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ALI SWEENEY LEAVING DAYS!; *FIRST POST UPDATED with SOD summary*
Topic Started: Jan 21 2014, 12:22 AM (62,204 Views)
DJsMommy
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WowItsJustine
Jan 21 2014, 01:43 AM
I am shocked.Just shocked.Never thought I'd see the day when Ali Sweeney would leave days.I do think this does open the door to bring back some big names.The question is who?
#1 on my list is Peter of course. If they'd hurry the hell up & declare Bo "dead", by the time AS is done filming, Hope & Aiden could be really heating up. They fall in love, are getting ready to commit to each other forever & boom! Bo is alive! :rockon:
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Jan 21 2014, 04:30 AM
My brain is accepting that there will be no more Sami Brady, but I cant imagine EJ with Abigail! Maybe its because of the characters (EJ/Sami) professing their love for one another just recently over and over, and now this. I do wish AS the very best, but it is going to be strange in Salem without her for a while! Do hope that Nicole gets more screen time now, and hopes EJ stays in Salem.
Welcome aboard.EJ/Abby and AS leaving have resulted in a number of new members.Hope you have fun.I hope,Nicole,and a lot of other characters get more screen time and EJ stays in Salem.
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Partnersincrime
Jan 21 2014, 04:30 AM
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Jan 21 2014, 04:25 AM
Unless Bryan, James or Galen are also planning on leaving Days then Sami can't get a happy ending with any of their characters.
Bryan dattilo does not have contract so it not up to him if he want to stay or not
Well even if they do have a contract, the show can write any actor off. Contracts are so that the actors can't walk out on the show.
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Jan 21 2014, 04:20 AM
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Jan 21 2014, 12:22 AM
Alison Sweeney leaving 'Days of Our Lives,' says Sami Brady 'probably deserves' 'Breaking Bad'-style ending

After 21 years playing the sometimes-villainous, sometimes-heroic Sami Brady on "Days of Our Lives," "Biggest Loser" host Alison Sweeney tells "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" that it's time to say goodbye.

"I decided that it's going to be my last year with the show," says Sweeney. " ... I've been on 'Days of Our Lives' since I was 16 years old and I have never had more than a two-week vacation in that whole time. I mean, it's so awesome. I love Sami, I love Salem, I love my job, I love daytime, I love the fans, I love everything about it."

"[But] my daughter just turned five and my son is nine and I just want to be with them and enjoy my last year," Sweeney continues. "I'm going to be on 'Days' all this year. ... We don't have a specific time yet [for when I'm leaving], but I'm going to be on all this year and we'll see what happens."

As for the ending, Sweeney says that while she thinks it would be awesome to have "some kind of happy ending," she also thinks Sami "probably deserves some sort of very twisted, like 'Breaking Bad' ending."

"Well, she's caused a lot of people a lot of problems," says Sweeney. " ... Sami has certainly caused her fair share of drama over the last 21 years."

How do you think Sami should be sent off, "Days of Our Lives" fans?

http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2014/01/alison-sweeney-leaving-days-of-our-lives-says-sami-brady-probably-deserves-breaking-bad-style-ending.html
Omg! I can't believe it! Are you people pulling my leg? Never thought this day would come! :applause:

In all honesty, I never wished for AS to leave the show for good. I just wished for like a 6 month break, so eventually, I'll probably miss her. :unsure: She was one of my favorite characters for a good 15 years. So IF they killed her off, I'm sure it would be a good SL, but I'm kinda hoping she goes to be with her REAL TRUE LOVE Brandon Walker. :wub2: Come on Days, make it happen! I don't think Matt Cedeno is doing anything at the moment.
As far as I'm aware, Matt Cedeņo is doing Devious Maids currently.
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OMG. What will KATE do without Sami? The heck with the rest of us. ;)
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To Those Fans That Are Worried This Means BAD News About "Days" Renewal:

This is an opinion only, but after watching all of the "Hold your breath" renewal episodes we have been through, I think it is safe to say all of us have taken something from it. I know just a tad about this business (I am no Jason47), and I think to say this looks dismal or dark for "Days of Our Lives" is stretching it a bit.

My post above shows how much I want her off my show. I say "my" show because I have 35 years invested in it, and she is the very worst female lead I have been forced to endure. With that aside, I think Alison Sweeney LOVES "Days", and would not come out and announce her exit if she thought trouble was looming, and "Days" stood at the brink of cancellation.

She just announced her departure after a streak of very good weeks for the show, Although at first she was a complete novice as a teen in this industry, she has become a sharp and savvy member of the entertainment industry, and I see a TOTALLY different message here. I think she honestly believes that she has been the reason "Days" has survived, and I imagine that those feelings have been endorsed from everyone from Ken Corday to Ed Scott. (lest we forget how much power he gave her, lol).

