From: cf@planck.physics.purdue.edu (Coleen Flanagan)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: AW
Summary: Vicky, Rachel, and Jamie
Date: 11 Dec 92 20:33:38 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Physics Department

Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: AW
Date: 10 Dec 92 13:44:33 GMT
Organization: Amherst College

VML STUDENT ASST. (student3@admin.acadiau.ca) wrote:
    
: 	Anyway, why did the last woman ( I don't know her name) who 
: played Marley\Vickie, leave the show?  I thought she did a great job.  The 
: person who plays them now really isn't doing a very good job.  Vickie and 
: Marleys' body language are the same.  Plus, I don't think that she is a very 
: good actress.  She doesn't seem to have much energy.

>I think a lot of people agree with you.  Anne Heche(sp?) was a much better
>actress and with her the difference between the twins was so much more
>pronounced.  Plus, she was so good in scenes where the two characters had
>to interact with one another.  The new woman (Jensen Buchanen?) isn't nearly
>as versatile and there just does not seem to be any difference between 
>Marley and Vickie now.  I think that you could change the characters 

>good girl/bad girl duality.  Although I must say that the new woman has
>improved a lot since taking over the role.

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          There is no doubt that Anne Heche was excellent portraying
          Vicky/Marley but Anne Heche was lucky enough to portray
          the twins when her stories were better written.  When Heche
          had the roles the twins interacted with a lots of people.  
          Jensen Buchanan only talks with Ryan, Grant, and Donna.  
          Occasionally Amanda, Jake, Paulina, Spencer, or Jamie are
          thrown in for good measure.  It's not fair to compare these
          two actresses until Buchanan gets a chance to be challenged
          like Anne Heche got to do everyday.   I read an article by
          Buchanan the other day and couldn't help but feel sorry for
          her.  She said she told her husband that after being in this
          role for over a year now she finally felt like she's made
          the role her own.  She knew how much Anne Heche was loved
          so she gave this role her best.  She was starting to feel
          good about her work when she came upon a magazine article 
          about herself.  This journalist decided that her portrayal
          of Vicky/Marley wasn't very good.  She felt awful.  As much
          as I disliked Jensen when she started in this role I feel she
          has improved.  No, she's isn't Heche.  No one could be.  It
          was Anne's decision to leave and IMO I think Buchanan is slowly
          coming along.   Until she receives the same good material as
          Heche had can she truly be judged.

>As for Saint Jamie the curer of all who are aflicted, I agree with you
>completely.  Even though he is a complete ___hole, he is always made to
>seem like God's gift to humanity.  The way that they wrapped up the 
>Kelsey sex-discrimination storyline is yet another example.  Even though he
>was completely in the wrong, he once again was canonized because he 
>1eventually admitted it, and then he was made to seem a victim because 
>he got suspended, which lasted all of maybe two weeks.  It absolutely 
>sickened me.

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          I agree!  The way that whole Kelsey sex-discrimination case
          was wrapped up was so lame!  Why did AW bother to have
          Kelsey bring Jamie up on charges if Jamie wasn't going to
          be made to suffer for his lack of ethics!  If Jake was the
          one bedding down Kelsey the hospital board would have fired 
          him instead of putting him on suspension.  Of course Daryl 
          thought the hospital was literally falling to pieces without 
          Jamie's expert supervision. (Gag me!)  Jamie stood up in front 
          of all his colleagues and admitted he was wrong and Bay City
          seems to be nominating him for sainthood!  


>Another one that I would dearly love to see gone is Rachel.  She is such
>a snobbish witch, and I absolutely cannot stand her.  While their at it
>they could also get rid of Amanda and Sam who I find to be completely 
>boring.  This is my wish-list for this holiday season.

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          I couldn't have said it better.  She's so all knowing and
          sanctimonious!  Isn't it amazing how only Rachel notices
          that Felicia has a drinking problem.  Yeah, like she's around
          Felicia that much on a day-to-day basis to know about her
          vices.  She says she loves Paulina and somehow that justifies
          her plan to ruin Jake.  That's caring about someone?  I rarely
          notice her treating Paulina with any affection anymore.  If
          she wants to help Paulina then why doesn't she get an attitude
          adjustment, get a life and keep her nose out of everyone elses.
          
  
Melissa Smith


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