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SOD interview with Peter Reckell; August 6th issue
Topic Started: Jul 26 2012, 01:14 PM (10,506 Views)
DiMera87
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Everything he said was very classy. I love this man and I cannot believe DAYS is going to be without Bo Brady and Peter Reckell. Its very sad to me. For me this is the biggest loss the show could ever go through (considering they already tossed Deidre aside). There is no one else that is the heart and soul of DAYS the way that Bo Brady is.

We all know money played a factor into his exit. He said "No" but then explained how it kinda did. It was probably the factor that got him leaning in one direction and I do think he would have taken a pay cut for more story. When he realized he was going to get less story and less money that probably made his decision for him. I can't blame him.

I love what he said about passing the torch, but like Lysie said he isn't passing the torch to anyone. I also agree with DrewHamilton saying there is young talent there to fill screen time and that can be a big success, but that isn't where this show is headed and its obvious. This is a pass to Rafe. Who isn't young by any stretch. Peter Reckell was about 28 or 29 when he took the torch in the 80s and ran with it. Galen Gering is 41, you could say he's been a lead for 3 or 4 years now. Still that isn't someone I want my torch getting passed down to. If Jason Cook was on the show I would accept this comment a little more. He should be passing it to Shawn or Philip. This isn't even because I hate Rafe (which I do).

James Scott could also be considered someone that Peter was talking about, but he doesn't fill the Bo void AT ALL so I'm not sure he was saying that. Screen time wise, definitely. Story wise, no chance. Anyway, this show will miss Bo and Peter Reckell more than it realizes. And I love the thought of Corday and Reckell crying together because they will miss each other. Reckell and especially Kristian Alfonso have always been Cordays favorites, IMO. So this is an NBC or Sony move. Fuck them.
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JoeBucs32
Jul 26 2012, 01:48 PM
Supergirlx2
Jul 26 2012, 01:45 PM
lysie
Jul 26 2012, 01:34 PM
DrewHamilton
Jul 26 2012, 01:32 PM

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I don't believe for a minute that he's passing it to any of those people.
agreed! TPTB have pushed the vets to the side to put the never-ending Sami & her various men saga front & center.

As a Bope fan, I'm gonna be really ticked if John & Marlena get a frontburner storyline as a result of Kristen's return, since that goes against Peter's stepping aside for the younger group. It's ridiculous that Bo & Hope (since they tend to come as a set) are being sidelined for no real reason, but not surprising. Tomlin hates those 2 characters. I'm sure he'll have Hope be a second Roman in no time.

When Peter started on Days, the older set still had stories, though smaller in scale, and were vital to the stories the younger sets were in. Maggie & Mickey were always wrapped up in Melissa's story, Doug, Julie, Tom, & Alice were wrapped up in Bo & Hope's. Shawn & Caroline were in the middle of Kimberly's story when she first arrived. Mickey & Maggie broke up & then got back together, Doug & Julie had their own problems & then seemed to resolve them, Shawn & Caroline had Victor & the truth about Bo's paternity come between them.
Supergirl, you are SO right. The key to great storytelling is involving the younger set with the vets. Alice, Tom, Doug and Julie always added nice dimension and depth to Bo and Hope's storylines. These "new" writers really need to work to make the storylines more inclusive and celebrate the vets, especially Doug, Julie and Maggie.

the problem is: what vets are you going to add to Sami, EJ, & Rafe that are really gonna add anything to the story? Sure you've got Marlena & John, & Stefano when he comes back, but that's not enough. Besides which, i suspect that when Stefano returns, it'll become Stefano & EJ ruling Salem with terror. Sami & Marlena don't really get along, & Rafe just doesn't belong in Salem. You get the same problem with Nicole, & if you go one group younger, Gabi, Chad, & Cameron. They really don't have any elders to give their stories more depth. And most unfortunate for Bo & Hope, Shawn & Chelsea aren't in Salem, Zack is dead, & Ciara's too young to have a story that her parents would add depth to.
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New writers come in and they want to create families that will leave lasting legacies. Like the Bradys, Kiriakis, DiMeras, Johnsons, Carvers, etc. But that has failed miserably lately. The Hernandi were a HUGE bust aside from Rafe. Rafe is popular, but I cannot stand him. He should be supporting for a little while to see if they can fix him. Arianna, Dario, and Gabi are all massive busts. The Jonas family sucked and was too insta-family to ever work out. Its time to abandon this. If someone wants to come in and try a new family okay, but move on from the Daniels and Rafes first instead of letting them float around to the real core families on this show and try again.
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JoeBucs32