In the opinion of the press, critics, ratings, and my own perception of a show that I have watched faithfully for three and a half decades, "Days of Our Live" is in better shape creatively and in a better position for good story telling on the future than it has been in for a decade or more. This regime, though fumbling some, has been the best we have had in charge for a very long time. The show is vibrant, fun, classy, and if you don't see every spoiler, not as predictable as it has been in past regimes. The ratings reflect it, and even if it is at the bottom right now, it's in good shape during the crucial time when big decisions are made.

WHAT I THINK: Alison came out a year in advance and said she'd be gone. I think that "Days" execs have known for a long while now and told her to keep her trap shut until the show's fate is decided. The fact that she's come out right now, when the show is an Emmy winner , creatively on fire, and surging in the ratings during a make and break year, looks GOOD for Days....not bad. She even mentioned airing through the end of the year casually, and seemed to act sincere.

MY GUESS: Alison wanted out long ago with her "Biggest Loser" gig and family constantly in her thoughts, but she thought the sow was weak, and really thought it HAD to revolve around her or it would die. Now, I bet she thinking "Days is finally in good hands and in good shape. The network has given it a good deal and it will make 50, and probably longer, there are plenty of opportunities for other really god artist that can act if I step out of the way now, and this has been the best chance I have had to leave this show in good conscience I have had yet. "Days" has good stuff coming up and will be fine now."

As for James Scott: there ain't much out there to do, and the show will want him to stick around. He has a chance to be a real bad boy again, and he will REALLY raise hell in Salem now that his beloved Samanther isn't around. EJ can act like a evil and bad ass Dimera again. Bring it on.
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Fan of EJ+ABBY!

I probably said this before, but please it be that James Scott is staying on Days.
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I'm also questioning why Ali announced this so far ahead of time. She's very good at self promotion so I'm sure this is some calculation on her part. To what end, I can't guess.

I'm not exactly a Sami hater but I am tired of the character. She's definitely been overexposed. It hasn't helped that Ali's acting has gotten worse instead of better over the years.
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Best news ever to wake up to!!!!!

The show will be that much better!!!

#Ejabby all the way. Sounds good to me!!!!

Seriously, Day doesn't need Ally to survive. Now a lot of other characters can get more airtime…characters that I actually want to see more. I wish all the best to Ally. But there was just too much airtime devoted to her character and I just grew tired of her over the years.
Edited by michr544125, Jan 21 2014, 05:59 AM.
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The Scorpion
Jan 21 2014, 03:21 AM
Hmm, interesting, anyway I have grown up with Sami and seen many sl with her ​​which was really entertaining so she's obviously a great character on this show. Some may hate her, some love her, and some may not care, but I absolutely believe that it is a big loss for the show that she disappears. Another thing wonder if JS will also leaving after his contract expires? And quite crass the show will go on?


Since EJ has a new love interest in Abby I donīt think JS needs to leave because AS does if he were to leave I think it would be because he wants to, and since Iīm more or less are over Ejami it doesnīt matter to me that AS is leaving, but if JS were to leave I would stop watching.

Marian1
Jan 21 2014, 04:17 AM
Now i understand why they changed the EJ thing and had him look at another woman when with Sami - setting the scene for another love interest after Sami is gone. :( I would have loved a real epic love story style ending for when Sami leaves just for the last of us EJami fans so we have something to remember... I for one will no longer watch dool once Ejami ends forever.


It would have been nice with a happy ending for Ejami, but I understand the show will do what itīs best for the show and they probably couldnīt wait an other year to bring back those who quit watching because of Ejami, maybe Ejabby wouldnīt have happend this way if it werenīt for AS leaving.

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Jan 21 2014, 04:25 AM
Unless Bryan, James or Galen are also planning on leaving Days then Sami can't get a happy ending with any of their characters.


Sami can have a happy wedding with one of them and then get killed off, but I donīt know if I care if Ejami gets married anymore it probably would just feel like a shame of a wedding with the truth of Ejabby hanging over their heads.
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jam6242
Jan 21 2014, 05:26 AM
I'm also questioning why Ali announced this so far ahead of time. She's very good at self promotion so I'm sure this is some calculation on her part. To what end, I can't guess.

I'm not exactly a Sami hater but I am tired of the character. She's definitely been overexposed. It hasn't helped that Ali's acting has gotten worse instead of better over the years.
Or, the Days have backstage drama which has not reached the viewers? I think that it's weird that Ali did not want to remain until the Days reached its 50 years? She seems to love the show and have been very loyal worker, just saying. It will be interesting to see if JS stay after his contract expires.
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am103
Jan 21 2014, 01:07 AM
Okay, I'm just going to go ahead and say it. Since Sami's leaving, can we PLEASE bring back Belle or Carrie? Their absences are GLARING and I need Marlena to have a daughter in Salem!
And both of them are far better actresses.

Sorry but as lost it years ago. Could not have been given better news.

I still don't believe it is actually going to happen. It's like Santa Claus is real.
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Jan 21 2014, 01:14 AM
Ellie
Jan 21 2014, 01:09 AM
So like, obviously she's not leaving to spend more time with her kids. She hasn't cared much about spending time with them in the past.

What are the possibilities?

1) NBC is giving her a new show and removing her from Days.

