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Post by glozone on Jan 16, 2019 16:28:51 GMT
With us now seeing both Brady Blacks onscreen as different characters, Alex North-style, I'm interested to know in who your favorites of all these recasted characters are? I'm not including some (like Lexie and Kayla) where there may have been other versions, but they were short-lived and probably no one remembers them. I'm also not including child versions of characters. There's also ones I suspect a lot of us can't do, like Laura, where I assume most of us have just seen Jaime-Lynn Bauer and missed Susan Flannery's more crucial one.
I've ranked mine from favorite to least favorite. Do the same!
Just to get these three out of the way....
Bo Brady
1. Peter Reckell
2. Robert Kelker-Kelly
Jennifer Horton
1. Melissa Reeves
2. Stephanie Cameron
Jack Deveraux
1. Matthew Ashford
2. Mark Valley
3. Steve Wilder
(I'm assuming no one even remembers Joseph Adams and James Acheson)
I hazard a guess this is everyone's order for them.
Brady Black
1. Eric Martsolf
2. Kyle Lowder
Philip Kiriakis
1. Jay Johnson
2. John-Paul Lavoisier
3. Kyle Brandt
Belle Black
1. Martha Madison
2. Kirsten Storms
Shawn D. Brady
1. Jason Cook
2. Brandon Beemer
Abigail Deveraux
1. Kate Mansi
2. Ashley Benson
3. Marci Miller
(Special shot-out to Megan Corletto though, who was a great little kid Abby)
Chad DiMera
1. Casey Jon Diedrick
2. Billy Flynn
(I'm sure this is unpopular, but Billy's Chad just seems like an entirely different person who functions as like... E.J.-Lite. I liked Chad better as this dumb kid who randomly turned out to be a DiMera. Not all, like, wearing vests and running DiMera Enterprises because he's the last DiMera standing)
Austin Reed
1. Austin Peck
2. Patrick Muldoon
(They both suck. But at least Austin Peck is good at what I feel Austin has become... a vapid handsome object to be fought over. Patrick Muldoon's tries too hard to be interesting, which Muldoon can't pull off. And he's aged badly.)
Billie Reed
1. Julie Pinson
2. Lisa Rinna
3. Krista Allen
(Julie's is the only one I like at all)
Roman Brady
1. Josh Taylor
2. Wayne Northrop
(Wayne's will always be the most important one, but Josh has been in the role so long, that even if his Roman is kind of lame and pointless, he's Roman to me.)
Will Horton
1. Chandler Massey
2. Christopher Gerse (he played him into his teens, so I count him)
3. Guy Wilson
4. Dylan Patton
Mike Horton
1. Roark Critchlow
2. Michael T. Weiss (His Mike was funny from what I saw, so I'd probably like him a lot, but Roark is Mike to me and I was a big Mike/Carrie fan)
3. Wesley Eure (Sorry, never seen a second of ya!)
Any others I should be including?
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Post by stargazer1682 on Jan 17, 2019 0:11:38 GMT
Bo Brady
1. Peter Reckell
Jennifer Horton
1. Melissa Reeves
Jack Deveraux
1. Matthew Ashford
Brady Black
1. Eric Martsolf
Philip Kiriakis
1. Jay Johnson
(I kinda miss Pip though. He was useless, but at least his uselessness was entertaining, if albeit unintentional....)
Belle Black
1. Kirsten Storms
(I mean, it's not like I'm rooting for her to come back after all this time, but I've never warmed up to Martha; and am less interested in her coming back each time she returns. I'd much rather they recast Belle [and de-age Claire; it's ridiculous for Shawn and Belle be have an adult daughter already] and try to tell an interesting story highlighting Shawn and Belle.)
Shawn D. Brady
1. Jason Cook
(Opposite of Martha, I've gotten a little more used to Brandon as Shawn over time, but man, when Jason came back for the 50th he just slipped back into the role and it was like the real Shawn was home.)
Abigail Deveraux
1. Kate Mansi
Chad DiMera
1. Billy Flynn
(I get what you're saying about Chad seemingly like basically a different person, but I'll take Billy Flynn over Rebel without a Clue. It's possibly they dumbed down his character after a while, I don't know what he was like when Casey first started as I was on hiatus from the series when that teen scene begun, but it was pretty lame. Remember him telling Stefano he wanted a DNA sample and flipped open a knife?)
Austin Reed
1. Austin Peck
(It's a close tie to a block of wood, but when I think Austin, I think Austin Peck; possibly because he was the first Austin I saw and for the longest time the only Austin. Wasn't terribly impressed with Patrick when he came back and didn't see any chemistry with Carrie/Christie [though I'm still bitter they broke up her and Mike])
Billie Reed
1. Julie Pinson
Roman Brady
1. Josh Taylor
Will Horton
1. Chandler Massey
(It almost has to be Chandler, especially since he's arguably defined the character most, but I can't speak much to his return, which I haven't heard many good things; I only saw his initial resurrection, but didn't feel like sticking around)
Mike Horton
1. Roark Critchlow
Jan Spears (how could you forget Jan???)
1. Heather Lindell
Kate Roberts
1. Lauren Koslow
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Post by leafs27 on Jan 17, 2019 14:48:20 GMT
OK I will list mine but I think most of us are of the same mind. I added a few others at the end.
Bo Brady
1. Peter Reckell
There is no other Bo. RKK...FakeBo, nope. *sigh* I miss Bo.
Jennifer Horton
1. Melissa Reeves
Jeez...I forgot about Stephanie Cameron! When I saw Jennifer's name at a glance I was like, there've been no other Jenns! SC was like a completely different character as Jennifer.
