4 hours ago, soapfan770 said:

Not going to lie I could also totally see Ken Corday hiring Marland on in one of his Plan to Save Days circa 1999, only for it to end in disaster.

I could see Marland giving an interview to SOD (or some other rag), explaining why he took on DAYS - "It's nice to have this challenge at this late stage of my career" - and reflecting upon how his HW'ing career began and ended at NBC.

26 minutes ago, Khan said:

I could see Marland giving an interview to SOD (or some other rag), explaining why he took on DAYS - "It's nice to have this challenge at this late stage of my career" - and reflecting upon how his HW'ing career began and ended at NBC.

"Kate needs to tell Sami she knows where to stick that pitchfork Iva Snyder dropped."

Carolyn Hinsey

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by DRW50

6 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

"Kate needs to tell Sami she knows where to stick that pitchfork Iva Snyder dropped."

Carolyn Hinsey

LOL!!

One thing about Marland, though: there's no way he would've written Stefano DiMera the way others wrote him. He was like Harding Lemay in that his characters needed a reason for behaving the way they did, and not just because they need to further the plot. He'd also would've fought hard for a stronger focus on economic inequalities, with the introduction of a new, working class family in Salem.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by Khan

1 minute ago, Khan said:

LOL!!

One thing about Marland, though: there's no way he would've written Stefano DiMera the way others wrote him. He was like Harding Lemay in that his characters needed a reason for behaving the way they did, and not just because they need to further the plot. He'd also would've fought hard for a stronger focus on economic inequalities, with the introduction of a new, working class family in Salem.

I agree. I think he would have tried the same approach Lorraine Broderick tried before she was pushed out; maybe he would have had better luck.