Salem International: Casting Notes: Arrivals & Departures

[JBC344]

19 minutes ago, Bwill3133 said:

Call me petty but I don't love that. Yes Lucas is great and has evolved as a father/man but when Rafe came on for Sami I felt like he was marginalized as a father with Allie and still was especially when Sami jetted off to L. A. with her kids including Allie. I am an unapologetic Lucas fan and hate that he didn't get to raise Allie all the way. I'm assuming she's going to be age with with her peers, Ciara and Theo? 

I totally get what your saying but I think him doing it for Allie's benefit is what is key.  I also appreciated it that it was clear it was his decision and Rafe was appreciative of it, and not something that was mandated by Sami.  In the end it was something that made his daughter happy.

I do agree with you about Lucas being shafted in this "on the run" storyline that Sami has.  Speaking of, isn't she not on the run anymore? Didn't Sami and Belle give the money back so there is no need for Sami to be hiding? 

[nilyank]

Well Sami gave only half the money back and the one who was after her was Andre, the serial killer who has tried in the past to kill her and the twins.

[Bwill3133]

I believe so too. That story with Belle and the money came and went so fast. She was spending it buying diamond earrings and then she didn't want it. I think Belle gave Chad half the money back so Sami and the kids shouldn't be on the run.  I guess we might find out soon.  

[JBC344]

22 minutes ago, nilyank said:

Well Sami gave only half the money back and the one who was after her was Andre, the serial killer who has tried in the past to kill her and the twins.

I actually missed those few episodes where it was explained but why did she give back only half?  Considering Andre has been neutered I'm surprised there hasn't been an update.

[Silver Raven]

2 hours ago, Bwill3133 said:

I believe so too. That story with Belle and the money came and went so fast. She was spending it buying diamond earrings and then she didn't want it. I think Belle gave Chad half the money back so Sami and the kids shouldn't be on the run.  I guess we might find out soon.  

Belle bought a night club.  Is that the club Dario owns now?

[DisneyBoy]

Sami deposited the money in Belle's account and just left town. Belle wanted nothing to do with the money at first but then bought that nightclub and decided to frame that extravagance as a present to Claire, who needed a place to perform for the public. (FYI, Claire only performed there once, during her high school graduation which at the time was just supposed to be a regular prom, until the writers decided they wanted to send all the kids off to college immediately). Bell supposedly ran her Law Firm out of the back of the club.

Belle also spent the money frivolously on herself, as you guys pointed out, but before she left for Hong Kong to work for Chad, and while he was reeling from the loss of Abigail, she came clean about having received the money from Sami and gave what was left back after selling the club.

I was really paying attention to that storyline LOL.

I believe Rafe ran the club before he was reinstated at the police force but I'm not sure if he owned it and then sold it to Belle.

I don't remember anything about her returning half the money or even Sami giving her half the money. I think Sami gave her all the money because it probably would have been too easy for Andre to trace Sami if she used the money herself while on the run.

Considering that Sami originally left town in the wake of EJ's death to keep the kids safe from Stefano, and he's still technically alive, I see no reason why Sami would joyously come bouncing back to Salem, especially since Andre is still around as well. Besides, I think she's also still trying to find proof that EJ is out there.

 

Kind of makes you feel really badly for her kids doesn't it? In the end, Will probably had it easy. At least he was always living in Salem.

Edited August 10, 2017 by DisneyBoy

[Silver Raven]

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Kind of makes you feel really badly for her kids doesn't it? In the end, Will probably had it easy. At least he was always living in Salem.

Actually, he went and lived with Carrie and Austin in Switzerland for a while.

[nilyank]

23 minutes ago, DisneyBoy said:

Kind of makes you feel really badly for her kids doesn't it? In the end, Will probably had it easy. At least he was always living in Salem.

I don't know. I think the kids were lucky to get out of town while they were still young. Salem is a horrible place where you can find serial killers, rapists, Satan. Wherever Sami has been raising those kids, it is going to be safer or normal place than Salem.

[FnkyChkn34]

I just learned that Tyler Christopher is coming to Salem?  I never watch GH, but I hear that he's a good actor (won some Emmys) and he's super easy on the eyes.  I like this casting announcement.  Any idea who he'll play?

