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| Celeste back to Days! (Update: Recast announced); Beverly Todd will play Celeste | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 9 2012, 04:05 PM (31,098 Views) | |
| King | Jan 16 2012, 10:48 PM Post #221 |
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A Celeste RECAST? Oh, no no NO. Hopefully everything is OK with Boyd. I love her. |
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| AlisonLou | Jan 16 2012, 10:53 PM Post #222 |
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Wow! Sounds like there is more drama backstage then there is on the show! Now someone who works for the show doesn't like Gina's return? Sounds like no one is happy about this part of the sl! These headwriters are so crap! It's not just the Celeste recast that should be scrapped. The Gina and the Pawn stuff or whatever it is should be scrapped as well. Edited by AlisonLou, Jan 16 2012, 10:55 PM.
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| Lumi_are_true_love | Jan 17 2012, 12:09 AM Post #223 |
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Another possibility for Celeste could be Alfre Woodard too she looks close she could play Celeste too as a temporary recast. With some of the photos from Three Rivers I could see her be a temporary recast as well and again that is if shes not already working for another soap or on another project as well and when I saw he Three Rivers Photo I thought he she could be a temp recast as well untill Tanya is able to return or I even saw another really good suggestion also Phylicia Rischad who was Claire Huxtable on the Cosby show would work too and again it depends on wheather or not shes current working on another project or not on another soap as well and again it would only be temporarly untill Tanya is able to return once more. |
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| Actor87 | Jan 17 2012, 12:52 AM Post #224 |
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The Royal Dork
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I read where Daytime Confidential had cited a scheduling conflict and automatically thought, "WTF. You can't replace Tanya! She's Celeste. Through and through, daahhling" - but then a friend tweeted and said she had a stroke. Not sure what to believe, but I hope Boyd is okay. And I'm pretty sure the recast is going to tank, but whatever's written is already written. I'm sure TPTB have no control over this one. Gina coming back, on the other hand? Looking more and more like rumors of EJ's real parents being John & Gina are true. And I'm not sure I like it. AT ALL. |
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| jackjenfan | Jan 17 2012, 01:08 AM Post #225 |
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I really hope that the actress will make a good recovery. She is Celeste. No recast for that character will ever work. If they need to recast, fine. But as soon as they can they should write the character out until when or if TB becomes available. It just won't be the same. If Gina is EJ's mother, I hope it's the real Princess Gina as she was supposed to be older than Hope herself. At least, that was the impression I got when they had KA in two roles. Hope and Gina. Edited by jackjenfan, Jan 17 2012, 01:11 AM.
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| Alin89 | Jan 17 2012, 01:19 AM Post #226 |
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no fucken thanks i dont want a recast |
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| Supergirlx2 | Jan 17 2012, 01:22 AM Post #227 |
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i'll post her Gina-related & a few others she's made after the Gina one in the spoiler thread. |
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| MaeMae | Jan 17 2012, 01:45 AM Post #228 |
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Here's the SOD confirmation on Tanya from Soaps.com article: Days of Our Lives Recasting Celeste Monday January 16, 2012 Tanya Boyd Last week, Days of Our Lives announced that Tanya Boyd would be returning to the role of Celeste Perrault. However, Soap Opera Digest is now reporting that a casting call has been put out for the character, who is slated to begin airing on January 17. What happened? "We were unable to move forward with Tanya due to scheduling conflicts," a spokesperson from the show told the magazine. Hence, Days is now seeking another African American actress to resurrect the role of Lexie's psychic mama. |
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| darraholic | Jan 17 2012, 01:52 AM Post #229 |
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They could always have Molly Burnett play dual roles. I'm sure she would be freaking amazing as Celeste. |
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| Alin89 | Jan 17 2012, 02:05 AM Post #230 |
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no thanks darrah |
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| tylerbo20 | Jan 17 2012, 03:35 AM Post #231 |
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i seriously doubt Alfre Woods would come to Days of Our lives but if she did that would be epic..I also thought of Phylicia Rischad thinking she could pull it off too...the problem with a recast is they have to try and make the role their own case in point Billie number 2 and Kate (after a while) made their characters completely different from the original. I hope TB recovers or eventually returns...maybe she didnt want to return for 7-10 episodes to have the character killed off??? if they are doing a serial killer thing. |
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| Sindacco | Jan 17 2012, 04:27 AM Post #232 |
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I'm happy Tanya is well but at the same time annoyed they are recasting the role. |
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| LuvingLumi | Jan 17 2012, 06:31 AM Post #233 |
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Come on Ron, We are counting on YOU !!
