5 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME!!!!!

This has to be the best news coming out of Days of Our Lives since it was announced A.A. was OUT as co-executive producer. The exit of the "writer" was long overdue. Several years, in fact. April 2025 is when I'll likely come back to viewing this soap, because it's been unwatchable since February 2019, when Sheri Anderson's material was last factored in. Being nine months tape-to-stream is ridiculous and needs to stop.

Last of names I suspect to be dropped in the coming weeks/months: Blake Berris, Jackée Harry, Emily O'Brien, Greg Rikaart & Robert Scott Wilson, and I suspect the Last Blast crew will be returning by the year's end.

He's never going to The Young and the Restless. Just know that. It's not happening.

I don't see Jackee or RSW leaving, but the others probably will.  It's a shame they were wasted because BB, EOB, and even GR aren't bad actors.  They were just horribly written. 

9 months is so long.  I can literally gestate a human in that time lol.   It's difficult when the news happens and then you have to wait nearly a year for action to show on screen.

Just now, carolineg said:

I don't see Jackee or RSW leaving, but the others probably will.  It's a shame they were wasted because BB, EOB, and even GR aren't bad actors.  They were just horribly written. 

Oh, I see them all going, since they've essentially been pets of the "writer" the entire time. Clean-sweep it to bring back some classic, true-to-heart characters.

1 minute ago, carolineg said:

9 months is so long.  I can literally gestate a human in that time lol.   It's difficult when the news happens and then you have to wait nearly a year for action to show on screen.

Mhmm. It baffles me when they should've been less than that, as they aired taped material until through [most] of the 2020 era of the pandemic... so, sometime in the interim they quite honestly sped-taped things. And it showed. Quite disappointing.

1 minute ago, Liberty City said:

Oh, I see them all going, since they've essentially been pets of the "writer" the entire time. Clean-sweep it to bring back some classic, true-to-heart characters.

I wouldn't be sad about either Paulina or Alex going, but you can bring back Ben and I don't mind Paulina/Abe.   I think JH fits better than RSW playing his second character or EOB playing a second unpopular character in a blonde wig lol.  I am invested in both Chanel and Lani so I do see Paulina's value even if I can't stand JH's "style" of acting lol. 

 

3 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

Mhmm. It baffles me when they should've been less than that, as they aired taped material until through [most] of the 2020 era of the pandemic... so, sometime in the interim they quite honestly sped-taped things. And it showed. Quite disappointing.

It feels like they should just scrap a lot of RC's stuff, but I realize that it's way too expensive.  A fresh start could really re-boot the show, but it still generally lands in the top 10 on peacock everyday, so I don't know if ratings are actually bad.

23 minutes ago, Efulton said:

Ron has issued a statement.  If leaving was his choice I think he would have come right out and said it.

 

https://www.tvinsider.com/1144655/days-of-our-lives-ron-carlivati-leaving-head-writer-response/

I can’t even imagine what he’s saying in his mind 😂😂😂

15 minutes ago, VelekaCarruthers said:

I still contend he's going to Y&R.  Someone above said Ron isn't "friends" with Steve Kent, but Steve ran both Y&R and Days for Sony for many years and clearly had a say in Ron's tenure on the show. Steve just joined YR as "executive in charge" and already one days writer was hired (Dave Ryan) and Marla Kanelos returned after 12 years.  We know Y&R must improve if they want The Gates to succeed. It's hard to believe they won't oust Griffith.  Execs love Ron because he can write a compelling bible; it's just that his book only has about four chapters that he rotates.  Back from the dead. Wigs, drag, doppelgängers, baby switches.
 

Who’s getting DID? 😂😂😂

RON CARLIVATI TO END "DAYS" RUN IN 3RD PLACE ALL-TIME FOR MOST EPISODES AS HEAD WRITER....

Ron Carlivati will wrap his "Days" run in April 2025, with around 1,960-1,970 episodes as head writer. That places him just behind William J. Bell (2,211 episodes) and James E. Reilly (2,069 episodes) on the all-time "Days" list.

Edited July 19, 20241 yr by JAS0N47

3 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I wouldn't be sad about either Paulina or Alex going, but you can bring back Ben and I don't mind Paulina/Abe.   I think JH fits better than RSW playing his second character or EOB playing a second unpopular character in a blonde wig lol.  I am invested in both Chanel and Lani so I do see Paulina's value even if I can't stand JH's "style" of acting lol. 

At this point, i don’t anybody staying as long as Leo is gone 

Btw, where’s @Soapsuds I’m sure he’d love to hear this

2 minutes ago, AbcNbc247 said:

I can’t even imagine what he’s saying in his mind 😂😂😂

Who’s getting DID? 😂😂😂

Y&R will re-hire Kelly Sullivan to take on that challenge again😂

Just now, AbcNbc247 said:

At this point, i don’t anybody staying as long as Leo is gone 

Btw, where’s @Soapsuds I’m sure he’d love to hear this

Honestly, I find Leo annoying AF, but if he stayed more background and supporting I wouldn't even cared if he stayed.  Like 1 episode every 2 weeks background.

