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Recasts You Liked Better Than the Original; Because I love a good recast thread
Topic Started: May 13 2010, 10:45 AM (3,101 Views)
juniorz1
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Any recasts you actually preferred to the original? Please do not include actors who were recast from child actors (EX: Kristian Alfonso is not the original Hope). Also, don't include recasts if you never saw the original portrayer.

The ones that spring to mind for me:

Robert Kelker-Kelly as Bo Brady, DAYS
Brenda Epperson as Ashley Abbott, Y&R
Carrington Garland as Kelly Capwell, Santa Barbara
Robin Mattson as Gina Blake, Santa Barbara
Jed Allan as CC Capwell, Santa Barbara
Anne Heche as Vicky/Marley Hudson, AW
Winsor Harmon as Thorne Forrester, B&B
Jess Walton, Y&R

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Martha Madison (Belle, DAYS)
Brandon Beemer (Shawn, DAYS)
Chandler Massey (Will, DAYS)
Renee Jones (Lexie, DAYS)
Krista Allen (Billie, DAYS)
Sandra Nelson (Phyllis, Y&R)
Adrianne Leon (Colleen, Y&R)
Davetta Sherwood (Lily, Y&R)
Winsor Harmon (Thorne, B&B)
Anne Heche (Vicky/Marly, AW)
Bree Williamson (Jessica, OLTL)
Heather Tom (Kelly, OLTL)
Dan Gauthier (Kevin, OLTL)
Robin Mattson (Janet, AMC)
Edited by darraholic, May 13 2010, 10:53 AM.
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darraholic
May 13 2010, 10:52 AM
Brandon Beemer (Shawn, DAYS)
Adrianne Leon (Colleen, Y&R)
Davetta Sherwood (Lily, Y&R)
Robin Mattson (Janet, AMC)
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After all... tomorrow is another day!

Lauren Koslow (Kate, DAYS)
Dylan Patton (Will, DAYS)... jury is still out for me on whether Chandler Massey is an improvement over him.
Julie Pinson (Billie, DAYS)
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Heidi Mueller as Kay - Passions
Martha Madison as Belle - Days (I did like KS as Belle when she was a teen, but MM worked better as the adult Belle
Jay K. Johnson as Philip - Days - although the other Philip left so quickly that maybe he shouldn't count.
Farah Fath as Mimi - Days (same as above)
Every Will has been better than the previous one (starting with CG) - Days
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six
May 13 2010, 11:08 AM
Heidi Mueller as Kay - Passions
Martha Madison as Belle - Days (I did like KS as Belle when she was a teen, but MM worked better as the adult Belle
Jay K. Johnson as Philip - Days - although the other Philip left so quickly that maybe he shouldn't count.
Farah Fath as Mimi - Days (same as above)
Every Will has been better than the previous one (starting with CG) - Days
but JKJ was the first Philip no?
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No. He was played by this curly haired guy at first. I'll see if I can find a picture.\

edit: http://web.archive.org/web/20080622014046/www.childrenofsalem.com/days/kidsgrewup/brandont.html
Edited by six, May 13 2010, 11:37 AM.
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Jess Walton - Jill Foster
Robin Mattson - Janet Green
Martha Madison - Belle Black
Eric Martsolf - Brady Black
Renee Jones - Lexie Brooks
Tamara Braun - Carly Benson
Brandon Beemer - Shawn Douglas Brady
Anne Heche - Vicky/Marley
Deanna Wright - Kay Bennett
Natalie Zea - Gwen Hotchkiss
Andrea Evans - Rebecca Hotchkiss
Heather Lindell - Jan Spears
Robin Strasser - Dorian Cramer

Original Portrayers who were MUCH better than their recasts ...

Terry Lester - Jack Abbott
Mia Korf - Blair Daimler
Erin Torpey - Jessica Buchanan
Rachel Miner - Michelle Bauer
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Forgot about Natalie Zea. She was much better then Liza Huber.
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Maureen Garrett (Holly, GL)
Peter Simon (Ed, GL) *Although I did like his predecessor as well, because of his 2002 run, he is more Ed to me than him
Ellen Parker (Maureen, GL) *Sorry Ellen Dolan
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Maureen Garrett was a recast? Did not know that.
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Amello
May 13 2010, 11:57 AM
Maureen Garrett was a recast? Did not know that.
Lynn Deerfield was the original Holly and was in the role from 1970-1976. She was the spoiled, immature, young Holly who first hooked up with Roger and then married Ed.

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Was she any good in the role? According to IMDB she never worked again after GL.
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Sharon Case Y&R
Davetta Sherwood Y&R
Kirsten Storms GH
Trevor St. John OLTL
Tamara Braun GH
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Amello
May 13 2010, 12:04 PM
Was she any good in the role? According to IMDB she never worked again after GL.
She didn't have to. She was married at the time to the ancorman for WABC news.
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Speaking of Ed Bauer's, all three of the main Ed's could be good Tommy Horton recasts LoL.

Soapcentral says a "Pat Collins" played the character first, but IMDB has no record of him at all. How old did he play on the show? I'm assuming teens?
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Come on Ron, We are counting on YOU !!

six
May 13 2010, 11:29 AM
No. He was played by this curly haired guy at first. I'll see if I can find a picture.\

edit: http://web.archive.org/web/20080622014046/www.childrenofsalem.com/days/kidsgrewup/brandont.html
I didn't even remember that....no wonder he was only around 2 months.... Thanks for posting....actually if they kept him with the straight hair he could really pass off as Lucas brother....
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Lauren Koslow (Kate, DAYS)
Krista Allen (Billie, DAYS)
Jay K. Johnson (Philip, DAYS)
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Amello
May 13 2010, 12:09 PM
Speaking of Ed Bauer's, all three of the main Ed's could be good Tommy Horton recasts LoL.

Soapcentral says a "Pat Collins" played the character first, but IMDB has no record of him at all. How old did he play on the show? I'm assuming teens?
I'm thinking Pat Collins had to be a kid because he was only on from 1959-1961 (according to the Waggett Soap Opera Encyclopedia) and Ed was only born in 1954. However, wikipedia states that Collins was in the role from 1954-1961 and was the 1st Ed Bauer on screen. Soap Central puts Colins tenure at 1958-1961. Robert Gentry was the 1st adult Ed Bauer in 1966, making the character a grown 25 year old doctor. Meanwhile, Ed's older brother Mike was an attorney was being played by Gary Pilar and was living in ANOTHER WORLD's Bay City on NBC.
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It had been a wonderful evening and what I needed now, to give it the perfect ending, was a little of the Ludwig Van.

Dan Gauthier (Kevin, OLTL)
Robin Mattson (Janet, AMC)
Julie Pinson (Billie, DAYS)
Kassie DePaiva (Blair, OLTL)
Robin Christopher (Skye, AMC,OLTL,GH)

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