Jump to content

DAYS: James Scott Interview


Recommended Posts

  • Replies 58
  • Created
  • Last Reply
  • Members

He's right. The rape was a poorly conceived, horribly executed plot device that has failed miserably and done the show a lot of harm, not to mention inciting the fanbases and fueling the Lumi/Ejami wars. I'm glad he's brave enough to speak his mind about it, in a very honest way.

If the daytime dramas are not going to deal with rape in a realistic, responsible manner, they need to stay away from the subject completely. And therein lies a big problem with the genre as a whole--they need to deal with current, serious social topics but they can't seem to do it without making a mess of things. So instead we get endless triangles, WTD, and vapid teenagers/young adults partying in hot tubs.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Wow, that's harsh. You know, I enjoy the hell out of Sami and EJ, and think that they have amazing chemistry. But, however it came across on screen, the ultimate intent was to portray it as a rape. Of course, EJ gave her a choice; its either let me have sex with you, or I won't help save Lucas. To me. she had no choice. Maybe in the real world she could have gotten help somewhere else, but in the DAYS world, there was no one else, and she wasn't going to let Lucas die. What EJ did was cruel and nasty. And yet, I still like EJ and Sami, because it's a very complex story. But, I still believe it was rape.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Administrator

The actors says it's rape and the writers who write the show says it's rape..........

It's like......if it walks like a duck, talks like a duck.....it's NOT A DUCK?! No?

I love it actors speak up about questionable writing.

Stenbeck, I wish Ingo would speak out too.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Administrator

Oh I agree. I'm not going to debate whether it was rape or not. I'm tired of doing that.

I just wanted to point out how I liked the actor involved in the rape speaking out on how the rape was horribly written.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Excuse me? I stand by my assesment. James loves Ejmai he did not like 180 done on EJ just to try to prop Lucas and Lami at time. Besides, it didn't work for show then and still doesn't. Thus, the reason Lami is being dumped and Ejami is being promoted.

The fact is the whole sl was a debacle and the fact its still debateable only proves that.

I always do laugh though when some bring up rape, rape, rape and forget their guy let Sami go to jail and death row for a muder he knew he committed. That is so far worse in my book. Those is glass houses should not throw stones!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.



  • Recent Posts

    • I don't think that would be the reason tbh. Thinking about it, it's probably storyline related - I could see bio mom / dad eventually turning up (or maybe it's June as speculated) and wanting the children back. I could also see it being a part of the fall-out of Martin's secret being revealed now that he's backed down from a presidential campaign - his and Smitty's ability to be parents comes into question, which the bio parents use. They might've wanted the kids to be at a age where they could reliably speak for themselves what they prefer, but also have enough memories of their bio parent(s) not doing a good job. I'd also think that they might want to avoid having the image of this gay couple keeping a mother away from her small children, as it might skew the viewer to sympathise too much in one direction. 
    • Something self-defense is my guess, and I have a feeling maybe he was protecting someone close to him and the optics looked bad so Vernon/Anita covered it up (my guess maybe he was protecting Vernon/Anita).
    • If Reginald had had more dimensions he probably wouldn't have been killed off and Carl might not have been brought back to fill the international supervillain role. I think though that the Loves were also severely damaged by the way Nicole and Peter were made iredeemable and written out. I definitely feel that loss more than the loss of Reginald, primarily since they were good characters to begin with and were only ruined during this period.   
    • What if they were originally cast as Vanessa and Doug's twins and then were moved to Samantha/Tyrell when the show decided to delay introducing the twins? It's a shame they didn't stick with the original plan. BTW, does anybody have any new speculation on what Martin's secret will be? Brandon is hinting nobody is guessing it. Initially I thought it would be something where he was drunk and killed somebody or something like that but now I'm feeling like maybe it wasn't completely his fault. I don't get the vibe they're going to take him in a dark direction anymore.
    • Please register in order to view this content

         
    • I don't think some of Samantha's hairstyles have worked with the ponytails and bows making her look like an older adult wearing a 10-year-old hairstyle.    Bows work on Kat much better for Kat's age and personal style. We've known since the start that Eva was a hairstylist before she began working for Nicole.  I like that they brought that back, with Ted arranging for her to work at a high-end salon.  Yesterday's scene with Martin bringing Eva over for pizza with his family, and then Eva doing hairstyles for Samantha worked (for me). I did think that the new hairstyle that Eva created for Samantha was less "little girl" and somehow even though more mature, it made the actress Najah look less aged. Can't quite explain it, but she looks better now.
    • That backdoor pilot may have failed, yet one year later "Empty Nest" became a reality anyway, so it wasn't a complete waste of time. 

      Please register in order to view this content

      The show was completely revamped of course, but still....
    • Honestly, either 6-7 and 10-11 would've worked better. But maybe they wanted actors who wouldn't be held to child labour laws and needed them to be able to act, especially if they're (eventually?) going to go with their bio mama showing up (June??). 
    • I thought it interesting that in the Claybon/Manning youtube with Michael Fairman, Brandon Claybon said Samantha and Tyrell were initially supposed to be 6 and 7, but aged up for technical reasons, first aged up to 10 or 11, and then finally to 16 and 17.  (Not sure what "technical reasons" means but that's what he said.) Claybon didn't mention when this decision was made to change the ages of the children. No mention of when this happened during the process of casting/writing/preparation. Just speculating: I wonder if Najah Jackson and Jaden Lucas Miller were cast later than other recurring actors due to this change? - so maybe that's how they selected Ms. Jackson? 
    • Damn, there was a tiny pre-emption where I'm from and I missed the Kat/Nicole scene, according to recaps.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy