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SOD: Drake Hogestyn Back!
Topic Started: Oct 21 2013, 12:48 PM (12,231 Views)
jules


Now I guess we know what Drake's weird tweets were about. I was so confused by them!
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Ellie
Oct 21 2013, 12:48 PM
http://soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-drake-hogestyn-back-days

Oct 21, 2013

Drake Hogestyn, who last aired as John in June, returns to the DAYS studio today to begin taping new episodes. Expect the actor to air again in early 2014. In the 8/12 issue of Digest, Executive Producer Ken Corday indicated there was a good chance Hogestyn would be back, adding, "I consider him one of the iconic characters in Salem and someone who can come and go because John Black is a superspy, know all-do all. It is very possible that by the end of the year or the turn of the year, you will see him again."
I really hope this is true!
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GREAT News!
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lysie
Oct 21 2013, 12:56 PM
If Marlena grovels to him, I'm throwing my tv and my laptop out my window.
It needs to be john groveling. BIG time!
Edited by Rosebud, Oct 21 2013, 03:25 PM.
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LuvingLumi
Oct 21 2013, 01:42 PM
lysie
Oct 21 2013, 12:56 PM
If Marlena grovels to him, I'm throwing my tv and my laptop out my window.
He better come crawling on his fucking hands and knees...seriously....if she grovels I'm going to lose my shit.

I'm so happy that John is back, mainly because I once considered myself a fan of the character. I wasn't happy with the way they wrote the character during the last story and wasn't happy that they wrote him out so poorly but I also was ticked off that Drake didn't give it his all... to at the very least not make me want to see him gone, at least temporarily....I blame it 80% on the writing and 20% on the actor....but I'm glad to see him back.

This brings two of my favorites back...now if we can get Jack back somehow? and then Bo back when Hope is about to marry someone else...lol
Congratulations to the J&M fans. I hope you get what you want.

But I have to say, I'm not about to celebrate any veteran's return until I hear that TomSell are out on their collective ass. Because I distrust them that much.
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Tammy
Oct 21 2013, 01:19 PM
They need to FIX his character! And Marlena needs to bust his balls and stay the way she has been strong and independent... or it will be for nothing! IMO! ;)
Neither one of them was acting in character during the Kristen story. I just want them back in character. I really don't care if they explain the insanity of what John did. I don't expect them to be able to make sense of something they wrote that was insane and OOC.
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Oct 21 2013, 01:27 PM
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Oct 21 2013, 01:25 PM
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Oct 21 2013, 01:23 PM
Ellie
Oct 21 2013, 01:18 PM
Seriously, Deidre's been tweeting so many pics with Josh Taylor in the last few months. I really think everyone's comparing what's airing now to what it might be like with Drake back. I think some of you (I know not all) will be thrilled to see Drake after a few months of Marlena interacting, in whatever way, with Roman.
Nah. It completely depends on a) if Drake decides to actually be present in his scenes this time around and b) how they choose to write him. I always hate to see a long term character disappear with no fanfare so I'll be glad that they have a chance to fix that, but otherwise....whoopdedo. Marlena have some some to sit with in the background.
If you're saying you might prefer Roman & Marlena scenes to John & Marlena scenes in whatever context, then we'll have to agree to disagree.
Yeah. I mean, she gets to have a backbone in scenes with Winston. And Winston sucks but at least he's awake when they're filming. But those pics started months ago before the Sami shooting story started and they haven't had that many scenes together.
He never looks awake to me.
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Oct 21 2013, 01:52 PM
six
Oct 21 2013, 01:48 PM
LuvingLumi
Oct 21 2013, 01:45 PM
Ellie
Oct 21 2013, 01:02 PM

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and let's face it...Marlena hasn't been interesting....she's been independently trying to stick it to Kristen, defend/protect Brady, etc...but aside from one or two scenes with Victor and Nicole...she's been far from interesting....

I prefer some real angst....the Kristen/Marlena dynamic should have been great...it hasn't been though.
I found her quite interesting. I enjoyed her more than I have in, oh, about six years.
I think she's been just there....like I said, I liked the Nicole/Marlena and Victor/Marlena exchanges...but this isn't a story for her...it's been a few scenes....and it'll be a few more scenes at the reveal.....I want Marlena to have a story...I want vets to have a story..it's possible, it happens with other shows and it can happen with Days.

