DAYS: Will classic episodes ever be available?

[Contessa Donatella]

Numerous fans of DAYS OF OUR LIVES on Twi/X (formerly Twitter, now x.com) have had their accounts locked recently & have received stiff warnings. A third party who is apparently acting on behalf of Sony is targeting fans who post clips, edits, or make whole episodes available in digital form. Any clips over 5 minutes long associated with their accounts are summarily deleted while their accounts are locked. When they gain access again to their accounts the clips they had posted are gone. They are warned not to begin again to post clips & if they do they may be banned permanently. This seems to be consistent covering ALL who have posted clips. Obviously this is accomplished with the assistance of x.com. It is not known whether the same copyright strikes are happening on other platforms or sites. 

[Tina J.]

What needs to happen in order to begin posting?

[titan1978]

As the big anniversary approaches, Sony/Corday/NBC Universal is going after lots of DAYS pages on YouTube. Which sucks. But I did think what if this crackdown has something to do with classic episodes becoming available soon? Wishful thinking I’m sure.

But let’s say we got a huge wonderful surprise, like Knots Landing streaming has been. What days story or episode would you watch first?

As much as I am so curious about Susan Flannery as Laura, and the years Bill Bell was writing, that’s not my first pick. My first would be to watch the entire Salem Strangler storyline. One of my favorite soap binges during the pandemic was getting to see the Loving murders, and I would love to see all of this DAYS classic.

What would everyone else want to see?

[Errol]

They are going after all kinds of DAYS pages, including those on X (formerly Twitter) it appears. Lots of cease and desist letters, and threats of accounts being suspended/deleted.

Thus far, besides copyright purposes, there doesn't seem to be any official indication this is leading to a streaming deal where older episodes/clips of DAYS will be available on a platform. 

[Maxim]

I remember in the past there used to be channels and channels and channels full of playlists of DOOL episodes - everything from the 90s and 2000s was on there (youtube). And it all got deleted. So in my recollection this is not their first time doing this. They wiped out Days before... and they are doing it again. Same thing happened to AMC episodes in the past - all of them got deleted. 

Edited September 15, 2024 by Maxim

[Liberty City]

If I recall, Ken Corday did say something alluding to that a potential deal for classic episodes could happen on Peacock, but since nothing has come and even the special events have been removed from the platform, I doubt that will happen.

It's a shame that fan pages' videos and media are being targeted in such a strong and damaging manner.

[AbcNbc247]

It would definitely be nice if that’s the reason. 

I hope we get something on Peacock at least. If it’s a money issue, I’m sure the return has to be just as good as the investment. 

As for what period I’d want to see, there’s too many for me to pick lol so I must just start from the beginning and once again, watch awful child Julie steal the fur from the department store

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[Contessa Donatella]

She was such a brat! It's nothing short of amazing that she turned out so well. And, then, poor Marie being jilted by Tony Merrill & then, WHAT, marrying Tony's dad. 

But, about the money. I fear people do not realize what a truly expensive proposition it is. These classic, vintage soaps have so many episodes. They all have to be organized, curated, then digitized. Title cards likely would have to be made. Chronological would be one thing but marketed by story would cost even more. Then, finally, all of these now "duded up" episodes would have to be placed on servers. Think. So many episodes = so many servers. The mind boggles. Not anything cheap about it. 

This is it, folks, the reason we do not already have classic soaps, daytime ones, already streaming. $$$$ 

 

Edited September 15, 2024 by Contessa Donatella
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[Soapsuds]

I'd love to see the episodes where Chandler Massey premiered as Will. I never saw those. Leading up to the Chill craze. 

I was watching ATWT at the time.

Edited September 15, 2024 by Soapsuds

[titan1978]

Ken Corday, about a decade ago, said they were already doing this with the DAYS archive. They had already started when he made the statement.

Yeah I know it’s wishful thinking. But it took so long for Knots and we finally got that. So I will hope for something cool during the 60th year beyond Ron being gone

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 I want the real episodes, quality controlled, not edits.

It is interesting to think how all these decades of programming are just sitting there, possibly waiting for the right time to be seen again. Or not, and just as elusive for fans of the genre as the days when they wiped tapes and it was one chance only to see.

Edited September 15, 2024 by titan1978

[Contessa Donatella]

I am utterly amazed. Corday really said that? Then? At the time that NBC had started bleeding them. WOW. That would have been some really remarkable interest in film preservation. If so, I am duly impressed. And, typically I do not give an inch when it is Corday we are speaking of. I have 2 graphics I use to represent him. One is an ostrich with its head in the sand. The other is a golfer making his backswing. If a third is required, I've got it, too, a baby grand. I do know that when it was first announced that DAYS was headed to Peacock, Beverlee McKinsey's son, Scott, a director at DAYS, said he would not be at all surprised if the classic episodes archive was included in the first year or two of being on that streaming service. I really do like your optimism. As far as I am aware, DAYS never wiped, but they did lose 1 or 2 early seasons to a warehouse fire. I believe it is Season 2, maybe 3. 

(AMC & OLTL also suffered a warehouse fire causing them to lose a few. But, nothing at all like for example, all of P&G wiped till late '79/early '80, when they stopped that evil practice.)

 

 

[j swift]

I find that TikTok is the wild west of classic episodes.  For example, there's an Australian woman who posts 1980s clips of Days.  Currently, she's doing a theme of Bo and Mrs. Horton's relationship that is very fun to re-watch.  I hadn't recalled how many scenes they shared, including one where she tried to shear his hair! 

It is all very searchable by hashtags.  Personally, I prefer clips, because I find full, unedited classic episodes to be a little dull.  It's like watching a slow, drawn out joke, when you already know the punchline.

[janea4old]

I don't think it's helpful to post any links to videos in this thread. This thread, by its nature, would attract the AI bots that Sony uses to find these things.

To clarify, Sony employs an outside company that has algorithms that find the videos.

Edited September 15, 2024 by janea4old

[kalbir]

Sony knows that if Bill Bell Days, supercouple Days, and Reilly Days are available to watch online, nobody will watch the current episodes.

[Taoboi]

Ugh. Let fans have their clips if some of what they want isn't even available.

 

Jesus!!