DOOL: SOD List of Actors Returning for Alice Horton's Sendoff

[catsmeouch]

^^ And that's why I don't watch Days anymore. Because they cut out Marlena and John. They lost me as a viewer forever.

[FrenchFan]

It seems they gained a lot too according to the ratings. DAYS is no always number 3.

[dragonflies]

By that logic then what's left for ALL the long time character's then? There's alot that can be written for J&M, the writers are just too lazy to write something fresh and new

[catsmeouch]

I don't care. Firing John and Marlena cost me my show.

[tylerbo20]

if you watch the YOUTUBE videos of TOm Horton's funeral while Billie and Gina are rudly talking in the background you hear Alice talking about Tom and the ones who went before him "Addie and Tommy" so i guess they killed Tommy off screen some time in 1994 before Tom Horton Died? how did we not catch that back in 94?? lol

[catsmeouch]

Can you link us, please? That is interesting.

[Cheyenne]

I was looking for the "like" button. Too much time on Facebook will do that for ya. lol

Anyway. I'm happy to see all these actors returning!

Hahaha! So true. The show went from Boredomeville to better days, and it actually all started when they left. lol

[WatermelonPie]

Wow, I'm excited about watching "Days" for what is probably the first time in maybe six years!

[catsmeouch]

I watched and listened to the scene, but I only heard a mention of "darling Addie and Hope".

[Eric83]

I was strictly talking about John and Marlena not ALL long-term characters. If John had stayed dead, there could have been so many places to take Marlena. But together, they were just stuck as JohnandMarlena, not two separate people, but a couple. There was really nothing you could do with them, and I think Gary Tomlin made a smart decision in letting those characters rest.

[quartermainefan]

I miss John and Marlena. The show could have done stuff with them just as they do stuff with Bo and Hope or Sami. If it was strictly money I can understand that, but the show did not get better because John and Marlena left, it got better and could have gotten better whether they left or not. This is like saying the show got better in spite of the fact Bo and Hope did not leave. One has nothing to do with the other.

Anyway, lately I am not even sure the show is better. How much longer can the show torture the audience with Baby Sydney?

[catsmeouch]

Exactly. I am sick of people trying to connect the quality of the show with the absence of John and Marlena. I wish Days had kept John and Marlena and fired Bo and Hope. Those two are so played out.

[Eric83]

John and Marlena were played out. The only reason Bope have any story is because of Carly. What could they have done for John and Marlena without a third party, Stefano, or a microchip that wouldn't have been boring? If Deidre Hall had stayed all she would have been doing is supporting Sami through this Sydney drama. I am glad they were fired because it gave other veterans like Suzanne Rogers a chance to do their thing.

[catsmeouch]

There is still plenty of story to tell with John and Marlena. All it takes is a creative writer with an imagination.

[AdelaideCate007]

Getting this topic back on a topic- but still speaking of Deidre- she posted some pictures from the cast memorial for Frances Reid on her webpage:

http://deidrehall.me/news.html

Alison Sweeney also talked about it: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=70086073488&topic=14184

Soap Opera Digest's summary of the memorial: http://soapoperadigest.com/news/breaking/