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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 134171" data-attributes="member: 27">I am no fan of how they rewrote Jeff as a self-made millionaire with a huge chip on his shoulder, so when the Jeff/Fallon relationship went south, I was glad.&nbsp; This Jeff plays better as the &quot;outsider looking in&quot; nipping at the Carringtons&#039; heels, so having him (and Monica) as family members in poor standing (so to speak) will be a challenge for the writers.&nbsp; I like Liam as NewJeff and the promise of his family as the NewColbys.&nbsp;I think they went too far in trying to give Cristal an &quot;edge&quot; that Krystle didn&#039;t have.&nbsp; They went so far that Cristal ended up without the necessary empathy that I think she has to have in order to fill that heroine role.&nbsp; I think they could have made that adjustment to original Cristal&#039;s characterization rather than killing her off and bringing in Cristal 2.0; nothing like a brush with death to give a character a shift in their point of view.I admit I was skeptical about the sex change of Sammy Jo/Sam, but the character is fun and interesting no matter who he is supposed to be based on.&nbsp; I&#039;m now wondering if Sam will just be a &quot;new&quot; character and they will shift Melissa Daniels into a character more like classic Sammy Jo.&nbsp; They really ought to give more of an edge to Steven, who is a bit too bland when compared to all those around him.&nbsp; Maybe his brush with death, compared with being manipulated by his baby-mama Melissa will make him decide to be a bit more assertive, but I&#039;m not too hopeful.&nbsp; It might have been more fun if Steven had been given more of OriginalAdam&#039;s personality, because when NewAdam turns up, Steven would have been behaving more as OldAdam did toward OldJeff.I am not impressed by the Atlanta locale, either.&nbsp; I know the shift of location was a nod to the actual filming locations, but they&#039;re not really taking advantage of Atlanta and depicting its unique character.&nbsp; These events could take place anywhere.&nbsp; I know I&#039;m sounding like a broken record, but there ought to be a sizeable minority of characters who speak in a Southern drawl.&nbsp; I&#039;m about 70/30 approving of what they&#039;ve done with their version of Alexis.&nbsp; NS is obviously having fun playing it, which makes me enjoy watching it.&nbsp; I think her somewhat ditzy exterior is more interesting than having her totally devoted to revenge/destruction.&nbsp; She loses points though for not having enough (any?) genuine remorse for the lost years with her kids, and I don&#039;t get any sort of &quot;feel&quot; for her inner dialogue (that is, what she wants and why). They made Claudia too nuts, too over-the-top, too soon.&nbsp; Having her kill Cristal signals (to me anyway) that they don&#039;t want to keep her around; if she were to come back, it would be to continue doing short-term, insane stuff rather than playing a viable long-term character.&nbsp; They will have to graft any of the OriginalClaudia stories onto some other character, since they basically made NewClaudia disposable.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 134171, member: 27"] I am no fan of how they rewrote Jeff as a self-made millionaire with a huge chip on his shoulder, so when the Jeff/Fallon relationship went south, I was glad. This Jeff plays better as the "outsider looking in" nipping at the Carringtons' heels, so having him (and Monica) as family members in poor standing (so to speak) will be a challenge for the writers. I like Liam as NewJeff and the promise of his family as the NewColbys. I think they went too far in trying to give Cristal an "edge" that Krystle didn't have. They went so far that Cristal ended up without the necessary empathy that I think she has to have in order to fill that heroine role. I think they could have made that adjustment to original Cristal's characterization rather than killing her off and bringing in Cristal 2.0; nothing like a brush with death to give a character a shift in their point of view. I admit I was skeptical about the sex change of Sammy Jo/Sam, but the character is fun and interesting no matter who he is supposed to be based on. I'm now wondering if Sam will just be a "new" character and they will shift Melissa Daniels into a character more like classic Sammy Jo. They really ought to give more of an edge to Steven, who is a bit too bland when compared to all those around him. Maybe his brush with death, compared with being manipulated by his baby-mama Melissa will make him decide to be a bit more assertive, but I'm not too hopeful. It might have been more fun if Steven had been given more of OriginalAdam's personality, because when NewAdam turns up, Steven would have been behaving more as OldAdam did toward OldJeff. I am not impressed by the Atlanta locale, either. I know the shift of location was a nod to the actual filming locations, but they're not really taking advantage of Atlanta and depicting its unique character. These events could take place anywhere. I know I'm sounding like a broken record, but there ought to be a sizeable minority of characters who speak in a Southern drawl. I'm about 70/30 approving of what they've done with their version of Alexis. NS is obviously having fun playing it, which makes me enjoy watching it. I think her somewhat ditzy exterior is more interesting than having her totally devoted to revenge/destruction. She loses points though for not having enough (any?) genuine remorse for the lost years with her kids, and I don't get any sort of "feel" for her inner dialogue (that is, what she wants and why). They made Claudia too nuts, too over-the-top, too soon. Having her kill Cristal signals (to me anyway) that they don't want to keep her around; if she were to come back, it would be to continue doing short-term, insane stuff rather than playing a viable long-term character. They will have to graft any of the OriginalClaudia stories onto some other character, since they basically made NewClaudia disposable. [/QUOTE]

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