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DAYS Hires 'Passionate' Lindsay Hartley!
Topic Started: Jul 22 2009, 04:40 PM (19,077 Views)
Miss Rhi
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EjsGaGirl
Jul 22 2009, 06:10 PM
If the chimp shows up,and the witch with her bowl...DOOL is gone forever...I guess I am in the minority here,cause I think DOOL sucks right now...and this show is about plot,plot,plot
Your not as in the minority as you think..... ;)
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Halloween Family
Jul 22 2009, 06:12 PM
PhoenixRising05
Jul 22 2009, 06:04 PM
Yes, it's a business and anyone who is in it has to grasp that but I think if Tomlin went ahead and did this and didn't tell Terrell before negotiating with Lindsey, that is pretty shitty. That makes thinks awkward for Lindsey and the cast. Sure, Terrell wasn't very popular (she had just started) but still. There needs to be some courtesy involved.
I like FT but I dont think it's shitty to hedge your bets. Employees do it all the time. Most of the time people dont tell their boss "hey, I'm going to start looking for a better job" and I wonder how many of the vets did that when they went to prime time. I agree about courtesy but it hasn't necessarily been shown that they were rude about it. Either way it does make it ackward for LH and the cast but so did hiring EM and GG and letting go all the vets.
Oh, I get that. I just think that given how close the cast is now, you want to kind of avoid blindsiding them. It seems they all were blindsided by this and that hurts morale. Last year, morale was at an all-time low and the show has slowly brought it back up and now this hurts it IMO. What happened with GG and EM wasn't even close to what happened here. Their hiring was announced two months before news of Drake and Dee being fired came out and at least 6 months before news of SN and MBE getting axed came out. Days hadn't even had a renewal announcement at that point.
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lysie
Jul 22 2009, 05:56 PM
jane1978
Jul 22 2009, 05:49 PM
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Jul 22 2009, 05:39 PM

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Seriously, this is total nonsense. Nobody is trying to recreate Passions. They hired popular actors from the show, but the actors are playing DAYS characters with DAYS storylines. Hire actors who were once popular as couple and trying to recreate their magic on another show is a typical producer move. Nothing new or unusual here.
Seriously? They have different names. That's the only difference. She's going to be the same person's sister. The same person's love interest. Brady's other potential love interest has a big secret. Her brother is involved in a baby storyline where at the moment someone else is pretending to be the baby's mother, but it's really his girlfriend's child. Yes, there are differences, but the stories are so ridiculously similar considering they're all playing the same characters in the same positions as they were on a different show.
Yeah, I know. And I think it´s funny it ended that way because the show never planned it. People tend to forget Arianna was hired as a replacement for Chelsea before they knew Max will be leaving as well. They made her Rafe sister because he desperately needed someone to connect with in Salem. There was no plans for her and Brady.

Next AZ announced her pregancy (and I´m sure the producers knew long before she put it out officially) which meant all plans Higley had for Bricole reunion after the babyswitch reveal (plans she talked about back in January) had to be put on hold and they had to find some new love interest for Brady because EM already spent half a year on backburner. Arianna was the only one available.

I´m feeling really terrible for FT but how many people thought she and EM have any chemistry together. And with AZ not available atleast till March next year they have to turn Brianna into fairly serious and rootable couple.
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Jul 22 2009, 06:10 PM
I don't think DAYS is trying to recreate itself as PSNS. The very thought of that is ridiculous.

I think DAYS is doing a smart thing, in theory. On paper, the thought of Lindsey Hartley acting alongside Galen Gering and Eric Martsolf is a golden opportunity. The chemistry was there on PSNS. However, and this is a huge however, lightening almost never strikes twice. Look at what GH faced when they brought on Stefan Nichols and Mary Beth Evans. The chemistry was no longer there. The same can be said for AMC with Beth Ehlers and Ricky Paull Goldin and GH again with Kirsten Storms and Jason Cook. The thought of two people who shared tons of chemistry on one show and were fan favorites sounds awesome. However, that usually doesn't work out.

Arianna is not Theresa. Rafe is not Luis (although Gering plays the two the same). Brady is not Ethan. The "it factor" may not be there anymore and I almost guarantee it won't be. The coupling of Arianna and Brady will continue to feel as forced as it was when Terrell was in the part acting opposite of Martsolf. But that's just opinion.