[Silver Raven]

Steve Nichols and Tyler Christopher are sharing photos on line to remind everybody that Steve was a Cassidine back on GH and Nicolas's uncle.  :)

1 minute ago, FnkyChkn34 said:

Any idea who he'll play?

Speculation is Lawrence Alamain.

[Jaded]

2 minutes ago, FnkyChkn34 said:

I just learned that Tyler Christopher is coming to Salem?  I never watch GH, but I hear that he's a good actor (won some Emmys) and he's super easy on the eyes.  I like this casting announcement.  Any idea who he'll play?

Someone related to Vivian.

[FnkyChkn34]

1 minute ago, Silver Raven said:

Steve Nichols and Tyler Christopher are sharing photos on line to remind everybody that Steve was a Cassidine back on GH and Nicolas's uncle.  :)

Speculation is Lawrence Alamain.

 

Just now, Jaded said:

Someone related to Vivian.

Interesting.  Funny, I was going a different route, like a Brady recast or maybe Mike Horton...  Thanks!

[JBC344]

1 hour ago, Silver Raven said:

Steve Nichols and Tyler Christopher are sharing photos on line to remind everybody that Steve was a Cassidine back on GH and Nicolas's uncle.  :)

Speculation is Lawrence Alamain.

Too young to play Lawrence.  If they are going with an Alamain my guess would be Nicky Alamain.  I could totally see him playing Nicky.  Interesting if they will pair him with Kate and John respectively.

[Silver Raven]

Damn, I meant Nicky.

[swtrgrl]

Yeah, it's probably Nicholas Alamain. 

[ByaNose]

So was James Lastovic fired or did he quit? I could see the writing on the wall when they brought on Tripp but I thought Joey would move on to the adult storylines that the newbies get after their first few years. 

[Jaded]

46 minutes ago, ByaNose said:

So was James Lastovic fired or did he quit? I could see the writing on the wall when they brought on Tripp but I thought Joey would move on to the adult storylines that the newbies get after their first few years. 

His Mom blabbed on Twitter months ago that she couldn't believe they didn't renew his contract. So I'm going with the notion that he was fired.

[ByaNose]

1 minute ago, Jaded said:

His Mom blabbed on Twitter months ago that she couldn't believe they didn't renew his contract. So I'm going with the notion that he was fired.

I'm kind of surprised, too. He has really grown as an actor & was miles ahead of the actress who play nuCiara from the first day. They have a new young stud in Tripp. He's kind of bland in a sort of blonde way & there is still Theo but that's it for the young studs, right? 

[WendyCR72]

On 8/17/2017 at 7:53 AM, swtrgrl said:

Yeah, it's probably Nicholas Alamain. 

Ironic, if so, since TC's last character was named Nikolas.

[JBC344]

1 hour ago, WendyCR72 said:

Ironic, if so, since TC's last character was named Nikolas.

From a Cassadine to an Alamain.  From an incredibly crazy family to a crazy family. 

[swtrgrl]

Some people think he's actually Alex Kiriakis (YAY) b/c in an interview (SOD?) they said "new character" and was involved in the Kirakis/Dimera stuff. We'll see. I don't see him as Alex (too old?) or Nicholas (again w/the age) but I guess they can SORAS, etc...

[DisneyBoy]

I wonder if he'll be straight. With Will around, they might need a new love interest...assuming Wilson ends....

[Apprentice79]

44 minutes ago, DisneyBoy said:

I wonder if he'll be straight. With Will around, they might need a new love interest...assuming Wilson ends....

I hope that the show gives Will a love interest that is connected to his missing years..

[swtrgrl]

Depending on what he was doing while he was gone (in chains? it witness protection? ran away from it all? ) yeah, that'd be cool. So many possibilities and I'm actually excited for once.

[TeeVee329]

4 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

I wonder if he'll be straight. With Will around, they might need a new love interest...assuming Wilson ends....

Maybe his LA lovah can pay a visit. ;)

[Apprentice79]

I hope Ron never brings that awful story about Will cheating in LA. That was character assassination, all to make Paul look perfect. The show wasted Christopher's talents by making Sparkle so bland.

