I totally agree about Dougie LeClair!

And I'd want him to return bitter and pissed with daddy issues. He can come on and be the new town pariah, phasing out the Dimeras. And he could have a hot, b*tchy, oversexed, upper crust wife played Jamie Lunar along with her wicked, neurotic mother played by Colleen Zenk. Or her mother could be Denise Alexander's Susan Hunter. Give him some kids too (about 2-3) to mix it up with the younger crowd. IMO, DAYS is in need of a new family.

If he were on today, though, would we have to call him "Dougie"? I can't call a grown-ass man "Dougie".

Edited August 9, 201411 yr by Nothin'ButAttitude

Sad but true, I know a 45 year old Dougie! Only goes by Dougie!

Shawn Christian

Molly Burnett

Galen Gerring

Eric Martsolf

Chrishell Stause

Robert Scott Wilson

Freddie Smith

Guy Wilson

True O'Brien

This would be my list too, although I could take or leave Guy Wilson, Freddie Smith and Eric Martsolf. The others can leave like yesterday.

John Aniston (Victor Kiriakizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz)

Shawn Christian (Dr. Daniel "Bear" Jonas)

Daniel "Back, Show Killer!" Cosgrove (Aiden Jennings)

Kassie DePaiva (Elly Mae Eve Donovan)

Galen "I'm Not Hispanic!" Gering (Rafe "But He Is!" Hernandez)

Drake Hogestyn (Jason Bourne John Black)

Jen Lilley (Jeannie "Theresa" Donovan)

Kate Mansi (Abigail Devehaux)

Eric Martsolf (Grandpa Brady Black)

Joseph Mascolo (Ghost of Stefano DiMera)

Casey Moss (J.J. Deveraux)

True O'Brien (Paige Larson)

James Read (Clyde Weston) -- but not b/c of him, just b/c of his character

Melissa "Eat More Chikin" Reeves (Jennifer Horton)

James Reynolds (Abe Carver)

Freddie Smith (Sonny Kiriakis)

Chrishell "Workin' the Pole" Stause (Jordan Ridgeway)

Josh Taylor (Chris Brady...or is it Roman Kositchek?)

Greg Vaughan (Ralph de Bricassart)

Guy Wilson (Bootleg Will Horton)

Robert Scott Wilson (Ben Rogers) -- the price is so wrong on that one

Since you have like 3 contract actors left, who would you bring on?

Tomlin/Whitesell aren't going anywhere. The show is not likely to be renewed and Corday will not make writer changes after the show has garnered critical and award claim. There's no one out there that he'd hire and besides, the writing team is already writing at least seven months ahead which puts them at March 2015. The show will likely not be on the air past its most recent renewal dates which is Sept 2015 I think...

The show is actually renewed through September 2016.

If he were on today, though, would we have to call him "Dougie"? I can't call a grown-ass man "Dougie".

Robert LeClair changed his name to "Charles" at one point so I suppose he could be called that (although in the late 80s Doug and Hope still referred to him as "Dougie)."

Edited August 9, 201411 yr by jam6242

Since you have like 3 contract actors left, who would you bring on?

Good question. I'll have to think about it.

Next spring? Chile, this is DAYS. They've just wrapped up the Christmas '32 celebration.

Haha... DAYS will outlive NBC.

Didn't Peter Reckell move out of state? Granted, we've seen people like Jess Walton, the Reeves, and Steve Burton do the same, only to return. But he sadly seems content in moving on.

Haha... DAYS will outlive NBC.

Ya know it. When NBCUniversal announces the NBC network as we know it will be no more, I fully expect DAYS 1) to be still breathing, and 2) to announce they will transition to an online-only soap with a possible secondary platform on an NBCU-controlled network.

Of course, by then, DAYS will have another fifty years in the can -- and let me tell you, if you think Ciara is a hoot, wait until you get a load of her great-granddaughter!

I'd can TomSell, and Meng and Cazotte. I'd put in Ed Scott, and possibly try to promote from within, giving Broderick a go and a younger, fresh writer in to try to spice things up.

Shawn Christian obviously is gone.

Greg Vaughan would be out unless they find a way to reign in Eric's irritating sanctimonious ridiculousness FAST. I'd give them about 3 months.

Drake Hogestyn would stay in that coma until the end of time.

The Dull Siblings aka Tammy Sue and OllieBollen would be gone.

I will never care about Rafe unless they bring his mother on.

Josh Taylor is gone. Wayne Northrop is the only Roman and they need to write him AS Roman.

Additionally, I'd bring Tina Andrews back as Valerie Grant (though she's so involved in her own work, I doubt she'd be willing), and bring her children on as well. This would be a good excuse to bring David Banning back, and give Julie something to do other than run around town wagging her finger at everyone for being mean to St. Nick.