Re: GL -- I Remember Micheal Zazlow
- From: "SarahE" <estell@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 01:53:19 GMT
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SarahE
"kiss" <markkiss2001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I remember Micheal Zazlow first got sick- I noticed right away, before
> anything was announced that he was loosing his ballance. I remember he
> tried to put a cup down on the edge of a table and nearly dropped it.
> At the time, I thought that it was part of the story line (that's how
> good of an actor he was, I couldn't tell truth from fiction). I was so
> saddened by the way the show execs treated him, giving him the boot and
> saying that since he had Lou Gerrig's disease, he wouldn't be able to
> play the powerful dynamic character that they invisioned Rodger as. And
> then he went to another soap, and us fans who didn't watch that show
> missed both him and Rodger in their final days. What a loss, to
> everyone concerned. I have to admit, I carry bitterness toward the show
> to this day because of this, and even go so far as to say that if my
> beloved soap is cancelled or folds, it is there bad karma for treating
> him so so so very wrong. Michael Zaslow will always be Roger Thorpe to
> me.The bad guy you loved to hate.That replacement never worked for me
> after Michael got ill and left the show.I felt so bad to hear about his
> illness and then his death.My Aunt also died of Lou Gehring's Disease
> and I saw first hand how bad it gets.I also am angry at GL for the way
> they discarded him.It is all so sad. he and alex (as played by beverlee
> mckinsey) were amazing together . when he came back to springfield in
> that incaranation, he and holly fought nonstop. i'll never forget when
> they were in the car (holly driving) and sniping at each other, he made
> a sarcastic comment about how she used to follow him like a puppy all
> over springfield. they had an accident and when she was unconscious, he
> tried to give her mouth-to-mouth and she slugged him. that was so
> funny. when blake (sherry stringfield) found out beth was alive and was
> frantic to keep her away from philip. she was talking to roger about
> what to do and made a reference to "getting rid of her" and roger got
> this look on his face like he was going to be sick. zaslow was amazing;
> he conveyed it all with his facial expression! He had apparently played
> a character on the show earlier, and when he was let go from GL, OLTL
> brought the character back so that Michael could return to the show. I
> was watching at the time he returned, but hadn't been when he was on
> there initially. At the time I thought it was the classiest thing a
> soap had ever done - I think Rodger's sickness and resultant 'frailty'
> could have brought out the good side of Rodger Thorpe. I mean, he
> always loved his family, just not the right way. It would have been a
> wonderful chance to make amends and deal with the real issues of
> forgiveness and dying. The characters and everybody could have grieved
> for his loss the right way. It would have been some of the best shows
> ever made of GL.. Michael Zaslow was Roger Thorpe. He was one of my
> favorite villians to watch growing up. He and Maureen Garret had such
> great chemistry with each other. Its nice to see that his wife is
> releasing a book about his struggle with Lou Gehrig's. I remember an
> interview with him about him adopting his two daughters, how he was
> afraid he was too old to adopt and he and his wife went to China and
> adopted their daughters. When I think of GL, I still see Roger and
> Holly.
>
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