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1 minute ago, Khan said:

I don't know whether that rumor was just that.  When it comes to JFP, there's a grain of truth to every rumor about her; and frankly, I can see her approaching LW with that kind of offer.  But I think I would've approached LW about succeeding Jessica Collins as Avery before tying her to MTS/Nikki.

See, to me Avery was also a thankless part with a low life expectancy. Only Jessica Collins put that over for so long - she was what people cared about, Avery herself was not very popular. I also don't think LW is suited to playing a character that was often the calmer alternative to more brash characters.

(I do think a soap today probably could use Jessica Collins again, but she couldn't use them.)

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20 minutes ago, Vee said:

Listen, my apartment's still there! Today.

Vee that is fantastic news! I've been hoping for positive things for you!

29 minutes ago, Vee said:

I always angled for Michael Park or a few other names like him to play Daniel Wolek to Kassie DePaiva's Blair had OLTL gone on, reconceiving the character as a charismatic and scheming new love interest who was not a twin rapist post-MeToo, a sort of antidote to the Todds. But I don't think Park would ever do daytime again today, he's had such success in major theater and streaming TV like Stranger Things.

Yeah, pretty sure Park is happy with his once-in-a-lifetime daytime role in Jack Snyder.

12 minutes ago, Khan said:

And I don't blame her for taking the role.  (Work is work!).  I just blame MAB for not setting aside her feelings.  Instead of figuring out how to MW's Diane work on the Y&R canvas, she just wrote her into such a corner that they had no choice BUT to kill her off.

EXACTLY! The writing was not there; Diane visited earlier in the year, and it was clear that's all it was meant to be. But then, suddenly, Diane is back by the year's end?! I don't think there was ever an intent for Diane's late 2010 return, regardless if it had been West, Susan Walters and/or someone else in the role.

5 minutes ago, Vee said:

I think the Sharon thing you mentioned would've worked. But I'm also reminded of the rumors in the mid-late 2010s (which may be entirely bullshit) that JFP supposedly approached Laura Wright to play Nikki's new long-lost sister or niece or something. This is in a time when Laura's contract at GH was coming up, and rumors (again, unsubstantiated) were that FV intended to place Tamara Braun back in the role of Carly rather than play hardball.

Ultimately LW (wisely as always, IMO) did not trust the role at Y&R could last and re-signed as Carly, which led to Tamara being slotted in at GH in a thankless new role. But it did make me think that Maura could've done well with a similar character. It's just that everything JFP at Y&R put in place back then was ultimately weak and transitory.

I feel like Wright would have been hired to just play Casey (who I do have some recast ideas of), and Phelps would call it a day. 🤣 I also don't visually see Wright at Y&R.. the acting style isn't there, unless Jessica Collins was fired and they brought her in as Avery (in an attempt to pair Wright with Steve Burton's Dylan).

1 minute ago, Vee said:

(I do think a soap today probably could use Jessica Collins again, but she couldn't use them.)

I agree. But I feel like she's doing well in primetime/streaming roles. But it is weird, to me, that Avery came and gone so quickly. Another Arena creation that was removed (and kind of rightfully so).

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Michael Park stayed working and has definitely carved out a successful career for himself post-daytime. Unless he’s hired be the lead patriarch of a completely new daytime soap (ala Tamara Tunie), it’s best he stay away from daytime and keep the momentum his acting career has in other vehicles. 

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On 1/20/2025 at 5:33 PM, dragonflies said:

Yeah I'm glad about Michael Park, definitely too good for daytime anymore IMO

Just saw his name pop up in the credits of last night's Elsbeth. His character is not part of the murder of the week which features Alan Ruck but an ongoing thread regarding a past divorce case Elsbeth worked on. No idea if there is any reason why Park's character should be around very much though.  

2 minutes ago, Xanthe said:

Just saw his name pop up in the credits of last night's Elsbeth. His character is not part of the murder of the week which features Alan Ruck but an ongoing thread regarding a past divorce case Elsbeth worked on. No idea if there is any reason why Park's character should be around very much though.  

Why is this here in this topic? I'm not aware of MP playing any unpopular character. Maybe I need to be caught up.

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On 2/7/2025 at 8:18 PM, Contessa Donatella said:

Why is this here in this topic? I'm not aware of MP playing any unpopular character. Maybe I need to be caught up.

