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SOD Confirms: Bryan Dattilo Out; Update: No exit story at all, will last air in Feb.
Topic Started: Dec 21 2009, 02:01 PM (8,877 Views)
SoapGal1
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PhoenixRising05
Dec 21 2009, 04:34 PM
lene
Dec 21 2009, 04:32 PM
what's so difficult to understand?
Taylor Spreitler wrote on her twitter, "Bryan =:("
?
I have no idea what those symbols after his name mean LOL.

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OneBadKitty
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PhoenixRising05
Dec 21 2009, 04:34 PM
lene
Dec 21 2009, 04:32 PM
what's so difficult to understand?
Taylor Spreitler wrote on her twitter, "Bryan =:("
?
I have no idea what those symbols after his name mean LOL.

Bryan = :(

Bryan equals sad face.
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PhoenixRising05
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If losing J&M fanbase didn't hurt the ratings, this certainly won't. Gone are the days of a couple fanbase making an impact of any kind.

If Days can continue what it's doing, it will be just fine. Let's remember Lucas was barely a blimp on the radar in 2009 and most of 2008 and it never hurt the show. There is only one character who I feel can hurt the show creatively and number-wise at this point and that is Alison Sweeney and that is only because they have basically made her the show epicenter and she is involved in not one but two popular pairings (Sami/Rafe and Sami/EJ). Her leaving would really screw the show. Outside of that, I think they would be fine.
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JANALH
Dec 21 2009, 04:42 PM
PhoenixRising05
Dec 21 2009, 04:34 PM
lene
Dec 21 2009, 04:32 PM
what's so difficult to understand?
Taylor Spreitler wrote on her twitter, "Bryan =:("
?
I have no idea what those symbols after his name mean LOL.

sad face
Thanks and thanks also to OBK.

I don't keep up with this kind of stuff so I have no idea when symbols are used like that. Taylor seems more broken up over Bryan then she did Dylan. For Dylan, all she did was respond to someone's comment and promised to wish him well from a fan. Here she is now with the sad face.

I'm going to keep checking Nadia, Shawn, and Ali's to see if they post a reaction.
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OneBadKitty
Dec 21 2009, 04:43 PM
PhoenixRising05
Dec 21 2009, 04:34 PM
lene
Dec 21 2009, 04:32 PM
what's so difficult to understand?
Taylor Spreitler wrote on her twitter, "Bryan =:("
?
I have no idea what those symbols after his name mean LOL.

Bryan = :(

Bryan equals sad face.
I also saw it was a sad face, but what was the rest of it? "which Mark Hapka (Nathan) RT'ed "
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Sindacco
Dec 21 2009, 04:52 PM
OneBadKitty
Dec 21 2009, 04:43 PM
PhoenixRising05
Dec 21 2009, 04:34 PM
lene
Dec 21 2009, 04:32 PM
what's so difficult to understand?
Taylor Spreitler wrote on her twitter, "Bryan =:("
?
I have no idea what those symbols after his name mean LOL.

Bryan = :(

Bryan equals sad face.
I also saw it was a sad face, but what was the rest of it? "which Mark Hapka (Nathan) RT'ed "
Mark retweeted the sad face.
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It's too bad, like everyone is saying. Lucas is a very interesting character, potentially but they made him a whiny, nosy, idiot lately. I feel bad for Lumi fans who never really got their couple - before they got together, EJ showed up and pretty much their entire relationship was spent fighting against his interference. I remember being so excited that they were going to finally get together but there was never any Lumi payoff.
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PhoenixRising05
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I still can see this tying in with Maggie's situation.

Lucas doesn't have to die but maybe something happens to him (either caused or not caused by Maggie) all while Maggie is struggling to remain sober and that something is what pushes her over the edge and off the wagon.

