VERY interesting casting news, I must say. JL is a very good actor and he should have a unique take on Craig, who is much needed in Oakdale. Sadly, it only means we'll be seeing more of Paul and Meg.... and that is NOT a good thing......

Your Paul and Meg hate is so consistent, AnthonyL, it totally cracks me up.I, too, am interested to see Lindstrom's take on Craig. His Ryan -- and Kevin when Kevin went dark -- was such a compelling yet human villain, and I can't wait to see him bring that quality, on a hopefully less psychotic level, to Craig.

Once again, I think Chris Goutman has totally screwed up. We learned with Jeffrey Meek that there are only 2 men viewers will buy as Craig; Scott Bryce and Hunt Block. Goutman fired BOTH of them. It's already painful enough we had to see Lily recast. Now this.

This is going to completely blow up in Goutman's face and it's us viewers who have to suffer once again.

I'm not very happy... I loved Scott Bryce so much! Hunt was the first Craig I saw, but I loved the way Scott played him last year. He made me feel sorry for Craig when he was trying to cause a miscarriage for Meg. Great actor!

I'll give him a chance, but it's not going to be easy.

Since we haven't seen one scene of JL, it's a bit too soon to judge whether this will blow up in CG's face, IMO. A lot of people predicted that recasting Lily would be a failure and yet it seems that she's been a successful recast. Fans seem to have taken to her and she has the essence of Lily, but Noelle puts her own spin on the role. I think she's terrific and she seems to have gotten nothing but acclaim. I feel it's best to see something before condemning it. Many felt that Hunt Block couldn't play Craig..... and yet he did.

Quote:Your Paul and Meg hate is so consistent, AnthonyL, it totally cracks me up.LOL! It actually pains me to admit I enjoyed *some* of the Paul/Meg/Dusty/Em scenes today. Loved the line where Paul said 'what's left of his mind'. I laughed and laughed. And the reading of the will was a hoot, especially Dusty suggesting Paul seek therapy. But, still the rest of the material was something we've seen a thousand times. And I didn't care for it THEN.

I'll certainly try to give Jon a chance but I hope he realizes what a difficult situation he's stepping into. I've never been a "Craig" fan. I didn't like Scott in the role the first time around. I came to enjoy Hunt's performance. Not the character really but instead what Hunt did with it. And this last time Scott totally won me over. I tend to think though the layers he showed as Craig that won me over were exactly what CG didn't want in Craig,I think Craig is probably needed on the canvas but I'm not happy that it isn't Scott. I also hope they quickly move him away from Paul and Meg as I am also no fan of theirs and think they deserve some long overdue happiness....on the backburner

Well, with Craig coming back, maybe they'll pair him with Janet. JL and JP were romantically involved when they were Kevin and Eve on PC. Though, I'd rather see a Craig and Em match. Then Janet can move on over to Dusty......

If anyone can win over skeptical fans, it's Jon Lindstrom. I'd say his Ryan/Kevin stuff from GH has to be on youtube somehere, and it's awesome in case anyone wants to try to find some of it. Ryan terrorizing Felecia was scary scary scary,,,but JL also made viewers feel sorry for Ryan in a "neglected little boy" sort of way...JL can make you feel anything he wants you to, make no mistake. My prediction is that once he is seen, JL will start to win lots of viewers over. He's good, everyone.

The one ting I fear is that they will as usual overload us with him and have him on just about everyday when he starts. There is going to be resistance and I think it would work better if they would slowly work him in and let people adjust first. Let him try to win us over before we start seeing him so much.

The thing is WT, this show never does that. When Mike came back he was on everyday for weeks. They brought on Liberty and Janet and they were on 24/7. It worked for Janet, because she caught on with viewers, Liberty not so much and she's on the backburner now. Now Dusty is on our screens literally everyday. So my first thought when I heard Craig was coming back was that he'd be on everyday for weeks on end until he screamed for mercy. This show never does it differently, no matter how many times viewers express they don't like it.

Actually, the show has done that, that is, bringing on an actor slowly in the hopes of fans being won over by him. I think the key to being brought on slowly is to be cast in the gay storyline on that show (poor Lawrence Lau). That's the only way one is guranteed that the actor won't be shoved down fans' throats.I would argue, though, that Lawrence has been brought on too slowly, and I still have no idea what his character is supposed to add to the fabric of the show. He seems as if he might have some things going on that we don't know about it, but I haven't a clue as to what they might be.Going back to Jon, I think we should have some fun with this casting news! Once he starts on the show, how many days, in his first 10 consecutive episodes on the show, how many of those first 10 episodes do you guys think he will be on? In addition to that, how many episodes do you think he will be on during his first month on the show?I'm going to go with 7 out of 10 for the first answer, and 12 or 13 episodes for the entire month. What do you guys think?Please don't get me wrong in that I have anything against the actor or his casting, it could go either way. The only thing I know for certain is that he will be shoved down our throats, so I thought we might as well at least try to have fun with this, and then when it gets to Decemember, we can see who was right and who was wrong, and see just how happy fans are to see another new actor taking over the show for their first few weeks to month(s) on it.

