Days of Our Lives: October 2021 Discussion Thread

[Soapsuds]

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[FrenchBug82]

I mean, if he wants to write a soap that doesn't take itself very seriously, fine, I am open to it.
But there are ways to do it and there are *ways*. He can do it without being lame and/or disrespecting the audience and the character.
Beyond Salem was fluffy, silly and funny and still managed to celebrate the characters and respect the audience and tell an acceptable story.
So it is not like he can't wink at the audience and STILL do something decent soap-wise.
But on the main show I am not feeling a vision or a sense of purpose or tone or inspiration from the show as of late. It is meandering with a couple of headline-grabbing ideas that could work if he didn't play them as cheaply (narrative-wise, not budget-wise).
When he was writing OLTL or GH, I didn't love all he did, far from it, but I had a sense of what he was trying to do with the shows. I am very confused what his DOOL is supposed to be conveying to the audience.
Which brings it back to what you said: he doesn't seem to actually like the show he is writing for. 

[AbcNbc247]

One thing that I wish RC would realize that Ben and Ciara are much more tolerable when they’re actually doing something, rather than just kissing each other’s asses

Agreed.

Even the best soap is going to have boring episodes once in a while. It’s just the structure of the medium. I have no problem so far with the way the storyline is playing out. 

Edited October 13, 2021 by AbcNbc247

[Craigger]

Did you really just say that? How ignorant. There are no words.

[AlexElizabeth]

lol

One minute into today's episode and I'm already confused. Abby asks Chad if he wants to play John because he doesn't trust her alone with curly-haired EJ. Huh?! How in the world could they possibly know about EJ asking to play John? There isn't even follow up today with Johnny and EJ. Did Johnny give EJ the part off screen, and then Abby and Chad also found out about it off screen while they were putting the kids to bed? Huh? I feel like someone messed up by putting that line in there.

[titan1978]

I wouldn’t say he doesn’t like it.  But he also is not at all reverent to it.  Which under strong creative teams can bring a show to new heights- look at what Lemay accomplished with AW, Monty with GH, and even Reilly with DAYS the longer he was there.  Ron is not that talented though.

He grew up a fan of the Monty era GH.  That fandom was present in his writing- the good and the bad.  He had a lot of history at OLTL- and as outlandish as he could be, you could still see his reverence.

He didn’t have any emotional connection with DAYS when he took the job.  He also is writing a show where he will never get any instant gratification from the audience, even trolling them, because of how far ahead the show is.

 

[soapfan770]

The Devil talking out loud his schemes for Marlena lol he’s about as bad as the other characters who gossip out loud

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[FrenchBug82]

That's a smarter way to put what I meant and YES I fully agree. 
Indeed you could tell he had loved OLTL and GH for a long time and was inspired - for better or worse - by these universes.
I just don't feel any love or inspiration from his Days work. 

[Planet Soap]

Someone mentioned a soap that doesn't take itself seriously. I think Gary Tomlin era OLTL mastered this from around 2000-2002. The live week stuff and Asa taking his death, Nikki Smith, Roxi stuff has serious and comedic elements to them, even is there were some crappy fluff stories. But back to DAYS...

[Soapsuds]

Not sure where to put this...Guy wanted to be on beyond Salem... Just a guess..

Pictures of Guy in spoiler tags:

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[victoria foxton]

 

Edited October 14, 2021 by victoria foxton

[Errol]

Stop antagonizing users with your comments. If you don't like what someone says, ignore them and make your own comment that's on topic. All we've seen you post since you registered has been negative responses to other users. Clearly you don't like the people here, and are most definitely a former poster but hiding under a VPN so we can't trace you (yet). Why you get a kick out of registering and wasting your time being so negative, I have no idea. Whatever floats your boat.

[AlexElizabeth]

Ummm. Guy is no Amanda Bottom. LOL 

[Soapsuds]

Nope...but you have to do the work to see him as Amanda.

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I do think he has a nice body but when did he get all those awful tats?

It looked better on TV.  His new look reminded me of Dan J. Kroll.

[Faulkner]

I’m now seeing him on TV, and he looks a hundred thousand times better. Plus scruff. They always get the memo too late on this show.