JAS0N47

20 hours ago, janea4old said:

Peacock Beyond Salem credits
"Story by: Jeanne Marie Ford (1), Katherine Schock (2), Dave Ryan (3).
Not sure if "story by"  means breakdown writer?  or is that a temporary headwriter, or ? ? ? 

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I am curious how they will list Beyond Salem episode 5,
because Jamey Giddens says he's credited for that, and I think he's breakdown writer.

Story by is the outline/breakdown writer, so, yes, tomorrow's finale should be listed as:

Story by Jamey Giddens

Teleplay by Richard Culliton

"Beyond Salem" Episode # 103:

Executive in Charge of Production: Mike Russell

On 9/2/2021 at 2:56 PM, KMan101 said:

Thank you for the counts as always Jason47!

You're welcome. Double duty this week with "Beyond Salem." !!

48 minutes ago, soapfan770 said:

Thanks for sharing the news @JAS0N47. RIP to both of them indeed!

 

Voigts as Mickey….was he intended to be permanent in the role or was the show just waiting for Ingle?

Unfortunately my only memories of Voigts as Mickey was the chili cookout contest where Mickey and Julie both crapped their pants after eating Bonnie’s spicy chili, I think it was around the time Beth crapped her pants complete sound effects on Passions during a confrontation with Sheridan. ‍‍‍

He was recurring, but he thought he was sticking around. After he was cast, I must have tracked down his email address, perhaps through a casting site. He ended up sending me that autographed photo above (you can sort of see the Jason at the bottom) and told me he was surprised his stint was so quick. I guess maybe Days was negotiating to get John Ingle at the time they hired Richard. John was on contract at GH at the time, and so I guess they had to wait until GH allowed him out of his contract to join Days. But maybe they never told Richard that at the time of his casting. 

RICHARD VOIGTS

SIMONE GAD

The above text was written by ONE Archives Operations Manager Bud Thomas, friend of Simone Gad. Obituary via: (https://one.usc.edu/news/artist-and-actress-simone-gad-1947-2021)

14 hours ago, Aback said:

I did not know DAYS was broadcast internationally.

Australia and Canada at least currently. I know in the past South Africa, Germany and England, but not sure if they are still airing it.

Corday Productions even filed a lawsuit against Sony recently (they have since dropped it). But the gist of the lawsuit was that Sony was doing very little to promote Days outside of the US or selling it to as many countries as they could be.  Sony is in charge of all the non-US areas for Days, so they decide where it airs. 

8 hours ago, te. said:

Weird that it's numbered #14442? Surely they can't be almost a year ahead in scripting?

My guess is 14442 is the last episode of the current production year, so it would air around 8/31/22. Don't know why they made that decision, instead of calling it 14169A, which they did once when they had to insert an episode at the last second for Thanksgiving 1986.

8 minutes ago, victoria foxton said:

I was really hoping against hope. That we would get some nice sets. I guess not. This is going to look embarrassingly bad. Like when they went to Prague. Where the police station was the same set. Which was then covered in papers written in Czech. Why even bother doing this? If it's going to look cheap. 

They have over two dozen new sets for these 5 episodes, so if they have to re-dress some stuff, so be it. It's cool we're getting a spinoff series at least!

"DAYS" SCHEDULING UPDATE...

Fri 12/31/21 14254

1 hour ago, Paul Raven said:

In the wake of Peyton Place initial ratings splash in 1964, Variety reported that Screen Gems was pitching ABC for 2 nightime serials 'West Wind' and 'Days of Our Lives'.

So for a brief moment there was a possibility of Days in primetime on ABC.

And fun fact, if people didn't know, the person heading Screen Gems' effort to get Days on TV was actor Jackie Cooper (Perry White in the Superman films). He took a break from acting from 1964-1969 to be a Screen Gems executive and he was responsible for finally selling "Days" to NBC in 1965!

8 hours ago, Gray Bunny said:

Fun fact: One of the nurses (I think Nurse Jackson?) later played Mary, Sami's neighbor who kidnapped baby Will to Paris to sell on the black market. DAYS loves to recycle their actors! 

Yes, Nancy Parsons.

4 hours ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Thanks for posting!

I had no idea about this either. It does sound a lot like his ego was doing the talking though. Judging from what I've read, Chris was practically front burner all through the late 70s.

Any production can mandate it, so that's up to the producers of each show: https://deadline.com/2021/07/mandatory-covid-19-vaccinations-now-an-option-on-film-tv-productions-1234796313/

6 hours ago, soapfave06 said:

I am dying to know if this will have proper production values because the multi-locale search for a diamond can absolutely not go the route of using three different closet size sets. 

