From: EFS6ET1@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU
Subject: Re: DOOL: Disgust at Julie's leaving
Reply-To: ecz5mxr@mvs.oac.ucla.edu
Date: 27 Jan 93 16:24:03 PST

In article <C1J613.Awq@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, on 27 Jan 1993 20:53:12 GMT,
across@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (cross amy hamilton) writes:

>As a long-time fan of DOOL- I was more than a little depressed
>by the short scene we had for Julie's last.  Before I heard
>that she was leaving, I thought they were thinking about bringing
>back Doug.  That would be great, hmmm?

Hi Amy,
Welcome to the world of depressed Julie fans.  Well... if you've
been following the great r.a.t.s SAVE Susan Seaforth Hayes (SSH)
campaign you know that on Jan. 28 we get our wish, Doug returns...
for one day.  And do I think Doug and Julie reunited on DOOL with
an actual story written by a team of good writers would be great???
I would be in heaven (as anyone who reads my Julie rantings can attest).

>Julie is one of the few characters on Days that has ever shown
>consistent backbone to the villian of the day-be it Lawrence,
>Victor or any of their predecessors.  I find it hard to believe

Here, here!  That's what so many of us love about Julie.  Her strength,
her intelligence, her wit, her beauty...  SIGH...

>that the actress could be so hard to get along with-or whatever

Wait!  Everyone on the show loves Susan Hayes.  If you saw my
posting describing her last day on the set, you'd see how much
everyone adores her.

>other justification they had for letting her go, that is was
>possible for the writers to give up a person of her strength.

The justification was the new head writer, Jim Reilly, said he
couldn't come up with any story for SSH, Julie's story had been
told.  I find it inconceivable that a writer who's earning $1.3
million a year could not create a story for someone of SSH's
obvious talent.  But then, no one asked me.

>I raise a glass in toast.

Here, here.  Let's all raise a glass to SSH and Julie Williams.

>I still can't believe this business with Sammy-do the writer's
>think we are total idiots, or what????  But then again, Hope

I'll assume that's a rhetorical question.  The writers must assume
we're all idiots, otherwise they wouldn't give us this drivel.
Of course, it is possible they think this stuff is good.  But
that doesn't say much for their intelligence quotient.
Or, they could simply have no respect for the show, the actors or
the fans...

>aged 6 years in 4 months, and I also remember Scott pulling the
>same trick.  They must have some super Growth Hormone in Salem.

They must put Miracle-Gro in the water.  I think the worst, before
Sami, was Scotty returning at age 20-something, making Julie
the grandmother of a man only 20 years her junior.

>I missed some weeks a little while back, and I was wondering-
>What is the purpose of the company the John Black is working
>for/running?  Is it something to do with Isabella?

Excellent question.  No one has ever explained what EcoSystems is
or does.  It was a company that used to belong to the Alamains.
I think it's sole purpose is to give John something to do.

>Amy (across@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu)
>
>I miss Eugene and Calliope. Sniff.  This show needs the comic
>relief. 

Yes, Eugene and Calliope were fun.  And how about Tony and Anna for
fun and good chemistry?

And welcome to the DOOL discussions, I don't think I've seen you
post before (of course, I'm a relative newcomer, so apologies if
that's not true).

**Razzie (y'all just knew I'd jump in and answer an SSH/Julie post!)