I am very happy to hear that Thorsten has gotten another role, and I am even happier to hear that his stay has been extended. He is very talented, and I am sure they saw that the minute he auditioned. Much good luck Thorsten!!!!

I agree! He is wonderful, and I’m loving SMASH even more since he joined the cast.

I totally enjoy Thorsten and miss him terribly on AMC as Zach. I think Nick is an intersting character and Thorsten is doing a good job for what he is given in a poorly written show. However, I just don’t like the Eileen and Nick relationship. There isn’t any chemistry there and it seems like Nick has to do all the heavy lifting to try to pull off this relationship.

I’ve been a fan of Thorsten’s for a long time. I’ve had the opportunity to meet him and thank him for all the life he put into his fictional soap roles – my favorite being Zach Slater on AMC. Although I was initially excited about Smash (when I first read about the series), when I watched, I was incredibly disappointed in the overall writing of the show. I feel as though the show is less about putting on a broadway musical and more about the lives of the characters (I thought it was supposed to be a blend). I did tune in for Thorsten’s first appearance as Nick and where I am happy for him, I do not care for Nick nor do I think there is any chemistry between Nick and Eileen. Quite simply, I’m just not interested.

Now, if Nick were the bartender and interacted with all the characters of the show – perhaps playing that role of confident, being the connection to all, without the other characters knowing it? Perhaps I’d find it more interesting.

But for me, Smash is not a Smash.

Thorsten Kaye is the only reason I started watching SMASH and let me tell you . . . he is absolutely SMASHING!! I knew once people outside the daytime world got a look at him they would be wondering “where has HE been hiding??”

He truly is wonderful on this show and I am so happy for him that he has found success after AMC, but admittedly, I miss Zach Slater more than I can tell you.

I am LOVING Thorsten on Smash but then I would love him reading the phone book. I think daytime fans know and love this man and appreciate his talent and I think the prime time audience will feel the same and we will be seeing a LOT MORE of Nick on SMASH. As far as his pairing with Angelica, I love that they paired him with an Oscar winning actress and I think SHE’S lucky to have this talented man be her boyfriend.

I’m loving Nick and Eileen together, but mostly because I love TK and want to see him regularly on my screen. For these two opposites, I think they’re writing the relationship well and showing why she would want to be with “the pool boy” (as he was called on last night’s show!) – – – he’s treating her well and they seem to be open and honest with each other.

I have been fascinated with Nick the bartender since the beginning. I want to see him more and more, I hope they will make him a regular cast member with lot more to do, because Thorsten Kaye seems to be such a fantastic actor. He is so manly and elegant and at ease with his role. I think Anjelica looks a little old for him, but if they write the show well and give him a lot more screen time, I would be fine with the pairing.

I’ve had a wonderful time watching TK on SMASH. It was my true hope that he would land in primetime, and that’s what he’s done. As usual, TK finds nuance in every move, and surrounds himself with mystery. He and AH are tremendously fun together, and I’m having a helluva good time watching the show, a lot of which has to do with him. Thing is, wherever TK goes, he brings something to the table-in this case, it’s the people who’ve been waiting for his next appearance, and I’m pleased to be part of it.

The only reason I tuned into Smash and continue to watch is for TK. I loved him as Zach Slater; and as another poster said, I’d watch him read the phone book. I’m not dazzled by Smash, but am hoping it will prove to be a vehicle for him to go onto bigger and better things, and that this primetime exposure will gain him a whole other audience of people who adore him, as his daytime fans do.

I’m very disappointed in the writing for Smash. I adore Thorsten Kaye and always will, but this part isn’t worthy of his talent and I don’t enjoy seeing him as a love interest for Anjelica Huston. Although she’s a fine actress whom I admire, these two are just not credible together. I only hope Nick is using her for his own financial advantage. That is the only way this relationship would make any sense whatsoever. Besides, playing the villain would be a much more meaty role for Thorsten. I look forward to any future projects he may take on. I will be watching for sure.

I love TK and I am a die hard Zen fan. I am so happy TK got this part- but I just cannot see him paired up with AH. She’s a wonderful actress but in my opinion he is way too beautiful and sexy to be with her- not after watching him with the beautiful Alicia Minshew on All My Children all these years. Now if she joined the show and they became a couple- that would be a SMASH to me!

Heck, yeh! Wish I was Angelica Huston and on the receiving end of those “charms”.