No. There is no way, Corday would have been ok with him killing Alice off like that.

But the stipulation upon Reilly's return would be that he would have complete and total creative control of the show. So, it wouldn't have mattered to Reilly(at the time) that Ken Corday thought it was a good/bad idea.

Yes, he was going to do a "twist" by recycling the Satanic stuff from the '90s. But the victims would still be dead, and they would still be off the show. No Melaswen.

That's what everyone speculated that Marlena would be possessed again but Reilly didn't want to that again because it was too obvious.

You're making my argument for me. What you're saying indicates large rewrites, including the fact that - once again, now - the story was completely overhauled and the actors were all re-hired.

The John Aniston return shows just how slapdash this was. They killed him off in a lame bit of business that wasn't at all connected to the Stalker. That was in order to free up his salary, as well. It was a cast purge that backfired. If you're going to admit Corday is a pathological liar, don't point to quotes of his to support claims that Melaswen was going to happen all along.

What I'm saying is that the major plot points were planned: who the killer was, who the final victim was, and the twist that they were all alive. I believe that Reilly had a longer timeline but Corday wanted things to end earlier, therefore things were moved up and that's why we got 3 months of nothing happening on the island.

Aside from insider claims, there is nothing to support the theory that they were all suppose to die for real.

But the stipulation upon Reilly's return would be that he would have complete and total creative control of the show. So, it wouldn't have mattered to Reilly(at the time) that Ken Corday thought it was a good/bad idea.

No, Reilly never had full control - no HW does. Corday could've vetoed anything he wanted. He just didn't have the power to fire Reilly. It took him along time to convince NBC to fire Reilly.

No, Reilly never had full control - no HW does. Corday could've vetoed anything he wanted. He just didn't have the power to fire Reilly. It took him along time to convince NBC to fire Reilly.

Which is so odd since NBC has absolutely no ownership in DAYS. NBC seems rather actively involved in a show that it has no ownership stake in.

I read through the book in the bookstore...boy oh boy does Corday kiss the ass of everyone whose still on the show while still paying Hall fans major lip service. He explains 9 actresses as being the 'jewels' in the crown that is DAYS.

His take on Louise Sorel is probably the most honest thing he's written in the book. He doesn't overly praise her, doesn't overly slam her, he simply says that she's a great actress whose a major pain in the ass to work with with an ego to match.

On the other hand, he goes on and on about how marvelous Suzanne Rogers is and how she's like family...the same type of family you FIRE (my ass he planned it all along!) and bounce from the Sony health insurance plan I suppose.

He really goes on and on and on about the actors on the show, it gets old fast.

No, Reilly never had full control - no HW does. Corday could've vetoed anything he wanted. He just didn't have the power to fire Reilly. It took him along time to convince NBC to fire Reilly.

If you say it is so, then it is so.

Which is so odd since NBC has absolutely no ownership in DAYS. NBC seems rather actively involved in a show that it has no ownership stake in.

Days was thisclose to being canceled in 2003 and the stipulation for renewal was the return of Reilly.