Article: “The Dirty Dozen; Y&R’s Most Regrettable Recasting Decisions“

[Vee]

Literally never heard of this website in my life, and any list that includes Gina Tognoni's Phyllis is a laugh.

[Paul Raven]

Adam's grey streak was natural.

The cheating story was hard to swallow as Nathan just re-appeared and it was revealed he was cheating on Olivia.

It was lazy storytelling. Would have been more compelling if we saw what made Nathan cheat with Keesha.

Bill Bell failed on that one.

[Joseph]

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I wonder what exactly They Expected from a Temporary Stint? A Carbon Copy Of Brenda's? I still think she did fine

[Liberty City]

First time seeing Melinda O. Fee as Jill, and she is honestly not that bad. And I love the Abbott set... wish they'd bring this exterior back!

[lucaslesann23]

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[Planet Soap]

Agreed that his gray streak was natural. He had it on the UPN sitcom The Parkers as well.

[kalbir]

@will81 @Paul Raven Bill Bell lost interest in Nathan when Shemar Moore blew up in popularity.

[Soaplovers]

Which is a shame because they had different personalities and places on the canvas.  I think had Nathan #1 not left, Bill Bell wouldn't have lost interest.

Why is Maura West not on this list?  She was a bad fit for the show no matter what character she played.

And Michelle Stafford would get an award for biggest letdown since she hasn't gotten a hold of the character since returning this past time.  Gina T.and Sandra Nelson had a more intense and scary vibe when they played Phyllis 

[will81]

 

Yeah it is a shame, and I agree. Had Purdee stayed he might have kept Nathan around and done better. Bell is on record as preferring to keep original actors. With only some minor exceptions (those that were maybe only in the role a few weeks or less) I feel the same was true with Leslie Brooks. She became nothing more than a reactionary character for Lorie, rather than a more fully fleshed out character. I even feel Deborah Adair's Jill was sidelined until Jill married John, but the character really became a centre piece again more so once Brenda came back. 

I liked Michelle in her first run, sometimes a bit over the top though. My memory is of multiple episodes of her standing in her apartment spouting exposition all the time. Sandra was far better though, but the show just wasn't as strong. I wish Sandra had stayed to be honest. I did like Michelle though and I didn't mind Phyllis and Jack. Though I was barely watching by that point. 

[Joseph]

True recently Phyllis seemed weaker, and Lost some of her Spark, I would seriously consider giving Stafford a Vacation, Also would Love if Sandra Nelson ever returned, even If as a new character, In my personal Y&R story Bible I wrote a character for Her Called Cassandra Stavros, A seemingly Innocent Greek Millionairess Who's married to a Sleaze but is In Truth A Master Manipulator who plays him around her little finger

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I too love Sandra as Phyllis and as I Said Wish she either never left or came back once Stafford Left but as The Uploader said she was too sophisticated, makes sense it's a valid point, Many later Storylines with Phyllis wouldn't become her

[janea4old]

I loved Sandra Nelson.  I remember watching Y&R live when she was playing Phyllis.

[Planet Soap]

I think Maura could have worked as her own character and not Diane. I could see why the producers would want to cast as Diane given the troublesome role she played is Carly. The work she's doing now as Ava would further lead you to think that she'd be effective for a villainess like Diane Jenkins. Ultimately it didn't work. I could however definitely see someone malicious but vulnerable like Ava Jerome taking on Victor and Nikki etc.. 

She would've been an effective recast of a resurected Faith Roscoe on GH.

[Spoon]

Gina was one of my favorites on TGL as Dinah and she's a powerhouse but I feel as Phyllis she was a miscast.  She just didn't feel like Phyllis at all.  She lacked the sexuality and sinister aura of the character.

[Count Henri]

Hi Joseph. Sadly, they cancelled this video of Melinda O. Fee as Jill. Please, Could you or someone else please post the video here? I would love to see Jill played by her. Heartfelt thanks to those who can help me. A hug from Italy to you all 

[BoldRestless]

It should be on the Y&R Vault. I don't know what exactly the clip was that was deleted, but she can be seen for example in Clip (57a) from 1984 under clips: https://mobile.twitter.com/yrvault?lang=en You can access the Vault's link there.

 

Very nice to see a fan from Italy!