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| ALI SWEENEY LEAVING DAYS!; *FIRST POST UPDATED with SOD summary* | |
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| ShaneDOOLFan | Jan 21 2014, 02:51 PM Post #461 |
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I admit this is a huge loss for the show, but it can still recover from it. Also, I don't think people should assume she is leaving the show because they think it wont be renewed. If anything she is leaving because it IS and they were negotiating a long-term storyline for her. She may even not be happy with the current direction. When is her contract up? I think when she means that she will be on all year, she means in episodes as they have already taped to June. I could see her last taping in the summer. Regardless of the loss, the show must go on and can. It is ridiculous to think Sweeney is the one holding this show together. I would like to see some characters return to fill the void. Bring back Christie Clark and give her the screen time she deserves!. |
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| Jason47 | Jan 21 2014, 02:51 PM Post #462 |
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For "Days", yes, she would be one of the highest paid on the show. She's one of only 12 actors on the show to have more than a 2-episode per week guarantee. 1. Alison Sweeney (Sami Brady) 173 2. Shawn Christian (Daniel Jonas) 165 3. Melissa Reeves (Jennifer Horton) 161 *. James Scott (E.J. DiMera) 161 5. Eileen Davidson (Kristen DiMera) 154 6. Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) 150 7. Greg Vaughan (Eric Brady) 145 8. Arianne Zucker (Nicole Walker) 142 9. Chandler Massey (Will Horton) 133 10. Kate Mansi (Abigail Deveraux) 132 11. Camila Banus (Gabi Hernandez) 127 12. Freddie Smith (Sonny Kiriakis) 121 Edited by Jason47, Jan 21 2014, 02:52 PM.
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| Mitchapalooza | Jan 21 2014, 02:53 PM Post #463 |
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LOL reading some of the comments from Youtube...there are people who actually are SHOCKED that DAYS is a REAL show....some people thought it was just a made up soap opera from FRIENDS. HAHA! |
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| Mitchapalooza | Jan 21 2014, 02:53 PM Post #464 |
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So you are telling me that Kate Mansi/Freddie Smith/Camila Banus/Chandler Massey/Missy Reeves makes more than Deidre Hall? Edited by Mitchapalooza, Jan 21 2014, 02:54 PM.
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| six | Jan 21 2014, 02:54 PM Post #465 |
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The current taping schedule is much cheaper. Days probably wouldn't be around if they hadn't adopted it. |
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| Yoryla | Jan 21 2014, 02:56 PM Post #466 |
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Exactly. IMO it's ridiculous how this tidbit about one actor leaving turned into a "Whether or not Days will be renewed" question. Puh-leeze. People are just giving AS more power by talking about it that way. If Days is not renewed, it's because it's because NBC feels it is necessary. |
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| Tripp | Jan 21 2014, 02:56 PM Post #467 |
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I think they get paid per episode basis. So KM may make more than DH over the year possibly but I'm sure DH (and other veterans) gets more money when she does one episode. So AS being a veteran and on a guaranteed 2 episode per week contract probably is one of the highest paid actors on the show. |
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| carol3023 | Jan 21 2014, 02:57 PM Post #468 |
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I hope the writers will have Sami and Taniel become a couple. They can fly off into the sunset together......and then their plane crashes into a huge ball of fire, killing 2 airhogs with one plane crash :applause: Chloe and Phillip will raise Parker, who will turn out to be Phillip's son. Lucas will get Ally. EJ will get Johnny and Sydney. Days will continue for many years (I hope) Bye Bye Alison, can't say I'll miss you. |
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| Yoryla | Jan 21 2014, 02:57 PM Post #469 |
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Okay. Thanks |
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| Jason47 | Jan 21 2014, 02:59 PM Post #470 |
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No, Dee and Kristian probably make as much as Ali, but for only 2 episodes per week, rather than 3 per week. Just a total guess, but I would think, in no particular order, that Kristian, Shawn, Galen, Dee, Lauren, Eric, Missy, Suzanne, James, Ali, Greg and Ari are the highest paid on the show. |
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| Mitchapalooza | Jan 21 2014, 03:02 PM Post #471 |
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It is NOT ridiculous because a renewal has NOT been announced yet. The renewal announcement usually comes during the NBC Winter Press Tour (that was last week), and there was NO announcement made about renewal at this years event (while other networks DID make announcements for their shows during their Winter Press Tours) Further more, DAYS current contract expires in 8 months and they tape 4.5 months in advance, meaning if there is no contract in place by middle of April, DAYS will be ceasing production or working out of contract which I am not even sure is allowed as it violates several guild requirements if I am not mistaken. April is only 3 months away and NBC is cutting it close IMO. They did not wait this long during the last two renewals to announce that a deal was made...so why is this one taking longer to announce. There is reason to be concerned. Couple all that with the fact that DAYS highest billing star is quitting (despite what we all think of her) and I think it is TOTALLY acceptable for people to be worried about the fate of the show. Edited by Mitchapalooza, Jan 21 2014, 03:06 PM.
