Just now, BetterForgotten said:

Though, it would be hilarious to see Marlena possessed and levitated on DAYS' current budget...

 

 

LMAO 

2 minutes ago, cassadine1991 said:

YES girl.

1 hour ago, vetsoapfan said:

In its heyday, as penned by William J. Bell and Pat Falken Smith, DAYS was a gripping, literate, sophisticated drama geared towards an adult audience.

 

I suppose I should finally give up hope that the series will ever return to its former glory...I've been waiting for 40 years, LOL.

 

 

 

You and me both. But I pretty much gave up on that with the advent of Reilly -- his campy, comic booky approach forever altered the trajectory of the show. And today's creatives and audiences don't seem interested in a sophisticated soap -- at least, not on daytime. I think the success of Queen Sugar on OWN shows that it can still work really well today, though. I'm glad Carlivati is coming on because I do think his stuff is more entertaining than anything I've seen on this show in years and years ... but I'm under no illusions that we'll get '70s-era goodness. 

1 hour ago, Melroser said:

Unless he rewrites it so that Ava took a drug to make herself appear catatonic to set up Steve for her death only to have it be Joey instead. She could easily come back with her and Steve's son to cause havoc. 

 

I love Melrose Place

 

¨PS Drunkison is the best

Melrose is my fave show ever! Another World fave daytime. Miss them both every day. '99 was a bad bad year for me. 

Edited January 24, 20178 yr by Melroser

3 hours ago, DRW50 said:

 

This is eerie as aside from the 20 years (mine wasn't quite that long) so much of it describes why I slowly quit GL and finally moved away for good (until I knew it was likely going to be canceled and I wanted to say goodbye) after the unforgiveable Ben serial killer story and Tom Pelphrey Does Yoko Ono. 

 

It's sad how we slowly lose so much of what we loved about a soap until the last things we thought they couldn't take are taken too. 

 

Back then there was a lot criticism over of "Oh Sami's losing her edge" or "Sami and Lucas forever!" yet I found myself enjoying Rafe and Sami as a new Roman/John and Marlena because by that point even Sweeney could take a piece of wood like Gering and make it work. Then again Sweeney and Scott had a lot of chemistry as the well and with one single stupid Sheffer style twist of "no means yes" and "have sex with me or else..."  the show outright sabotaged itself back then as well. 

 

The sad thing is I can watch Y&R til the day it ends just like ATWT and GL. Yet Days and B&B, despite being driven by heirs Ken Corday and Bradley Bell have driven their own shows into deep into the ground enough just like I gave up watching AW. 

 

 

 

Was just checking the new messages on my FB page now and saw that Sheri posted this:

 

1 hour ago, teplin said:

 

You and me both. But I pretty much gave up on that with the advent of Reilly -- his campy, comic booky approach forever altered the trajectory of the show. And today's creatives and audiences don't seem interested in a sophisticated soap -- at least, not on daytime. I think the success of Queen Sugar on OWN shows that it can still work really well today, though. I'm glad Carlivati is coming on because I do think his stuff is more entertaining than anything I've seen on this show in years and years ... but I'm under no illusions that we'll get '70s-era goodness. 

 

Right. Reilly's lowbrow, campy dreck forever crippled the series, and there has never been a concerted effort or even noticeable desire to bring it back to its former greatness. I can accept the existence of Beavis and Butthead, but when Masterpiece Theatre is turned into its clone, I throw up in my mouth a little. Or...a lot.

1 hour ago, Melroser said:

Melrose is my fave show ever! Another World fave daytime. Miss them both every day. '99 was a bad bad year for me. 

 

I f-cking love Melrose and 90210!

 

I still laugh at Amanda keeping hiring Alison back - WHY?! That bitch was incompetent. Stop hiring her back!

 

Also, Valerie "Weed" Malone. <3

Edited January 24, 20178 yr by te.

1 minute ago, te. said:

 

I f-cking love Melrose and 90210!

 

I still laugh at Amanda keeping hiring Alison back - WHY?! That bitch was incompetent. Stop hiring her back!

 

Also, Valerie "Weed" Malone. <3

Your giving me Melrose & 90210 flashbacks

1 minute ago, victoria foxton said:

Your giving me Melrose & 90210 flashbacks

Come on... WHO WOULD HIRE ALISON PARKER?

Just now, te. said:

Come on... WHO WOULD HIRE ALISON PARKER?

Your so right about that te . Alison was a hot mess whether drunk or sober.  

Ken Corday if she were a soap writer....

 

sorry...couldn't resist. 

 

Ron is a good choice. Sweeney may even come back.   He's certainly the sole head. Sheri Anderson and Ryan Quan are there for consultation on history.  Ron wouldn't take the job without having power.  This means NBC has control of the creative aspects for the next year and will renew.  I said before on this site that Corday got control for one year last year and now it's NBC's turn.

 

Poor Dena>>>>  in addition to her bitter tweet, she just revealed FB that she found out she was fired yesterday.  

 

Meng just friended Marlene McPherson (former head writer); wonder if she's coming back to breakdown writer.  I'm sure Ron will clean house with respect to the writers.  

Edited January 24, 20178 yr by RavenWhitney

Just now, victoria foxton said:

Your so right about that te . Alison was a hot mess whether drunk or sober.  

 

Even Lucy aka Kate Roberts SHOULD shade her. There's just so much you can take... *shake my head*

2 minutes ago, Melroser said:

Ken Corday if she were a soap writer....

 

sorry...couldn't resist. 

 

 

Oh you're back?