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DAYS Hires 'Passionate' Lindsay Hartley!
Topic Started: Jul 22 2009, 04:40 PM (19,073 Views)
jane1978


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Jul 23 2009, 12:48 AM
A teeny bit O/T but I'm trying to think of when the last time was (if ever) that Days did this - fire someone and immediately recast the role. Charity Rahmer, lol? Anyone else? Thanks!
I think the actress who played Carrie for a while, Tracy Middendorf? She was sacked with no mercy the moment Christie Clack was ready to return. And I know the firing of Robert Kelker Kelly was pretty sudden and shocking as well and it was solely Corday because he wanter PR back.

But you are right itīs very rare. Which makes me wonder if the main reason why FT was let go isnīt her lack of chemistry with EM, but her unability to keep with the quick taping schedule. So far Arianna had a very little to do, but if her story with Brady comes to foreground in upcoming month itīs quite possible she had trouble to remember her lines and they had to retake her scenes more than usual.

And thatīs the ultimate NO, NO.
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OK, i admit, i'm kinda happy about this! But now it's time to stop, no more Passions actors on DAYS! :) Let LH be the last ;)
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Jul 23 2009, 03:22 AM
I just hope the writers wont turn Days into some Passions vol. 2! :F
They've already started.Current storylines are very similar to some on passions.We have Passions stars playing the same roles they had. LK has an over the top character now(poisoned apples,obssessing over Daniel)
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jane1978
Jul 23 2009, 03:32 AM
Ellie
Jul 23 2009, 12:48 AM
A teeny bit O/T but I'm trying to think of when the last time was (if ever) that Days did this - fire someone and immediately recast the role. Charity Rahmer, lol? Anyone else? Thanks!
I think the actress who played Carrie for a while, Tracy Middendorf? She was sacked with no mercy the moment Christie Clack was ready to return. And I know the firing of Robert Kelker Kelly was pretty sudden and shocking as well and it was solely Corday because he wanter PR back.

But you are right itīs very rare. Which makes me wonder if the main reason why FT was let go isnīt her lack of chemistry with EM, but her unability to keep with the quick taping schedule. So far Arianna had a very little to do, but if her story with Brady comes to foreground in upcoming month itīs quite possible she had trouble to remember her lines and they had to retake her scenes more than usual.

And thatīs the ultimate NO, NO.
I thought the firing of RKK was because KA and LR didn't like him at all and KA wanted PR back.I also heard rumors that CC didn't like working with him either.If the rumors were true and she complained to the producers about his wondering hands and they pretty much told her to get over it.Thats the way Robert is.I have no idea how true that is but I have always heard rumors.
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It's going to be so hard seeing Hartley not playing Theresa, but this Arianna chick, who is the sister of Galen Gering's character and is supposedly a romantic interest of Eric Martsolf's character. Why don't they just change her name as well? :lol: Arianna Theresa WhateverRafeslastnameis.

If this is the same Gary Tomlin who helmed OLTL in 2002, I won't rule out some throw away line about how Hartley, Martsolf, and Gering were all on Passions before arriving on DAYS. On OLTL, it was under him that we got scenes of Kassie DePaiva displaying a "WTF look" after flashbacks of an asian Blair.
Edited by MichaelGL, Jul 23 2009, 07:12 AM.
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Harmony233


lene
Jul 23 2009, 03:32 AM
Doubt it.
OK, i admit, i'm kinda happy about this! But now it's time to stop, no more Passions actors on DAYS! :) Let LH be the last ;)
IA I assume that Eric Galen and Lindsay would be cheaper than Crystal Chappell.
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ET Reunion,Jumping up and down,if you didn't like PASSIONS fine,sometimes I hated it,but Lindsay is one heck of an actress.
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LMAO this is pretty funny. Its starting to look an awful lot like Passions on DAYS these days. Thanks Kenny.
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Dragonish1
Jul 23 2009, 09:54 AM
LMAO this is pretty funny. Its starting to look an awful lot like Passions on DAYS these days. Thanks Kenny.
Really? How is that? DAYS is NOTHING like Passions, and hasn't been since JER left. Just because they've hired 3 passions actor doesn't mean the show is anything or gonna be anything like Passions!

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the show is anything or gonna be anything like Passions!


You don't think that this whole storyline with Kate and her poison apples was classic Passions???? It reeked of it and the fact that everyone was walking around like a bunch of fools when it was quite obvious who was poisoning Chloe was another Passion's move.
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lysie


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Jul 23 2009, 10:19 AM
Dragonish1
Jul 23 2009, 09:54 AM
LMAO this is pretty funny. Its starting to look an awful lot like Passions on DAYS these days. Thanks Kenny.
Really? How is that? DAYS is NOTHING like Passions, and hasn't been since JER left. Just because they've hired 3 passions actor doesn't mean the show is anything or gonna be anything like Passions!

