18 hours ago, All My Shadows said:

I see absolutely nothing wrong with what Doug Davidson tweeted. As someone not on contract, he probably gets it more than most. Congrats for being renewed, guys, but none of you have any kind of job security, and your show is bleeding money. It's realism vs. idealism. Our genre is down to four shows, all of them are sad, depressing shadows of what they were even ten years ago, which were sad, depressing shadows of what they'd been in their prime. None of them will ever be satisfying for an extended period of time ever again, and the people at the networks don't give a sh!t.

The actors at Days Im sure of what being off-contract means. They dont need lessons from an actor on another show. Even if he had good intentions, his response to CLB came across as bitter and let me educate you on something. Pass 

On 11/24/2019 at 1:53 PM, VanessaReardon said:

I’m thrilled that DAYS is renewed! Well deserved. It’s an institution. Congrats to all. That being said, if they are coming back to work In Jan, they are still going to be 7/8 months ahead. Nothing has changed. They’ll go through this again next year when they are 10 months ahead. I’m glad they are renewed but disappointed that they are not changing their production schedule. Go on a TRUE hiatus and not a negotiation hiatus. 

AGREED

If they are worried about cast defections then sign everyone to new contracts now  that begin April 1st 2020. Go back to production in April & give your actors a few months to do other gigs. That in the long run may lead your actors to staying if they are able to do other projects

1 hour ago, John said:

The actors at Days Im sure of what being off-contract means. They dont need lessons from an actor on another show. Even if he had good intentions, his response to CLB came across as bitter and let me educate you on something. Pass 

Considering he wasn't addressing DAYS actors, I doubt he was trying to teach them a lesson. He's been working in the same town in the same genre in the same industry as the DAYS cast for 40 years, so I'm sure he knows some of them more than you or I ever will.

A renewal is great, but once again, no one has a contract. That's a scary as fck precedent in a daytime where we have four dead soaps walking. A renewal is great, but what exactly does it mean when the entire cast is off-contract?

I also don't understand why any bitterness DD feels towards his show would be directed to the cast of another show.

Edited November 26, 20196 yr by All My Shadows

3 minutes ago, All My Shadows said:

Considering he wasn't addressing DAYS actors, I doubt he was trying to teach them a lesson. He's been working in the same town in the same genre in the same industry as the DAYS cast for 40 years, so I'm sure he knows some of them more than you or I ever will.

A renewal is great, but once again, no one has a contract. That's a scary as fck precedent in a daytime where we have four dead soaps walking. A renewal is great, but what exactly does it mean when the entire cast is off-contract?

I also don't understand why any bitterness DD feels towards his show would be directed to the cast of another show.

Supposedly this also occured a few years back when there was an 8 week break. Its just the first time it was made public by the press. 

Also Freddie on his podcast said the cast/Crew were told about the contracts ending back in july so they knew for 4 months

On 11/22/2019 at 9:52 AM, edgeofnik said:

Also 2MM daytime viewers are not necessary equal to 2MM viewers in other dayparts. The value comes to the types of ads the network is able to sell based on audience income, demo, etc. It's far more complex than simply pure numbers.

 

And that's why I encourage every soap viewer to stream rather than watch live, unless you're one of the infinitesimal Nielsen homes. The networks can measure and track those streams, while the over-the-air viewing is based on a random sample of Nielsen homes.

Five years from now, streaming will be the norm. It's already quickly taking over. Nielsen is going to gradually become less important to the networks.

I posted in the wrong thread. 

 

 

 

Edited November 27, 20196 yr by xtr

 

OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL!!

 

 

Edited January 29, 20206 yr by dragonflies

Happy for the cast, crew, and the fans of the show.

 

Something else to think about with the actors- pilot season.  If they wait too long to renew those contracts and get them back to work they might book pilots.

 

Also-  so how much of their next season have they already filmed?  8 months is crazy!

6 minutes ago, titan1978 said:

Happy for the cast, crew, and the fans of the show.

 

Something else to think about with the actors- pilot season.  If they wait too long to renew those contracts and get them back to work they might book pilots.

 

Also-  so how much of their next season have they already filmed?  8 months is crazy!

I believe they just completed August and the new season starts September so the stuff they’re filming soon will be September on. 

Why couldn't they have used the time jump to change the taping schedule and do it like 2 months out instead of four thousand years? What, if anything, did it accomplish?

The time jump was only a creative choice, but it would have been the perfect opportunity to bridge the gap between tape and air.  But from what I understand, this schedule is what keeps DOOL viable.  But as a daily soap, they need to be able to react to audience reaction to sustain really satisfying content.  At the very least, Meng, Alarr, and Carlivati need to pay much closer attention to the dailys.

 

And still no word on the actors' statuses...

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: the only way everyone involved can make the ridiculous production schedule work even somewhat is to allow the writers to write with absolutely no "notes" from NBC or Sony.  Trying to gauge and tailor the storylines toward fans' reactions is futile on a show that tapes four years ahead.  Just let the writers write how and until they don't want to anymore or the show is cancelled.

Edited January 31, 20206 yr by Khan

I say Corday was smart to sue Sony, not because it was a really viable lawsuit (as we know, much of it has been dismissed) but because it got their attention, got them to the table and got discussions going about how international sales were going. I don't think it's any coincidence that the Deadline story mentioned discussions about Sony needing to adjust the business model around international sales.