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75 opinions for It’s Official, The REAL Greenlee Comes Back! Rebecca Budig Is Back

• Cheryl Chalk
  Dec 15, 2007 at 9:26 pm

  I don’t like it one bit that Sabine was let go. It’s unfair. Rebecca left on her on accord and I don’t think it’s fair that she can just come back whenever she wants. Sabine has one over her on set of fans and a lot of them are upset. I also think it’s unfair to be promoting Rebecca’s returns as “the real Greenlee is coming back”. That is just rude to Sabine. I think the way you all have treated Sabine is just rude and uncalled for and makes me ashamed to call myself an ABC soap fan.

• Catherine
  Dec 15, 2007 at 11:55 pm

  “The Real Greenlee is back”????? Are they kidding? What a slap in the face to the terrific job that Sabine has done these past months. Sabine has made the character of Greenlee her own. It’s bad enough that that Frons did this in such an evil, sneaking cowardly way…but to add insult to injury by doing it just before Christmas? I have lost all respect for Brian Frons, ABC, and Rebecca Budig herself. While she is not totally do blame, she does share in some of it because she KNEW someone else had that role, and would have to be fired. I for one am hoping her return will be a huge flop…just the way it was when Cady returned as Dixie.

• Jen
  Dec 16, 2007 at 3:05 am

  I think it’s terrible that Sabine’s been let go. I’ll admit, I was NOT a Sabine fan in the beginning. I found nothing about her physically appealing, her voice drove me crazy, and I just didn’t “feel” her as Greenlee. However, she has really come to grow on me, and I truly think she’s a great asset to the AMC cast. She’s lovely, talented, and she brings an innocence and strength to Greenlee that we’d not previously seen with Rebecca.

  What a shame.

• Miya
  Dec 16, 2007 at 2:58 pm

  I hope this back fires! It looks like it already has. Sabine Singh has a LOT of fans and we are not going to be quiet about this. I am not going to watch the show anymore. I am a new viewer since the summer and SABINE SINGH IS THE REAL GREENLEE to me. So to me the show FIRED the REAL Greenlee and is bringing back an imposter. She’ll get a new storyline, she’ll get Ryan, she’ll get all she wants. But she will NOT be the REAL Greenlee. I can’t wait until Sabine Singh shows up somewhere else, I will happily follow her as a viewer and ABC can kiss my hiney.

• Carrie
  Dec 16, 2007 at 8:41 pm

  I glad to see Rebecca come back and reprise the role of Greenlee. I have grown to like Sabine, but was a fan of RB first and can’t wait to see her back in action. I wish they would find another role for Sabine to play, because she is a talented actress.
  Welcome back Rebecca!!!

• Scout
  Dec 17, 2007 at 2:14 am

  Are you serious just a “i wish sabine well”??? Do you have a CLUE how she was treated in order to get Miss Queen Rebecca back in the door? I mean I know some people (it doesn’t seem to be as many as tptb would THINK) are happy RB is coming back but at what cost??? The REAL Greenlee? BS. That totally invalidates everything Sabine worked to accomplish while she was having to deal with crud writing and a terrible storyline. Shame on you for even reproducing that ridiculous, disrespectful, ANYTHING BUT TRUE headline.

  The REAL Greenlee is on her way out. And so is this AMC viewer.

• Sharon
  Dec 17, 2007 at 2:50 am

  OK you have been a fan since the summer, and I can remember watching off and on from around 1969 or 1970 until 1987, and since 1987 I would venture to say I’ve not missed more than a dozen episodes. I remember when the spoiled, very fashionable, temperamental Greenlee character was introduced, I was watching when her love for Leo changed her to a point and then her love for Ryan.
  For me Rebecca is the only Greenlee, as irreplaceable as Susan Lucci, and if they ever attempt to replace Susan Lucci I will be done with AMC and ABC. Rebecca carved out the Greenlee character in a way that Sabine is not cut out to continue. That is she isn’t the spoiled little rich girl - who grew through love and tragedy - role type. Sabine has had to change Greenlee from Greenlee to play her, and I want Greenlee to be Greenlee.

  However, nothing I have written means that I don’t like Sabine, I do. While I don’t view the character she plays as Greenlee - I view her as a new character with depth that I like very much.

  I want Rebecca back as Greenlee, but I would like to see Sabine on the show as well. Sabine deserves the chance to develop her own character, and I want to make it very clear that firing her with so little notice and giving her no severance package is an outrage and there is no excuse for it - no one is ok with that tacky, cheap move by Brian Frons. I also want to say attacking Rebecca because she is coming back on the show only causes people to write negative things about Sabine to defend Rebecca. It isn’t Rebecca’s responsibility to pass up opportunities so that someone else that she has no connection to can have them. I doubt I would pass up the opportunity and I doubt you would if it were offered to you. Below is what I would like to see happen:

  I would have RB come back as Greenlee, and then discover where her mother was - Her mother who was always traveling had been hiding another daughter conceived by Jack either an un-identical twin or an encounter after her marriage to Rodger Smyth. Anyway, Greenlee becomes suspicious that Mary is keeping a secret and recruits Adian to track her mother down. (Adian and Greenlee are no longer seeing each other because he cheated on her while she was missing, but he will still help her because he feels bad). Adian finds Mary and discovers her secret; then Greenlee and Jack fly to ___________ where Mary is with her other daughter. Mary and __________ have no idea that Greenlee and Jack are coming until they all knock on the door. Then Adian and SS can come back together, Greenlee (RB) can have issues with her new sister because Mary spent time with her and seemed to love her more, Mary will have kept the secret because her parents took over Greenlee and Rodger never knew about her, nor did Mary’s parents or anyone else. SS can return to the show as a new character, Jack would get another daughter, and the new daughter is connected to Jack and all of his kids - maybe Erica and her kids and Adian.

• Dexie
  Dec 17, 2007 at 7:31 am

  Scout, what do you want me to do besides wish Sabine well? I’m not the one paying her salary, well kinda by watching AMC but Brian was the one who fired her. The deed has been done for months. The picture was from ABC themselves. Obviously, Rebecca has already taped her scenes with the cast judging by the date of her first scene.

  Sorry if you’re insulted by the “real” tag but ABC said it and I happen to agree with it. Sabine is an amazing actress but Rebecca Budig originated the character and she knows who she is inside and out. It’s evident that Brian really want Rebecca back because he decided to change the stroyline regarding Spike’s hearing loss. That was the only way Rebecca was coming back so he gave it to her. I’m assuming anyway.

  But whatever, we all have different opinions.

• Kathryn
  Dec 17, 2007 at 1:45 pm

  I can’t believe they fired Sabine, the whole reason Rebecca left was to be with hubby in CA and now she is going to be bi-coastal. It was hard to get used to Sabine at first now she has made Greenlee her own. What a slap in the face. I can’t believe they asked her back. Were they not happy with Sabine??? Rebecca never possessed the qualitites that Sabine brought to AMC. What a shame.

• Carrie
  Dec 17, 2007 at 2:18 pm

  Here is a nice article explaining Rebecca’s decision to return.

• Carrie
  Dec 17, 2007 at 2:18 pm

  http://peoplefalltv.wordpress.com/2007/12/14/rebecca-budig-returns-to-all-my-children/

• Kathryn
  Dec 17, 2007 at 2:33 pm

  Ok so Bob is coming back with her, but she doesn’t seem to thrilled about leaving her life in LA. I am going to try to have an open mind but I don’t see Rebecca playing the whole softer side that Sabine brought. And I think it was crappy that they asked Rebecca back at least before Sabine’s contract ended. I can’t imagine what a blow that was.

• Scout
  Dec 17, 2007 at 3:16 pm

  Rebecca starts taping this week. Sabine’s last day taping was on Friday. She found out she was being replaced on Monday. I can’t believe people are desperate enough to want Rebecca back, to in good conscience support the underhanded way in which the deal was put together. Whether it was in the works for a long time or not, the facts are that Sabine was not told until FOUR DaYS before her last day that shew as done. She was given NO CHANCE to line up anything else, and now with the strike she won’t have an opportunity to find something on TV until it’s over. It was unprofessional and to me a very desperate move on both RB’s and Frons’ parts. RB can’t get work, Frons can’t get ratings. But two wrongs don’t make a right. RB can’t carry this show, she is not that important. So I guess people can be happy and think the ends justify the means but personally from what I’ve seen a lot of people will enjoy RB’s return less because of how it came to fruition.

