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Rumors on Drake's return; I hope it's true
Topic Started: Oct 21 2007, 08:30 PM (3,726 Views)
IMissAremid
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After all... tomorrow is another day!

Given the poster spelled Stefano and phoenix wrong I'm pretty sure those spoilers are crap. But I guess they saw how quickly their Drake fantasy took hold so they didn't have time to proofread before flinging the next clump of poo to the wall and seeing what stuck.

Although I have to say a part of me would enjoy seeing Hope keep Stefano in a cage. LOL.
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Jonatha


Can this really be true? About.com is pretty much reliable on rumors/spumors and spoilers.

Drake Hogestyn Returns!

Sources confirm that fan favorite Drake Hogestyn (ex-John Black) will be returning to DAYS in January 2008. However, he will not be playing the role of the beloved hero John Black. Instead, he will be playing the role of Russell McCallister, who unknowingly has a connection to the now deceased John Black.

Russell will have a wife named Annie, who is a professor at Salem University. Annie will be Belle's professor. The two marrieds will have a teenage son named Gadge, who will befriend Will. Annie and Gadge will first air during November sweeps. The role of Annie has been narrowed down to three seasoned actresses: Jensen Buchanan (ex-Melissa, GH, ex-Vicky/Marley, AW), Shell Danielson (ex-Dominique, GH, ex-Laken, SB), and Susan Walters (ex-Diane, Y&R, ex-Christine, MP).

Although this is good news to Drake Hogestyn fans, it's bad news for John Black fans. Trust me, I'm as sad and outraged over Drake's recent firing and John Black's demise as anyone else. I've loved the character and actor since day one. However, it should prove to be rather interesting to see Marlena's reaction upon seeing her dead husband's "ghost."

http://daysofourlives.about.com/



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Jonatha
Oct 23 2007, 08:13 AM
Can this really be true? About.com is pretty much reliable on rumors/spumors and spoilers.

Drake Hogestyn Returns!

Sources confirm that fan favorite Drake Hogestyn (ex-John Black) will be returning to DAYS in January 2008. However, he will not be playing the role of the beloved hero John Black. Instead, he will be playing the role of Russell McCallister, who unknowingly has a connection to the now deceased John Black.

Russell will have a wife named Annie, who is a professor at Salem University. Annie will be Belle's professor. The two marrieds will have a teenage son named Gadge, who will befriend Will. Annie and Gadge will first air during November sweeps. The role of Annie has been narrowed down to three seasoned actresses: Jensen Buchanan (ex-Melissa, GH, ex-Vicky/Marley, AW), Shell Danielson (ex-Dominique, GH, ex-Laken, SB), and Susan Walters (ex-Diane, Y&R, ex-Christine, MP).

Although this is good news to Drake Hogestyn fans, it's bad news for John Black fans. Trust me, I'm as sad and outraged over Drake's recent firing and John Black's demise as anyone else. I've loved the character and actor since day one. However, it should prove to be rather interesting to see Marlena's reaction upon seeing her dead husband's "ghost."

http://daysofourlives.about.com/

The actual article has "Drake Hogestyn Returns?" with a question mark at the end, rather than an exclamation point, LoL.

It also says "sources claim" rather than "sources confirm."

I'm not buying this at all.

If this Annie woman was supposed to start airing during November Sweeps, she would be taping already (or in the next few days) and we would've see the headline, "Jensen Buchanan/Susan Walters joins DAYS! someplace. None of which has happened.
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Kenny
Oct 23 2007, 07:20 AM
Jonatha
Oct 23 2007, 08:13 AM
Can this really be true?  About.com is pretty much reliable on rumors/spumors and spoilers.

Drake Hogestyn Returns!

Sources confirm that fan favorite Drake Hogestyn (ex-John Black) will be returning to DAYS in January 2008. However, he will not be playing the role of the beloved hero John Black. Instead, he will be playing the role of Russell McCallister, who unknowingly has a connection to the now deceased John Black.

Russell will have a wife named Annie, who is a professor at Salem University. Annie will be Belle's professor. The two marrieds will have a teenage son named Gadge, who will befriend Will. Annie and Gadge will first air during November sweeps. The role of Annie has been narrowed down to three seasoned actresses: Jensen Buchanan (ex-Melissa, GH, ex-Vicky/Marley, AW), Shell Danielson (ex-Dominique, GH, ex-Laken, SB), and Susan Walters (ex-Diane, Y&R, ex-Christine, MP).

Although this is good news to Drake Hogestyn fans, it's bad news for John Black fans. Trust me, I'm as sad and outraged over Drake's recent firing and John Black's demise as anyone else. I've loved the character and actor since day one. However, it should prove to be rather interesting to see Marlena's reaction upon seeing her dead husband's "ghost."

http://daysofourlives.about.com/

The actual article has "Drake Hogestyn Returns?" with a question mark at the end, rather than an exclamation point, LoL.

It also says "sources claim" rather than "sources confirm."

I'm not buying this at all.

If this Annie woman was supposed to start airing during November Sweeps, she would be taping already (or in the next few days) and we would've see the headline, "Jensen Buchanan/Susan Walters joins DAYS! someplace. None of which has happened.

