Days of Our Lives Loses Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn!
The end of John and Marlena?
Following on the news last week that Jay Kenneth Johnson will be departing from the cast (see story here, more bad news is coming out for fans of Days of Our Lives. It turns out that the major budget cuts the show will be suffering to keep it on the air will mean that supercouple John and Marlena will no longer be part of the show. Both Deidre Hall (Marlena Evans) and Drake Hogestyn (John Black) will be departing the show in the new year.
Producer Ken Corday explained the decision to let the two veterans go in an interview with SOD, “The
couple will be happily reunited after a long period of angst and separation and will
be off-screen after January for an unknown period of time. It was a very tough
decision to make.”
Soap Opera Fan Blog will keep you informed of more details of this story as they become available. We’re deeply saddened to hear this bit of news. The loss of two such iconic characters who have deeply situated themselves in the lives of so many Salem residents and major plot lines over the years is enormous.
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Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
PLEASE PLEASE, KEEP JOHN AND MARLENA….WON’T BE SAME WITHOUT THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
I am devestated to hear that Deidre and Drake will be dropped. I am in shock.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
are you people nuts???????? you keep firing the veterens on the show that we ALL LOVE!!!!!!, to bring in new characters we could care less about…i.e.Melanie. I understand the budget, but instead of always firing the vets, fire the actors who are new, that we are not invested in. I’ve been watch DOOL for over 30 years and these vets need to stay. Just because they make more money(as well they should)is no reason to fire them, as I said fire a few newer actors with less pay to even it out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Days shouldn’t have even bothered to renew if they were going to get rid of one the three couples that keeps Days running, Steve & Kayla, Bo & Hope and John & Marlena. As far as I’m concerned, you can get rid of everyone else. These couples are who we bonded with in the first place. Bad move on Days part. Really Bad!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Unbelievable!!! Why did they even bring John back? His stoy line had been horrible since he came back. Why would Days do this to their fans?! I’ve just been waiting for everything to get better with John and Marlena and now this… This saddens me a great deal!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
This sucks - i think i may stop watching the show after 38 years because of this!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
I’m so disappointed that John and Marlena are going off the show. John isn’t the same since he is now a robot but with bringing back Brady they should keep him.
Without the John/Marlena story lines, the show is definately going to lose it’s ratings!!!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
This is devesation, why get rid of vetrans like then, take of the newer people. I hope that days can some day see the way to get these two back from a long vacation, once the economy gets back on its feet somewhat, but I understand you have to do what you have to do.
Good Luck John & Marlena
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 2:10 pm
After watching DOOL for 20+ years this is the final straw. The writers have been horrible. They never give the fans what they want. The stupid storylines have destroyed this show. what is stefano without john and marlena? What is the show without them? Bo and Fancy face (Skeleton) can’t take their place. Steve & Kayla can’t either. You want to save the show? Get a fan help write the show!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
I think it’s pretty bad when you will bring on a bunch of new comers from a show that was cancelled and take the place of such icons as John & Marlena I guess the real reason is it doesn’t take as much money to make the novis’s happy. STILL STINKS !!!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
I am surprised, but, not really that upset about this. I am glad that it seems that they will be reunited, before leaving. Bo and Hope went away for a while and the show is still here. If and when they are brought back, maybe they will have the story line they deserve. I hope that they let John keep a little of his edge even if they let him get his memories back. before they go.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
why are they letting them go they are a major part of the show we have been waiting for them to get back together just so see them leave this is just very disappointing they should keep them on the show
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Ever who is in charge of this is not very smart. Sami always has to have her mother to go to. Who will she go whinning to now. Who wull be going next?
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
What??..this is just ridiculous,why would they do this?..We have been waiting for a John and Marlena reunion forever and now this??
This is just absurd!! Days will suffer because of this mark my words..
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Days of Our Lives has had a fantastic 45 year run. If this is the best they can do to keep it running, thens its probably time to just let die while it can still die a dignified death.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
This is unacceptable. I am so close to not even watching this show anymore. I think the show has to have a veteran core and have the rest of the cast built around them. I love what Steve and Kayla were but they are a waste of time with these new writers and I’d rather see them go than Jarlena. Get me a petition because I will happily sign it.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
This is so unbelievable I have watched DOOL for as long as I can remember and it is unsettling to know such established veterans will be leaving. Since Passions has been gone I have watching other soaps, and Day’s writers needs to get it together. They have story lines that have not ended in 20+ years.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
I’ve been a Days fan since 1974!
I am totally devastated that Deidre & Drake will be let go. I don’t know if I can watch the show after that happens. It really stinks!! They don’t deserve that, nor their fans!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
I can not believe this. This show really is going to suck. They have already gotten rid of Shawn and Bell, now Marlena and John. Who is next BO & HOPE!!!! I might have to find a new show to watch.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
I CANNOT believe this! I have watched this show since I was a very young girl (just turned 45!). My grandmother got me hooked, and I am sooooo sad. This is the ONLY soap I watch anymore, and this literally breaks my heart. I LOVE JOHN AND MARLENA; the characters and the actors. They have such great chemistry together-like Bo & Hope. What will happen next??? Obviously, something is very WRONG with the management of DOOL. How very sad for the actors but the show. I don’t know how much longer I can continue to watch this. I’ve been waiting for them to bring the old John back, and make this stupid thing they did right again….. I cry every time I watch John and Marlena together. Whoever is fattening their pockets, remember the saying “you reap what you sow”!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
This whole thing is ridiculous.
They string fans along for months with an unbelievable storyline and then write the prime cast members off the show? Budget cuts? Again?
If I were Drake and Dee, I’d never come back to the titanic. They are much too talented for Ken Corday and deserved alot better.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
I can’t take anymore! I will find a new soap to watch that is stable.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
I can’t take this anymore. I will be looking for a new soap that has some stability.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 3:27 pm
I am glad. Marlena annoys me.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Not Dedire that is it no more Days for me
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Well, Just heard NBC’s Days is letting go Deidra Hall and Drake Hogestyn. Well, see ya Days I will not continue to watch! I bet I will not be the only one either!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Not good news at all. Why can’t they cut out actors that don’t have main story lines like Maggie or Victor or Roman? I would hate to see them leave as well but taking out 2 prime actors who have major story lines doesn’t seem very smart. What gives, writers?
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
WHAT ARE THE WRITERS THINKING?! This is so disappointing.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
I’m so upset. I’ve been watching the show for 15 years and I’ve been a fan of them from theday i started watching Days. I think this is a very bad move for the show.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
WHAT ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!! THAT IS DOWN RIGHT STUPPID!!!!!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 4:28 pm
Its about time. I mean I have been watching this show since I played sick to stay home from kindergarten. I am very excited to have Passion actors on days. Hopefully they will be given better lines and story plots. Days needs to move forward and bring in new faces to stay competative. Not Melanie though!!! She is painful to watch and listen too. Also, maybe now that Marlena is gone Sami can finally start ascting her age. Her character is such a disservice to the actress. Just ask yourself, if you stop watching for a year and you turn it back on, it has not moved forward in any of the stories. Its always the same. And you all know its true. Just a suggestion but I think that a story line with Stephanie and Rafe would be great.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Big Mistake!!! veteran actors keep the show going.Think this will hurt the show.Maybe even be the end of it.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
This could well be the end of Days. We the Fan don’t seem to matter, so who are you writing for?
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Very sad to here this. Once they leave, I won’t be watching the show anymore. It will be my second soap I stopped watching because of budget cuts.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
There has to be other ways to cut without ripping out half the heart of the soap. Please rethink things and see if something else can’t be done. John and Marlena are the best. Their chemistry is awsome. Sami has to have them to help keep her in control. Maybe just give them a vacation for awhile but DON’T dismiss them.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
If you get rid of John and Marlena, that will be it for Days. I have devoted the past 35 years to Days. I have followed many stories, have loved and hates many stars and followed many strange stories. but if John and Marlena are being let go, I will stop watching Days. I have supported Days for many years, but you have made up my mind. GOOD BYE TO DAYS. John and Marlena shows that everlasting love ispossible. My hope is that Ken Codday gets the ax too.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
I really dont care that they are leaving. I think they are boring and Marlena annoys me. Im just really happy because now I think Kate will get all better. Maybe her and Roman will get back together with Marlena COMPLETELY out of the picture and there can be a thing with Roman, Kate, and Daniel.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
they should get read of steve and kayla again instead thay havent done anything since thay came back on.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
I have been a fan of DAYS since I was 12 and I just turned 50 last month. I am very saddened to see what is being done to this show. John & Marlena are major characters and DAYS won’t be the same without them. They make you believe in staying together forever through good times & bad times. Over the years you have tried new story lines with new characters but they haven’t lasted long. If you want the fans to watch, you need to keep the main characters on the show. Management has made a terrible mistake getting rid of these two. I don’t think I can watch DAYS anymore.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Why get rid of John and Marlena. Get rid of people like Melanie, Nick, Stephanie and the list could go on. You people are not going to be well liked by several thousands of viewers…..KEEP JOHN AND MARLENA
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
If they do go through with this STUPID move I too, will stop watching after 30 years. Get rid of Nick, Melanie, Daniel, none of these characters have 1/3 of the storyline potential that John and Marlena do.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
I would rather see the show cancelled then to cut the two people that always kept the show constant, no matter how weird the plot got. I have been watching since 1968 and don’t know if I will continue after they leave
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
You should just cancel the show now. It sucks, Melaine gets on my last nerve, Steve and Kayla are never on. John and Marlena are the only reason I watch. Sammys story is always the same. BORING.
35 years of watching this has been the worst.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
Have you completely lost it?? John and Marlena are the reson I started watching Days to begin with.If they go I am going.I love John and Marlena.They are the true SUPERCOUPLE of Days Of Our Lives.I will absolutely stop watching Days if John and Marlena are let go and so will my friends.We love John and Marlena you send them off you just sent Days Of Our Lives off.I have stood bye Days of Our Lives for all the storylines so far even when they didn’t make any sense even when you killed John in that car accident I continued to watch hoping you would bring Drake back as John and when you did I was thrilled just to be dissapointed again to find out it wasn’t the old john but some kind of new john who isn’t in love with Marlena.Now that they are somewhat getting back on track and heading for a reunion you are writing them off,THAT IS RIDICULOUS.JOHN AND MARLENA (DEIDRE HALL AND DRAKE HOGESTYN) ARE DAYS OF OUR LIVES.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
I watch Days, for John & Marlena,
Bo & Hope Steve & Kayla. I have in fact been watching with my mom and sisters & friends since we were small kids. WE HAVE ALL DECIDED TO TELL KEN CORDAY TO CROAK AS WE WON’T BE WATCHING AND LONGER AFTER JANUARY.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
DEAR DAYS,
WHY DON’T YOU GET RID OF THAT WHINNY LUCAS AND SOME OF THESE OTHERS, LEAVE THE SUPERCOUPLES ALONE. IF YOU GET RID OF SOME OF THESE SORRY STORY LINES YOU COULD AFFORD TO KEEP DRAKE & DEIDRE. KILL OF STEPHANO
OFF ST YOU ALSO HAD A GOOD LOVE STORY GOING WITH SAMMI AND EJ AND NOW YOU MESSED THAT UP.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
I haven’t liked John’s character for quite some time, so it will not be difficult to see him gone. And, the same things keep happening to Marlena over and over. I really like her, but the writers have ruined her character, along with John’s.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
how stupid are you at DAYS.
I hope Ken Corday reads this blogs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
IF THEY LET GO MARLENA AND JOHN I WON’T BE WATCHING THE SHOW AND I HOPE THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE DO THE SAME. DAYS NOT THE SAME WITHOUT DEIDRE AND DRAKE BYE BYE DAY!!!!!!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
When NBC canceled Another World and replaced it with Passions, I never watched Passions. If Days really lets Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn go, I will never watch another day of Days. There won’t be a Days after the contract is up with NBC because no one will want to watch Days. We Vets who have been watching Days for what seems like forever will not fogive Ken Coraday. Shame on him. This is not his parents DOOL. (HInt:Get rid of the new people that no one cares about and bring back the Vets!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
WOW!!! Did not see this coming! I think it is a hude mistake. Marlena is the core of DOOL, like Susan Lucci is on AMC!! Stop bringing new stars on and kill Nick off, he is a killer but im sure they will write in as an “accident”. I will still watch Days bc im a fateful fan but Im not sure how long the show will be on due to this!!! BAD MOVE!!!!!!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 6:21 pm
Are you kidding me? I’d love to know what the reasoning is behind the latest downfall of a once great soap opera. John & Marlena are an iconic couple that has helped Days maintain whatever loyal viewership they have left. The stories have been so crazy over the last few years. Almost a shame it was renewed.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
I have read various Days blogs throughout the years but never felt so strongly about something to post a comment until now. I have been a faithful daily viewer for years even when my friends have given up. I keep telling them it will get better so I have vowed to stick with it. I was so happy to hear NBC had renewed their contract and now this news about Drake and Deidre comes out. They are what got me watching so many years ago and I keep hoping they will be back on the front-burner and stay there. I agree with another poster that said why even renew the show if they are going to get rid of two of the biggest fixtures on the show? Days, I have supported and defended you, but I can’t anymore. You have lost one of your most loyal viewers. Marlena and John are a couple of vets that make the show. You have just signed your death wish. With moves like this, you will be canceled before it snows in MN - oh wait, it snowed this morning!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
I am in total shock! I cannot comprehend such a destructive decision. These 2 incredible actors have been the heart and soul of Days forever. Having loyally watched this show for 28 years, I can honestly say that the day Drake & Deidre walk off our screens will be the day I forever turn off Days of our Lives…
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Guess this is the end of Days for me and I have watch since the first episode with my Mom. Interesting that they have to cut the budget then you see how many new actors are in the “comings” and I couldn’t care less about any of them. Guess I’ll have more time in the afternoons and more space on the DVR. I fast forward through about 2/3rds anyway.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 7:23 pm
u got to be kiddind, Whoever is writing this show needs to STOP cause u cant write . Take the new ones off and leave the old ones along,u take off marlena and john bo and hope u might as well take the show completely off. I t wont be worth nothing .I have watch this show since I was 7 and I am 47 now so believe me when I say u who calling them self a writer please give it up u are killing the show,
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
John and Marlena are two of the main reasons I have watched Days for the past 40 + years. Bo and Hope are the other two. If Days looses John and Marlena, they will lose many, many viewers. If finances is the real reason they are being let go, let most of the “kids” go…they are boring with stupid story lines
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Well, I’ve watched Days for 43 years. So, I’ve seen them come and go. The road that they’ve taken John down has just been horrible. I hated to see the scene last week when Brady came home and “Bad John” didn’t seen to care. While I really do hate to see them leave, it doesn’t surprise me at all.
I do agree that they should get rid of Victor and the new Mickey (Kevin Dobson) although he’s a good actor just can’t play the role of Mickey Horton. Let’s put people like Victor, Kate (who’ll probably die of cancer), Steve, Kayla, Maggie, Mickey, Roman and Stephano on suspension and keep great actors like Drake and Deidra. I’ll keep watching because Days is the only soap I care to watch.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 7:27 pm
Well, I guess I will be done watching in January 2009…I met Drake Hogestyn at a fan event—he was very cordial and I got a great picture with him…
This will be the end of Days and their fan base…Great job NBC…
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
I am sick of the young folks joining and the same old crap with them! Yeah, hire these lame characters and have lame story lines and get rid of great icons! I am going to stop watching TOO! I guess I will have to switch back to CBS who value their veterans on the shows!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
This is absurd. John looked like he was going to have a good story line with Brady back, and his sickness has been another forgoten story until just last Friday. I have heard so many people say they watch \days of our lives with Diedra Hall\ Now you can no longer say that. I started watching days when Marlena was locked in Stefano’s room by Kristen. She is what brought me to love the show…I think I am just going to cry now!!! Pooo on you!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
that SUCKS
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Okay, here it goes….. fire/layoff whatever you want to call it the following people:
Stephanie, Max, Rafe, Chloe, Nick, Melanie, Dr. Jonas and all the new people that are lined up and KEEP John and Marlena. They are worth every penny they are paid.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
Seriously, this is the worst move Days could have made. I’ve been watching for 20 years but without this super couple, my “days” with Days may be numbered. Get rid of Nick and Melanie instead or Abe and Lexie. They are way more boring.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
This is the most upsetting news by far..why would you let the two most favorite characters leave..and bring in new people from another soap…you better go back to the drawing board before you lose all your loyal viewers..I have watched Days for 40+ yrs..not sure if I will bother now..
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
Stupid, stupid, stupid! What are they thinking? John and Marlena are the most charismatic of all the actors on Days. The show will be totally boring without them!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
This is so crazy!!! I can’t believe they are doing this again to Drake. We the fans do not deserve this. Drake needs to stay or Days will be losing all of its viewers. Also Deidra, this is unbearable. I have been watching since the exorcism storyline. John and Marlena are what made me become such a big days fan. without them I am leaving now. It saddens me that Ken Corday would do this yet again. That mans parents must be thinking what a disapointment he is. He ruined what was once a great soap. I will not give up on Drake, I fought for his return last year and never gave up and he returned. I will just have to write twice as hard this time and who ever is a Drake and Marlena fan should do the same. It just might work. Lets all write are butts off. Drake and Deidra deserve it. write write write!!! Fight fight fight!!! we love you Drake
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
To get rid of Marlena and John is a huge mistake. You will loose a lot of fans because of this. Deidre Hall is and has been one of the best actresses ever! She is wise, gracious, honest, caring, etc. How can you let that personality go? There are several new actors you could let go of such as Melanie, Nick, Kate…..
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
Disgusting! Can’t believe I am writing again today - just wrote last night also re the departure of Philip. I have never written to you before and have been a Days fan for 40 years. But I just cannot believe you are getting rid of all the truly good actors and personalities on Days. I would not be surprised to find myself departing from Days as well. Find it all very sad and unnecessary. Get rid of the new and useless people.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
They are not serious about cutting Drake and Deidre out Deidre and Drake are Days of our Lives what is Ken Corday thinking No Dee no me. I am sure there other Deidre Hall fans that feel the same way
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
They are not serious about cutting Drake and Deidre out Deidre and Drake are Days of our Lives what is Ken Corday thinking No Dee no me.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
I can’t believe they will get rid of the best actor/actrist on the show. I look forward to watching John and Marlena. They are the best, you can’t get rid of them. I think some of the newer people could go since they aren’t very good at all. John and Malena will be missed!!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
FIRST PHILLIP,NOW JOHN AND MARLENA?? WELL, I GUESS THAT’S THE END OF DAYS FOR ME…I CERTAINLY DON’T WANT TO WATCH A BUNCH OF NO-TALENT TEENAGERS! WHAT ARE THE EXECS THINKING???