In my perfect world, DAYS will not try to bank on Brady and Arianna because of Martsolf and Hartley's PSNS past and will instead hook Arianna up with Lucas after he and Chloe are through.
I'm sorry, but when it comes to these actors and this producer, lightning hasn't even struck once. If it had, Passions would still be on. I'm not blaming the actors for Passions failing, but for a golden opportunity and lightning strikes, it takes more than actors and chemistry. And you're right. The very thought of Days recreating itself if Passions is ridiculous. And yet....
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Its just a matter of time,before Sheridan and or Fancy show up,to fight for Luis...oops I mean Rafe...as his ex "Emily"mark my words
Edited by EjsGaGirl, Jul 22 2009, 06:29 PM.
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Jul 22 2009, 05:33 PM
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Jul 22 2009, 05:29 PM
Really...I'm trying to remember a casting decision that has pissed me off more. And I don't even care about the character. I feel like they're trying to mock all of us for not saving Passions by recreating it on Days.
I'd probably be annoyed too if this were anyone but Lindsay. She's one of my favorite soap actresses ever. So melodramatic! The girl can turn on the waterworks easier than anyone. For years, she was the only redeeming quality about Passions at all, so it's nice to see her working again.

Here's a clip of her at her most melodramatic, LoL.

That was CSI,this is Days we are talking about.AllHer great acting didn't save passions.She will just be a boring character becuz that how Days is writing her,and most of the other chatacters
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PhoenixRising05
Jul 22 2009, 06:21 PM
I just think that given how close the cast is now, you want to kind of avoid blindsiding them. It seems they all were blindsided by this and that hurts morale. Last year, morale was at an all-time low and the show has slowly brought it back up and now this hurts it IMO.

What happened with GG and EM wasn't even close to what happened here. Their hiring was announced two months before news of Drake and Dee being fired came out and at least 6 months before news of SN and MBE getting axed came out. Days hadn't even had a renewal announcement at that point.
I dont know that there's a way to not blindside staff when someone is fired or there's a change. I mean there definitly is a rude way of firing someone. Even if it was handled with kid gloves, I would expect the same reaction from MB and EM.

I would imagine GG and EM felt a little ackward and guilty when they did join the cast regardless. I hope LH is welcomed with open arms.
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lastDays
Jul 22 2009, 06:27 PM
That was CSI,this is Days we are talking about.
Gee, really? Thanks for the clarification, LoL.
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Jul 22 2009, 06:26 PM
DrewHamilton
Jul 22 2009, 06:10 PM
I don't think DAYS is trying to recreate itself as PSNS. The very thought of that is ridiculous.

I think DAYS is doing a smart thing, in theory. On paper, the thought of Lindsey Hartley acting alongside Galen Gering and Eric Martsolf is a golden opportunity. The chemistry was there on PSNS. However, and this is a huge however, lightening almost never strikes twice. Look at what GH faced when they brought on Stefan Nichols and Mary Beth Evans. The chemistry was no longer there. The same can be said for AMC with Beth Ehlers and Ricky Paull Goldin and GH again with Kirsten Storms and Jason Cook. The thought of two people who shared tons of chemistry on one show and were fan favorites sounds awesome. However, that usually doesn't work out.

Arianna is not Theresa. Rafe is not Luis (although Gering plays the two the same). Brady is not Ethan. The "it factor" may not be there anymore and I almost guarantee it won't be. The coupling of Arianna and Brady will continue to feel as forced as it was when Terrell was in the part acting opposite of Martsolf. But that's just opinion.

In my perfect world, DAYS will not try to bank on Brady and Arianna because of Martsolf and Hartley's PSNS past and will instead hook Arianna up with Lucas after he and Chloe are through.
I'm sorry, but when it comes to these actors and this producer, lightning hasn't even struck once. If it had, Passions would still be on. I'm not blaming the actors for Passions failing, but for a golden opportunity and lightning strikes, it takes more than actors and chemistry. And you're right. The very thought of Days recreating itself if Passions is ridiculous. And yet....
This is not fair. Passion was under sole creative control of James E. Reilly. He was the one responsible for the stories, for the characters, for all the mistakes GG so openly talks in the interview with Nelson today. Passions was JER´s child and he murdered it. No one else is responsible.
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"Relax nobody's having sex.... at least not yet"

ILOVE THIS!!!!! I love Lindsay Hartley it's funny how it's going to be like she's playing the exact same role as she was on Passions. DAYS is really on a roll with these casting coups lately.
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jane1978
Jul 22 2009, 06:39 PM
lysie
Jul 22 2009, 06:26 PM
DrewHamilton
Jul 22 2009, 06:10 PM
I don't think DAYS is trying to recreate itself as PSNS. The very thought of that is ridiculous.

