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Carrie is a classic tortured heroine and Christie plays her well. I find her infinitely more appealing than Ali Sweeney and Ari Zucker.

2 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I know there is an SOD article where she talks about re-auditioning with PM and how it was a secret from Tracey.  She did mention she went to prom and stuff during her time off, but it was very clear it was never her choice to leave in the first place.  I think Days wanted to make sure she looked old enough and had chemistry with PM, something Middendorf lacked.

 

I remember Summer.  Glad she didn't get it.  That was a lame character.  Wasn't she a hooker?

Thanks for the info. I had always heard the story that she left of her own accord and was brought back upon request. I believe she was homecoming or prom queen during her time off from the show.

Christie studied at RADA after she quit in 1999 and the show has never utilized that.

8 minutes ago, carolineg said:

 

I am 99% sure it was not Christie's choice.  She had to audition in 1992 for Carrie again.  It wasn't her expressing interest to return.  She played Robin's friend on GH in the interim.  She wasn't taking a break from acting for school.

 

I don't think there has ever been a rumor anywhere about CC being difficult.  They just wanted a more adult Carrie.

It’s cruel that they made her re-audition. Maybe they wanted to make sure she had chemistry with Pat.

2 minutes ago, John said:

Dies anyone know why Clark was fired in late 1990, replaced by Tracey Middendorf and then rehired in DEC 1992

 

Was Tracey's Carrie not liked?

Christie chose to leave in 1990 to focus on school. In 1992, she expressed interest in returning, so they fired TM, who never caught on as Carrie.

14 minutes ago, carolineg said:

 

I am surprised you like JER so much if you are a big Jack fan.  JER clearly hated MA/Jack and hated writing for him

Yes, it’s quite the contradiction. I love JER’s writing but he hated Matt. I always liked Matt’s Jack growing up (before and during JER 1.0) and I became a huge fan of Matt’s Jack under Langan and Brash/Cwikly. I just rolled with his firing in 1993 because A. I was young and B. I was heavily invested in Caustin and Jarlena. Nowadays, I walk away from the show when Matt is fired (like in 2006 and 2012).

Just now, ABCNBC247 said:

That was Passions. A lot of stories were introduced and then forgotten

We still don’t know what the French drug cartel was blackmailing Hank with to kill Sheridan. That story was dropped when Dalton James was fired.

3 minutes ago, ABCNBC247 said:

 

My guess was always that Charity was the product of immaculate conception. I just wish the show had made it explicit.

Grace left home and did...something prior to the fire. We never found out what it was. 

3 minutes ago, Vee said:

 

He wrote a comic relief story about an incestuous transgendered rapist.

I am very well aware, and I loved it! I watch soaps for the outlandish, over the top, campy plots. Thankfully, Days has returned to this style of storytelling after a decade of boring character-driven crap from Tomlin and Higley.

BTW, Vincent was not transgender, he was a hermaphrodite.

If GH could get her, why didn’t Days even try? I hated Haiduk as Patty and Emily. She was fine as Mary Jane but intolerable as batshit psych ward Patty. I think Ron just wanted someone who was familiar with playing dual roles. 

Just now, Vee said:

JER was a bigoted hack.

That’s an interesting opinion. He’s my favorite writer, not just soap writer, and Passions is still my favorite soap. I’m glad Ron writers Days in the JER style. 

Now Higley and Tomlin, THEY are true hacks.  

3 minutes ago, KMan101 said:

 

THIS!!!

 

Meanwhile ... I was probably the only one who even remotely wanted Rafe and Carrie back in 2011/2012. The Austin ship has sailed. I wish they had killed Austin in 2012 instead of Jack. On paper, Carrie and Rafe made sense to me. I can't say they have much chemistry but it's been a long time.

 

 

As a fan of the show, you should probably do your research into DAYS history  And maybe stop insisting your opinion is a fact. We all have varied opinions on the show. That's what makes the world go round  

I’m more of a JER fan than a Days fan. The years bookended by his runs (1993-2006) were my favorite years. Didn’t bother watching again until his protégés MarDar were hired in 2011 but stopped in 2012. Started watching again infrequently in 2017-18 when Ron brought back Bonnie, Hattie, Susan, Rolf,  Princess Gina, Carrie, Billie, and Mimi. Started again full time when Jack returned.

6 minutes ago, KMan101 said:

How nice of killer Ben to threaten Rory. While Ciara runs around town looking like an idiot defending him. Lawd. And all Eve had to do to shut down Ciara's whining was remind her that Ben, you know, KILLED her daughter and Eve has every right to harass Ben. FRAME AWAY EVE! (Why do I get the weird vibe we may get a who shot Eve or who shot Jack storyline?)

 

It's been great having Rory back! Kevin Riggin is really good. I hope Ron continues to use Rory.

 

LOL at Claire setting fire to the Horton cabin. Of course hero Ben will save the day. Zzzzz. Ben has no room to throw stones and neither does Tripp, which he at least acknowledged to Haley.

 

I liked Stacy as Susan a ton so I'm looking forward to her. And yes, before I'm ripped apart by the new poster, I'm an Eileen/Susan/Kristen fan but Stacy is more than good in the role. It's just my opinion no need to get bothered by it. I still prefer Eileen, hands down. But Stacy gets the job done.