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Did I read right? She would begin airing on jan 17? That must be a typo, I'm sure they meant filming on the 17, which is today. |
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| Ally | Jan 17 2012, 10:27 AM Post #234 |
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That she'd be shooting today - and it's for 7 to 10 episodes that she needs to shoot. :) Hope that helps. |
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| Lil | Jan 17 2012, 10:57 AM Post #235 |
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Oh no! :-( |
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| Casey | Jan 17 2012, 11:10 AM Post #236 |
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I'd rather they just scrap whatever they had planned for Celeste instead of recasting the role. I don't think it would work without Tanya and they shouldn't attempt it. |
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| JamesScott_19 | Jan 17 2012, 11:35 AM Post #237 |
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Don't get up. So how are you? What happened, eh? Let me guess, Stefano told you that you could fly,and you jumped off a building. HeHe It's funny right, no I'm sorry Bad EJ, I should'nt be that cruel!
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So basically she was not sick,she had schedule problems? If so,that is big difference. I don`t really like the idea that Celeste is going to be recasted. |
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| PhoenixRising05 | Jan 17 2012, 12:03 PM Post #238 |
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First off, I really hope and pray Celeste is ok and that this really isn't about her health. However, I must say, I don't buy scheduling conflicts. No way. Tanya hasn't done anything in ages and I highly doubt almost a week after the announcement that all of a sudden she would have a scheduling conflict. She's not that much in demand and if she had some sort of family/personal thing, that would've been dealt with before her return was announced and agreed to. Sadly, I think this has to be about health. Even DivaofDays claimed she knew last week but kept it a secret out of respect for Tanya and her family. I suspect Days is doing the same. Days never officially commented on her return either. SOD just announced she was returning and that's it. I bet Days didn't comment because this all happened with Tanya and they were waiting to hear back before saying anything. Say what you want about Nelson but he does have sources and I doubt he would say that something like this happened with Tanya without making sure he had enough confirmation to report it. Now, should he have reported it? No, he shouldn't have. The fact is he did and I can't see him just reporting it without making sure it had some truth to it. I hope it isn't true but, sadly, I have to believe there is some truth to it as both Nelson and DivaatDays have proven to have sources. I just hope Tanya is ok, first and foremost. If she indeed had a stroke, I hope it's a mild one and she makes a full recovery. Now, about the recast, Tanya is fantastic and so much of what makes Celeste great can be attributed to her. However, anybody is recastable IMO as long as you get the right actor or actress and the writing is there and this is only the recast of a recurring actress. Hell, didn't the casting call say Celeste was only appearing in 7-10 episodes? Even if you hate the recast, it will be over pretty quickly. It's not like this is a contract role and the person is going to be onscreen a ton. Even if it goes beyond 7-10 episodes (which is doubtful IMO now since Days will likely not want to go too long with someone else in the role even if the recast is good), the role is still recurring. You may see her for awhile and then she will go MIA again. The show has a use for her storyline-wise. Even if we don't take the cost into account, it would be stupid for them to just scrap this when it's already written into scripts and story. Let's remember this isn't as simple as pulling one character out. This affects other characters too and usually ends up making the writing sloppy and uneven and there has been enough of that. The show doesn't need that nor does it need that extra cost. It just needs to stay on course and keep improving. I love Celeste and Tanya's performance but since this seems like nothing more than a limited run, I don't see the big deal in recasting. I, personally, wouldn't see the big deal even if it was an extended run because you just never know. In the past, some pretty big roles have been recast and shows have struck gold. I also personally doubt it will bother much of the audience since I suspect alot of the audience may not even remember her or know her and usually it's only the die hard fans that get bothered by a recast like this. I've seen that alot in the past. It's the long-term fans who struggle with this kind of stuff rather than the casual viewer who tunes in and out or just watches here and there, which I suspect is the majority of the audience for soaps now. Either way, I think Days is handling this right and doing the right thing for all involved. This is horrible for Tanya and for all of us who don't get to see her in the role. Hopefully, she's ok and in the future can reprise it. |
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| Mitchapalooza | Jan 17 2012, 12:23 PM Post #239 |
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I don't care how expensive it would have been...the writers should have ENSURED Boyd could have taken the role in the first place BEFORE they started to include Celeste in story. This recast is ABSOLUTE crap...and I have ZERO interest in this now...absolutely NONE...in fact it just makes me MORE pissed off at the show than I was before...so congrats DAYS! |
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| PhoenixRising05 | Jan 17 2012, 12:31 PM Post #240 |
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They probably did ensure she could take on the role, hence why SOD reported it in the first place. I suspect whatever happened occurred right after her return was set in stone, hence why SOD reported the story but didn't get any comment from Days. I think this happened right before they could get a comment. This isn't like the Susan stuff. The original actress was available and it seems clear to me they got her and something unfortunate happened. It can't be controlled. What can be controlled is the reaction and gutting whatever is planned because Tanya can't do it is just irresponsible, especially when it's a mere 7-10 episodes. Why upset the apple cart? Bring the character in, use her for what is planned and keep everything on course, and move on. It sucks not having Tanya but this show has far bigger issues and creating more by scrapping this would be really dumb. |
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