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Maura West--signs new job
Topic Started: Aug 5 2010, 12:07 PM (1,953 Views)
lexilani
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Not sure if you've all heard but it looks like Maura West is going to Y&R....to play Diane Jenkins. Wasn't Diane a brunette? And tall and thin? And not a very nice character...no one in Genoa City liked her much right? Wish they would have created a new role for her.

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Happy for West.

A toss-up as to which would be better - a new character might not click, where a long-established one has a lot of background and history to draw from, and that's good, but recasts are tricky...

Usually, I prefer character returns (that make sense, and keep previous personality traits of the character intact) to new characters...

Is Teri Columbino-to-Y&R a maybe or a for-sure? I don't remember...
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My understanding is that the casting of Teri Columbino was a rumor. Y&R was more interested in signing West, first.

Not sure what I think of West as Diane. She's so "Carly" to me. And to have her connected to another Jack. It will probably be one of those things where I tell myself it's Carly pretending to be Diane. Like when I was DAYS and thinking that Daniel's (Shawn Christian) name was really Mike.
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Dax usually I would rather have a character return instead of a adding a new one. I think Maura/Carly is so far removed from my mind-set of how I remember Diane. On the other hand, I do think Maura is a good actress and I'm going to watch to see how she handles being Diane.

On the plus side.....I'm glad she got another job cuz I know there's not too many soap roles out there for our GL/ATWT actors.
I missed the rumors about Teri. It would be good to see her on there too...now that I'm going to start watching again for Maura.
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I can see her as Diane. It will be weird hearing her day Jack.
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I think this just might be dynamite to watch! If Emily is gone, Jack will need something in his life, like his son. And MW could be magnificent to watch with PB! They are both fantastic actors. Y&Rhas been doing an a amazingly good job with recasts lately.
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Right. Diane's return will usher Jacks son onto the canvas which should have happened long ago. plus Diane and Phyllis HATE each other. Imagine Maura West and Michelle Stafford in a catfight!?! Are you kidding me!! Maura may be a little young for the role but it can work. I see her playing Diane classier than Carly.
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I don't watch Y&R and have no plans to begin, but do think it's great that MW has landed another role so quickly.

She is a great actress....one of the best in daytime!!
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Scorpioww
Aug 6 2010, 09:38 AM
Right. Diane's return will usher Jacks son onto the canvas which should have happened long ago. plus Diane and Phyllis HATE each other. Imagine Maura West and Michelle Stafford in a catfight!?! Are you kidding me!! Maura may be a little young for the role but it can work. I see her playing Diane classier than Carly.
This is AWESOME news!!! I plan on returning back to Y&R once ATWT is done so YAY!!!! Maura will do a fabulous job and yes, can't wait to see her and Michelle Stafford working together. They should be a hoot!
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Congrats to her!! I'm sure she will enjoy the new challenge and will bring a great deal to the sceen. Since I started watching Y&R to make up for the loss of ATWT, I am even more glad that she landed a role there. So excited that I will still be able to watch her!

Would have been even better if they'd created a new role for her, but at least this way the character has connections, which make it easier to keep the character around for a longer period of time -- preferably indefinitely!
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The role of Diane has been around for like 20 years. I have only seen her played by 2 actresses but it was never a 'beloved" character. Its not like recasting a Kay, Nikki, Ashley, Lauren... This is a perfect fit for MW. It will make the Diane character beloved!
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Yeah, I looked it up.... almost THIRTY years... (never a regular Y&R watcher, but I know a lot of the names from osmosis and Mom-who-watches).

Alex Donnelley (1982 to 1986, 1996 to February 2001)
Susan Walters (November 2001 to October 4, 2004; February 26 to 27, 2010)

I know Walters from Seinfeld ("Oh... Delores!"). And I guess I saw her in Point Pleasant, but I don't remember...

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I agree, ScorpioWW; I don't think the recast will be a difficult one. The previous Dianne hasn't been a regular on the show in six years, so I think this transition will be easy enough for MW. I look forward to it! Can't wait 'til 10/8!
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My only issue is the age thing. Maura will be playing with actors a lot older than her. To accept it, we'll have to not think about anything in the 80s (which I didn't see or else it would be a lot harder.)
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Aug 8 2010, 06:46 PM
My only issue is the age thing. Maura will be playing with actors a lot older than her. To accept it, we'll have to not think about anything in the 80s (which I didn't see or else it would be a lot harder.)
That's pretty much how Y&R goes these days. It doesn't have to make sense, just as long as they have some kind of storyline in place. We're supposed to believe Lauren and Jill now share the same father. Neil Fenmore must have been active at an early age!

I think MW is great. But I'm not convinced this recast is any smarter than replacing Vail Bloom with Eden Riegel. Just feels like more stunt casting. Congrats to MW for getting a job in this shrinking daytime landscape, though.
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Eden reigel hasn't really gelled with me as Heather. She doesn't seem like Paul's daughter.

And while the age difference might be a bit much it is no where near as bad as everyone believing Cane was Phillip III when he was clearly much younger. So dumb.
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I am just soooo grateful that I will get to see MW :) That is one of the things I was really sad about. She is such a wonderful actress she can pull anything off. Putting her and Phyllis in any scene together will surely bring some HUGE fireworks! Damn?!? Did yall see how nuts Phyllis was!? LOVE IT!
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Love, love love how Phyllis is on the rampage! I missed her so much!
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