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Kassie DePaiva joins Days
Topic Started: Jan 24 2014, 12:33 PM (18,568 Views)
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blueskies
Jan 24 2014, 01:03 PM
Kevc1980
Jan 24 2014, 12:54 PM
I think this is great news. Eve hasn't been on the canvas since 91. I loved CR's first run, but she's definitely a character that can be recasted. I give kudos for Days for trying to get CR first for the role, but maybe she didn't want anything long term or the timing wasn't right. The plans were obviously made, so getting a legend like KDP is awesome.

And who cares about the age difference between KDP and CS. Weren't Tanya Boyd and Renee Jones close in age? They worked fine.
If they were, I never would have known, but that's b/c Renee Jones didn't age a single day in over 20 years. It's like she was a vampire or something...
So true. Lexie always looked so young and vibrant and not a good match for Abe at all, but the actors were a good fit if you just looked at their ages. Same thing with nuWill. GW is nearly 30 but I buy him as a 20 year old. Age doesn't really matter when people don't look their age. On that note, I do think I could buy KDP as CS's child, but it's going to be hard to get used to her being Eve.
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For a show that has recasted key characters like Laura, Jennifer (failed) Jack, Bo, Billie, Kimberly briefly, Austin, Kate, and so many other major characters. I honestly don't see the big deal in recasting Eve.
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Kevc1980
Jan 24 2014, 01:23 PM
For a show that has recasted key characters like Laura, Jennifer (failed) Jack, Bo, Billie, Kimberly briefly, Austin, Kate, and so many other major characters. I honestly don't see the big deal in recasting Eve.
Almost every recast you named here was second rate and never lived up to the greatness of the original.

Susan Flannery as Laura >>> Jamie Lyn Bauer as Laura
Melissa Reeves as Jennifer >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stephanie Cameron as Jennifer
Matt Ashford as Jack >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mark Valley >>>> Steve Wilder
Peter Reckell as Bo >>>>>>> RKK as Bo
Lisa Rinna as Billie >>>>> Julie Pinson >>>>>>>> Krista Allen
Patrick Muldoon as Austin >>>>> Austin Peck as Austin

The only recast I would say is even in greatness was Lauren Koslow & Debroah Adair as Kate.

So yes the show CERTAINLY has recasted some GREAT characters, but in almost every case...the original was FAR FAR FAR better than the recast.

Eve Donovan is not an easily recastable character...not after the way Charlotte Ross portrayed her. Her stint was not a long one, but it resonated in a BIG way because of how good Ross was in the role.

I love KDP (she was one of the best things about OLTL), but on the surface here this stinks of horrible mis-casting....made worse due to the fact that DAYS was in talks with CR.
Edited by Mitchapalooza, Jan 24 2014, 01:30 PM.
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Kevc1980
Jan 24 2014, 01:23 PM
For a show that has recasted key characters like Laura, Jennifer (failed) Jack, Bo, Billie, Kimberly briefly, Austin, Kate, and so many other major characters. I honestly don't see the big deal in recasting Eve.
As a rule in soaps, I'm highly anti-recast. Soaps work off of familiarity. There are some cases where it can't be helped and I certainly have adjusted to a few over the years. Those who say its been years, its true. This feels like the same move they did with Celeste two years ago when they introduced Cameron. I like the potential writing that's in place here--bonding with Theresa, hating on Jenny, guesting by CS/PP, potentially being a mother to Jordan and/or Sheryl-- I just hate it with Kassie DePaiva, especially with all the talks with Charlotte. If Charlotte knew this was coming, I wish she hadn't said anything. Unless she's hoping to create buzz to undermine the recast, which is either bitchy or she just knows fans want to see HER.
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Wow. I can't even. Process. Love that KDP's joining the show but Eve? I'm speechless.

As far as recasts, Mark Valley didn't surpass Matthew Ashford -- I mean who could? But he came close. I looooved Mark Valley as Jack. But Ashford is the tops. He's wonderful. And Jack should be alive and back on DAYS.
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^ My face watching DAYS

I like that DAYS went to CR first for this....and maybe she was high in demands....but IMO they should have secured the OA before putting Eve into long-term story.

It appears now that they put the cart before the horse here, thinking they could get CR...that fell through so they grabbed any big name they could to fill in. While KDP is an amazing actress....this just doesn't feel right to me. She is too old to play Eve and doesn't have the right look to be Eve either. I just don't see it and am very discouraged...but I hope I will be pleasantly surprised.

My main issue is that DAYS always undermines their success by poor recasting decisions. The show has been hasty with casting like this in the past and shits all over familiarity and history (ie. bringing actors that used to play big character in as new people....bad recasts ect)
Edited by Mitchapalooza, Jan 24 2014, 01:38 PM.
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Well, that explains the lunch that Charlotte Ross had with the writers and why she said "You will see Eve in Salem again."

