Members JackPeyton Posted October 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 ^I somewhat agree. I like the Philip/Melanie/Nathan thing. But Stephanie feels forced in it. However i dont want her gone or anything like some others. Id rather the show just wait it out, move her around, see where she fits. I love it when they do that. I am so glad they tested Brady/Melanie, because those two are amazing friends. If the show hadnt tried to pair them up i doubt we would have gotten that friendship. Also, as far as Melanie goes i think pairing her up with Maggie also helped her character a lot and you can just see some influences Suzanne has had on Molly (and you can see Taylor improving too) Speaking of Suzanne she did an amazing interview with we love soaps. http://www.welovesoaps.net/2009/10/suzanne-rogers-interview-part-one.html http://www.welovesoaps.net/2009/10/suzanne-rogers-interview-part-two.html http://www.welovesoaps.net/2009/10/suzanne-rogers-interview-part-three.html http://www.welovesoaps.net/2009/10/suzanne-rogers-interview-part-four.html http://www.welovesoaps.net/2009/10/suzanne-rogers-interview-part-five.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Thanks, that was a great interview. I didn't know Maggie had another beau when she came on the canvas, or that the farm story lasted for 3 years. These days if it went on for 3 months it would probably seem too long to a lot of people. I wonder if they ever did plan a spinoff. I remember how horrible and violent that murder storyline was. I guess it did show more recent viewers, like myself, what a good actress Suzanne is, but it was so harrowing to watch. I can't imagine what it was like for her. I'm so glad they reversed that. I know it was seen as a copout at the time but I really don't believe they'd be on the air now if they hadn't reversed that story. Who does Taylor play? So I watched some of yesterday's show, and the fantasy of Nicole seducing and then having Chad arrested was well done -- I believed it at first. I was amazed when Chad immediately recognized Nicole as a porn star by one of her lines of dialogue. Either he's watched a LOT of porn, or there isn't much porn to watch in the Salem universe. I'm glad they're letting Chad be such a smart guy, although when he has to be dumber later on, for plot purposes, people will wonder what's happened to him. I guess they could just say the Salem water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted October 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 taylor plays Mia. and i LOLed as Chad knowing Nicole from porn, but he is a teenage boy... lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Thanks. I do think she's getting better. She has a very natural presence. She can't do the big emotional scenes they give her, but she's got a lot of potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 So I finished Monday's episode, and overall I thought it was good. I don't know who wrote the episode but I really liked the balanced tone of most of the conversations. You could see both sides in the argument between Nicole/Chad (even if Nicole is delusional) and then the mixed message of what Sami told Chad. Yet she clearly got to Chad. The idea of Sami working so hard to help Nicole is a bit much, even though she's doing this because she's lost her own daughter, but Allison Sweeney REALLY sold those scenes with Chad. And he's a great actor. I don't want to overpraise him because how many times do we see good actors who turn out to be flash and not so great after all, but he really connects with everyone. I also like how we are frequently reminded of Sami's own sins as she goes around trying to be a good person. She doesn't come across as much like a hypocrite, because we are seeing her, and other people, mention her past mistakes. It's not like a lot of shows, where characters do horrible things and then the writing goes, "OK, you have to like this person now because we say so." The dialogue between Lexie and Bo I also thought was very strong. I liked the way they had Bo say such blunt, plain-spoken, somewhat funny lines, like when he told Lexie that the problem with Hope was that he was almost completely right and Hope was almost completely wrong, or when she talked about her own marriage troubles with Abe, and he said they'd worked out because, "You're not Bo and Hope." I did laugh when he said he wished he had a device like Men in Black that allows you to wipe away memories. Bo, Stefano does have a device like that! Just ask Laura Horton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SouthOfSoap Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 ^^ Isn't that Tuesdays US episode? I enjoyed it too. I think the writers are trying to shift the balance to root for Sami and hate Nicole, to prepare for the handing over of Sydney. I mean Nicole threw herself at 2 guys in one episode, lol. I know shes desparate, but it was laying it on thick. Sami on the other hand is the closest to her mother I have ever seen her. I am not a fan of Alison Sweeney, but I thought she did well in those scenes and is starting to become believable as nu-Marlena, that the writers so badly want to happen. Although I have no doubt she will rip Nicole a new one when the truth comes out... Bo and Lexie was a good interaction. Forgetting that Lexie once stole Bo's kid, it was great! Almost off topic, I liked in the one trivia segment (think it was monday) they asked who Nicoles siblings were and they actually mentioned Taylor! I thought she was retconned out in 1999 lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Yes, sorry, I meant Tuesday. They mentioned Taylor? Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SouthOfSoap Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 Yeah Shocking I know! http://www.youtube.c...h?v=yWo3ILh4Dyo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 I wonder if that means they may bring Taylor back eventually. They could do a story where she's out to get Nicole, but no one believes Nicole, because Taylor was so good. Or they could have her come back as a nun or something, like Marie Horton. Wasn't she a big believer? I think Ari Zucker has done a good job with this material, it must be so hard to play, especially with the length of the story. She sells a lot of stuff which is ludicrous otherwise, like trying to seduce Chad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SouthOfSoap Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 I dunno if they would bring her back - she could any character they wanted her to be since she had a very short run with her only motivation being that she didn't like her sister too much. I remember what she looked like, but they could cast anybody in the role too. The only problem I have with with more Walkers is the possibility of Brandon returning, who I was never a fan of. As for the nun story, its not far out - theoretically everyone is a devout catholic in Salem thanks to JER. Chloe even has Father Matt on speed dial. I think a more shocking story for this show would be somebody declaring themselves an atheist lol. I agree Ari Zuker has done good work. I tuned out from watching daily during the Sheffer snoozefest but always kept up and occasionally watched on big days. I was only roped back into the show in March and a large part of that was due to her carrying the show. If you check the ratings archive, the show was getting 3m viewers then as well, it only dipped in the summer as is the new seasonality with the show, so I'm not sure how much now is the Crystal Chappell effect on the ratings. I liked Nicole before, but since her return she really has broken out. I guess with my avatar being a picture of her, posters assume I'm a hardcore fan, but really she's just my favourite character/actress at the moment. When Louise Sorel starts airing, I'm sure she will be my favourite for a while. I hope to get a screen cap of LS on a good hair day - oddly enough, for all her sophistication, she doesn't have good hair lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members darraholic Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 I actually really liked Taylor for her short time on the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 21, 2009 Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 I didn't realize that was Arianne in your avatar. It's a very interesting photo. Louise Sorel has been gone from DAYS so long, I'm looking forward to what she will be like now. I hope they will write for her, if they do she will be a big asset to the show. I don't think short term ratings boost are what will save daytime, more like long term repair work, rebuilding the structure of a show. She could help do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted October 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 21, 2009 I find her endearing. And thats the most important quality this char needs, IMHO. This is what i love. Sami and other people bring up her past deeds all the time. She isnt hiding anything, she isnt acting like shes perfect, she ownes up to what she has done and sometimes makes no aplogies for it. But now that older and more mature she can see mistakes shes made. Carl, i love reading your posts. I dont think they need to shift a balance. Sami getting her baby back has always been the rooting value in this storyline. I dont see Sami as a nu-Marlena, more of just a more mature, adult Sami. Tahts whats working so well ond ays right now. They are not forcing anyone to be the next anyone. I liked that they brought up lexi taking bo/hopes kid the other day. Im glad they didnt between them, that would be odd. I dont think so. They mention the most random things in that trivia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UKBoi Posted October 23, 2009 Members Share Posted October 23, 2009 The last two episodes of DAYS have been amazing. I love that it's back to old school, gimmick free soap opera. This is clearly reflected in the ratings. If someone had told me a few years ago that Ari 'struggling for airtime/no real exit' Zuker would be the centerpiece of the show I would never have believed them. Stefano forcing EJ to face up to the fact that he is Sydney's father was great television, and I really like these developments between Hope and Justin. A Justin/Hope/Bo/Carly quad is alright by me. The only story I'm not really feeling is what's going on with Will, Mia and Chad...obviously it will pick up pace once everything with Sydney falls into place but they're not really starting it off too great. Though I did like that they involved Justin in it. There is a real sense of community on DAYS right now, but yet somehow Salem feels like a ghost town. Would it kill them to add a few more extras? And I know I might be preaching to the choir here but why not bring back Salem Place? Even as an interior set, with the right lighting it could work and it would give the show a realistic community set for everyone to bump into each other without it being contrived. P.S. Ali Sweeney is back to looking like leading lady material. She was looking kinda run down the last few months (I'm guessing story related) but she's definitely got it back and is shutting it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted October 23, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 23, 2009 it was very much story because IRL she looked fantastic. i loved that she and days went there. sami has look run down and overwhelmed for months, as she should. it wasnt hair and makeup to the t. she lost a child and was overwhelmed and depressed and run down. movies and even some primetime do this all the time, im glad they decided to go there with her too. it added a layer of realisim IMHO. but yes, sami is lookin fantastic again. im loving the new style they gave her and the way they have done her hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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