Members NothinButAttitude Posted August 8, 2014 Members Share Posted August 8, 2014 I pray he would be b/c I'd rather watch Doug and Julie then Jenn/Daniel. Plus, Denise Alexander should've been invited back to the show years ago if they were smart. Along with the writers bringing on Doug's estranged son, Douglass LeClaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RavenWhitney Posted August 8, 2014 Members Share Posted August 8, 2014 We don't build a show around 87 year old retired actors and botox - wax figures masquerading as actors. It's time for a new casting director and new blood. Go to NY and find some bad ass actors with skill and color. I do have a soft spot for Maxine; they should put her on contract and build out her working class family. I want to see East Salem and the way the half live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gray Bunny Posted August 8, 2014 Members Share Posted August 8, 2014 Side note: Remember when they had Aunt Vi's or something, a restaurant that Abe & Lexie would frequent around 2000? Was that East Salem? And who was the guy in the wheelchair that worked with Sami at the hospital? I think Abe caused his paralysis as a kid. Good grief, I'm getting old. The specifics are so hazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sungrey Posted August 8, 2014 Members Share Posted August 8, 2014 Just my two cents, but I think Tomlin has a lot of contempt for the vets and the long-time fans. It's almost like he's shaking a middle finger at us saying "You'll watch what we want to write and like it." We can walk away, Gary. I like a lot of suggestions I've seen here! The best thing to do is restore a lot of the older characters beloved by the audience, THEN build your new characters off of that. If you wrote good, believable story the ratings would likely follow. I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RavenWhitney Posted August 8, 2014 Members Share Posted August 8, 2014 I like Gary Tomlin. He's not perfect but he brought in a mostly stellar writing team and has had some great story. His main blind spot is revolving so much story around Shawn Christian. I don't despise SC like many on this board do but they've gone overboard in making him a lead on the show. Gary's vision would be better executed I believe if (a) the show had a reasonable budget and ( if they didn't have to write the material seven months to a year ahead. You figure that if they are filming final scripts four to five months ahead then the story lines and outlines are done way more in advance. That doesn't allow the writing team to see what's happening on the screen and make modifications. One pertinent example is the Abby/EJ affair. It could have rocked the show for months and been revised to be more interesting if the writers had seen how much chemistry the two actors had and how much Mansi stepped up her acting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted August 8, 2014 Author Members Share Posted August 8, 2014 I agree that having too much lead time between writing and producing episodes and seeing them on air is hurting DAYS. But I really don't think Gary Tomlin or Christopher Whitesell have what it takes to be a good HW'ing team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sindacco Posted August 8, 2014 Members Share Posted August 8, 2014 I don't ever want to see Tomlin as EP again. How you forgotten about the awful pink lighting in 2009-2011. I think the place was called Lady Vi's. The guy in the wheelchair was Larry Morris. Abe shot him by accident many years earlier. Brandon convinced Larry to sue Abe and the Salem PD. Brandon later got Larry a job at the hospital and he had a thing for Sami. I agree, Tomlin and Whitesell have to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RavenWhitney Posted August 8, 2014 Members Share Posted August 8, 2014 Tomlin/Whitesell aren't going anywhere. The show is not likely to be renewed and Corday will not make writer changes after the show has garnered critical and award claim. There's no one out there that he'd hire and besides, the writing team is already writing at least seven months ahead which puts them at March 2015. The show will likely not be on the air past its most recent renewal dates which is Sept 2015 I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jam6242 Posted August 8, 2014 Members Share Posted August 8, 2014 He and Susan recently took a cross-country road trip that lasted over two months and he tweeted and shared pictures the entire time. He seems fine. He and Susan just taped the Christmas episodes. Obviously, Doug isn't going to be a lead character again but I would love to see him more than once a year, especially leading up to the 50th anniversary. It will be unforgivable for me if Doug and Julie don't have a major role in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MichaelGL Posted August 8, 2014 Members Share Posted August 8, 2014 It does seem that ever since Tomlin took over all vets over a certain age were pushed back to supporting (John, Marlena, Bo, Hope, Kayla, Adrianne, Stefano with the exception of Kristen/Eileen Davidson and Jennifer/Melissa Reeves) and the 30 somethings or younger moved to being leads like Brady, Nicole, EJ, Sami, Melanie, Stephanie, Philip, etc. I understand the need to shake up DAYS, but how Tomlin has executed this has hindered the storytelling of the show. For example Kristen's return and exit being less about Marlena and more about Brady/Eric/EJ/Sami. If said person is over the age of 50, he strives in writing them as either a mustache twirling villain such as Victor and Kate, a busy body saint such as Maggie, or just dull such as John. Actually now that I think about it, he really does seem to fail to write for men above the age 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cassadine1991 Posted August 8, 2014 Members Share Posted August 8, 2014 Days HAS been renewed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr Neil Curtis Posted August 9, 2014 Members Share Posted August 9, 2014 I totally agree about Dougie LeClair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted August 9, 2014 Author Members Share Posted August 9, 2014 If he were on today, though, would we have to call him "Dougie"? I can't call a grown-ass man "Dougie". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted August 9, 2014 Members Share Posted August 9, 2014 Since AS and JS are leaving, can they afford Peter Reckell now? I'd fire Chrishell Stause...she'd be better on B&B as nu Steffy Galen Gering Jen Lilley Brother d-bag may he never return True O'Brien Reduce airtime Shawn Christian Josh Taylor Contract: Brendan Coughlin Marybeth Evans Meredith Scott Lynn [Anne Milbauer] Start casting Maxine Landis' missing sons Make Mary Beth, Paige's friend, her granddaughter Start story arcs with past favorites that start next summer, since they're probably already filming next spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted August 9, 2014 Author Members Share Posted August 9, 2014 Next spring? Chile, this is DAYS. They've just wrapped up the Christmas '32 celebration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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