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| Daytime Royalty Interview with Matthew Ashford | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jun 26 2012, 11:04 PM (17,923 Views) | |
| Liz<3Days | Jun 26 2012, 11:53 PM Post #21 |
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WOW...talk about loaded interview:
So I guess we can rule out the theory that ED and/or GV hirings had nothing to do with re-offering MA to come back during that time the Diva (I think) tweeted that MA was the one considered. Very telling quote about being a DiMera.
Hmmm...wonder who the "one or two people are"...which leads me to my next quote...
So he dies for another stupid ass Sami story... Monkey's paw...people were tweeting for his return but his name is not DiMera...but Deveraux. DR...good interview! ETA...wait, so the Sami stuff is not about his exit...but the safehouse explosion? He doesnt sound happy about his exit if he has to get used to it. Edited by Liz<3Days, Jun 26 2012, 11:55 PM.
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| SoapGal1 | Jun 26 2012, 11:57 PM Post #22 |
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Lysie just said upthread that the Sami reference was about the safehouse explosion, not his exit. |
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| AHM | Jun 26 2012, 11:58 PM Post #23 |
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I try so hard to only love the character, because I think it's ridiculous to love someone I've never met, but I love Matt Ashford. He is classy and he is positive when I see so much reason to be negative. And he always sounds so intelligent and like he really does try to be thoughtful and to put his all into his work. He did make me feel a bit guilty about my negativity toward MR, but I can't make myself like her acting choices or her Dannifer pimping/downplaying of JnJ. But I repent. I still want her off the show if he is though. He's absolutely right that Jack shouldn't have just been Jennifer's beck and call guy. However, some things that he thought were good, I think were downright awful. Jack had plenty of reason not be happy, and Jennifer came off as a cruel nitwit. I imagine also, he doesn't understand how some fans just couldn't handle the whole Daniel being a "real threat" thing because he didn't see the utterly lame and hollow insta-love story that Dannifer had. I officially despise EJ if he gets the suits because there is only budget enough for one character to wear suits. Jack's the original, dangit! But, sheesh, Matthew, just bring a suit from home and don't let them do your hair. So dead but possibly not dead it is. Perhaps I could have handled an attempted suicide (I would have been ticked though, if the guy who pulled off soap opera's greatest redemption story had ended his life in suicide). But I think a story like that would have required much more air time than the show seemed willing to give him. I think he's right that Jack's downward spiral is on Reilly's failure to understand the character. This started when Reilly came on back in 93, and I will forever hate Reilly for recasting Jack so that he could pull the soul out of him. I suppose it led to being fired repeatedly and might not have been the greatest career move, but I so appreciate MA's desire not to change Jack into another person, because Jack is the greatest character this show has ever created (and whatever accolades Reilly might deserve, his lack of vision with Jack is pathetic), and it's a shame that, despite MA's efforts, things were lost with Jack over the years. I am so sad that it seems there is no plan to bring him back. Wonderful interview! Perhaps the best I've ever read. Thanks, Guinevere and DR! |
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| bomber | Jun 26 2012, 11:59 PM Post #24 |
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OK I reread the interview and I think I've got a better handle on it now. I love his honesty and again the questions were brilliant. Well done DR. Does this mean that any twitters for his return are best sent to NBC and Sony rather than Days itself? |
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| lysie | Jun 27 2012, 12:00 AM Post #25 |
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No, those accounts belong to NBC and Sony so they're still going to the right places. |
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| Liz<3Days | Jun 27 2012, 12:02 AM Post #26 |
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I would tweet that he be a long lost DiMera...maybe Harper was one of Steffy's brothers?
Edited by Liz<3Days, Jun 27 2012, 12:02 AM.