2) NBC is renewing Days but cutting funds which lowers Ali's salary enough that she wants/is forced to leave.

3) An entity other than NBC has pressured Days to cut Ali as a contingency of the (probable) renewal.

4) Ali has another career plan (movies?) and wants to leave.

Any other ideas? The fact that she mentions her kids makes it very clear to me that there's some other reason behind it.
maybe she'll do half a dozen exit interviews & slightly change her story every time until we kinda sort-of start to see the real picture. ;)
Who else gets to leak this kind if news a year in advance.
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Spencer Hastings
Jan 21 2014, 01:15 AM
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Jan 21 2014, 01:06 AM
Holy shit!!!!!
The first words that popped into my head!

My second thoughts after the initial shock?

I have a dream that in one year, I can log onto this board without having to sift through Sami fanbase wars. I have a dream that I will be able to turn on Days and not watch Sami throw a tantrum. I have a dream that more characters will get her screen time. I have a dream that not every story line will revolve around Sami Brady. I have a dream! Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last! :drunk: :cheer:
Where can I buy the t shirt.
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Remind gh fans was Steve Burton these guy played Jason said he leaving because he want to spend more time with his family
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Oh and kudos to Ali Sweeney for managing to leak this news on an ericole high day.

Wouldn't it have been better to wait for the ejami wedding.
Edited by concerned, Jan 21 2014, 07:02 AM.
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lysie
Jan 21 2014, 01:30 AM
I really don't care how she leaves. My preference would be for her to be treated like all the other vets when they leave, but she hasn't been treated like a vet yet, so I doubt they'll start then.
Can't we just ship her off and pretend she's on a business trip in Chicago and is calling ej and the kids to explain why she won't be home for Christmas.
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lysie
Jan 21 2014, 01:41 AM
somuchwhatever
Jan 21 2014, 01:40 AM
lysie
Jan 21 2014, 01:30 AM
I really don't care how she leaves. My preference would be for her to be treated like all the other vets when they leave, but she hasn't been treated like a vet yet, so I doubt they'll start then.
So in other words, tossed in a vet closet, taken out occasionally on ratings grabber episodes, given ridiculous (if any) storylines and generally written in a way that makes you wish the character were dead rather than on-air?

Or actually killed off?

Wow, that was cathartic.
Well, if we're talking specifically on an exit...shipped to Switzerland with no fanfare.
Can she be pregnant with ejs baby but we never hear of it again.

Not from Marlena not from roman not from stefano. Not from ej.
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Jan 21 2014, 06:03 AM
The Scorpion
Jan 21 2014, 03:21 AM
Hmm, interesting, anyway I have grown up with Sami and seen many sl with her ​​which was really entertaining so she's obviously a great character on this show. Some may hate her, some love her, and some may not care, but I absolutely believe that it is a big loss for the show that she disappears. Another thing wonder if JS will also leaving after his contract expires? And quite crass the show will go on?


Since EJ has a new love interest in Abby I donīt think JS needs to leave because AS does if he were to leave I think it would be because he wants to, and since Iīm more or less are over Ejami it doesnīt matter to me that AS is leaving, but if JS were to leave I would stop watching.

Marian1
Jan 21 2014, 04:17 AM
Now i understand why they changed the EJ thing and had him look at another woman when with Sami - setting the scene for another love interest after Sami is gone. :( I would have loved a real epic love story style ending for when Sami leaves just for the last of us EJami fans so we have something to remember... I for one will no longer watch dool once Ejami ends forever.


It would have been nice with a happy ending for Ejami, but I understand the show will do what itīs best for the show and they probably couldnīt wait an other year to bring back those who quit watching because of Ejami, maybe Ejabby wouldnīt have happend this way if it werenīt for AS leaving.

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Jan 21 2014, 04:25 AM
Unless Bryan, James or Galen are also planning on leaving Days then Sami can't get a happy ending with any of their characters.


Sami can have a happy wedding with one of them and then get killed off, but I donīt know if I care if Ejami gets married anymore it probably would just feel like a shame of a wedding with the truth of Ejabby hanging over their heads.
It was not the stories I talked about, but something else entirely, but will not speculate more, but of course you wonder if something has happened backstage? There's something about this that is a little fishy, ex why announce this so early?
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somuchwhatever
Jan 21 2014, 01:44 AM
lysie
Jan 21 2014, 01:41 AM
somuchwhatever
Jan 21 2014, 01:40 AM
lysie
Jan 21 2014, 01:30 AM
I really don't care how she leaves. My preference would be for her to be treated like all the other vets when they leave, but she hasn't been treated like a vet yet, so I doubt they'll start then.
So in other words, tossed in a vet closet, taken out occasionally on ratings grabber episodes, given ridiculous (if any) storylines and generally written in a way that makes you wish the character were dead rather than on-air?

Or actually killed off?

Wow, that was cathartic.
Well, if we're talking specifically on an exit...shipped to Switzerland with no fanfare.
Or, since Australia seems to be the new Africa, she could go on walkabout.
I don't want her here.
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