Jack Deveraux
1. Matthew Ashford
2. Mark Valley
I really like Mark Valley as an actor so I didn't mind him as Jack but it wasn't the same. MA is Jack.
Brady Black
1. Eric Martsolf
I'll say it again, EM's Brady is a Brady I can get on board with! Always hated Brady when KL was in the role. He's just so much better as a character played by EM.
Philip Kiriakis
1. Jay Johnson
I don't think they gave JPL a fair shake in the role but he came across as too old for me. Kyle was ok, but JKJ is the real Philip to me. We need to get Philip back if you ask me - how can Kate exist without any of her kids on the show? I don't count Rex, that's just dumb.
Belle Black
1. Martha Madison
I like MM as Belle, I know a lot of people are stuck on KS, but KS was so babyish. MM suits the role as Belle has gotten older.
Shawn D. Brady
1. Jason Cook
Definitely prefer JC in the role, and he's just adorable. But this most recent go-round of Shawn had me disliking BB less, so I think after all these years BB might be starting to be neutral for me and not a full hate-on ha ha
Abigail Deveraux
1. Kate Mansi
Absolutely hands down, no contest, it's Kate. She's amazing, love her on the show, love her as Abigail. I will be so sad when she leaves. KM and BF have the most incredible chemistry, I feel like Chad and Abigail are the last best supercouple this show has had.
Chad DiMera
1. Billy Flynn
I'm the exact opposite of Glozone on this one - I think BF as Chad makes so much more sense. I hate CD's dopey "head down looking up through bangs" stance. BF is gorgeous, moody, emotional, romantic, broken, hot-mess as Chad and I love him. I will miss Chad, I think he's been one of the best "newer" characters on the show in the last 10 years and I think Billy has just done a terrific job in the role.
Austin Reed
Meh - either. I am indifferent here because Austin is such a big dull dope. I preferred PM in the early incarnation of Austin but when he came back again it was bad. AP has always been just so boring!!!
Billie Reed
1. Julie Pinson
2. Lisa Rinna
I liked Lisa originally when she came on as Billie and thought she was great then but her latest stint was bad (and irrelevant and wasted). Julie was lovely in the role, but a very different character portrayal to LR.
Roman Brady
Again, indifferent here - WN is a completely different Roman with a different story and different character interactions. They are like two completely different characters. I don't dislike JT but he mumbles.
Will Horton
1. Chandler Massey
2. Christopher Gerse
I guess CM here as he is much better this time around than he was when he was first on and CONSTANTLY smirking which was so effin annoying. I liked CG as TeenWill as he was hilarious and had some good dialogue and scenes with Sami and Lucas.
Mike Horton
1. Roark Critchlow
2. Michael T. Weiss
I'm the same here. MTW was 80s Mike, and RC was 90s Mike. I saw more of RC's Mike so I preferred him but MTW was also great in the role. I'd love to see Mike Horton back on my screen!
Jan Spears
Meh, don't care either way. I hated that cage storyline. Did Jan die? I forget what happened to her.
Kate Roberts
1. Lauren Koslow
2. Deborah Adair
I liked them both in the role but they were very different. DA's Kate was a lot softer and sweeter. LK's Kate is a scheming bitch. I can't really imagine Kate any other way now, however.
Rex Brady
1. Eric Winter
2. Kyle Lowder
Definitely Eric for me here because I really don't like KL or the look of him. He's very unattractive to me. But at the same time, I don't really even remember Rex's personality at all, and I don't remember him being a doctor or charismatic or anything how they are trying to currently portray him.
Eric Brady
1. Greg Vaughan
2. Jensen Ackles
This is a toss up for me as they are/were both great in the role, but playing Eric during very different life stages. I'd give GV a slight edge here but not by much.
Eve Donovan
1. Charlotte Ross
I hate Kassie De Paiva in this role, she's not even Eve. She's a woman with Eve's name and that's it. Charlotte Ross was wonderful as Eve.
Kristen DiMera
1. Eileen Davidson
No one else is Kristen. I feel bad for Stacey H because those were just too big of a pair of shoes to fill if you ask me.
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Post by glozone on Jan 17, 2019 18:34:25 GMT
Ah, yup, forgot some.
Jan Spears
1. Heather Lindell
2. Heather Lauren Olson
Jan wasn't a great character but I really liked Heather Lindell a lot. To answer your question, Leafs, she wound up in a coma last we heard of her. She'd be a great character to bring back, but obviously only if Shawn and Belle were on fulltime.
Kate Roberts
1. Lauren Koslow
2. Deborah Adair
I think is borderline a Mary Beth Evans, Renee Jones situation. Yes, technically, there was another one, but Lauren Koslow has inhabited the role for so long. I've seen only a bit of Deborah Adair's, and she's fine, but Kate is a completely different character now.
Rex Brady
1. Eric Winter
2. Kyle Lowder
For me, it's too soon to gauge Kyle Lowder's Rex, but it wasn't like Eric Winter's had an abundance of personality either. Kyle's Rex feels like someone completely new though. He's got this douchebro vibe. What happened to him being a super genius?
Eric Brady
1. Greg Vaughan
2. Jensen Ackles
I'll say Greg Vaughan. I don't really dig either Eric, but I remember hating Eric at the time Jensen Ackles played him. He didn't seem like much more than a pretty face. Greg's Eric can be a little too dour and humorless, but he at least feels like he has an identity in middle age that he didn't have in his youth.
Eve Donovan
1. Charlotte Ross
2. Kassie DePaiva
I like Kassie DePaiva a lot from her OLTL days, but yeah, she's not a great Eve. Weird casting.
Kristen DiMera
1. Eileen Davidson
2. Stacy Haiduk
But honestly, I thought Stacy did fine. I don't really care much about Kristen either way.
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