From: rose@cecily.UUCP (Rose M. Delckum)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: DOOL -- SOM's tidbits on DAYS and its "changes"
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 20:35:06 GMT
Organization: The New Alaska Riviera
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In article <1992Jul27.172406.1699@gmuvax2.gmu.edu>, Kathy Stapleton writes:

>      According to SOM, Ken Corday reveals that he is aware of DAYS'
> slipping ratings and volumes of fan mail and it is because "We strayed
> from the two main families," admits Corday.  "The Hortons have been in
> Salem since day one, and the Bradys arrived 10 years ago.  They're the
> pillars that hold up the house.  In the last year or so, a lot of
> outside characters came into the show while we should have been
> centering on these two families.  The emphasis was wrong."

     Nope, the writers and casting director just suck :-) (well, 1/2 :-) )

>      ..."Primarily, viewers are keen about first love, first romance,
> first marriage.  You can rarely achieve that high-water mark a second
> time around with any character.  Viewers will always compare Bo and
> Carly to Bo and Hope or John and Isabella to John and Marlena.
> However, in these two cases, we've overcome the problem."  [Ed. note:
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> Oh REALLY?!?!?!?!?]

      Actually, wasn't Chris Kay's first love?  And didn't Roman and 
Diana clear that hurdle quite nicely?  I think they need to introduce
some new blood, but have the new characters written well and hire
decent actors.  The Devereaux, Johnson and Corelli clans were all
well-written and acted and contributed a lot to the show.
> 
>      Also, Ken Corday revealed what DAYS has planned for some of the
> couples.
> 
>      Bo and Carly:  "While there's a fall wedding planned, there's
> also the obstacle of her son, who is alive. [Ed. note:  Why can't it
> be just so simple as to have her son dead????  And not have Days of
> Carly's Lives?????]  They will overcome that, but it's going to be a
> passionate, hot summer."

     Puke!  Gag!  Ick!  Ptui!  I agree, why not just let the
kid storyline rest in peace.  And does 'passionate' translate
into more boinking on the pool table? :-)
> 
> 
>      Molly and Tanner:  "There will be a hot summer story line for
> them as they explore their values and a loss of innocence.  She's
> dealing with a difficult sexual issue and he's coming to grips with
> his mother's suicide."
   
     I thought they were history?  (Please Ghu, no more sexual 
assault storylines!  Please?)

> 
>      Kayla and Shane and Kimberly:  "The viewers never bought it when
> Kayla and Shane fell in love.  [Ed. note:  They can say *that* again!]
> It had been only three weeks after Kimberly divorced him, and only as
> long after Kayla's husband died.  There was never a proper grieving
> period.  And a certain amount of needed chemistry was never really
> there.  There will never be another Patch for Kayla, not like it was.
> They fulfilled a certain kind of story with a beginning, middle, and
> end."..

     Took them long enough to admit it, geez!
> 
>  -----------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Apparently, Patsy's staying in Salem does not depend on Shane's
> staying on DAYS.  Also, in another article, General Hospital is trying
> to get both Stephen Nichols *and* Mary Beth Evans to their

   Yes!  Yes!  Yes!  Where's that incense and book of suggested
sacrifices to the soap.deities?

> show...knowing that it was success for DAYS at one time long ago..
> 
> That's all for now.
> 
>      Canty :)

Thanks Canty!

Shrubbery
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Rose M. Delckum
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