NBC announced today that Days of our Lives will be around for two more seasons.
“After more than 55 years of bringing drama, adventure and romance to screens around the world, we are thrilled and honored to carry on the ‘Days of our Lives’ legacy for another two years,” said executive producer Ken Corday. “We are thankful to NBC for their enduring commitment to the show and grateful to continue this wonderful journey with our fans for years to come.”
There was a time we thought that Soap Operas were on their way out, but they are still here, being watched by the most loyal of audiences. This is the toughest job in acting. However, if you can survive it, you can take on any role. Here is to DOOL launching even more careers in the business.
The renewal means the Daytime Drama will be around for at least 58 seasons. To give you a hint about how incredible that is. In December, they aired their 14,000th episode. Nowadays, dramas are lucky if they shoot 14-episode seasons. Now you see why I am saying it is the toughest job in showbiz.
Before Lauren Graham was the head of a tech company on Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, she started out as Erica Kane’s assistant on All My Children. She looks the same now as she did when she was 27 in that 1994 episode.
Doug Davidson has been playing Paul Williams on The Young & The Restless since 1978. Therefore, you would think they would treat him with respect. You guessed wrong.
The actor has not been seen on the daytime drama since November, and fans want to know where he has been. He finally answered that question with, “I just want to thank you again for all your support. But I think I am done. After 43 years I am treated like a day player. No bueno.”
At least, if they are going to write him off, give him a proper sendoff. He deserves that after four decades. He has been on the show longer than most of the people, who work on the show, have been alive. Therefore, he has earned the right to be treated with dignity.
I know times are tough, but we are still human and need to treat people as humans and not as dollar signs.
Jackée Harry is going to make her Days of our Lives debut on March 1st. The outfit she is wearing might look familiar to you. That is because it looks a lot like the one she wore on the pilot of the sitcom.
Seeing her side by side like that proves that she looks better now than she did in 1985. Can you believe it has been 35 years since 227 debuted?
Linda Dano is returning to the Soap Opera world tomorrow as an iconic character on Days of Our Lives. The Soap vet will play the villain Vivian Alamain, a role that is perfect for her.
Even though Dano has been doing this for almost 40 years, she still gets nervous when she starts a new Daytime Drama. “I was scared to death, but I thought about all of you and it made it so much better…so…to all my friends who spent so many years together on AW with me…thank you and I hope this will be fun,” she wrote. “And too DOOL’s thank you for asking…. love to all of you…”
As of now, the gig is only for two weeks. Hopefully, they will extend her contract. We need her back on our television sets. Especially, since she still looks so amazing. Can you believe she is 77? She looks just like she did when she played Felicia Gallant on Another World.
