FinchelKlaine4E
Well-Known Member
Neil is dead.
Just as an example, when Brandon Barash (Stefan) was killed off, viewers were outraged, very obviously, it was a mistake. So the suits sought to rectify, (after the scenes were shown to public, having been filmed 8 mos earlier) and hired him back. He has filmed, we have yet to see it. And it all took a lot of time, being we don't get to see what was filmed for 8 mos., thus they don't get feedback til then, thus decision to rectify, get actor back, write story, film.........a year at least.
Neil is dead.
The understatement of the century! The very thought that they'd think of getting rid of characters representing the Horton, Brady, Roberts, Kiriakis, and Johnson-Deveraux families is mind-boggling to me.Both of them are parts of major Days familes
If the writers are so set on recycling old plots, it's too bad that they can't watch soaps like Another World and Guiding Light from years ago. I followed Another World back in the 1970s until the show was moved to an earlier time slot, and during the time I watched it, there wasn't a single character who was on the police force, there were no weird sci-fi plots, and the only crime I can recall was when Sven the evil butler kidnapped Rachel and held her captive in a cabin deep in the snowy woods. Similarly, I don't recall crimes being a major feature on Guiding LIght in the early '80s. There were plenty of personal problems, relationship difficulties, and underhanded scheming, but nothing like what is now foisted on the viewers of Days.Just my opinion, but this headwriter seems to recycle old stories, either from Days, or from other soaps he once wrote for, so guessing he just ran out of any sort of storyline for Will & Sonny. He has done the 3rd party coming in with both Paul...and Leo. He has had them separated, even bringing in another 3rd party....Evan...with Will in jail. He obviously has no interest in any of the characters writing (newspaper) or even a book. Both of them are parts of major Days familes, so am sure that down the road, we will be seeing them again.
I agree with this; that petition I posted on the previous page (protesting their firing) crossed 5,000 signatures over the weekend. How badly have you screwed up reading the general audience when actor firings (Brandon Barash (Stefan) followed by Chandler Massey (Will) and Freddie Smith (Sonny) garner thousands of signatures in protest? And as much as I don't care for Ron's writing, it's been made clear by those in the know that he wants to write for them. It's various personnel in other departments who keep ending up putting the kibosh on Will & Sonny's stories. They're talking about having another kid again, which tells me they could have had years' worth of story based on that alone, provided the show remains on the air of course.Days made a bad decision firing Freddie Smith (Sonny) and Chandler Massey (Will). I do hope somewhere down the road they will be back to reprise their roles.