Edited August 21, 2017 by Apprentice79

[JBC344]

6 hours ago, swtrgrl said:

Some people think he's actually Alex Kiriakis (YAY) b/c in an interview (SOD?) they said "new character" and was involved in the Kirakis/Dimera stuff. We'll see. I don't see him as Alex (too old?) or Nicholas (again w/the age) but I guess they can SORAS, etc...

I'm ok with him being Alex.  In regards to him being Nicky.  They have been SORASing and DeSORASING him for the past twenty years.  When he came on in the late 90's early 00's they SORASED him and paired him with Kate.  Then when he came back a  few years ago they DeSORASED him back to his actual age at the time.  If Tyler is playing him it looks like they are SORASING him yet again.

6 minutes ago, Apprentice79 said:

I hope Ron never brings that awful story about Will cheating in LA. That was character assassination. 

To me, this hopefully would be where the switch took place.  It would actually explain Will's "cheating".

[Silver Raven]

6 hours ago, swtrgrl said:

Some people think he's actually Alex Kiriakis (YAY) b/c in an interview (SOD?) they said "new character" and was involved in the Kirakis/Dimera stuff. We'll see. I don't see him as Alex (too old?) or Nicholas (again w/the age) but I guess they can SORAS, etc...

Tyler Christopher is too old to be Alex.

[TeeVee329]

20 minutes ago, Apprentice79 said:

I hope Ron never brings that awful story about Will cheating in LA. That was character assassination, all to make Paul look perfect. The show wasted Christopher's talents by making Sparkle so bland.

I actually thought it was kinda offensive how they wrote the other guy (at least, in the version of events that Will told Sonny), that he basically badgered Will into sleeping with him.  Will having made a friend, experiencing life as a gay man in a bigger city than Salem, and a moment of weakness happening would have been less so, IMO.

Edited August 21, 2017 by TeeVee329

[Apprentice79]

14 minutes ago, TeeVee329 said:

I actually thought it was kinda offensive how they wrote the other guy (at least, in the version of events that Will told Sonny), that he basically badgered Will into sleeping with him.  Will having made a friend, experiencing life as a gay man in a bigger city than Salem, and a moment of weakness happening would have been less so, IMO.

I thought for sure that the show would have done a same sex sexual harassment story. The elements were there. I always got the impression that the original story that Tomsell intended to write for Wilson with Paul was hijacked by Ken Corday. 

Edited August 21, 2017 by Apprentice79

[swtrgrl]

1 hour ago, Silver Raven said:

Tyler Christopher is too old to be Alex.

We've already addressed this. They keep sorasing and de-sorasing characters (like Nicholas Alamain) so it would be in the realm of general believability for them to do it to Alex. 

1 hour ago, TeeVee329 said:

I actually thought it was kinda offensive how they wrote the other guy (at least, in the version of events that Will told Sonny), that he basically badgered Will into sleeping with him.  Will having made a friend, experiencing life as a gay man in a bigger city than Salem, and a moment of weakness happening would have been less so, IMO.

this and 

 

59 minutes ago, Apprentice79 said:

I thought for sure that the show would have done a same sex sexual harassment story. The elements were there. I always got the impression that the original story that Tomsell intended to write for Wilson with Paul was hijacked by Ken Corday. 

this. 

[FnkyChkn34]

On 8/21/2017 at 9:39 AM, DisneyBoy said:

I wonder if he'll be straight. With Will around, they might need a new love interest...assuming Wilson ends....

If he's Alex Kiriakis, I would hope he does not get with Will.  That's just too close to home as Sonny's brother.  If he's someone else, sure, go for it - except as people keep mentioning, his age.  TC is in his mid-40s.  Will is late 20s, at the most?

[Apprentice79]

Perhaps, he is the one that held Will hostage. Will could have fallen in love with him, due to Stockholm syndrome. It could even be a dark story like EJ and Sami without the rape.

[pau]

wrong board

Edited August 22, 2017 by pau

[Harmony233]

Has there ever been a dark gay story couple on the US soaps? I can think of a couple on the U.K. Soaps.

Edited August 22, 2017 by Harmony233

[DisneyBoy]

Well Melrose Place had Matt get involved with a gay cop (Gay! Cop!) who set him up for his wife's murder.

That count?