• Kathryn
  Dec 17, 2007 at 3:25 pm

  RB seems to be stuck up and snobby alot like her old character. Maybe that was the orginal Greens but I like the way Sabine changed her, it was defiitely for the better. What goes around comes around. Maybe Sabine will hit it big and RB will get stuck.

• Kathryn
  Dec 17, 2007 at 3:29 pm

  oh I cannot believe!!!!!! they are having Kendall and Aidan sleep together, I mean Aidan was totally disgusted by her not to long ago and seemed totally smittten with Greenlee. Grieving or not, that was crazy!! I am glad greenlee and zach kiss because of how aidan and kendall acted. Wouldn’t it be funny if kendall got pregnant again. oh greenlee would be fuming.

• Sharon
  Dec 17, 2007 at 5:08 pm

  I am just sitting wondering how many of you who are so into bashing Rebecca would have turned down the role in reality. It is easy to judge when you will never be faced with the situation. Brian Frons did do an injustice to Sabine, she should have been cast as someone other than Greenlee, and if he was planning to fire her he should have given her more notice and/or severance pay, but those were his poor decisions not Rebecca’s. Rebecca only excepted a job, and by the way she has been working - see made a movie and appeared on CSI both of those were recent, I’m not certain what all she has done since she left AMC. Attacking Rebecca for accepting a job is ridiculous, I’m sure all of you have accepted employment and in every case there were people either fired or who received non-selection letters because you took the job. Maybe you all should leave your employment and forget your families - I mean you think Rebecca should forget hers – step aside and have more concern for Sabine than herself and family. I am amazed at the unrealistic expectation you all have of Rebecca, I can’t imagine you would apply the same standard to yourselves. However lets try it out and see how it sounds.

  Your name was the original Greenlee character on AMC, but you got married and left the show with no animosity at all. Brian Frons contacts you wanting you to return, and you really can’t with what he is currently offering even though you would love to, because you miss being on the show, and you truly want to return to the show. Brian hires someone else to play the role and he isn’t happy with how she is playing it, so he begins to pursue you relentlessly and eventually he offers you what you have to have to return, and you except. You need the job, you need the money, a situation has been created so that you can take the job. Your name does what? I know it is hard to be honest especially after all the sanctimonious, self-righteous bull you have been spouting, but try real hard.

• Suzy
  Dec 17, 2007 at 8:30 pm

  “The real Greenlee is back on AMC” - HOW CRUEL IS THAT??? What they did to Sabine was just plain WRONG!!! Does AMC not have a heart anymore??? I’m sorry I love RB just as much as anyone but this is not right at all. She can’t get anything anywhere else so she has to steal a role from another promising actress that I loved and adored as Greenlee. That charater will never be the same to me anymore. This is cruel. And because of it, no I don’t welcome Budig with open arms, Sabine WAS sufficing as the recast!!!!!

• Dexie
  Dec 17, 2007 at 11:35 pm

  Suzy, it was cruel, but Rebecca DID NOT steal the role. Obviously Fronz thinks it’s hers so he persuaded Rebecca to come back. If the TPTB were happy about Sabine they would’ve left Rebecca alone or if Rebecca “begged” for it back, they could’ve said no. So there was no stealing that went on.

  Let’s not try to blame the actress here.

• Sharon
  Dec 18, 2007 at 2:43 am

  Suzy - do you ever listen to the Eagles one song springs to mind, “Get Over It” maybe you should find your inner child and ………………………..

  By the way you can’t steal something that you have been begged to take!!!!

• Scout
  Dec 18, 2007 at 7:57 pm

  Yes you can steal something that you have been begged to take. Lets say my friend Julie has a beautiful ring that her guy Hank gave her. He originally wanted to give it to Kathy but Kathy said, heck no, I don’t want it. So Julie got the ring. It’s her ring. Well Hank meets up with Kathy again, Kathy who is down on her luck, and Hand says, hey Kathy, you want the ring I gave Julie? I know you didn’t want it before but I love you better and I’m desperate so will you pleeeeease have it?” And Kathy being the selfish girl that she is, says “Yeah! Well since you offered! I want it!” with no regards for Julie or for the fact ITS JULIE’S RING. Stolen if taken without permission.

  OK so not the most brilliant analogy. But Frons isn’t the one who poured his heart and soul into Greenlee the last 8 months. Neither is Rebecca, she rejected the role before Sabine came on. If I begged my friend to kill someone and he did, that doesn’t absolve him of guilt. Again just an analogy.

  RB will bounce in a year, so she can go off and play a down on her luck prostitute in a couple episodes of Criminal Minds. And then Greenlee will be gone & hopefully SS shows up somewhere she’s appreciated and won’t be used like a door mat again.

• Dan
  Dec 18, 2007 at 9:00 pm

  I’m so tired of reading all these attacks on Rebecca. People, get over it. I agree, it was crappy what they did to Sabine. For all we know, they could’ve written out the character all together had RB not accepted the return to the role.

  And yes, Sabine poured her heart and soul into Greenlee, but RB did this for 6 years. She will always be the original Greenlee. She left to get married! For all we know, she didn’t want to come back because of this ridiculous crash storyline! All throughout watching, I constantly said to myself “Rebecca Budig’s Greenlee would not do something like this.” I’m sorry, RB’s Greenlee was always impulsive but I still couldn’t picture RB as Greenlee kidnapping Kendall’s son.

  Anyway, I’m rabling…just tired of hearing all the attacks toward RB…it’s not her fault. Like I said, it’s pretty obvious Frons wasn’t happy with Sabine for whatever reasons, and could’ve dumped her with or without RB returning. He’s to blame for her being trated like grabage, not RB, no matter how you spin it.

• Sharon
  Dec 19, 2007 at 12:35 am

  Scout,

  Employment is different because it isn’t a gift. Any employer can hire you, me, Sabine, Rebecca, and if they are not happy with the work we do they can fire us. I feel certain that if Sabine’s contract wasn’t written in such a way that she could be let go without notice, severance and prior to the end of her contract it would not have happened, because if it did she could bring a law suit and force them to at least honor the pay conditions of her contract. Basically Sabine and Frons had a written agreement that left Sabine open, she should get a new manager or have an attorney look over future contracts. While I disagree with Frons taking advantage of her, your analogy of employment as a gift is ridiculous and not the most brilliant analogy. LMAO. Hey though I am certain that every employer in the world wouldn’t want you writing employment law, and every employee would. You are on the employee end or have you ever held employment? LMAO!!!!

  Julie should keep her ring it is a gift, unless it is an engagement ring and they don’t marry, because an engagement ring is a contract of what is to come next. If what is to come next doesn’t occur then the contract is broken and the ring goes back. Of course if he breaks the engagement for no fault of Julie’s then it would be tacky to ask for it. It would also be tacky of Julie to keep an engagement ring for any reason, so she should show enough grace to return it.

• Sharon
  Dec 19, 2007 at 12:39 am

  Dan,

  I agree with you!!!!

• colleen
  Dec 21, 2007 at 9:45 pm

  I agree with some of you that Rebecca had a choice the 1st time and she left. We was all upset than when they brought Sabine on to take her spot it was bad. Now that Sabine has made Greenlee and doing a great job they take her away. What is to say after we get use to Rebecca again that she does not up and leave the show again. Yes I know that she wanted to live her life and respect her for that but now she is coming back and Sabine is gone that is not fair. That would be great if they could rewrite her in if nothing else cause I really think she done a great job.

• Soapfan
  Dec 25, 2007 at 11:44 pm

  I just heard about the recast today. Honestly when Sabine first took over the role I thought she was an poor imitation of Greenlee. However, she grew on me and made Greelee her own. So much so, it will be hard for RB to fill her shoes just as it was for Sabine to fill hers. All in all I think that both women are wonderful actresses. Iwould have love to see what Sabine would have protrayed Greenlee after all the backstabbing Kendal did to her. However, it would be kind of interesting to see RB’s reaction as well. As for Fronz, I think he is a worthless, spinless, unfeeling coward who did a horrible thing to a wonderful actress and I hope he gets the horrible treatment that he deserves.

