Members phloeishot Posted November 29, 2008 Members Share Posted November 29, 2008 Confirmed! Jay Kenneth Johnson Staying On DAYS Sources close to Jay Kenneth Johnson confirm that the popular actor will remain as DAYS OF OUR LIVES's Philip. For more on the backstage drama (an understatement!) at the NBC soap, check out the Dec. 9 issue of Soap Opera Weekly. http://www.soapoperadigest.com/news/breaking/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Andrew Posted November 29, 2008 Members Share Posted November 29, 2008 Another horrible actor who cant act stays. BORING!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted November 29, 2008 Administrator Share Posted November 29, 2008 That's great! Now I hope Philip/Steph are a go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tylerbo20 Posted November 29, 2008 Members Share Posted November 29, 2008 and in other news Bo and Hope will be sailing around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members David_Vickers Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 Great news. Jay Kenneth Johnson IS NOT a horrible actor. Also tylerbo20, Kristian Alfonso(Hope) and Peter Reckell(Bo) are staying, they agreed to massive pay cuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kstaff Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 What can I say but a great big WORD. Although, part of me wishes JKJ would have gone ahead and sought other opportunities. In a normal economy and work situation, I'd be rooting for him to find something better, but with the economy and the apparent looming actor's strike, I guess he and his agent decided to play it safe for now. These next 28 months would be a good time for him to keep his other options open.... I think (please correct me if I'm wrong) there is some residual bitterness with some fans that PR an KA were even offered pay cuts in exchange for keeping their jobs, whereas D&D weren't. I can understand that, but there has to be more to the story. Either there were some personal issues no one knows about, or Corday and Co. HAD no choice but to get rid of those massive salaries. PR and KA were top paid actors, sure, but I don't think even their salaries came close to D&D's. Allison Sweeney, apparently, also took a pay cut. I don't buy the whole "they're trying to cater to the younger demographic" as the be-all and end-all of the explanation. I've been hearing about that for a couple of years now. There's got to be more to the story that's not getting out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeGoldy Posted November 30, 2008 Members Share Posted November 30, 2008 Yeah, I really hope there isn't a backlash towards Peter and Kristian because they are staying and Dee and Drake aren't. And as for JKJ, I am thrilled he is staying on. I think he is a wonderful actor and is another actor I don't think DAYS could afford to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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