From: rose@cecily.UUCP (Rose M. Delckum)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: DOOL
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 01:52:02 GMT
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In article <1992Oct12.233045.9617@cbfsb.cb.att.com>, kelly.smith writes:

> 
> Hi folks.

     Hi Boysies!
> 
> One last thing, I am really amazed at how differently the actors
> that are leaving get send offs.  Marcus, who has been on the show
> for a long time just disappears, kind like Neil.  Molly and Tanner
> were supposed to get hitched right?  What happened?  Brian and Ginger
> also disappeared.  Shane has a quicky goodbye too.  The only person
> who is getting a decent send off is Isabella.  Granted the others could
> come back, but still Marcus deserved a whole helluva lot more.  Who
> said Julie was leaving???  Please let this be a rumor.  It would be
> a shame if she left.  I like Vivian but I like Julie much better and
> if I had a choice it would definitely be Julie who'd stay. 

     Has Marcus already left?  And did he really just pull the old
go out to the grocery for a carton of milk and never came back routine?
Or is he just on a burner so far back no one can see him? :-)  Has
he been taken off the credits?  If this is all they did, I'm pissed.  He
deserved better than he got.  Any word on SSH's negotiations?

> What we
> need is another older distinguished gentleman for her, someone attractive
> and wealthy.
   
     Amen!  But they'd have to hire someone who can act.  This concept
seems to have caused problems recently.

>  Of course they'd have to deflate Deidre balloon salary,
> and hire on some new talent.

     But Deidre's been worth every penny! :-)  Since NBC isn't interested
in ML, is anyone else?  And what does that mean for precious Big Bird?

>  And lately, they haven't been doing a
> real good job.  Out of five new hires (Austin, Tim, Blond Bimbo, Billie,
> Taylor), only two IMNSHO (Tim and Taylor) have potential.  That really bad.
> I just hope Days shows a little more loyalty to the veterans (Jack, Jenn
> Mickey, Maggie, Victor, Tom, Alice, Shawn, and Caroline) and gives them
> some decent storylines.  I don't think its fair to them or us that the
> same people stay front and center all the time.  Ie.  Carly/Bo, Larry
> (yes really) Kim (when has she ever been back burner) John too (I do love
> his character, but he's been on a lot over the past year).  I think every
> one should get a chance at least to be on twice a week.


     Remember back in 89/90 when all the older characters were reduced
to day player status and everyone got pissed?  It seems to me that they're
doing basically the same thing now, just not taking them off contract and
then dropping them when renegotiation time comes round.  Probably to avoid 
all the uproar of reducing everyomne at one time...they can spread it
out.  I think it sucks.
> 
> I've done more than my share of b*tching for the day, I think...Okay--Bye.
> 
> 				Boysenberry

     La Shrubbery de Guavita
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