• Soapfan
  Dec 25, 2007 at 11:47 pm

  I just heard about the recast today. Honestly when Sabine first took over the role I thought she was an poor imitation of Greenlee. However, she grew on me and made Greelee her own. So much so, it will be hard for RB to fill her shoes just as it was for Sabine to fill hers. All in all I think that both women are wonderful actresses. I would have love to see how Sabine would have protrayed Greenlee after all the backstabbing Kendal did to her. However, it would be kind of interesting to see RB’s reaction as well. As for Fronz, I think he is a worthless, spinless, unfeeling coward who did a horrible thing to a wonderful actress and I hope he gets the horrible treatment that he deserves.

• amc fan
  Dec 26, 2007 at 3:55 pm

  I agree that Sabine did a great job and I will not watch the show anymore. She made the role hers and RB will not fill her shoes now. I have watched for 20 years and this is the first time I have ever felt this way about an actor change. It will backfire. Sabine did a much better job with the role then RB did.

• jenjen
  Dec 26, 2007 at 4:00 pm

  I was really upset when I found out that he role of Greenlee would be taken over by someone else SS. To be honest I grew to love the new greenlee and I thought she did a fantastic job. When I found out the RB would be coming back I was screaming my head off at home… I am so happy she is coming back. I don’t think SS has enough fire in her to play the Greenlee I knew, love and despised. It is awful that SS was treated the way she was but I cannot wait for my real greenlee because that girl is a badass!!!

• Mark Christopher Pizzolato
  Dec 26, 2007 at 10:10 pm

  I say we boycott ABC Daytime, let the sponsors know how we feel about Budig. I think that maybe her husband Bob is not doing too well, and they need the money? I, mean Bob is a hack, and will never be nothing more. I also bet their marriage is on the rocks! I enjoyed Sabine Singh, and that is why I started watching AMC, but not anymore. Good bye AMC, and ABC.

• Lindsey
  Dec 27, 2007 at 8:56 pm

  When Sabine first started AMC, like a lot of viewers, I was not crazy about her, but over time, she has become one of my favorites, and to find out the way she was treated was horrible. Rebecca left the show for greener pastures and did not find them (I guess Lifetime didn’t pan out), just wait another year until she gets board and leaves the show again and AMC will be with out Greenlee and without a wonderful actress, Sabine.

• Taramartyn
  Dec 27, 2007 at 11:06 pm

  If you are upset about the Sabine issue…what about killing off Dixie again and the way they handled Brooke’s exit…a loyal employee for over twenty years with not even a good bye scene? Which is unfair to the fans. What about the way Alexis is all of the sudden replaced by a different BABE in midsentence…I mean that is just weird….although necessary because the show must go on. It is disappointing how they treated Sabine, but is it really our fight? No, it is Sabine’s and what doesn’t kill her will make her stronger. It is very difficult to step into an established character’s shoes especially when the fans remember that character well. Sabine did an outstanding job..but we remember Rebecca…we fell in love with Rebecca’s Greenlee…the producers know that..they knew we wanted Greenlee back…they knew we really wanted Rebecca back…so here is Rebecca. It is sad to see Sabine go, but she is really good…she will find something else..That’s Show Biz. That is how it is …right or wrong. All we can really do is wish Sabine the very best and hope she gets a job on a show we love and welcome back Rebecca.

• Catherine
  Dec 28, 2007 at 12:52 am

  Taramartyn said: “we fell in love with Rebecca’s Greenlee…the producers know that..they knew we wanted Greenlee back…they knew we really wanted Rebecca back…”

  WE fell in love with Rebecca’s Greenlee??? No, WE did not!! I actually HATED the character of Greenlee when she was portrayed by Rebecca Budig. Sabine brought a softer, vulnerable, sweet side to Greenlee….something that Rebecca Budig could never pull off. I grew to love the Greenlee character because of Sabine….NOT Rebecca. I know that once Rebecca is back in the role, Greenlee will once again become an annoying, spoiled, snotty little biotch. She will totally take the character backwards instead of growing and going forward like Sabine did with the character.

• Seerialmom
  Dec 28, 2007 at 12:32 pm

  I am one of many who is glad to see Rebecca returning to the role of Greenlee. I do think the advertisements ABC is running are in poor taste. And apparently the previous posters on this site are in the minority; from what I’ve seen elsewhere RB’s return is being greeted with hoots and hollers. Personally I never quite accepted Sabine in the role of Greenlee and it’s probably because RB’s version impressed me from day one.

• Karen
  Dec 28, 2007 at 3:19 pm

  Mark Christopher Pizzolato said:

  I say we boycott ABC Daytime, let the sponsors know how we feel about Budig. I think that maybe her husband Bob is not doing too well, and they need the money? I, mean Bob is a hack, and will never be nothing more. I also bet their marriage is on the rocks! I enjoyed Sabine Singh, and that is why I started watching AMC, but not anymore. Good bye AMC, and ABC.

  How would you know what is going on with Rebecca’s personal life? I think that how they handled the situation (ABC) was wrong, but I am
  thrilled that Rebecca will be back in the role of
  Greenlee. There is no need to attack her for taking a job that was offered to her!

• mollie
  Dec 28, 2007 at 3:29 pm

  RB never had any chemistry with her costars. SS had so much chemistry with Aidan and quite actually with Zach in the ‘bomb shelter’. That is what will suffer and if we are honest that is why we watch these soaps. I will be turning to Days of our Lives starting Jan whenever RB returns.

• Tracie
  Dec 28, 2007 at 4:02 pm

  Hi There Rebecca,
  I was Wondering How you Felt That Us Fan’s Missed you alot. Well I Kind da Starting to Feel That Sabrine was a New Greenleen But what If You Had a another Sick Day Could you Let Sabrine Step Back in The Role of Greenlee Smythe. Well I Hope to See you in a Few Week’s.

• Sharon
  Dec 28, 2007 at 10:03 pm

  I am so happy that Rebecca is returning to her original role as Greenlee. Thank you Rebecca for coming back!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you powers that be for listening to the fans and working out a deal to where she would come back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  To all those who attack Rebecca and her husband - I’m certain she will cry all the way to the bank.

  To all those that post opinions as if they are posting facts - you may have watch one to many soaps!

  For those that think they know what is really going on - refer back to your magic ball!!!!!!!!! ROTFLMFAO

• Sunny
  Jan 6, 2008 at 12:31 pm

  TPTB didn’t listen to the fans in bringing Rebecca back. Rebecca’s return has everything to do with her inability to get another steady acting job. This is Rebecca’s “real” reason for coming back to AMC when she refused all the other times. If I’m not mistaken this is the same actress who proclaimed she was never coming back to AMC when she thought she had a chance to get another steady acting job.

  Sabine wasn’t the first actress to play Greenlee but she was the best one. I imagine that Rebecca was sitting at home in CA unable to find a job after two years and out of the spotlight. She sees that Sabine has taken over the role that is her claim to fame and is making it her own. She’s part of a very popular couple and lo and behold, the despised Greenlee that was the “real” Greenlee is becoming loveable. This prompted an unemployed Rebecca’s willingness to come back to AMC at this time and this is what makes me so angry about this underhanded deal. Rebecca isn’t needed but better writers are to address the “real” problems wrong with this show. Instead Brian Frons go out and make a bonehead move like only he can in letting Rebecca come back to take over the role of Greenlee when Sabine is doing a great job.

  I’m disheartened as a Sabine fan and I hope Rebecca’s return is just as big of a success as her search for a job in prime time or the big screen. If she was that great of an actress she would have found another job by now and wouldn’t have to fall back on her friendship with Frons to take a job away from another actress. Karma, Rebecca, karma.