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
OMG!!!! This is an amazing disappontment in a show that I have loved since it came on the air. Most of the comments I have read hit the nail on the head - get rid of the newbies (like Melanie)to save some money. Money comes from viewers, and viewers go away if they are not happy. I am one viewer who is very, very unhappy at the news that two of my favorites, two of the bedrocks of DOOL will be going away. Well, so will I…apparently TPTB don’t much care what we dedicated viewers think.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
I can’t believe they are doing this. I have watched days for over 20 years and i have to say that this is just wrong. I happen to love watching Marlena and John they has so much chemistry together that can and never will be replaced no matter how hard they try. They just lost a loyal fan in me!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 8:54 pm
They just lost a loyal fan in me. There will never be another super couple like John and Marlena. That couple is what made Days what is is today. I guess i have to find another soap to watch or just quite watching them.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
As a fan who has watched the show since the beginning, the news that John and Marlena are leaving is horrible. There are so many characters I would cut first before I let these two go — how about axing Max and Stephanie, Chloe and Brady, Nick and Melanie, Chelsea, Abe and Lexie, and of course Kate has a fatal illness so hopefully her contract is up soon. I’m sure if you let some of these actors go the show could surely save enough $$ to keep Marlena and John under contract. Of course, it’s that all important youth demo they have to preserve by keeping all the youngsters with their mindless storylines. Personally, I now fast forward through many of their storylines as I find them boring. I love the core couples like Steve & Kayla, Bo & Hope, and of course Marlena and John. The show is making it easier to finally stop watching by letting Marlena and John leave. It was cruel when they let Drake go before, but to bring him back only to let him go stinks. I hope the PTB rethink this moronic decision.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
I cannot believe this,have they lost their minds or what!!!! How can you get rid of John and Marlena, this is rediculous!!! We don’t need Nick and we don’t need Melanie if you want to cut the budget. They can go I would rather see John and Marlena. Well I guess this is how they get people to stop watching so they can cancel a show right??!!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
outrageous..you just put an end to the show completely because those two there is no days of our lives.. why let go someone so important while you can get rid of a few that are not …I’ll never watch days again if they let this happen I am beyond pissed..unreal ..you let drake go before and lost so many viewers imagine now ..might as well just stop the show completely while you’re at it.. unacceptable..
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
I will no longer watch the show if
Marlena and John are gone. They\
have kept this show going for many years. I have been watching since the late 60’s early 70’s an this will break my heart.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
I AM 42 YEARS OLD AND STARTED WATCHING DOOL WHEN I WAS 15. THE LAST 6 MONTHS HAVE MORE THAN STUNK UP THE TV. DROP THE NICK=MELANIE STORY AS THERE IS NO POINT TO THEIR STORY. HOW ABOUT THE CONTINUING CIRCLE OF SAMMY AND LUCAS? NOW HERE COMES CHLOE AND BRADY IS BACK AND LET’S SEE THERE IS PHILIP AND STEPH DOING WHAT? WHO KNOWS I ALWAYS WALK AWAY FROM THE TV. DUMP SOME THE “WHERE IS THE STORYLINE GOING” ACTORS AND FORGET THE VETERANS. AFTERALL, WITHOUT THEM THERE WOULDN’T BE A SHOW. WHAT DO YOU GUYS DO WHEN THE BOAT STARTS SINKING? YOU BRING THE DEAD AND GONE BACK TO BOOST YOUR RATINGS ONLY TO SEND THEM PACKING AGAIN. IF JOHN AND MARLENA GO I’LL BE SIGNING OFF OF DAYS FOR GOOD TOO!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
I have been watchig this show for over 40 years and have been a loyal
fan without Marlena and John I am sure that I will be able to find something else to do.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
I am kind of glad Marlena and John are leaving. Their storyline has been boring for so long. John’s storyline has been going on for ever it seems. And Marlena I never saw her with any of her kids or grandkids even talking about them. I rather see Martha Madison as (Belle) and Brandon as (Shawn) back now that JOhn and Marlena will be departing.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
I have been watching days for almost 30 yrs…I must admit first I was quite amused with the “new” John, but now its quite old. However, the ignorance behind letting go two of the shows best vets baffles me and I doubt Days will be watched anymore in my house hold. I agree with some of the other statements, get rid of some of the newbies that I fast forward thru….
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
Days is making a big huge making letting Philip go. They should find a way to work with him on his contract and keep him on. Very disappointed with Days. If they keep letting the wrong people go. I will no longer watch it.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO!!! What the hell is Days thinking!!!! John and Marlena is “Days of Our Lives”! There should be another petiton to save John and Marlena.
Get rid of Daniel, Kate, Melanie, Nick, and those other crappy characters that are making me thank goodness for the Fast Forward on TiVo.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
DON’T YOU THINK OLDER PEOPLE WATCH DAYS ALSO AND WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE OLDER ACTORS AS WELL. THE YOUNGER OLDS ARE OKAY BUT WE WANT SOMEONE TO CONNECT WITH ALSO.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
KILL OFF NICOLE INSTEAD-SHE DOESN’T EVEN HAVE A REASON TO BE PART OF THE SHOW.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
i agree with all the others BIG MISTAKE !!!!!! you will loose many many fans.. the show has been centered around the three main couples and to take them awya you may as well cancel days! i for one wont be watching
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
ITS TIME THAT JOHN AND MARLENA ARE GONE YA
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
what in the heck is days powers to be doing. to me i think they want the show cancelled.Over at days are making dumb decison . Yall are going tolose so many viewer if yalll take marlena and john off the show. dumb , dumb decision. Fired melanie,nick,chelesa,step.max and keep john and marlena. if you wnat to keep the showon andsave all of the cast of days job. the rate days is going they want have to worry about budget cuts. noone will have a job.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
They couldn’t possibly be stupid enough to fire these two. I believe this is a big publicity stunt, just like a few years ago when they (supposedly) fired half the cast, but they all somehow came back to life. I hope so !!
I have been watching DAYS for 40 years now, and would hate to give it up, but I won’t watch it without the heart of the show and that is Marlena & John.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
For sure I will no longer be watching Days.
First you make Nick a lunatic.
Then, you get rid of Marlena and John.
What the heck are these writers doing?
And Philip is going, too?
Enough is enough already
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
I have watched the show since 1970 and this really upsets me. You are taking the greatest and leaving the weakest, Chelsa, Stephanie to name a few. I am not sure how much longer I will be watching if I have to keep watching this self-centered girls whine.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 11:11 pm
I have been watching Days for since I was 11. Since they have so many teen twits like Melanie and Nick on the show I have stopped watching. Having Marlena and John leave the show is just one more nail in the coffin. I won’t go back to watching until they have less twits and get Marlena and John back!
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
I have watched DOOL for over 40 years. These people are like relatives to me. This past year or two has made me wish the show would just tie up all the loose ends and have a final show with Alice on it and just go to soap opera heaven. The writers have totally twisted all the histories of the characters and nothing makes sense anymore. So many storylines were started then just dropped without a reasonable explanation. Just get it over with already so we can grieve and go on with our real lives!!!!!.
Comment added November 17th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
I have watched DOOL for over 40 years. These people are like I have watched DOOL for over 40 years. These people are like relatives to me. This past year or two has made me wish the show would just tie up all the loose ends and have a final show with Alice on it and just go to soap opera heaven. The writers have totally twisted all the histories of the characters and nothing makes sense anymore. So many storylines were started then just dropped without a reasonable explanation. Just get it over with already so we can grieve and go on with our real lives!!!!!.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 12:01 am
This doesn’t make sense to me! DOOL FINALLY renews their contract then they are going to get rid of John, Marlena and Philip?! This will only decrease ratings! Can anyone make any sense of this? I sure can’t!
P.S. I agree with you Mary Ann!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 12:10 am
Unbelievable!!! Get rid of Kate,Melanie,Nick & Chels! This Sucks….
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 12:30 am
THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!..DAYS HAS TOTALLY GONE DOWN THE DRAIN THEY JUST KEEP MAKING ONE BAD DECISION AFTER ANOTHER..THE STORY HAS BECOME INSANELY BORING WITH THE NEW CHARACTERS NO ONE CARES ABOUT AND NOW TO GET RID OF THE VETRANS? IT WILL LOSE TONS OF VIEWERS.. I THOUGHT THE WHOLE IDEA OF BUDGET CUTS WAS TO TRY TO KEEP THE SHOW ON THE AIR NOT TANK IT!! ..VERY DISAPPOINTING.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 12:46 am
This is the worst decision yet in a long line of crappy decisions. this kind of thing will make sure that Dool is canceled. I am ready to stop watching already and I have been a fan since 1993
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 12:52 am
I think that it does suck but I dont think that I will not continue to watch. Im more intrested in the other story lines anyway. Like Sami E.j Nicole and I really like Melaine. I also hope that Belle and Shawn come back soon. I really like John and Marlena but they arnt the only reason I watch!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 2:02 am
PLEASE don’t remove them from the show. They are what makes the show worth watching. If you remove them from the show, I will stop watching the show. PLEASE KEEP THEM ON THE SHOW!!!!!!!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 3:43 am
If this is a ratings stunt, I hope it works for you, Kenny.
I don’t find the limited entertaining tripe of the younger set watchable, I fast forward it. Nor do I like the overdose of the railing, dysfunctional, ever immature Sami.
The last day Deidre airs, is the last day I watch.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 3:46 am
I’m done with the show!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 4:49 am
please do not let Marlena and John leave the show!!we love to watch them together on the show. Please keep them staying on DOOL.. NO REASON for them to leave the show! the show will hurt and decrease ratings!!!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 4:49 am
Unbelievable!!!!…I am speeechless and in shock! What is Days thinking? But then again the story line potential has not been used so they must not been thinking! Nothing has been done with Stefano since his return, nothing much with John either, same with Steve and Kayla, Marlena hasn’t really done anything either, actually Bo and Hope haven’t done anything spectacular either lately (and their all of a sudden vow renewal was just sort of thrown in their). Days is trying to save their show but I think they just killed it!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 5:16 am
Well that’s it then. They’re the reason I started watching Days years ago and they’ll be the reason I stop.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 5:38 am
I have watched DOOL since the very first show; I’ve followed it through all sorts of traumatic casting decisions and while I recognize the economy of laying off the two top viewer draws, I am absolutely devastated with the news about Deidre and Drake.Surely there are other economic ways to save $$.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 5:51 am
April Fool? In November? It must be because NO show is stupid enough to make a move like this. I have never commented on a soap before - or written to a soap for any reason - but I must say this - I have watched Days from the first episode (with my Auntie) and have followed it since. I have disagreed with some of the ways the show has been handled - BUT I have never given up on Days and especially Ken Corday. Not that it matters to the show, but John and Marlena’s last DAY will be mine too!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 5:59 am
Bad decision. How about getting rid of annoying Melanie, steve and Kayla don’t add anything to the show and how about Hope. She clearly needs to go somewhere for a while to gain some weight.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 6:20 am
I HAVE MADE MY NEW YEARS RESOLUTION !AFTER 30 YRS WATCHING DAYS NO MORE DAYS AFTER JOHN AND MARLENA LEAVE THE SHOW. CANNOT BELIEVE IT !
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 6:22 am
I haven’t watched for awhile now, it just got dumber and dumber!
I just reed about it from time to time, It’s been about 5 years now since I watched and I started in 1972, you can do the math! I don’t know who the new characters are and don’t care to learn either!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 6:27 am
WOW…Iwas born in 1964, the same year as Days. My mom watched it from day one, so I know I’ve been watching Days since before I can remember.The past 12 years I’ve watched it without her(god bless her soul) but I do beleive I’ve been watching for th both of us.We will watch John and Marlena reunite and when they say good-bye…so will we.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 6:35 am
I am so upset, once they leave that will be the end of my watching the show, I have been very upset with this whole past year of stories……seems like we wait, and wait for something big to happen, and nothing, finally get a good storyline with John and brady , and they pull the main actors due to budget cuts???
Well they will see what this means to the show, i am sure many will feel like myself and jumo on another soap bandwagon, I am thinking GH, they still have all their veterans…
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 6:49 am
I, too have watched for 43 yrs. and this is the only soap I have watched. I’m disappointed about John and Marlena. Let EJ and Nicole go. They have no connection to the Bradys or Hortons, the original families. Please keep some of the older actors and give them something worthwile to do. Bring their kids back-Shawn and Belle,etc. Get rid of Melanie, even Max could go.Phillip should have stayed. Put Lucas and Sami together. These younger people could be the future for the show if They have story lines with the older group. I know a lot of people will disagre.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 6:56 am
They have just killed the show, why bother to renew. Everyone has been so excited that they were to come back as a super couple and now we’ve been lied to…….where is Patch? where is the storyline with his detective work? Anna and Tony…so many starts but they just fizzle. The young kids are boring. Dump 4 of them to keep John and Marlena. Soaps are based on history and tradition, if you take that away, you have nothing. Seriously!! Corday - get back to basics - stop jerking your fans around, that’s why you are losing the show. It should be as plain as the nose on your face. We get it, why don’t you?
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 6:57 am
This is the biggest mistake the producers could make. Vets are what make people come back to the show. Sure we like to see new people come in and story lines change. But something as drastic as this will turn more viewers away. Isn’t the point to try and KEEP the people who come back time after time to see how their fave’s are doing?
The writing has gone downhill as well. They are making characters do and say things that they would never do. Things that are so contrary to who the character is you would think they don’t understand how the character was established.
My mom, my daughter and I have all been loyal fans for years. I just can’t watch anymore. Instead of enjoying the show we sit there and make fun of it, and how out of character the actors are being written. It’s sad. I used to really love it.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 7:07 am
If they are going to take Marlena and John off, I will be very, very disappointed, but I will be very, very angry if they don’t reunite them before they go. They are the only reason I have been a loyal fan for years and years.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 7:08 am
Are you crazy???????????? The two people who can keep the fan’s coming. This is totally the stupidest move I believe I’ve ever seen. Day’s all I can say, re-thank this.
I feel you will loose the very loyal fans whose kept days going all these years.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 7:23 am
She campaigned for OBAMA, so I lost all respect fo her from that point on….so Good Riddance! Maybe she can get a position on his Cabinet..or have more time for more surgery!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 7:27 am
I have wached Days from day one. You should not let Marlena and John go, they are what hols this show together. Let Melanie go she is no good for the show. Bring back Shawn and Belle and keep Marlena and John .Why did you renew the show if you are going to get rid of the best stars? Do not do it you are ruining the show.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 7:28 am
What in the world are you doing? Not cool, not fair, and a very bad move! John and Marlena are a necessary base! Instead why not get rid of Mickey and Maggie, Melanie, people we never see Caroline! Not them what happened last time this happened! You lost viewers!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 7:29 am
This is such a major mistake. I have watched Days since the very first day. Always rushing home from work to turn on the vcr. This will not happen when they leave the show. Marlena and John are the super couple of Days. What purpose do the young actors have? Their story lines are boring and going no where. Where are the old days when you planned your entire day around Days and The Doctors?
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 7:45 am
If they are faced with budget cuts why do they keep putting on new characters? I would rather see them take out some of the teenagers and 20 somethings. Cut out max, stephanie, chelsie, melanie,the geeky kid, and take doctor dan while your at it and leave the stars who carry the show in place. Also, don’t bring old characters, like brady and chloe, back until the shows budget has stabilized. People are more interested in the characters they have come to know and love. Nobody cares about new people or people that have been gone for a long time. Work with what you have and when cuts are needed get rid of lame characters first not the stars.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 7:51 am
Stupid, stupid stupid! I’m truly disgusted. I have been watching since 1973 and this will probably be the end for me. You want to save money??? Get rid of the current writers and hire whoever were the writers during the strike. OR get some of the fans to create the ideas. If you read any of the boards you will see some fantastic ideas by fans.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 8:10 am
I have watched this soap opera for over 30 years and I can’t imagine its continued success by taking away its anchor stars, what is Days of our Lives without John & Marlana??? Why not get rid of Max, Stephanie, The Carvers? Then you bring on all these new ones?
Makes no sense to me how you think you will remain and keep your veteran viewers.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 8:16 am
My last viewing day will be the day John & Marlana leave. This show is getting ridiculous anyway.
No big story lines anymore. Why would you bring in new people and dismiss the veterans, the glue that holds the show with the viewers…The Brady’s and The Hortons..not all these doctors who have no ties, or these young people who serve no real purpose in the story. I can’t believe you honestly think this is a good move!! LOST FAN OF OVER 30 YEARS
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 8:20 am
Am I the only one who will not miss them? I am sick of the “new John” but I also got tired of hearing “old John” say “That’s a fact” all the time. Marlena has always been a wimp, letting Stephano do whatever he wanted to her and her family. Most women will fight for their kids, but not Marlena. At least, not until recently. I finally just started liking Marlena when she finally fought back and put Stephano in a well-deserved coma.
But please do not replace them with a bunch of kids. And get Melanie and Nick off the show - Please, please, please.
Love the interaction between Sami and the FBI agent now.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 8:25 am
I will no longer be a fan after the departure of John & Marlana.
I have watched since the late 60’s
DOOL is the Brady’s and the Horton’s and John & Marlana. Why are bringing on all these newbies?
Write better storylines for the vets of the show. You have taken John & Marlana away and put them apart too many times already. So now you are going to be put them back together after we have watched all these months waiting for that and then take them off completly? I’m done as of that day. I will never watch again.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 8:29 am
You have to be kidding me!! You are going to put them back together after months of waiting for that to happen and then take them off for good? Have the writers lost their minds? I could care less about Daniel, the Carvers, and these new faces..leave the stars in place. Why are you bringing on more boaring actors that have no connection with Salem, The Brady’s or the Hortons. I am done!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 8:33 am
OK, now I have heard it all. My opionion is to keep John and Marlena and let go some vet’s that don’t have what it takes anymore. Like Maggie for instance, what type of story line does she have? I love watching both John and Marlena, how is it that the ones who play a great role needs to get the cut? Are they at least going to have them appear like they do Doug and Julie?