It doesn't have the supernatural stuff, but IMO the style of the storytelling and the way the characters interact have been pretty similar to Passions for a while.
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lysie
Jul 23 2009, 10:26 AM
It doesn't have the supernatural stuff, but IMO the style of the storytelling and the way the characters interact have been pretty similar to Passions for a while.
Oh yes!! I think the character of EJ has a hard time fitting in with this style, too.
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jane1978
Jul 23 2009, 03:32 AM
Ellie
Jul 23 2009, 12:48 AM
A teeny bit O/T but I'm trying to think of when the last time was (if ever) that Days did this - fire someone and immediately recast the role. Charity Rahmer, lol? Anyone else? Thanks!
I think the actress who played Carrie for a while, Tracy Middendorf? She was sacked with no mercy the moment Christie Clack was ready to return. And I know the firing of Robert Kelker Kelly was pretty sudden and shocking as well and it was solely Corday because he wanter PR back.

But you are right itīs very rare. Which makes me wonder if the main reason why FT was let go isnīt her lack of chemistry with EM, but her unability to keep with the quick taping schedule. So far Arianna had a very little to do, but if her story with Brady comes to foreground in upcoming month itīs quite possible she had trouble to remember her lines and they had to retake her scenes more than usual.

And thatīs the ultimate NO, NO.
I can see that but another thing I've been thinking about too is maybe there was some sort of problem. I believe FT once dated Terrell Owens and anyone who watches the NFL knows what a lightning rod for controversy he is. I just keep wondering if there was some sort of issue with her and someone in the cast or crew or maybe she did something wrong or caused some sort of drama. I guess if that happened it will leak sooner or later but it's just something I thought about because usually with sudden decisions like this alot of times that is what is behind it. RKK's dismissal had alot to do with the complaints about him on set harassing women and such. I just keep thinking maybe FT's ouster is more then just about finding someone who suits the role better or who has chemistry with Eric Martsolf.

There was always something about FT that bothered me. She was beautiful and she could act (although she wasn't given much so far to show her range) but I remember her interview in one of the mags a few weeks ago and she seemed cold at times and a little standoff-ish. Maybe it was just me but she didn't seem as excited as one usually is having their first major role on a TV show. Maybe it was just me that felt that way but it irked me quite a bit. The people that worked with her seemed to like her as evdidenced by Molly Burnett's twitter pics and Eric Martsolf's reaction but I don't know. There was just something about her. It's speculation on my part but I just can't get those sort of thoughts out of my head.

I also felt up until recently she lacked a likable quality onscreen. They've given her more fun scenes and lighthearted scenes of late but I still feel like she was missing something. Most of the time I was left feeling cold by her presence. I know the character is written as bitter alot of the time and a little bitchy but Felisha never seemed to add anything to her performance to keep it from being overbearing. She seemed to be waiting for the writing to expand on the character and that is a big mistake. Even with the best writing, you have to make sure you do something to try to strike a chord with the audience and get them on your side. She just played what was on the surfaced, at least until recently when she stated getting handed more to do.

Lindsey won't do that. She brings it in every scene. She made some of the most ridiculous dialogue and writing work on Passions so I have no doubt she will really improve the character and gain a whole lot of new fans in the process.
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lysie
Jul 23 2009, 10:26 AM
lene
Jul 23 2009, 10:19 AM
Dragonish1
Jul 23 2009, 09:54 AM
LMAO this is pretty funny. Its starting to look an awful lot like Passions on DAYS these days. Thanks Kenny.
Really? How is that? DAYS is NOTHING like Passions, and hasn't been since JER left. Just because they've hired 3 passions actor doesn't mean the show is anything or gonna be anything like Passions!

It doesn't have the supernatural stuff, but IMO the style of the storytelling and the way the characters interact have been pretty similar to Passions for a while.
Really? I would agree with this if this was the 2005 episodes, because they were very similar to passions. They lasted too long and very overdramatic, and didn't make much sense. But now, i see nothing similar to passions.

The writing is much better then it was, some storylines has went on for a while now (baby switch) but new things happens very often to make it interesting. On Passions and DAYS (when it was still being written by JER) the storylines were the same all the time, nothing new or interesting ever happened, no twists or anything....
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PhoenixRising05
Jul 23 2009, 10:37 AM
I can see that but another thing I've been thinking about too is maybe there was some sort of problem. I believe FT once dated Terrell Owens and anyone who watches the NFL knows what a lightning rod for controversy he is. I just keep wondering if there was some sort of issue with her and someone in the cast or crew or maybe she did something wrong or caused some sort of drama. I guess if that happened it will leak sooner or later but it's just something I thought about because usually with sudden decisions like this alot of times that is what is behind it. RKK's dismissal had alot to do with the complaints about him on set harassing women and such. I just keep thinking maybe FT's ouster is more then just about finding someone who suits the role better or who has chemistry with Eric Martsolf.