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| Jason47 | Jan 21 2014, 03:05 PM Post #472 |
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Yes, because they can give lower salaries to all of the crew by taking 14-16 weeks off per year, they only have to pay the crew for 36-38 work weeks, as opposed to paying them all year long. Also, most of the sets are now kept up for weeks at a time. That's why there is so much use of the Brady Pub, Horton Town Square, Nurses' Station/Hospital Room, DiMera Mansion, etc... Back before 2009, when they were still only taping mostly one full episode per day, they would build each set needed for a particular episode, and then take them all down, and build the sets needed for the next episode, and the electricians/stage hands would do all that every night after taping ended through the early morning. Now, most of the crew is probably able to go home at 6PM, and they only have to build one or two "swing" sets, sets that change overnight and are used for only a few episodes. |
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| Jason47 | Jan 21 2014, 03:07 PM Post #473 |
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Ali did 175 episodes, so she has a 3.5 episode per week guarantee. Half of the cast has a 2 per week guarantee or less. |
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| granolagirl | Jan 21 2014, 03:08 PM Post #474 |
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#SorryNotSorry
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If there was a strong chance Days wasn't going to be renewed, doesn't it seem... impolitic of Ali not to keep her plans under wraps longer? |
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| Mitchapalooza | Jan 21 2014, 03:08 PM Post #475 |
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Has this taping schedule also reduced the salaries of their actors? Or are those reductions only put in place during the actors contract negotiations? Also since their contracts work in 12-week cycles, could a star have their salary reduced after a 12-week cycle? |
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| Angie79 | Jan 21 2014, 03:10 PM Post #476 |
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If the show wasn't renewed, Ali leaving wouldn't be news. The whole cast would be leaving. LOL! |
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| Mitchapalooza | Jan 21 2014, 03:11 PM Post #477 |
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I agree with the notion that it doesn't make sense for NBC to cancel the show at this point (costs are way down, ratings are up across the board, it won the Drama Series Emmy, it's close to its 50th anniversary, ect)...but I am still skeptical. It would certainly make Sweeney look bad now if the show is IN DEED cancelled and she is bailing the sinking ship and reaping publicity from that. |
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| Jason47 | Jan 21 2014, 03:14 PM Post #478 |
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Actually, the "Days" renewal announcement has NEVER came during the Winter Press Tour. As my history of contracts page shows: http://www.jason47.com/days/dayscontracts.html Last year, January 2013, was the first time a renewal ever happened in January, and it was announced during the 12,000th episode week on a Wednesday, not during the TCA itself. UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – January 09, 2013 – On the heels of celebrating its 12,000th episode, NBC has extended its long-running daytime drama "Days of our Lives" for an additional year, taking the show through September 2014 and past its 48th year anniversary in November 2013. The extension was announced today by Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment. The 12,000th episode will air this Friday, January 11. The other recent contract renewals were announced in November 2010, March 2010 (the pickup of the option year), November 2008, June 2003 and September 1998: UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. November 8, 2010 NBC has picked up its daytime drama "Days of our Lives" which is celebrating its 45th season today on NBC -- for two more years through the 2012-13 season. The announcement was made today by Jeff Gaspin, Chairman, NBC Universal Television Entertainment. "Days of our Lives" remains vitally creative through the years as it continues to draw new generations of viewers, especially among its loyal female audience" said Gaspin. NBC Press Release: (3/19/10) NBC has picked up hit daytime drama "Days of our Lives" for its 45th season, keeping the long-running show on the network through the 2010-11 television season, it was announced today by Marc Graboff, Chairman, NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios. "'Days of our Lives' continues to be a favorite of the daytime audience and we are thrilled to keep it going through its 45th season," said Graboff. "'Days' has shown year-to-year increases in key female demographics and remains both relevant and fresh creatively." Bruce Evans, Senior Vice President, Drama Programming, NBC Entertainment, added, "The producers, cast and crew have worked tirelessly to make 'Days' the ratings success it is today. Today's renewal is a true testament to all of their hard work. We could not be more delighted for them and for the multiple generations of fiercely loyal 'Days of our Lives' fans." The