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PhoenixRising05
Dec 21 2009, 04:45 PM
There is only one character who I feel can hurt the show creatively and number-wise at this point and that is Alison Sweeney and that is only because they have basically made her the show epicenter and she is involved in not one but two popular pairings (Sami/Rafe and Sami/EJ). Her leaving would really screw the show. Outside of that, I think they would be fine.
I'd be more than willing to see what happens to the ratings if AS left. We can argue about it all day long but I'm not sure it would be that big a blow. I know I personally would find it a relief and I suspect a lot of others would too.
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jasam840


man ive been trying to stick with days since it was the first soap i ever watched. but to keep sitting here and watching it turn into a whole new soap and/or passions resurrected i dont know how much ill be able to stop before i go. guess sami/lucas is officially over :/. i think my last straw is probably going to be bo/hope if not lucas.
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PhoenixRising05
Dec 21 2009, 04:45 PM
If losing J&M fanbase didn't hurt the ratings, this certainly won't. Gone are the days of a couple fanbase making an impact of any kind.

If Days can continue what it's doing, it will be just fine. Let's remember Lucas was barely a blimp on the radar in 2009 and most of 2008 and it never hurt the show. There is only one character who I feel can hurt the show creatively and number-wise at this point and that is Alison Sweeney and that is only because they have basically made her the show epicenter and she is involved in not one but two popular pairings (Sami/Rafe and Sami/EJ). Her leaving would really screw the show. Outside of that, I think they would be fine.
Don't be so sure about that. I know of a large number of Lumi supporters who were prepared to be patient and wait out Safe, so long as they had the hope that eventually Lumi would reunite. With Bry gone, so is that hope and therefore any reason to continue watching. I've watched with very few breaks since 1981, but my final episode will be Bry's last one.
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Paxton
Dec 21 2009, 04:58 PM
PhoenixRising05
Dec 21 2009, 04:45 PM
There is only one character who I feel can hurt the show creatively and number-wise at this point and that is Alison Sweeney and that is only because they have basically made her the show epicenter and she is involved in not one but two popular pairings (Sami/Rafe and Sami/EJ). Her leaving would really screw the show. Outside of that, I think they would be fine.
I'd be more than willing to see what happens to the ratings if AS left. We can argue about it all day long but I'm not sure it would be that big a blow. I know I personally would find it a relief and I suspect a lot of others would too.
I wouldn't care if she left. I do think that it would upset many other people though.
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Paxton
Dec 21 2009, 04:58 PM
PhoenixRising05
Dec 21 2009, 04:45 PM
There is only one character who I feel can hurt the show creatively and number-wise at this point and that is Alison Sweeney and that is only because they have basically made her the show epicenter and she is involved in not one but two popular pairings (Sami/Rafe and Sami/EJ). Her leaving would really screw the show. Outside of that, I think they would be fine.
I'd be more than willing to see what happens to the ratings if AS left. We can argue about it all day long but I'm not sure it would be that big a blow. I know I personally would find it a relief and I suspect a lot of others would too.
Many people on the boards may feel that way but, as we've seen this past year, the numbers went up despite Days getting heavy negative reactions on the boards. That is what I mean. There may be alot of people on this board and elsewhere that are sick of her but how many offline or elsewhere are? How many fans of her from BL tune in?

I think her current story position makes her invaluable more then anything else. She is part of two popular pairings and has been frontburner with the exception of two short periods of time for more then 15 years. Contrast that with others who all have had their turns on the backburner over the years. I think the audience is used to her and that she is pretty much the one they can't stand to lose. If the show lasts more then another 5 years and she goes the way of vets like DH, KA, PR, SN, MBE, etc and begins to see her role slowly diminished, then I think the situation would not be so bad but, right now, I think that would be the one thing to truly hurt Days.
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salempc
Dec 21 2009, 04:59 PM
PhoenixRising05
Dec 21 2009, 04:45 PM
If losing J&M fanbase didn't hurt the ratings, this certainly won't. Gone are the days of a couple fanbase making an impact of any kind.

If Days can continue what it's doing, it will be just fine. Let's remember Lucas was barely a blimp on the radar in 2009 and most of 2008 and it never hurt the show. There is only one character who I feel can hurt the show creatively and number-wise at this point and that is Alison Sweeney and that is only because they have basically made her the show epicenter and she is involved in not one but two popular pairings (Sami/Rafe and Sami/EJ). Her leaving would really screw the show. Outside of that, I think they would be fine.
Don't be so sure about that. I know of a large number of Lumi supporters who were prepared to be patient and wait out Safe, so long as they had the hope that eventually Lumi would reunite. With Bry gone, so is that hope and therefore any reason to continue watching. I've watched with very few breaks since 1981, but my final episode will be Bry's last one.
How many have a Nielson ratings box?