So are we assuming the Alice bank account, Stefano coin, and John/Hope marriage stories are just "gone"?
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JoeBucs32
Jul 26 2012, 01:59 PM
So are we assuming the Alice bank account, Stefano coin, and John/Hope marriage stories are just "gone"?
probably... that whole story got rewritten so many times (as evidenced by the fact that the story didn't make sense & new stuff came out of left field). I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out that EJ was indeed Stefano's son & that whoever had told Alice otherwise was lying & trying to protect EJ from Stefano. John & Hope are still technically married, but i can see Tomlin giving John & Hope a divorce just in time for Kristen to swoop in. (That will also leave Hope legally single & who knows what shit Tomlin will come up with to screw Bo & Hope before Bo leaves)
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JoeBucs32
Jul 26 2012, 01:41 PM
I love PR, but there seem to be some "sour grapes" here about money and "back burner" storylines. Does this mean Hope has no storyline coming up either. Ugh...
I can't see KA pimping DAYS like she has been without getting some sort of SL. When KA got princess Gina SL and Bo got 3 weeks of coma, the writing was on the wall. I am sure KA will be involved in SLs, not sure to what extent, maybe she likes whatever she can get, front burner or back.
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Supergirl, I agree with looking at how Julie, Maggie/Mickey were used in their children's stories and such as the direction the vets should be taken.

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He'd rather be vital in his daughter's life than not vital on the show.


Great line.

I do think Bo and Hope have had a lot of story, and that their last few have been really lame. They should have had a more angsty reunion story after night time Hope/Carly, but I can't see them being broken up anymore. I think they should be supporting players though. But I can understand PR not really wanting to stick around for that. And, as Lysie pointed out, there's just no one of much interest to whom to hand the torch. I am actually not that into Will, but I think he could be decent, but I find this EJ disciple thing stupid, and I'm not interested. I think Abby had major potential too, and she's supercouple spawn, but you can't go back, and not getting into some deep stuff with her after the Austin thing and putting her in a lame angst/tension free insta love (the second, actually, as Chad was about the same) has already been done to her, and that hurts. I have a hard time believing Cameron's going to become interesting. Man, he is dull. But, yeah, EJ, Sami and company are going to keep holding the torch they've already held too long anyway.

Bo's not my favorite, but I've certainly had times of loving him over the years, but I just can't be as upset about this as I am about MA. This is PR's choice, and it sounds like he was basically told he can return if he feels like it.

The thing that really burns me though, is that SC and even GG and EM aren't all that much younger than, especially MA, but also PR, yet they remain. Though Dan, Rafe, and Brady are generic and bland. I guess they fit the stereotypical soap hunk mold, but I don't care one iota about that. I don't know if I find them attractive. I can't even tell because I hate seeing them too much to notice if they are.

And MR is no young ingenue, but yet she remains to play the moving on from Jack story again. Lame.
Edited by AHM, Jul 26 2012, 02:12 PM.
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Don't get up. So how are you? What happened, eh? Let me guess, Stefano told you that you could fly,and you jumped off a building. HeHe It's funny right, no I'm sorry Bad EJ, I should'nt be that cruel!

I am going to really miss Peter:( Bo is still one of my favorite characters,huge fan of Bope and love the stories I seen him in.

This still seems unreal :(
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UPDATE (added to first post): In reading it again I see that it says Corday told Reckell that they're not going to kill Bo or recast.
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JoeBucs32
Jul 26 2012, 01:59 PM
So are we assuming the Alice bank account, Stefano coin, and John/Hope marriage stories are just "gone"?
There is a reference to the marriage thing on tomorrow's show. But other than that, probably.
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Not killing Bo, hmm? I disagree with that decision.
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AHM
Jul 26 2012, 02:09 PM
Supergirl, I agree with looking at how Julie, Maggie/Mickey were used in their children's stories and such as the direction the vets should be taken.

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He'd rather be vital in his daughter's life than not vital on the show.