2 hours ago, Taoboi said:

THIS.

 

I would love to see a proper Will/Sonny/Paul triangle. 

Same and if they have to recast Will, so be it. 

9 minutes ago, carolineg said:

I wouldn't be sad about either Paulina or Alex going, but you can bring back Ben and I don't mind Paulina/Abe.   I think JH fits better than RSW playing his second character or EOB playing a second unpopular character in a blonde wig lol.  I am invested in both Chanel and Lani so I do see Paulina's value even if I can't stand JH's "style" of acting lol. 

Neither work for me, and I've hated Wilson since All My Children, so neither would be a loss for me. I've taken to O'Brien as Theresa, but I don't see the need for either on the canvas right now.

10 minutes ago, carolineg said:

It feels like they should just scrap a lot of RC's stuff, but I realize that it's way too expensive.  A fresh start could really re-boot the show, but it still generally lands in the top 10 on peacock everyday, so I don't know if ratings are actually bad.

Invest a bit of money, re-write and re-tape five-to-six months worth of material. Just do it.

1 minute ago, Liberty City said:

Neither work for me, and I've hated Wilson since All My Children, so neither would be a loss for me. I've taken to O'Brien as Theresa, but I don't see the need for either on the canvas right now.

RSW doesn't bother me the way he does for most.  I think he's handsome and charming enough.  I wouldn't actually care if he left, but he doesn't really annoy me to much.  He seems like he tries and likes his job.  YMMV and I do understand him being unpopular just due to the enormous propping they did for him.  The Days cast doesn't feel that crowded to me and I do like Justin/WK having a purpose.  

5 minutes ago, Liberty City said:

Invest a bit of money, re-write and re-tape five-to-six months worth of material. Just do it.

I agree, but it will never happen.

11 minutes ago, wingwalker said:

Same and if they have to recast Will, so be it. 

lol. I think @Soapsuds might object. 

Hey everybody, all the talk about apologies from people at GH or to people at Days had me thinking all day and I’ve finally come up with a comprehensive list of the actors at Days that I feel Ron owes an apology to. Feel free to add any that I’ve missed…

Kassie DePaiva, Kate Mansi, Marci Miller, Patrika Darbo, Victoria Konefal, Emily O’Brien, Lindsay Arnold, Raven Bowens, Sal Stowers, Jessica Serfaty, Chrishell Stause, Billy Flynn, Paul Telfer, Peter Porte, Mike Manning, Brock Kelly, Freddie Smith, Chandler Massey, Zach Tinker, Lucas Adams, Carson Boatman, Matthew Ashford, Kevin Spirtas, Cameron Johnson.

And I don’t know why but I think he owes Thaao Penghlis an apology as well, judging from the little shade that Thaao threw when he was on Dishin Days.

And even though he loved Marlena and Leo, I think on some level that he owes Deidre Hall and Greg Rikaart apologies as well. 

Edited July 19, 20241 yr by AbcNbc247

6 hours ago, soapfan770 said:

“Jordan is surprised to receive Nikki as a visitor in jail. When Jordan lashes back at Nikki for admonishing her, Nikki calls  Jordan “my dear sister” and rips off a mask to reveal the real alive and well Eve Howard (now played by Morgan Fairchild) underneath! Eve puts back on the Nikki mask and cackles her to plan to Jordan to take over Nikki’s life and get her son and granddaughter back.” 
😂😂😂

In any case, good riddance. Hopefully the next thing we hear is Leo is being written out, but please don’t bring GR back to Y&R ever.

LOLOLOLOL!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

ugh….sadly I wouldn’t be surprised if we started seeing more Kevin again now that Ron is done at Days..🤮🤮🤮

This is surely a budget move as much as anything else. With Ron having headwrote OLTL and GH he would be able to command a good salary, and Cwickly and Ford must be cheaper.

They probably wrote days during the strike and the numbers didn't drop and there was no huge backlash to their stories so it was an easy move to save $$$ and drop Ron.

1 hour ago, Errol said:

Fi-Core or "scab" does not mean they aren't part of the union. They are still paying members and receive representation. However, they've lost the right to vote in the union elections and are not eligible for awards contention. That doesn't mean the shows themselves can't be nominated for WGA awards, but their HWs can't be part of the nominating/winning team.

How does that work? The rest of the team is nominated despite the fact that the HW was a part of the submitted script?

They also can't ever serve on a committee & I have the impression that serving on a committee is something many people do.