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6 hours ago, Aback said:

Do you think they're downsizing?

Maybe or you know with Soaps budgets being so low and Salaries being cut, these actors aren't making the same amount of money like they did in the 80's, 90's and even early 2000's. What does the husband do now anyways?

19 hours ago, Wendy said:

Isn't Lamon Archey (Eli, Days) also on a prime time show? I know he was dropped to recurring because of scheduling. Maybe #2 is him?

While is he has been on the CW's All American for the last two seasons, after this season, be no need for him. He plays a high school principal and the main characters are all graduating after this season. He probably was smart to stay on recurring or he would have left already.

14 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I don't see a point in recasting Hope.  Aside from her being absent from major events because she can't catch a flight, I don't miss Hope at all.  Hell, if Days told me she was in the other room I would be fine with it.  

Same, there really is no need for Hope. Sometimes fans just need a break from a certain character and let them be off campus for a while. 

On 1/19/2022 at 10:43 PM, Broderick said:

Yeah, being a regular on a soap isn't the lucrative job it once was.   A couple of years ago, people seemed horrified that the girl who played Hillary Curtis on Y&R wasn't given a raise.  I figured she was really being valued if she wasn't asked to take a pay cut.  

You're 100% right. The 1980's up until early 2000's when the soaps had huge budgets and there were 10 of them, established actors could soap hop for better salaries. Not the same anymore. 

20 hours ago, David_Vickers said:

#1 should be GH's Lucky or DAYS' Hope. I gotta feeling it is Sidney Mikayla(GHs Trina) who may be leaving (#2). #3 I hope is DAYS I'd drop Rafe, Nicole, Ava, Gabi, Jake, maybe Gwen and Lucas.

If it was Days, my dream would be Rafe, Nicole, Brady, Gwen, Roman, Bonnie (but bring back as Adrienne), Ben, Ciara, and Kristen/Susan.

1 hour ago, Bright Eyes said:

Ron Carlivati has the 5th longest HW tenure, it is more than time for him to go. I know nobody else wants the job, and COVID has probably made it harder to find someone, but Corday needs to shuffle this goof off the premises. 

At this point, the others that are left are hacks. They all have been recycled to the the our 3 soaps for years. Its time for new blood, a young writer to come in, potentially knows the history of the show. I bet there are hundreds of us that have created some stories for days.

A head writer is really coming up with the story's to tell, you have breakdown and script writers that bring it to life. 

4 hours ago, victoria foxton said:

It's nice see Nancy. I don't know want to make of the story. To be fair it has just started. Hope the rumors aren't true. A mature man like Craig having a journey of self- discovery. Is a great idea but not under RC's pen. And Craig is the wrong character for this. 

I do agree under RC is going to be a mess. But I all for Craig if he was in a relationship with a man. Men in their 50's, 60's and up are getting a lot more comfortable coming out and being themselves. Looks at Miranda on Sex and The City, she is around the same age range as Craig and finally coming to terms who they really are. However, with RC, don't feel confident, probably turn into trash as it could have become a great story.

4 hours ago, soapfan770 said:

100% agree. Craig and Nancy were wonderful but to do this story for them is pretty insulting. I appreciate the idea that is rumored but like you said it would be embarrassing under the current regime.

Why is it insulting? I don't think it is one bit. Older men and women are finally starting to feel comfortable coming to terms who they really are. We are seeing a lot of people in their 50's, 60's and beyond coming out. For decades they had to hide their sexuality, get married and have kids. 

I think it would have been a great story, but not under RC. Whoever wrote when Will came out, would have been perfect. Look at Miranda on Sex and the City, she is finally coming to her terms and release who she really is. 

In all honestly, it would be a great storyline if RC wasn't at the helm.

4 hours ago, Antoyne said:

This is the same show that had Kristen in a relationship with a character she was going to be the step mom of when he was a little boy.

Was that like half of the Lifetime movies back in the late 90's/early 00's lol. Step mother falls in love with stepson and plot to kill father. The actor who plays Nick Newman did a movie like that for Lifetime back in the day.

Carrie and Sami with Austin back in the 1990s on DAYs.

7 minutes ago, victoria foxton said:

Tuesday's spoiler pics.

