From: june@Cadence.COM (June Petersen)
Subject:  DOOL: My Save SSH Fax/Call 
Organization: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 00:05:44 GMT

Well, this afternoon, I'll send the following fax to the
number graciously posted here, as my contribution to the
Save SSH effort.  Are we going to call/fax after this week?
Should I re-fax next week, and later?

When I called Susan Lee's line, a woman told me that
she'd "Pass my comments along", but I have my doubts.
Probably makes another tic-mark in the "pissed fans
but who cares" column.  <sigh>  I hope my fax
doesn't get similar treatment...

Thanks for the continuing info on what to do and whom
to do it to!  Lets hope it works!

TTFN,
June
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The purpose of this fax is to express my extreme outrage at the termination of
 Susan Seaforth Hayes' contract, particularly due to the reasons stated publicly.  I
 find it difficult to believe that the writers are unable to find/create a storyline for 
such a talented and beautiful actress.

I have been watching Days of Of Our Lives almost from infancy.  My mother and 
grandmother tuned in to the first episode, curious to see what a daytime soap 
could offer veteran actor Macdonald Carey.  They discovered a truly wonderful 
show, about One Man's Family, their trials, tribulations, achievements, and the
 power of family love to overcome myriad obstacles.  We continued to watch Days 
through the years, always entertained, pleased and impressed with the quality of 
the acting, writing and the integrity of the show.  In a sense, I grew up with the 
Hortons, and became quite fond of many of them, particularly the vixenish Julie.

Our feelings about the show began to change during the last few years.  With the 
departure of several talented performers, Days seemed to change focus from One 
Man's Family to a tendency to pander to sensationalistic storylines,  youth culture 
and fleeting trends.  Where once we had responsible stories about real people, we 
were now getting one-dimensional characters in recycled storylines.  The feeling 
seems to be "Days fans will put up with anything we want to give them".  The 
Powers that Be at Days may learn a hard truth soon, that this statement is far 
from accurate.

Letting Susan Seaforth Hayes go from Days may prove to be the biggest mistake
 yet.  She is a talented actress, capable of taking marginal storylines and brief air
 time and managing to entertain her audience (as evidenced the past few years).  I 
can think of many storylines off-hand that could and should involve Susan, and 
I'm not even a professional writer.  I can't believe the so-called professionals on
 the Days writing staff can not.  If, on the other hand, the reasons for firing Susan 
stem from a fear that an older actress can not compete with a younger one, let me
 mention that of the many men that watch Days, most prefer Susan's 
professional, polished and sensual portrayal to many of the other, younger Day's
 actresses wooden, dull and lackluster performances.  I won't even address the 
blatant age-ism this would reflect.

It seems that lately, Days has been focusing more and more on one character and
 actress, to the extreme detriment of the show as a whole.  It also seems that those
 in charge are attempting to jump on the Youth bandwagon (exemplified by shows
 like Beverly Hills 90210) by writing in new characters with ill-conceived
 storylines, portrayed by marginal performers, which take up yet more air-time 
which would be better spent spread around to the many talented actors who rarely 
get a scene, much less a storyline.

My dissatisfaction (and that of the other viewers in my family) has grown in the 
last two years, to the point that I'm considering exploring my other daytime 
options on other networks.  As I consider myself a die-hard Days fan, I can only 
imagine how many less seasoned Days viewers have tuned out.  Actually, I don't 
have to imagine, the continually falling ratings point to Days failure to give its 
audience what it really wants- interesting storylines, capable actors, feasible plots 
and dialog, and a focus that shifts between several characters, as opposed to the 
current single-minded marketing of the Carly Manning character.  The 
announcement of the termination of Susan Seaforth Hayes' contract may be the 
final deadly insult to fans who have watched Days of Our Lives for as long as they 
can remember.   I truly hope that the Powers that Be at Days reconsider their
 decision as regards Susan, and also examine their intentions and goals for the 
show.  The Days now is a shadow of the Days I knew and loved.


Thank you for your time.

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Geez that copied badly.  But my patience with vi has come to
an end, so hopefully it won't be as bad on someone else's
screen as it is on mine.  If anyone wants an email copy,
drop me a line- it's much easier to edit on my email system!