From: giordano@andromeda.rutgers.edu (E. Giordano)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: Y&R: Jack Debate Rages On!
Date: 17 Dec 92 04:28:34 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.

ab3t+@andrew.cmu.edu (Annemarie Bosnyak) writes:

>In two previous posts we get very different opinions of Jack Abbott's
>portrayal. They are:

>Sucheta Doshi's
>>Am I the only one out there who LIKES the new Jack?  The old Jack was such
>>a sneaky as**ole who didn't care a fig about anyone.  The new Jack is 
>>compassionate, warm, giving, kind, caring *sigh* , handsome 
>>[Terry Lester is NOT handsome under any circumstance]  but still 
>>has a slight sneaky edge to him when you see him interacting with 
>>Brad and Jill.  He also doesn't use women anymore like he did 
>>Patty, Diane, etc.  The new Jack has learned the meaning of the 
>>word committment.  It seems to me as if they just softened out his 
>>rough edges while still maintaining his sneaky side too.
>>This is a character one can root for which the old Jack was NOT.

>and

>Toni Spurgeon's
>>Sorry Sucheta.... as the regulars well know... I despise
>>Peter Bergman's Jack! You must be more of a romantic than me...
>>as your description of his Jack sounded accurate and palpable...
>>but when I watch, I LONG for Terry Lester's Jack. (with the ONE exception
>>of Jack's recent snarky comments about Jill. He actually had
>>me laughing... first time EVER! Normally I fervently wish
>>for Terry Lester's charm and his sarcastic bent on everything.
>>Jack's edges were rough... but you maay not have been watching
>>when he did (briefly) turn around while working at a homeleess
>>shelter... he even fell in love and did noble things.... WITHOUT
>>eing the saccharin putz that I so often think of Bergman's Jack!
>>This, of course, is all my opinion! You are entitled to yours...
>>but this Jack is a new character to me... NOT JACK!! For that
>>matter, so is Ashley.... but that's another paragraph!

>What do the rest of y'all think?  Who likes Peter Bergman?  Who longs
>for the good old days when Smilin' Jack was played by the handsome and
>talented Terry Lester?  Who agrees that maybe it's true the "PB Jack"
>evokes more compassion (probably because he's a wimp), but that Terry
>Lester was able to make us feel compassion as well as anger, rage,
>passion, excitement, joy, happiness.....

>Guess it's easy to see who I would choose.  Don't misunderstand - I
>think that Peter Bergman is a good choice, if a choice must be made
>(does anyone remember the quasi-Lester look alike they used to use when
>Lester was out sick?? YUCK!) but.....

>    BRING BACK TERRY LESTER!!!!   DO A TRADE WITH SANTA BARBARA (is he
>still there?).  GIVE THEM ANYONE THEY WANT!!! BRAD, PAUL, NEIL, JOHN
>ABBOTT, SCOTT (HELL, GIVE 'EM SCOTT FOR NOTHING!).  JUST GET TERRY
>LESTER BACK....  

>Anne Marie


  There is no question that Peter Bergman is the bEST
Jack Y&R has had, he is still sneaky and underhanded
but now he has a heart and that is because of Nikki
and that is why they should stay together if you
ask me. I don't want Terry Lester back, I personally
don't like him as this Royce character in ATWT but
be patient hopefully yhte character will develop/
Peter Bergman is handsome and classy, I didn't know
anyone hated him in the role. But I cats my
vote FOR the current Jack
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