This is so conflicting. I mean, I LOVE Kassie DePaiva... But I'm not sure this is a good fit. I'll give it a chance though, since Julie Pinson owned her Billie recast. And I AM looking forward to KDP vs. Melissa Reeves!

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Is Crystal going back to Days too? Or are her & Kassie just friends?

Soap Opera Digest
KASSIE DEPAIVA JOINS DAYS http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/kassie-depaiva-joins-days … @KassieDePaiva @nbcdays @onelifetolive

Crystal Chappell
“@SoapDigest: KASSIE DEPAIVA JOINS DAYS http://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/kassie-depaiva-joins-days … @KassieDePaiva @nbcdays @onelifetolive” woohoo!!!

Kassie DePaiva
@crystalchappell Thank you beautiful... I look forward to seeing you.
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Jan 24 2014, 12:42 PM
I love her. I am really excited. I never saw CR as Eve though.
You missed some great scenes with Charlotte Ross! I will never forget Eve singing "O Holy Night" for one of the Xmas episodes. . .over 20+ years ago. She had a great voice. Eve in some ways was original version of Chloe.
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rodney215
Jan 24 2014, 01:34 PM
Wow. I can't even. Process. Love that KDP's joining the show but Eve? I'm speechless.

As far as recasts, Mark Valley didn't surpass Matthew Ashford -- I mean who could? But he came close. I looooved Mark Valley as Jack. But Ashford is the tops. He's wonderful. And Jack should be alive and back on DAYS.
Mark Valley was not a bad actor, but he never played Jack as far as I'm concerned. He played an entirely different character when he was on the show - I mean his name was Jack Deveraux, but he wasn't Jack Deveraux.
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I think Kassie just meant seeing her in general. They are friends.
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^ My face watching DAYS

blueskies
Jan 24 2014, 01:43 PM
Kassie DePaiva
@crystalchappell Thank you beautiful... I look forward to seeing you.
That better mean like for lunch somewhere and NOT in Salem!
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Yeah. Not happy about this.

Firstly, I'm sorry but she looks way too old to be playing Shane Donovan's daughter. I don't care how fit she is, etc. She just does.

Why couldn't Charlotte Ross come back???

If they were already having meetings about it? That's her role, plus I wanted to see her as Eve and no one else. With CR there would have been much less difficulty to sell her and JL's Theresa as sisters. With KDP it's gonna look like she's her mother. Their MAJOR difference in height doesn't help either.

What I'm also not liking is the fact that all of this is OF COURSE to bring even more storyline for Jennifer. You just know what the tptb are thinking, now that Kristen and Sami will be gone, all the frontburner storylines will go to Jennifer :huh1:
Edited by Yoryla, Jan 24 2014, 02:01 PM.
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Right now, I can't imagine her as Eve, but maybe she'll convince me otherwise. I just hope her contract on this show doesn't stipulate that she has to sing twice a year.
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OliveAnn
Jan 24 2014, 01:53 PM
Right now, I can't imagine her as Eve, but maybe she'll convince me otherwise. I just hope her contract on this show doesn't stipulate that she has to sing twice a year.
Don't count on it. Eve was a singer.
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DiMeraFan67
Jan 24 2014, 01:44 PM
I think Kassie just meant seeing her in general. They are friends.
Maybe crystal chappel will put Kassie in her web series Venice. She puts all of her friends in it including Shawn Christian.
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I wonder if she's moving to L.A., if it's temporary, or if she's going to fly in to shoot based on the shooting schedule.
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Now that I've had time to digest the news I now am of the opinion that maybe Kassie can make the character of eve her own with a new spin on her . Alot of newer fans don't even know Charlotte Ross ' eve .
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I definitely think KDP can make Eve her own character as an adult. I am disappointed that CR couldn't return, but at least DOOL tried to get her to. We are also forgetting that Greg Vaughn wasn't that well recieved when the news of Eric being recasted came out. The character has been needed in Salem for a while but people were still a little weary because Jensen Ackles was pretty popular in the role. Greg has truly made the role his own in my opinion as an adult Eric. Im going to try to be optimistic that Kassie can do the same with Eve (I never even watched Ross in the role but ive seen clips).

I think the bigger issue here is the predicted storyline for Eve, which is Dannifer angst and we all pretty much agree the couple isn't a rooting couple. Let's hope they come up with a better storyline. I hate that they are also wasting Jen Lilley's talent as Dannifer angst. I just want someone rootable for Jennifer.
Edited by ShaneDOOLFan, Jan 24 2014, 02:14 PM.
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Wow. I can't believe they recast Eve. I guess I'll wait and see how this goes but I wish they could have got Charlotte Ross back instead. Now we only need Matt Ashford to return. I DO NOT want to see Eve wasted on the likes of Daniel Jonas. It's bad enough they're wasting Theresa on him. Kassie a great actress. Her and Matt Ashford would be great together. Jack needs a new leading lady.
Edited by LanaluvsBroe, Jan 24 2014, 02:16 PM.
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