DOOL’s might not make it till they expire, they are going down hill now!!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 8:36 am
I won’t be watching when they are gone. THis is a really dumb move on your part!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 8:41 am
I’ve been watching DOOL since day 1. I loved the old story lines. I keep waiting for some old fashion writing. I want family - values - and reality - In the old days you had Alice & Tom for family and values and Bill, Laura and Micky with the reality that we have to deal with things that aren’t perfect. Today we need John and Marlena, Bo and Hope, Patch & Kayla (the way they were) Stefano, and Victor and Caroline and Maggie. EJ, Lucas and Sami add excitement to the show. Get rid of the rest. I often turn the chanel when Chesea, Stephanie, Max and the others come on. If DOOL lives it will have to find a few old family values, actual virgins and how about a new night club with Julie,Doug and Maggie running it. An actual murder case with court room excitement. Hey, I’ll write for you!!!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 8:52 am
I think this is good for the show. Marlena and John are completely boring and it’s time for them to move on. It is completely gross when they have them making out. How old is she now. 65 year old woman don’t go around making out.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 9:08 am
That’s it!!!!! I’ve had it, that’s the last straw!! I’ve put up with a lot from this show, from useless pairings to boring storylines that go nowhere. If John and Marlena go, then so do I. This is just more proof that poor Days has gone to hell, and it won’t surprise me at all when they finally get pulled.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 9:15 am
I think they should kill off Hall’s character with her all purpose grimace, and keep John to find a new less stupid mate.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 9:18 am
this is UNBELIEVEABLE!! I used to watch days every day!! and lately I have not been because the story lines have been boring (the whole Melanie thing…) and now with John and Marlena leaving it is going to be even worse. I want the good old Days back! We lost Shawn and Belle last year and now this!!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 9:21 am
is this a permanent thing or is it only until they figure out what will happen to the ratings without them I will tell you FLOP! I cannot believe they would be 2 people to get rid of they are a crucial part of the show what is Days thinking.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 9:27 am
the keep bring these new doctors in for what leave the people you are going to bring in off get rid of steve and kayla don’t ever really see them anyway. keep john and marlena and bo and hope bring shawn and belle back keep brady and chloe get rid of nichole melenie nick micky and maggie daniel kate and victor bring back jack jennifer and abby if the days is about supercouples not doctors I don’t know why days needs 4 or 5 doctors. they have never had more then 1-3 If marlena and john go after they got rid of jack and jennifer then shawn and belle and now john and marlena I have watched days for 26 years and I will quite watching Theres enough night time shows to keep my dvr busy if they can’t fix the show.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 9:31 am
How disappointed I am. I too agree you could get rid of many of the new people. John and Marlena are the heart of the show. I pray that something will change. Now I know why Days keeps losing watchers
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 9:41 am
John and Marlena are the best. Why don’t they release some of the younger actors. Their storyline is not interesting or exciting as the established characters. The older actors or the bones of the show and should be front and center. I have watches Days for Nov 8, 1965. Please fix this.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 9:42 am
I am an avid Days fan and enjoy reading the posts. I have never submitted one but couldn’t sit back and let this last decision go without a comment. Having watched the show since the 1970’s, I definitely agree that it has been on the downhill slide lately. But to get rid of Marlena and John is the last straw. The show won’t be worth watching anymore. Please reconsider your decision!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 9:54 am
I’ve been watching DOOL for the past 30 years and after the news of Marlena and John being axed you can add my name to what I’m sure will be a long list of dedicated upset viewers. Get rid of Max, Melanie, Nick, Chelsea, Stephanie and Kate instead
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Seriously? Why is everyone so upset? They have had their run and there story is always the same lame thing. Its old. I’m part of the NEW generation of Days, and i don’t care about all the old people on the show. I like the new young people. Just because you have been watching for 40 years doesn’t mean the new fan base wants to watch a bunch of old people all the time. Marlena sucks as an actress, and is a total sissy, and whenever John kisses her-or anyone for that matter- i wanna barf. He looks like he is about to devour her face. ew. Get rid of them. Also- get rid of Lucas. Not even cute, and he is so mean to Sami. They don’t have a “great love”- he second guesses her all the time and never trusts her. EJ and Sami need a real shot. Lucas can go, Kate can go, and Dr. Dan can go. I wanna see how this Melanie thing plays out. I’m ready for Steph to move on from Max though.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 10:20 am
Are they kidding?????
No Marlena & John, then no Days for me. I’ll watch until they ride off into the sunset…then we are over!!!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 10:20 am
hate to see john and marlena go, but i am excited about the newcomers, rafe and brady, what hunks, also hate the ej and nicole story, want to see ej with his beloved sami!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Why don’t they axe 10 of the actors that aren’t any good on DAYS or that the fans do not like to follow to equal John and Marlena’s pay…I will not watch anymore!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 10:31 am
I have been watching Days since 1965. It is the only Soap that I have watched. The vets of this Soap are so important. Let some of the less interesting people like Nicole, and the new people go and keep John and Marlena. I know you are trying to draw young people to the show but you are loosing a lot of long, long term fans. Thank about that.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 10:36 am
What? No more John and Marlena??? That’s crazy
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 10:40 am
They go I go!!!!! Get rid of Kate, Melanie, Nick(SUCH A NERD!!), Roman, Stefano, Victor and all of the other ones that are no good at acting!! Can’t stand Kate and her drama!!! Never liked her from the beginning. Also send Nicole and ger whinning packing!! Don’t like her either. You people are ruining a good show, let the people from Passions go somewhere else not DOOL!!! Won’t watch when they leave!!! You better listen to the viewers people!!!!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 10:45 am
They have just let the heart and soul of the show go. Might as well take it off the air.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 10:50 am
Not Marlena and John……Ive been watching DOOL since I was a kid. I am now 46 years old.. I really thinking about leaving the soap behind. Days for goodness sakes….Make Nick a killer….and keep Melanie and Kate…what are you thinking??????
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 10:52 am
We need to keep the veterans on the show…we need John and Marlena
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 11:11 am
I have been a fan of the show for close to 40 years. What is going on here. Out with the people who have made this soap for many years and in with the new that no one cares about. This makes me want to quit watching. I hope they will reconsider. Soon all the show veterans will be gone and you may as well begin a new soap. I am very sad about this decision.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 11:16 am
No way! Not that I dislike Kayla and Steve but if you had to get rid of a power couple they would be better the John and Marlena. John and Marlena’s story line is just picking up. Guess for those of us still willing to watch will find out if anything good can come from Days now.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 11:56 am
They will kill Days by taking John and Marlena off the show. Might as well have let it be cancelled and leave with dignity than let it die a slow death like it will without John and Marlena.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
Have the writers lost their minds? Why in the world would they want to get rid of John and Marlena, they are the only reason that I watch the show. It would make more sense to get rid of the ones that don’t know how to act and don’t have any real part in the show. The show has really gone down hill and I can’t see it lasting much longer with all the young actors that Days has on there now.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
take a hint from the fans - DO NOT LET JOHN/MARLENA CHARACTERS DEPART. But then again, it’s always about the money, isn’t it!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
If they get rid of John and Marlena, they sould just cancel the show now. I won’t be watching all the young goofy people they have shoved on us. I have watched since 1985, and this really sucks. Karen
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Marlena and John are what Tom and Alice were, the backbone of Days. This is the only soap I have ever faithfully watched because I beleived it showed values in the storylines. Why ruin a good thing? .
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
How sickening! I have read all of the blogs, and have duly noted that about 95% of the comments are from long standing fans (like myself) and only about 5% are from fans who have no knowledge of the histories of the beloved families of this show and how their lives are entwined. I have watched this show since the late 60s, and always loved the storylines revolving around the Super Couples. These actors/actresses have become like members of our families. John and Marlena, Bo and Hope, Steve and Kayla, Shawn & Belle, and so on and on. I must admit that I was fed up with Days because of the awful writing and horrible storylines. However, even with the introduction of non-interesting kids, I was excited about the return of John and Stephano, and thought that finally the vendetta would be resolved one way or another. But poof….all hopes of this storyline vanished in thin air. And….now on top of it all, to get rid of Marlena and John, as well as Phillip. All I can say is HORRIBLE DECISION! This is the biggest and worst joke of all. I can only imagine that it will only be a short time before Bo & Hope and other beloved characters will be cast aside. What is even more unbelievable is that beloved characters will be let go and characters such as Melanie, Max, Nick and Stephanie, to name a few, will be kept on staff. In the real world, the last hired is usually the first let go when economic problems develop, and the ever-faithful, productive employees are kept on. I think the best thing to do will be to tie up all storylines (like Passions did), give everyone a happy ending, and let Days ride off into the sunset or wherever battered and/or nearly dead soaps go.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
I have been a Days fan for 43 years. Marlena and John make the show. I really don’t think Days will be able to survive without them. I can understand the budget cuts and all but Marlena and John are not the characters that should be written out. They are the backbone of the show. Please reconsider.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
I actually will stop watching Days now with John & Marlena leaving (and Phillip), as it’s been rather boring anyway. Just have that soap opera replaced with some talk show.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
No wonder they are leaving they haven’t been used on camera. John and Marlena have been so underused that its almost been like they are gone. The show would be able to afford them if they were a front story burner and on camera. (the ratings would be up). Ken you need to understand we love John and Marlena.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
The powers that be have lost their minds! I have watched Days 30+ years, I can’t believe what they are doing to the show!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
Chris said “65 year old women don’t go around making out” referring to Marlena and John.
How old are you, Chris? I’m 66. We are not dead, you know.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
This sucks, why can’t you leave the good characters and get rid of say Kate and Danielle, they are horrible and should be the ones to go. I think you would be surprised at how many fans watch mainly for John and Marlena.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
This is absolutely the worst thing they’ve done in a long time. Quit adding new characters that go nowhere and are not invested in our show. What’s the sense of keeping Days around if you get rid of my favorite characters? I don’t care how you do it. This is just wrong.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Think about it really. They are having to get rid of the highest paid people and are hiring new people at far less salaries. I doubt they really want to get rid of Deidre and Drake but they have to be close to or the highest paid people on the show.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Taking John and Marlena off the show will not make it or break it (although they certainly deserve better treatment in their “old” age). All you old-timers like me have done without them before. There is so much wrong with this show right now they should just cancel it and put us all out of our misery. We would soon get over it.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Well, I stopped watching Days when Drake left the last time and now since he and Deidre will both be going…I will stop again! I am a fan for over 20 years! Super couples like Marlena and John, Bo and Hope, and Steve and Kayla are why I watch this show. They keep me young! Without them it is just another soap and I won’t waste my time!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
I stopped watching Days when Drake left the show the last time. Now since he and Deidre are leaving I will again stop watching the show. I have been a Days fan for over 20 years. Super couples like John and Marlena, Bo and Hope, and Steve and Kayla are what this soap is all about for me! Without them this is just another soap! So why waste my time! If you want all ages to watch then all ages need to be on this soap! Now that Alice and Tom are not on the show we NEED Marlena and John more than ever!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
These stars are the heart of the show. When they leave there will be no heart in this show. This is the only soap I watch, because of this couple and BO and Hope. They keep the history of the show alive.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
OH well, I guess I will stop watching Days after John and Marlena leave. The only good couple left are Bo and Hope. Now if they got rid of some of the newbies like Melanie, I couldn’t care less. I can do without Melanie and Nick and yes, Sami. They really messed her up. All I am saying is that I have been watching Days of Our Lives since I was 5 and I am now 27. The stories were so much better back then. Now it is all focused on the teen/young adult characters and all the classic characters like Roman, Steve, Kayla, Abe, Lexi etc have all gone to hell. They have no storyline if if they do, it is totally boring and drawn out. If John and Marlena leave the show, at least let John get his memory back so they can depart on a happy note.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
i am deaply sad that there will be no more marlana or john on the show… i can still remember the show when they got married last and it makes me cry inside to know that the show has CUT the two main people…
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
I don’t this is a wise decision! For us who have watched days since the begaining they are the two main characters! Please reconsider
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
I think the producers and head honcho’s of the show should do a viewers poll and let the public decide if John and Marlena are worth keeping… I think they’ll find that we love John and Marlena. It’s a very sad day and I think my DVR may go on strike!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
I’ve watched Days pretty steadily since 1987. Marlena and John were always my favorite characters (along with Victor, Stefano and Kim) but I will definitely stop watching the show if these two go. If NBC and Days don’t care about what their fans want, then I as a fan don’t want any part of this show anymore. Maybe they should have just ended it. Because Days without it’s iconic characters won’t be worth watching.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
I am a third generation Days of Our Lives viewer, my grandmother, my mother and now me - and my girls are fouth generation…one who is pregnant will make fifth. I will not be able to continue to watch without John and Marlena. Other cuts could be made - Nick, Melanie, Dr. Dan, on and on - I have no clue why John and Marlena would be cut. Money is tight with everyone and our soaps are sometimes the one bright spot in our days. As a professional myself I enjoy coming home from a long day at the office listening to other peoples troubles and being entertained by DOOL. I will find another soap.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
They could save money by letting all the non-important characters go and not effect the show like losing main characters especially the following John and Marlena have. You might as well stop the show, you will lose your longtime faithful fans. Why Chelsea, Chloe, melanie, Stephanie, they could all go and be unnoticed.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
I am so mad to hear that there will no longer be marlena and john on the show. They are the two major characters on the show. I’ve been watching them for years. Its such a waste. I know budget cuts but why can’t let someone else go. they are favorites on the show. sorry to hear this.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 3:55 pm
This mistake is HUGE!!!! Get rid of the new characters and Steve and Kayla , they are always boring!!!!!!!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
I agree with many of these comments. I am furious that the veteran actors are the first to go. I have wathed this show since the early 1970’s. I have been a huge dedicated fan. However, I am extremely disapointed and that this IS A HUGE MISTAKE! These 2 characters are part of what made Days what it is, along with Bo, Hope, Steve, Kayla, etc…The show needs ionic couples such as these to stay stable and constant. It is what has kept many viewers coming back all these years. I hated the first time they let John go and thought it was an AWFUL mistake, I hope Days writers realize it before it is TOO LATE and figure out another way to keep DAYS live on with these 2 wonderful actors…I do not like many of the young actors that have been brought on as the future of Days. The younger actors lack charisma, chemistry, and talent to keep viewers interested in the show. Please Please Please do something ELSE AND KEEP THESE CHARACTERS A PART OF THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES!!!!!!!!!!AS FANS AND AS VIEWERS OF THIS WONDERFUL SOAP.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Just when you think Days could NOT be more stupid they get rid of the 2 main best people on that show . Days IS Marlena and John. That will finish me on the show.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
I cannot believe that DOOLS is going to take off two of the best loved characters on the show. Just when I was thinking Days was on the right path they go and do this. As of January 2009 I will no longer be watching the show. There are so many other characters that could be written off…why them????
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Take Max, Melanie, Nick, Chelsea, Daniel, Phillip, Stephanie, Anna, Nicole, Chloe, and Lucas and you will have plenty to pay for the greats like John, Marlena, Bo, Hope, Steve, Kayla, and so on.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
You have got to be kidding? This couple has been the heart of this show for years. They gave me hope in my personal life and you know it happened to me..that kind of love. Can’t the producers get rid of some of the no name, no interest, no future actors in order to keep these two icons? What is the real reason behind this decision?
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
I have been watching from the first day it came on 40 some years ago. Never watched any other soap
all these years but I guess I will have to start watching something else. I can’t believe they are letting John and Marlena go. They are the show.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
I was never a big fan of John and Marlena and since they haven’t had much of a storyline lately I can see why they are being let go. They are cutting the ones who make the most money. I have watched this show for 35 years and have seen some of my favorite characters come and go. Maybe when the economy gets better they will bring them back for all their fans. Time will tell!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
I was sick to my stomach when I heard Drake and Dee were fired. The last day they air is the last day I watch DOOL, and I have watched since 1975. TPTB has just pulled the plug on Days. I hope Drake and Dee find roles on better soaps who appreciate them. As for me, Y & R will have my undivided loyalty from now on.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
Keep Malena John and Phillip on the show. It wouldn’t be the same without them!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
That is absolutely rediculas!!! And an extremely stupid move, people will stop watching the show!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
When John and Marlena depart so will I. Iused to be loyal but now have found myself disinterested and I know its because John and Marlena have not been on. Sammy is better with Ej(sort of reminds me of the young Bo and Hope) Chelsea’s storyline is stupid. John and Marlena gave some semblace yo the show. You’ve lost another viewer. Won’t be long before you totally ruin the enitre show.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
WOW !!! Anyone think the writers and mangement wants everyone to quit watching - why not go ahead and cancel the show now.
