerful businessman with shady connections. When Stefano DiMera arrived, Stuart was dispatched. 3rd time lucky. Edited November 30, 2020 by Paul Raven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sapounopera Posted November 30, 2020 Members Share Posted November 30, 2020 Y&R Tucker McCall as Victor Newman (there was some kind of EB drama during that time) Gloria replaced Jill in the Abbott stories Genie Francis felt like a "threat" to MTS as far as I am concerned Cally as nu-Dru? GH Laura Templeton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taoboi Posted November 30, 2020 Members Share Posted November 30, 2020 I agree Gen was used against MTS as well. And 'Michael Winslow doesn't count.' I-- Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted November 30, 2020 Members Share Posted November 30, 2020 Good pick. Very much so. Poor Judith was wasted on that empty part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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