I think DAYS is doing a smart thing, in theory. On paper, the thought of Lindsey Hartley acting alongside Galen Gering and Eric Martsolf is a golden opportunity. The chemistry was there on PSNS. However, and this is a huge however, lightening almost never strikes twice. Look at what GH faced when they brought on Stefan Nichols and Mary Beth Evans. The chemistry was no longer there. The same can be said for AMC with Beth Ehlers and Ricky Paull Goldin and GH again with Kirsten Storms and Jason Cook. The thought of two people who shared tons of chemistry on one show and were fan favorites sounds awesome. However, that usually doesn't work out.

Arianna is not Theresa. Rafe is not Luis (although Gering plays the two the same). Brady is not Ethan. The "it factor" may not be there anymore and I almost guarantee it won't be. The coupling of Arianna and Brady will continue to feel as forced as it was when Terrell was in the part acting opposite of Martsolf. But that's just opinion.

In my perfect world, DAYS will not try to bank on Brady and Arianna because of Martsolf and Hartley's PSNS past and will instead hook Arianna up with Lucas after he and Chloe are through.
I'm sorry, but when it comes to these actors and this producer, lightning hasn't even struck once. If it had, Passions would still be on. I'm not blaming the actors for Passions failing, but for a golden opportunity and lightning strikes, it takes more than actors and chemistry. And you're right. The very thought of Days recreating itself if Passions is ridiculous. And yet....
This is not fair. Passion was under sole creative control of James E. Reilly. He was the one responsible for the stories, for the characters, for all the mistakes GG so openly talks in the interview with Nelson today. Passions was JER´s child and he murdered it. No one else is responsible.
Which I addressed in my post.
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What the fuck? I caught a little bit of Passions here and there, but they are putting these same three characters in the same storylines. As far as I'm concerned Tomlin is trying to recreat that Titantic that was Passions and this this ship will sink and not be renewed. Hello, it did not work for Passions what makes them think it will work for Days.
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Jul 22 2009, 06:54 PM
What the fuck? I caught a little bit of Passions here and there, but they are putting these same three characters in the same storylines. As far as I'm concerned Tomlin is trying to recreat that Titantic that was Passions and this this ship will sink and not be renewed. Hello, it did not work for Passions what makes them think it will work for Days.
Are you speaking metaphorically, because they actually did Titanic story once.
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Jul 22 2009, 06:55 PM
oldschoolfan
Jul 22 2009, 06:54 PM
What the fuck? I caught a little bit of Passions here and there, but they are putting these same three characters in the same storylines. As far as I'm concerned Tomlin is trying to recreat that Titantic that was Passions and this this ship will sink and not be renewed. Hello, it did not work for Passions what makes them think it will work for Days.
Are you speaking metaphorically, because they actually did Titanic story once.
Yes, I think if it didn't work on Passions why do they think it will work on Days.
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Jul 22 2009, 06:55 PM
oldschoolfan
Jul 22 2009, 06:54 PM
What the fuck? I caught a little bit of Passions here and there, but they are putting these same three characters in the same storylines. As far as I'm concerned Tomlin is trying to recreat that Titantic that was Passions and this this ship will sink and not be renewed. Hello, it did not work for Passions what makes them think it will work for Days.
Are you speaking metaphorically, because they actually did Titanic story once.
Here's proof of that.... :laugh:




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It's obvious that NBC wanted to save PASS and cancel DAYS but couldn't justfy axing the show with 500k more viewers and a more prestigious brand name. Their solution: expunge the latter's identity and use it as the host vessel for Passions' parasitic corpse. Ugh.
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PhoenixRising05
Jul 22 2009, 06:00 PM
jane1978
Jul 22 2009, 05:40 PM
sungrey
Jul 22 2009, 04:56 PM
This is exactly what I'm thinking. Look, I know there are a lot of Passions fans on the board and some people who couldn't stand the show. While I'm sure Lindsay will do all right on Days, those of us who have watched Days for years don't like seeing this show turned into something else. Anyone remember "Teens of our Lives"?
First, I´m really sorry for Felisha Terrel. She was caught in a dificult situation because she was supposed to be a love interest for Max and replace Chelsea. Unfortunatelly, she had never much chemistry with EM and all those stupid contrived meetings and bumping into each other didn´t help.