 

Wilson are a snooze. I agree it's time to give them a HEA and ship them off. No need to recast either. Chandler gave up when Christopher Sean left. Freddie seems to be "trying" again, actually, but he's BAD. Lawd. So cringe ... at least they're fixing his hair. Big improvement. Still looked like a weed wacker went to town on it though ...

 

The Eli/Lani breakup was awful and lame. LOL. They are such afterthoughts and not at all an interesting couple, which is a shame because they could be. Both Sal and Lamon have great personalities that don't often shine through in their characters. Lani and Rafe have ZERO chemistry (why am I not surprised?). I imagine Elani get back together and I imagine Rafe and Hope do as well and I really don't care about any of them or any of what they're going through. I want to love Eli and Lani but the writing is non-existent for them.

It doesn’t bother me that you like her. I hate her, but that’s just my personal opinion. Maybe if they’d recast with Cynthia Watros instead of Haiduk, I’d be more open to it. But doubtful. I’m not fond of recasting in general and so many of my faves were ruined by recasts: Billie, Eve, Belle, Ashley Benson’s Abby. It’s how soaps work but it’s just unfortunate. 

I love Matt Ashford but I don’t view him as a recast because I never saw the first two. 

Recasts I loved were Austin Peck, Farah Fath, Judi Evans as Bonnie Maureen Lockhart, Lauren Koslow, Heather Lindell, and Robert Kelker-Kelly. 

16 minutes ago, John said:

Susan Martin & Eric Peters

I don’t know them, but thanks. 

7 hours ago, carolineg said:

I am thinking of both.  PM was good, but he lost everything when he returned. AP is who I most identify with Austin.  Everyone has their favorites but Austin was a dim bulb and Carrie deserved better..  He was too hoodwinked by Sami.

I loved Patrick’s 2011 return. And no, Carrie didn’t deserve better. Austin is her soulmate. 

7 hours ago, carolineg said:

 

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7 hours ago, carolineg said:

 

I liked Judith as Diana. But now that Jack is back, I hope they’ll bring her back as Anjelica.

But please, just no to more screentime for Adrienne. Judi is perfect as Bonnie Lockhart. I want more Bonnie!! I want to see her flirting with Jack, lol

I think you are thinking of Austin Peck. Patrick Muldoon was the best and most heroic Austin.

Susan was never involved with Eric Brady. She was married to Edmund Crumb and later got involved with Roger. 

7 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Free love moment, Susan?

 

At this point it could be Carrie in a effing mask

I would love it if it’s Carrie in a mask! I feel for Austin. He doesn’t deserve this. I just adore him! I know you guys don’t, but I do. I prefer him over Carrie if I had to choose. 

2 minutes ago, John said:

Promos often tend to mislead

I guess we’ll see but the SOD summer preview said that Carrie has an issue in her personal life. Combined with the promo, I would say her marriage is over. I’d love to be wrong, though. Apparently she’s still wearing a wedding ring in the promo.

2 minutes ago, carolineg said:

 

Okay.  Glad they were your favorite couple.  That's fine.  It all worked out in the end.  Carrie just could have done better than Austin...

But it didn’t work out in the end....did you watch the promo? Carrie kisses Rafe. She and Austin are over.

I love Austin. He’s a heroic hunk, which is just how I like my soap men. He’s my second-fave Days man of all time after Jack Deveraux.

Who are Susan and Eric? I am annoyed that Ron broke up Susan and Edmund. They were a cute couple. It did make sense for her to turn to an Elvis impersonator, though. 

2 minutes ago, carolineg said:

 

Caustin are fine I like them, but by the time Mike/Carrie came around it was a welcome change.  I really don't mind Caustin, but  I think the entire viewership was ready for something else by the time Mike/Carrie were a thing. Austin was so dumb and blinded by Sami.

You can’t speak for the entire viewership, though. I’m part of the entire viewership and I did not want that to happen. Carrie and Austin are my favourite couple to come out of the 90s (Jack and Jenn technically started in 1989).

I wanted Mike with Billie but it never happened.

Carrie and Austin are the true love supercouple, not Carrie and Mike. Carrie and Mike were a nothing couple like Chris and Savannah.

12 minutes ago, Bright Eyes said:

Regarding Missy: The show was also rumoured to be planning a Philip recast that got scrapped. I genuinely don't think she stopped a recast of Peter. If anything, Ken Corday has more vociferous feelings towards certain characters.

She did stop it.

Michael Lowry auditioned for Peter.

The admins at another board I frequent confirmed that a Peter recast, not Philip, was scrapped because Missy objected. 

By August, it will be apparent onscreen that Peter was going to be recast. Then there will be an abrupt shift and characters who would’ve been impacted by Peter’s return will disappear for a little bit. Peter has already been mentioned two or three times in the last two weeks.

Just now, carolineg said:

Tony and Anna...

As you’ll see in the promo, you can scratch them off this summer

I mean, the original Roman physically HIT Marlena when Sam died. He also called her Doc because he thought the idea of a “lady doctor” was funny. Not sure why any Marlena fan would root for Roman. They weren’t true love.