I agree, DAYS has stayed true to itself and still resembles DAYS, or at least modern-day DAYS. I think the only time it wasn't feeling like itself was in 2009-2010, when we lost too many familiar faces.

Yes, DAYS looks cheap as hell, and I don't like that they're already taping Christmas episodes, but they're not in Peapack yet. Until they resort to such tactics to stay alive, I won't be too concerned.

Whatever one thinks of "Kenny Boy" (as Frances Reid called him), DAYS has been a Corday production since Day One - which is why it seems to be the same show no matter who is writing it. First, Ted Corday co-created and produced the show, and when he died, his widow Betty took over. Then she passed the baton to her son, who has held it ever since. That's my theory, anyway.