On the other side, I don´t understand how this changes the show into Passions any way. I never watched the show but from all I heard EM and LH were very popular couple and I´m sure if they knew Arianna will be paired with Brady from beginning she would be first to offer the part. Let´s not forget they had to postpone all original plans for the post babyswitch story because AZ is pregnant and will be off the show for a while. That means Arianna and Brady will be much more serious and longterm couple than they first thought.

Anyway, it again shows Tomlin can be very cruel as producer, because I´m sure he never said FT anything till today while actively working on the deal with LH at the same time. Poor Felisha has to feel terrible right now. But, it will help the show. EM has more chemistry with MB in the scenes which are not written as romantic at all than with FT no matter how much the writers try. And it will help EM as well, because I´m sure now they will want really mine the popularity of him and LH on the screen together again.

So, good move.
I agree, Jane.

Soaps do this all the time. They try to recreate the magic the actors had on other shows. Until we see orangutans as nurses and murderous he/she's running around, this is not Passions. In fact, the show has more character-driven elements then it has in a long time (I know many on this board will disagree with that but JMO). Of course, it has plot-driven elements and it's contrived at times but it's entertaining and is the only show consistently doing well ratings-wise. Tomlin knows what he is doing. He's done something no one's been able to do in the past 5 years or so...stop the bleeding. I feel bad for the people that aren't high on the show right now but what they are doing is working and the show feels more like Days then it has in awhile. It has it's identity back. The faces are different but they are tapping into JER's style from his first run and it's done wonders.

I just feel bad for Felisha. She wasn't that bad. The character just took awhile to get going and she was finally getting something worth a damn and now she is axed. You could tell the cast liked her and that neither they nor she saw this coming. I think they would've did this in the beginning if they knew Arianna was for Brady. She was originally for Max and I think Terrell was suited for that. EM and her just never clicked romantically and with AZ being gone for a little bit, it's clear they want to go Brady/Arianna. Why not capitalize on Lindsey and Eric's chemistry? Plus, Lindsey and Galen have great sibling chemistry and she is a terrific actress. She carried Passions for most of it's run. The girl made shitty, repetitive material turn into gold. This is a brilliant move in that it gives them yet another strong actress. She will instantly make Arianna a better character.

I ADORE Lindsey. I was wondering why she never got work after Passions. Between her talent and her age, I expected a soap to swoop her up. I'm glad no one did. I've wanted her and Emily Harper on Days since Passions ended. I just wish Terrell got more of a chance but that's business and the show has to do what is necessary to put on a great show. This is a great move in that regard.

I can't wait until she first airs. So excited.
OK, I'll buy it. But if you wanted to recreate the magic, then WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST HIRE HER IN THE FIRST PLACE?
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Jul 22 2009, 07:00 PM



LMAO @ the "I'll never let go" scene at the end.

Wow. I had forgotten how bad that was. Luis and Sheridan as reincarnated lovers who died on the Titanic... okay then. Only on a JER soap, LoL.
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Ponz
Jul 22 2009, 07:01 PM
It's obvious that NBC wanted to save PASS and cancel DAYS but couldn't justfy axing the show with 500k more viewers and a more prestigious brand name. Their solution: expunge the latter's identity and use it as the host vessel for Passions' parasitic corpse. Ugh.
I kinda agree with that, NBC tried to cancel DAYS in 03, and said they would only save it if JER was let back as headwriter. So maybe you could be right.
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Jul 22 2009, 07:00 PM
lysie
Jul 22 2009, 06:55 PM
oldschoolfan
Jul 22 2009, 06:54 PM
What the fuck? I caught a little bit of Passions here and there, but they are putting these same three characters in the same storylines. As far as I'm concerned Tomlin is trying to recreat that Titantic that was Passions and this this ship will sink and not be renewed. Hello, it did not work for Passions what makes them think it will work for Days.
Are you speaking metaphorically, because they actually did Titanic story once.
Here's proof of that.... :laugh:





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