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Not that I've heard. I can't bring myself to listen to all of his episodes, but I tend to put on the Housewives-centric ones when I've run out of other stuff to listen to. It's sooooo much obnoxious self-promotion and bragging about how he's an in-demand producer. He really lost me this week when he had a guest on to discuss the "truth" about She By Sheree and said "truth" was that... she's a marketing genius because her nonfunctional website and stolen/licensed fashions had people talking! It's so clear he won't talk sh*t about her because they're friends, but it makes his commentary on the shows (which usually boils down to "the seasons I produced were the best!") even less credible. I love Danny's podcast. He pokes fun and can be critical but he's fair and you can tell it's done out of love for the shows. He also acknowledges how ridiculous it all is.

Why didn't Broe just fake a breakup so that Kristen would agree to shared custody? And why isn't Belle calling witnesses to testify about how Kristen kidnapped and impersonated Nicole, or held Marlena and John's entire wedding at gunpoint, or raped a priest on camera...?

Is anyone listening to Carlos King's podcast? He is so high on his own supply that he makes Andy Cohen look humble.

Yeah, Madison on Days was created and wrecked by the same team within the space of a year. She was killed off as those writers were leaving and the new team was coming in, but MarDar wrote all her (mostly awful) material.

He was number 27! Right behind Stephen Nichols.

I get the limitations, I really do, but one thing that drives me insane -- since we're on the subject of staging -- is how people walk into the DiMera living room and say things like, "Harold let me in" as if the foyer isn't six feet away. Whoever was in the living room would hear the doorbell and whatever exchange happened at the front door that's right there. It's less glaring at the Kiriakis place right now since they're using that ugly study, but when they use the full living room (if they ever do again), it's the same issue with the foyer being right next to it.

I like the one with Billy and the Hayeses. 🤷‍♂️ And the Tony Moore one isn't a show-produced promo -- it's a Dishin' Days interview they did during a press event that the show held.

I know exactly what you mean. It's probably easier to get camera coverage of the person in the bed, since they're angled toward the cameras instead of in profile, but you wind up with people awkwardly smushed up against those cabinets or by the foot of the bed. It doesn't even make sense from a practical standpoint -- those beds would need to be close to as many outlets and power sources as possible, rather than having wires running over half the room.

I knew the paint had changed at some point. I actually hadn't noticed the flooring until that close-up on Monday's episode. The 'hardwood' (laminate) is probably a lot easier to keep clean, but it looked beat-up that day! The thing about the hospital rooms that drives me nuts -- ever since the 2019 time jump -- is how the beds are usually at a weird, 45-degree angle in the room, with the head not against the wall. I'm sure it makes shooting and staging easier, but no bed would be set up like that in an actual room.

This trailer looks incredible.

That entrance changed back in 2010-11 when they brought back the Horton house, I think. We didn't see the house for a bit (maybe all of 2009?) and then they revived it for Alice's funeral and had Jen move into it the following fall, and it was a modified set.

I finally saw something on my NBC affiliate this morning explaining the move and directing viewers to both the Peacock site and a telephone 'help line' if they needed clarity or assistance signing up. So that's something. Like @Errol said, it does appear that Sept 1 is the start of some kind of push, which is way too late, but at least it's happening. And @Vee, I'm with you -- Days is a sacrificial lamb here. I truly don't think they want to cancel it, but NBCU is throwing sh*t at the wall to make Peacock work, and Days is going to wind up collateral damage.

Something was f***ed up with the Peacock version of the show on Friday. There were two acts that repeated for me, and the episode was like 46 minutes instead of the usual 34 or however long it is. They'd better get their s**t together.

Gotcha. So it has nothing to do with the rate -- the $1.99 kicks in September 1, and people will be able to pick up with Days when it moves over to Peacock. Thanks!

Where is the September 19th date coming from? Everything I've read says that the rate applies if you sign up during the month of September, too.

Yeah, it just felt suspicious that they elevated him to more of a 'real' character just as this all kicked off. Gwen is too damn obvious. But yeah, this is ultimately going to end in Abigail being alive, whether that's in 8 months or three years.

I actually think the construction of this murder mystery story isn't bad. If these were characters we gave a crap about (or found entertaining), and/or if death meant anything on this show, I'd actually think it were pretty decently put together. They set up a lot of red herrings and have generally explained them in logical (for Days) ways. I'm waiting for the completely random resolution -- my money is on Li, and maybe Abigail figured out he was holding Stefan and killed her? -- but I don't think it's been a badly plotted story in terms of broad strokes.

Why? That feels incredibly hateful and dangerous.

Please let this woman book a great primetime or streaming role. Sort of wish DAYS had just pulled her as a new Lani, honestly.

I think it's a combination of the suddenness and the fact that it'll be on the paid tier. If it were moving onto the free tier, I suspect the uproar or pessimism would be a lot less. I agree that the lack of lead time and the fact that we won't get a big NBC finale "event" is a huge missed opportunity. Frankly, though, I just don't think they're that concerned about losing the passive viewers who are out of the target demo. Which is obviously sad for the longtime viewers who won't continue on with the show, but in terms of business, I get the tradeoff. The streamers want active eyeballs who are appealing to advertisers, and it seems like the Peacock specials have brought those in.

I'll be genuinely -- and pleasantly -- shocked if we get anything resembling a full archive of classic episodes available on Peacock. Even highlights from each year would be something, but I'm dubious, especially on such short notice.

The person who posted this is full of sh*t and has been wrong about almost every storyline spoiler they've posted in months.

They should absolutely work on adding the full back library. That would be a legitimate draw. I know most people who come to boards like this will always treasure the idea of a five-day-a-week, 52-week-a-year soap opera, but I do think it's increasingly an obsolete form. That is not how people view things these days, and it's not helpful in winning a new or refreshed audience. I would be interested in them trying three days a week, or even better, as @Vee mentioned, 6-to-8-week arcs several times a year. There's an energy that comes from finales and premieres, especially these days, that I think daytime in general is lacking.

That's a good way of putting it. Stuff happens, but it doesn't necessarily change anything. I think they do a decent job retroactively tying threads together, but it doesn't feel like long-term story -- it feels like, "Well, this happened, and this also happened, and I guess we can make them dovetail in a way that brings stuff together," but it would be so much more satisfying and gripping if it felt like it was intended that way all along.

IMO Jake was a much better fit for BB than Stefan. He worked decently enough as Stefan, but it was an emergency recast and he didn't really feel like the (terrible) character Tyler Christopher had established at all. If they hadn't made TC's Stefan a rapist, I probably could've gone along with it -- but they had already written to the point of killing Stefan off by the time BB started airing, so then they scrambled to create Jake to give him a character with a clean slate. It all went off the rails when they rushed him into DiMeraLand instead of allowing him to be the rough outsider. Do they really think bringing him back as a rapist is going to be the hit they're swinging for?