• nicole
  Jan 6, 2008 at 10:43 pm

  im so excited that Rebecca Budig is coming back SS SUCKED at playing Greenlee i do feel sorry for her that she got fired but not that she is not going to play Greenlee and people really need to stop bashing RB she didn’t fire SS besides people get fired all the time GET OVER IT she repeatedly got asked to play Greenlee again and she was in a place in her life where she could say yes if ss was good at playing Greenlee they wouldn’t have kept begging RB to play Greenlee for example laura wright she didn’t originate the role but they’re not beginning Sarah brown to play Carly again because laura doesn’t SUCK thats just by opinion

• Cynthia Manchester
  Jan 7, 2008 at 8:16 pm

  Like most of you, I was less than thrilled about the Greenlee recast. That said, I will felt that Sabine Singh took over the role and made it her own. She brought a quality of vulnerability to Greenlee that Rebecca Budig never achieved. Also, the chemistry between Sabine and “Aiden” was terrific. The recast was wonderful. I think Sabine has been treated in an appalling manner by the ABC execs. She had developed a fan following of her own, put everything she had into the role, all the while the producers were negotiating to bring Budig back into the role. To be terminated without cause, severence compensation,and simple appreciation was beyond despicable. This action will certainly not endear fans to AMC or Budig. It was also very tacky to have promos during the show saying the “real” Greenlee returns while Ms. Singh was still playing the role was pathetic, and disgusting. Greenlee’s story line was very intense, and Sabine demonstrated a remarkable portrayl of such a complex character. Ms. Budig’s portrayl is probably more like her own personality: spoiled, self centered, superficial, and narcisstic. I think her return will do NOTHING to improve the show’s ratings, and fans will always recall the circumstances surrounding her return to the show. Perhaps the Babe recast should be on guard. The producers at AMC have taken backstabbing and ingratitude to a new low.

• Sharon
  Jan 7, 2008 at 8:22 pm

  Sunny,

  Do you feel cloudy today? RB is a ray of sunshine to most of us, and if good acting makes it rain on you then stop watching. LMFAO

• Mary J
  Jan 7, 2008 at 11:45 pm

  Cynthia, you said it best. I don’t know if it was the producers at AMC or Brian Frons but you are 100% right when you say they have taken backstabbing and ingratitude to a new low. I’m still fuming about Sabine’s firing.

  There is a right and a wrong way to do something and ABC did everything wrong. You would think that after firing Sabine and only giving her four days notice right around Christmas time, that ABC would try to show a little more humanity and compassion but their actions have gotten worse.

  They start running those disgusting “real” Greenlee ad campaign while Sabine is still in the role. And as if that wasn’t enough to add insult to injury they have a countdown clock for when the “real” Greenlee returns. The insensitivity, cruelty and gall of the idiots in charge at ABC is unbelievable.

  Sabine is a young actress who did nothing wrong but audition for and get a role on AMC. Sabine must have thought she was so lucky to beat out the competition. Now ABC has turned her life upside down and humiliated her just to accommodate the old actress who is willing to come back to the show now that she can’t audition for her dream job while the writers’ strike is on. So now AMC becomes her temporary employment agency!

  Brian Frons is the one who should have been fired. All of the ABC daytime soaps are suffering from poor ratings. ABC needs to find a “real” executive to be president of ABCD who knows what he or she is doing.

• Sharon
  Jan 8, 2008 at 10:52 pm

  Mary J. – first let me say that I do not think they are talking about Rebecca and Sabine in their ad of the “Real Greenlee”, The “Real Greenlee” is a character not a person. The character has a personality that was well established years ago, and Sabine through no fault of her own portrayed the personality of the character completely different than what had been established.

  Sabine was told not to watch old footage and to make the Greenlee character her own, and she did, but the “Real Character Greenlee” is not sweet (with a few exceptions), is no ones victim, and would never act in the way that she has acted in the last several months. So when they say the “Real Greenlee” I think they are talking about the old personality and characteristics of the character.

  Next you say they humiliated Sabine with the way they fired her. The only reason we know the way she was fired is because she let it out. After she let it out Frons made a statement to the press that wasn’t rude or crass, but he only made the statement after she made the story public – the majority of the humiliation comes from everyone knowing.

  I think she may find that making the story public was a harmful move to her career; I know if I were casting actresses or just hiring regular employees I would be very careful in hiring someone who would create problems for me if I let them go.

  Third – you say they did her wrong – I will say it wasn’t the best timing (Christmas) and it wasn’t the nicest thing, but they were well within their rights. If they had breached their contract Sabine could sue them, and a company like ABC would not allow a contract with them to be breached, and I don’t see AMC breaching contracts either.

  The thing is acting is a job, and every actor knows what their contract entails. Most soap contracts allow for any actor or actress to be let go at any time. Sabine signed a four year contract that obligated her for four years if AMC wanted her to stay four years, but while the contract obligated her it contained a clause that allowed them to let her go any time within the time period if they elected. Sabine being a young actress probably didn’t know that she should have had a severance pay clause in her contract. Even so she didn’t have one or they would honor it – that was her failure to have that in the contract. I work, I don’t know if you work or not, but most of us who hold employment know that we can be let go, and most of us do not have the option of a contract, or any opportunity to have any kind of clause that protects us. While I wish every person had a severance clause within a contract – most don’t and all who are fired for whatever reason are usually hurt financially when that happens, Sabine at least had the opportunity to try to secure that for herself and didn’t.

  Brian Frons has a job to do, and if he fails to do his job he could be fired next. AMC’s ratings for the week of November 12th were 1.9 – lower than the other soaps on other networks. Part of that is due to the writing, but Frons is trying to get the ratings up and based on the ratings and fan mail he made a business decision to bring Rebecca back.

  You have attacked Rebecca in your post, and said that Frons accommodated Rebecca and that AMC was her temporary employment agency. This maybe your theory, but you write it as if it were fact – many people have many theories – theories aren’t fact. According to every article I have read Frons pursued Rebecca and offer her a deal in her contract that she couldn’t turn down.

  While I feel sorry for Sabine, I am thrilled that Rebecca is returning to AMC. I wish Sabine the best of luck – I hope she lands her dream job, but attacking Rebecca is uncalled for. She accepted a job offer and had every right to do that. As for Sabine’s Greenlee character obviously Frons wasn’t happy with it and as the employer I am just glad he didn’t kill the character off and who knows maybe if Rebecca hadn’t agreed to come back he would have.

• Sarah
  Jan 9, 2008 at 12:03 am

  Sorry Sharon but you do not have the correct facts. The statement Frons made was in the SOW that some subscribers got on 12/12. This is how the news first broke. A note was posted on the ABC boards later that night, after 10pm, from someone who says she knows Sabine, and then gave other details of what had happened. None of this came from Sabine, and it wasn’t leaked by her or anyone associated with her. People only CONFIRMED it once the SOW article was made public. I don’t know where you got your information but it’s just not accurate.

  I know you’re happy to have Rebecca back but trying to twist things around to find fault with Sabine is not the way to show your happiness. I understand it’s hard to believe that ABC would really treat a hard working performer that way, but they did, and changing the time line of how things went down won’t make that any different. Sabine found out she was fired on Monday 12/10. By the SOW was already being printed. Those are the facts.

• Sarah
  Jan 9, 2008 at 12:04 am

  The news that she was fired wasn’t leaked by Sabine or anyone associated with her– I just want to clarify that. People including the person who posted the note on ABC, did confirm the news after it was already posted on several boards that the SOW article said Rebecca was coming back.

• lydia
  Jan 9, 2008 at 12:45 am

  Sarah,
  thanks for clarifying the info about the SOW article on here. I like SS and will miss her on AMC - hers were the only scenes I’ve been watching since May. It’s a shame that this has turned into a personal attack on both actresses. I feel for both of them because they must be under a tremendous amount of pressure.

  The problem with AMC has been the writing/dialogue and storylines - they keep getting worse!

• Mary J
  Jan 9, 2008 at 2:44 am

  Sharon, I appreciate your point of view but I don’t happen to share it.

  It’s your opinion the “real” Greenlee campaign has nothing to do with Sabine or Rebecca but the character of Greenlee. That might or might not be true but the fact remains that Sabine portrayed the character the way she was written. It’s unfair for ABC to turn around now and use the way the character was written to humiliate her. If ABC was not satisfied with the way the “real” Greenlee was being written, this should have been told to the writers.