Would love to see a night time soap with all the best vets.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
This really sucks i have been watching the show for 25 year. Now I have my daughter and son hooked to it. We watch it every night after I get off work and they get out of school.If the couple leaves the show i will quite taping and watching it. You need to get rid of the 5 new people you hired and keep them 2.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
I’ve watched Days since it came on. John and Marlena are a hugh part of the show. I think I’ll quit watching. There are other people that should be cut that aren’t important to the show. You people aren’t thinking.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
This is utter bullsh*t. Ken Corday is making a HUGE MISTAKE. ‘Days’ ratings will go down even more without Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn playing supercouple John and Marlena. NBC, PLEASE CANCEL DAYS NOW!!!!!!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
OMG,What are they thinking? Marlena and John are so much a part of the show , I have been wathcing for over 25 years and the show is going down hill with the people leaving and poor story plots.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Doesn’t make sense; DAYS keep saying this actor and actress are leaving due to \budget cuts\ yet they bring new actors and actesses on board after others leave. Several of the newest cast members aren’t good actors/actresses yet they keep them and let the good ones go. NOW with John and Marlena being left go, I will NOT be watching DAYS any longer. There are too many other SOAPS on TV to watch! After they left John go the last time and the outpouring of fan mail you would have thought the writers and producers of the show would have learn their lessons - so for me it’s going to be FAREWELL TO DAYS.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
we have to stop looking at this as a doomsday scenario. It is awful but they need to be refreshed. Think about how many times marlena has been kidnapped and factor in johns memory lapses. The characters deserve a break. Perhaps they can travel to Ireland to search johns heritage. Maybe they can end up in Colorado to bring eric back to Salem? They are not dead. They can come back in 2010 for February sweeps or to end the show. Stop looking at the negatives.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 8:26 pm
this just don’t sound right at all why every time they wanted to pick john and marlena off the show they what keep the show going. why don’t days pick melanie,nicole,kate take them 3 off and leave the supercouple on. john and marlena bo and hope kayla and steve are the most supercouple on days and they keep it going. if they gong take them off so i be no long days fan i go find me another soap i’m geting sick and tire hearing days take the supercouple off they don’t have to pick them they can take off melanie,nicole,kate off what the word geting wrong with days.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
What is with the insanity of the producers? You take away the most vital personalities of the show and what do you have left??? Answer: another cancelled show. Days better pick up the pace with what little they have left. Psyhco Nick, dreadful Melanie, overprotective Max, whiny Chelsea, and the list goes on. Get Sami back in Salem where she belongs, do something/anything with stephanie and max..no room for her to grow with philip..he’s leaving too. Have Lexi get a grip on dealing with her child and her other issues. Get rid of Stefano, for good. Let new ideas and situations taunt the citizens of Salem. Keeping up that storyline is like kicking a dead dog.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
The show needs them to survive. Cut all the new people who are going no where on the show. Save the money you waste on them and keep the ones that have made the show. Their are certain characters that you should not compromise on and these are 2 of them. Try bringing the old John back and give decent storylines to them which is needed. You are trying to remake Days into a new soap that won’t float. Keep them, we want them……
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
Well, I’m with the rest of the consensus. I won’t be tuning in anymore. I can’t stand the new characters, nor will I ever! I loved Days when Kristen, Vivien and Ivan were on. Those were the best! So long Days!!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 8:53 pm
I have watched DOOL since Day 1. It’s hard to believe Ken Corday is allowing John & Marlena to exit the show. I think the writers should be fired and bring writers on that appreciate the super couples who made the show successful. Don’t understand how they can hire new faces and fire the veterans. We all want the veterans and not the new faces!!!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
I’ve been watching Days for 25 years. If Marlena and John go, I’m going with them. Who really cares about the likes of Melanie or dysfunctional Lucas. Why did you guys even bother to renew the program?
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
I have watched days since its beginning.With the loss of John and Marlena, I will be saying goodby to days as well.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
I can not believe this……bad move…..they are the back bone of the show….KEEP JoHN & Doc!!!!!!!
I have watched this show for 40 years…….listen to the loyal viewers!!!
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
I am NOT believing what I just read… I have been hooked on DOOL from day 1 …when Televisions were black and white and they had tubes in them not circuit boards. remotes were not even thought of and now you are wanting to get rid of Marlena and John ?……stand back and ask yourselves WOW how STUPID am I …maybe this is the reason we are going off the air is it because we are making such DUMB moves like this….which causes us to lose our ratings. What are you all on anyway?
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
story won,t be the ame without john,marlena.hoe jnikdosen,t go to jail.should let 2 othr ones go nstead of john,marlena.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Totally unbelievable! Big mistake letting John & Marlena go. Not a smart move to “save” the show. You will loose a lot of fan base as you loose this talented couple. Days will NOT be the same without them.
Comment added November 18th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
I am so disappointed that John and Marlena will no longer be on the show. I have watched it for so many years and they are my favorite couple. With all the years of story lines with them coming and going, it has been great to have them both and I have been waiting for more of them and more great story lines with them. They are a huge part of Days and they definitely should be staying!!!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 12:25 am
I can’t beleive that you would do this just when their story line is getting good (Marlena & John) You surely can find some other way to make cuts like Mel and Nick for two or Steve and Kayla. Stefano, Victor but keep JOHN AND MARLENA
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 1:05 am
I AM 79 YEARS OF AGE. I HAVE WATCHED DAYS SINCE IT STARTED WITH TOM AND ALICE, THEIR FAMILIES AND ALL THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS. IF YOU GET RID OF MARLENA AND JOHN THAT IS THE END. GET RID OF KATE AND LUCUS(REMEMBER HE AND KATE GOT AWAY WITH MURDER ALREADY OR HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN WHAT THEY DID TO SAMI] ALSO CHARACTERS LIKE NICK, MELANIE, CHELSEA, CHLOE, AND ANY OF THE OTHER NEW ONES THAT REALLY DON’T NEED TO BE THERE. ALSO, GET RID OF STEPHANO (HOW MANY TIMES CAN HE DIE?)
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 1:45 am
Can’t believe the news about John and Marlena. Have been waiting so long for him to get his memory back and them to be reunited. After 36 years, I, too may stop watching this show. It’s been so boring for so long now. The only bright spot was during the writers’ strike. Whoever thinks fans only want to see endless boring scenes with Melanie, Sammi, Max, Stephanie, etc. etc. will force the end of this show.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 3:58 am
I think if they need to make budget cuts they should let go people like Nick,Chelse,Stephanie,Melenie All the young kids with no story lines. Keep the veterans..that’s why people watch the show. They get rid of Bo&Hope that’s the end of Days for me. I’ve been watching for 30 & more years!!!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 4:32 am
I too hate the thought of Marlena and John leaving!!! It wouldn’t surprise me thought that they are brought back to keep the show afloat. Remember the story line where Marlena was killing off everybody, including Alice? Remember how such a stink was raised and they had to bring some of them back? Bet’cha that’s what will happen again. Either the show will be canceled or Marlena and John will be be brought back to save the show.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 5:33 am
I am done!!! When they leave so do I. I have been watching the show for 39 years, but All My Children here I come.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 5:49 am
I think Corday knows exactly what he is doing. He got his 18 month extention from NBC and now he can run the show into the ground. When it is cancelled he will moan an groan about the shrinking audience and NBC had no choice. I think it is time to end the show now!!!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 6:15 am
This will definetly be the end for Days of Our Lives. Drake and Deidre make this show. Maybe the powers that be should not have written in all these new characters (Melanie, Trent, etc)and then they would not have to let this two veterans go. Lately all of the super couples have taken the back burner and it shows in the ratings. The thing to do would be to give these couples: Bo and Hope, Patch and Kayla and John and Marlena more story lines. If these actors are let go, I hope they do not come back when they are begged to in order to save the show. Poor thinking Ken!!!!!!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 6:37 am
Thats it no more days for me as far as I concerned they can cancel this show
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 6:51 am
Ok DOOL writers, you guys need to read these sites! It is stupid to take two strong favorite couples and get rid of them. I understand the budget situation but you could do without others to keep them. Kate for one can go. She is a useless character. Melanie, Nick and Dr. Dan can go also. Nicole or Chole can be next, it doesn’t matter which one of them. They’re both stupid. Nicole does have some humor to her though. Those are the kind of budget cuts you should be making, not the major vets the fans love and tune it to see. Sorry but this is just suicide for your show. I would think long and hard and maybe just keep them off for a month or too and cut your budget else where and get them right back in the show!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 7:24 am
Please don’t do this to us again, John and Marlena are the icons of the show and you have cut them before to miserable reviews so why try it again? You’re gonna be sorry!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 7:47 am
I can’t believe this! I’m in shock!! I’ve been watching for over thirty years and this is just ridiculous. Don’t they remember what happened when they wrote off Deidre Hall before- Salem Strangler storyline? They had huge protests outside their studios. To choose to get rid of Deidre and Drake is a huge mistake.
The writers really need to reexamine their priorities, get rid of the newer characters and focus on the veterans. They are the people who made the show popular in the past and could bring it back to it’s glory. We need more John & Marlena, Bo & Hope, Steve & Kayla, Tony & Anna. What about Stefano? Why bring Joe Mascolo back if Deidre & Drake are going? I would do whatever I could to streamline the budget and keep the veterans.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 7:48 am
Keep John & Marleana , Drop these others Bo & Fancy Face are stupid so is Kayla & her Mate, Melaine, Chelsea,Max they could all go with my blessing, If John & Marleana go so will I .
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 8:43 am
I cannot believe this. This makes no sense to me. DOOL writers drop a super couple and are going to leave ridiculous characters like Melanie, Nick, Chelsea, Max etc. They renew their contract and get rid of the best. We watch Days for Marlena and John, Hope and Bo. What’s going on here? Who is going to want to watch the show after this. We went through this one time before with the Salem Stalker and it didn’t work - please, please keep John and Marlena!! Even Patch and Kayla can leave instead since their roles have been minimized not J&M!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 8:48 am
DOOL is certainly losing it!!!! All of the mature, most loved characters will be gone. After all these years I will say good-bye too! Can’t take all the repeated sentences (over and over and over) and the children screaming and screetching and the replays. The last day John and Marlena are on will be my last day.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 9:21 am
Show will stink now will be loosing alot of people watching John,Marlena,Hope and Bo are the main reasons i watch it. dont know if i will now or not,get rid of Melanie,Nick,Chole and Nicole they stink/
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 9:53 am
I have been watching Days for 30+ years. They need to get back to what made this show. The Hortons. The only Horton’s left are Hope, Lucas,Maggie and Nick. And sometimes Mickey. But the new Mickey is terrible. Loved him on Knotts Landing, but hate him on Days. He doesn’t fit the part. But the last one was way too old. Anyway, bring back the core families and let the newbies like Melanie go. I’d love to see Doug and Julie back permanently. As well as Shawn and Belle. Stefano can also go. His character is about as far as he can go. And lets put Caroline and Victor together. Personally, I won’t miss John and Marlena. They really haven’t had a good story line for a long time.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 10:00 am
This is unbelievable!!!! I have watched this show since I was a small girl with my Grandmother and have seen the show throughout its ups and downs. Instead of firing seasoned and well loved actors try replacing some of the current writers with some that actually can come up with believable scrips and not those story lines that are so predictable and with characters that you do not even care to become concerned with in the first place. I understand trying to encourage new viewers but I truly don’t feel that the current path is the way for this to happen. You should remain as loyal to your viewers as we have been to you over the years - even throughout the farce of Marlena’s exorcism fiasco.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 10:07 am
I can’t believe Days is taking out Diedra Hall and Drake Hogestyn are out whats wrong with Ken Corday?
Ken its time to take a pay cut yourself to keep the stars that draw people into your show.
Diedra is the first lady of daytime and you have got kidding me.I was happy to hear Days was renewed But not I am not so sure.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 10:08 am
You have GOT to be kidding me.. they might as well cancel the show…
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 10:10 am
I have watched Days for the past 14 years, only for John and Marlena. I will never watch Days again. What a sad mistake.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 10:16 am
What a freaking mistake to get rid of these actors. I have watched DOOLS for the past 30 years and if they leave I will definitely stop watching Days. Get rid of the young people please, Love Sami and Lucas.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 10:53 am
I have watched Days for over 40 years and wonder why the writer think these new people are going to do for this show? John and Marlena are the new Tom and Alice! The show needs them and the writer need to understand this, they are making the wrong choices and will bring this show to an end quickly if they continue to make bad choices like this one!!! The writers need to read these comments and listen to the viewers!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 11:13 am
The show will never be the same. Why cant we get rid of ppl who havent been there long like Melanie or somebody. Please dont take away Marlna and John, and lets not forget about Phillip. I can not beleive this, after so long and such desperation to bring the two back together, and plus Brady just came back!! How could this happen.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Are you serious. Lets get rid of all the veterns and bring on new people whats the point. Im so sick of them getting rid of the people we all know….Shawn and Belle, Carrie and Austin and so on. Im so annoyed with the people that keep making these decisions. Might be time to look for a new soap to watch.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
This really stinks! Days you have just lost a loyal fan! What’s the point of bringing on all these new faces only to get rid of fan favorites. Who’s next Bo & Hope?!?!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 12:12 pm
This stinks! Days you have just lost a loyal fan! What’s the point in bringing on all these new faces only to get rid of fan favorites. Who’s next Bo & Hope?
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
Terrible decision!! But then again with such terrible writers it’s a wonder the show didn’t get dropped b4 two major characters!!!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
My dad is 82 years old my mother is 77 they love Days…they don’t miss a day, if they have to leave they have the VCR set to record the show so they don’t miss it that day. taking off John and Marlena (the vets) so the ratings will drop and the show will go in the dumper is like taking an hour of their life away each day…at their age they don’t have a lot to look forward to…they are true vet watchers back when it was Marlena and Don Graig….THINK ABOUT THE MISTAKE YOU ARE MAKING, When days first aired housewives all over the
U S A loved the show now men ,women, boys, girls of all ages love DAYS do you want a show that people loved so much coming in to go out being hated?
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
If John & Marlena go the show can go to for allI care!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
If John & Marlena go the show can go also, as far as I’m concerned!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
I have been a viewer of DAYS for 20 years and have been DISGUSTED with it for about 5 or so. Ever since they decided to fill it up with a bunch of stupid young teens with problems that even people in their 80’s have not gone through is when I had to roll my eyes and say here we go! Divorced, married, multiple kids, different fathers and all at the ripe age of 17. I have never posted but I have to laugh that John & Marlena are leaving. What took them so long. I cannot believe Bo & Hope are still there with all this goofiness. The story regarding John is OVER or it should be. The acting is HORRIBLE on all the newbies part, including Sami Brady! Sometimes she is good but I do not think she is the greatest and I do not like her on that weight loss show AT ALL! Sorry, getting side tracked. I don’t think DAYS is the only soap to fill up the cast with people just out of diapers but as soon as that started to happen, I KNEW it was not going to last. DAYS success as I know or have known was OVER a long time ago. I remember them switching writers but they need to do it again and also hire some GOOD ACTORS or its time to lay DAYS to RIP! Talk obout the turnover. I went on a site and could not believe all the comings and goings! I can hardly keep up with all the families, step siblings, half siblings, used to be a horton now a brady or vice versa, including the stefano clan. Ugh, so long DAYS. It’s time to hang up the towel.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
If John and Marlena go I will stop watching Days–after 25+ years. The young people on the show have very little talent so who would want to watch them? Samantha and EJ will be the only interesting two left.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
If John & Marlena are let go, you might as well end the show. I realize that they must make big money, so let a bunch of the do-nothing characters go. I have been a fan for over 25 years, but don’t think I will continue watching. This is a big mistake.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
TRAGIC!!! “Days” will die by suicide! Such an unwise decision. The ratings will drop drastically. Many have already stopped watching the show after learning this. A terrible mistake will be made if Marlena and John leave…….
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
STUPID, STUPID, STUPID Corday Productions. ENOUGH SAID!!!!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
sorry it was Marlena and Don Craig (typo) not Graig.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
TRAGIC!!! This will be the death of DAYS!!! Many have stopped watching already after learning about this ’suicidal decision’.
Days will be NOTHING without Marlena and John….What’s wrong? Can’t the writers come up with something exciting for them?….I can…..
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 1:21 pm
What was the point of extending Days for 18 months to have it end like this?
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Why get rid of the stars. They only do as the writers direct…..Its the writers that have to go….Leave the cast as is..Get rid of all the babies, and with new writers a better story line….
If my favorite stars go……so do I..will be looking for another soap to watch.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
UGH. There are so many other characters on this show who fans could care less about. How about fire a dozen or so of the minor people to save money for the LEAD characters. I skip through other story lines to get to these veterans. Big mistake - the beginning of the end.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Please get everyone to sign the save John and Marlena Petetion
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?savejm&1
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
UGH. What a mistake. There are so many other characters on this show who people could care less about. How about they fire a dozen or so of the minor actors to save money for the LEAD actors. I skip through other storylines to get to these veterans. If Marlena and John are fired it’ll be the beginning of the end of Days.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
I will NO LONGER watch this dumb-ass show.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
This is absurd. I don’t think I am going to watch the soap anymore. General Hospital will be my new soap…sorry you guys don’t know what you are doing and obvious by all the negative comments…..way to go
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
This Sucks. Think I will stop watching now. Have watched Days since it started. The new storylines and people that have been added really suck. I would much rather see that stupid Melanie go. How about Kate and Nicole. Never understood why you brought Nicole back anyway. You have to have the Vets to keep the show alive. People that we have lived with all our lives. You tried taking John off before also Marlena, it didn’t work.You can cut expense by letting all the young stupid brats go
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 1:59 pm
I’ve been really disgusted with the story line lately but now saying that you’re letting Marlena and John so, well thats one less show I have to record during the day. You bring in all these new people who MEAN NOTHING and you just push aside the important people who have meant so much to the show for so many years. DUMB MOVE CORDAY AND UNFORTUNATELY THE SHOW WILL PAY FOR IT.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
This is the death of days. I have been watching for 40 years, and without the main characters the show is nothing. Its the lifers that watch the show not the young people they are playing to. I will not watch any more. Thanks for the stupidity.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
Why now when the show is really getting good ,they do this .There are other more boring characters on the show that need to be axed??? John and Marlena are whaaaaay more interesting than some on the show.This will be the end of DAYS.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
“This is Suck”! Why are u letting them go? I had been watching DOOL for 14 yrs. To be frankly honest Drake and Marlena is the best perform then Hope and Bo. DOOL made a mistake for letting them go.
