Topic Posted by: YurSoakinginit
Date Posted: Wed May 14 15:51:42 2008
Additional Comments:
Okay, let me break it down.
A number of sites are reporting that the coming issue of Soap Opera Weekly has news of Beth Ehlers (Harley, Guiding Light) signing on with All My Children to play Liza Colby.
Carolyn Hinsey, editor of Soap Opera Weekly, just posted on her blog that something about a certain AMC story that will appear in this issue may turn out to be incorrect.
My take: It's remotely possible that the entire deal somehow fell through... but only remotely. It's a greater possibility that TPTB had second thoughts about Liza being the role Ehlers will play. There was already sentiment that she is far too young for the role (especially considering AMC's character-age timeline is strained as it is), and might be better suited for a different recast role. Among those characters we've seen mentioned here and in the soap mags are Adam's daughter, Hayley Santos (Kelly Ripa's former role), and Dixie's younger sister, Melanie Courtlandt (aka Lanie, who is living in Europe and was last played by Paige Turco in the early-90's).
What's everyone's take here? If the story is true, and Ehlers is indeed coming to AMC, who do you think she should she play?
Posted by: danfling Date posted: Sat May 17 13:44:21 2008
Message: If the show is considering more emphasis on the Courtlandt family, I think that the character of Kelsey should return. Her son is the great-grandson of Palmer and Daisy and the grandson (sort of) of Nina, and the grandson of Dr. Cliff Warner.
I don't know anything about Beth Ehlers, so I don't know if she is right for this role, but I think that Kelsey should be considered.
Posted by: elma Date posted: Thu May 15 13:08:14 2008
Message: Just wondering...if GL has sunk like a stone, why on earth would AMC, not doin' so great itself, want to take on all GL's baggage. What AMC needs is OLD(younger)Colby back! She was a bright and shining star! Nu(older)Colby, NuJake and PossibleNuLiza, not so much.
Posted by: YurSoakinginit Date posted: Thu May 15 12:30:16 2008
Message:
Just to follow up on something I mentioned below:
AMC may be looking to strengthen the Cortlandt family, after all. Reportedly, a casting call has gone out for Peter (aka ''Petey'') Cortlandt, Palmer & Opal's now SORAS'd son. And his character may turn out to be the ultimate romantic direction for Colby... Longtime viewers will especially see the potential conflict of a Chandler / Cortlandt pairing.
If this come to be true, I have to say, I like the way the writers are systematically altering the character landscape. I've almost entirely forgotten the totally unfamiliar ''Twilight Zone'' Pine Valley of a year or two ago.
Posted by: Claudine Date posted: Thu May 15 8:10:08 2008
Message:
NOT as Liza, please no. Anybody else, fine. Hayley makes more sense.
And Liza was never "friends" with Angie & Jesse. LMAO. Quite the opposite.
Posted by: Heidi Date posted: Thu May 15 7:34:31 2008
Message:
Beth Ehlers is right at 40 and probably could be Colby's mother, however, there are other factors to consider. Liza was friends with Angie, Jessie and Tab, who are all around 50. Someone around their age as Liza would be better suited for the character.
Posted by: oldtimer Date posted: Wed May 14 21:19:30 2008
Message: She should play a new character. Enough recasts and I don't want her to play Liza or Hayley. Marcy Walker and Kelly Ripa made those characters very distinctive and Beth Ehlers, no matter how good an actress could never recapture that. She is too young for Liza and too old for Hayley.
Posted by: Steve Date posted: Wed May 14 19:12:01 2008
Message: While I've always liked Beth Ehlers, I just can't see her as Liza Colby. She's way too young. Liza should be in her late 40s/very early 50s. She would look ridiculous as NuColby's mother. I do think BE would make a very interesting Hayley recast and I hope that's the direction that tiic are heading in. The show should recast Liza (there's plenty of story there -- she could certainly liven up the Tad/Krystal/Adam triangle) but I don't think BE should fill the role.
Posted by: jinx Date posted: Wed May 14 17:26:35 2008
Message:
Considering the age range of nuColby, BE as Liza would look as ridiculous as Dixie being JR's mother, IMO. If Jake's wife is supposed to show up that role would make sense for her. Didn't they play the smokin' hot couple of the century on GL?
Posted by: W.E. Date posted: Wed May 14 16:07:51 2008
Message:
They do this all the time without a thought to past history of the character. If memory serves didn't Jake think he was Colby's father until it was revealed that Adam bought the fertility clinic? Now that they have SORASed Colby and (sort of) deSORASed Jake - it's near impossible. I think new Colby is early twenties and RPG is 40. Jake wasn't a teen when that happened and RPG doesn't look his age.
Posted by: Perri Date posted: Wed May 14 16:07:24 2008
Message: Ehlers is older IRL than Cady McClain and if McClain is considered old enough to play JR's mother (and JR is Colby's older brother), then of course Ehlers is old enough to play Colby's mother. But I think it would be a big mistake to hire Ehlers to play Liza Colby. They have the original Tad and Jesse and even Greg. They need the original Liza. Let Ehlers play somebody else. Why can't it be a new character?