Kenny, I know how it looks. I'm putting it out because about.com is a fairly reliable source for Days spoilers. This looks like a column more than a message board section where anyone can post anything. The writer of this article is Gwen Morett who is About.com's reporter for Days. That is what has me shaking my head and wondering what's going on. I'm just putting it out there.
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Yeah the ABOUT.COM article had me scratching my head. At first this just looked like a rumor, but now I am on the fence. After all I did not know Drake was REALLY out and JOHN was really dead until SOD told us, so perhapd this is a sl that Ed Scott is keeping hidden. Perhaps Drake fans made a point and got their guy back on the show. DAYS is so much more secretive now that ED is on board....it all just makes you go hmmmm? :shrug:
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Wether it is true or false... it is a bad bad bad idea IMO <_<
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IMissAremid
Oct 21 2007, 08:51 PM
Well they gave the son a really stupid sounding name... Gadge... which leads me to think this could be legit. LOL.

LMAO I thought the same damn thing. :lol:


Please God, I hope this isn't true. What a terrible idea.
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Wow, this just keeps getting more interesting.
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Oct 21 2007, 08:30 PM
Salem_Stud's Post

Well, a little birdie gave me the following scoop...

Drake Hogestyn will return to Days of our lives in January 2008. However, Drake will no longer be playing the role of John Black.

Instead, Drake will be playing a new role on the soap opera. The name of his character is Russell McCallister, though the name could change a million times. Eventually, it will be revealed that Russell has a connection to John, though Russell never knew it.

Drake's new character will have a family on the show and they begin appearing during November sweeps. Russell's wife, Annie, is a professor at the university. Their teenage son is Gadge.

My source revealed that this is story plot is the first real collaboration between Ed Scott, Ken Corday, and Hogan Sheffer. The casting of Gadge has just began, but that the soap has narrowed the casting of Annie down to three actresses: Jensen Buchanan (ex- Melissa, GH/Vick, AW), Shell Danielson (ex-Dominique, GH/Laken, SB), and Susan Walters (ex-Y & R, ex-Loving).

In the story, Annie and Gadge come to Salem to find a house and for Annie to settle into her new position at the college while Russell wraps up the selling of their home in St. Paul. Gadge and Will become friends, and Annie has Belle as one of her students. Annie also befriends Lexie. At a party, with the majority of cast in attendance, Russell sneaks in to surprise his wife..but shocks all of Salem, including Marlena instead.

What do you think??

I got an email from the Salem Gazette confirming this storyline. They said Drake will be back in February. FYI

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Is the Salem Gazette reliable?
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Do they even have Feburary written? :huh:
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daysfan
Oct 24 2007, 03:35 PM
Do they even have Feburary written? :huh:

I would sure hope so! Aren't head writers supposed to be at least 6 months-1 year ahead in writing?
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DrewHamilton
Oct 24 2007, 02:46 PM
daysfan
Oct 24 2007, 03:35 PM
Do they even have Feburary written? :huh:

I would sure hope so! Aren't head writers supposed to be at least 6 months-1 year ahead in writing?

They probably have plans, I am unsure, but all I know is that soaps aren't too far ahead anymore. I am not sure about Days but the only soap I have heard that should be really ahead is Passions. Hell, GH only has two weeks of November written!

But I don't know.
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daysfan
Oct 24 2007, 03:50 PM
DrewHamilton
Oct 24 2007, 02:46 PM
daysfan
Oct 24 2007, 03:35 PM
Do they even have Feburary written? :huh:

I would sure hope so! Aren't head writers supposed to be at least 6 months-1 year ahead in writing?

They probably have plans, I am unsure, but all I know is that soaps aren't too far ahead anymore. I am not sure about Days but the only soap I have heard that should be really ahead is Passions. Hell, GH only has two weeks of November written!

But I don't know.

Well with the rumors of the writer's strike going on, all of the daytime writers are probably gearing up so that they can have everything out there in case they do go on strike, production can continue.
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DrewHamilton
Oct 24 2007, 02:33 PM
Is the Salem Gazette reliable?

No. I highly doubt they have any "set side sources" to confirm anything. They probably read the about.com article and assume that is true.

I said the same thing about this Annie character and how she is already supposed to be airing in November. I think DAYS is approx 3 weeks ahead in shooting so they have to have at least half of November filmed by now. The three actress they mention all are known in the daytime community and we would of heard by now.
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^ My face watching DAYS

I guess I am in the minority when I say that THIS WOULD FUCKING ROCK!

I would LOVE to see this story go down!
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It could be interesting. We get new characters who most likely will become headliners and a new teen. I'm open, if it happens. Won't be disappointed if it doesn't. I'm pretty sure (in my heart) that Drake will be back as a new character whether this one or another, after the first of the year.

Frankly, I am loving having Marlena be the center of her own individuality again. To me, the couple J&M did not become the best of what either actor had to offer.
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DaysFanJean
Oct 25 2007, 05:53 AM
To me, the couple J&M did not become the best of what either actor had to offer.

I agree.

Both of them brought eachother down, and were boring and dull together. Individually, they are phenomenal. Although, for years its mostly been John AND Marlena, so I just can't imagine Marlena carrying on as an individual on her own.
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;) I don't believe it for a second, since I read in Soap Opera Digest Magazine in an interview that they did with Drake that things were done. He had just been in the works of finalizing things with new theatrical representation and had some things on the go. So no, I don't believe it. And if they did try to pull something like this it would be a huge mistake and not pay off at all. :thumbsdown:
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