So far this show had been downhills. I’ve deciding stop watching DOOL after Drake and marlena leaving in Jan 09. (Good Luck)! Watch your rating is going down. U Suck!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Are you people kidding? You may as well just cancel the show. You should have polled the viewers first to see which characters should go…Melanie(boring), Nick(dull), Chloe(user and abuser)…people like that, not people that have been a part of the show for such a lonnnnnnng time! I don’t think you considered your viewiers when making this decision and it could cost Days in the end because people won’t watch anymore. Is that how you want to end the series…with poor ratings and dumb storylines? Think again, and renew Diedre’s and Drake’s contract. You’ll be LUCKY if they decide to return!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
I THINK THAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO CONTACT NBC AND TELL THEM HOW YOU FEEL… I DID, MAYBE IF THEY GET ENOUGH TRAFFIC, THEY MIGHT LET THE PRODUCERS OF THE SHOW KNOW…
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Why the big fuss over john & Marlena? They have been on the show long enough. Kate should be let go also. i do not like her. If the writers are smaart they will put Lucas & Sam back together. I cannot stand Chloe. I didn’t like her from Day 1 when she married Brady. I’ve watched Days for 50 years , but if lucas & cfhloe stay together i might be one of the ones who stops watchin, also.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Unbelievable! I am afraid you people are going to lose alot of fan base ove this one. I too have been watching DOOL for nearly 40 years. My mother started me on it and I have been faithful ever since. Shame on you Ken Corday!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Unbelievable! In reference to the firing of Deidra and Drake, shame on you Ken Corday. You won’t have too many fans left. You’ll end up going off the air anyway.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Get rid of Patch and Kayla (dull), Stefano (same old story), Maggie (no part anyway), but John and Marlena? Nuts. Lower ratings means the show won’t make it past the new contract, if that long.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
i dont understand why they let the older couples go but bring on new people! i was waiting on john to get his memory back. this soap is going downhill. FAST
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
I cannot believe you will get rid of Drake and Deidra,Why get rid of them when there are so many new ones. I have watched “Days” from day one. That shows my age aso I will really miss them.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
I AM HURT MY THIS NEWS DAYS IS THE ONLY SOAP OPERA I WATCH DURING THE MORNING IM A LONG TIME FAN OF DAYS IF EVERYONE I LOVE IS BEING CUT I WILL NO LONGER BE A VIEWER OF DAYS CUT OUT THESE NEW COMERS
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
mistake on first few words(i am hurt by this news)
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 6:10 pm
I AM HURT BY THIS YOU OUR GOING TO LOSE A LOT OF FANS
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
I am still in shock, and honestly I almost cried. I can’t believe where this soap has gone to, now without one of the MAJOR super couples I am not too sure Days will survive. No wonder they only renewed the contract for 18 month. Why not try cutting the salaries of the writers!! Bring in some fresh ones or better yet let the fans have a say in the story lines!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
I started watching Days in 1970 with my grandmother. This is t he end of the line for me. There are so many new characters to get rid of. This will be the end of Days, everyone might as well get their pink slips because the show won’t get renewed without them.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
Ok- I’m dissapointed, but for all of you saying why don’t they get rid of the new people instead of John & Marlena? Who do you think is paid the most on the show? It’s just like a professional sports team doing a firesale. When you’re in a budget crunch, you get rid of the stars and bring in the youth movement which is cheaper. Can’t say I like it, but at this point I would rather the show stay on the air.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
you will be losing much more than just two actors..you will be losing a huge fan base…they are why people continue to be faithful watchers.Nobody care about the low budget actors you keep being into the plot and have to kill them off. Somebody better re think this poor decision before you really do have to cut the entire show.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
CAN’T BELIEVE THAT THE WRITTERS ARE WILING TO KEEP THIS SHOW IN TROUBLE AND STILL LET THE OLDER ACTORS GO……BEEN WATCHING FOR 40+ YEARS BUT HAVE MY DON’T KNOW IF I CAN STAY WITH THIS MESS ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!HOPE THE READERSKEEP WRITTING AND THAT THE WRITTERS WILL READ THESE NOTES..
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
I like what another fan has said….Days needs to get one of us to write the show,I know we could do better than the current writers.I have watched Days for a long time, and being the LAST SOAP STANDING on this network speaks volumes.However, getting rid of FAN FAVES…JOHN AND MARLENA…..VERY STUPID MOVE!!!!!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
They might as well cancel the show now..It’s over without these two!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
After watching this show for more than 30 years I will probably stop if John and Marlena are taken off. I love the chemistry between them.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 8:29 pm
Everyone who is reading this relax! John & Marlena ARE NOT LEAVING Days for good! This is a ploy to bring back all the kids back inside who went outside to play. This is a Publicity Stunt. They’ve done it before, i.e. Marlena killing all the vets some years back. Hell, I came back to watch too. I went out to play too, but it brought me back. It’s the same here!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
I have been watching the show from the beginning. I am very sad to see Marlena and John go. I too will probably find another soap to watch. I understand budget cuts, but I would like to know if Ken Corday is cutting his own salary.
Days has been going down hill for quite a while now. I AM SO SAD AND MAD!!!!!!!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
to all the responders of this news, i grieve with you all who are fans of this soap. john and marlena are the heart of the soap besides, hope and bo, and to let john and marlena go is a very big mistake, and i think there should be a save john and marlena petition. i for one would be glad to sign it if there is already one, could someone show me where to go to sign it thanks
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
I have been a days fan since 1974, and have seen many come and go. But Deirdre and Drake, is a big mistake. I do not like the new John but tolerated it because figuered the story line would change. They are so few left that made days the soap it was. It’s really too bad. They used to be such an integral part of the show and change of writers back and forth screwed everything up. It’s really too bad.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
I have followed Days since I was in junior high…30 years. I’ve struggled to keep up with the story lines while working full time. I guess I won’t have to bother anymore once John and Marlena are gone. I could care less about the new faces.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
I have followed Days since I was in junior high…30 years. I’ve struggled to keep up with the story lines while working full time. I guess I won’t have to bother anymore once John and Marlena are gone. I could care less about the new faces. I’m done.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
ITS TIME FOR JOHN AND MARLENA TO GO
I’M TIRED OF THEM
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Ken Corday must be nuts! Deidre Hall is the Heart of Days since Francis Reed has been ill. Anytime you read about her from new actors coming on the show, Deidre is the one person who everyone respects. I have watched Days for over 40 years. Ever since Drake has come back on the show, the writing has been horrible. “John and Marlena” is the backbone of the show. “Bo and Hope” is great and I am a longtime fan of theirs, but they can’t carry the show by themselves. Please don’t ruin the show and allow people like myself to stop watching a show I have grown up loving. I feel sometimes as if I know each actor.
You could get rid of some of the teens on the show. Then the show could get back to the ratings everyone expects.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
What exactly is happening in the offices of DOOL? No storyline for Steve & Kayla, same old routine for Bo & Hope and now they get rid of John & Marlena? What exactly does that leave the viewers? A bunch of whinny characters portrayed in some cases by actors who are painfully unable to act.
I’ve been a loyal viewer since 1974 but I’m done watching if this happens.
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Do “they” even know who there audience is??? We are loyal people who have been watching for 30 years. My two daughters 37 and 26 are very loyal fans too and even tape the show if I am not going to e home,just as I do and as my Mom does. Leave the “New” people out. The show does not need more young blood. If they have to cut somehwere, cut Abe,Lixie and their son and of course Nick, Caroline, Victor. We love Sammie, EJ, J and M, B and H and P and K, Phillip, ohter than that, cut away!!! Put John back to work at Basic Black. These people need to “work” and set good examples for the young people on the show. Shut down the cheating heart, that should save some money! If J and M go, so wo we! They have monkeyed around with the show for some time now trying to distory it…. leave it alone and fix it… just FIX it!!
Comment added November 19th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
sheesh, losing deidre and drake is like losing family members.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 5:41 am
What are they thinking? Why would they get rid of Marlena? I can think of lots of people they can get rid of to meet budget cuts here are a few examples:
Maggie
Kayla
Steve
Abe
Melanie
Tony
Ana
Kate
I would even be willing to get rid of Hope before Marlena.
Marlena is important part of the show, I understand maybe there is no need for John. But Marlena? She has a long history with the show. With all of Sami’s crazy and annoying storylines, she needs her mom to maybe keep her in line. Since I have watched days about 15 years ago,have seen many of my favorite characters for example…Carrie and Austin, and Belle and Shawn. Now you are getting rid of Marlena, maybe I should stop watching the show.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 5:56 am
I quit watching when they “killed” John and only started again when he came back. It looks like I can delete DOOL from my DVR
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 6:42 am
I agree with the majority of the posters, if they leave Drake and Deidre go they might as well cancel the show right now. I have been a faithful viewer for 32 years and the demise of those two characters will end my DOOL watching for good. They need to get rid of Nick, Chelsea, Stephanie, Max, Nicole, Chloe, Kate, Dr. Dan, Rafe, Brady, Phillip and Melanie and keep these two great veteran actors. Ever since they have not had a good storyline the ratings have gone in the toilet, why the writers can’t figure that out I will never know. I assume they are well educated people, but their writing has been completely lackluster in recent years. Same old storylines over and over again. They don’t seem to realize that no one cares about storylines involving the so called “teeny bopper/college” crowd. It’s good storylines involving the veteran actors of the show that bring the viewers. I hope the writers at Days and Mr. Corday rethink this latest decision. It is truly the death of DOOL.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 6:42 am
How could you even think about getting rid of the best actors on the show.You should get rid of Max and Nick.Well, I guess I’ll stop watching Days of Our Lives,It’s been thirty years.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 7:31 am
I just read that they just hierd SANDRA ROBINSON TO BE A DOCTOR ON DAYS.. WERE DID THEY GET THE MONEY TO TAKE HER ON THE SHOW WHEN THE LET DEIDRE@DRAKE GO BECAUSE OF BUDGET CUT. GIVE THE FANS A BREAK KEN WE ARE NOT DUM LIKE YOU ARE.IF YOU CAN TAKE SOME ONE ELS ON AT THEN YOU SURE THE HELL KEEP DEIDRE AND DRAKE> STOP GET NEW PEOPLE > AND KEEP THE ONE THE FANS WHAN TO SEE> OR OUR YOU IN FOR THE MONEY AS TO PUT I TO LINE YOUR OWN POCKETS AND TO HELL WITH ANY ONE ELES> IF THAT IS THE CASE YOU ARE WHAT EVERY ONE SAYS YOU ARE A LIER AND A MONY HUGERY DICK HEARD WHO BRAIN IS NO BIGER THAN A PEA WHO HAS NO HEART. WHAT WOUD YOUR PARENTS SAY IF THE KNEW WHAT YOU DID TO THERE SHOW. AND YOU ARE DESTOYIN IT A LITTLE AT A TIME. I BET THEY ARE ROLLING OVER IN THERE GRAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU DID THE THE ONE THING THAT MADE THEM HAPPY.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 8:13 am
TO bad, I hate to see John and Marlena cut from the show they are so exciting to watch!! why couldn’t you get rid of 2 boring characters like Bo & Hope?
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 8:17 am
HEY I JUST THOUGHT OF SOME THING.WELL I REALY THOUGHT OF IT YESTERDAY BUT HAD NOT TYPED IT ON HERE YET> I REMBER WHEN THEY TRYED TO KILL OFF MARLENA THE FRIST TIME> IT ARIED IN NY FRIST AND BEFOR I ARIED IN CA THEY HAD FANS LINED UP OUT SIDE THE STUDIO ASKING THEM TO BRING HER BACK.KEN DAD DID BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE FANS WANTED.MAY BE THE FAN THAT LIVE NEAR THERE CAN GET A LETTER GOING >HAVE IT SINGED BY ALL THE DEIDRE@DRAKE FAN AND DO WHAT WE DID BACK THEN STAND OUT SIDE AND GIVE IT THE DUM DUM KEN WHEN HE COMES OUT IF HE IS HAS THE GUTS TO FACE THE FANS LIKE HIS DAD DID.LIKE I SAYED HE JUST HIRED SANDRA ROBINSON ON DAYS LET HIM TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT TO THE FANS AND ABOUT BUG CUT.WELL WE ARE GOIN TO DUE ARE PART HERE AT THE BACE. HOPE THIS WORKS TO KEEPDEIDRE AND DRAKE ON DAY IF NOT WE ON BASE WILL STOP WACHING DAYS IN TILL THEY COME BACK OR THE SHOW GONE OFF THE AIR WHICH EVER COME FRIST> I HOPE WICH EVER SHOW PICKS THEM UP WILL TAKE BOTH OF THEM THEY HAVE THE CHEMISTRY TOGETHER.ANY SHOW WILL BE LUCKY TO HAVE THEM . AS YOU SAID THE OUR THE HOTS SUPER COUPLES OF ALL TIME.THEY HAVE STAYED TOGETHER LONG THAN ANY SOAP COUPLE AROUND EXP FOR TOM AND ALICE THAT IS.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 8:53 am
Life is constantly changing. Did you really think these actors would be on the show forever.
Get over it already. If you don’t like what they are doing on the show, change the channel. Simple as that. No one is making you watch it.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 8:57 am
OMG ARE YOU ALL CRAZY!!! GETTING RID OF J&M IS STUPID! GET RID OF SOME THE NO NOTHING ACTORS THAT ARE JUST NOT WORTH THE TIME TO WATCH. ARE U PEOPLE CRAZY…GET RID OF THEM AND I AM DONE WITH DAYS. ESPECIALLY IF YOU KEEP SOME OF THE NON ACTING PEOPLE LIKE MELANIE CHELSEA I COULD GO ON AND ON.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 9:45 am
No wonder NBC’s ratings keep dropping, they get rid of the best
I have watched days for over 30 years, when John & Marlena go so will I Big Big Big mistake
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 10:15 am
I have been a “Days” fan for atleast 40 years. I have been to every Christmas celebration and have cried at every ornament hung on Gran’s tree. I just can’t believe this latest lame decision re John and Marlene!
The show needs the “older generation” to show how relationships can thrive and endure. The writers can’t just pump in young people and expect to keep us veteran fans. Life is made up of all age situations and there is a benefit to seeing the interactions between them.
Established couples such as John and Marlena are a pure asset to life in Salem.
This truly is a poor decision, and one which sadly could lead to the demise of our beloved “Days”!
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
OK guys, yeah, this really sucks, but even in the article it says “for an undisclosed amount of time”. How long does anyone really disappear in Salem? They will be back before we know it. We will see our John and Marlene “Happily ever after” we all want to see, they will go on a trip to reconnect, then come back with Sami is in another mess. Calm people. Nothing ever changes that much on this show!
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? JOHN AND MARLENA ARE A HUGE PART OF THE SHOW. I HAVE WATCHED FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS. I ALMOST QUIT WATCHING WHEN YOU HAD THE DEOMON POSESSION STORYLINE, BUT THIS COULD DO IT FOR ME. FIRE A FEW OF THE WRITERS INSTEAD TO SAVE MONEY.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
You know… maybe this is good news… I have been looking for 1 final reason to stop watching this show!!! After watching for over 25 years, I am tired of seeing the same stupid story lines over and over again!!! Maybe Deidra and Drake see the writing on the wall and secretly want out!
Good luck to both of them! I’m sure I can find something far better to do with myself for 5 hours/week!
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
I think they are just trying to run Days into the ground. I think NBC wants to fade out soaps and have other programming. I believe, this is only the beginning. I’m sure there will be more actors gone in the next year.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
The last day for John & Marlena will be my last day of watching Days Of Our Lives. I have been watching this soap ever since it came on the air, but no more.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Oh no! I sure miss Marlena and John. (Writers) you better watch out. The rate will go down all the way. Please Keep them stay on. If you let them go. I will stop watching DOOL.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
You have got to be kidding me!!! I had already lost interest in the show with all the new characters and storylines because of all the people from “Passions” coming to DOOL. Passions failed because no one on that show could act! I still kept up with the goings on through soapoperafan.com. I’ve been watching since the show came on the air in 1965, and I would beg to stay home from school to watch it. This is the final straw. The head writers should read these forums to see how the fans really feel. I will no longer watch the show or even try to keep up with it on the web. I no longer care. Mcdonald Carey must be spinning in his grave!
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
What a travesty! I will no longer be watching Days after they both leave. I hope that the show looses all veiwers, what a shame, I’d rather see it cancelled
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
It seems all these writers we’ve got now only care about what they want it seems that they couldn’t care less what The fans of the show want. Getting rid of John and Marlena is one of the biggest mistakes they have ever made. They were the reason why I watched the show everyday. All I can say is if they want to get rid of all the good characters and keep people on there that we don’t care to see like Melanie, Nick, Max, Stephanie and Chelsea then they can do it without me watching
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Please don’t let them go!! I have been watching days for at least 30 years and it won’t be the same. You have to keep them on!!!
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I have been watching Days for about 40 years. If you get rid of John and Marlene, I will have to say farewell too. You should get rid of the writers instead. The story lines really suck.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
I am disappointed that John and Marlena will be departing but hopefully they will be back in the summer or fall of 2009 with a feel good plot line. This country is in need of a good story. Okay for them to go for now, but please bring them back.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
I am so disappointed in this decision to get rid of John and Marlena. I hope the show will reconsider before losing a lot of viewers, including me.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Are you crazy? John and Marlena are Days of our Lives. Do you think only young people watch this show? The younger characters on this show are sooooooo boring.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
keep JOHN AND MARLENA
LET PHILIP GO, KATE, LUCAS
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Frankly if it’s true, then days has done a great job of transitioning them off anyway. I haven’t even noticed. And I have watched the show for 43 years or more, well since Susan martin killed David over Dickies death on the swingset, and Julie was a teenaged babysitter. The story lines for Marlena have been non-existent for awhile and this whole john memory loss thing is stupid and boring
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 3:29 pm
When, oh when, will the powers that be realize that DAYS fans are fans from days gone by and that we like to see the veterans?
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
I have watched Days since the very first episode 43 yrs. Ago. It is now the only soap that I watch. I am very disturbed that they are writing out John and Marlena. They were my two favorite characters. With them leaving I probably will no longer watch this show as I like the other characters, related to John and Marlena more than anyone.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
I have read all of the comments regarding the departures of John and Marlena and I can’t agree more. What a HUGE mistake by that prick of a producer who’s name is called Ken Corday. I hope he get’s to see all of these comments. I know I won’t be watching anymore. Who wants to watch the same stuff, over and over, like Nick,Melanie,EJ,Nicole. They should change the name to Melanie of our Lives. I hope NBC wakes up and cans this show from it’s line-up. Days has already bad rating, But now it’s going to get worse. Rest in peace DAYS.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
I just can’t believe this. I have watched DOOL for 41 years. My mom got me into this show when I was 4. My mom and I would get together each day just to watch DOOL. Now that she has passed away I still watch as it helps me to still feel close to her. She loved Marlena and John and so do I. The show will not be the same without them. If you want the show to keep going on you should rethink about letting them go. Please Keep Marlena and John.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
Instead of bringing on all these new characters why not keep the ones we love. I grew up with Days and now I don’t even reconize it.
If it’s not broken don’t try and fix it.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
I have been watching the show for about 15 years, and I LOVE John and Doc!! This is a huge mistake and they will have no choice but to bring them back. Didn’t they learn their lesson when they tried to write John off, and then he came back. Like HELLO, the ratings are down, but now you are going to let these 2 go….STUPID MOVE. I will be done with the show once they leave. I mean whats next they are going to take away Bo and Hope….stupid stupid stupud
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE DUMBEST MOVE EVERRRRRRRRR!
Didnt they learn their lesson when they tried to write John off, and then they brough him back bc of all the write ins. They are a major part of this show, and the major reason I am still watching it. I mean whats next going to kick Bo and Hope off. I mean the show is in jeperdy so why take John and Doc out…….STUPID STUPID STUPID!
