I'd also recast Amelia Heinle as well. But I'd recast her someone else. Just not sure who.

As for B&B, I'd recast Kim Matula with a much stronger blonde actress. Again, not sure with whom though.

My List:

B&B

Marcus - Texas Battle forgot how to act

Hope - Kim Matula bores me

Caroline - doesn't fit in at all

Thomas - B&B isn't do the character justice making him beneath Rick.

Y&R

Fen - For redemption purposes after the character is done creeping out Jamie

Summer - not digging this girl. She doesn't resemble Nick or Phylis, she's annoying, I don't get her.

Jamie - A joke in it's Entirety.

Devon - waste of time and money

Mason - cant act!

Man, this is a hard one.

Kim Zimmer as Casey Reed.

GL's old Joshua Lewis (Robert Newsom??) as Cane Ashby ( gasp!! )

I guess I would have to write in new characters to use the actors I admire and kill off the dead weigh!

Look at the mess Prospect Park unleashed today when they announced castings
of the re booted OLTL and AMC......

For the first time in a long time I don't cringe when I see some characters on Y and R...So I wouldn't recast...but it's time to write off Devon. Even if just for a while. Sorry to any of his fans. I think he's the last link in the chain to go under the new team. With all the new people on, there's no room for him since he has no story STILL.

Haven't watched B and B regularly in years so I'm out on that one!

Casey Reed is dead, so that's out of the question. Nikki's sister died a few years back. Robert Newman as Cane!? LOL That's laughable! Cane as a character is dead weight to me. And Daniel Goddard is an awful actor anyway! JFP needs to get rid of Daniel Goddard and recast the role of Lily with a much stronger and better actress. I will continue to beat this drum until those two are gone!

As for the AMC and OLTL re-boots, fans should be happy that many of their favorites are coming back at all!

I don't watch B&B anymore so I'd gonna pick two from Y&R. CK's Lily and AH's Victoria are the obvious choices. Tamara Braun as Victoria Newman and a returning Davetta Sherwood as Lily Winters.

on Y&R I would recast Ashley Abbott with Brenda Epperson (who used to play Ashley years ago).

on B&B I would recast Ridge Forrester with Peter Reckell (Bo Brady from Days of Our Lives)

Casey Reed isn't DEAD!!!! She had cancer, but she didn't die

Sarah Brown had just one good role in her career. SHe was on 4 different soaps and failed on three of them!

I am waiting for the day when lil Faith Newman walks into Victor's office, complete with her little high heels and power suit, and a toy briefcase, and announces: " ok, bitches...... now I am in charge..."....

Kim Zimmer playing Casey Reid would be stunt casting. They could however bring in Robert Newman as Victors brother Mathew with plastic surgery. RN did look like the original actor that played Matt Miller. So it would not be that far of a stretch.

KZ as Casey would have to soften up her deamenor. I doubt that YR would do that. The original Actress that played Casey is a alive and well and asked a question at YR August 2012 Payley center Q & A.

YR is not like GH where they are going to bring back some of the fans favorite. To be honast. Jack/Ashley/Jill/Kay/Victor/Nikki/Paul/Lauren/Micheal/Neil are YR. Its not like we are really ever going to see in a big way. Carol/Skip/Andy/Jazz/Amy/Lynn/Mark Megeron/Casey/Matt Miller/Eric Garrison again. The only two people they could add back in again would be JT and Mac. Its like the Andy Richards era is gone and are not in the same leagues as GH's 80's stars.

Mysterio

Recast Amelia Heinle with Heather Tom.
Recast Ridge with Kurt Mckinney.

Yeah, I personally would hate to see SB as Victoria; she's a good actress, if a bit overrated, but there's a real harshness too her that makes even characters that are supposed to be sympathetic not very appealing. That said, Victoria would be the character that I would recast. AH has had nearly 8 years in the role and she still hasn't made in any impact; yes, Heather Tom is a phenomenal actress(though I dare say not irreplaceable) and would be my first choice obviously but I doubt she's ever coming back.
I love Gina Tognoni in everything so she springs to mind first but I'm sure there are others who would do the role justice. What about Ari Zucker? She's one of DAYS' best actresses but those writers seem to be in a perpetual state of redeeming Nicole, only to have her do yet something else completely heinous and irredeemable.

I see Sarah Brown as a throwback the the 1940s empowered woman. She is like Katherine Hepburn or Barbara Stanwick. Or even Constance Ford or Jeanne Cooper in soap terms. A sucessful character for her would have to be strong, aloof, determined. She could definately play Victoria, in my opinion. The problem soaps have had with her is that they try to get her to play nice with boys. She needs a sparring partner not someone to play footsies with. I think that Billy Miller could provide that oil/water combo for her to play off of. There is plenty of conflict in Victoria's life and that is what Sarah Brown could thrive on in a role. That is what made her so successful with Carly and so unsucessful with Days.
Wouldn't it be lovely to watch her tear into Phyllis Newman? Or to watch her back off some woman getting too close to her man? Or walking into a board meeting and making herself heard by her father? Personally this would be a great match for me.

Why are we back at recasting Victoria AGAIN?

AH isn't my favorite either but she has settled into the part now after 7 years. I want to see other areas keep improving not worrying about who plays Victoria. Maybe contract time is another story but AH is there as Victoria and won't upset me.

