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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 343886" data-attributes="member: 27"><p>I should be over such things by now, but my brain just keeps screaming<em> Billy Moses is only 62! </em>Carolyn's age doesn't matter as much since we know nothing of her, but in theory Jeff Webber is old enough to be a great-grandfather (as Monica is). I was hoping the Jeff recast would be able to share some history-laden scenes with Dr. Monica, but in this case I hope Leslie Charleson remains offscreen. Maybe part of my indigestion is because this Jeff recast has occurred on the heels of the bizarre de-SORASing of Tucker McCall on Y&R.</p><p></p><p>Well, to be fair in most media that "man in his seventies" would be fought over by two women in their thirties. Part of the draw of the (possible) love triangle is the fact that it's (more or less) age-appropriate. But when all is said and done, I don't imagine they would give Diane equal footing in such a story, since Holly/Robert is one of those "one true pairings" soap fans always talk about. Robert/Holly approached Luke/Laura in popularity back in the day. And we need to remember that none of the three are even on contract, so their appearances will be just as sporadic as everyone else's.</p><p></p><p>One of the more interesting games I plan to play during Emma Samms's return is keeping a mental note of just how much she actually appears on screen. ES is still fighting Long Covid and agreed to this stint against the advice of her doctors. I'm sure Frank V will use every trick in the book to pad out her actual screen time, or otherwise make it easier for her to film her material. I'm pretty sure that was a stand-in they used for most of Thursday's episode. "Holly" was seen in the entire episode, but it was only in that last ten seconds that we saw Emma's face. She will also likely not be doing many "action" scenes, more likely a lot of sitting/standing in place scenes. I imagine they'll probably have her "hiding out" someplace (from Victor), allowing her to film a lot of stuff on one set (likely sitting on a sofa). There will also be a lot of scenes where other characters catch us up on what Holly is up to and where she is (rather than having Samms filming filler scenes). It's a game, obviously, but I'm rooting for them to make it work (and not be immediately noticeable). I love watching clever stagecraft.</p><p></p><p>I also get a kick out of Lisa LoCicero's unique situation with GH. She grew up watching (and loving) Robert and Holly, Robert and Anna---all that stuff. She's been on the record for YEARS saying she still crushes on Tristan Rogers. So here she is years later playing Olivia Falconeri (now Quartermaine) and behaving like a lovestruck schoolgirl as she plays scenes with him. And there she was, telling Robert he'd "better prepare himself for a shock," leading him to "dead" Holly, who just happened to wash up alive at the Quartermaines. She gets to play all these heavy-duty fan service scenes with her idols from teenager-hood.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 343886, member: 27"] I should be over such things by now, but my brain just keeps screaming[I] Billy Moses is only 62! [/I]Carolyn's age doesn't matter as much since we know nothing of her, but in theory Jeff Webber is old enough to be a great-grandfather (as Monica is). I was hoping the Jeff recast would be able to share some history-laden scenes with Dr. Monica, but in this case I hope Leslie Charleson remains offscreen. Maybe part of my indigestion is because this Jeff recast has occurred on the heels of the bizarre de-SORASing of Tucker McCall on Y&R. Well, to be fair in most media that "man in his seventies" would be fought over by two women in their thirties. Part of the draw of the (possible) love triangle is the fact that it's (more or less) age-appropriate. But when all is said and done, I don't imagine they would give Diane equal footing in such a story, since Holly/Robert is one of those "one true pairings" soap fans always talk about. Robert/Holly approached Luke/Laura in popularity back in the day. And we need to remember that none of the three are even on contract, so their appearances will be just as sporadic as everyone else's. One of the more interesting games I plan to play during Emma Samms's return is keeping a mental note of just how much she actually appears on screen. ES is still fighting Long Covid and agreed to this stint against the advice of her doctors. I'm sure Frank V will use every trick in the book to pad out her actual screen time, or otherwise make it easier for her to film her material. I'm pretty sure that was a stand-in they used for most of Thursday's episode. "Holly" was seen in the entire episode, but it was only in that last ten seconds that we saw Emma's face. She will also likely not be doing many "action" scenes, more likely a lot of sitting/standing in place scenes. I imagine they'll probably have her "hiding out" someplace (from Victor), allowing her to film a lot of stuff on one set (likely sitting on a sofa). There will also be a lot of scenes where other characters catch us up on what Holly is up to and where she is (rather than having Samms filming filler scenes). It's a game, obviously, but I'm rooting for them to make it work (and not be immediately noticeable). I love watching clever stagecraft. I also get a kick out of Lisa LoCicero's unique situation with GH. She grew up watching (and loving) Robert and Holly, Robert and Anna---all that stuff. She's been on the record for YEARS saying she still crushes on Tristan Rogers. So here she is years later playing Olivia Falconeri (now Quartermaine) and behaving like a lovestruck schoolgirl as she plays scenes with him. And there she was, telling Robert he'd "better prepare himself for a shock," leading him to "dead" Holly, who just happened to wash up alive at the Quartermaines. She gets to play all these heavy-duty fan service scenes with her idols from teenager-hood. [/QUOTE]
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