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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 180249" data-attributes="member: 27">One of the problems of semi-frequent recasts, however is an overall inability of the viewer to &quot;invest&quot; in that character.&nbsp; If a certain actor creates a part and plays it well enough to attract a following, the viewer will accept some nutty plot twists simply because they like the way the actor plays it all.&nbsp; If we see a character get recast over and over, a certain distance develops from the character in the viewers&#039; minds, sort of breaking the fourth wall.&nbsp; And if the &quot;spell&quot; is broken that way, producers might think they need to recast in order to get viewers to embrace the character.&nbsp; They also do a disservice to a character when every recast behaves very different from the previous incarnation.&nbsp; That sort of thing might work on Doctor Who but this is a soap, not sci-fi.&nbsp; Having a character change radically is always a dicey proposition, but using a recast as an excuse doesn&#039;t guarantee success.My favorite example (I have a million of &#039;em) is the curious character of Nicole Love on Another World.&nbsp; Originally played by Kim Morgan Greene (later of The Colbys), she was introduced as the fashion model younger sister of Donna Love.&nbsp; Her most noteworthy storyline was the implosion of her romance with Jamie thanks to a pesky cocaine addiction she developed while modeling in New York, where she returned once that story played out.&nbsp; She returned a few years later being played by Lauri Landry, but nothing was said of her modeling career (or the cocaine).&nbsp; LL&#039;s Nicole was pursuing a singing career, and sang (badly) on the show several times.&nbsp; Nicole ran out of storyline so they wrote her out again.&nbsp; About two years later she returned, now being played by Anne Marie Howard.&nbsp; This version was a fashion designer, operating a boutique while becoming involved with Cass Winthrop.&nbsp; She lost her marbles after accidentally killing someone, resulting in Nicole being carted off to an asylum and never heard from again.So when fans of the show say how much they liked the character of Nicole, they invariably ask if they liked &quot;Cokehead Nicole,&quot; &quot;Bad Singer Nicole,&quot; or &quot;Nutcase Nicole&quot;.&nbsp; Technically they&#039;re all the same character....but they were written and played as if they were three totally different characters.&nbsp; This reflects a failure on the writers&#039; part to keep the essence of the character intact even as different actresses took on the character.&nbsp; I think that had a lot to do with why the character ultimately got written out and never mentioned again despite being in a core family on the show and being involved with many of the lead characters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 180249, member: 27"] One of the problems of semi-frequent recasts, however is an overall inability of the viewer to "invest" in that character. If a certain actor creates a part and plays it well enough to attract a following, the viewer will accept some nutty plot twists simply because they like the way the actor plays it all. If we see a character get recast over and over, a certain distance develops from the character in the viewers' minds, sort of breaking the fourth wall. And if the "spell" is broken that way, producers might think they need to recast in order to get viewers to embrace the character. They also do a disservice to a character when every recast behaves very different from the previous incarnation. That sort of thing might work on [I]Doctor Who [/I]but this is a soap, not sci-fi. Having a character change radically is always a dicey proposition, but using a recast as an excuse doesn't guarantee success. My favorite example (I have a million of 'em) is the curious character of Nicole Love on [I]Another World[/I]. Originally played by Kim Morgan Greene (later of [I]The Colbys[/I]), she was introduced as the fashion model younger sister of Donna Love. Her most noteworthy storyline was the implosion of her romance with Jamie thanks to a pesky cocaine addiction she developed while modeling in New York, where she returned once that story played out. She returned a few years later being played by Lauri Landry, but nothing was said of her modeling career (or the cocaine). LL's Nicole was pursuing a singing career, and sang (badly) on the show several times. Nicole ran out of storyline so they wrote her out again. About two years later she returned, now being played by Anne Marie Howard. This version was a fashion designer, operating a boutique while becoming involved with Cass Winthrop. She lost her marbles after accidentally killing someone, resulting in Nicole being carted off to an asylum and never heard from again. So when fans of the show say how much they liked the character of Nicole, they invariably ask if they liked "Cokehead Nicole," "Bad Singer Nicole," or "Nutcase Nicole". Technically they're all the same character....but they were written and played as if they were three totally different characters. This reflects a failure on the writers' part to keep the essence of the character intact even as different actresses took on the character. I think that had a lot to do with why the character ultimately got written out and never mentioned again despite being in a core family on the show and being involved with many of the lead characters. [/QUOTE]

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