John/Marlena got the article. Basically the same as the one from SOD. Marlena remembers with the help of John while Hope keeps Alex occupied. John/Marlena head off to the beach with Alex and Patrick in hot pursuit. Whey they find the lovers, Alex orders Patrick to kill John just as Hope arrives to overhear him.

Hall says, "Marlena is stunned in that moment. She can't believe that Alex is involved, that he's asking Patrick to kill John. It's shocking." And deadly.

James Scott announcement. Same as we have read everywhere.

Casting announcment: Days is casting Stephanie Johnson.

BUZZ...... "At press time, a head writer was rumored to be on her/his way out......."

The List...... Who needs a honeymoon? Shawn and Mimi are getting busy on the couch.

SPOILERS week of 5/15

Bo wrestles with his decision not to tell Hope about Chelsea's trial date.

Jack learns he might live.

Sami mistakenly thinks Austin is proposing to her.

Clesea suspects something is amiss with Claire.

Kate demands to know what Lexie has on Sami.

Frankie proposes to Jennifer.

Week of 5/22

Marlena's memory comes back for good!

Bo goes after Hope.

Abby makes a startling announcement.

Cute Shelle pic in the recap of the week with them hugging. I guess it's from the painting scenes.

EMMY BUZZ and STUFF!

Most excited presenter: Jason Cook - "YES! Sesame Street!"

Farah comments that after getting their Emmy presenter's script, she and Jason thought it was lackluster and boring, so they spiced it up. They rewrote the dialogue and Brian Frons came up to Farah after the show and said, "You were so funny onstage." She told him they rewrote the script and he said he knew the writers couldn't have come up with anything that cleaver.

Kristian Alfonso got hungry during the show so she checked out the caterers and tried everything....... mini burgers, chicken sate' and shrimp, cookies on a stick. Thinking of her castmates she stole a few and took them back with her. She said you should have seen what was under her chair.

JER knows what classic soap opera is and he knows DAYS, but he could find some fresher ways to make stories interesting. Despite what many people think, he is not the worst writer out there. None of the current writers, except maybe Lynn Latham at Y&R, would be any better than JER at this point.

Higley was a writer for DAYS for many years and she knew the history, but like so many new HW's, she chose to focus on certain characters and her pet project of the disaster that was Roman and Kate, and the characters are still paying for it. Now she's trashing up OLTL and it's painful to see.

I would love for C&B to return. They were the ones that turned things around and for a short period, made DAYS what it should have been after Langan and his teen obsession.

Another possibility is the writers who wrote for MTV's Spyder Games. I think their style would fit right in with the show, and especially for Sami. Her character has been the same since 1993! A new HW would have to get her out of this rut she's been stuck in for thirteen years.

People need to give up on Sheri Anderson dreams. It's not going to happen.

If it did, I would jump for joy. But it's not going to happen.

i bet if jer left peter brash would be made head writer.Peter brash was head writer before and he still writes for days so i bet he would just be made head writer again if jer leaves the show

i bet if jer left peter brash would be made head writer.Peter brash was head writer before and he still writes for days so i bet he would just be made head writer again if jer leaves the show

I would actually really like that.

I understand what you're saying about Sheri creating them etc. But she WATCHES the show, she knows these characters and what's more - she loves them. She doesn't write just to write, she loves the show, it's characters, the actors and she adores the fans.

I would have trust in Sheri to bring back the heart to the show.

Sorry, but when you have a 40 year old show, storylines are going to be recycled. Just don't recycle the ones the audience hated the first time around (like Reilly's done).

Couldn't have said it better, Linn. Sheri would make the show truly watchable again.

And while Brash and Cwikley weren't all that bad, are we forgetting that they introduced Rex and Cassie via spaceship? That was pure garbage.

The spaceship thing was stupid, but it was great seeing eric winters so scantly clad for the first couple weeks...

I'm all for Peter Brash taking over, i think he would do an excellent job..Sheri Anderson would just never be able live up to the expectations fans will set for her...I loved her in the past, but i think fans could possibly end up being disapointed...Then the sheri anderson bashing would begin..like whats happened with JER this second go around..

Another possibility is the writers who wrote for MTV's Spyder Games. I think their style would fit right in with the show, and especially for Sami. Her character has been the same since 1993! A new HW would have to get her out of this rut she's been stuck in for thirteen years.

From your mouth to the soap gods ears! I wish Christian and Valerie were working in daytime. B&B would be a terrific show for them, but DAYS would be exciting and humorous under their pen.

Sheri Anderson would get the show back to the 80's with romance and supercouples.

But, I think ANYONE would be better than Jimmy Reilly at this point. Dunno if the stress of two shows or too much creative control had anything to do with it, but Reilly's second go-round with the network sucks.

The spaceship thing was stupid, but it was great seeing eric winters so scantly clad for the first couple weeks...

I'm all for Peter Brash taking over, i think he would do an excellent job..Sheri Anderson would just never be able live up to the expectations fans will set for her...I loved her in the past, but i think fans could possibly end up being disapointed...Then the sheri anderson bashing would begin..like whats happened with JER this second go around..

Agreed Kev. I just think Sheri is held in such high regard that sie is bound to disappoint. The show is much different now and there is a high chance of what is happening to JER possible happening to her. She would attempt to give the fans what she gave them before and that is when the trouble starts.