I think he came up in the context of Maura West playing an unpopular character and I wasn't paying enough attention and replied here instead of posting in a more appropriate thread.

2 minutes ago, Xanthe said:

I think he came up in the context of Maura West playing an unpopular character and I wasn't paying enough attention and replied here instead of posting in a more appropriate thread.

Easy to happen.

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Did Robert Kelker-Kelly ever work as Stavros on GH? I thought he was kind of panned in that role even though he was quite popular after being on AW (as Sam) and DAYS

I'm curious how Kimberlin Brown was perceived on Port Charles as Rachel. I never watched her, but I think Sheila has been the only role she has stood out in. I know she had short appearances on AW and OLTL

 

I concur that Sharon Gabet on AW was a complete waste for her. The changeover in writers did her no favors from being a mute amnesiac to regaining her memory as Catlin's no longer dead wife to being an abused spouse of Peter's. Such a wasted opportunity to have an actress of her talent on the show (which AW desperately needed to give it a spark). Of course, AW was lucky enough to get Sharon, Larry Lau, and Denise Alexander from ABC around the same time and squandered all of them with poor writing. 

21 minutes ago, Melroser said:

Did Robert Kelker-Kelly ever work as Stavros on GH? I thought he was kind of panned in that role even though he was quite popular after being on AW (as Sam) and DAYS.

Yes, Stavros Cassadine on GH was the last role he played but I thought it was a successful recast. I would call both Bobby Reno & Shane Roberts were both unpopular characters for RKK. Be interesting to hear other thoughts about these roles.

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51 minutes ago, Melroser said:

Did Robert Kelker-Kelly ever work as Stavros on GH? I thought he was kind of panned in that role even though he was quite popular after being on AW (as Sam) and DAYS

I'm curious how Kimberlin Brown was perceived on Port Charles as Rachel. I never watched her, but I think Sheila has been the only role she has stood out in. I know she had short appearances on AW and OLTL

 

I concur that Sharon Gabet on AW was a complete waste for her. The changeover in writers did her no favors from being a mute amnesiac to regaining her memory as Catlin's no longer dead wife to being an abused spouse of Peter's. Such a wasted opportunity to have an actress of her talent on the show (which AW desperately needed to give it a spark). Of course, AW was lucky enough to get Sharon, Larry Lau, and Denise Alexander from ABC around the same time and squandered all of them with poor writing. 

Kimberlin was interesting as Rachel at first.  She started out as a more sane version of Sheila Carter with a score/vendetta...while trying to manipulate her patient Julie Devlin.

At first, fans were receptive...but the writers dropped the ball and she was quickly written out.  She lasted about a year and a half.

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I'm curious how Kimberlin Brown was perceived on Port Charles as Rachel. I never watched her, but I think Sheila has been the only role she has stood out in. I know she had short appearances on AW and OLTL

 

She was okay on PC, kinda boring. There was potential, her and KeMo played well off each other onscreen, same with her and Jon Lindstrom

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1 hour ago, Melroser said:

Did Robert Kelker-Kelly ever work as Stavros on GH? I thought he was kind of panned in that role even though he was quite popular after being on AW (as Sam) and DAYS

I remember some were complaining about how cartoonish he and his story were, but I was like, "C'mon, the man's literally been locked inside of a freezer for almost 20 years!  What were you expecting?  'The Cherry Orchard'?"  And I wasn't even a fan; but, for once, the level of his performance matched the ridiculousness of the story perfectly.

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1 hour ago, Melroser said:

Did Robert Kelker-Kelly ever work as Stavros on GH?

No.

I do think Kimberlin was excellent on PC. And the role's deep, deep lore in Kevin's background (which I think was shepherded by writers from '90s GH) was fascinating. I think she could've run longer than she did, sadly. I'd bring Rachel Locke back on GH today to raise some hell if I could.

3 minutes ago, Khan said:

And I wasn't even a fan; but, for once, the level of his performance matched the ridiculousness of the story perfectly.

In fairness to him, IIRC they did have him dancing naked or shirtless to Right Said Fred's "Too Sexy" in the cryogenic lab several weeks in. 

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15 minutes ago, Vee said:

In fairness to him, IIRC they did have him dancing naked or shirtless to Right Said Fred's "Too Sexy" in the cryogenic lab several weeks in. 

LOL!!  God love Megan McTavish!!

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