I thought this was a really interesting, original twist on their part:



Nipped Tuck: Tweaked OLTL Tale Adds "Original" Jess



What the Tuck? There's already a hitch in those fantastic One Life to Live 40th anniversary plans I revealed earlier this week. Fan fave Jessica Tuck, who was supposed to be seen in a Heaven sequence as her late, great character Megan, had to bow out of the gig yesterday due to a scheduling conflict. (Souces say the conflict is High School Musical 3, but I have no confirmation of that).

This is not just a big disappointment for us Tuck-anistas, it's a big headache for the show because her appearance was no mere cameo. OLTL head writer Ron Carlivati had wanted Megan to serve as a celestial guide for her mama Viki (Erika Slezak), who will visit the Great Beyond after dying in a car crash — a major two-day plot twist (airing July 21-22) that riffs on one of the soap's most famous stories from the 1980s.

The scenes shoot this coming Monday. The clock is ticking. What to do? Carlivati, who is quite the brain-stormer, quickly picked a different dead Megan to be Viki's guide — that would be Megan's namesake (and Viki's granddaughter), baby Megan, who died by miscarriage in 1999 when her mom, Jessica, was the victim of a hit-and-run.

Back then, Jessica was played by another fan sensation, the much-missed Erin Torpey — and that's who's gonna come back to the show and play baby Megan in Heaven! Granted, it's a little weird, but it's certainly a creative way to solve a casting crisis! — Michael Logan

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What a cool idea!! Thanks Donna

Thanks for the info! This should be very interesting!

I will miss seeing Jessica Tuck, though. And I have to admit, when I saw the title of the thread my heart leaped at the thought of Bree being replaced. Oh well, can't have everything! LOL!

Me too, Mindy! I was like, “Didn’t Bree just re-sign? Are they making Erin a new character?” Oh, well.

This is pretty clever, though. This show is kicking ass.

DUDE! The title got me ALL excited. I loved Erin. I'll have to check out her when the scenes get posted on youtube.

Erin is my favorite Jessica by far. I look forward to seeing her and Carlivati is good with the twists.