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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Torrance" data-source="post: 137232" data-attributes="member: 719">He was good with Sam, over guilt for Cristal. But we have seen Blake act like a petulant teenager before in view of grief, when his father died and Anders had to smack him back to reality.The Shapiros&#039; Madeleine had already been replaced by the Pollocks&#039; Alexis and written for many episodes before Joan Collins started filming. I think the adjustment happened in later episodes, although I don&#039;t know if it was still on paper or if it was the way Collins would interpret the role, which can make or break any character. But I agree that this Alexis reminds me nothing of the original Alexis, and as [USER=68]@Alexis[/USER] said, I hate her lack of money and trailer trash back story.I am a fan of a show (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) that proved not only that you can do a reboot well, but that you can do it so well you can put the original to shame--and they did not simply change the story or make a character a different race, but they took a core key character and turned him into a woman. Yet they kept the essence of the story. So, I like both kinds of cookies too, as long as they rise and don&#039;t fall flat. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />And isn&#039;t that a shame for a character that put the original on the cultural map.I liked Grant Shaw&#039;s casting as Blake, but if he weren&#039;t going to be a patriarch they shouldn&#039;t have set him up so early on. And I am completely with you on character consistency. Then again, I know what a CW soap is like (see GOSSIP GIRL) and consistency is not what they know how to do. Sudden 180 degree sharp turns every few episodes is more their game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Michael Torrance, post: 137232, member: 719"] He was good with Sam, over guilt for Cristal. But we have seen Blake act like a petulant teenager before in view of grief, when his father died and Anders had to smack him back to reality. The Shapiros' Madeleine had already been replaced by the Pollocks' Alexis and written for many episodes before Joan Collins started filming. I think the adjustment happened in later episodes, although I don't know if it was still on paper or if it was the way Collins would interpret the role, which can make or break any character. But I agree that this Alexis reminds me nothing of the original Alexis, and as [USER=68]@Alexis[/USER] said, I hate her lack of money and trailer trash back story. I am a fan of a show (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) that proved not only that you can do a reboot well, but that you can do it so well you can put the original to shame--and they did not simply change the story or make a character a different race, but they took a core key character and turned him into a woman. Yet they kept the essence of the story. So, I like both kinds of cookies too, as long as they rise and don't fall flat. :D And isn't that a shame for a character that put the original on the cultural map. I liked Grant Shaw's casting as Blake, but if he weren't going to be a patriarch they shouldn't have set him up so early on. And I am completely with you on character consistency. Then again, I know what a CW soap is like (see GOSSIP GIRL) and consistency is not what they know how to do. Sudden 180 degree sharp turns every few episodes is more their game. [/QUOTE]

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