tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250083790819664013.post6521328052610356071..comments2023-12-12T19:19:31.304-04:00Comments on State of the Street: Do they still fit in?Tvorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414660140541680599noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250083790819664013.post-33806870161734559852009-12-05T12:40:29.844-04:002009-12-05T12:40:29.844-04:00As has been said, if the returning character has c...As has been said, if the returning character has close links with existinh characters it can work well.Simply dumping an old face back on the street would probably have a novelty value in the short term. However, as with Hayley, we saw he return totally unchanged by a year in Africa. She could have come back with a new vitality and a different outlook. Not the case! She sat around for the next year, on the periphary of storylines.<br /><br />It's possibly better to bring people back for a quick but meaningful appearance e.g. Raquel. That return was handled effectively. A returning Curly Watts could be good as he still has plenty of connections in the Street. let's see what happens in 2010!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250083790819664013.post-37439240113574496572009-12-05T00:33:03.330-04:002009-12-05T00:33:03.330-04:00I agree that often bringing back characters is hit...I agree that often bringing back characters is hit and miss. Often if it has been several years since last seeing that charcter, besides other characters moving on, there are new writers and producers who either don't know how to write for those characters or might not even want to write for them. All that said. For God's sake bring back Curly! maybe they can recast the chacter of Blanche with Julie Goodyear! Or bring her back as Blanche's sister Baby Jane.... Or was that another Blanche?<br /><br />David Blue<br />Vancouver BC CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com