That is all that matters to these shows. I think that is what Tomlin finally beat into Corday's brain last year and he's right. You can't go by fanbases on message boards. I think this year has proven that. Hell, you can't go by message boards period. How many of those people actually factor into the ratings? Evidently, not many because while I've never seen Days get so much negative reaction as it did from mid 2008-Fall 2009, the show surged in the ratings.

If the show loses viewers after BD leaves (which I doubt), then they will have learned a lesson but I find it hard to believe that if the exits of two hugely popular supercouples and an influx of new characters didn't hurt the numbers that the exit of a character whose been treated like crap for over a decade and barely been on in the past 6-8 months would.
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sungrey


To me, this reminds me of a game of Jenga. How many parts can you take out of the tower before the whole thing collapses? Sooner or later the show is going to make one move it should not have made and that will send the whole thing falling down. You can't keep subtracting parts and expecting those ratings to stay the same or go up.
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PhoenixRising05
Dec 21 2009, 05:04 PM
Many people on the boards may feel that way but, as we've seen this past year, the numbers went up despite Days getting heavy negative reactions on the boards. That is what I mean. There may be alot of people on this board and elsewhere that are sick of her but how many offline or elsewhere are? How many fans of her from BL tune in?

I think her current story position makes her invaluable more then anything else. She is part of two popular pairings and has been frontburner with the exception of two short periods of time for more then 15 years. Contrast that with others who all have had their turns on the backburner over the years. I think the audience is used to her and that she is pretty much the one they can't stand to lose. If the show lasts more then another 5 years and she goes the way of vets like DH, KA, PR, SN, MBE, etc and begins to see her role slowly diminished, then I think the situation would not be so bad but, right now, I think that would be the one thing to truly hurt Days.
AS was a part of two popular pairings (well, I'd call EJami a semi-pairing, but Lord knows they spent a ton of time on the front burner together, romantic or no) and was heavily, heavily frontburnered during Sheffer's reign, when ratings steadily declined. I don't think it's a coincidence that AS wasn't as heavily frontburnered when ratings started to stabilize and climb starting last fall.
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Well, at least he's not left hanging wondering. He can go on with his life. Good luck, Bryan!
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sungrey
Dec 21 2009, 05:10 PM
To me, this reminds me of a game of Jenga. How many parts can you take out of the tower before the whole thing collapses? Sooner or later the show is going to make one move it should not have made and that will send the whole thing falling down. You can't keep subtracting parts and expecting those ratings to stay the same or go up.
Yeah but BD is a part that was barely being used for most of this year. Hell, his presence in 2008 after he got out of prison was lacking. It's not like he was in heavy story and part of a popular pairing. If so, then this would be concerning.

I get what your saying but I think the fans that count in the numbers are people who either don't give a damn. will watch no matter what, or watch just for the stories and to be entertained. I think the fans that Days would've lost with decisions like this in the ratings stopped watching long ago.
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PhoenixRising05
Dec 21 2009, 04:48 PM
JANALH
Dec 21 2009, 04:42 PM
PhoenixRising05
Dec 21 2009, 04:34 PM
lene
Dec 21 2009, 04:32 PM
what's so difficult to understand?
Taylor Spreitler wrote on her twitter, "Bryan =:("
?
I have no idea what those symbols after his name mean LOL.

sad face
Thanks and thanks also to OBK.

I don't keep up with this kind of stuff so I have no idea when symbols are used like that. Taylor seems more broken up over Bryan then she did Dylan. For Dylan, all she did was respond to someone's comment and promised to wish him well from a fan. Here she is now with the sad face.

I'm going to keep checking Nadia, Shawn, and Ali's to see if they post a reaction.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who has trouble with texting shorthand. ;) Unless it turns out into full-fledged image emoticons like this! LOL (which is about all I know besides YMMV and LMFAO).
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And to be fair, other shows have done this same thing (subtracting actors/actresses) and not much has happened. The one exception was ATWT, where Martha Byrne's exit last year sent a ton of fans scurrying for the exit themselves.
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