The alien thing was stupid but Days actually handled it realistically. I mean they actually didn't make it campy and played it how real people would react to something like that. It sucked but it was better the captive island. Brash would do fine and he is so recent he would know the current canvas and what has happened (after all he still works there) and he always went according to history. Plus, like someone said, Cwickly and him were not there long enough to really have alot of stories so they would not recycle at all.

A lot of Rex/Cassie's story was re-written, so I don't really blame B&C for that storyline.

I think Brash is a great writer but I don't expect him to be DAYS' HW again.

I would prefer if JER got a co-HW and a new writing staff. I would love it if Maura Penders, Richard J. Allen, Richard Culliton came back to the staff.

My suggestion:

Head Writers: James E. Reilly and Hogan Sheffer (or Sheri Anderson)

Breakdown Writers: Maura Penders, Peter Brash, Paula Cwickly, Carolyn Culliton

Script Writers: Maura Penders, Sofia Landon Geier, Jeanne Marie Ford, Richard J. Allen (he would also be script editor), Richard Culliton

But it's not just the fact that I and many others want Sheri back. The stuff her and her writing team came up with in the day was can't miss. I would have a straight up attitude when Days was over for the day. Like Linn said, she understood the characters, and that led to romance, drama and adventure. She would have this show back on its feet within 3 months, and that's not building her up or giving her too much credit. I feel that's the truth.

If Ken Corday and NBC Daytime say that listen to their fans, then prove it by giving us what we want.

But it's not just the fact that I and many others want Sheri back. The stuff her and her writing team came up with in the day was can't miss. I would have a straight up attitude when Days was over for the day. Like Linn said, she understood the characters, and that led to romance, drama and adventure. She would have this show back on its feet within 3 months, and that's not building her up or giving her too much credit. I feel that's the truth.

If Ken Corday and NBC Daytime say that listen to their fans, then prove it by giving us what we want.

Two names: Michael and Malone and Josh Griffith. They were the absolute best choice for OLTL, but guess what, their return bombed, especially their last year. It wasn't the 90's anymore and they had Linda Gotlieb.

Back in the 80's, Sheri had Al Rabin, but this time she's gonna have Corday.....that's a HUGE difference. So her return could bomb also.

My suggestion:

Head Writers: James E. Reilly and Hogan Sheffer (or Sheri Anderson)

Breakdown Writers: Maura Penders, Peter Brash, Paula Cwickly, Carolyn Culliton

Script Writers: Maura Penders, Sofia Landon Geier, Jeanne Marie Ford, Richard J. Allen (he would also be script editor), Richard Culliton

:thumbsup:

My two fave HW's of all time on the same show? WOWZAS!

Two names: Michael and Malone and Josh Griffith. They were the absolute best choice for OLTL, but guess what, their return bombed, especially their last year. It wasn't the 90's anymore and they had Linda Gotlieb.

Back in the 80's, Sheri had Al Rabin, but this time she's gonna have Corday.....that's a HUGE difference. So her return could bomb also.

Toups, I hear ya. It could tank just as bad or WORSE than JER's. But, I just can't help be feel that, given the right writers to work with, she could pull it off.

What stories did she write in her second stint? maybe that would help us gauge what she would and won't do the third time around.

Toups, I hear ya. It could tank just as bad or WORSE than JER's. But, I just can't help be feel that, given the right writers to work with, she could pull it off.

What stories did she write in her second stint? maybe that would help us gauge what she would and won't do the third time around.

I don't know what stories she wrote in 1992, but I do know that 1991-1992 was horrible (from what I've read). Maybe it was Gene Pulumbo's influence. lol It got better when Reilly came in as co-HW. LOL I don't really know what happened backstage, I can only speculate that Tom Langan got rid of Sheri because either JER wanted her gone or they disagreed on a lot of stuff which would be weird because a lot of people thought Jim and Sheri's reign together was pretty damn good. Their different styles meshed very well.

1991-1992

Gene Palumbo

1992

Richard J. Allen & Beth Milstein

1992

Sheri Anderson

1992

Sheri Anderson & Gene Palumbo

1992

Sheri Anderson

1992-1993

Sheri Anderson & James E. Reilly (reunited again in 2006???)

I don't know what stories she wrote in 1992, but I do know that 1991-1992 was horrible (from what I've read). Maybe it was Gene Pulumbo's influence. lol It got better when Reilly came in as co-HW. LOL I don't really know what happened backstage, I can only speculate that Tom Langan got rid of Sheri because either JER wanted her gone or they disagreed on a lot of stuff which would be weird because a lot of people thought Jim and Sheri's reign together was pretty damn good. Their different styles meshed very well.

1991-1992

Gene Palumbo

1992

Richard J. Allen & Beth Milstein

1992

Sheri Anderson

1992

Sheri Anderson & Gene Palumbo

1992

Sheri Anderson

1992-1993

Sheri Anderson & James E. Reilly (reunited again in 2006???)

Now, only time will tell. It seems we now have about two and a half weeks before we know something. If it is JER getting the ax, everyone, regardless of who you want as HW, better cross your fingers, becuase that will be the decision that will either keep Days on NBC, or see it get cancelled.