ETA: You know what I would have loved to see....and I think this show fails in the planning ahead thing. If they decided to rest the character because they were fed up with Drake, then they should have done it and worked at a story for Marlena while he was gone...buid it in a believable way so that fans actually have something to look forward to in the future. For example, they could have really utilized bringing back Bill Horton around the time that they wrote John out.....that way he was here for JJ and Jen....have him and Marlena get close and then have Kate shifted out of the story with Rafe/Jordan into the one with Marlena and Bill.....play that out a bit as a triangle and bring John back to fight for Marlena and to prove to her how wrong he was.....give it some depth, some thought....but unfortunately this show refuses to write for the other 50 crowd and that is a failure on this show....it could have been a really good story, with a powerhouse worth of acting....but nope, they can't do that....
I think whether she's interesting and whether or not she's in a story are two separate issues. There are pop up characters who are written in ways that make me want to see more of them and there are pop up characters who I dread seeing. Marlena used to be in the latter category. And even though I wouldn't say she has a story at this exact moment, she did have a story around the time that John broke up with her the first time, and it was like she'd come alive again.
Edited by six, Oct 21 2013, 02:54 PM.
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Oct 21 2013, 01:45 PM
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Oct 21 2013, 01:02 PM
six
Oct 21 2013, 12:59 PM
RIP interesting Marlena. It's been fun.
Marlena's storyline with Kristen is wrapping up (I mean, we know this based on Eileen leaving if nothing else), and what we have to go on is Corday's statement that she'll be Eric and Sami's mother. I'm a J&M fan but regardless, I think anything with John is going to be much more interesting than repeated convos in the coffeehouse with Sami.
and let's face it...Marlena hasn't been interesting....she's been independently trying to stick it to Kristen, defend/protect Brady, etc...but aside from one or two scenes with Victor and Nicole...she's been far from interesting....

I prefer some real angst....the Kristen/Marlena dynamic should have been great...it hasn't been though.
The whole Kristen story has been terrible and a big flop. It could have been great if it had actually been a John/Kristen/Marlena story. Inserting Brady and Eric, and using the story to destroy John and Marlena, has been a huge BOMB.
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Oct 21 2013, 01:52 PM
six
Oct 21 2013, 01:48 PM
LuvingLumi
Oct 21 2013, 01:45 PM
Ellie
Oct 21 2013, 01:02 PM

Quoting limited to 4 levels deep
and let's face it...Marlena hasn't been interesting....she's been independently trying to stick it to Kristen, defend/protect Brady, etc...but aside from one or two scenes with Victor and Nicole...she's been far from interesting....

I prefer some real angst....the Kristen/Marlena dynamic should have been great...it hasn't been though.
I found her quite interesting. I enjoyed her more than I have in, oh, about six years.
I think she's been just there....like I said, I liked the Nicole/Marlena and Victor/Marlena exchanges...but this isn't a story for her...it's been a few scenes....and it'll be a few more scenes at the reveal.....I want Marlena to have a story...I want vets to have a story..it's possible, it happens with other shows and it can happen with Days.

ETA: You know what I would have loved to see....and I think this show fails in the planning ahead thing. If they decided to rest the character because they were fed up with Drake, then they should have done it and worked at a story for Marlena while he was gone...buid it in a believable way so that fans actually have something to look forward to in the future. For example, they could have really utilized bringing back Bill Horton around the time that they wrote John out.....that way he was here for JJ and Jen....have him and Marlena get close and then have Kate shifted out of the story with Rafe/Jordan into the one with Marlena and Bill.....play that out a bit as a triangle and bring John back to fight for Marlena and to prove to her how wrong he was.....give it some depth, some thought....but unfortunately this show refuses to write for the other 50 crowd and that is a failure on this show....it could have been a really good story, with a powerhouse worth of acting....but nope, they can't do that....
I don't like the bill Horton option, but I wouldn't have minded Marlena dating someone new and the have John come back having to fight for her.
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Tammy
Oct 21 2013, 01:54 PM
I would like him to come back and say, "I was with Bo, Belle and Shawn on their boat. And I hate to tell you all this but Bo fell overboard and is presumed dead!" Make his return give Hope a storyline as well lol.
I would think the writers could come up with something better than Bo falling overboard, plus wouldn't belle or Shawn have told people in Salem that John was with them, and that Bo fell overboard--it wouldn't be news john would have to deliver in person. That said, some kind of intriguing story would be good. I just have no faith that these writers took the months and months john was off canvas to come up with anything good.
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Oct 21 2013, 01:48 PM
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Oct 21 2013, 01:45 PM
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six
Oct 21 2013, 12:59 PM
RIP interesting Marlena. It's been fun.
Marlena's storyline with Kristen is wrapping up (I mean, we know this based on Eileen leaving if nothing else), and what we have to go on is Corday's statement that she'll be Eric and Sami's mother. I'm a J&M fan but regardless, I think anything with John is going to be much more interesting than repeated convos in the coffeehouse with Sami.
and let's face it...Marlena hasn't been interesting....she's been independently trying to stick it to Kristen, defend/protect Brady, etc...but aside from one or two scenes with Victor and Nicole...she's been far from interesting....

