Members carolineg Posted December 14, 2023 Members Share Posted December 14, 2023 It's always been strange to me that the show never really did much with Marlena's side of the family. Outside Sam and a cousin no one else from Marlena's family ever really showed up through all the different regimes and writers. And I suspect Sam was only added because of the novelty of Deidre having a real life twin. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted December 14, 2023 Members Share Posted December 14, 2023 For sure, I would have introduced a brother or half-brother for Marlena at some point. And since this is DAYS we're talking about, he would be a love interest for Carrie, lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carolineg Posted December 14, 2023 Members Share Posted December 14, 2023 I think the easiest time to integrate Marlena's family was in the early 80's, but the main focus was building the Brady's. There was also probably a great window between Roman's death and RoJohn's appearance as well. By the 90's I guess Marlena had enough to deal with in her romantic life and her own Salem family. I don't really don't know why the show wouldn't easily introduce a long lost son/daughter for Samantha and even teenage grandchildren. The same way they introduced Jada and Talia. Their ties to the canvas are much more flimsy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Franko Posted December 15, 2023 Members Share Posted December 15, 2023 Oh, if only they had considered this before introducing the SORASed Sami ... I will concede that so much of the drama from Sami's storylines has been because she's Marlena's daughter. Casting ideas? For whatever reason, Phillip Michael Thomas was the first guy who came to mind. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AmandainNC28655 Posted December 15, 2023 Members Share Posted December 15, 2023 I thought her parents were on screen for just a few days at one point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted December 15, 2023 Members Share Posted December 15, 2023 I also thought we had a brief glimpse of the Evanses at some point. But it certainly was not much! Last week I was listening to an audio only interview from BITD with RKK. He said his first gig was as a stand-in on Miami Vice & then he got promoted & his second gig, also there, was as a background actor. He said it taught him so much, that the biggest part of being an actor in TV is sitting around waiting & it taught him to have patience. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted December 15, 2023 Members Share Posted December 15, 2023 I guess it would depend on when the story was told, but I'd love to have my mom's all-time favorite, Fred Williamson, in the part. That way, I could laugh and say, "So, I finally got you to watch DAYS!," lol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lye-C Posted December 15, 2023 Members Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) Their parents made brief appearances. I’ve seen a blurry screencap of Frank Evans at Marlena’s wedding to Don, and I’ve seen a clip where Roman phones Martha after Marlena is seemingly murdered (remember, he didn’t know Marlena had a twin). Edited December 15, 2023 by EdibleFlowers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carolineg Posted December 15, 2023 Members Share Posted December 15, 2023 I know Marlena's parents were on screen at certain times, but they were never developed at all. I was referring more to her side of the family having stories and appearing on screen in a meaningful way and actually living in Salem. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lye-C Posted December 16, 2023 Members Share Posted December 16, 2023 I prefer Marlena as a standalone character. Plus she was like a daughter to Alice and Tom. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted December 16, 2023 Members Share Posted December 16, 2023 More to the point she was a daughter-in-law to them. She didn't have to be "like" something she wasn't. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lye-C Posted December 16, 2023 Members Share Posted December 16, 2023 (edited) No she wasn’t. Marlena wasn’t married to a Horton. Her relationship with Alice in particular was mother/daughter. I think it’s important to remind you, Donna, that Roman only exists because of Marlena. He was brought on specifically for her. Bo, Kayla, and all the others owe their existence to Marlena and Deidre’s popularity. She is the star of the show after all. Edited December 16, 2023 by EdibleFlowers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Contessa Donatella Posted December 16, 2023 Members Share Posted December 16, 2023 Oh, yeah, my mistake, I was thinking Caroline & Shawn. Not paying attention. And, yes, Queen Dee is the star of the show now, and she has been for ages but she wasn't originally. Before, there was Julie & Susan. Denise Alexander was once the highest paid actor in daytime. And, Pat Falken Smith was paid an absolute fortune to create Roman. And other Bradys & Stefano. The show was also an ensemble. I just saw an interesting poll, who was the better performer Lucci or Dee. Dee won by an amazing landslide. Of course she would win but I was surprised by how much. I honestly have no need to be schooled about Deidre Hall. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members carolineg Posted December 16, 2023 Members Share Posted December 16, 2023 I actually don't think it's fair to say characters like Bo/Kayla owe their success to Marlena/Deidre. Idk, I just think if a character is written to be related to someone that's not the reason they exist or become popular. For example, I would say Bo owes his existence more to Hope than he does to Marlena. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lye-C Posted December 16, 2023 Members Share Posted December 16, 2023 Nah. The Brady family exists specifically because of Marlena. Roman was brought on to be her love interest. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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