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ALI SWEENEY LEAVING DAYS!; *FIRST POST UPDATED with SOD summary*
Topic Started: Jan 21 2014, 12:22 AM (62,189 Views)
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am103
Jan 21 2014, 01:23 PM
I'll worry about Days reaching 50 when there is reason to worry. A cancellation is always a possibility, but the show has been doing pretty well ratings-wise for a while and NBC seems pretty happy with the show. I have a feeling if NBC cancelled Days before 50, there would be a LOT of pissed-off soap fans, myself included.

It's a shame that so much of this show has revolved around Sami for the past several years, because it's really hard to imagine the structure of the show without the character. This is a big hit for Days, like it or not. Although I'm very interested to see what it's going to be like to see a Sami-less Days. I wonder what the show has planned for James Scott?

I seriously need Martha Madison and/or Christie Clark to return now. Let's give another one of Marlena's daughters some time in the spotlight!
NBC, Sony, Corday and whoever else, don't give a rats -ss if they piss off the fans. I only hope they bring back the long time vets for the end. Interesting on AS timing....No word on the renewal and we're nearing the end of January.
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Alin89
Jan 21 2014, 02:49 AM
I hope AS takes some acting classes while she is gone as well. I haven't been liking her acting for quite sometime.
She shouldn't BE an actor. Many of us change careers in our 30s.
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Kind of sad but happy too to hear this. Sami was a great character but the show made a great mistake trying to phase out DH and KA as the leading ladies to favor her character so much. It did nothing but drive a lot of viewers away. Sami and EJ were very popular but not enough to keep everyone watching or to center the entire show around them. It's been a death blow to the show for a lot of fans. I stopped watching a year ago but I might tune in again depending in what direction they go now. They need to give more equal air time to their entire cast or they should just call it quits.
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MrsAdkisson


I am going to need them to recast her then cuz I need sami and rafe dam it lol but if the new sami don't have the same chemistry with him them good riddance to her. I just need him gone from Jordan boring ass :soapbox: :headbang:
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Serenity 808


Agreed, jackjenfan. You can't make a leading lady out of a character like Sami, and the show tried way too hard to make her a heroine by putting her front and center. They sort of corrected that in the past year or two but never fully put her in the supporting role.

Despite how much of an impact Sami has on the show, I'll definitely watch after she's gone because there's just too many talented/iconic actors who are being wasted. If it means Arianne, Deidre, Kristian, or Bryan will get more airtime, that will definitely help make for an interesting show. If they bring back Belle, Phillip, Shawn, and Chloe (or at least two of them), all the better because that generation needs representation.
Edited by Serenity 808, Jan 21 2014, 10:40 PM.
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james0479
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No one character, actor or actress will cause me to stop watching Days and AS is no exception.
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I will keep watching the only reason I would quit if were EM and SC were to leave.
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tjkas07
Jan 21 2014, 07:19 PM
I am so sad that sami is leaving Days, she was the bad girl and sometimes good and it was always great to watch and see what she would mess she would be getting herself into next : :frownie:
I keep trying to figure what prompted joining the board since the recent surge,EJ/Abby or Sami leaving.I'm putting you in the latter category.Its great to have more input as to what is going on with the show.I hope you have a good time reading and posting.Welcome.
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Amanda_gayle
Jan 21 2014, 09:19 AM
I have watched soaps on and off for the last 20 years. I grew up with her (we r about the same age). But I have to ask y'all, don't u find it a little weird she gives 1 year notice to the FANS? I understand to the writers/TPTB. I don't know... whether you like it or not, she has been a huge part of the show forever and I'm surprised they would let her tell us this far out. I have to wonder if this doesn't say something about days and their scheduling, where they were taking her storyline, or future of days.
If this is normal, please correct me! Lol. I was just really surprised about the timing! I may be just reading too much into it!

I wish her all the best in the future and will miss her!
I think they wanted her to announce it a year early because they delusion-ally believe the fans will fall to pieces and need an entire year to come to grips. HA! As if.
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I have been thinking about the idea being thrown around that Theresa can be "the new Sami" when AS leaves, and while I don't really have a problem with that, Theresa and Sami are on two totally different levels. I would need Theresa to do something a lot more interesting than blackmail somebody over a little bag of weed. Because as of right now, Ms. Jeannie doesn't hold a candle to Original Recipe Sami.

I'm surprisingly REALLY looking forward to see how the balance shifts when Sami is no longer on the canvas. Surely they'll bring a vet or two back???
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Josephinejms


Hallelujah!!!!!!!

Can we bring Carrie (Christie Clark) or Belle (Martha Madison) back now!?!
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Im sorry to say but I think the character for Sami Brady has run its course. at least for me. I love Alison Sweeney and will miss her but I think its time for a break from THE SAMI SHOW. Time for other characters to get the front burner and shine for awhile. I still love Lumi and was hoping for a reunion for them two but I wish Ali all the luck & happiness in the world. You cant blame her for wanting to leave and take a break after 22 straight long years playing the same exhausting but fun character.
Edited by daysfan20yrs, Jan 21 2014, 11:57 PM.
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Mitchapalooza
Jan 21 2014, 10:00 PM
From a time when I LOVED to hate Sami...her best wedding to date...when she finally lost Austin for good! The last minute was YEARS AND YEARS of payoff for me! Watching Sami beg in a screaming heap on the floor with Marlena and Roman...Kate's smug satisfied face...Austin being totally and absolutely done with her....JUSTICE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mcc9YsdlIM
This was THE best & most exciting non-wedding in Days history! I devoured every minute of it! :rockon:
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Josephinejms
Jan 21 2014, 11:51 PM
Hallelujah!!!!!!!

Can we bring Carrie (Christie Clark) or Belle (Martha Madison) back now!?!
I truly think that either one or both of these women will be back on the show sometime soon.
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Romancer66


I was tired of Sami by the late 90s, personally. And the character has really eaten the show for the last 7 or 8 years. I wish AS well, though she's never struck me as a particularly strong actress. But she was more convincing as a schemer than as a heroine, and I could tolerate her best with Lucas because they were cut from the same cloth.
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Mitchapalooza
Jan 21 2014, 05:54 PM
Recasting Sami would be a MASSIVE fuck up on DAYS part....so I hope they don't go that route....that being said...this IS DAYS we are talking about ;)
Yes, Corday is famous for saying his show is actor proof! though he has also said that there are a few actors he couldn't recast.
Edited by Rosebud, Jan 22 2014, 01:12 AM.
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#SorryNotSorry

I like Martha a lot as an actress, but does anyone else want a recast Belle if she's returning? She always seemed miscast to me.
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granolagirl
Jan 22 2014, 12:43 AM
I like Martha a lot as an actress, but does anyone else want a recast Belle if she's returning? She always seemed miscast to me.
I don't want to see another Belle recast. Martha Madison was the PERFECT fit as Belle. I could totally buy her as John and Marlena's daughter and the chemistry she exuded with Jay Johnson was off the charts!
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granolagirl
Jan 22 2014, 12:43 AM
I like Martha a lot as an actress, but does anyone else want a recast Belle if she's returning? She always seemed miscast to me.
I like MM too, but I had two struggles with her as Belle - first, the lack of chemistry with BB as Shawn and, second, she seemed/looked older than Sami. So if they brought her back after Sami's departure with a different Shawn, I think I'd be good.
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granolagirl
Jan 22 2014, 12:43 AM
I like Martha a lot as an actress, but does anyone else want a recast Belle if she's returning? She always seemed miscast to me.
I'm good either way. I think MM works really well as Marlena's daughter but not so much as Belle. But it would help if there was a better Shawn anyway.
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