Interested to see who else is announced and wonder how heavily this will tie into regular DAYS. 

They are taping it this week. These are some of the casting calls that went out recently, so they have budget to spend on a lot of U/5s (unlike the actual show):

Role: Brunette Caucasian Female
Audition Date(s): 07/12/2021
Start Date: 07/26/2021
Info: Seeking a Brunette Caucasian Female. - 28-40 . Wears a cat suit, so must be in great physical shape. You MUST be 5'3 and wear size 0/2. About 110-117 pounds. (This is a body match, so no exceptions!) This is a special Business U5, so there are no lines, but it's VERY featured and you'll have a blast.

Role: Harold Sakata ("Oddjob") Look-alike
Audition Date(s): 07/12/2021 week of
Start Date: 07/26/2021 week of
Info: Seeking a male actor that can look like Harold Sakata who played Oddjob in the film Goldfinger (and other James Bond Films.) Please Google it. He was Japanese, but can be any ethnicity if you look like him. Needs to be beefy, 200 plus pounds. 5'8 -5'11. This is a Special Business Under Five that is VERY featured and will be a blast. 30 to 45 years old, East Asian, Filipino, Pacific Islander male

Role: Upscale Male Guards
Audition Date(s): 07/06/2021 week of
Start Date: 07/26/2021 week of
Info: 30 to 40 years old, all ethnicities. Seeking 2 Upscale Guards, 30 to 40 years old. Must be at least 6 feet tall, but no more than 6'3. Must be willing to be clean shaven. These roles are special business U5s, so there are no lines, but will be very featured.

Role: Great Looking Real Couples
Audition Date(s): 07/12/2021 week of
Start Date: 07/26/2021 week of
Info: 25 to 35 years old, all ethnicities. Seeking attractive, in great shape, REAL couples! Married or dating couples who will be a part of a fun, sexy, romantic summer day at the pool. 25 to 35, any ethnicity. You must both be in GREAT shape and comfortable in swimwear! Say something about your partner in the notes. These roles are Featured Extras, Extras and Special business U5s. PLEASE NOTE: Extra work on soaps is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT than other kinds of extra work. It's quicker, fun and will never stop you from being considered for larger roles in the future. So submit! 
 
Role: Pool Party Guests
Audition Date(s): 07/12/2021 week of
Start Date: 07/26/2021 week of
Info: 25 to 40 years old, all ethnicities. Seeking Attractive Men and Woman in great shape for fun summer pool party scenes. 25-40, All Ethnicities. MUST be comfortable and look terrific in swimwear! These roles are featured Extras and Extras, with possible U5 upgrades. PLEASE NOTE: Extra work on soaps is completely different than other kinds of extra work. It's quicker, fun and will NEVER stop you from being considered for larger roles in the future!

Role: Attractive Male Gay Couple
Audition Date(s): 07/19/2021 week of
Start Date: 07/26/2021 week of
Info: 28 to 38 years old, all ethnicities male. Seeking an attractive, in great shape, REAL Male Gay couple! Married or dating, who will be a part of a fun, sexy, romantic summer day at the pool. 25 to 38, You must both be in GREAT shape and comfortable in swimwear! (Say something about your partner in the notes.) These roles are Featured Extras, with a slight possibility of a U5 upgrade. PLEASE NOTE: Extra work on soaps is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT than other kinds of extra work. It's quicker, fun and will never stop you from being considered for larger roles in the future. And it will be a fun memory for you and your partner. So submit! This works one or two days, the week of July 26th or on August 2nd or 3rd.

12 hours ago, jam6242 said:

Random tidbit from 1968---mention of a poem recited by Susan Martin (Denise Alexander) in 1968 after the death of her son (the poem is about the death of a child).  Her son died in 1967, but the article is from 1968, so don't the circumstances of her reciting it in 1968.

 

688...7/25/68:

Cast: Tom, Alice, Susan, Julie, Janet, Scott, Brad, Lou.

Sets: Horton Front Porch, Banning Living Room & Kitchen, Park Scene (Bridge & Pond below).

Maybe she recited it on the bridge.

11 hours ago, DRW50 said:

And thank you @JAS0N47for all these Marlena daily memories.

Glad you enjoyed them! That's all I have at the moment for that time frame, but hopefully in the future might have more.

ADAM LEADBEATER

Adam Leadbeater, who was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for his 12-episode guest stint as Dr. Seth Malcolm on "Days of Our Lives" in 2015, has passed away at the age of 52. Leadbeater died November 19, 2020. His death had gone unreported, but was confirmed in the memorial list of the new issue of SAG-AFTRA Magazine. Leadbeater was also the voice of Chester Cheetah, the Cheetos mascot, in ads from 2008-2017.