DAYS: Roles being cast for special storyline in September...

[JAS0N47]

"DAYS" CASTING ROLES FOR SPECIAL 7-EPISODE+ STORYLINE SET TO AIR IN SEPTEMBER

Roles: Upscale Men & Women aged 50s-70s
Interview Dates: 5/2 & 5/3
Shoot/Start Date: 5/6, 5/8, 5/9 and 5/10
Pay Rate: SAG/AFTRA EXTRA & U/5 rates apply
Info: Seeking UPSCALE men and women for a special story line. Ages 50's, 60's and 70's ONLY! Any ethnicity. (NOTE: Because of storyline, you can NOT be an actor that has worked recently on Days of Our Lives!)
Do NOT submit if you have worked there in the past year. You must be available for all days. 5/6, 5/8, 5/9 and 5/10. It will pay at least 7 episodes, maybe more, with possible upgrades to U/5. Also, it will be FUN!

[Nate4]

Hmm....

[Cheap21]

Dang, Tamara Braun cant apply

[Darn]

Taping in May and airing in September. Ridamndiculous. Not even primetime shows have that much lead time.

[Cheap21]

somehow they got worse bc I remember tht they used to be 4 months ahead, but now its 5

[chicklitsandfantasies]

Certain primetime shows actually do. IIRC the first half of the current season Psych was taped last fall.

However the lead time being 5 months in advance for a daily show is effin ridiculous! They can't even rewrite stories is they are flopping.

[YRBB]

Oh DAYS, what are you up to....

[BingCherry]

A lot of cable shows do. Pretty much all of the shows on HBO, Showtime, etc. are shot a good 4-6 months before they air.

[Darn]

I was thinking of network shows when I made that comment, I should have clarified. Most of them start taping in July for September premiere.

[Dr Neil Curtis]

I am thinking Tomlin is writing that Role Reversal special like he did on OLTL.

[Antoyne]

Jesus September.

[Cheap21]

2014

[Gray Bunny]

Yea she can...

[Antoyne]

I'm assuming they're filming Christmas and New Years next week.

[edgeofnik]

Good grief - why does DAYS have such a bizarre taping schedule? Seriously - 4+ months ahead? I don't get it from a cost-saving perspective, much less a storyline adjustment view. Soaps need to be nimble. I remember the disaster that GH faced when it taped months in advance (I believe 6 episodes a week for a few months) because of the 84 Olympics in LA. It was a partly because of predicted nightmare logistics in LA. It was awful - I think it was the two "Grants" story and it caused ratings to tank. Sony needs to rethink this if they want to get DAYS back up in the ratings - it should be doing better than it is.