I still think Kim Lankford was unique enough and had a compelling enough presence to where Ginger could have worked on her own in some capacity, but the marriage with Kenny never worked and Kenny just wasn't a likeable or interesting character.

2 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

Kenny just wasn't a likeable or interesting character.

I agree. I've watched the entire series I don't know how many times, and I still don't feel like I know anything vital about Kenny, other than he was once a surfer (who lived out of his van?) before he decided to give marriage and a career (as a record producer) a try. To me, guys like Kenny Ward end up leaving their families behind because adulting is too hard for them, and they end up living out of a van with some chick half their age in a vain attempt to recapture their youth.

We should also mention all the characters who were dumped from Sunset Beach early on.

I question the reasons why Rae was written out, but I wasn't that surprised about Leigh Taylor Young and Laura Harring - neither was very interesting to watch. Leigh probably should have ended up on a Bell soap as that suited her style more than what she had at SuBe and Passions.

Tiffany was more of a surprise for me because I remember her being heavy in the show's promotion, but Adrienne Frantz was quickly fired, and the recast didn't stay very long.

And Mark (Nick Stabile). I liked him. I guess they didn't think he was hunky enough.