Well, that seems like the sheerest of speculation to me. TO is a jackass but I don't see why that would reflect on Felisha now. I think it's far more likely, as has been discussed in this thread already, that the original plan was for a Brady/Nicole/EJ triangle and for Max/Arianna. When Darren got his new show and left, they had to find someone to pair with Arianna. Felisha might have tested very well with Darren, for all I know, but simply didn't click with EM. Personally, I liked her fine and I never got a standoffish or cold vibe from any interview and I've read a couple of them.

As for abrupt firings, Kristin Renton was fired last year, in August I think, though that was different in that her character wasn't recast. But they had obviously been building and put a lot into Phorgan (which I hated), and then wham, she was out.
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Jul 23 2009, 10:41 AM
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Jul 23 2009, 10:26 AM
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Jul 23 2009, 10:19 AM

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It doesn't have the supernatural stuff, but IMO the style of the storytelling and the way the characters interact have been pretty similar to Passions for a while.
Really? I would agree with this if this was the 2005 episodes, because they were very similar to passions. They lasted too long and very overdramatic, and didn't make much sense. But now, i see nothing similar to passions.

The writing is much better then it was, some storylines has went on for a while now (baby switch) but new things happens very often to make it interesting. On Passions and DAYS (when it was still being written by JER) the storylines were the same all the time, nothing new or interesting ever happened, no twists or anything....
For one, since Tomlin came on board we've gone back to getting a lot more fake-outs before commercials. Things have always dragged - that's a soap, but we don't get payoffs at all, and in my experience with Passions, that pretty much defined the show for me. There's no obvious end in sight for several stories. The "endgame" couple isn't as clear as some people claim. Days seems afraid to pick a rooting side in many of it's triangles, and I always felt like that's how Passions was. They were just catering to everyone and throwing bones to all fanbases their entire run. Maybe that wasn't everyone's experience with Passions, but for me it was, and that's very much my experience with Days right now. I don't know how to explain what I mean about the character interactions...it actually has a lot to do with the sets.
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Jul 23 2009, 10:45 AM
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Jul 23 2009, 10:37 AM
I can see that but another thing I've been thinking about too is maybe there was some sort of problem. I believe FT once dated Terrell Owens and anyone who watches the NFL knows what a lightning rod for controversy he is. I just keep wondering if there was some sort of issue with her and someone in the cast or crew or maybe she did something wrong or caused some sort of drama. I guess if that happened it will leak sooner or later but it's just something I thought about because usually with sudden decisions like this alot of times that is what is behind it. RKK's dismissal had alot to do with the complaints about him on set harassing women and such. I just keep thinking maybe FT's ouster is more then just about finding someone who suits the role better or who has chemistry with Eric Martsolf.

Well, that seems like the sheerest of speculation to me. TO is a jackass but I don't see why that would reflect on Felisha now. I think it's far more likely, as has been discussed in this thread already, that the original plan was for a Brady/Nicole/EJ triangle and for Max/Arianna. When Darren got his new show and left, they had to find someone to pair with Arianna. Felisha might have tested very well with Darren, for all I know, but simply didn't click with EM. Personally, I liked her fine and I never got a standoffish or cold vibe from any interview and I've read a couple of them.

As for abrupt firings, Kristin Renton was fired last year, in August I think, though that was different in that her character wasn't recast. But they had obviously been building and put a lot into Phorgan (which I hated), and then wham, she was out.
Oh, it is speculation (as I made clear in my post) and I only brought up the TO bit because it went along with my point that maybe she brought some drama to the set. Some people tend to attract that kind of stuff. I'm more or less just thinking out loud and I guess I just keep hoping there was a more of a reason to this then just wanting to bank on the LH and EM chemistry or LH's fanbase. I know it's a business but I still think the best thing would've been to tell her she's been let go and to wait a day or two to announce LH's hiring. I'm assuming that didn't happen but that is the way it should've happened our of courtesy IMO.

It is pretty known that the plan was to put Arianna with Max. Corday said they were casting someone for him and she appeared shortly after. They even had her working in the Pub and I doubt that would've been their approach to introducing her had she not been for Max. Between Darin leaving and Arianne Zucker's pregnancy, they had to change gears. I think it just took them a little while to realize her and EM don't work well romantically and they didn't want to have to wait long for results so they brought on Lindsey Hartley.

As for Renton, at the risk of getting too much into that, it's clear that ouster had backstage controversy written all over it LOL.
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Jul 23 2009, 10:19 AM
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Jul 23 2009, 09:54 AM
LMAO this is pretty funny. Its starting to look an awful lot like Passions on DAYS these days. Thanks Kenny.
Really? How is that? DAYS is NOTHING like Passions, and hasn't been since JER left. Just because they've hired 3 passions actor doesn't mean the show is anything or gonna be anything like Passions!