Great line.

I do think Bo and Hope have had a lot of story, and that their last few have been really lame. They should have had a more angsty reunion story after night time Hope/Carly, but I can't see them being broken up anymore. I think they should be supporting players though. But I can understand PR not really wanting to stick around for that. And, as Lysie pointed out, there's just no one of much interest to whom to hand the torch. I am actually not that into Will, but I think he could be decent, but I find this EJ disciple thing stupid, and I'm not interested. I think Abby had major potential too, and she's supercouple spawn, but you can't go back, and not getting into some deep stuff with her after the Austin thing and putting her in a lame angst/tension free insta love (the second, actually, as Chad was about the same) has already been done to her, and that hurts. I have a hard time believing Cameron's going to become interesting. Man, he is dull. But, yeah, EJ, Sami and company are going to keep holding the torch they've already held too long anyway.

Bo's not my favorite, but I've certainly had times of loving him over the years, but I just can't be as upset about this as I am about MA. This is PR's choice, and it sounds like he was basically told he can return if he feels like it.

The thing that really burns me though, is that SC and even GG and EM aren't all that much younger than, especially MA, but also PR, yet they remain. Though Dan, Rafe, and Brady are generic and bland. I guess they fit the stereotypical soap hunk mold, but I don't care one iota about that. I don't know if I find them attractive. I can't even tell because I hate seeing them too much to notice if they are.

And MR is no young ingenue, but yet she remains to play the moving on from Jack story again. Lame.
there's a difference between being supporting characters and being pushed to the sidelines so much that they're barely on & brought on because of their profession. Supporting characters can have smaller scale stories, but it sounds like what was planned for Bo wasn't even that.
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Are you reading these NBC/Sony????? Highly doubtful it renews next year. Like I've said before, "Bo will ride in on his motorcycle and whisk his fancyface away"on the last the show airs. Mark my words...
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DrewHamilton
Jul 26 2012, 02:34 PM
Not killing Bo, hmm? I disagree with that decision.
Well it was Corday who said it. So you never know, lol. (I don't think they should kill the character though.)
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I want Peter Reckell (Bo) back. Also I want Matt Ashford (Jack) back too.
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This is all too depressing. My favorite male characters are (and always have been) Jack and Bo. Now they are going to both be gone. Since I don't like many of the male characters on the show right now, it's very difficult for me to stay invested in the show, especially with the very boring stories we've been subjected to over the last few months. At least Kristen is coming back. I've wanted that to happen for years, just never thought it would.

I wish the best for Peter and his family. I hope he enjoys his time off and hope we see him roar back into Salem some day.
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I'm glad they won't be killing Bo. It's easier for me to imagine some of these characters moving on from broken relationships rather than deaths, especially at this point in their lives.
Edited by granolagirl, Jul 26 2012, 02:52 PM.
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DiMeraFan67
Jul 26 2012, 01:58 PM
New writers come in and they want to create families that will leave lasting legacies. Like the Bradys, Kiriakis, DiMeras, Johnsons, Carvers, etc. But that has failed miserably lately. The Hernandi were a HUGE bust aside from Rafe. Rafe is popular, but I cannot stand him. He should be supporting for a little while to see if they can fix him. Arianna, Dario, and Gabi are all massive busts. The Jonas family sucked and was too insta-family to ever work out. Its time to abandon this. If someone wants to come in and try a new family okay, but move on from the Daniels and Rafes first instead of letting them float around to the real core families on this show and try again.
I agree with this -- I'm open to a new family because there have always been new families on the show. It's hard to talk about Shawn and Caroline passing the torch, for instance, because they were invented as older supporting players for their children's stories. Sometimes the writers can get more mileage out of new characters, even in supporting roles, than weaving existing characters in, just for the heck of it.

There will always be backlash against a new family; it's the writers' job to make sure there is as much to appreciate as to bitch about.
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I would rather if they killed him off (even if it were an open ended death, i.e. they never find his body - hell, even if they bury him and take his organs, he can still come back.. its not like they haven't done it in the past...).. I don't know if I can imagine Bo ever leaving Hope at this stage in their lives.
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So who will be the next Tom and Alice for the show if not for Bo/Hope??
That's how i always pictured them and there is no one else to fill that void.
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