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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 263680" data-attributes="member: 8">My favourite memorable characters with a certain something-extra-quality-energy-whatever, the ones that make me think &quot;who IS this actor/actress?&quot;1. Carolyn Russell - PEYTON PLACE[ATTACH=full]26106[/ATTACH]I could have picked Rodney, Betty, Allison, Steven; they were all great. But this new character in the series&#039; last instalment mesmerized me in unexpected ways.It didn&#039;t hurt that the writing was still excellent but Carolyn could be downright entrancing.2. The Kid/Number 48 - THE PRISONER[ATTACH=full]26107[/ATTACH]A wonderfully offbeat and electrifying character. There were other interesting guest characters but Number 48 could dominate the scene with very little (although he ended up doing plenty).3. Aunt Belle - JOURNEY TO THE UNKNOWN[ATTACH=full]26108[/ATTACH]A vicious, cruel man-hater...but then a handsome drifter comes along. I wish she had been a recurring character in a serial or even a soap.Despite being a &quot;wild&quot; character, the strength was in her restraint.4. David Collins - DARK SHADOWS[ATTACH=full]26109[/ATTACH]Based on the little I have seen (but will continue in the very near future - if the episodes are still there!) I must say I find him very funny and intriguing.And I love it when he looks straight into the camera.5. Audra Barkley - THE BIG VALLEY[ATTACH=full]26110[/ATTACH]I know it was a hit series but I haven&#039;t seen Linda Evans in anything else apart from Dynasty (and a few minis at the time she was on Dynasty) therefore it all looks very obscure and surreal to me. Memorable for that reason.Probably won&#039;t add much to the overall score, but, oh well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 263680, member: 8"] My favourite memorable characters with a certain something-extra-quality-energy-whatever, the ones that make me think "who IS this actor/actress?" 1. Carolyn Russell - PEYTON PLACE [ATTACH type="full"]26106[/ATTACH] I could have picked Rodney, Betty, Allison, Steven; they were all great. But this new character in the series' last instalment mesmerized me in unexpected ways. It didn't hurt that the writing was still excellent but Carolyn could be downright entrancing. 2. The Kid/Number 48 - THE PRISONER [ATTACH type="full"]26107[/ATTACH] A wonderfully offbeat and electrifying character. There were other interesting guest characters but Number 48 could dominate the scene with very little (although he ended up doing plenty). 3. Aunt Belle - JOURNEY TO THE UNKNOWN [ATTACH type="full"]26108[/ATTACH] A vicious, cruel man-hater...but then a handsome drifter comes along. I wish she had been a recurring character in a serial or even a soap. Despite being a "wild" character, the strength was in her restraint. 4. David Collins - DARK SHADOWS [ATTACH type="full"]26109[/ATTACH] Based on the little I have seen (but will continue in the very near future - if the episodes are still there!) I must say I find him very funny and intriguing. And I love it when he looks straight into the camera. 5. Audra Barkley - THE BIG VALLEY [ATTACH type="full"]26110[/ATTACH] I know it was a hit series but I haven't seen Linda Evans in anything else apart from Dynasty (and a few minis at the time she was on Dynasty) therefore it all looks very obscure and surreal to me. Memorable for that reason. Probably won't add much to the overall score, but, oh well. [/QUOTE]

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