Let the rumours begin.......

<------- Could I be changing the name of the soap in my avatar pretty soon?

http://tvguide.sympatico.msn.ca/Soaps/Suds..._news_nelson_NB

Days of our Lives, Global/NBC — James E. Reilly returning?

• Is James E. Reilly DAYS’ best shot at surviving the axe? Although the NBC soap earned an impressive 250,000 new viewers last week (seriously, was Dena Higley born with a horseshoe up her you-know-what?), there is increasing talk in the industry that Reilly could be asked back as a last ditch effort to save DAYS from cancellation. Me? I say, go for it. Reilly brought DAYS back from the brink before and kept it No. 1 in the demos for almost a decade. Also, DAYS is still paying out Reilly for firing him, so it would make sound financial sense, too. With Passions behind him, perhaps Reilly can undo the damage he created towards the end of his run.

Why not?

Edited October 10, 200817 yr by YRBB

DAYS needs something. Anything.

I would probably be against this if DAYS' future weren't so uncertain, but why the hell not? What does DAYS have to loose at this point? History has shown that only Reilly could significantly boost DAYS' ratings, it might not be stable for a long time, but a boost is a boost.

I would probably be against this if DAYS' future weren't so uncertain, but why the hell not? What does DAYS have to loose at this point? History has shown that only Reilly could significantly boost DAYS' ratings, it might not be stable for a long time, but a boost is a boost.

Exactly.

Bring Reilly back and let him go nuts again to get the ratings up.

If Corday can set aside his hate and no Stephen Wyman, Reilly won't have people trying to get him fired all the time. I think Reilly can work very well with Tomlin, Higley and Whitesell. Reilly can crank DAYS up again, in the way only Reilly knows how. DAYS will have buzz and will be the talk of the industry again.

Come on, Corday....let go of the hate!!

How funny.

I don't want that man anywhere near Days of our Lives!

He would be returning fresh after having several months rest, and he would only be headwriting one soap this time.

...........hell has frozen over. Toups I would have NEVER admitted this, but at this point what does DAYS have to lose.

Go for it JER!

Funny thing is... I couldn't care less.

In fact, I could even get a good laugh out of this new stint of his. God knows what sort of awfully idiotic storyline projection will he provide this time.

Reilly, Tomlin and Whitesell worked well together on sunset beach.

He would be returning fresh after having several months rest, and he would only be headwriting one soap this time.

Yup! A fresh Jim Reilly would be amazing. That man didn't have any rest for almost 20 straight years. I think he could come back to DAYS rejuvanted and get his creative juices flowing again.

...........hell has frozen over. Toups I would have NEVER admitted this, but at this point what does DAYS have to lose.

Go for it JER!

So are you saying you woudn't mind JER coming back to DAYS?

Reilly, Tomlin and Whitesell worked well together on sunset beach.

Yup. 1998 was SuBe's best year.

Reilly, Tomlin and Whitesell worked well together on sunset beach.

Meg Bennett deserves some credit for that. I know many though the emotional dept and character layers left once she left.

JER's influence was overwhelmingly noticeable on SuBe though.

Maybe Tomlin can act as buffer between Corday and Reilly?

What has DAYS got to lose? Nothing!

As long as he doesn't fire Suzanne Rogers, Lauren Koslow or Renee Jones I say welcome back JER, do whatever the hell it is you do to soaps, DAYS needs a kick.

Also, as much as he's hated now, I think Tom Langan was a huge reason why JER's first DAYS stint worked so well. He knew how to interpret and execute JER's crap and strangely enough, kept him in check. Langan not being there during JER's second DAYS stint was quite noticeable on screen.