And my personal favorite........CANNIBALS!

(SIGH) I knew it was too good to be true.

Edited April 18, 200718 yr by Days4Life

Are you serious? Can't we at least wait until it airs until we get nervous about it? Maybe I'm just a fan of Hogan's style of writing, but when I hear he has an umbrella storyline coming up, impending doom is the last thing I think of. I'm looking forward to a story that integrates all of the characters in the whole town. It's what he does best (at least what he did best at ATWT) so I can't wait to see what he has in store.

I'm really sorry you feel that way but I completely disagree with most of what you're saying. IF you feel that balance is a major problem, I could understand.......but repetitiveness? No. Something new happens every day and we're not treated to a rehash of the same conversation on a daily basis. That's repetitiveness. Check out DAYS either 1 year or 2 years ago or watch AMC's baby switch story from '04 and you'll see a show that is repetitive. The current DAYS is anything but.

And I, for one, am not perpetuating the idea that you're a disloyal fan if you b!tch, moan, and complain about your show when it's bad or when you don't like it. That's fine. My problem is not only is DAYS not that bad right now, it's in better shape than it's been in since Brash & Cwikly, maybe even before that. Characters have motivations for their actions so what they do actually makes sense. Yes, the vets have been sidelined of late, but Bo & Hope were coming off a full year's worth of strong story & John & Marlena's last major storyline was a complete bomb.

And not to be repetitive or anything, but the budget is also obviously the problem here. Yes, not all my faves are being featured heavily. Yes, most of the characters I see regularly I hated or was indifferent to last year at this time. But now, I actually enjoy watching them and haven't minded as much as I normally would the sidelining of the vets. Why? Because, at the very least, the stories and characters were/are compelling to watch, something DAYS has not been, for me, since the first 1/2 of the SSK storyline.

I'll complain when they bring JER back or things start going in circles again or the writers start treating me like a moron who only watches DAYS and Saved By The Bell, like they have so often in the past.

Kenny already put into words so eloquently why this is repetitive. I don't think I can improve on what he said. I can only speak from my own experience. What I have seen is repetitive. I got to the point where I deleted the shows from Tivo. I'd try again after a few weeks, and it would be like I was watching the same show I'd tried to watch a few weeks back. It's like they're in some weird holding pattern or something. Maybe that is to get things in order so they can switch gears, but none of us knows that for sure.

And see, I REALLY wish someone would have just been honest with us up front. If they were going to give us this garbage, the very least they could have done is been preemptive about it. I think after all we've been through until now, we deserve a little honesty. Not after the fact when we're all sitting here shaking our heads and wondering what the crap is going on. If we knew we had to sit through a whole lot of redundancy and third-tier characters for two or three months, but there was a definite reason behind it and things would get better, I think it would be a lot easier to handle. But again, I'm just speaking from my own perspective.

And lastly, I don't think you are perpetuating the 'disloyal' sentiment at all, but it does happen here. Whenever things go to crap and posters get disenchanted, inevitably the ones who complain or quit watching get dealt the 'disloyal' bit. I guess I'm just done with watching what I don't enjoy. I love Days as much as the biggest fan here, but we've been thrashed over the last six or seven years. So you know, I think if Corday wants to keep his show afloat, he should quit with the games and be forthright with us. This does not seem like Hogan's deal. What we're seeing now and what his previews were last fall do not jibe at all. I think he's great, but what we're seeing and have seen over the last few months is terrible balance-wise. And repetitive. We know he can do better. I hope we get to see that in May.

No evil clowns OR cannibals?!

DAMN IT!

Cautious optimism works for me, I'm gonna let the rest of you do the hoping though while I sit this sweeps out; if the show was to pick up I'll have no problem being a jenny-come-lately this time February just took so much out of me, but the rest of you have my blessings!

Days isn't awful but it's very easy to understand why the ratings have dipped IMO. We all can sit here and say how much we like this or that (and don't get me wrong, I like some of the changes too) but the ratings speak for themselves and like it or not the causes have to be addressed. It does no good to sit around and judge the Days audience for being spoiled, blah blah blah. The customer is always right and if you want to make the show capable of being shopped around with any realistic hope then you have to find what's not working.

That's perfect. That's exactly how I feel too, billyjill. I've said it before and I'll say it again. I applaud Days when it's good, and I do tune it faithfully. When it sucks, I don't. Like you said, the ratings speak for themselves. We're not the only people who do this. And at this point, I don't feel badly about it. I just wish they'd get their collective acts together and turn things around once and for all.

Okay seriously, I HOPE this is not all they have planned. It all sounds like a lot of crap. Bo is instrumental in saving Shawn and Belle... Hope is at home with the baby?! WOW! So ground breaking. John wakes up and has a lot of catching up to do? How about a reveal about who shot him and half of Salem starting to care?

This show is sooo through if these are all we are going to get.

And Willow is NOT out? Is that the first sign of a reversal of good news? Ugh!!!

The only positive thing out of this is Celeste triggering the umbrella storyline. Like everyone else, I'm cautiously optimistic about that. Otherwise, these are all bad spoilers.

Edited April 19, 200718 yr by Ridge

Why the negativity? It's simple.

There's nothing new about any of this. Not really. While the big four are all mentioned, we see no guarantee of airtime, or balance. That's all assumption, and while many of us would love to have your optimism, Tim, let's face it. We don't. He can promise things under pigs fly out of his ass for all most of us care. The fact remains that Hogan is silent, and Corday is talking.

Keith I couldn't agree with you more.

It's worst too because with DAYS, most of the good spoilers (ie., Kayla stealing John's kidney); or those that sound good, always fail to be delivered that way. With these incredibly lacking spoilers where is the hope that it will be delivered even half as better than it sounds? Nowhere.

Just because Willow is in the spoilers doesn't mean she isn't leaving. It sounds to me like she's going to get found out, which could pave the way for her exit.

Just because Willow is in the spoilers doesn't mean she isn't leaving. It sounds to me like she's going to get found out, which could pave the way for her exit.

Yes. Exactly.

Wikipedia is by no means reliable, but if by some small chance it is true it says she is exiting in June. So she would still be in the May spoilers...

I still think re-writes are in the process here....these previews are so short and something doesn't seem right....

Y'know, I agree with you in some ways. There are some people who will hate Days no matter what, but by the same token, there are some people who will eat whatever crap is churned out. When the show deserves its praise, the naysayers annoy me. But when the show is falling flat? I can't help but jump on their bandwagon.

In December, the show was fantastic. I loved it... and I praised it numerous times on this board and on several other forums. I'm a Days fan, and when it deserves praise, I'll praise it. Right now, though? I need to see familiarity, and I need balance -- neither of which I'm getting. It's no different than the other shows backburnering their veteran characters in favor of younger, cheaper newbies. Why is it a no-no for those shows, but we're supposed to overlook it on Days?

I've watched this show since 1993/1994, loyally. I think that by now, I've earned the right to have an opinion. Yes, there are people out there who would write the show fifteen times worse than the way it's being written right now, but does that mean I'm supposed to praise the lackluster writing just for fear that they could bring in someone worse? That gives the viewers no options! It's like the executive producer saying, "You'd better watch and love this, or else we're going to start writing stuff even worse!" Gee, that's going to keep me watching.

I want a great show. Not an 'okay' show, and not a 'decent' show... I want it to be the best that it can be. And if it were the best that it can be right now, I'd be right in your corner, wondering why the hell everyone was so negative. Unfortunately, though, the show's far from brilliant (at the moment) and we loyal viewers have every right to want better.

Thank you Kenny. I completely agree.

I think when Corday gave out these previews they didn't even have completed scripts for all of May. This could also explain why Hogan didn't give the preview. He's probably a very busy man these days.

Just because Willow is in the spoilers doesn't mean she isn't leaving. It sounds to me like she's going to get found out, which could pave the way for her exit.

While that may be true, it doesn't change the here and now. If DAYS can write out Carrie and Austin in a span of 2 episodes why must we endure a whole exit story for this NEWBIE character that NO ONE cares for? If Burgestede was leaving she should have been axed by now and OUT of our faces by May.

While that may be true, it doesn't change the here and now. If DAYS can write out Carrie and Austin in a span of 2 episodes why must we endure a whole exit story for this NEWBIE character that NO ONE cares for? If Burgestede was leaving she should have been axed by now and OUT of our faces by May.

That's a good question, but Willow's story does involve Chelsea and Nick also. And this is another example of how the writers can't please everyone--some people complain stories are wrapped up too fast, while others want certain characters and stories dropped immediately.

That's a good question, but Willow's story does involve Chelsea and Nick also. And this is another example of how the writers can't please everyone--some people complain stories are wrapped up too fast, while others want certain characters and stories dropped immediately.

Willow is in jail already, and could easily be sent away for good. The main point here is that these are young'uns and newbies that are getting the stories wrapped up completely while the CORE of the show gets the dropped stories.

I just can't grasp what other fans see wrong with the show. It has to be because their "favorites" are not on, because mine are and I'm in love with the show.

I think that kinda makes sense, but it's not only the favorites thing. (IMO they are more than favorites, they are the core and heart and soul of this show, they've been with it for 20+ years and are what people are watching for). The things that made DAYS what it is have been taken out: family (and I'm not only referring to the Bradys, Blacks, etc. there are alot of things that can take place with these newbies/youngsters and their families that are just not there).

Repetitiveness and no progress. I would love DAYS now even with its newbie cast/younguns/etc, if these stories were progressing. Hogan is a self proclaimed "fast" story teller. Yet, Steve's storyline has gotten nowhere. Shawn and Belle are still isolated away and Phillip went from being on their behind to not being able to find them. Ej and Sami have been having similar conversations over and over again.

This is what I would have liked... Shawn and Belle should have came back to Salem by now and faced the heat. Some REAL drama (the kind REAL writers write for (and that doesn't include JER, IMO)). A real custody battle should have ensued (not one where Victor paid the judge off either, that is an EASY out). Shawn and Belle should have had to deal with their own demons on whether or not they should have custody of Claire.

Ej should have been revealed as the father or not (factually) of Sami's child and Lucas should have known about everything that happened. Sami and Lucas should have dealt with their dilemmas and come to some sort of resolution on whether they belong together after what Sami did... yet again... and hopefully battle Ej together.

Steve's past should have been revealed in bits and pieces lending to a big story climax which COULD have been intertwined with the umbrella story that we are promised.

Something like that.

It generally took old Reilly five to ten years to reach his point. I'll give Sheffer and the clusterfuck at Days right now at least another few months to clean up their mess. They're only recovering from almost fifteen years of material ranging from mediocrity to outright jokes.