This cannot easily be answered, since every actor has "representation" (agent) who negotiates their compensation, which is often a lot harder to quantify than just per episode salary. There is no set "pay scale". Not only do they negotiate a per episode rate, they negotiate "guarantees" (the # of episodes in which they appear per week or per month) that will dictate how often they work. Many veterans will agree to a pay cut if the trade-off is more structured vacation time (like Finola Hughes and Genie Francis does every summer), while some actors will opt for lower guarantees in order to keep their regular per-episode rate intact. There's also a lot of different types of contracts nowadays, with some actors opting for shorter contracts rather than the standard "three-year deal" that most newcomers are expected to sign. They can tailor a contract's length to the wishes of an actor if they want him/her bad enough, but the compensation will certainly be affected by those demands. So learning an individual actor's per-episode rate (even if you could dig up such personal data) doesn't tell the whole story, because the actor might have negotiated special perks that skew the data.
I totally agree, and it's even more impressive since Adamson was so non-descript during his time as Noah Newman on Y&R. It puzzles me, however, that he keeps dropping in and out this way. Chad Duell (he of the Chronic Constipation Face) announced he'd be temporarily replaced when it happened the first time, which was months ago during that weird marriage/insta-divorce he had offscreen. Now, you never know who's going to play Michael from one day to the next. It's almost like the whole mess with Kirsten Storms a few years back.
I remember Josh Kelly's run on OLTL, where he played Cutter Wentworth, a smoother, more typical con-man/opportunist that nevertheless was kind of likeable. This Cody character is too rough around the edges, not endearing at all to me. The desperate effort to tie him to Dante with those inane conversations about summer camp are not helping, either. Britt deserves better than this. If they can do some rehab on Roger Howarth's latest character, those two would be a better match.
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I've been wanting this to happen for some time. Becky Herbst is an "unsung hero" on GH, and yet they seem bound and determined not to give her the chance to shine. Even when they write a story that, on paper seems to be for Liz, it becomes a story for everyone else and she barely participates. No one has confirmed or denied it, but several people have claimed that Liz was sent to Shadybrook while BH renegotiates her contract. It would make some sense; they've done similar things in the past with other actors when their contract negotiations became problematic. But that was MONTHS ago, and no progress seems to be happening. As for her parents, they have been hinting at that story point since before Franco died and no casting rumors have leaked. The longer things remain stalled, the more I fear they're preparing a story for Liz that might involve Jeff and Carolyn only in helping escort her off the show. Other than Finn, no one seems to be worried for Liz, talking about her issues and speculating on why she's in such a state---and they only write Finn's concern because it's the only thing he has to do, story-wise. They blithely write off her kids by saying "Cameron is taking care of them," but what sort of support system/family allows such a thing to happen? He's a college student working at Kelly's, but he's also raising his two brothers by himself? I know they had to write around GF's vacation but Laura could have taken Aiden and Jake with her to Europe in order to take some of the burden off poor Cameron.
You are right---when soap producers try to tell the viewers what to think about a new character, they typically react against it, even referring to it as "pimping" the new character. If the character and the actor mesh well, they typically don't have to say anything or play it up--they just let the material speak for itself. Cody is written like an unkept, unmotivated frat boy-type---when he's supposed to be (probably) 35-40 years old. He's like that guy who hangs around partying with college kids despite being way too old for that demographic. Such an attitude worked for Morgan Corinthos because Morgan was 20-ish and had been coddled all his life. This behavior from a man Cody's age is not a good look. And while I feel like a jerk for bringing it up, Cody could use a good "cleaning up" if he's going to be marketed as the "sexy new stud in town" and onscreen with the likes of Kelly Thiebaud. He doesn't have to be Ryan Paevey (I mean, there can be only one...) but he could at least get a haircut and some sun.
It’s between him and Donna Logan to see who joins a nudist colony first I think.
Sadly, I don’t think there’s anything they can do really. I hope I’m wrong but eventually I see the remaining shows going the same route as Days. The networks will continue to reshuffle their daytime lineups, trying to increase viewership, and that means appealing to a much younger demographic.
Don't want them to save Cody. He is annoying
I don't miss Brenda. The character has had her day, and I don't think there is any more to develop.
Gloria Monty didn't like to recast, and I think it was generally a good decision.
I always liked Brenda actually. I’ve always enjoyed the character and having her around now could give the show a much needed shakeup.