The good thing about watching on Peacock later on in the day, I can fast forward scenes with Ciara and Ben lol.

On 1/8/2022 at 9:48 PM, Bright Eyes said:

Add me to the please kill Susan train.

I do wonder if everyone is sick of Susan, has she overstayed her welcome? I created a story where she along with Rafe, Ben, Bonnie fall victim to a serial killer hitting town. She would have been the last victim, where the audience is revealed who the serial killer is and NO its not Marlena lol

14 hours ago, AlexElizabeth said:

Horrible. We have lesbian sex happening next week and this is what they promote? 

Lesbian sex? Who is smashing next week?

3 hours ago, carolineg said:

Both Ava's intro and the beginning of John as RoboJohn was good.  Both stories honestly had potential.  I don't really remember the pairing very well, but I do remember the back and forth between Marlena and John was extremely repetitive and tiresome.  I did enjoy snarky RoboJohn though. 

Anyway, I enjoyed TB's first run as Ava a lot, but she has no purpose now.   I don't even know how to fix her at this point.  She really doesn't fit on the canvas.

I created a great story for Ava. I created a story where she becomes bad again and steals basic black, Gabi Chic and Countess Wilhemina Cosmetics from Dimera and Kiriakis empires along with their fortunes.

this would include the help of Tyler and Sydney who are aged to teenagers and hate their family names.

1 hour ago, AlexElizabeth said:

They're not the most exciting characters in the world but I like Shawn and Belle and I'm glad that we've been seeing them more. 

John fighting the devil at the Horton house was hilarious. 

The thing is, Shawn and Belle just need someone to write for them, how JER wrote for Carrie and Austin back in the 1990s.

no one seems to write for them. Give them a good and juicy storyline and they wouldn’t be boring. 

1 hour ago, Soapsuds said:

What kind of children is Kate raising? First Phillip and now Lucas. Are we getting another mother/son talk where Lucas tells Kate no one loves him?

Its Kate, she should win worst mother of the century award! Remember back in the 1990's, how she would interfere with Austin and Billie and their relationships with Carrie and Bo. 

Honestly, I am not shocked her kids are messed up! I wish they would write a story about her kids turning their backs on her, going to therapy and blaming her for everything.

4 minutes ago, carolineg said:

Belle and Shawn do live in Hope's house.  The last time they showed it was around Ciara's wedding to Theo I think. Xander, Gwen, and possibly Brady live at the Inn, which is ridiculous especially for two cash strapped people like Xander/Gwen.  A lot of people were living at Jarlena's townhouse in the summer-Sami, EJ, Brady, Susan, Claire.

Aw, I don't watch the show everyday. It just seems the bedroom everyone always in, even in the Dimera house looks all the same, small and a typical NYC hotel room lol. Also, always ugly wallpaper!

1 hour ago, carolineg said:

I am just confused as to what the point of Lucas kidnapping Sami was?  Maybe if he staged a kidnapping with him and Sami together it would have made a tiny bit of sense, but why did he think locking her up for 3 months alone would make her love him?  How long was he going to keep her there?  Until she called him?  EJ already dumped Sami.  I am not sure why he didn't just make a move like a normal human that he mostly has been for the last 20 years.  I am glad Lucas got thrown under the bus because Ali had to make a Hallmark movie.

@AbcNbc247 I thought Lucas did have money.  He just lives at the Pub for some unknown reason. 

I like Johnny and Chanel just fine, but most of their story has taken place off screen in Italy.  They barely know each other.

Doesn't half of Salem live at the Inn? Why can't Shawn and Belle live at Bo's and Hopes home? I know Days has a crappy budget, but see one living room set and change it to reflect multiple characters home, other than them always at the Salem Inn.

49 minutes ago, carolineg said:

 I did not see that eye-opening, popular vote from the 10 people that still subscribe to SOD.    GAMECHANGER.  I clearly have it wrong then.

I am not on a ton of boards, but I rarely can find a person that likes Rafe let alone ships him with anyone.   And honestly, I don't even mind Rafe.  He's just there like a doofus, but he doesn't bother me really.  Except when he talks to the bear

Soap Opera Digest still exist!!?? Who actually buys that magazine, probably someone's grandma lol 

6 minutes ago, AlexElizabeth said:

Rafe sucks. I don't know who votes on these polls. I didn't vote, lol. I like Nicole with both EJs and Eric. Rafe hasn't had one good pairing in 13 years. 