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
I have watched Days since the very first airing, I think this new story line STINKS!…how can one person reprogram some one to be a robot like they did with John…STUPID!.. if you are going to get rid of anyone, get rid of all these new young NON-ACTRESSES, and if you do want new blood, at least hire someone that can act.
You talk about budget cuts but then you turn around and hire…how many??? 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10 and maybe more new actor and actresses…stupid! I think I just may stop watching the show, the storyline has been getting worse instead of better in the last 6 months..I kept hoping it would improved, but realize it won’t..the writers for the show STINK!
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Are you kidding me?!?!?!? How STUPID are these PTB??? Jay Kenneth is fine - but Diedre and Drake - that’s just insane! This show has had its issues over the years but lately, its just ridiculous! The storylines don’t make sense and they keep adding people who do NOTHING help. Well, that’s ok - I really needed to drop a soap anyway!
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Oh my …..Please keep Marlena & John…the show wont be the same without them….they are one if the reason why the show is so exciting….please dont let them go.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
Ridding Days of Our Lives of John and Marlena is like asking fans to breathe without air. They are the life of this show and will be a huge loss. Throughout the years, Marlena and John have been the backbone that has kept Days alive and without them I really fear it will falter. Please reconsider!
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Years ago when we thought Marlena was killed (it was really her twin)I threw myself on the floor and vowed never to watch DOOL again. Too old to do that now but…. so many people called in that it went on the National News that Marlena wasn’t really dead. Maybe we need a petition or everyone calling in????
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
This is just horrible. I just cannot believe it. I stay up late everynight to watch the Days of Our Life until Midnight because the Soap.net channel does not give a better time slot for Days. I never miss a show. My day is just not complete with out tuning in to watch Days. Now if Marlena and John is not going to be apart of the show I just don’t know if I can continue to watch. Please rethink your decision.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Good! I’m glad they are off for awhile at least. I don’t know if it’s the writing or the acting, but the Character of John is so disgustingly annoying grunting and growling all the time, and the character of Marlena aka ‘Doc/Blondie’ is extremely weak. and the character is pathetic. Send them off for awhile until Days can find writers who can REALLY write stories for these two!
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
I agree with the others. This is absolutly crazy!!! John and Marlana should not be cut from the show..Get rid of Melanie, her voice drives me crazy. Stephanie can go too, but not John and Marlana.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
this shows a bitch. i was already mad about jay kenneth johnson leaving but this just sucks. i’m probably going to quit watching this stupid show.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Hey Writers,
You better listen to your fans.
You are as good as gone, if you
get rid of J & M. Mark it down..
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
I have watched DOOL for 41 years and do hate to see the ones with history on the program leave. Please come up with a good story line for the “old timers” rather than kiss them goodbye.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
That is real stupid letting them go. what are you thinking. the best 2 actors on the show. if you have to let someone go, let it be the newcomers not the greatest character that they have on the show. Better keep them on or your show will go down the tubes.
REALLY STUPID!!!!!1
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Better listen to your fans
writers. If you get rid of
John and Deidre, you might as
well say goodbye to DOOL and your
jobs, which I might add, you’re
not doing well at any way.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
I am so sad to see them go…it seems like everyone is leaving days, I dont even watch most of the show anymore tivo has allowed me to fast forward through the dud parts but now what am i gonna fast forward to…probably wont even bother. and yeah kinda upset that this robot John has dragged on forever and now he is gonna leave the show…what kind of writers are they anyhow.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 8:37 pm
I am disgusted with the decision to let Drake and Deidre go from the show… Out of all the people you could let go, you had to choose the most loved and most favorite super couple of all time, I think it’s disgraceful… and it shows that you do not care for your fans, “IT’S NO WONDER DAYS DOES NOT WIN ANY DAYTIME EMMY AWARDS” the choices you have chosen are wrong…. Who’s next BO and Hope???? if that happens you better just go off the air…
Disgusted Fan!!!
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
I’ve watched for decades. In fact, it’s the ONLY soap I’ve EVER watched.
I abhor what you did to the “John” character. Dumb, dumb, dumb.
Days of Our Lives “IS” John and Marlena.
I’ll quit watching. You need better writers anyway.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
After several decades of watching DOOL’s, Corday has now given me the reason to stop watching after his decision to let Drake and Deidre go. Thanks, it was getting so bad anyway.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 9:47 pm
This show is a series of missed opportunities. I have been scratching my head for months now because of the way they minimize Steve Johnson. He is one of the best soap characters of all time, and they just throw him on the screen in some weak storyline and then he goes away for weeks at a time. This John and Marlena departure just proves that they don’t have a clue how to utilize their bread and butter characters. The writers should bring back the intense stories that used to drive these main characters, and then they would see their ratings go back up. Don’t get rid of your best actors, get rid of the writers that don’t know how to use them.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
I am going to miss John, as he is a great character.
Marlena needs to go. How does she ever keep her job at the hospital is something I am trying to figure out, as it seems that she has hardly ever been there over the years. How many people could keep their job while taking that much time off?
Her relationships have been so screwed up, it’s no wonder that her kids have had screwed up relationships. If one wants to know why Sami is like she is, just look at her mom.
They screwed up by not really going very deeply into the Stephano/John battle, but we get to deal with this murder of someone who really wasn’t there long enough to make things in the long run really make any difference. I was really hoping that John and Marlena would divorce and to see him as a single playboy.
But this is a soap,and this cut will look for money wise, but we all know that both John and Marlena will return after 6 months at most.
Comment added November 20th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
That’s it. This is getting ridiculous!!! I’m done with it! John is so out there with his character right now, but Marlena?? Bad call!! Won’t matter about the budget, when all of the fans stop watching.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 2:09 am
If you take Drake & Deidre off the show, you are crazy. Everyone likes John & Marlena together. Please keep John & Marlena on the show or your ratings will go so low that you won’t be able to stay on the air untill 2010. Ken Corday if you just have to make pay cuts, then cut your salary & leave them on. You said that it was a diffuclt decision for you to make, yeah right, we haven’t seen them together for awhile & now they are off the show. I personally hope you lose a lot of sleep over this
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 4:54 am
I have been a Days fan for 40 years, but when John and Marlena go, so will I. What are you thinking? Why not cut several insignificant cast members instead? Your ratings have been poor to date–they will plummet now. You have made a very bad decision. You have also lost one of your most devoted fans.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 7:46 am
I am 57 and I’ve been watching since I was a teen. I will be leaving with John and Marlena. The ‘family’ feel of the show is gone. Poor story lines. If you can’t keep the actors that have made the show, then take it off the air for good, put us all out of our misery.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 8:16 am
I have watched days since day one! True, the story line with John and Marlena is dragging along; however, if you want to get rid of anyone, get rid of the BS with Stephano. Even though I think Stephano is one hot older guy, his part is way past due for change! that whole plot is getting sooooo overbearing. There are several characters that could be eliminated, like Nick,Max’s sister, whats-her-name, even Brady. He has long been forgotten, now here he is back to screw things up, I’m sure. Besides, the old Brady is MUCH better looking!! LOL I guess that Sammi will be next to go, since she has her own show.
the writers need to get some fresh ideas if they want to keep the show alive.
Venus
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 8:18 am
Yes, it’s interesting
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 8:37 am
Have you people lost your minds? One of the best couples in daytime soaps and you’re letting them go. Boy, this stinks.
I sure hope ya’ll come to your senses.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 9:15 am
I can’t beleive that they are so stupid to get rid of john and marlena it was bad enough when john went off I quit watching the show until they brought him back just to see that he was being potrayed as a unfeeling idiot now they are both leaving thanks for nothing days! I have been a loyal fan for over 23 years but this is it no more as soon as marlena and john leaves I leave, you are trying to save money get rid of the younger generation of actors you just put the final nail in your coffin!!!!!!!!!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 9:16 am
If Marlena and John leave the show, its sad to say \Days of our lives\ is over. The ratings will do down! Its really really sad! Bad decision.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 9:46 am
John’s storyline HAS been horrible since they brought him back. With all due respect, shouldn’t you people have more respect for your veteran actors and release a few of the newbies instead? You will be lucky if you get great actors back if you continue treating the faithful ones like that. I am sick at my stomache at all of the recent senseless changes. I think finally, finally, I can walk away from DOOL. Sadly, but finally.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 9:48 am
With all due respect, shouldn’t you people have more respect for your veteran actors and release a few of the newbies instead? You will be lucky if you get great actors back if you continue treating the faithful ones like that. I am sick at my stomache at all of the recent senseless changes. I think finally, finally, I can walk away from DOOL. Sadly, but finally.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 9:51 am
John’s storyline HAS been horrible since they brought him back to us. So now, we don’t even get to have any time to enjoy the real John we all miss? Nice of you writers, very nice. With all due respect, shouldn’t you people have more respect for your veteran actors and release a few of the newbies instead? You will be lucky if you get great actors back if you continue treating the faithful ones like that. I am sick at my stomache at all of the recent senseless changes. I think finally, finally, I can walk away from DOOL. Sadly, but finally.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 9:51 am
I have been watching Days for 30 years or more. To get rid of John & Marlena is a BIG mistake.I agree that some of the newew ones should go like Melanie.I am soo tired of her whining! I don’t know if I’ll continue to watch if you fire the favorite characters. They are what made your show in the first place.Please reconsider.rotten
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 9:53 am
I am stunned!! I have been a Days fan since the whole Shane & Kim era and I have to say..I think you are making a big mistake. I really think that letting Deidre and Drake go will be the beginning of a demise for Days. I know there are many factors involved when you make this kind of a decision but you really need to listen to your viewers unless this is your plan to take Days off the air permanently because if that is your plan…you are off to a good start. My devotion to this show will be forever changed.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 10:00 am
I’ve been watching DOOL for 32 years. Although I love John and Doc, I feel that he alone should stay. His new image has been great against Philip. Also, I enjoy his true feelings of being a confadont to all others. Marlena has been boring. It’s just “I can’t change John”. Sammy will do fine without her as long as daddy’s around. I will continue to watch, however. I don’t know what I would do without DOOL in my life.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 10:06 am
There are a few actors on Days that you could cut, but please leave Deidre and Drake. “They are Days of Our Lives”. I have been watching since the very first episode in 1964. It won’t be the same without them!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 10:23 am
The “new” John has been such a breath of fresh air for the show and if you take him and Marlena off the show, you may as well cancel the show. What a terribly sad loss for the fans. I’ll be done watching when they’re gone.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 10:40 am
I don’t think that Days has a clue to what the fans like and don’t like.. I have been watching Days for 23 years, and each year the show is slipping away. Why get rid of Marlana and John..What about Nick and Melanie or Dr. Jonas or somebody like that. You are taking away the constant things we look for.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 10:57 am
Letting Marlena and John simple sucks! I have been a days fan since it first aired and I was a teenager. I have held the tradition of watching this show even when it was at it’s worse. But with Marlena and John gone then I will also be gone. No more staying up to watch the DVR or Soap Net. What a stinking thing to do veteran actors and loyal fans. It’s bad enough that we have to live everyday with the reality of the real rotten world and now we can’t even take solace in viewin our favorite soap.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 11:05 am
I understand that sacrifices must be made in order to keep DOL on the air; but, the storylines that are on at this moment are really mundane and ridiculous. We don’t even see Kayla and Patch too much anymore. It’s as if DOL is going out of its way to reach the younger generation, who probably really don’t watch the program every day as many of us do. As I’ve said before, I’ve watched DOL since day one, and would like to continue seeing our old friends Marlena and John stay on. It’s been tough enough to not see Alice Horton anymore.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 11:19 am
I to am a long time DOL watcher - even now I tape it if I can’t see it - I have been bored with a lot of the story lines lately - but losing Marlena and John is ridiculous and sad - I’m sure the ones who make the most money are being axed as part of a budget cut but why bother renewing when you are just playing to the younger??? generation? Who makes the most money and spends the money on your sponsers - not the young people - it is those of us who have supported this show for years! I’m not sure I will watch after January - who’s next Bo and Hope? Obsurd decision!!!!!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 11:30 am
I can’t believe they are letting Marlena and John go. I started watching the show about 35 years ago and stopped for several years. I decided to try it again about 15 years ago when I saw that many of the “old” actors were still on. I was hooked once again. But lately the story lines have been so boring and now that two of my favorites are leaving, I think it’s time to find a new soap opera to watch. The writers really do need to listen to the fans.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 11:50 am
What a stupid move. They along with Bo and Hope, Steve and Kayla make the show. I would think of getting rid of some others before the corner stones of the show. I guess the show will not be worth watching any more. Thank the Lord I have XM Radio to listen to during the time that Days is on in my town. I would think long and hard about this decision, doesn’t seem like a good move to me.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 12:04 pm
I’ve been watching Days on-and-off for over 25 years. Looks like it’ll be an “off” year once again.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 12:09 pm
I can understand having to cut the budget…but I cannot understand getting rid of Hall and Drake while at the same time bringing in new actors and retaining characters no one cares about. I know Hall and Drake probably demand a lot of money, but I would think the show could succeed by focusing on 3 “core” couples: John/Marlena, Bo/Hope, and Steve/Kayla. The show NEEDS those 6 characters. The rest, even the ones I like like Phillip, are expendable. Someone PLEASE get rid of Max, Chelsea, Melanie, Nick, Kate, Daniel, Abe, and Stefano. That’s 9 right there that would save the show some $. I love Stefano, but how many retreaded “Stefano” storylines can you have?
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 12:13 pm
Its obvious to me that the majority of the fans thinks this is a huge mistake. Somebody better change their minds or the ratings of all these loyal viewers will show up in sweeps weeks. Drake and Deidre are being replaced with younge people we never heard of last year and don’t care about. Your loyal viewers think someone in a suit has lost their minds.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 12:39 pm
I Tivo every episode and ff right through all the boring stuff…i.e. melodramatic-melanie, doctor-dolittle-Daniel, lamenting-Lexie, tame-Nicole. The writing has gotten so dreadful. I do like the addition of nuBrady and Rafe, and it will be interesting to see if this new blood infuses the show with more interesting stories. I’m just sick to death of the wiritng being out-of-character, recycled plotlines, or rediculously over-the-top. And now Days is getting rid of two of the best characters of all time–Marlena & John. How about some good old fashioned stortytelling with characters you love or love-to-hate, and who fill your afternoon with romance, intrigue, adventure, mystery, and humor.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 12:53 pm
I cannot believe that they are getting rid of John and Marlena. They have been a mainstay for this show for years and to be treated like this, for both the actor and actress and the fans, is devastating. You have allowed John and Marlena grow with the show, watched as their characters brought in the ratings to make Days a staple of daytime TV and then you treat them like this. I feel that if they take off the two characters, I will probably stop watching for who will be axed next? Bo and Hope? And what for? To keep wimpy characters, like Melanie and Nick on the show. I am very disappointed and feel that my Days watching will be over with the axing of John and Marlena.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Days has been written so badly for so long, maybe the writers should be replaced, again. Fire Melanie, Daniel, Kate, EJ, Stefano and all of the newbies. Dig up the old writers and begin anew!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Are you kidding me? This is so wrong. I will only watch til they are gone…after 26 years…they are losing a long-time, long-suffering fan!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 1:27 pm
I AM TICKLED PINK TO SEE MARLENA GO.SHE IS NOT INTERESTING AND HAS NEVER BEEN..HOWEVER JOHN IS A HUNK I WILL MISS.HE HAS CLASS AND CAN ACTTTTTTTTT!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 1:51 pm
I only watched Days for all these years because of John and Marlena. When their last air-date is completed, so is my watching and taping of days.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 1:54 pm
The writers of Days are absolutely idoits. I am through with you. You have destroyed a show that has been a part of my life for 40 years. Shame on you.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 1:59 pm
Please please don’t let John and Marlena go. I don’t know what I will do if Days ever goes off the air. I’ve been watching it forever!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 2:00 pm
I can not belive this. They should of sold dool to soap net so they could keep it going in the right direction and not have to fire the good people they need to fix what they have done
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 2:09 pm
That’s it. I’ve lived through 26 years of recycled plots, actors, & characters, rapid aging syndrome, conveniently forgotten blood ties, and supernatural nonsense. If Ms. Hall and Mr. Hogestyn are out, hold the door for me. I’m done.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 2:16 pm
My mother got me into this show and I got my kids into it ,but after this ,they have lost a couple of loyal viewers.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 2:20 pm
I am livid, and I feel completely betrayed by Corday and Higley. I can’t for the life of me understand why they even brought Drake back if they were going to pull this! John and Marlena ARE DAYS. Without them, there is no point in bothering to renew the show. All DAYS fans should be upset about this, whether they like J&M or not, because if Corday will get rid of Hall and Hogestyn, he’ll get rid of anyone. He has lied time and again about the direction in which he’s taking the show, stringing J&M fans along with the promise of a good storyline, only to hand us crap. Well, I have had enough. They may as well cancel DAYS right now, because for me this show IS SO OVER.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 2:21 pm
I think you are doing a great injustice to your fans by taking off Diedra & Drake. You need to bring back John’s memory and then continue them as we all have loved watching their romance. I do think you need new writers as some of the story lines are really lacking. My best to Diedra & Drake for the many years of happiness that you have brought to Days.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 2:22 pm
If these veteran characters are indeed going to be written off the show, I think it will be a huge mistake, just to save a few bucks. John and Marlena are like “real people” to the loyal viewers who have watched them all these years. This is a definite signal of the beginning of the end of Days. If they think ratings are bad now, wait until they plummet next year.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 2:22 pm
I am livid, and I fell completely betrayed by Corday and Higley. I can’t for the life of me understand why they even brought Drake back if they were going to pull this! John and Marlena ARE DAYS. Without them, there is no point in bothering the renew the show. All DAYS fans should be upset about this, whether they like J&M or not, because if Corday will get rid of Hall and Hogestyn, he’ll get rid of anyone. He has lied time and again about the direction in which he’s taking the show, stringing J&M fans along with the promise of a good storyline, only to hand us crap. Well, I have had enough. They may as well cancel DAYS right now, because for me this show IS SO OVER.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 2:25 pm
The writers of Days need to be fired and not John and Marlena. What are you people thinking. The soap will surely not stay on now. Get rid of the deadbeat new ones and save the veterans who make people want to watch the show. My time of watching Days is about over is things do not change. Get you heads out of you rears and listen to the viewers who keep the show going and love love love John and Marlena
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 2:26 pm
I am upset at this news, but I will probably keep watching anyway. Soaps are notorious for bringing characters back after a while. I do agree with many comments on here in that Melanie is a stupid character and her and Nick need to go. I would have to say Chelsea is my favorie character of that bunch. I could also take or leave Max and Stephanie, although I think Steph and Phillip would be interesting. I think they need to give Sami a better story line, I know Alison Sweeny is really pregnant, but what they are doing with her character is awful. It’s tough to see my favorite character act even more childish than normal.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 2:33 pm
This is disappointing to hear. The script for them has been terrible over the last year. But they need to be given better story line and stay with us. You need to get rid of Stephano and some of the youth set. EJ becomes a whimp and spineless jerk when Stephano is around.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 2:35 pm
I watched this show for over 40 years, but I quit watching about a year ago when the storylines became so stupid. I was also sick of the Marlena/John thing with him being so rude and her being the damsel in distress all the time, so it doesn’t disappointment me at all.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I am just in shock!!! Why are they getting rid of them? They have all these newbies that keep coming in so don’t bring anymore in at all or get rid of the ones that haven’t been here that long. Please keep Marlena and John!!!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 2:55 pm
I can’t believe you are firing all the good ones. After they leave I will not be watching nor taping the show. Get a grip and leave them on they are the ones that keep the show alive. Not the new ones.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 2:59 pm
This is really terrible. This 18 month extension they gave to Days is like a death sentence. Talk about twisting the knife.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Give me a break… they worked hard for the salaries they earn and they deserve them as well as their jobs. Out with the old does not apply here. I will unfortunately be moving on after this. It truly shows that the writers do not listen to the viewers. What a cheap way to save a buck! 25 years of viewing and I’m done.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 3:06 pm
please do not take john and marlena off it will not be the same
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Days should have axed some of the peripheral newbies — even lots of them! Who cares about Brady? Who cares about Max’s sister (what’s her name? — see how much I care about her? Can’t even remember her name). For that matter, Steve and Kayla can go — don’t ever see them anyway. Abe is boring as hell. Axe him! Get rid of Maggie. So unneccessary. Axe Chloe. Hers and Lucas’s chemistry is sub-zero anyway. Nick could so be out the door at this point. Nothing for him anymore. But John and Marlena? Lame decision. Very dumb business choice. So many could have been cut, but kept these two, for the same cost savings.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 3:46 pm
i have watched faithfully for 30 years…this is it for me…marlena is the reason i watch days…for the most part.i like a few of the others, but it just isn’t worth it anymore. the writers are idiots…and i am finally done with days of our lives! sorry, but good bye marlena and john..goodbye me!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Why cut the most loved couple on days. They have been there for years just so the show can bring possible new comers that are so dramatic and boring to watch. Seems like that the writers want to get rid of the veterans of the show and end Days of our lives they way it should be. If that is the case alot of fans will not be watching if the writers keep axing people from the show. Think about the ratings and the fans of Days along with the cast members.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 3:53 pm
This is a sad time for Days. John and Doc along with the other veterans on the show are what make it a great show. I have been watching DAYS since 1989. Hearing this news saddens me. It’s a terrible decision and I hate to say it but it’s all down hill from here. These are the saddest days of DOOL fans lives.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 4:09 pm
This pisses me off that John and Marlena will be gone. Gosh get rid of Kate already, and you dont need Roman, there is no good story there. I wanted to see old John come back and have things get hot between him and Marlena.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 4:13 pm
I started watching Days when I was 12 so 16 years now and I love it. Dont get rid of John and Marlena. Get rid of Kate & Roman
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 4:13 pm
I have been a loyal viewer of Days Of Our Lives since 1980. Stayed with this program through good storylines and the worst of the worst over the past few years. I have decided to just stop watching this trainwreck of a tv show it has become. You have finally lost me forever and I will stop buying the products that P&G produce as they are a show sponsor. Viewers need to have more imput into such major changes made as you would not have the show without the viewers. I am finished with Days!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 4:29 pm
ARE U guys Nuts? Who is Stefano going to pick on?
