I almost miss them too but a break is nice. they just need to spice up the storylines

Yep. I agree with Drew.

We needed a break from them, but honestly, having them appear basically 4 episodes out of 20 is ridiculous.

Corday used to be moron. But now, he just has no money. That is the reason we're not seeing our favs.

Not Hoagie.

Not Corday.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

If we do have to see these little dimwits, I want to see some action though.

steve this is what i have been trying to say. Alls I head the are Days Gods but I am having a hard time getting into them with this deranged storyline. They are newbies to me to

Drew, I think that becomes a matter of opinion debate as to who was most popular. Shane & Kimberly had a big fan base just like Steve/Kayla did. They were very popular and often were at the top of the polls held by Daytime TV back then. I think Shane & Kimberly were even nominated for several SOD awards too.

Back then they were one of the biggie couples just like we have the big 6 now. Shane had just as many characters brought in around him as Steve did.

I think the only difference as far as some people maybe knowing who Steve/Kayla were was the constant mention of them in the magazines. As far as actually knowing the characters many didn't and many still don't really care about them as a couple.

The biggest mistake Days ever made was keeping both Shane/Kimberly and Patch/Kayla off for so long. They waited way too long to bring the characters back. And I think that is still the reason that Patch/Kayla haven't caught on with everyone. Even with them being on the show since the end of May now - going on 10 months now - the average viewers still know them well enough to accept them as a couple. Look around on the different boards on the Internet. You will see new fans say all the time that they just don't get Steve/Kayla as a couple. How can they get invested in a major story about them and their love when they still don't get them as a couple.

It has been the major fault of the writing transition, but has become Hogan's problem because he put them in this story without still giving new fans a connection with them.

And you are probably right - fans would still feel the same way about Shane & Kimberly without there being a big story leading up to fans being made to care about them as a couple first. Their return would fall flat too. But I would still love to see Kimberly back anyday supporting her sister than to see the boring Adrienne back (even if she is played by one of daytime's greatest Judi Evans).

I agree SteveFrame about wanting more Hortons. I am an original viewer (1965) and grew up with the Hortons. I don't think we need a lot more, but I would like to see Mike return (Michael T. Weiss would be my choice). Adrienne I can take or leave. What I see as a bigger problem with the ratings is that there is no on screen fallout when something "big" happens - John's kidney removal for instance. This is where Marlena should have been used. Don't drop the ball for a couple of weeks (or more).

Oh I don't want a lot more either. In fact after seeing how all the new faces in town has affected the feel of the show - the biggest mistake that Hogan or Corday could make right now is to bring anyone else on who has been away from the show for more than a year - maybe 2.

Right now when you watch Days there is no sense of familiarity. The characters in many cases are not new but many days it feels like a brand new show. No one face on some days you watch has been with the show for more than a year (maybe a little longer). And that hurts.

I don't know what show Michael Bruno was referring too when he said that by years end one show would be almost unrocgnizable but Days is that way many days for me. The acting is better, the dialogue is better, but overall it just doesn't feel or seem like Days at times.

I think right now Hogan needs to move faces like Deidre Hall, Drake Hogestyn, Peter Reckell, Alfonso, Aniston, Rogers, even the Hayes, etc. back to the forefront. It is not a matter of them being overused or more popular or being vets or whatever - it is the fact that the show needs familiarity.

I won't use the words new characters because some don't see that - but I will put it this way - there are just too many new faces - even Nichols & Evans are new faces for many viewers and because they were away for so long they are even new characters for many.

But he needs to cut the focus from the ones he has it on now. Cut them down some in screentime - not completely. Incorporate the older more familiar faces back into the stories. And he doesn't need to bring ANYONE else on for awhile until he does this.

Even Adrienne even though she is played by Judi Evans is going to be distracting. Viewers are going to have to get to know a new character, get used to a familiar face playing her, and that is going to distract from the story as the viewers get to know Steve's sister. So there for many fans you have one new character (Steve) getting a new character for a sister. Both have been gone from the show for at least 15 years, and new fans have to get to know them.

So right now I just say hold on bringing anyone back. I agree with Keith - he needs to concentrate on what he has and learn to use them before he gives fans someone else that they might possible have to get to know all over again.

action indeed alls we saying is tender hi and bis and what not. I want to see some super risky sex scens a catfight or two, danger turn up the volume on the storylines hoagie, stop letting them sandwhiches side track u. Thas how JER messed up. F double o d FOOD!!

Corday used to be moron. But now, he just has no money. That is the reason we're not seeing our favs.

Not Hoagie.

Not Corday.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

If we do have to see these little dimwits, I want to see some action though.

Maybe "pointless" was the wrong word. It doesn't matter because I believe Shane and Kim would fall into the same trap as Steve/Kayla. Too much time has passed and the writing isn't there to do things right. That's why I said Austin/Carrie would be a better option to bring back. At least they would be familiar to viewers of all ages, not just a certain age group. The same goes for Adrienne. On the one hand, I applaud Sheffer/Corday for actually remembering history and for adding some kind of realism, but at the same time so much time has passed. I can see Days fans everything scratching their heads at "Bonnie" coming back as Adrienne who is Steve's sister. And Steve/Kayla are still new characters to many of these viewers as well.

And King is right. There is no $$$$$. That's why I don't have much sympathy for the Bo/Hope or John/Marlena fans. There is no money!

Corday's lack of business sense has finally caught up with him. His latest doozy of a mistake was gutting his middle players and stacking the cast with cheap low end newbies and expensive high end vets. Now, because of the cash crunch Sheffer is forced to use the low end newbies all the time which is helping to push the show to new all time low ratings.

IMO, the lack of familiarity is more of a problem than the slow paced writing. IMO, if more familiar characters were being pushed to the front with the same type of writing the show's ratings wouldn't be as low as they are now. But that's JMO.

Just like to chime in that I want more Hortons too! Hortons, give me Hortons!!!!

Of course that's a wish in the ideal, it's not totally feasible currently. But. In my dreams. Sigh.

Edited March 9, 200718 yr by billyjill

Hogan did say he wanted to bring on more Hortons. I have faith Nick isn't the last one. I just never got the reason for bringing on Nick when he had Jeremy (Mike's son). Whatever.

I'm sure we'll see more Hortons, like Jeremy sometime this year.

IMO, the lack of familiarity is more of a problem than the slow paced writing.

I think it's a combination of the two. Viewers tend to be more tolerant of lacklustre storytelling when fan favorites are being featured. If you are going to stack the show with newbies, then more pressure is put on the writers to keep the material fast-paced and compelling. Corday may be to blame for the lack of balance but that does not excuse Hogan for dropping the ball with the characters he IS able to write for.

Edited March 9, 200718 yr by Ponz

I'd take Maggie over John and Marlena any day.

LOL! ME too.

I'd take Maggie over John and Marlena any day.

Oh, I'd take her over John any day. I totally agree. I didn't mean anything bad by that. I love Maggie.

And yeah ... I don't understand why we got Nick and not Jeremy. The actor could of worked as Jeremy too. Sigh.

Corday's dumbest mistake last year was firing Matt Ashford! As the actor himself said, Jack Devereux doesn't need Jennifer to be an interesting character on DAYS.

Corday's dumbest mistake last year was firing Matt Ashford! As the actor himself said, Jack Devereux doesn't need Jennifer to be an interesting character on DAYS.

While I don't blame Corday entirely for that as he had to make big budget cuts, I do think it was stupid to fire Matt. Hogan would write Jack brilliantly, and I'm hoping his brief return turns into something bigger down the road.