From: snoopy@spacemanspiff.den.mmc.com (Cindy Camp)
Subject: DOOL:  Save SSH
Originator: snoopy@spacemanspiff.den.mmc.com
Organization: Denver, Colorado
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 15:52:07 GMT


Hey all, just wanted to let you know that I faxed my letter yesterday
to the good people at DOOL/NBC.  If you are interested in reading,
the text follows.

Pickle



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To Susan Lee,

I just wanted to let you know about my sadness about the upcoming 
departure of Susan Seaforth Hayes from Days of Our Lives.  For the 
past 9 years, part of my life has been watching Days of Our Lives 
every day.  For 7 years, I arranged school schedules around the show 
and for the past 2+ years I have recorded every day and every episode. 
And now the show is unwatchable.  You left such talents such as Mary 
Beth Evans and Stephen Nichols just slip through your fingers and focus 
your energies on dim-witts that can't even act such as Patrick Muldoon 
and the bimbo who plays Billie (Lisa Rinna).

To make a very long story short, the decision to let Susan go due 
to the fact that you can't find a story for her is the last straw. 
I stuck through the Cruise that Defies Description (aka Cruise of 
Deception), watched the downfall of Kayla when she was paired with 
Shane, tried to digest the return of the "real" Roman and my heart 
can't take anymore.  My favorite characters on the show today have 
slipped between the cracks (i.e.:  Julie, Mr. and Mrs. H, Marcus) 
and I am forced to watch scene after scene of Carly and Bo, when the 
two of them together revolt me.  I am forced to watch Carly become 
close to the man that killed Steve and raped Jenn, her so called "best 
friend" with out so much as a second thought about what this vile 
man (whom I like by the way) has done to her family and friends.  
I am forced to watch the Reed family have more airtime than the Hortons 
and they cannot act.  I am not saying that I don't want to see stories 
with the younger generation, just chose better actors and actresses 
and give them better stories.  I am tired of the constant changes 
in the writing staff over the past years, which IS the biggest part 
of the problem the soap has.  Get some good writers in there who are 
willing to be consistent and keep them.  

So this brings me to the point of this letter.  The day of the last 
appearance of Susan Hayes will also be my last day of watching this 
show.  In the mean time, I will be taking notes on the products advertised 
during commercials and I will be attempting to not purchase these 
products as well as writing letters to the manufacturers.  I am sure 
that they will be thrilled to find out what real people think about 
the shows they chose to sponsor.  I know that I am just one small 
voice out of many, but I know that there are thousands more out there 
who feel the same way I do and hopefully they will write letters and 
boycott sponsors and maybe someday, our point will be realized.

I thank-you for your time, and hope that you will reconsider your 
decision to release Susan Seaforth Hayes, one of the most talented 
actresses to yet grace your stage.


Sincerely,








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