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 4:42 pm
We are SICK over the loss of John and Marlena. We have waited patiently for their reunification, a good front burner storyline. And now we will be jipped out of a QUALITY resolution so that they can be fired real quick. Days has brought back vets and consistanly done NOTHING w them. And why hire a flock of newbies we dont care about and waste our time and their money? When the budget doesnt allow for two of our favorites?
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 4:45 pm
What a mistake! The show won’t be the same without them.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 5:01 pm
I have been watching Days since day #1 and this is terrible. GET RID OF SOME OF THE NEW PEOPLE!! But keep John and Marlena and get them back together. I;m getting tired of nobody being together and some deserved happiness. Maybe get rid of some of the writers.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 5:06 pm
IF Marlena and John leave I will stop watching Days…..
I have been a fan for over 30 years. What a BIG MISTAKE to let two of the best veterans leave.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 5:06 pm
I can’t believe it! I have been watching this show since 1988. If John and Marlena go then so will I. I guess I will have to catch them on GH, where all the rest of the good DOOL alum go. Darn it! Big Mistake to the DOOL writers, big, huge!!!!!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 5:21 pm
Don’t keep them off forever,Please bring them back soon!!!!!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 5:47 pm
I can’t believe they’re writing J&M out of the show! There are other less interesting, useless characters that need to GO!!!!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 6:08 pm
I think they are completely INSANE! John & Marlena are one of the only reasons I still watch. I will not watch anymore without them. Everyone else might as well leave too! The show will be garbage without them. Who is Next BO & HOPE! Get rid of Melanie (why is she there anyway) Nick, they ruined his character…. Should I keep going??/???/ Dissapointed in CA. RIP DOOL!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 6:18 pm
DAYS NEED TO GET SOME WRITERS WITH IMAGINATION. YOU ALSO HAVE TO KNOW WHEN TO END A STORYLINE BEFOR IT BECOMES TO BORING. AS FOR THE DEPARTURE OF THE OLD TIMERS,THOSE IN CHARGE ARE CUTTING OFF THERE NOSES TO SPITE THEIR FACES. YOU WILL PROBABLY LOSE MORE VIEWERS AND END UP IN THE THE SAME WAY pASSION DID. GUESS IT’S TIME FOR US TO CHANGE THE CHANEL.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 6:24 pm
I have watched Days since 1977. They should get rid of the characters no one cares abour (Melanie, Daniel, etc.) and keep the actors the fans want to watch. The show has been terrible since all the teny-bopper storylines have taken over. This will definitely kill the show for sure. I sure will miss watching.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 6:30 pm
Your gonna lose a lot of viewers.
it wont be the same without john and marlana.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 6:48 pm
I have been a Days fan for 25 years. If they want to make the show go, keep Marlena and John, Bo and Hope, Kayla and Steve, bring back Kimberly and Shane, get rid of the young brats, and make a good story line. It has not been good for quite a while now. Bo/Hope and Kayla/Steve used to be exciting. Bring back the \old\ John who was much more likeable, and create a plot line with Marlena. My 16 year old daughter could write a better story than your writers can.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 6:49 pm
I have watched Days my entire life. I’m 33. What gets me is I just read of all the new people that were hired. I’m sure if it were up to the fans we would all agree…get rid of some of the newbies, have a hiring freeze, write a great story line with the actors you have. I think Steve and Kayla has had horrible storylines lately. The writers aren’t utilizing these two at all. I can not fathom watching this show without John and Marlena. I am so afraid this is the beginning of the end. :0(
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Taking John and Doc off the show is the stupidest thing that has ever been done to Days.It makes me sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!It will never be the same in Salem. Their chemistry is unmatched. They are also the best actors on the show and oh so passionate. I guess the show will go off the air for sure now! Stupid, stupid move!!!!!!!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 6:59 pm
I won’t be watching days any more if John & Marlena leave. I have been watching this show for atleat 25+ years. The story line has been boring for the last year. If you need to make budget cuts. Take Nick, Melanie, Daniel ect. and stop bring in new stars and work with the ones you have to make the story line more interesting. Please get Sami & EJ back together.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 7:26 pm
Please keep these couples on Days of our lives….it wont be the same u must be nuts.Let them be in love again.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Good move NBC……now all are welcome to CBS!!!!! come see some real drama on CBS…..dont let NBC shove unreal storylines down your throats. CBS is open for YOU!
welcome.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 7:43 pm
I AM SO TICKED OFF! I have been a loyal MALE watcher since I was a kid…I really don’t know how long…I watched with my aunt… the first thing I remember is when Trish was in a fire…I believe at DOUG’S PLACE by the lake… My GOSH everything that has happened since then…WOW! I remember Marlena with all that she went through even though I was youg and the storyline with her and Don’s baby dying of SIDS was sooo sad. IT IS UTTERLY RIDICULOUS THAT SHE LEAVE! The only reason I remained loyal when she was OFF the show (supposedly killed in plae crash when kidnapped by ORPHEIOUS was because she would return at some time. ANY OF THE ORIGINAL CAST UP THROUGH BO AND HOPE…VICTOR AND CAROLINE…PATCH AND KAYLA…AND ANY OF THEIR OFFSPRING SHOULD STAY…WEED OUT ALL THGE OTHERS UNTIL YOU HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO STAY ON THE AIR! To be a loyal fan and get this after all the crap I have delt with…It makes me sick! If I want teen angst I will watch the new 90210…C’MON PEOPLE!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 7:50 pm
I am 53 years old and have been watching DOOL since I was 8 years old. Few things make me angry enough to post a comment about, but this is one of them. WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING? ARE YOU FOLKS THE BEGGINING, MIDDLE, OR END OF STUPID? I predict you will bring them back. If not, this will be the end of the road for DOOL especially for this long long long time fan. Knuckleheads!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 7:52 pm
I am so upset by this news. I’ve been watching this show for 20+ years and no matter what happens in life. . .I felt like I could count on the romance stories of John and Marlena. I haven’t been watching lately because of all of the new no-talent hacks they’ve been bringing onto the show. Stick to classic romance and storylines and watch the viewers come back to the soaps! Enough all ready with these crazy stories and firing the REAL talent of the show. BAD, bad, bad move!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 7:53 pm
this is a joke….right?
how freaking stupid can these people be??? no one cares about these stupid kids on the show…melanie is SO annoying….always touching her head when she talks!!?? jesus…she sucks! max, stephanie….also annoying. give me a break.
if this is all for real…the sand in the hourglass will be running out very soon. good-bye days!
john and marlena 4-ever!!
we love john and marlena!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 8:00 pm
I have been watching the show since Bill raped Laura. Now you are raping your loyal fans. Passions was cancelled because the show stunk, so by all means stock your show with failed actors, and fire the mainstays and those who keep the fans loyal. I will watch until the last day John and Marlena are on, and then I am gone. After that, the show should be cancelled, because it is obvious you really don’t want to be on the air anymore. Mr. Corday, your parents must be so ashamed at your for the way your are ruining their show. Hey, but there is always General Hospital. They love to hire your ex-stars.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 8:02 pm
I have watched Days since day 1. I have wondered lately, why most of the vets are only see once every week or two if that. Now, I know! This is all a ploy to disillusion the fan base so Days can be cancelled. To say that soaps are a dying breed is ridiculous! Just look at the other networks. Days has always had amazing talent and to write them of as they have in the last couple of years is so maddening and disappointing. I learned to love soaps as a little girl listening to them on the radio. To spend so many years invested in the Hortons and the Bradys just to have it die like this makes me wonder why no one cares about the fans. I don’t know if I can continue to watch if this plan is followed.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 8:07 pm
Days is struggling as it is, and to take away two of the most popular characters is sheer suicide. There are many older viewers that enjoy seeing older characters with a life. John and Marlena, Carolyn and Victor, Roman and whomever …. get it right, people!!! What a travesty!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 8:08 pm
I am very disapointed that you are letting John and Marlena go. They are my favorite couple. You have a lot of people that aren’t that interesting at all. I have watched this show for about 20 years and I am about ready to stop.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 8:19 pm
That is just NUTTY ..
Who is going to watch DOOL now? ..
Deidre and Drake .. leave .. I am going ………. Are those folks at NBC just too dumb?
I cannot even comment on our NBC affiliate in St. Louis.
If I did, they would be too stupid to understand it anyway.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Are you kidding me?? What is wrong with you people? Why don’t you get rid of Nicole for starters …she’s a big waste of money!!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 8:33 pm
get rid of NICOLE WALKER on days of our lives. I feel like she is replacing Sami and I can’t have that. Sami Brady is the best and she should be Sami Demira….
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 8:36 pm
and FYI this younger generation is devoted to DOOL unconditionally PAT and anyone else who thinks youner generations don’t get into like older people. I watched with my mom just like you probably watched with your mom.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Unreal…absolutely ridiculous…why don’t they just outsource the roles overseas?! They’re getting rid of 2 of the biggest reasons people tune into ths show…Drake & Dierdre. I know I FF through the show when they’re not on…now without them at all, I won’t be watching anymore. What an extremely bonehead move by the producers, etc.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 8:58 pm
I was very saddened to learn that Days is cutting the actors who portray Marlena & John. This is a huge mistake. You will lose many long time viewers. Why not cut characters that add no value i.e., Lexie, Abe, Theo, Roman, Melanie, Maggie, Micky, Nick, Tony, & Anna. I am sure these salaries could make up the difference. You need to find a way to bring back old viewers who left because of bad story lines. Good writing could save this show, but continuing down this path will only lead to the end of an era in soaps.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 9:07 pm
I have been a Days fan forever and up until about a year ago I never missed an episode even if I had to tape it. It seems like the story lines have gotten almost cheesey and I for one will not miss Drake since his character is almost a joke now. I do agree that the show could do without some of the younger characters (Melanie, Stephanie & Chelsea). Nothing seems to “flow” any more and everything seems so disconnected. Now I just check the blogs when I want to know what’s going on. Sadly it just seems like a bunch of mini soaps tethered together by a fine line. I think this year the Christmas episode will need a 20 ft tree just to add all the new personalized decorations! My guess is ratings will drop if they keep cutting the veterans and adding dead wood characters…
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 9:10 pm
This is exactly why I have barely been watching this fall! I have watched DOOL for over 20 years, and John and Marlena used to always be one of the main reasons. They have made Days what it is, and this is what they get for it? Who is next, Bo and Hope? Sami? Jeez!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I guess I’ve been looking for a reason to stop watching after 30 years. I think this is it. The show has hit some lows over the years and I’ve almost stopped watching. This, I think , is where I call it quits. part, and when they
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Do they not remember their ratings dropping big time when they cut John?? Now they are taking both of the greatest characters off?? Take off people like Nicole and Chole. I will stop watching the day they are no longer on the show. This is aweful.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 9:23 pm
BIG mistake to cut Diedre Hall and Drake Hogestyn. I’ve watched this show from it’s birth in 1963 and this is the worst change in the show’s history. Please, do NOT cut John and Marlena. You cannot keep viewers by cutting the foundational characters!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 9:35 pm
I have been a days fan since it aired so long ago. What are you thinking??!!!. There is no Days with out John and Marlena. I want to see the old, John and Marlena, Steve and Kayla etc.. and good stories, not what has been going on these past few years.
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 9:44 pm
I think you are making a big mistake, John and Marlena are Days of Our Lives! I have watched this show since the begining……..I will not watch after they leave!!
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 10:23 pm
I have watched Days since the first day it came on over 42 years ago.Taking all the main people who have made the show what like John and Marlena out isn’t a very good idea.If you are going to dump someone let it be Kate who has been through every man on the show,Nick the bore,Stefeno the pain, and Lexie the whiner.Put Sami back with Lucas,Nicole with EJ,and Daniel with Chelesa and stop messing with a good thing.Make interesting story plots but you can do that without messing everything up.Bring new people on but save the ones that count…………….
Comment added November 21st, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Are you kidding???? This is horrible. I can’t believe that you would go to these extremes. This show will surely go down the drain now. Get rid of the new ones. This just really takes the cake. I am so upset I have been watching this show since 1969. PLEASE PLEASE TRY TO RE LOOK AT THIS AND KEEP THEM BOTH.
Comment added November 22nd, 2008 at 3:18 am
I CAN’T BELIEVE AFTER GIVING JOHN AND MARLENA SUCH AN AWFUL STORY LINE FOR SO LONG, YOUR JUST GOING TO LET THEM GO????? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE? I HAVE BEEN WATCHING DOOL FOR 43 YEARS, THATS RIGHT, FROM THE BEGINNING. ALL THE OLD GUYS ARE GONE NOW, DON’T GET RID OF THE ONLY GOOD ONES LEFT.YOUR ALL NUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment added November 22nd, 2008 at 6:03 am
I have watched this show for 42 years! What is wrong with the producers? To let go of two pf the people who are the foundation that show is built on is absolutely insane !! Who cares about all the myriad of new roles they keep introducing? Not me for one. When John and Marlena go so will the base this show stayed on with, including me.Wake up NBC, you’re crazy to do this !!
Comment added November 22nd, 2008 at 6:55 am
STUPID IDEA!! That is all that has to be said.
Comment added November 22nd, 2008 at 7:11 am
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE think again. Days will never be the same without John and Marlena. Do we really need Steffane Nick Melanie Max Chloe?? Also why bring back Kayla and Steve, and give them nothing to do? I love them. Let Days get back to basics and it can be great again. REMEMBER WHEN?
Comment added November 22nd, 2008 at 7:15 am
I will miss Deidre, but not Drake. Have always thought he was a terrible actor. I am looking forward to the change!
Comment added November 22nd, 2008 at 7:19 am
I have been watching Days since I was 5 years old and I used to watch it with my Mom. I can’t believe you ever consider getting rid of of Marlena or John. Looks like I won’t be watching the show anymore after the new year!
Comment added November 22nd, 2008 at 7:23 am
I can’t bellieve this!!!! Evidently the writers have brain-lock and don’t have any imagination to create new storylines for the veterans of the show, the very ones who made the show what it is. Get rid of the characters that are boring, Nick, Kate, MELANIE, Stephanie, just to name a few. Keep a few of the new ones but what ever you do, don’t get rid of your bread and butter for if you do you are signing a death warrant for Days for sure as fans will just quit watching. I know if you get rid of John and Marlena, I for one will stop watching. Why should I be tortured with the story lines of characters like Nick and MELANIE and not even get a glimpse of John and Marlena.
