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| daysyrghfan | Feb 24 2016, 11:21 AM Post #841 |
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I have my fingers crossed that Dena will be out again. I don't know many fans that want her writing for the show and I certainly don 't see the ratings going up with her there. |
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| thepadange | Feb 24 2016, 12:07 PM Post #842 |
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It's not only fans that don't want her writing. According to her book (and other sources) TPTB at NBC didn't like her writing either which is even more worrying. It looked like Sony and NBC had very long and difficult negotiations this year despite the relative good ratings this Fall (They were better than in Fall 2012, and even a little bit better and more consistent than in Fall 2013). Could it be they were concerned about the stability of the writing team? |
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| DaveB81 | Feb 24 2016, 12:35 PM Post #843 |
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Thank you for the clarification. |
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| The Room Stops | Feb 24 2016, 01:25 PM Post #844 |
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I know a lot of people loved that time for J&M, and yes, it was amazing to see them back. D&D were, and are, stunning together and they created plenty of sexy, cute, romantic moments. For me, it was just more of the same "focus on John while Marlena stays in the corner" writing we had already seen before. It reeked of Corday interference and MarDar being told what to do, while also trying to actually find their groove. They were brand new, they needed time to find their ... thing. Marlena was supporting for Will (which was important stuff, absolutely) and she had such potential with Jack's therapy (that became too little of). Meanwhile, John was either in jail (yet still the focus of the story) or off with Stefano/Hope (seriously, if Stefano could mix it up with marriages, he absolutely would have had Marlena marry him while he had her late 80s/early 90s, come on!). Again. And while the rest of the show wasn't awful, it was like terrible... it was dull as hell. SO DULL. I guess the "Ejami cheating" was supposed to be exciting and "you'll never see it coming", but a) no thanks and b) who didn't see that coming? So it wasn't bad or offensive, it was just boring. Still... I'd have them back ten times over Tomsell or Higley. |
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| pinkcovergirl | Feb 24 2016, 01:55 PM Post #845 |
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Crazy thought....did Higley have something to do with JC leaving? |
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| frivolity | Feb 24 2016, 02:02 PM Post #846 |
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Just a wild guess on my part, but I think JC is really very over Days and probably just came back as a favor to PR and/or to participate in the 50th. I know he's intimated in the past (I think when he was on GH) that Days was lame and ridiculous in terms of the writing on the show. |
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| nananana7 | Feb 24 2016, 02:07 PM Post #847 |
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Jason Cook did an interview a few months ago, in which he said the show wanted him to stay longer, but he didn't want to. He had other projects in the works. He also said he likes directing more than acting.
Edited by nananana7, Feb 24 2016, 02:08 PM.
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| pinkcovergirl | Feb 24 2016, 03:21 PM Post #848 |
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I've seen that too but still had to wonder if he left before his stint was up to avoid Higley. |
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| lysie | Feb 24 2016, 03:22 PM Post #849 |
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I doubt it. The actors really don't know that much about writer drama. He left because he's not into acting anymore. He didn't avoid Higley anyway. |
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| thepadange | Feb 24 2016, 03:33 PM Post #850 |
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Was he on recurring? It's not"very easy" (it would cost a lot) to be released earlier if you have a contract. |
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| No1_ILoveLucyFan | Feb 24 2016, 03:47 PM Post #851 |
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That's the time I started watching Days (right after AMC went off the air) and I liked John's story...but Marlena's story in guiding Will to discover & come to terms with his sexual orientation as well as her working with Jack on his PTSD & group therapy could & should have been GOLD. alas...Corday & company went the assbackwards wrong way & jacked it all up by getting rid of Jack & J&J for Fetch... Granted, there was a LOT wrong with some storylines back then, but if they'd have sat back & looked at what worked and what could be scrapped -vs- expanded upon, they could have had a hell of a lot better stuff now, IMO than what we're stuck with - which is Bummer, Haggie, Creature & Nicole's meek & meager nice Twin along with other boring nonsense... :yawnz: Edited by No1_ILoveLucyFan, Feb 24 2016, 03:48 PM.
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| Goldielox | Feb 24 2016, 06:23 PM Post #852 |
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What I don't understand is, if the writers are contracted why can't Higley's contract be bought out? Why does the show have to let her finish out her contract? |
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| The Room Stops | Feb 24 2016, 06:27 PM Post #853 |
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If she doesn't want to leave, she can't be "bought out" of anything. And if she's still sick, she should still be on that LOA - it gives her rights, probably keeps her with a better than average medical insurance too. |
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| tiff5555 | Feb 24 2016, 07:22 PM Post #854 |
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Jason Cook had his own career plans and it interfered with Days! Even Ken Corday wanted him to stay on! |
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| tiff5555 | Feb 24 2016, 07:30 PM Post #855 |
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My bad on the wording of Will...yes Will shot EJ and that's due to the writers hearing from the fans! I think Marlene and Darrell wanted to write for their fans, instead of the normal way, the writers write and we respond. And yes from this EJAMI fan, the grief sex was disgusting...but Days saw the reaction of the fans who wanted EJ and Sami together. I was excited when I saw the spoiler of November 2011, and thought after the grief sex, 'what did I actually saw?' :wtf: |
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| FanODays | Feb 25 2016, 09:37 AM Post #856 |
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Given how 'Shawn' only said about 5 lines when Cook was in the role this last time, I find it hard to believe they wanted him to stay. |
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| Hugo | Feb 25 2016, 09:54 AM Post #857 |
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I think like half of Jason's scenes were cut, they only kept the most important ones, they probably didn't want the viewers to get used to Jason again, knowing that Brandon was taking back the role a few weeks later. |
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| Kyrai | Feb 25 2016, 10:24 AM Post #858 |
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I never cared for Jason. I didn't like BB before, but I like him a lot better now. I'm glad we got BB. |
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| dms | Feb 25 2016, 01:22 PM Post #859 |
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If this last week is an indication of Josh's writing, not quite sure what all the hand wringing is all about |
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| sitrian | Feb 25 2016, 01:29 PM Post #860 |
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First off changes don't happen the day the writers changes are announced. Things that are put in play take some time to play out. March will be more telling. But Griffith is immaterial. Higley is bad regardless of Josh. Maybe Josh would work for this show. maybe he wouldn't. I really don't know that we have or even will ever see a full story from him. But Dena does not work. Mid December-February were terrible. The part where March might not be better. That's a whole other issue. But Dena, clearly, clearly, clearly doesn't work for this show. |
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