From: rose@cecily.UUCP (Rose M. Delckum)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: DOOL: Christie Clark [Carrie]
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 08:18:47 GMT
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In article <Dec.30.23.10.17.1992.7278@gandalf.rutgers.edu>, Susan R. Hagan writes:

> mins@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (timothy.j.mizerak) writes:
> 
> >In article <Dec.29.12.55.37.1992.23548@gandalf.rutgers.edu> shagan@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Susan R. Hagan) writes:
> >>mins@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (timothy.j.mizerak) writes:
> 
> 
> >Gasp!  Choke!  SUSAN!!!   You have disappointed me tremendously!
> >I had such high hopes for you.  :-)
> 
> Okay Tim.  Get a grip.  :)


     Don't you sorta worry about Timster sometimes?  His blood
pressure must be something awful :-)
> 
> >2.  Her portrayal of Carrie was completely inconsistent with the
> >previous portrayals.   When a character is recast it is just that, the
> >casting of a different actor to play the SAME character.  If they 
> >wanted someone new they would have just dreamed up a new character.
> 
> Don't you think the writers have a bit to do with that too?  I
> don't think it was Tracy's fault that she was written as a shallow
> showoff.  

Tim, I think Susan has an excellent point here.  When 'Carrie'
returned, we all thought she was acting way out of character.
But that was the *writers*. They wrote it, anyone who took the
role of Carrie would've had the same lines to read.  I think it's
just a case of the writers, as usual, not doing research and not
knowing the character they were writing for.  They wanted to
cause some friction with the return of Roman and Marlena and the
revelation Drake was someone else.  So, they said 'hey, let's
bring back that kid, what's-her-name, Carol?'  In a way, they did
create a new character and stick the handle 'Carrie Brady' on
her, like they did with Sara a while back (She should be what,
about 7 now?  Ready for 3rd grade? :-)  )
> 
> An actress can't play what isn't written.  The Carrie that they wrote
> for Tracy was not level headed.  She was immature. She was written that
> way.  .  Perhaps she could hainterpreted her lines in a different way, but
> don't they have a director to make those decisions?  I don't think you can
> heap all the blame for this on Tracy.

     Yup, good point again.  Once again, it's like the Sara thing
(which I believe Timmy was fortunate enough to miss--maybe
someone should mail him a tape of the whole disgusting thing! :-)

> 
> When an actress is hired to take over a role, are they expected to play
> it the same way as their predecessor?  No.  It is called Making the
> charactor your own.  

     I agree partially.  It's a hard line to walk.  You have to
make the role your own, but there are certain things you
shouldn't be allowed to change easily.  Like recasting someone
like, say, Terry Lester as Bo (what an image!).  There'd be a lot
of changes.  If you want to change your character, it needs to be
done gradually and with explanations and reasons.  Like if Bo
suddenly had a station wagon instead of his bike.  You wouldn't
just drop the bike, you'd have Bo moaning about how hard it is to
get the kid to school on the bike, how the icy weather makes it
dangerous, etc.  With good writing, this would lead to a
hilarious moment when Bo and Roman go car-shopping!  (what?
Humor on DOCL?  God forbid!)  But you get my point.  The
transition from Christie's Carrie to Tracy's Carrie was too
abrupt.  They needed more of an explanation for why she was such
a bitch all of a sudden.
> 
> >>I get the feeling that Christie doesn't know who Carrie is anymore and
> >>so we don't get anything out of her.
> 
> 
> >Christie has some warming up to do, granted.  But believe me, she *IS*
> >Carrie.   She knows perfectly well "who Carrie is" and if you think 
> >Tracy was better, then I'm sorry, but you don't know "who Carrie is".
> 
> I think you misunderstood me.  The writers wrote Carrie very differently
> for Christie than they did for Tracy.  Christie knows who her Carrie is,
> but does she know the Carrie that they are writing now?  Considering
> how different they apparently are, I imagine that it is going to be
> difficult for her.
> 
> Part of the reason she is so stiff is that perhaps she no longer recognizes
> the character that they writers are writing.  That is my point.

     Well, I don't think I would describe Christie as stiff.
She's always seemed sorta serene in a way to me.  She's always
seemed to be a calm, self-confident, professional to me. IMO, of
course.  I think the writers are still writing for Tracy, which I
hope they correct soon.  Christie's Carrie seems to me to be more
self-confident, intelligent, and mature than Tracy's.  I just
can't see Christie's Carrie being dumb enough to hang around a
pair of losers like the Reeds.  I'd say it'd be better to make
them into villains and get rid of them, but I don't think they're
bright enough to be villains--they're just losers!
> 
> >Oh, Happy Holidays!  :)   Hey Vickie?  Your turn.............

    Oh no.  Not that.  Vix!  I'm sorry!  I defended her!  I
grovel for forgiveness!  Be careful Susan, I hear she got a new
industrial strength flame thrower for Christmas.  I'll just sneak
outta here real quiet-like now....
> 
> Oh jeez, are you all going to gang up on me now???  Okay, okay, okay.
> Christie/Carrie is a goddess, Carly is a demon from hell, John is really
> Roman, Lawrence must be persecuted and hated all the days of his life
> until his rape of Jennifer is reconciled,  Jack Deveraux is a stud-puppy.
> My name is Elmer J. Fudd, millionaire - I own a mansion and a yacht,
> Theres no place like home, theres no place like home, theres no place
> like home, I am getting very sleepy - my eyes are getting heavy - I
> will always agree with everything from now on....

     Ummm...you forgot...Nick and Eve are in Africa, and Steve is
currently being held by Lawrence, and Hope's coming home to kick
Carly's ass.   Those of us who are mentally unstable become
highly irritated when our particular delusions areen't catered
to.  You may find yourself in possession of a tape consisting of
6 hours of Emilio Ramirez scenes if you cross me, so be careful!
> 
> 
> zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz (don't forget to shut me off when you leave)zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

     Where's the off switch?  I can't find it!
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Susan R. Hagan (shagan@gandalf.rutgers.edu) 
> Publications Coordinator - User Services
> Rutgers University Computing Services


     Roserooni
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