Rafe has been pointless since day 1.

8 hours ago, Antoyne said:

Phillip needs some psychological help. I imagine once Marlena is no longer possessed, she’ll end up being his doctor and curing him. I felt bad for Kate trying to get through to her son.

Today was a pretty entertaining episode. I always like Jan pop ins.

Does anyone else think maybe something triggered him and his PTSD is resurfacing from the war? I have read it can happen.

I just finished watching it. I liked it, typical sappy Christmas movie, we can thank Hallmark for all that. Even the streaming services are focus on making and showing them lol.

Liked the end with Nicole and the surprise character.

I really miss the character of Nick and he makes Gabi so much more tolerable. Wish they didn't make him go crazy and killed him off. Also liked that Gabi was actually focusing on her company and selling her fashions to people. Wish they would focus more on her and her company on the main show.

John said at the end when it was snowing, "thought this place had a roof" referring to the square. Does it??

Also, the movie made characters like Gabi, Xander and Kristen so much normal and tolerable. Never watch the story of Brady and Kristen, but they 100% HAD CHEMESTRY! 

Finally, it does seem to hint that Will and Sonny could come back on the main show soon. Ron does seem to like using them and Leo, which i wouldn't mind him back and flirting with Xander. 

2 hours ago, carolineg said:

Yeah, I know Ron was going for 'what would the world be like if John/Marlena weren't together?' nonsense but it's not like they really explored why Kristen/John were together and John/Marlena weren't so what's the point?

I feel like I am nitpicking on something I honestly enjoyed, but this movie wasn't really made for non-Days viewers so there were things that just didn't make sense like family stripping or Eric being a bum literally outside his family's pub or what was canon and what wasn't...  Basically, it doesn't make sense to viewers or non viewers alike.  It might have made more sense if it was Will's dream or something.

Will wrote it as fiction for a TV show. Even Sonny was like WTF with some of the ideas Will was writing, like having Roman dead in it or that Nick was alive in it.

44 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

It's not Will's dream but it's just fiction lol. Will's movie

 

I can't believe what a difference a Sonny recast makes

There is something about the Sonny recast that make Wilson hotter. Don't know if its the chemistry, or how sexy Zach comes across as Sonny. 

21 hours ago, carolineg said:

Aww...I am happy Roman/Kate got back together.  I don't know how JT became someone I loathed as the worst recast ever to someone I have a soft spot for lol.  I guess 20 plus years will just help you accept someone eventually.  Idk, I think they are kinda cute.

I liked the Chanel and Marlena stuff.  RB isn't the greatest actress, but the scenes worked well to me and Marlena/Mardevil actually played the reveal pretty cool.   I wonder if Marlena's actions will have any repercussions as a Dr.  It's Days, so no, but it would be funny if Marlena lost her license over all these shenanigans.

Random thoughts:

Steve's jump that Marlena is Hattie is actually a very intelligent guess, but why doesn't he just find out where Hattie is?  He's a PI it shouldn't be that hard. 

When was Doug the mayor of Salem lol?

Lani and Chanel's dresses were nice but they were not appropriate for a November wedding. Paulina's looked very cheap

I wish the show would have made more of an effort to get Tamara back for this.  She's pretty critical to this story. 

I hate how Days can only have 5 people at weddings and they look so cheap.  This whole thing would be a lot better if the entire town was there to witness it.

The simply can’t afford to have so many people in one spot anymore.  It like the 90s or early to mid 2000’s where you can the whole cast and a bunch of extras around. The budget isn’t there anymore.

one thing I noticed, what happened to the church? It got smaller and facing a different way now.

https://www.soapoperanews.net/2021/11/eileen-davidson-returns-to-days-of-our.html?m=1

Don't know how true this is.

41 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

That’s true lol

Corday really should’ve stepped in, and from the moment he told RC that he wanted to revisit the possession, told him to make it serious instead of silly.  

I do think he can pull it off. The poison water story on GH wasn’t silly, and I’ve always thought that was the best thing he’s ever written. 