  Characters need to show growth and maturity and that is the Greenlee I saw and loved with Sabine in the role, not the spoiled, bratty, self-centered, 24/7 mean-spirited b***h as played by Rebecca. Some like Rebecca’s portrayal of Greenlee while many of us came to like Sabine’s portrayal of Greenlee. No one can say that Rebecca’s portrayal of Greenlee is any more “real” than Sabine’s portray of Greenlee. We can only say which actress’s portrayal of Greenlee that we prefer.

  The character of Kendall has changed from the way the original actress, Sarah Michelle Gellar, played her and the way Alicia Minschew, plays her. Does this mean that viewers aren’t seeing the “real” Kendall?

  Like I said I don’t believe the “official” story about Rebecca’s return to AMC and it doesn’t matter to me if Frons asked Rebecca back or she asked to come back. None of us know what really happened. We know what Frons and Rebecca have said happened. I do not to believe their story.This is not bashing Rebecca because I don’t believe her. You and others are free to believe what you want to believe as I am.

  It’s not bashing Rebecca to say that she is coming back to AMC at this time because she doesn’t have a steady job in prime time or she never made it to the big screen. These are facts and not something that I am making up.

  It’s a fact that Rebecca refused to take over the role when it was offered back to her. If I recall correctly Rebecca even said she was NEVER coming back to AMC.

  If Rebecca had a prime time series like Josh Duhamel, she wouldn’t be coming back to AMC. You might not agree with this statement but it is a fairly obvious and truthful statement. Again, I don’t see how pointing out the obvioius is bashing Rebecca.

  Every statement whether it’s a fact or opinion is not an attack or bash of Rebecca as you want to label it just because I’m not happy that she is returning. I’m stating my opinion or belief just like you are when you say that Frons wasn’t happy with Sabine’s Greenlee. From what I have read, the show was pleased with Sabine’s performance and told her so which is why her firing came as a shock.

  It’s your opinion that Frons wasn’t happy with Sabine’s performance as Greenlee and I don’t think your opinion is a bash of Sabine. However, you can’t say for a fact this is the reason Sabine was fired instead of Sabine being fired to give an out of work Rebecca a job. You believe one thing and I believe another. Your opinion isn’t any more valid than mine.

  Let’s accept that we don’t agree and agree to disagree.

• Sharon
  Jan 9, 2008 at 12:26 pm

  Sarah,
  The post I read was prior to my hearing anything that Frons said - maybe I missed something he said. However, the post I read plainly stated that the person who wrote it was associated with Sabine. Then even though it was said the person was not associated what they wrote was confirmed. If the person wasn’t associated with Sabine how would they have known what occurred. The person only represented Sabine’s side of the story not ABC, AMC, Frons, or Rebecca. The person had correct information and they had it early on. Seems to me the association is obvious otherwise they would have represented more than one side of the story, and they wouldn’t have guessed so correctly. That isn’t twisted it is just common sense.

• Sharon
  Jan 9, 2008 at 2:32 pm

  Mary J,

  I do think the “Real” campaign is directed at the character and not the actresses because I can’t imagine any reason anyone would have to intentionally hurt or embarrass Sabine. If the campaign were directed at the actresses as opposed to the character that would be unprofessional, intentionally hurtful, and intended to embarrass, and I think even more harmful to the ratings. I do feel that they should clarify the ad campaign, but I don’t see ABC, AMC, or Frons attacking Sabine – unless they are planning to have her play a different role on the show or another ABC soap and doing all of this to create publicity. Other wise it would just be a very bad move on their parts, and it doesn’t make since that business people would do that, and as Judge Judy says, “If it doesn’t make since it probably isn’t true”.

  I agree the writing has gone downhill; it has been going downhill for years in my opinion. To me that began with the last writers strike when they killed off the character Gillian – then Demetrius and Alex made some comment about finding something out for Ryan and exited the show – end of story line. Another example is dragging out the Kate thing and another is Dixie being killed the way she was. So yes the writing is not what it needs to be, but when Sabine first entered the show the writing was more like the old Greenlee character and changed pretty quickly. Sabine is good at playing a nice, sweet person – but I don’t think she is cut out to play the spoiled b***hy person. While the writing wasn’t good in the beginning it was more on the old Greenlee side and many people who support her now were not supporting her then. While I agree that characters grow and change that is done over time, and the old Greenlee grew and changed a lot from her first days on the show to her last, but even with growth she maintained some inherent traits of the identity that was established for the character. There is currently nothing that I can see left of the old identity within the new one. The Kendall character is a lot different, but the relationship problems between mother and daughter lasted well into the current Kendall and so did the spitefulness, and the vengefulness. Also the actress playing Kendall has played that character for years and made Kendall her own over those years – while maintaining many character traits.

  While I just recently watched a movie with Rebecca and two CSI episodes I am certain that you are correct when you say that if Rebecca had landed a show like Josh did that she wouldn’t be back. Is that really a bad thing? If her dream is to be on the silver screen she should pursue that, and if she has a better opportunity come along she should take it, I would. I find no fault in that, I also find no fault in accepting a “JOB” offer which is what she did when Frons offered it in a way that she found to be to good to pass up. I read that you do not believe that is what actually happened, but I can see no reason to lie. It wasn’t necessary for Rebecca to say anything – she didn’t have to make a statement about why she was returning – so why would someone go out of their way to make a statement of lies? Again, as Judge Judy says, “If it doesn’t make since it probably isn’t true”.

  She may have said she would “Never” come back to the show – I have said and thought I would never do something or put up with something only to find later that I did – most people have.

  You say Frons was happy with Sabine – then why did he continue to pursue Rebecca and firer Sabine? Again, as Judge Judy says, “If it doesn’t make since it probably isn’t true”.

  I don’t feel I attacked Sabine, I view this situation as bad timing (Christmas) and not the nicest thing as I said. I also very plainly stated that I wish her luck and hope she lands her dream job. I view acting as employment with many extra perks, but still employment – a job – which can end at any time even with a contract because of clauses that are legal.

  Employers have the right to fire employees, it happens all the time and often the person fired had nothing to do with the reasons. I have seen many people let go around here while factories moved out of town, others because the corporation downsized, and others because the corporation went bankrupt, I have even seen people be let go for no other reason than their supervisor didn’t like their personality even though their job performance was excellent or their supervisor viewed them as competition. Sabine had an opportunity with her contract to have more security by insisting on a severance pay clause or a notice clause or both – most employees don’t have that option. While I don’t know how much she was paid if I had to guess I would guess enough to have some money saved – most regular people live from pay check to pay check. My point being that employers have the right to firer anyone, but most don’t have the opportunity to build in security for themselves like Sabine did. That isn’t an attack it is simply saying I’m not going to get more upset over what an employer does to an actress than regular person. If anything I will be more upset of the regular person than the actress because they make more money and have the opportunity to list things within their contracts that give them some amount of protection.

  So yes, I disagree with you on most levels.

• Mary J
  Jan 9, 2008 at 7:57 pm

  Sharon,

  I will try to address one or two things that you raised in your post.

  I admire any person in any occupation who wants a better job and who quit their job before they have a new one lined up. If things don’t work out for these individuals, in the real world they can’t usually get their old job back especially when it has been filled and their replacement is doing a great job. The only way this usually happens is if the person is very good friends with the person who has the clout to give them their job back and we all know that Rebecca and Frons, the head of ABCS, are very good friends.

  You asked why would Rebecca and Frons say that it was Frons who asked Rebecca to come back if it was Rebecca or someone on her behalf who approached Frons to ask for her job back. That is simple. It would make Rebecca look incredibly selfish, self-centered and like a real bitch when she refused to come back only a few short months before when the job was hers for the taking and apparently still is. This would mean that Rebecca wasn’t willing to return to the show until another actress, Sabine, was making the role her own and winning fans over every day while Rebecca was out of work. A lot of viewers are already upset and if it was revealed that it was Rebecca who asked for and got her old job back, this would just be more fuel added to the fire.

  Rebecca and Frons were secretly meeting weeks before Sabine was fired to negotiate Rebecca’s return to the show while Sabine was still in the role. This is sneaky and underhanded in my book. Since Rebecca and Frons have shown that they are not above being sneaky and underhanded they don’t have any credibility as far as I’m concerned. This in turn doesn’t inspire me to have confidence that they are being completely honest when they say that it was Frons who asked Rebecca to return to the show.

