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Subject: He shouldn't resent Luke and Laura. That's what pays for his cushy vacations.
Response Posted by: RicHHgh
Date Posted: Sat May 10 13:44:42 2008
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Subject: He is an actor. He wants/wanted to play a variety of characters, which came to an end after Luke & Laura. That builds resentment. It doesn't mean that he doesn't appreciate what it offered him, but he was a working actor before L&L. His offers dried up, for the most part, after L&L. Casting directors & producers have a nasty habit of typecasting. It isn't a reflection of an actor's abilities, but just the way things are done. They see an actor that they feel is identified w/ONE character & they don't think that the audience will buy them in another kind of role. It is one of the reasons a lot of managers, agents & advisors tell young actors to get in & out of soaps as quickly as possible. A little soap credit it nice, but they are seen as limiting themselves if they become known for one character. The same thing happened to Roger Howarth (ex-Todd/OLTL). He also was seen as 'only' being Todd Manning. His talent got Todd to be more than 'Frat Boy #1', but it was a double edged sword. Like Geary, he was typecast & didn't get the opportunities to play other roles because of it. He came back to soaps for the steady work. eom
Response Posted by: Rosebud1
Date Posted: Sat May 10 15:19:25 2008
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Subject: None of that justifies trashing L/L for Luke/Tracy>>>>>>>
Response Posted by: RicHHgh
Date Posted: Sat May 10 18:17:03 2008
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It's too bad he didn't get a better career but he should be grateful for everything that L/L gave him instead of standing by and saying nothing when the writers trash them.
There are plenty of actors who only get work as waiters. I'm sure a lot of them would love to have TG's L/L "burden".
Subject: What is TG going to 'do' about TPTB's decision to 'trash' L&L? Even if he made it clear he was against it, he has the experience to know that actors don't change storylines & can/do get fired for not just sucking it up to do the job they are being paid to do. I was rather amazed at the line a week or so ago that trashed Robin, but SB (?) sucked it up & said the line, as insulting as it was. We don't know if SB objected. Just as we don't know whether TG objected to the line(s) about L&L. I've never heard him say negative things about L&L or GF. I wouldn't take this as a sign that he is ungrateful for the opportunities he had because of L&L. But you've got to realize that it has been a double edged sword for him too, not because of him, but because of narrow minded decision makers who don't think much of the audience & have always gone for the lowest common denomenator. eom
Response Posted by: Rosebud1
Date Posted: Sat May 10 21:46:45 2008
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Subject: TG has always made his feelings known>>>>>
Response Posted by: RicHHgh
Date Posted: Sun May 11 0:33:10 2008
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He was the one who told the writers that Luke needed to say "ILY" to Tracy during GF's brief return. He writers had no plans for that, but TG wanted that line put in. Talk about a slap in the face to the fans who supported him for 25 years. He knew L/L fans were going to get less than nothing out of that cheap "reunion" and he decides to rub a little more salt in their wounds.
He's constantly complaining about L/L's wedding. He never stops dissing it. Never complains about Luke and Tracy's wedding though, does he? He was always complaining about Luke being too domesticated with Laura, but he never complains about Luke being married to Tracy.
He's never been shy about speaking up and saying in print if something about storyline displeases him, so his silence on what the writers are doing to Luke and Laura says a lot IMO.
It wouldn't surprise me if all those lines from Luke ---- his life with Laura was a lie and Tracy is also a once in a lifetime love --- were written by TG himself since he's known to 'tweak' things.
Subject: Never really cared for Luke and Laura but do know that they at one time had a really big following - I was always on Scott's side in the deal still am more of a Ken fan- but I cannot hate AG for wanting to move on - even if GF came back I would hope they would not put them together - would so much rather see her with Scotty in the end- I like Luke a lot more with Tracy they seem to get each other better-Outside
Response Posted by: Outside
Date Posted: Tue May 13 14:14:02 2008
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