I prefer some real angst....the Kristen/Marlena dynamic should have been great...it hasn't been though.
I found her quite interesting. I enjoyed her more than I have in, oh, about six years.
For me she was the only interesting part if the story, but she was barely on and barely part if the story. And the story sucked, so it isn't saying much that she was enjoyable... She was a highlight in a dim story.
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Oct 21 2013, 01:48 PM
I found her quite interesting. I enjoyed her more than I have in, oh, about six years.
In the past six years she was only around for 4 yrs.
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I'm a John and Marlena fan. I've tuned in a few times to watch and caught some of the Marlena/Nicole scenes and loved them. My concern is always the writers. They make or break a character.....they broke John last year. I hope they have assigned different writers to write his scenes and stories. I want to see the story back to what John was...I want to see John win Marlena and not in a two scene 'story arc' I want a real story. Does this mean I don't want to see Marlena (and John for that matter) get something else too and interact with other characters..no. I want it all. That's what makes it interesting. Why does it have to be one or the other? And bring on the romance too (as part of the story, it's who they are). Marlena can be strong, John can be smart....there are some great dramas on TV right now with interesting characters....it's not impossible.
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Mitchapalooza
Oct 21 2013, 02:07 PM
I am glad Drake is back...but wow do they have an incredible amount of damage to repair to his character and to Jarlena!
I wonder if TomSell have the talent to do that. It sure didn't take any talent to destroy him.
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Oct 21 2013, 02:09 PM
Also can we get a CLASSIC John/Marlena/Stefano storyline this time....this is when Jarlena is at their best.
It has been a mystery to me that TomSell haven't bothered to have Stefano even notice that John left Marlena alone and vulnerable to him. :shrug:
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Oct 21 2013, 03:19 PM
I'm a John and Marlena fan. I've tuned in a few times to watch and caught some of the Marlena/Nicole scenes and loved them. My concern is always the writers. They make or break a character.....they broke John last year. I hope they have assigned different writers to write his scenes and stories. I want to see the story back to what John was...I want to see John win Marlena and not in a two scene 'story arc' I want a real story. Does this mean I don't want to see Marlena (and John for that matter) get something else too and interact with other characters..no. I want it all. That's what makes it interesting. Why does it have to be one or the other? And bring on the romance too (as part of the story, it's who they are). Marlena can be strong, John can be smart....there are some great dramas on TV right now with interesting characters....it's not impossible.
Perfectly said! I will never get we can't get Marlena and/or John interacting with others AND be true to their history and back together at the end of the day.
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Oct 21 2013, 01:52 PM
six
Oct 21 2013, 01:48 PM
LuvingLumi
Oct 21 2013, 01:45 PM
Ellie
Oct 21 2013, 01:02 PM

Quoting limited to 4 levels deep
and let's face it...Marlena hasn't been interesting....she's been independently trying to stick it to Kristen, defend/protect Brady, etc...but aside from one or two scenes with Victor and Nicole...she's been far from interesting....

I prefer some real angst....the Kristen/Marlena dynamic should have been great...it hasn't been though.
I found her quite interesting. I enjoyed her more than I have in, oh, about six years.
I think she's been just there....like I said, I liked the Nicole/Marlena and Victor/Marlena exchanges...but this isn't a story for her...it's been a few scenes....and it'll be a few more scenes at the reveal.....I want Marlena to have a story...I want vets to have a story..it's possible, it happens with other shows and it can happen with Days.

ETA: You know what I would have loved to see....and I think this show fails in the planning ahead thing. If they decided to rest the character because they were fed up with Drake, then they should have done it and worked at a story for Marlena while he was gone...buid it in a believable way so that fans actually have something to look forward to in the future. For example, they could have really utilized bringing back Bill Horton around the time that they wrote John out.....that way he was here for JJ and Jen....have him and Marlena get close and then have Kate shifted out of the story with Rafe/Jordan into the one with Marlena and Bill.....play that out a bit as a triangle and bring John back to fight for Marlena and to prove to her how wrong he was.....give it some depth, some thought....but unfortunately this show refuses to write for the other 50 crowd and that is a failure on this show....it could have been a really good story, with a powerhouse worth of acting....but nope, they can't do that....
I love your Bill Horton idea!
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Oct 21 2013, 03:21 PM
Mitchapalooza
Oct 21 2013, 02:09 PM
Also can we get a CLASSIC John/Marlena/Stefano storyline this time....this is when Jarlena is at their best.
It has been a mystery to me that TomSell haven't bothered to have Stefano even notice that John left Marlena alone and vulnerable to him. :shrug:
Seriously!!!
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Oct 21 2013, 02:30 PM
Now I guess we know what Drake's weird tweets were about. I was so confused by them!
I didn't want to get my hopes up, lol!!
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