My only issue is that if Hogan is being forced to write the Bo/Hope/John/Marlena back in, just how good will their stories be? I can't imagine that they'll be anything spectacular if he's approaching it begrudgingly, under the forceful hand of Corday.

At the same time, I don't want to see the veterans just for the sake of having them on screen. It has to be the total package. Presence and quality story. Corday can promise, promise, promise until his eyes turn red, but the simple fact is that none of the June/July/August material has even been taped yet. Anything can happen between now and then to ruin a possibly good thing. What sounds good on paper doesn't always turn out well. For proof, look no further than Kayla removing John's kidney. It sounded exciting, but in the end? A total letdown.

Corday can promise great stories this summer, but if they're not executed well and everything doesn't line up (good flow from episode-to-episode, good acting, decent scripts from the scriptwriters, better pacing/less filler), I could be just as unhappy then as I am now. Simply putting J/M/B/H on the screen for the sake of seeing them isn't going to keep me glued. There has to be more to it, and thus far, it's too early to believe the spin and say for sure that things are going to be peachy. Anyone who believes otherwise is blind, LoL.

Meanwhile, think about it. We could learn the reason behind the (played out) DiMera/Brady feud in the span of two episodes. Summer lasts a long time. I need more than an anticlimactic and played out family feud to keep me entertained for an entire summer, and Corday banking on that alone is a big mistake and reeks of desperation -- especially considering that their idea of "great DiMeras" are bumbling Bart and cartoonish Tony.

Great post. As happy as I am to be seeing the big 4-- especially Marlena, I'm scared about what kind of story Hogan is going to be writing for them.

Great post. As happy as I am to be seeing the big 4-- especially Marlena, I'm scared about what kind of story Hogan is going to be writing for them.

At least we know Doc wont be possesed. . Wait, we dont know that, because Corday is still there.

Great post. As happy as I am to be seeing the big 4-- especially Marlena, I'm scared about what kind of story Hogan is going to be writing for them.

I don't know if this will make you feel any better but all I've seen or heard from the actors at DAYS is how much they love their scripts, how excited they are to be working with Hogan and how they much they like what he has written for their characters as opposed to the direction their characters had been going in the past few years.

Edited April 15, 200718 yr by Ilovemydays

they should be involve in the brady dimera fued expecially john and marlena. Tony dimera will be in the storyline because he is coming back next month. This storyline should be great because the dimera/brady fued is a major storyline that should be answered. corday will make him write a great storyline for this

Dimera/Brady feud....Tony Dimera....DUH!!!

they should be involve in the brady dimera fued expecially john and marlena. Tony dimera will be in the storyline because he is coming back next month. This storyline should be great because the dimera/brady fued is a major storyline that should be answered. corday will make him write a great storyline for this

Corday can't force him to write anything, because Corday isn't credited as the headwriter.

He can suggest things. He can tell him who he wants him to write for. But as for the actual creative material? He can't force that. He can fire him if he doesn't like what he's doing, but he can't force a man credited as headwriter to write anything he doesn't want to.

Meanwhile, I'm sick of the Brady/DiMera feud. It's gone on for years and years, and by now I just don't care why they hate one another. Corday running back to the "tried and true" says to me that they've run out of ideas, and now they're having to rehash the same old plot in hopes that it'll be the saving grace.

Corday is banking on ONE story way too much. That's always a huge, huge mistake. Because when that flops, you've got nothin'.

Edited April 15, 200718 yr by Kenny

i dont care for marlena.............i only want john, bo and hope this summer..

here is a good storyline for the desmise of marlena

- ej leads marlena to a cliff

- marlena begs for her life

- ej says no and shoots her off

- everyone thinks she is dead

- but she isnt, she will be back more with a backbone and she wont whine again and stop going to john to protect her

but with the vets coming back......THEY BETTER NOT BACKBURN NICK,CHELSEA,ABBY,MAX,STEPHANIE......WITH NEW COMING MIKES SON JEREMY HORTON AND JETT CARVER

i do think mike isnt far behind if his son is coming back

For some reason, I knew you would say this.

I can't believe I just read through 7 pages of some great posts and endless ridiculous bickering. I love a good debate on SON but sometimes we can be SO petty and nitpick when we shouldn't. Guys, can we just all calm down and stop jumping each other's bones for HAVING AN OPINION?

yea but corday is in charge, if he doesnt like the storyline for the dimera/brady fued and if he thinks hogan should do more research and make this storyline great, he can.

More research, Corday needs to do some damn research and he's been with the show forever!!!! Hogan probably knows more about the show than he does!!

- ej leads marlena to a cliff

- marlena begs for her life

- ej says no and shoots her off

- everyone thinks she is dead

- but she isnt, she will be back more with a backbone and she wont whine again and stop going to john to protect her

Been there, done that.

Summer 2004.

Crystal leads Marlena to the prison rooftop.

Helicopters fly above, pointing guns.

Marlena begs for her life.

The helicopter shoots her off.

Everyone thinks she is dead.

But she wasn't! They said she'd come back with more of a backbone, we were promised she wouldn't whine again and would stop going to John to protect her. She would be THE HEROINE.

For the most part, Marlena's back to her true self. But still...

...second verse, same as the first. Been there, done that. I want something new.

also the reason why he is bringing the dimera/brady fued back is to end it

He's not bringing the Brady/DiMera feud back to end it. He's bringing it back because he can't think of anything else to get the ratings up. If he's using this as the show's saving grace, do you really think he's going to end it and have it resolved by summer's end? Very doubtful. He's going to milk this for all it's worth in hopes of getting viewers back. Sadly, Corday's an idiot and doesn't realize how much people dont care anymore.

He's not bringing the Brady/DiMera feud back to end it. He's bringing it back because he can't think of anything else to get the ratings up.

Exactly

DOOL_Fan4Life, you so remind me of myself seven years ago. Always believing what Corday said. Always inhaling every lie and believing it to be the gospel. Going from thread to thread, posting about what a turnaround Days was about to make -- full of excitement.

In time, if the show's around long enough, you'll find yourself just as realistic and jaded as I am.

i forgot about that, i got that entire storyline on tape, i got every episode of days since 1994.

but they can just kill marlena off for good lol

Every episode? Damn! You should send me everything from 1994 - 1998.

He's not bringing the Brady/DiMera feud back to end it. He's bringing it back because he can't think of anything else to get the ratings up. If he's using this as the show's saving grace, do you really think he's going to end it and have it resolved by summer's end? Very doubtful. He's going to milk this for all it's worth in hopes of getting viewers back. Sadly, Corday's an idiot and doesn't realize how much people dont care anymore.

Well I want to know what started the whole Brady/Dimera feud. I just hate loose ends! Wasn't this SL supposed to explain the Alex North/Marlena thing too?

it wont be the only storyline this summer ok

- we got this omg plot, which i think it will be alice passing away

- of couse the teens will be in a big storyline(cant wait to see what hogan has in plan for the teens)

- The brady and dimera fued

- shawn and belle drama

I don't want to see Alice killed off.

I like the new generation of teens, but we've had enough of them over the last three months... it's time to give 'em a rest.

Brady/DiMera feud is played. I don't care.

Shawn and Belle drama? Blah. They're in the middle of a drama right now and it's not very exciting.

I'm not enticed.