And Thank You ChrisGa about Sarah Brown, I'm not the only one to feel SB is a sometimes overrated. Not saying she can't be good but I experienced her twice and wasn't impressed. SB's personality is to strong and abrasive for Victoria, HT knew how to mix the bad with good in perfect harmony. Abrasive as being the daughter of Victor Newman but always knew how pull it back with high emotion as Nikki.

Recast Victoria Newman Abbott with Lisa Renna. If we cant get Heather Thomas, at least lets who is more pleasing to the eye.

Recast Noah Newman with Taylor Lautner. Noah needs to be re-invented as Nick Jr. Taylor could pull off taking the ladies out-back, having his way with them, then wiping them off his collar. Sort of like an un-sensitive un-artsy Daniel (Michael Grazdei).

B&B: Recast Marcus from Texas Battle with Don Swaby (ex-Chad Passions)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BZQrYkDlCA

Recast Steffy from Jacqueline MacInnes Wood with Heidi Mueller (ex-Kay, Passions)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s2s_H95DJw

Recast Hope from Kim Malta to Molly Burnett (ex-Melaine, Days)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClZPKpTAYqk

Y&R: Recast Lily from Christel Khalil to Shannon Kane (ex-Natalia, AMC) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwXQqgfpuac

Recast Victoria from Amelia Heinle to Tamara Braun (ex-Ava, Days) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjBGmySVNVE

LOL, Taylor Lautner? The only reason Taylor-as-Noah would be pulling any ladies out back would be to ask for their boyfriends' cell numbers. He's about as convincing a hetero lead as Greg Rikaart is, even less so.

Y&R

I like the actress who plays Summer the last actress was yelling in every scene and she got on my nerves...This new girl she calm and not loud!

Character that need to go because to me they're a waste of space-
Cane
Devon

Kevin {either write him as crazy psycho or write him off the series}

Jamie

Noah {I just think the actor too old to be playing a late teen I say bring Kevin Schmidt back}

Adriana- I'm over her chasing Noah & the great money trail. This story bores me and it not engaging

Carmine- If he and Abby are doing somethings great but if not bye! Sorry to the fans but I need these characters doing something good

Recast
Lily- team Davetta but they'll never bring her back

Victoria- AH haven't done anything great in her acting in 7 yrs. You would think her acting would have improve. Recast w/ Christie Clark to come in and play a ultra bitch like HT did.. Victoria v. Sharon was always good stuff w/ HT & SC

B&B

Caroline- That little girl getting on my nerves she another example of a waste of space

Donna- Recast w/ Kassie DePavia or write her off the show

Marcus-Brother man you're boring! There has to be another starving actor in Hollywood that could play this role. Texas needs to stick with them Final Destination sequels

Bring back Amber & Oliver

Thorn- sorry they should recast Thorn and make the character a force

I agree with other post:

Ashley Abbott- I would want Eileen to play on both shows, but I read they ask Brenda Epperson to return and she said no, and they asked Eileen and she did. Brenda & Eileen both did the part justice unlike Shari who was like watching paint dry for 3 yrs.

Ridge-Peter Reckell yeah why not but I would write him as a character Brooke knew growing up in the Valley when she was in High School and this was the dude who always liked her in biology class and took her to her 9th grade dance. He moves to LA and he doing some remolding to Forester building. He has a construction & remodeling company (Peter has that look of being a construction worker) and he remembers how beautiful she was blah blah blah, but always wonder about her and in Brooke Logan fashion she sleeps with him on the first date and falls in love and of course Taylor gives him the 411 about Brooke history, but Taylor finds out his wife die of cancer. Brook get jealous of Taylor because she his shrink and Taylor like naw I'm just his doctor, and Brooke like don't listen to Taylor she a bitter bitch. Then out of nowhere he tells Taylor he would like to have 3-way with them two- Would Brad Bell ever do something like that?

Amen Harlee.... I was sure to read something about Amelia's hair too....movin' on!

I personally think we've had enough change for now on Y and R.

Sarah Brown was fantastic during her short stint as Julia on ATWT....

If the intention was to create a character that was one of the most hated in the fiftysix-year history of the show, she certainly succeeded.

Sorry, just checked with my daughter. You're right Lautner is gay. Maybe he could be the guy who finally nails down Kevin.

Adrianna - Recast her with Selena Gomez.

Actually, let's face it. I want every woman on Y&R re-cast with a well-chested woman.

Here's what I'd do to end the Jamie/Fen storyline.

While Jamie is in the hospital, I'd recast him with Drew Garrett (Ex-Michael, GH).

Then, Dylan could be Jamie's dad.

Then, when Fen gets outta Juvie, He'd be back in the form of Erik Valdez (Ex-Trey, GH). Then, he would be more soft instead of a hardass!

Also, Recast Summer with Bonnie Dennison (Ex-Daisy, GL.)

I would replace Amelia Heinle to be replaced by Heather Tom.
Replace Lily.

on B&B..........replace Kim Matula who plays Hope.

I would re-recast Amelia Heinle with Heather Tom on Y&R.

I would recast Texas Battle on B&B with Cristian Keyes

I wonder why Heather Tom did not return as Victoria when they decided to bring the character back in '05.

I've heard that Heather Tom said she'd never return to Y&R. Don't really know why though, or if that's even true...and I'm too lazy to even look it up...

Have a good idea. I know she gets along w/Eric Braeden but may be another one that is top rated she doesn't get along with. Heather Tom is always in every PR pic she can get in. She loves to be seen.

I would replace Amelia Heinle who plays Victoria Newman. Never could get into her. Also the actress who plays Lilly.

B&B would replace the Matula girl who plays Hope also Texas Battle