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Poll from the Y&R - Can't say I am surprised, are you?

From the Soaps she knows website there is an active poll asking our opinions on the recast of Billy...

Totally working out 7.5%

Not working out 76.9%

Just okay 14.9%

Undecided 0.7 %

I realize David Tom that he was the original Billy Abbot however, Billy Miller took this role and made the character lovable, and David Tom is simply not working out according to the majority of those polled and I happen to agree with them.

What do you think?

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Re: Poll from the Y&R - Can't say I am surprised, are you?

Mama Deb, I just don't like his acting style. The character of Billy had become likably unlikeable (if that makes sense, lol) for me but I liked Billy Miller's way of portraying that character. D. Tom plays the character too hard...overacting IMO. But he had big shoes to fill.

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Re: Poll from the Y&R - Can't say I am surprised, are you?

I agree with the polls ........... I still think of him as a teenager, not as an adult and he acts like one!

I really miss Billy Miller, he really played this role so well, and he and Victoria had chemistry!

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Re: Poll from the Y&R - Can't say I am surprised, are you?

I agree Hooty, he doesn't appear to be very mature.

I've missed seeing you around here lately. Hope that you've been doing well.

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Re: Poll from the Y&R - Can't say I am surprised, are you?

I agree with all of you also. I've tried to come to like him but its just not happening. To me when he's saying his lines, he just saying his lines. He's not connecting with the other characters. He's a little over dramatic at times with just the simple small lines. Oh well it looks like they are going to break him and Victoria up anyways, I really liked them together.(billy miller). To the soap world, to our favorite one Y&R.
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Re: Poll from the Y&R - Can't say I am surprised, are you?

On 3/15/2014 Mama Deb said:

I agree Hooty, he doesn't appear to be very mature.

I've missed seeing you around here lately. Hope that you've been doing well.

Aww thank you Mama Deb, what a sweet thing to say .......... I drop by now and then!

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Re: Poll from the Y&R - Can't say I am surprised, are you?

Billy Miller made the character flawed but likeable. The new one seems a bit whinny!!

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Re: Poll from the Y&R - Can't say I am surprised, are you?

I agree with the poll. Unfortunately, he isn't a good fit for the character.

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Re: Poll from the Y&R - Can't say I am surprised, are you?

I agree - nothing against the actor - he's just not good as Billy anymore and has absolutely NO chemistry with Victoria. This is going to be a tough one.

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Re: Poll from the Y&R - Can't say I am surprised, are you?

I miss Billy Miller,,,he was great as Billy Abbot.

Jessa