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: I agree w the exception of recasting Luke. For
: a lot of reasons but the most current reason
: is he isn't relevant to Gh anymore. His name
: isn't mentioned, except as Laura' s last
: name and I can't wait to see if she changes
: it to Collins. Spencer Cassidine and Bobbie
: will be the only audible connection left.
: Unless they continue to update us on
: holidays about what Tracy and Luke are
: doing, he has been put on GH's island of
: forgotten characters.
: --Previous Message--
: Since Luke was not real Luke at the end, and
: Tony really didn't want to play him as he
: was originally written, why not recast the
: role? We have discussed this so many times.
: I don't think you can hang a character on
: the whim of an actor. First of all, actors
: don't become actors to play one role all of
: their careers. That's like living an
: alternative reality as someone else. I
: really wonder how creative it is for those
: who chose a field of creativity.
:
: I'm not an actor, but my son is. I can't
: imagine him playing one role. Tony would
: have left Luke after a few years if he
: could. He wanted to disassociate himself
: from that role, from that partnership.
: Unfortunately for him, he was so successful
: as Luke, he couldn't be accepted as anything
: else. The rest of his career was a
: rebellion. He wanted job security. He got
: that. He wanted a nest egg. He got that.
: But he smothered his voice as an actor with
: a singular role.
:
: I think that the people behind the scenes
: recognized the angst that Tony felt in this
: role. They wanted to keep him. They
: couldn't afford to play LnL in a shrinking
: budget. They only had him half of the year,
: and that affected story and story partners.
: Where does that leave Luke?
:
: I have no illusions. Tony is not coming
: back. I think that they should recast the
: role. Luke could be very changed after two
: years. There are probably several
: attractive 70 year old actors who would give
: their eye teeth to play that role. Look at
: the cast. They have recast many of the
: roles sometimes as many as 3 actors have
: played a role. Isn't that better than
: sacrificing the character or writing a story
: that doesn't fit the character just to
: accommodate the whims of an actor who is
: tiring of the role? Case in point...Steve
: Burton.
:
: Steve was a very popular actor in a
: successful character on GH. They morphed
: the character from a medical student to a
: mob thug with a good heart. Was that due to
: the changing landscape or the desire of the
: actor? In any case, he decided to leave.
: They went through all kinds of contortions
: to introduce Billy Miller in the role. Why
: not just announce, "The role of Jason
: Morgan is now being played by Billy
: Miller." Billy Miller did a fine job
: as Jason. It didn't take long for the
: audience to accept him. Now Steve is back.
: I understand that they want the actor. But
: why not create a new role for him? They did
: that for Tamara. I might add that I'm not a
: fan of bringing an actor back as another
: character. It's confusing. It doesn't
: contribute to my suspension of belief. And
: I want to believe in that alternative
: reality when I watch a soap. I used to feel
: that I could put that show on and have a
: peek into the life of a real town and its
: people. It doesn't feel like that any more.
:
: I was one of those people that felt that
: Laura should have been recast. I know that
: many here disagree, but if that had
: happened, the story would not have had to
: twist itself into a pretzel for so many
: years. It's the book that really counts on
: a soap opera...the story. The characters
: tell the story. It is about them. The
: actors are important in that they are the
: messengers. Still, it is the story and the
: characters that are MOST critical. If you
: doubt that, think about how much you want to
: watch your favorite actors when they don't
: have a story to tell. It gets boring pretty
: fast.
:
: So, my feeling is that the door should not
: always remain open for an actor who decides
: to leave. A judgement should be made about
: the character. How important is that
: character to the show? Is it worth
: recasting the role? Can someone be found to
: play the role convincingly? Should the role
: be retired hoping that the original actor
: will return at some point? I think it
: should be made clear to an actor that is
: considering leaving that the role will not
: wait for them. If it is a good character
: who is important to the show, let the story
: roll on with a new actor.
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: --Previous Message--
: I agree, Rose. It's sad but the fact is that
: the Luke we enjoyed just doesn't exist
: anymore. I wouldn't say he is viable in any
: sense of the word. I am not a Kevin fan by
: any means, but at least he appreciates Laura
: and her love. Luke acted like he couldn't
: wait to get away from her and back to
: groveling in front of Tracy during the exit
: story. It was so bad I turned it off.
:
: DVRed the wedding and look forward to
: watching it later.
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: --Previous Message--
: It took a lot for me..a lot of watching the
: old Luke, the later Luke and the Tracy Luke.
: Then the fluke stuff..I watched the things
: he said about not wanting kids, cheating,
: Ethan..then she came for him again.. and he
: called her an old out grown sweatshirt..He
: was crazy in a not so pitiful way but a cold
: blooded one..that Tracy liked...He wasn't
: interested in Laura, his kids, his
: grandkids... just Luke and Tracy. I didn't
: want that for my girl. My Luke wouldn't want
: that for her either. Kevin will be fun and
: romantic like Luke but not smother her like
: Scottie, if the writers do theroir part. If
: you doubt this take a look at the picture of
: Luke in the cafe.. and picture Laura
: bringing him back to Port Charles...then
: look at her with Kevin at the hospital or in
: the bar talking about Mary Mae...or with
: Spencer...my Luke doesn't exist any more, I
: think Laura said good bye to him too.
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: They were perfect together...just perfect.
: I
: couldn't watch GH today. It breaks my heart
: to think that Laura has moved on while Luke
: is still viable. They should either have
: recast Luke or killed the character off.
: I'm glad for all of you who are happy about
: the story, but I just can't get on board
: with it. I would have liked to see Denise,
: though. I guess it will take more time for
: me....if ever.
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