• Cynthia Manchester
  Jan 10, 2008 at 1:06 pm

  I continue to be outraged at the way Sabine Singh has been treated. I also do not feel that Budig is totally blameless here. She left the show of her own accord, and then when she wasn’t the “STAR” she imagined herself to be on the west coast, she ingratiated herself with Frons and orechestrated her return while Sabine was putting everything she had into the role. I also can see why AMC’s ratings have sunk. Yesterday they had Matthison and Susan Lucci dancing a la “Dancing with the Stars.” Puhleeze!!! A few weeks ago they had selfish borderline Kendall have sex with Aiden when she assumed Zach was dead. Give me a break. Of course I know there is a writers’ strike going on, but these story lines are really insulting to fans who have been watching the show a long time. In addition, it was beyond tacky to display a promo with “The Real Greenle Returns.”, while Sabine was still playing that role. Perhaps they should have said, The OLD Greenlee Returns.” Now Budig can go back to playing Greenlee as the self absorbed, condescending narcissitic, character she created. As Budig’s actions indicate that this is most likely her basic personality, it should not be difficult for her to pick up where she left off. I hope that both Budig and Frons remember the Karma principle. I understand that business is business but there are decent humane ways to do things, and Frons actions were beneath contempt. I also do not think that Budig’s return will improve AMC’s ratings one iota, as so many people are outraged by Sabine’s callous treatment by Frons especially. If there is any justice perhaps business will be business and he’ll be terminated without notice, severence, or any expression of appreciation. They can even already have his things packed up and escort him quietly out of the building.

• Sharon
  Jan 11, 2008 at 4:09 am

  Mary J.

  You said that Rebecca and Frons are friends, which maybe true. I don’t know either of them, but they do appear to at least like one another and respect each other. That doesn’t give me any concerns because I think especially in show business that is usually true.

  You said that most people can’t get their old job back when they leave it. I don’t know where you are from, but it is real common around here for people to go back to a past job. My sister quit a very good job, and later returned to it. Two of my three daughters have left a position and then returned to the position later. Most people will rehire you in this area of the country if you had good attendance, did a good job, didn’t cause any problems, and gave sufficient notice. Now in all three of these situations the position was vacant, but the rehiring thing is usually not a problem unless one of the aforementioned things was a problem. Around here we don’t mind if someone wants to try something new or wants to try to better themselves, and employers don’t take that personally; in some cases they would rather rehire and not retrain.

  I agree that it wasn’t nice of Frons to tell Sabine that he was happy with her work while negotiating with Rebecca, but being honest with Sabine was Frons’ responsibility. I think he should have been honest, but how many people have had employers be less than honest – most. In this area several positions were lost to companies or parts of companies moving south of the boarder. Those people were not told until their last day. We had one company go bankrupt (chapter 11 which allowed them to reorganize their debt) the way the executives that were let go found out that they were being let go was when two security guards showed up at their office, observed while they packed up their personal belonging, took their badges from them, and then escorted them from the building. There were grown men with children in college crying when they left. Those people were treated as common criminals, and they had done nothing wrong. Now that was tragic.

  Sabine is an actress, she makes enough money to save some for this type of situation, she had the opportunity to secure at least severance pay, and even veteran actresses Caddy (Dixie) for example, deal with this same situation all the time. I may seem cold, but I don’t have the kind of sympathy for her that I do the regular Joe/Jane that lives pay check to pay check and have no opportunity to secure severance anything. Someone, maybe you wrote she is a young actress, isn’t she in her early thirties? This isn’t a child we are talking about, she is a grown woman, and she should have realized this could happen, especially since she signed a contract.

  While I think Frons created a mess, he didn’t do anything that the contract didn’t allow him to do. I don’t care for Frons, but I think it is unrealistic to expect him to pay severance when the contract didn’t call for it.

  I realize that you think Rebecca asked Frons to rehire her, but I think any employer who is happy with the person they have in a position would not agree to pay more, agree to fire an employee that they think does good work, and agree to change the story line of the deafness of a child so that an old employee can come back. I think it makes more since that Frons was sneaking around trying to get Rebecca back, and was saying all the right things to Sabine in an effort to ensure that he was still covered if Rebecca didn’t return.

  Rebecca and anyone else should not be expected to turn down job opportunities because someone else is in the position. That is like expecting someone to place more importance on another person and their family while ignoring their own needs and the needs of their own family.

  I as well as many other people have been known to do things for others – sometimes things that I couldn’t afford to do, but before I did I knew my family was going to have all their needs met. I don’t think it is fair to expect Rebecca to say well I know me and my family need the money from this job, but I think I will forget about me and mine, and our bills. I will turn down the job offer because I care more about this person who I don’t even know. How is it possible to even expect that of her? To me she isn’t a bad guy for taking a job.

• Sarah
  Jan 11, 2008 at 4:23 am

  Sharon- Anyone from the set of the show would know all of those details that were in the posting on the ABC boards. And it would not be in their interest to identify themselves as an employee, which is exactly what I think happened. The post talked about how upset people were on set when finding out; I can see one of them feeling motivated to post.

  I just think that, as you might ask (hope) people to give Rebecca Budig the benefit of the doubt, you might consider extending that same principle to Sabine rather than assume the worst about her or speculate/accuse. There are some who will think the worst no matter what anyone says but that doesn’t justify everyone suddenly hurling out accusations. We don’t have to one up each other at all. It isn’t at all productive.

• Mary J
  Jan 11, 2008 at 5:20 am

  Sharon,

  In the examples you gave about individuals being rehired, you stated the jobs were still vacant. Rebecca was given chances to come back when the role for was vacant and SHE REFUSED! It was then and only then did AMC decide to recast the role with another actress, Sabine.

  It wasn’t Brian Frons (as far as I know or read) that was telling Sabine she was doing a good job. Frons’ office is in California and I assume he lives there which is where Rebecca happens to live. AMC is filmed in NY. The executives from the show that were telling Sabine that she was doing a good job were in NY. They would certainly know better than Frons whether Sabine was doing a good job.

  If Rebecca had accepted to come back as Greenlee when ABC first asked her and she was given the same crap storylines with the same crap writing that Sabine had, the ratings for AMC wouldn’t have been any better. We can agree that Rebecca wouldn’t have been fired because the show’s ratings were poor. So why fire Sabine as if the poor ratings were personally her fault?
  It looks like the show’s poor ratings was just an excuse for Frons to fire Sabine and let Rebecca come back. This couldn’t have worked out better for Rebecca since she wasn’t doing anything anyway.

  This whole thing could have been handled much better by Frons. Rebecca has been gone from the show for over two years. Sabine should have been allowed to remain as Greenlee and Rebecca could have come back as Greenlee’s sister or some other new character. GH is doing this with Sarah Brown, the actress I think that used to play Carly. This new character for Rebecca could have had the qualities that viewers liked about her version of Greenlee. This would have been fair to both actresses but of course, Frons chose to handle things in the worst possible way that didn’t do Sabine or Rebecca any good and put both actresses and their fans in the crossfire.

• Sharon
  Jan 11, 2008 at 1:16 pm

  Mary J.

  I’m not saying the poor rating are the fault of Sabine – I think the writing has gone downhill and taken the show with it. I also think some of the decisions that have been made have harmed the show – killing off Gillian, killing off Dixie, sending Demetrious out of town and never mentioning anything about him again, dragging out story lines, and selecting very few of the individuals on the show to give big stories to while acting as if the others aren’t there; unfortunately I could go on. These are the things that have harmed the shows ratings combined with people having 300 channels to choose from as opposed to 4 – 15 channels.

  I just don’t see an executive firing someone who they think is doing well to re-hire a friend. According to everything I have read the decision was made and things were worked out prior to Thanksgiving. Many of the Sabine supporters were not Sabine supporters in the beginning. I have read many posts that say she won them over when she did the whole biker babe thing. I think that Frons was probably receiving lots of mail wanting Rebecca back in the onset, which lead to him pursuing Rebecca. Somewhere in there Sabine won over the audience but because the scenes that she did that won them over didn’t air until later Frons had already convinced Rebecca to come back. I don’t think he knew prior to the announcement that she had the following that she currently has. I also know that Rebecca received lots of request from fans to return, I don’t think she realized things would be so divided when she accepted the job offer, I think she and Frons thought they were giving the majority of the Fans what they wanted.