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| DiMera87 | Jun 27 2012, 12:04 AM Post #27 |
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Wow. I feel like I just ran a marathon from reading that interview. Thank you, DR. That was far and away my favorite interview that I've ever read on here. I have so many thoughts about it, but I have to just say Matt Ashford is the epitome of class. I love the man. His answers are so in depth and I believe EVERY single word he says. He doesn't beat around the bush and he's confident enough in his own life and talents to just say how he feels. I respect that more than any person who comes in and gives PC or scared answers. I banged my head against the wall when he said he would have loved to work with Sarah Brown because when it was announced they were both coming to the show I thought that instantly if they weren't going to do Jack and Jennifer right away that they would have exploded off the screen. It could have saved Jack and Madison. Sigh! He seems very in touch with what his fans want for Jack...either that or he has some of the same wants for Jack, himself. I loved his answers about Melissa Reeves because I have never believed there was an actual beef between them at all. They both just seem like great people so it was a little hard to believe. She is a little more closed off from years of getting abused because of the relationship that DAYS has with Matt Ashford. I also loved him praising Ken Corday and Greg Meng. Now, Corday I know is a very flawed person and might even be a little bit crazy...but I'm glad to hear that he loves Matt Ashford and the character of Jack. Greg Meng I have so much respect for and I think he could really fix this show if he was allowed to do what he wanted. Before DAYS went into this state of Hell again Greg Meng was sounding so intelligent. Now he's spouting out the company lines being handed down from either NBC or Sony and he sounds like a TOTAL idiot. At least now I can continue on liking Meng. SIGH! Jack is either going overboard or blowing up because MA says to him Jack is still alive. I'm guessing this exit is ambiguous. Going to be rough on the characters of Jennifer and Abigail again because its hard to believe they would accept Jack's "death" again without a body...again. Lets hope TIIC fix this mess and bring Jack back so we don't have to worry about those problems. |
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| DrewHamilton | Jun 27 2012, 12:04 AM Post #28 |
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It definitely would've been interesting to see Jack and Madison interact. That could've added different conflict to Brady and Madison's beginnings, as well as taking Jack/Jennifer/Daniel in a direction that didn't make Jack look so pathetic in comparison to Daniel. More confirmation! Love what he said about Maxam. I totally agree. What a wonderful producer/director. The show looked so well when he was still there. Not that it changed drastically after he left, but it was still noticeable that he was no longer in the building. I still want to know what happened there. Only thing I can think of is this is when NBC really started getting involved, initially. Makes sense since Lisa de Cazotte was brought on and she worked closely with NBC when she was Executive Producer of Passions. Jack has come and gone a lot. Why do you think that is? It comes back to writers and writers’ style. He’s not alive anymore, but with Jim Reilly I don’t think it was anything personal. I just don’t think he ever really got my character or cared for him. I think that others really liked me and wanted me on the show, and I don’t think Jim could figure out how to use me, so he used me to the best of his ability at that time. Which wasn’t very satisfying, but I worked! Overall it was a little f A-fucking-men! Thank you Ashford for addressing these absurd assumptions. I think that's confirmation that Jack is going to be presumed dead in some sort of way, connected to the big Olympic cliffhanger. College professor is one thing. There are young, well-dressed college professors. The wardrobe department dressed Jack like he was a 75 year old philosophy teacher. |
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| AHM | Jun 27 2012, 12:07 AM Post #29 |
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I didn't get that from what he said. I got that he wished Jack hadn't hung around pussy whipped but had kept his eye on Jennifer. |
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| Sindacco | Jun 27 2012, 12:08 AM Post #30 |
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Great questions and great answers! But I'm not sure what he meant here because EJ isn't the only "suit guy". Stefano, Victor, Ian, Abe and Roman all wear suits too. |
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| isthmus | Jun 27 2012, 12:09 AM Post #31 |
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Great interview. Love MA. So disappointed he's not coming back in the foreseeable future. |
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| AHM | Jun 27 2012, 12:12 AM Post #32 |
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I know exactly what he means. And yet. Harper and Jack beat the hell out of Stefano and EJ. And Deveraux's a way cooler name. :) |
