Who's turn is it to be leading lady? At one point I thought that the torch would be passed to KA (Hope) but she left and Allison Sweeney came along. To anyone that surfs the internet there it is no secret that changes are happening. Do you think the leading lady needs to be someone with history or can a new face with a good backstory do the job???

Is there any need to find the next leading lady?

Soaps have always worked best as ensemble pieces. You just can't have one person lead on a daytime show.

Sami was the type of character that could easily get into various types of dramas & was played by a very popular actress so it was easy for her to get the lion's share but it happened, generally speaking, organically. No need for them to start pushing for the next Hope or the next Sami.

Edited January 25, 201411 yr by YRBB

I don't know about leading lady but the show definitely needs a new pot stirrer.

I don't know about leading lady but the show definitely needs a new pot stirrer.

we already have her

Sami passes the torch to her trouble making cousin Theresa who is set to be the new star of Days

Is there any need to find the next leading lady?

Soaps have always worked best as ensemble pieces. You just can't have one person lead on a daytime show.

Sami was the type of character that could easily get into various types of dramas & was played by a very popular actress so it was easy for her to get the lion's share but it happened, generally speaking, organically. No need for them to start pushing for the next Hope or the next Sami.

Maybe not a "leading lady" but the way dramas and stories a set up there should be a central character that is STRONG enough to drive stories. Sami's happening organically can be debated when she was clearly shoved down viewers throats (I loved every second of it). I mean they have the category at the Awards (Lead Actress vs. Supporting Actress). So there is a need for some LEAD actresses on DAYS, there can be more than one. All can't be LEAD (They don't have IT) and some definitely has a place as SUPPORTING.

Lauren Koslow is a SUPERB supporting actress, but has she ever been giving lead material?

Is there any need to find the next leading lady?

Soaps have always worked best as ensemble pieces. You just can't have one person lead on a daytime show.

Sami was the type of character that could easily get into various types of dramas & was played by a very popular actress so it was easy for her to get the lion's share but it happened, generally speaking, organically. No need for them to start pushing for the next Hope or the next Sami.

Maybe not a "leading lady" but the way dramas and stories a set up there should be a central character that is STRONG enough to drive stories. Sami's happening organically can be debated when she was clearly shoved down viewers throats (I loved every second of it). I mean they have the category at the Awards (Lead Actress vs. Supporting Actress). So there is a need for some LEAD actresses on DAYS, there can be more than one. All can't be LEAD (They don't have IT) and some definitely has a place as SUPPORTING.

Lauren Koslow is a SUPERB supporting actress, but has she ever been giving lead material?

Is there any need to find the next leading lady?

Soaps have always worked best as ensemble pieces. You just can't have one person lead on a daytime show.

Sami was the type of character that could easily get into various types of dramas & was played by a very popular actress so it was easy for her to get the lion's share but it happened, generally speaking, organically. No need for them to start pushing for the next Hope or the next Sami.

Maybe not a "leading lady" but the way dramas and stories a set up there should be a central character that is STRONG enough to drive stories. Sami's happening organically can be debated when she was clearly shoved down viewers throats (I loved every second of it). I mean they have the category at the Awards (Lead Actress vs. Supporting Actress). So there is a need for some LEAD actresses on DAYS, there can be more than one. All can't be LEAD (They don't have IT) and some definitely has a place as SUPPORTING.

Lauren Koslow is a SUPERB supporting actress, but has she ever been giving lead material?

Is there any need to find the next leading lady?

Soaps have always worked best as ensemble pieces. You just can't have one person lead on a daytime show.

Sami was the type of character that could easily get into various types of dramas & was played by a very popular actress so it was easy for her to get the lion's share but it happened, generally speaking, organically. No need for them to start pushing for the next Hope or the next Sami.

Maybe not a "leading lady" but the way dramas and stories a set up there should be a central character that is STRONG enough to drive stories. Sami's happening organically can be debated when she was clearly shoved down viewers throats (I loved every second of it). I mean they have the category at the Awards (Lead Actress vs. Supporting Actress). So there is a need for some LEAD actresses on DAYS, there can be more than one. All can't be LEAD (They don't have IT) and some definitely has a place as SUPPORTING.

Lauren Koslow is a SUPERB supporting actress, but has she ever been giving lead material?

Give it back to Deidre Hall. Like her or not, Days has always had superb ratings when she was involved in the A stories. If JER was alive she would still be driving story.

Marlena is perfect in the supporting capacity they have her in now, IMO.

Sometimes it's just right to pass the torch to the next generation, and Marlena's time at the forefront had come to a natural end, IMO.

Give it back to Deidre Hall. Like her or not, Days has always had superb ratings when she was involved in the A stories. If JER was alive she would still be driving story.

I honestly wonder how Days would be like now IF JER was alive and in charge

Give it back to Deidre Hall. Like her or not, Days has always had superb ratings when she was involved in the A stories. If JER was alive she would still be driving story.

I agree, she needs to be lead in some capacity. Possibly a lead story for Jennifer and one for Nicole. There is usually more than one leading lady, one tends to stick out more than the others tho.

I'd love it, but does she have the chops, they've painted that character so much as the "loser" since her return. She's definitely a vet, she can be paired with anyone (she's not related to the whole town), but Nicole has become so pathetic. I'd say bring Chloe back, she has more "it" than Nicole.

I'd love it, but does she have the chops, they've painted that character so much as the "loser" since her return. She's definitely a vet, she can be paired with anyone (she's not related to the whole town), but Nicole has become so pathetic. I'd say bring Chloe back, she has more "it" than Nicole.

My first choice was Kirsten but I dont see ED returning again.

My first choice was Kirsten but I dont see ED returning again.

She could be one...but not theeeee one, unless they toned her down some and made into just a bitch, but she'd have to come out on top. What about Kate??? or bringing Chelsea back.

Meanwhile, Missy Reeves is in her home, feasting on her Chik-Fil-A...getting ready to slay.

Give it back to Deidre Hall. Like her or not, Days has always had superb ratings when she was involved in the A stories. If JER was alive she would still be driving story.

Agreed...no one else can be lead as of now....unless KA gets a big grabbing storyline.