  I do want Rebecca back – I liked the character as it was, and sweet Greenlee just isn’t Greenlee to me. I wish they would have cast Sabine as a different character, because I don’t think Sabine is cut out to play spoiled, rich b***h, she does do sweet very well, but to me Greenlee isn’t sweet. That said I do wish things had been handled differently – if Sabine is really fired, if she isn’t really fired then they have handled it really well to draw a crowd.

  I have wondered a lot if they are bringing Rebecca back as Greenlee and planning to keep Sabine just in a different role. I have wondered if all of this stuff is being done to draw attention and grab publicity. If they do that I will not be shocked.

  Either way I think you have to look at Frons to place the blame, I have no problem with Rebecca accepting a job offer, and it doesn’t bother me that she said no originally and later said yes because in my own life I have changed my mind and had circumstances change my mind for me. Rebecca has to look out for her family, pay her bills, and look out for her career. Sabine’s career isn’t Rebecca’s to look out for.

  Again I say Rebecca did nothing wrong, she accepted a job offer – and I will never believe that she pursued Frons for the job, I think Frons pursued her. I can see where a person would have a problem with her if they thought she pursued Frons because she got jealous – but I just don’t see that, and I’ve read nothing that made me think that. Most of what I have read has been on myspace posted by superposter, and recently I’ve read some things on here, but none of it has made me think that Rebecca did what you seem to think she did.

  Really by attacking Rebecca and accusing her of lying and pursuing Frons because she got jealous the only thing that has occurred is people who like Rebecca have felt the need to defend her.

  I know in the onset of all of this while I was happy that Rebecca was coming back I felt really torn and bad for Sabine. While I think this should have been handled differently at this point I feel really bad for Rebecca, and I am no longer torn. I do hate it for Sabine, but she is an actress who acts on a soap; they killed off Dixie, Gillian, and so many other veterans through the years, they have wrote out more people than I can remember the Brooke character most recently after years of being on the show. The field of acting, and I think especially on a soap has no security for most. Rebecca doesn’t deserve to have her career harmed for accepting a job, and she also did nothing wrong in attempting to break into a different kind of acting. Just because she played the role for six years doesn’t mean that she can’t try to do something else, and if she discovers that the old job pays better in the end there is no reason for her not to come back, and let me say in advance that if something better comes along in the future she shouldn’t have to pass up that opportunity just because she came back.

• Sharon
  Jan 11, 2008 at 1:30 pm

  Sarah,

  You maybe right, I hadn’t thought about someone on the set writing the post. I have just been very bothered at the conclusions people are jumping too about Rebecca. It seems that even though everything that I have seen said Frons pursued her some still think she pursued him and some even say for rather negative reasons. I guess in my annoyed state I may have directed some negative comments at Sabine. You are correct in that neither Rebecca nor Sabine should be attacked.

• Sharon
  Jan 11, 2008 at 1:50 pm

  Cynthia Manchester wrote:

  I also do not feel that Budig is totally blameless here. She left the show of her own accord, and then when she wasn’t the “STAR” she imagined herself to be on the west coast, she ingratiated herself with Frons and orechestrated her return

  Now Budig can go back to playing Greenlee as the self absorbed, condescending narcissitic, character she created. As Budig’s actions indicate that this is most likely her basic personality, it should not be difficult for her to pick up where she left off.

  I think this is a good example of why Rebecca supporters get ticked off and defend her even at the expense of Sabine.
  Let me just say Cynthia:
  Rebecca is a star, her name is very well known, - and yours is not.
  You have no idea what she imagines herself to be, - but you imagine you know.
  You don’t know who she ingratiates herself with.
  You don’t know her so you could not possibly know what her personality is.

• TARAMARTYN
  Jan 11, 2008 at 6:05 pm

  I am really interested in seeing how they switch from one actress to another…like with how they switched the BABES that was kind of weird. It will be interesting to see how Rebecca falls back into the character of Greenlee. I liked the episode today when greendall locked up their parents in the closet..that is the fun pal thing of old. I can’t wait to see how they get Jesse to return from the dead. That will be interesting. And I really wish they would use all their characters…It really is the Kendall/Ryan/Zach show and I am sure when Rebecca returns it will be the kendall/ryan/zach/greenlee show.

• Cynthia Manchester
  Jan 13, 2008 at 12:37 pm

  Sharon,
  How well known is your name??????????? Facts speak for themselves.
  Fact #1 Budig was having lunch with Frons when she agreed to return as Greenlee. This was documented in Soap Opera Digest.
  Fact #2 Rebecca’s name is so well known that she could only get a few roles in a few series. Consequently she was jobless.
  Fact #3 Polls on the internet show that fans prefer Sabine in the role to Rebecca.
  You may be a Rebecca fan, but that is absolutely no reason to be rude and condescending to those of us who do not agree with you.
  Get over yourself!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Sharon
  Jan 13, 2008 at 1:43 pm

  Cynthia

  Fact # 1 are you joking? I would imagine it is common to invite someone to lunch when you are discussing an acting job, I have had lunch when discussing job opportunities. LMAO.

  Fact # 2 – wrong again – she also was in at least one movie that I watched, and I read somewhere that she was in several, but I can’t say that for a “Fact” because I didn’t see any others, and I didn’t research it LOL.

  Fact # 3 – The polls that I am aware of were very simple and people were able to vote multiple times. Many bulletins and blogs directed people to those polls and instructed them to vote repeatedly. I can say this for “Fact” because I read the bulletins and blogs. Therefore the polls were not accurate like all your other facts LMFAO.

  I am aware that my name isn’t known, I wouldn’t have the nerve or talent to attempt to make it known. Rebecca and Sabine as well as lots of other people step onto a stage in front of cameras or crowds and act, which requires a lot of nerve in my opinion. I think those of us who don’t have the nerve or the talent have no business attacking their acting abilities. They keep us entertained; we can turn on a movie or the TV or even a CD and get so caught up that we don’t think about what ever is going on. Some music, movies and TV shows improve our mood – making us smile or laugh. While we all have our favorite movie actors, TV actors, programs, singer, and we all have our opinions as to who we enjoy more, those of us who don’t have the talent, or who lack the nerve to see if we do have the talent to act or sing have no business attacking their talent. Like her or not Rebecca has accomplished more in the field of acting than you or I ever will, and while you may not view her as talented apparently many professionals who cast actors disagree, please see the following which can be confirmed at http://www.soapcentral.com/amc/theactors/budig.php:

  Budig’s first acting gig was a part in the Aerosmith music video for Living on the Edge.

  Before joining AMC, Budig appeared as Guiding Light’s Michelle Bauer from 1995 to 1998. In addition to her daytime credits, Budig has co-hosted Sports Illustrated for Kids and Bonehead Detectives of the Paleo Worldon the Discovery Channel. Budig also served as co-host for a World Wrestling Federation program.

  Budig has also appeared on the silver screen, landing spots in Batman Forever, God’s Lonely Man and Starhunter. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Joanna “Candy” Krumsky 2007 The Perfect Child
  Sarah Daniels
  2007

  The Beast
  PJ
  2007

  Out of Practice
  Dr. Carla Munson
  006

  Full Frontal Fashion
  Host
  2004 to Present

  WWF Sunday Night Heat
  Host
  2000

  All My Children
  Greenlee Smythe
  August 11th, 1999 to November 30th, 2005

  In addition to the above we know she hosted something to do with the bachelor.

  Good luck with your future “Facts” and getting over yourself.

• Catherine
  Jan 13, 2008 at 2:46 pm

  Besides “All My Children”, this is Sabine’s list of what she has been in. Note she was in an episode of “Las Vegas”, with Josh Duhamel!!!