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| DiMera87 | Jun 27 2012, 12:14 AM Post #33 |
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Yeah, that was a little confusing for me. I think he sees a lot of young Jack in EJ. Like EJ is where Jack was back in his early days. Even though the character of EJ has gone through the ringer by now, it still seems like a comparison could be drawn. For me I LOVE Jack in suits and if they would have ever showed him in a work setting I would have loved to see him in suits, but it didn't bother me that he wasn't wearing them because we only really ever saw him in casual settings. I just wish they would have dressed him well, like dress shirts, instead of like an old man. |
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| AHM | Jun 27 2012, 12:18 AM Post #34 |
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But Jack wore suits sort of as a way to define himself, often even casually, and I can't imagine Jack not being a suit wearing professor. I think back to the generally awful Hawk story, but one thing I appreciated was Jack, even on the run, feeling the need to find a suit, even if all he could get was Vern's old powder blue leisure suit from the thrift store (never mind that there's no way Vern could have ever fit a suit that fit Jack. |
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| happy | Jun 27 2012, 12:20 AM Post #35 |
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TFP. Great interview questions. Seems pretty obvious that he wants to come back to the show and is hoping fans will push TPTB to make it so. But honestly, the interview made me sad. I think he willing to do just about anything now to get a regular paycheck and be back on the show. I admired that he used to fight for his character and coherent story. Now, I think he's just tired and wants to work. Yes, I'm ready for the "dislikes" to my post. But that's how I see it. |
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| DiMera87 | Jun 27 2012, 12:27 AM Post #36 |
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I'm not going to dislike it because that's the way you see it...but to me he seemed like someone who would welcome coming back but he also wasn't afraid to speak his mind. He didn't seem to worried about stepping on anyone's toes. I don't know if its all about a "paycheck" for him, he seems to really like the challenge of acting and like he wants some material that actually makes him work hard. It made me sad just because they have missed the boat more with Jack than any other character in the history of this show. Its amazing that Matt Ashford is still willing to give anything to this show. |
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| Liz<3Days | Jun 27 2012, 12:28 AM Post #37 |
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Re: suit comment. I think he meant that there's only room for one leading man type to be the professional. Victor/Stefano/Ian...those guys are not really in the mix. I took it the same way as the DiMera comment...they're just not invested in his character because TPTB are into the DiMeras. |
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| Kenny | Jun 27 2012, 12:31 AM Post #38 |
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I didn't take that quote as "I was fired to pay for Eileen." I took it as "I was fired because Sony/NBC (whoever is in charge) don't value Jack as much as other characters (i.e. the DiMeras)." There's plenty of room on the canvas for both Matt and Eileen, especially with all the dead weight they could get rid of to free up cash. They just don't want to write for Jack for whatever reason. That's not Eileen's fault. |
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| Shick | Jun 27 2012, 12:40 AM Post #39 |
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I love the support he showed to Missy Reeves! He is a class act, I just love MA. |
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| Virginia | Jun 27 2012, 12:43 AM Post #40 |
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I loved reading this interview. I also loved how he stood up for Missy and I am glad that they are not at odds. The only thing that had made me think they were was when she blocked people (myself included) for what seemed like being fans of his. I know people got blocked for not being rude to her or her character (myself included). So I am glad he cleared things up. I now believe she just started blocking people like crazy because she had been burned by to many J&J fans in the past when Matt was let go, and maybe she thought people who participated in the #RehireMatt twitter bomb would be more likely to turn on her if our campaign did not work. It's sad that she has been so hurt in the past that she felt she needed to go on a blocking spree. I know he did not bring up Missy blocking people but what he had said about how much she would be hurt by negativity in the past to me explains a lot. So I can forgive her. I loved how he answered the questions open and freely. He did not seemed to be worried about saying "the right thing" He really is such a class act. This interview was awsome I had been waiting so long for DR to do one because you guys really do ask the questions that we fans want the answers to so Thank You to everyone who made this interview happen |
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