[Silver Raven]

The new Ciara recast, her name is Victoria Konefal.

https://soapoperaintel.blogspot.com/2017/08/victoria-konefal-is-days-of-our-lives.html

[Star Aristille]

2 minutes ago, Silver Raven said:

The new Ciara recast, her name is Victoria Konefal.

https://soapoperaintel.blogspot.com/2017/08/victoria-konefal-is-days-of-our-lives.html

She looks very pretty.  I just hope she can act a lot better than Vivian Jovanni.

[DisneyBoy]

https://soapoperaintel.blogspot.ca/2017/08/kyler-pettis-exiting-days-of-our-lives.html?m=1

 

Woah now - he's one of the good ones!

Think he wanted to move on to better things or that he simply took offense to the way his fellow cast members were treated? Seems almost everyone who was brought in at the same time he was got pretty crappy treatment (Jade, Chase, Joey, Ciara).

I'll have a hard time seeing anyone else in the role....really hope he and Kate get lots of screentime together before he leaves. I loved her relationship with young Theo.

[Star Aristille]

40 minutes ago, DisneyBoy said:

https://soapoperaintel.blogspot.ca/2017/08/kyler-pettis-exiting-days-of-our-lives.html?m=1

 

Woah now - he's one of the good ones!

Think he wanted to move on to better things or that he simply took offense to the way his fellow cast members were treated? Seems almost everyone who was brought in at the same time he was got pretty crappy treatment (Jade, Chase, Joey, Ciara).

I'll have a hard time seeing anyone else in the role....really hope he and Kate get lots of screentime together before he leaves. I loved her relationship with young Theo.

Maybe the show doesn't seem or feel as fun with all of his friends gone.  The only one who will still be there is Olivia.

[swtrgrl]

Well, now I'm sad. I like Kyler. He's got talent. Damn. 

Does ANYONE know Chandler's 1st airdate? I mean, I'd take off work to watch live. LOL (Not really)

[carrier76]

I will be the dissenting voice and say that I will be glad to see Kyler Pettit go. He only recently has become tolerable for me.

[rcc]

Kyler is the best of the young ones and I'm sad to see him go.

[ByaNose]

Since, they got rid of the teens (except for Claire....who bugs me) they should just bring Lauren Boles back as Ciara. They should have just let her grow up in real time like Robin on GH. Lauren was a great little actress and had great chemestry with KA & GG. I'm just still getting over Vivian Jovanni. She was beyond bad with her acting and clenched jaw. I can't believe she lasted past her first contract cycle. She was horrible.

[teacake]

4 hours ago, ByaNose said:

Since, they got rid of the teens (except for Claire....who bugs me) they should just bring Lauren Boles back as Ciara. They should have just let her grow up in real time like Robin on GH. Lauren was a great little actress and had great chemestry with KA & GG. I'm just still getting over Vivian Jovanni. She was beyond bad with her acting and clenched jaw. I can't believe she lasted past her first contract cycle. She was horrible.

It's ironic, because I think ORK was the one originally who wasn't on contract, maybe along with Chase.

I always remember how long it took Lauren Boles to acclimate to the role and how people thought she was creepy, up until her last two years on the show, or so.  I guess child actors have a higher ceiling to develop, but it's a shame the show hasn't found actors to invest in, the way they invested in her.

[FnkyChkn34]

Any chance that Tyler Christopher is an EJ recast? Age is about right. 

[nilyank]

1 hour ago, FnkyChkn34 said:

Any chance that Tyler Christopher is an EJ recast? Age is about right. 

I would hope not because EJ's character is defined by his relationships with Sami, Stefano and his children, in that order. There is no way that he would stay in Salem when he knows his wife and children are out there in the world. Why would he stay in Salem? To play angst for Chad and Abby? Abby who was nothing but a shortlived series of sleazy hookups for him?

The actor was closely connected to SN and MBE on GH. Ron cannot resist the chance of winking at the audience by putting them in storylines together so Tyler's character will be tied with Steve and Kayla.

[JBC344]

1 hour ago, FnkyChkn34 said:

Any chance that Tyler Christopher is an EJ recast? Age is about right. 

Not the worst idea but I doubt it. With Vivian and Anjelica back it seems like Nicky or Alex are the most likely.

[Jaded]

[swtrgrl]

I thought he was going to be Nicholas Alamain but some think that he's Alex Kiriakis b/c of TC's interview in SoapDigest or something. We'll see. I'd rather him be Nicholas.