acclaimed daytime drama will celebrate its 45th anniversary on Monday, November 8. Variety Article (11/11/08) NBC has inked a deal with Sony Pictures TV to extend its run of daytime sudser "Days of Our Lives." But in a sign of uncertain times for the daytime soap biz, the Peacock's pickup runs just 18 months. The previous renewal pact between Sony and Corday Prods. had a five-year term. NBC's current deal for "Days of Our Lives" was set to expire in March, which means the new arrangement will keep the soap on the network only through September 2010. However, it's understood that another year will be triggered if certain perameters on the show are met. That would keep "Days" on the air through September 2011. Variety Article: (6/2/03) NBC and Sony Pictures Television have inked a five-year deal worth nearly $500 million to keep hit sudser "Days of Our Lives" on the Peacock through May 2009. In addition, former "Days" head scribe Jim Reilly -- who left to create NBC sudser "Passions" -- has signed on to oversee writing on both skeins. Ken Corday will continue to exec produce "Days," the saga of the Horton and Brady families created by his parents nearly 40 years ago. Both pacts were engineered on the Peacock side by NBC senior VP of daytime Sheraton Kalouria, who's also been doing some dealmaking on his own behalf: Exec has just reupped for another three years as head of the daytime unit. Deal for "Days" was negotiated quietly over the past few months -- a dramatic departure from five years ago, when NBC and Sony engaged in a prolonged license fee battle that had Sony and Corday Prods. seriously considering moving the skein to another network. The two sides ultimately inked a deal that hiked the show's license fee nearly 50%. This time around, the changing economics of daytime TV -- specifically, declining Nielsen numbers for almost all sudsers -- resulted in a less contentious dealmaking process. Indeed, NBC's business affairs team, led by topper Marc Graboff, managed to strike a deal with Sony calling for a reduced license fee. Peacock now will shell out roughly $1.7 million-$1.8 million per week for "Days," down from the nearly $1.9 million the net had been paying. That figure still makes "Days" the most expensive sudser in daytime and is well above the $1.2 million NBC paid for "Days" years ago. Net also agreed to another five-year deal -- a big guarantee of security for Sony and Corday Prods. in a universe of shrinking sudser auds. Variety Article: (9/25/98) SAN ANTONIO -- Columbia TriStar and NBC will announce today that "Days of Our Lives" will be staying at the Peacock for many days to come, barring any last-minute snags. While a deal had not been signed late Thursday, the studio and the web have hammered out most of the details of a five-year agreement that will keep the long-running soap on NBC until 2004, ending months of media reports speculating that "Days" might jump networks. Insiders estimate NBC will pay a license fee of between $1.6 and $1.8 million per week -- about $360,000 per hourlong epi-sode -- for the right to broadcast the daily shenanigans that take place in the show's fictional town of Salem. That's an increase of approximately 50% from the roughly $1.2 million per week NBC has reportedly been paying. NBC also has an option to renew the show, which has been with the Peacock since its 1965 bow, for another five years. While both sides always indicated a desire to keep "Days" on NBC, both ABC and CBS had expressed interest in stealing away the sudser, with the Alphabet web making the most serious play for the show. ABC's bid for "Days" may have been hampered, according to sources, by the web's refusal to give Columbia TriStar a financial stake in All My Soaps, an all-suds cabler now being tested by ABC in several markets. Still, ABC remained a wild card in the negotiations right up to the end of the renewal saga, and could reemerge as a player should there be some unexpected hitch before a deal is inked. In addition to money, a major area of contention had been exclusivity. The Peacock and its affiliates have been upset over Columbia TriStar's decision earlier this year to begin offering same-day repeats of "Days" to DirecTV satellite subscribers. It's unclear whether the studio will drop its DirecTV offer as part of the new agreement, though sources at the studio have said for months that the satellite repeats were not lucrative enough to stand in the way of a deal with NBC. Any renewal deal for "Days" could spell bad news for NBC's other veteran sudser, "Another World." The Peacock has been actively developing a new soap, and many believe the new soap might replace the low-rated "World" sometime next year. |
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| DayDreamer | Jan 21 2014, 03:18 PM Post #479 |
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Yeah, thats what I am thinking too... I mean its like months ahead before her last air day or even last of day shooting.. so why announce now? |
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| blueskies | Jan 21 2014, 03:19 PM Post #480 |
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yeah, i'm admittedly freaking out about Days future right now. The no news about renewal and then this is making me seriously doubt they'll get renewed despite all the positives this year, from improved ratings to storylines. |
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