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TMC · 09-04-2020, 03:53 AM

What are some of your favorite original and recast actors on TV shows and why? And some of the ones you hated?

SledgeBarone · 09-04-2020, 06:04 PM

A couple that I liked:

Jerry Stiller as Frank Constanza on Seinfeld
Karen Witter as Tina Lord Roberts on One Life to Live

One I didn't like:

Jill Larson as Opal on All My Children; Dorothy Lyman (later of Mama's Family) was great as the originator, and Larson was hilarious as the crazed lover of a psychopath on One Life to Live, so it should've been a good fit; however, she ended up a boring, Stepford-style devoted housewife on AMC

AMackII · 09-06-2020, 06:41 AM

Best recast: Pat Priest (The Munsters)
Worst recast: Eartha Kitt (Batman ‘66) because Julie Newmar was the better Catwoman portrayer than Kitt

TV Guy · 09-06-2020, 08:35 PM

I never understood why the Batman producers didn’t turn to Lee Meriwether to play Catwoman, as she had in the 1966 movie. She did guest star on Batman, but playing a different character.

I also liked Karen Witter a lot. She had a difficult act to follow, but I wound up liking her better than Andrea Evans.

09-04-2020, 03:53 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,441	Recasts on daytime and nighttime shows What are some of your favorite original and recast actors on TV shows and why? And some of the ones you hated?

09-04-2020, 06:04 PM	#2
SledgeBarone Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 01, 2020 Posts: 1,930	A couple that I liked: Jerry Stiller as Frank Constanza on Seinfeld Karen Witter as Tina Lord Roberts on One Life to Live One I didn't like: Jill Larson as Opal on All My Children; Dorothy Lyman (later of Mama's Family) was great as the originator, and Larson was hilarious as the crazed lover of a psychopath on One Life to Live, so it should've been a good fit; however, she ended up a boring, Stepford-style devoted housewife on AMC

09-06-2020, 06:41 AM	#3
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,214	Best recast: Pat Priest (The Munsters) Worst recast: Eartha Kitt (Batman ‘66) because Julie Newmar was the better Catwoman portrayer than Kitt

09-06-2020, 08:35 PM	#4
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	I never understood why the Batman producers didn’t turn to Lee Meriwether to play Catwoman, as she had in the 1966 movie. She did guest star on Batman, but playing a different character. I also liked Karen Witter a lot. She had a difficult act to follow, but I wound up liking her better than Andrea Evans.