Members JackPeyton Posted November 17, 2008 Members Share Posted November 17, 2008 because i dont. It doesnt have anything to do with the source, nor did i say it did. hell, dee hall herslef could say it and i still prob wouldnt buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted November 17, 2008 Members Share Posted November 17, 2008 If it's true then the times they are a changin'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Astrotruf Posted November 17, 2008 Members Share Posted November 17, 2008 "Days" has sucked for some time now. I can't remember the last time I watched an entire episode. I cannot stand characters like Nick, Melanie, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rangethatrover Posted November 17, 2008 Members Share Posted November 17, 2008 WOW. I don't even watch this show but if true i feel really bad for the long time fans... From what I read Days has to cut $500,000 per week- I cannot find where it was stated- I think NBC was shelling out 1.7 million per week and now they want to shell out 1.2 million.... Hall is one of maybe 4-5 daytime stars who makes a million a year right? That breaks down to 23,000 a week. Drake was probably at 500-600,000 per year, so there is 13,000 or so... Who would drop the matriarch of the show? And if it was mutual? I would think Hall (being loaded and knowing that Days may be on its deathbed) would accept a reduced salary due to her love for the show.... I don't know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AMCHistory Posted November 17, 2008 Members Share Posted November 17, 2008 Can we all really see this happening? DAYS cannot be this crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ponz Posted November 17, 2008 Members Share Posted November 17, 2008 Deidre's fan club president is usually quick to shoot down false rumors. Her silence means this is very likely true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BadZoe Posted November 17, 2008 Members Share Posted November 17, 2008 If it is true and the rumors are true that KKL is leaving B&B, maybe Deidre can move over there and play Brooke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AMCHistory Posted November 17, 2008 Members Share Posted November 17, 2008 I think DAYS would make for a great E! True Hollywood Story. There has been so much drama behind the scenes at DAYS. The Cordays threatened to sue Bill Bell when he jumped ship forcing him to write story outlines for years. Then Bell went on to steal some of DAYs talents for Y&R. The Valentine's Day Massacre, a huge cast exodus lead by Edward Mallory. Bill Horton was such an important character, I could really see this effecting what was going on onscreen. The Robert Kelker Kelly scandal. The failed spin-offs. The Missy Reeves debacle. JER in general. The Serial Killer firings... and now this. Maybe the Serial Killer firings should have been permanent. The canvas would be very different, but they would not be in such a financial bind. The cast was over inflated after the incident. So many people were fired, but the show continued to hire new talent. 6 months later, everyone was back on contract definitely ruining the bottom line. Had Hogan been able to do a god Dimera/Brady story with Vendetta, I don't think we would be in this situation. That storyline had the potential to make DAYS awesome. It had been laid out for decades. He definitely dropped the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AMCHistory Posted November 17, 2008 Members Share Posted November 17, 2008 I would welcome her at AMC. Maybe she could Palmer's cousin, the one who raised Lanie in Europe. She can come to Pine Valley to try and wrangle CE away from a mentally frail Palmer. Can't you see Jill Larson as Opal and Deidre having an awesome time working off each other as rivals. Maybe she can be Taylor's overbearing, conservative, mother who demands to know why she is leaving the service. Then, when she finds out Taylor was in love with an African American, she can go ballistic. Deidre could be the pearl wearing, pastel sweater separates type. Either way, whatever soap she goes to she will see a huge cut in her salary. What did her ex-husband do? Hopefully he was well off before and she is not paying him alimony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted November 17, 2008 Members Share Posted November 17, 2008 I don't see why DAYS can't operate well, if this is true, with a $1.2 million budget a week. Y&R and GH operate on a budget like that weekly and they're much more smoothly run than DAYS. I've always said that even though DAYS had the highest licensing fees in daytime (or used to), you'd NEVER know it. Think how badly this show has been mismanaged for years with a budget like $1.8 million per week, while others have looked better, used their core actors better, and just done so much more with a lesser budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aMLCproduction Posted November 17, 2008 Members Share Posted November 17, 2008 I would not mind . They havent done anything useful or worth while with Mar since the 90's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aMLCproduction Posted November 17, 2008 Members Share Posted November 17, 2008 John is another one I could do with out. He had a pretty good story started when Dena first came on but now it's stupid. Why don't they cut Steve or Kayla instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members electrorat Posted November 17, 2008 Members Share Posted November 17, 2008 Marlena isn't the show. She's been gone for weeks/months at a time over the past few years and the ratings haven't really suffered for it. I can definitely live without her, especially if it means that we'll get to keep a few of the other ones who might be on the bubble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted November 17, 2008 Members Share Posted November 17, 2008 The LAST thing AMC needs is ANOTHER newbie, the canvas is overloaded with a few now as it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeGoldy Posted November 17, 2008 Author Members Share Posted November 17, 2008 Wow, so many mixed feelings about this. Just yesterday, I was almost 100% certain that Dee was one of four people who were completely safe. I love and hate Marlena all at the same time and yet, I will miss her. But if GH seems ready and able to treat Genie Francis like trash, and ATWT let Martha Byrne go, why not Deidre? When she likes a story, she is good. when she is bored, she phones it in. But like what was said about John, Marlena's departure has to be HUGE and mean something. I still have hope for this show until its last day. The show was a complete mess in 1992, and then JER came in. He fired Matt Ashford, who at the time, one could say was as popular as Dee. The show survived and thrived. May we get a new writer who can save this show again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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