I think the writing is horrible like Passions and the fact that now Lindsey is back to play the sister to Galen's charater and the love interest to Eric screams volumes. It is like Passions all over again. I think Tomlin is an ass to do what he has done since showing up on the scene but this to me is just a crack up. When I read this all I could think was how pissed Gwen fans would be at the news.
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Jul 23 2009, 10:54 AM
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Jul 23 2009, 10:41 AM
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Jul 23 2009, 10:26 AM

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Really? I would agree with this if this was the 2005 episodes, because they were very similar to passions. They lasted too long and very overdramatic, and didn't make much sense. But now, i see nothing similar to passions.

The writing is much better then it was, some storylines has went on for a while now (baby switch) but new things happens very often to make it interesting. On Passions and DAYS (when it was still being written by JER) the storylines were the same all the time, nothing new or interesting ever happened, no twists or anything....
For one, since Tomlin came on board we've gone back to getting a lot more fake-outs before commercials. Things have always dragged - that's a soap, but we don't get payoffs at all, and in my experience with Passions, that pretty much defined the show for me. There's no obvious end in sight for several stories. The "endgame" couple isn't as clear as some people claim. Days seems afraid to pick a rooting side in many of it's triangles, and I always felt like that's how Passions was. They were just catering to everyone and throwing bones to all fanbases their entire run. Maybe that wasn't everyone's experience with Passions, but for me it was, and that's very much my experience with Days right now. I don't know how to explain what I mean about the character interactions...it actually has a lot to do with the sets.
I totally agree.The storylines are neverending with no pay-off.I don't think there are any longterm endgame couples anymore.The show has become all about triangles and quadrangles.
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Jul 23 2009, 11:05 AM
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Jul 23 2009, 10:45 AM
PhoenixRising05
Jul 23 2009, 10:37 AM
I can see that but another thing I've been thinking about too is maybe there was some sort of problem. I believe FT once dated Terrell Owens and anyone who watches the NFL knows what a lightning rod for controversy he is. I just keep wondering if there was some sort of issue with her and someone in the cast or crew or maybe she did something wrong or caused some sort of drama. I guess if that happened it will leak sooner or later but it's just something I thought about because usually with sudden decisions like this alot of times that is what is behind it. RKK's dismissal had alot to do with the complaints about him on set harassing women and such. I just keep thinking maybe FT's ouster is more then just about finding someone who suits the role better or who has chemistry with Eric Martsolf.

Well, that seems like the sheerest of speculation to me. TO is a jackass but I don't see why that would reflect on Felisha now. I think it's far more likely, as has been discussed in this thread already, that the original plan was for a Brady/Nicole/EJ triangle and for Max/Arianna. When Darren got his new show and left, they had to find someone to pair with Arianna. Felisha might have tested very well with Darren, for all I know, but simply didn't click with EM. Personally, I liked her fine and I never got a standoffish or cold vibe from any interview and I've read a couple of them.

As for abrupt firings, Kristin Renton was fired last year, in August I think, though that was different in that her character wasn't recast. But they had obviously been building and put a lot into Phorgan (which I hated), and then wham, she was out.
Oh, it is speculation (as I made clear in my post) and I only brought up the TO bit because it went along with my point that maybe she brought some drama to the set. Some people tend to attract that kind of stuff. I'm more or less just thinking out loud and I guess I just keep hoping there was a more of a reason to this then just wanting to bank on the LH and EM chemistry or LH's fanbase. I know it's a business but I still think the best thing would've been to tell her she's been let go and to wait a day or two to announce LH's hiring. I'm assuming that didn't happen but that is the way it should've happened our of courtesy IMO.

It is pretty known that the plan was to put Arianna with Max. Corday said they were casting someone for him and she appeared shortly after. They even had her working in the Pub and I doubt that would've been their approach to introducing her had she not been for Max. Between Darin leaving and Arianne Zucker's pregnancy, they had to change gears. I think it just took them a little while to realize her and EM don't work well romantically and they didn't want to have to wait long for results so they brought on Lindsey Hartley.

As for Renton, at the risk of getting too much into that, it's clear that ouster had backstage controversy written all over it LOL.
Days is known for mishandling casting changes, though. Who was it that found out they were fired because they read it in a magazine? Someone involved in production at DOOL tweeted yesterday that there would be a big announcement today. Maybe this is what it was supposed to be, and the news leaked early?

I know just as much as everyone else about FT (nothing) but I just don't think this had anything to do with her. If she caused drama, I don't think her costars would have been as caught off guard by her firing as they appeared to be via their twitter messages.

Edit: yea, just looked at twitter and the casting change was the big news the promo producer promised.
Edited by six, Jul 23 2009, 11:19 AM.
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