From hearing a podcast that Ron was on, it was NBC and Corday that wanted to revisit the storyline, not him. He just went with it.

47 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

I haven't watched the last two episodes. Probably because of your above statement which is spot on. How about Marlena as MarDevil actually killing someone...say Rafe?? 

It's hard to invest in a story when it's a parody of the original.

I said this in another forum, i am convinced we are watching Johnny's movie on screen. That will be the twist at the end, we will see it ending with everyone watching the premiere of the movie.

1 hour ago, te. said:

Has Rafe had any real personality traits though? I don't think I've ever truly placed Rafe in a box as such... more that Sony/NBC/Corday likes Galen Gering and likes to keep him around. He's an odd utility character that normally wouldn't last two weeks and here we are over a decade later.

Rafe is one of those characters that needs to go. They tried to pair him with almost every woman in Salem and it doesn't work. The actor is just too bland and straight up boring. Time to kill him off and bring back like Mike Horton or Austin or give Shawn more airtime.

1 hour ago, te. said:

Has Rafe had any real personality traits though? I don't think I've ever truly placed Rafe in a box as such... more that Sony/NBC/Corday likes Galen Gering and likes to keep him around. He's an odd utility character that normally wouldn't last two weeks and here we are over a decade later.

Galen needs to leave and go work on some Hallmark Christmas movie. If I was HW, he be the first to go. Kill him off and have Shawn take over and give him more airtime.

On 11/1/2021 at 5:11 PM, Vee said:

Eileen doesn't want to commit to a long-term contract. Which is fine because Kristen should not be on a long-term contract, IMO. She is a character who should come in and do controlled stints. When Kristen is on year-round it looks like what you have now.

Why can't they do what they do  with Alison Sweeney. Have her come in once every blue moon for a short time and disappear. I would be fine with that regarding Eileen popping in as Kristin. But can we put a pause on all her other characters. I would like Days to redeem Kristin a little. Like have her be in a accident and her memory is wiped out for a while and then bam.. Evil Kristin is back.

2 hours ago, Soapsuds said:

Lets compare...teehee

I am going to be honest, never saw the appeal in the actor. Ever since watching Passions, he just comes off as basic in the look departments. Don't get me wrong, would love to have his body, but i find guys like Zander and new EJ to be WAY hotter. Maybe its the accent. 

1 hour ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Chloe only has a son, but yeah, I get what you mean. Those all sound like good ideas, and they would be different from what we’ve seen before, rather than just a repeat of a triangle. 

I totally forgot Chloe had a sister named Joy. lol.  Reasons why i thought she had a daughter. Same thing could happen, Joy is aged to early 20's and becomes a massive famous pop singer. Chloe gets jealous and hooks her on booze and pills to convince her parents to create a conservatorship and ala , Britney storyline in the making.

23 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

Back when he was one of my first crushes

A new direction would help. Maybe @KMan101is right and they should finally bring in Joy and have her cause problems for Chloe

Chloe and many others need a new direction. However that is the thing with soaps, it about creating drama between couples. 

Why can't Chloe run a successful music school funded by drug lords?

Another could be age her daughter to a teen and cause tension between her and the daughter.  Daughter becomes a massive pop singer and goes on a downfall spiral with the success, that leads to drugs, alcohol and do a Britney story where she is under a conservatorship by her mother and the dark side of it.

27 minutes ago, KMan101 said:

 

Brady definitely feels played out. He's continuously driven story since Eric debuted, really. That's a long time and a LOT of relationships. LOL. 

 

I wouldn't say Chloe is played out. A stronger direction would help. More scenes with Belle and Shawn would help. Bringing on her sister would help. 

 

JKJ chews the scenery when Philip has to go all Investigation Discovery angry. The triangle has potential but it's all so flat and boring and feels like Philip doesn't stand a chance.

 

I think JKJ has aged fine. Nadia didn't need the injections.

 

Chloe/Brady/Philip writes itself so it shouldn't be so lackluster or feel like an afterthought.

 

Nobody expects them to de-age anyone.

 

Yep on Kirsten Storms.

Brady along with Rafe need to leave in my opinion. Time for them to set sail and bring back other characters.