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Subject: I think you're right, Holly.

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OTWB

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Date Posted: 23:35:18 09/12/03 Fri
In reply to: Holly 's message, "I guess I'm among the only "recast anyone" soap fans" on 12:36:56 09/12/03 Fri

I think you're right. Todd Manning is the only character that I believed could not be recast, but they've proven that theory wrong. A good recast, by a competent actor, works and works well. It has for the last forty some years, it works now.

>I remember the days when understudies or whatever you
>want to call them routinely took over roles while the
>"real" actor was away, when recast was the rule, not
>the exception, when an actor's contract status or
>behavior or "restrictions" had no effect whatsoever on
>story content. I think plots and characterization
>have suffered grievously from the identification of
>actors with their characters. Ree-TARDED back from
>the dead storylines are only the beginning.

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Subject	Author	Date
Sometimes, I wish MM/JG had recast Todd rather than send him to Ireland.	Holly	19:34:42 09/13/03 Sat
LOL -- OTWB, 20:15:28 09/13/03 Sat Bite your fucking tongue Holly! -- ladyday, 19:31:36 09/14/03 Sun