You have GOT to be kidding me!

Thats what I said!!

Maybe he cut his hair....

I don't think anyone can spin this positively at ALL. All of those "oh they may leave after 13 weeks" or "maybe they won't catch on"... There is no plausible reasoning behind this AT ALL. What this means is more time for Shelle since these characters are going to be involved with them, and LESS time for characters that NEED airtime. Budget can't be a problem, he's hired 2 new people, I don't care HOW CHEAP these actors may be, it can NOT be cheaper than using actors on your payroll already. The whole face of DAYS is changing and I think that is the ultimate bottom line.

I'm starting to think Hogan Sheffer was hired for only one purpose: to get DAYS cancelled.

This is stupid!

What about the supposed budget crisis?

Why put new people on contract when the available talent, like Drake and Deirdre, is being badly underused?

Completely illogical!

sigh...I hate to be melodramatic, but I am really, really thinking of dropping Days and picking OLTL back up.

For me, any type of Day casting news has been a downer (sans dropping Patrick).

Of course NBC wants Days cancelled. That is the last soap they need gone before they are rid of soaps forever.

I personally feel like throwing something myself...straight at Ken Corday's head for being such a colossal moron.

I've been throwing things at Corday's head for years - I know how you feel!

Uhh... no comment.

I hate Joy Bisco.

...oh, and how the hell are they contracted through March 2010? Days isn't even going to live that long! LoL

...oh, and how the hell are they contracted through March 2010? Days isn't even going to live that long! LoL

Yeah. I didn't know soaps could contract actors to a date even after the soaps contract expires.

Yay for Joy Bisco!!

I'll bet you dollars to doughnuts Duck and Gabby turn out to be Jed and Willow's dad, and their stepmother.

I like Joy Bisco but WHAT THE ****ING HELL IS THIS ****!!!

All I can say is we better see alot of Bo/Hope/John/Marlena going forward or even I will be PISSED!!! .

Seriously, WTF?!!

I won't stop watching and I do feel the show is better and the balance is returning but this is a major downer for me.

Uhh... no comment.

I hate Joy Bisco.

I never liked her at all on Port Charles. And I have seen that actor too and don't care for him much either.

And to the person that wants to see him as a love interest for either Marlena or Kate - more power to them. I don't want to see him neither either of them. And don't want Joy Bisco near Lucas or EJ.

As to NBC wanting the show cancelled - yes they do. But the hiring of these newbies would have little to do with that. I highly doubt that NBC has much to do with the characters that Hogan is creating. It was said when Hogan was hired that he had control in the stories area. I don't know if he has a say in casting like JER did but who knows at this point.

All I know is this is not a good move even if the characters are only around for 13 weeks. Fans are already mad and bringing 2 more characters in with them on contract is not going to help matters at all. And even for fans that don't read the mags they are going to see them. So it is not going to go over well with them either.

I am not going to blame Hogan totally for this because this could very well be Corday trying to bring on cheaper actors because NBC's is tightening things.

Whatever the case, it sucks. I didn't like Bisco in the beginning but I grew to like her. I would be alright if they were recurring but damn why contract?

I don't think it will be a HUGE deal as long as their is balance and the big 4 are back on. If not, then Days us in even worst trouble then now.

Newbie or not, I am getting sick of the constant women falling for Shawn. I liked Jan and am ok with Willow, but I in the past three years all we have seen is women falling for Shawn. Jan, Mimi, Willow, and now possibly this new girl.

I want Shawn's trouble with women after him to end. It's getting so tiresome.