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Did they really need the devil for Johnny to turn into another, power-hungry DiMera?

It's always sad when you go into a new storyline KNOWING it's going to suck.

In a way, seeing how awful Joss really is breaks my heart, because his dad, Tom Whedon, happens to be one of my all-time favorite sitcom writers. The elder Whedon's work was always so smart, regardless of the shows he was working on. But now I have to wonder wtf did he do to his son for him to turn out like that.

I hope it wasn't Paul Lammers. He was the best director that show ever had.

Every time I think about Bo and Hope, and the years of truly wretched writing this show threw at them, it makes me want to cry.

I'm convinced Sinema is a ringer.

Next to Y&R, all the other soaps looked like [!@#$%^&*].

Frankly, it'd be more shocking if Nancy were the one to come out.

Definitely agree. I could see it being revived on Disney+ or Hulu, with each season (consisting of, say, 10-12 episodes) being devoted to one major storyline with several subplots bubbling under. As for the other shows... I think ATWT, DAYS and GL had a relatively easy time modernizing their shows for the '70's. By the early '80's, though, ATWT and DAYS were stumbling. OLTL didn't have to worry about modernizing itself since it hadn't been on that long. But it's a good thing Judith Light came along when she did, because there did seem to be a creative malaise settling in. AW, TD and SFT actually did okay with updating themselves, too, but there was too much instability behind-the-scenes to make it all last. And, of course, we all know about what happened to GH when Gloria Monty took it over.

Once again, EON had the advantage of being non-traditional. Their crime-centric stories worked in any era.

It seems once Pat Falken Smith quit/was fired/whatever, DAYS turned to [!@#$%^&*] rather quickly.

I voted for LOL. From what I have read, they tried mightily to modernize; however, their core audience, who had followed the show since its' premiere, resisted all the way.

Shots fired, Joe, lol!

I really don't know how Joss thought agreeing to that interview would help rehab his reputation. He should just go count his money and stay away.

Person 1: Black don't crack! Person 2: That's a stereotype! Person 3: It's also true!

They could kill off the crumb-snatcher and I really wouldn't give a damn.

Well, I'm glad everybody loves working at DAYS. I just wish I was glad to watch it.

I think it'd be great to see Margaret Colin and Hillary B. Smith co-star in some vehicle.

Well, I guess it wouldn't be DAYS without the wildly inappropriate relationships.

Alan: Tell us, what was it like to work with the late, great Gene Wilder on his sitcom, "Something Wilder"? Margaret: Seriously??

That's why I feel it's impossible ever to fix this show. Because, how do you fix a show that is just so damaged?

If this ends with Ava-as-Sarah running into Gwen-as-Sarah....

I'd say the '80's were evenly divided between CBS and NBC. The latter had the "prestige" shows that attracted buzz and won awards, while the former had the older-skewing shows that were audience pleasers nonetheless. ABC, on the other hand, was really spotty (especially their sitcoms, which tended to be run-of-the-mill) until then-president Brandon Stoddard began pushing for more unique fare, like "The Wonder Years" and "thirtysomething." Agree. Not only was she replacing a very popular (and very notorious) star on a show that was wrought with behind-the-scenes drama, she was also still shaking off the memory of her own, very successful character on "Newhart." In fact, I think that's why they made Alison so unsympathetic: they were trying to make her different from Suzanne AND from Stephanie, but it was just a total misfire.

Hey...

Well, I hear Joss Whedon is free. I'm kidding.