I new this announcement was coming sooner or later that Craig would be recast. And I was dreading it because I enjoyed Scott B as Craig.

Then I read Jon Lindstrom and it put a smile on my face. I believe he can really be the next Craig Montgomery. I'm looking forward to it.

From GH - When Kevin went through his survivor guilt breakdown was some of the best work I've ever seen.

Quote:Going back to Jon, I think we should have some fun with this casting news! Once he starts on the show, how many days, in his first 10 consecutive episodes on the show, how many of those first 10 episodes do you guys think he will be on? In addition to that, how many episodes do you think he will be on during his first month on the show?I'm going to go with 7 out of 10 for the first answer, and 12 or 13 episodes for the entire month. What do you guys think?Please don't get me wrong in that I have anything against the actor or his casting, it could go either way. The only thing I know for certain is that he will be shoved down our throats, so I thought we might as well at least try to have fun with this, and then when it gets to Decemember, we can see who was right and who was wrong, and see just how happy fans are to see another new actor taking over the show for their first few weeks to month(s) on it. Looks like I'm in for a good start so far! He's 3 consecutive episodes next week, starting w/ his first appearence back on the show! This show is so predictable...and I bet they think shoving this new Craig down peoples throats will do wonders for the ratings. Sure.

He's a veteran character and a veteran actor. I can't wait till he's shoved down my throat.

I'm looking forward to Craig's return as well and I like the actor. And we just have to accept he's going to be on a lot at first. It was the same with Dusty when he came back, but his airtime is just about what everybody else's is. Besides, Craig is connected to so many people and has a lot of unfinished business. So yeah, he'll be on our screens a lot early on.

Besides, the real issue, IMO, is that folks fear that Craig's return will cut into Luke and Noah's airtime. That's truly what the snarky comments are about. It doesn't matter if the guys are on quite a bit and have a busy storyline that looks to be ongoing for awhile. Nor that what is going on with Craig has little or nothing to do with the guys.

Same here, and also looking forward to shoving Thanksgiving Turkey and all the trimmings down my throat.

I think that's because the last time Craig came back (played by Jeffrey Meek) Luke disappeared to the backburner for 7-8 months. And I remember that Van himself said part of the reason was that they had to write for Craig. So I don't blame people for being a little snarky now...

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Besides, the real issue, IMO, is that folks fear that Craig's return will cut into Luke and Noah's airtime. That's truly what the snarky comments are about.

Please don't presume to speak regarding what my comment was about. If you really want to know why I made it, instead of saying the reason why you think I made it, you would probably be better off asking me why I said it, as I would be more than willing to elaborate.

My comment was made purely because I don't enjoy how the show brings on new characters / new actors. I don't like the way they make them the center of attention as soon as they take the stage, especially brand new characters, instead of slowly weaving them into the fabric of the show. That usually instantly turns me off to those characters (example #1 - Liberty), and judging from what I read on some soaps boards, I'm not alone in this feeling.

With all that said, I still am looking forward to Craig's return as I do enjoy his character. Hopefully, he will be a welcome re-addition to the show in terms of fan and ratings approval. I just personally don't think any character, especially a new or newly returning character, should be run into the ground as soon as they start on the show.

I actually wasn't watching back then... I was taking a break from the show. But things are very different from then and now, don't you think? I'm not seeing the connection, nor how they compare.Of course, the real problem is that this show can't tell more than a few stories at one time so I can see why people might be concerned. This show has a large cast and a pretty big canvas.... they could certainly afford to widen things up a bit, tell more stories per day.... and SLOW DOWN. Geez, you get whiplash from watching this show. Josie just breezed into town a couple of weeks ago and already she's in love with Dusty and she and Paul's scheme is exposed. A story like that should run a couple of months at least before the big reveal is made.

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Besides, the real issue, IMO, is that folks fear that Craig's return will cut into Luke and Noah's airtime. That's truly what the snarky comments are about.

Please don't presume to speak regarding what my comment was about. If you really want to know why I made it, instead of saying the reason why you think I made it, you would probably be better off asking me why I said it, as I would be more than willing to elaborate.

My comment was made purely because I don't enjoy how the show brings on new characters / new actors. I don't like the way they make them the center of attention as soon as they take the stage, especially brand new characters, instead of slowly weaving them into the fabric of the show. That usually instantly turns me off to those characters (example #1 - Liberty), and judging from what I read on some soaps boards, I'm not alone in this feeling.

With all that said, I still am looking forward to Craig's return as I do enjoy his character. Hopefully, he will be a welcome re-addition to the show in terms of fan and ratings approval. I just personally don't think any character, especially a new or newly returning character, should be run into the ground as soon as they start on the show.

If that's your reasoning cool. I was just going by your previous post saying that the key to getting little airtime was being involved in the gay storyline. And some tend to make every little thing that goes on with this show about what Luke and Noah are or aren't doing. If this instance is different from the past, then I guess I made a connection that wasn't there. Moving on......