  “CSI: NY” - People with Money (2006) TV episode …. Erica Lancaster,
  “Las Vegas” - Like a Virgin (2006) TV episode …. Lissy,
  Martha Behind Bars (2005) (TV) …. Lexi Stewart,
  “Unscripted” - Episode #1.9 (2005) TV episode …. Emmanuelle’s Friend,
  The Fine Line Between Cute and Creepy (2002) …. Mary,
  Nancy Drew (2002) (TV) …. Allison Price,
  The Anarchist Cookbook (2002) …. Gin,
  “The Random Years” - Dangerous Liaisons (2002) TV episode …. Sydney,
  Maryam (2002) …. Jill,
  Someone Like You… (2001) …. Girl in Bar
  … aka Animal Attraction (UK),
  “Dawson’s Creek” - A Winter’s Tale (2001) TV episode …. Anna Evans,
  - Hopeless (2001) TV episode …. Anna Evans,
  “Diagnosis Murder” - Playing God (2001) TV episode …. Jennie Slater,
  “Charmed” - Coyote Piper (2001) TV episode …. Missy Campbell,
  “The Sopranos” - House Arrest (2000) TV episode …. Tracy,
  Ricky 6 (2000) …. Kelly Joseph
  … aka Say You Love Satan (USA),
  “Strangers with Candy” - Jerri Is Only Skin Deep (1999) TV episode …. Yasmine Sarong,
  “Law & Order” - Tabula Rasa (1999) TV episode …. Allison,
  Student Affairs (1999) (TV) …. Jordan.

  Appeared in the unreleased “Speak the Speech”, an intensive study of British vs. American approach to tackling Shakespeare. The cast included Samuel Jackson, Claire Danes, Tony Goldwyn, Robert Sean Leonard, Emily Watson, Blythe Danner, Kate Burton. The project was directed by Cicely Berry, head voice instructor for The Royal Shakespeare Company.

  (2006) Starred Off-Broadway in Daniel Robert’s original play, The Gold Standard at the Irish Arts Center, NYC.

• tARAMARTYN
  Jan 13, 2008 at 3:41 pm

  I hadn’t thought of it like this…but bringing up the fact the tag is the REAL GREENLEE … someone said to me…the Real Greenlee? Does that mean that the character of Greenlee now is not really Greenlee? That she is really some other person pretending to be Greenlee? If so, the flashbacks of things that happened before her 2005 exit are confusing…but anyways…that would be a way to keep Sabine..she has just been an imposter pretending to be Greenlee like Di pretended to Dixie…like Adam pretends to be Stuart…There just aren’t any new stories are there???
  And the REAL Angie and Jesse are coming back…That will be interesting too.

• Cynthia
  Jan 13, 2008 at 3:49 pm

  Sharon,
  You know nothing about me, so you are in no position to comment. I will not be posting anything further as I am not going to play your little game of contention. It takes two to quarrel, and although you started this by taking my opinions personally, I will have the maturity to stop first. These are characters in a soap opera for heavens sake!! As you said they are there to provide entertainment. There is no need to be rude condescending, or argumentative because someone does not share your opinions. If you are a Budig fan, good for you that is your choice. Please grow up and allow me to express my opinion. You can disagree without being so childish and catty. Middle school was a long time ago for both of us.

• Dexie
  Jan 13, 2008 at 4:01 pm

  OI, you guys are driving me bonkers but, carry on… :)

  PS : Sinc eyou’re all talking about list of jobs, I think I saw an interview with Sabine and Cameron before where Sabine tried out for something, I’m not sure, but it was something about someone tried to set them up for a date…

  Oh and Rebecca used to host a fashion/style thing on TV while she was still doing AMC. When she left AMC I thought she might have wanted to pursue that field too. But I guess the show went off as soon as fashion reality shows started popping up. Anyway……. moving on…

• Sharon
  Jan 13, 2008 at 4:30 pm

  Oh Cynthia that hurts me so coming from you. Your failure to recognize you own behavior, but to point at someone else is not shocking. I don’t know you, but you have demonstrated repeatedly that you behave poorly and then point at others to try to deflect attention from your own behavior. How mature to attack me in your final post while claiming that you just don’t do things like that LOL. As to catty – I could say many catty things about your post, and it is tempting, but I will hold it for now. :-)

• Sharon
  Jan 13, 2008 at 4:36 pm

  Dexie,

  I found this at http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0802217/bio

  Her film credits include Maryam, The Anarchist’s Cookbook, Ricky Six, and Tony Goldwyn’s Someone Like You. On TV she has been seen as Martha Stewart’s daughter Lexi, in “Martha Behind Bars” featuring Cybill Shepard, in a recurring role on “Dawson’s Creek”, on “Las Vegas”, “The Sopranos”, “CSI: NY”, and “Unscripted” as herself, among many others.

  Sabine’s main love is theatre, and was a founding resident company member of Jim Simpson’s and Mac Wellman’s award winning The Flea Theater. Most recently she appeared Off-Broadway in the world premiere production of “The Gold Standard” to critical acclaim.

  We also know that she has acted on All My Children.

• Dexie
  Jan 13, 2008 at 4:44 pm

  Sharon, thanks for that but Yeah when I first heard about Sabine as Greenlee’s recast I did a research on her and found out she’s very much in to theater. I love that about her as I love it too. She’s a very talented actress and I’m positive she’ll be in another show soon. Let’s hope this time it’s a new character .

• Sharon
  Jan 13, 2008 at 4:44 pm

  tARAMARTYN

  I have wondered if they are going to do something to keep her on the show, and if all of this is just to grab attention and draw a crowd. I don’t know how they would work out or explain that no one knew she wasn’t Greenlee because they don’t look alike. So I don’t really think they would go in that direction. With Di they blamed the difference of appearance on surgery to repair damage from a car wreck. Still they may do it. I kind of expect them to cast her in a different role.

• Sharon
  Jan 13, 2008 at 4:55 pm

  Dexie,

  If AMC really fired her I don’t think she will have any trouble finding other work, but I am hoping that they keep her on AMC and work it out so that they can put her and Adien back together. I think that was a good match, and it also allowed us to see more of Aiden. He is talented and seems to only get small parts on the show - at least until the Greenlee/Adien love story started. I have watched AMC for the last 20 years, and it seems in recent years they ignore the talent of much of the cast. Stacy that played Hannah for example, they finally gave her the opportunity to have a powerful role, and then killed her after mucking it up by having her have sex with a kid. I didn’t get that.

  I love theater myself, but don’t often have the opportunity to go to a play. We only have a couple of small community theaters here and to see a big play I have to drive at least an hour. The community theater does a good job with the plays I have seen there.

• C.N
  Jan 30, 2008 at 6:31 pm

  Rebecca Budig said on the VIEW that she was going back to NY and in a round about way said who’s going to get the dog? Does that mean she and Bob Guiney are separating?

• Tracie
  Jan 31, 2008 at 3:38 pm

  Hi There Rebecca’s Fan’s,
  It Sometime’s Means That Her Husband is going to Head Back Her to Be with Her & Get There own Place & Move out of Cameron’s Family House. But It Take’s Time Too Pack The LA House & Life & Drive across The Country. It Dosen’t Mean Nothing. Like at Greenlee’s Dad Jack. Walt Willey His Family Live’s on Calfina & His Living with His Sister’s Lori’s Place. But Rebecca & Bob Might Be Talking over The Phone.

• Liz
  Mar 25, 2008 at 4:12 pm

  yaaaay im loving the greenlee and im soo glad rebecca budig is back. it makes me happy to see her back on the screen. it was a tragedy when they recast her and i stopped watching when that happened. greenlee is the reason i watch AMC.

• mollie
  Mar 25, 2008 at 8:19 pm

  Rebecca has no chemistry with any of the male actors. What a mistake AMC did bringing her back!!

• kaylynn
  Jul 1, 2008 at 9:58 pm

  i think ABC SHOULD BRING BACK SABINE I’M 11 YRS OF AGE AND I LOVE SOAPS BUT NEVER LIKE I LOVED SABINE SHE’S AWESOME TO ME REBACCA IS A HORRIBAL ACTRESS AND GREENLEE SRY REBECCA IF U GET THIS BUT IT’S ABSOLUTLY TRUE BBBBBB MOTHER Fer

• Brooke
  Sep 24, 2008 at 3:52 pm

  I’m glad the real Greenlee is back. It wasn’t the same at all, I didn’t enjoy watching it. Rebecca is my favorite character on AMC and having a substitute just wasn’t the same.

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