Some years back, Days did special episodes,in black & white, spoofs on 40s/50s movies. I really enjoyed those, as they were fun, got a kick watching the actors able to get into other eras, personas......Doubt they would do that today......And they just might put reruns of old prime time shows.......you know, just like we see old Golden Girls, Seinfeld, Gunsmoke, etc.
They cannot just run Days, as ...well, Halloween would be at beginning of Oct., If they even recognize that is is supposed to be Fall, they would be doing it in August. Carlivati said he would begin writing Christmas when they returned from the break....which means he already has November scripts and partial December scripts finished, ready for filming. Now the break will be lasting longer, maybe Days can reduce their "ahead" time.