Former SUNSET BEACHer Priscilla Garita (ex-Gabi) has been beached fromt the upcoming NBC nighttime soap TITANS. Garita, who plays ambitious executive assistant Samantha Sierras in the pilot episode, has been replaced by Lourdes Bendicto, best known for her stint as James Martinez's girlfriend and then-wife Gina Colon on NYPD BLUE. 
       "I love Priscilla." States Executive Producer Aaron Spelling. "She was in SUNSET BEACH for us, and we brought her on this show. But our first choice was Lourdes. Unfortunately she had another comitment [at the time]. Priscilla knew that. When we found out that [Benedicto] became available, we jumped, and we're thrilled to have her."
      "I was actually doing another pilot at the time," explains Bendicto. "That pilot didn't go, and i was so lucky to have been asked to come in. It's the most flattering thing." 
      Garita's fellow BEACHer, Jason George (ex-Michael; Scott, TITANS), will be recieving a lot more airtime on the serial. "Jason George is going to have a much bigger role on the show [after the pilot]." Spelling confirms. "He becomes one of Capser's [Van Dien, Chandler; ex-Griffin, BEVERYLY HILLS 90210; ex-Ty, ONE LIFE TO LIVE] best friends on the show, and he will also have a romance. 
      TITANS is set debut on NBC in October, airing Wednesday's at 8 p.m.