Comment added November 22nd, 2008 at 8:20 am
I’ve been a fan of DOOL for over 40 years and hung on through many bad story lines. However, the day John and Marlena leave the show will be the day I stop watching. It’s obvious the writers do not care about their viewers or the veterans of the show. It’s all about money. Yet, they continue to bring on new people and stupid storylines. If money is the issue, then they wouldn’t keep adding new characters. Obviously there is another reason they aren’t sharing with us. John and Marlena ARE DOOL, along with Bo and Hope. Letting them go will destroy the show. If money is the issue, get rid of a lot of the newer ones who haven’t earned their tenure on the show. Keep the vets! Without them, you don’t have a show. If John and Marlena do leave, I will no longer watch DOOL, along with thousands of other people. You’ll be signing the show’s death warrant if you do.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 6:13 am
I’ve watched this show all my life. Marlena has come and gone in the past so I’m sure eventually she’ll be back. As well as John. I don’t like bringing newcomers to the show and dropping the people we are used to being on the show. BUT John and Marlena’s storyline has SUCKED for a long time now so I won’t miss that at all.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 6:16 am
I have watched Days for 30 years and I always thought the idea was to keep the raings up and viewers to keep coming back. You people are doing the opposite. You are driving people away. Have you not been reading all the comments posted or do you care what we as loyal devoted fans have to think you your stinking idea to get rid of the two best people on the show. John and Marlena are what makes DOOL. Get rid of Bo and Hope…so sappy and fake
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 6:38 am
If Day’s rating were higher, this wouldn’t be happening. Hire new writers, stop bringing in low cost horrible actors and re-focus on the main characters. The fans have lost touch with the Day’s brand. It starts with the writers and reverberates all the way to Mr. Corday.
Have some of the bigwigs at GE take a pay cut, then Days won’t need budget cuts!!
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 7:18 am
I stopped watching DOOL almost completely in January. I do check up sporadically to see what is going on and the show has been without substance for quite a while. All good things must end and DOOL has.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 7:36 am
I have read numerous postings on the issue of John and Marlena leaving and I have to say I agree with the majority. There are actors on there now that have weak and totally uninteresting story lines ie. Melanie, Nick, Stephanie, Stefano, and even Kayla and Patch if they continue to have nondescript story lines. You do need the young folks mixed with the veterans, but some of the young folks do NOTHING to help the ratings for Days. Seriously think about that. Your fans are telling you what they want. If the show is about ratings then wouldn’t it behoove you to listen to their comments and react to the decisions on the show based on what the fans are telling you? There are several people on the show that are just fillers or that have weak and nonsensical story lines. Let them go instead. Incidently, I personally would love to see John and Marlena back together, E.J. and Nicole together, Sammie and the FBI guy, Lucus and Chloe, and Daniel with Chelsea. I will keep watching..but only because I believe you will eventually come to your senses and do what the fans have been telling you. THEY ARE YOUR RATINGS. LISTEN TO THEM.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 8:08 am
I wish you can keep John and Marlena in he show. Think twice before you make a final deision.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 9:01 am
This news is pretty devistating. I have been watching Days since I was 12 years old and the main reason I got hooked was b/c of John and Marlena….I must admit I have not been watching lately as the storyline has become boring and the writing stinks. I read a lot of people will be looking for a new soap to watch ( I don’t blame you all) I just want to give my opinion to you all on a new soap….General Hospital….Belle is there doing a great job and Shawn D just joined the team….the writing is better, the storylines are MUCH better and I have become a fan of the show. Good luck, Days….you’ll surely need it.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 9:17 am
hey here is an ideal bring back another world and put them on it. your putting amanda on days so put john and doc on another world….
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 9:25 am
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING - JOHN & MARLENA ARE OUR ALL TIME FAVORITES - WON’T BE THE SAME WITHOUT THEM - HOPE YOU DO PLAN TO BRING THEM BACK SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 9:56 am
This is a huge mistake! Even when Marlena and John are apart they are two fantastic characters that bring a lot to the table. The show is not using the core characters the way that they should. Let there be mystery, intrigue and humor! They can get rid of Melonie (sorry, I just can’t stand the poor acting). Have your good actors act and not stand in the background. Maybe the new writers should reread some of the more compelling scripts of the past and get an idea of what really works. You don’t have to bring in new name actors to appear fresh - use the good people that you have - really use them!
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 10:01 am
u darn cheepskates!
KEEP THEM!
KEEP THEM!
THEY ARE THE BEST PART OF DAYS!
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Trying to get preteens and teens to watch with younger actors? sorry its us old timers that keep soaps going year after year….when Marlena and John leave so do I….
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 12:31 pm
You might keep the young viewers but the old ones matters too.I have been watching Days for over 35 years and this is the most dumbest thing they have ever done.Bring John back to his real self but give him a story line.If you have to cut anybody cut Kate andDaniel. God Bless you,you poor stupid soul
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Nothing like shooting yourself in the foot. Where do think the story will go from here? Dig your own grave. Skim some fat off the top so you can pay the people that viewers WANT to see. I think I will be finding something else to watch. Desperate Housewives is an option. Hope Lifetime isn’t affiliated with NBC. Do you never learn? Get rid of that repulsive Melanie or Kate-How about Lucas or Chole? Phillip is another option. Hope can go, too- she’s just annoying since she took on her “PI” role.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Are U out of your minds writer,getting rid of John and Marlene?Budget cut? I know a few you could cut, let me suggest some for you:Stephanie,Max,Nick,Melanie,Chloe,Chelsea,the new Brady,FBI agent, and Daniel.Get rid of them it would save on money. STOP bring on new people when you already have great actor and actress that make the show.it will be very sad for you to get rid of John and Marlena and keep the ones I suggest to get rid of.How can I stand up for a show who would do that! VERY SAD!
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 1:11 pm
I’ve been a fan of days for a long time and I think its sad that john and marlena are now being forced to leave the show. John and Marlena and Bo and Hope are the back bone of the show. The foundation!!! This only shows that the creative team stories are only lacking in character. What was the reason to fight so hard to get Stefano back and then get rid of his bigest rivals. So after the year is out and John and Marlena last on air scenes, I to will be leaving this show behind.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 1:14 pm
One more comment. Don’t be stupid. I have more, but will stop now.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Shame about Drake but Ive been waiting years to see the back of Deidre. Marlena annoys me to no end.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 2:00 pm
I am sorry to hear Marlena & John are being cut from the show. I’m 61 yr.s old & have been watching Days from day one! I happen to like the ‘old folks’ on the show & hate to see how the writers have destroyed most of them in their stupid scripts. Let the newcommers go before the main characters who made the show. There is enough stupidness in REAL life so why can’t the writers of this show start writing scripts with a few morals instead of having EVERYONE in some kind of a twisted life… can’t we have at least a few more ‘normal’ type family scenes on here that show love instead of all the back stabbing and etc…? To have everyone scamming on others mates all the time is not how it is in everyone’s families in REAL life.. why not try writing some scripts that show how happiness is found and kept.. their is such a thing you know… or maybe you don’t but do some research … it would just be nice to see some good come out of the bad for a change on a soap.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 2:43 pm
I have been watching for 20 years. If John and Marlena go then I won’t be watching anymore.
They should get rid of Melanie, Max, Stephanie, Chloe, Nick, Daniel, Maggie, Abe and Lexie instead.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 2:48 pm
In March 1969 I began to watch DOOL while awaiting the birth of our first son. Nearly 40 years later I am now retired and still continue to watch but no more. This is a major mistake in a show which has an incredible run over the decades.
Yes, I have enjoyed the new characters but just as with our real lives, a mix of the old and new is what makes our lives intereesting.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 3:39 pm
Not sure why you pushed to keep the show alive. The only reason it lives on and on are the cast that is on now. You will be lucky to stay on the air until 2010 the way everyone sees it. I’ve been watching since it aired and if this is what it comes to it won’t be airing on my TV once they are gone. Shame on you!
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Letting John & Marlena go is the stupidest idea NBC has had. J & M make this show. If you have to let anyone go, lets see get rid of Melanie, Nick, Max, Stephanie, Dr. Daniel, Lexie, Maggie, Micky (you never see him anyway) Victor, Kate, Philip, Chloe, Lucas, Carolyn, Abe, Nicole, or any of the newer characters. John & Marlena, Hope and Bo are the reasons that I watch this, You already got rid of Julie and Doug,
Shawn and Belle, get rid of Brady, the show was doing fine without him.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 4:33 pm
I’M DONE!!!! NOT ONLY WITH DOOL BUT WITH NBC!!!
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Ever since you hired the new writer the story line sucks for the veteran actors. I think its a mistake to get rid of John and Marlena. I also think you should bring back Shawn and Belle. Get the story back on track.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Sadly I think it’s time to find a new daytime soap. The plots are stale the storylines are boring and now they are getting rid of two characters who could save the ratings if the writers weren’t so lazy. There are a few other’s who should be taking a long walk into the DOOL’s sunset, I am sure Ken Corday knows this will be the beginning of the end for Days!
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Can’t even believe you would consider this. The veteran actors on this soap have made it what it is. Fans LOVE them all. This is INSANE. We have endured and stayed through horrible story lines, this is too much. PLEASE RECONSIDE THIS.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Can’t even believe you would consider this. The veteran actors on this soap have made it what it is. Fans LOVE them all. This is INSANE. We have endured and stayed through horrible story lines, this is too much. PLEASE RECONSIDE THIS. Get rid of some of the new people. Why hire ALL these other actors and fire the best.
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 8:03 pm
I have watched DOOL since it started in 1965. The show started with the Hortons and added the Bradys. Adding John and Marlena to the mix added more interest and more stories to two families. There are so few left from the original show and every time some of the earlier cast members are let go it is so sad. Those of us who have watched the show for 43 years don’t mind new characters but please incorporate them in with the time-tested original concept of the show. The original families are the basis of what Days is all about. Throwing in shallow stories doesn’t help. Give the original family stories we can continue to enjoy. I don’t want Days to die out because the Hortons and Bradys and ongoing cast members like Deidre and Drake are being given uninteresting stories. Give us back the real Days!
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 9:26 pm
I would like to John stay. I want to see him get some of his memory back. Dr “hot pants” Daniel can go and take Kate with him. But most of all maybe the writers should go!!!! Get NEW writers! Everyone in Salem has turned into whiners. The only nonwhiner is Phillip, and he is leaving. What the heck!!!!!
Comment added November 23rd, 2008 at 9:29 pm
Oh by the way. I have watched Days from day 1. I will not stop watching. And most of you won’t either. LOL LOL
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 4:03 am
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!!! John and Marlena are the heart of this show…..John, Marlena, Bo, Hope, Abe,Lexie, Steve, Kayla, Kate, Victor, Stephano, Tony, Anna, Lucas, Sami……Days could be doing so much with ALL of them….instead we are stuck with these dead end, dead beat storylines. 35years I have been a fan. Get rid of Melanie, Stephanie, Nick, and any of the other newbies that have signed on. This is just awful….Please re-think these decisions and go back to your tapes from the 70s, 80s when days was at it’s best. Look at the writing, the plot, the characters!!!! . GIVE US THE DAYS WE KNOW AND LOVE
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 7:00 am
OMG - HOW STUPID!! I have watched DOOL for most of my life (47). The past month or so, I have been watching All My Children because I cannot stand the storylines currently on Days. I can’t understand why Chloe was brought back - she has no connections to anyone. Melanie and Max get on my nerves. Instead of brining on new people, bring back some Horton’s. Jack and Jennifer. Mike and his family. Bill, and even Laura. Stop creating stupid storylines and use the shows history. And now, to let 2 staples of the show go - I will no longer watch Days. NBC is the only major network with ONE SOAP, and once John and Marlena are gone, they will be the only major network with NO SOAP. Just cancel it and let it die a dignified death.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 7:13 am
Taking John and Marlena off Days is a HUGE mistake for those of us who have watched the show for 30 years! We enjoy the vets instead of the stupid Chloe, Melanie, Stephanie crap going on. Without the vets, the show isn’t worth watching anymore.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 8:19 am
What a tragic mistake - there are many others who are much less valuable that could leave and not be missed - I wish the writers would reconsider!
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 8:54 am
the problem with the show now, in my opinion, isn’t the age of the actors but rather the writing and stories. they are just plain boring and uninteresting. plus they are all over the map. one week they are going in one direction, and then it gets dropped and they start something completely new. how about finishing stories to their conclusion?
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 9:59 am
I can’t believe that Days is getting rid of John & Marlena!!!! I just love John (and Robo-John) - if Deidre is tired of the soap, can’t you pair John up with someone else? (like Nicole??) I hope they bring EJ & Sami back together - EJ & Nicole are BORING! Brady & Nicole are a good pairing - Phillip & Stephanie - Daniel & Kate - and I really liked Nick with Chelsea. Rafe is a pleasant surprise - love his banter with Sami but I still see Sami with EJ!
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 10:01 am
If they take Marlena and John off the show, I will stop watching it. I think they are the main characters on the show. i have watched the show for a very long time and my daughter is 24 years old and she said the same thing. it won’t be good without them on the show. john makes the show and the way he and Marlena respond to each other makes it a pleasure to watch.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 10:24 am
i have litteraly been watching this show since birth. Ive never missed a day even through high school 15 years ago. NBC is ruining their station. they have already cancelled many good show. This will surely bring an end to days. You cant have salem With out John Marlena, steffano and victor!
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 11:13 am
Marlena and John are senior citizens who make out occasionally - disgusting. Their story has been done, redone, and over done. Its time… they need to go…
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 11:29 am
Why get rid of two of your best people. There are plenty of other character to get rid of. How about Melanie, Nick, Daniel, Maggie, even Steve and Kayla before you get rid of the two people who have kept this show alive. Don’t they remember what happened the last time they let Drake go?
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 11:42 am
What’s going on over at Days? They’ve had so many storylines going at once it’s hard to get interested. They have the 2 worst actors: Chloe (monotone and deadpan) and Max (he’s so bad it’s comical). Then they introduce Melanie. Yikes! She’s a pain. Did anyone notice the shameless product promos this summer? The autism storyline might be topical, but not interesting. They started out doing autistic people everywhere a huge disservice by having Theo count and parrot. He is a little more believable now.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Very upsetting news!!!! I have watched Days since the first day in 1965. Maybe it is time to stop.
John and Marlena will be missed!!!
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
Talk about suicide of a show. I have watched DOOL since day 1. If they let go of Marlena and John, whoever picks them up for their soap will have hit the Jackpot. There ratings will go crazy. I think someone is TRYING to get rid of the show by this move. Don’t the writers remember when they tried to kill Marlena off? BAD BAD move.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
I CAN HARDLEY BELIEVE YOU WOULD DO THAT, THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS YOU COULD GET RID OF THAT AREN’T NEEDED AT ALL. KATE, ROMAN, ABE LEXIE, THE NEW PASSIONS PEOPLE, YOU WILL KILL THE SHOW. I HAVE WATCHED THIS SHOW SINCE THE 60′S PLEASE DON’T KILL IT.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
I have been watching Days since it began in 1965 at the age of 15. If the older generation begins to get cut, so will your older dedicated viewers.
DAYS WILL BE GONE WITH THE WIND!!!
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
ok, budjet cuts? why dont they get rid of a horrible actress like Melanie? and all the tinibopper actors & get back to what this show is all about & what it has always been about!! Marlena & John have been on here for so long and been icons!!!!
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
You guys running the show at Days Of Our Lives had my as well go ahead and end the show early. Don’t bother trying to keep it on the air past 2009 because it will be pointless without your main characters. I really hope Ken Corday & the other higher-ups truly know what they have just done. There are about 500 comments related to this decision already and I think there might be one that agrees with the decision. I think if i were NBC, I would do what it takes to keep those two on board!!!! JMO!!!!
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
I have watched the show since I was 8. I am so bummed about John and Marlena!! They are my two favorite characters.I looked forward to their romance and reconnection!Now they too are going off to the sunset? Why bring Brady back if your taking away his family? The show is going to lose A LOT of viewers.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
This is going to be a big mistake! People love those two particular characters!! People will petition for them…..they are the reason people tune in!!!!
Come on people wake up and rethink!!! Wrong move!!!
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
I am really sad to hear the news of John and Marlena -leaving the show. I have watched it since day 1 also and am very sad. I like the new crazy John. But let’s not forget how Stefano was supposedly gone (again) and he came back. Maybe it is temporary and I am sure with all the fans complaining they will bring them back at a later date. They may be just out of the picture for a while. Let’s not all get upset –yet!
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Seems like some of the other more dull characters would be a better choice. How about Steve & Kayla. They are rarely ever on the show and their storyline is … well NO STORY. Dang, let Max, Melanie, and Stephanie go … don’t let John & Marlena go. How SAD!
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
I shouldn’t be surprised. This show has been going downhill for quite some time. John E. Reilly’s cancelled show seems to be moving on to Salem. How ironic that they are being brought on and the people that the Days fans love are being let go. Haven’t the execs been looking at the ratings? When John and Marlena are on the ratings go up and when they are not on, they drop. Go figure. I’ll bet Ted and Betty are turning over in their graves at such atrocities to their beloved show. Shame on you Ken Corday. You’re losing the best of the best. Maybe someone other show will pick them up and take all their fans with them. Then where will the ratings be? I can tell you. In the toilet.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I’ve watched since day 1. My last day to watch will be the day that Marlena and John go. Turning the focus to the younger cast members is fine, but there are a lot of us very faithful viewers who aren’t willing to watch without the cast that we grew up with.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
I can’t believe this. I love Marlena and John. Get rid of Melanie and Nick they are not important to the show.Loosing them will be a big mistake.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
I am 57 years old and have watched Days since it began. I taped it for years when I worked and relaxed in the evening watching what was happening in Salem. What’s happening in Salem today is a real dis-service to all of the Days fans. You’re slaughtering the show we know as Days. John and Marlena I always figured would end up being the Tom and Alice Horton of the show, how love takes care of everyone. You say you’re doing this for the show and due to budget’s. Get rid of a few of your budget personnel or writer’s because someone is blowing smoke. You are creating a show that we the fans don’t recognize. Which will mean we won’t watch. If you Ken Cordray are tried of doing ‘Days’ let someone else have the show who can keep the namesakes of the show on the show. Sure I was glad to see you made a place for a couple of the actors from Passion. That’s nice..now you want to get rid of the actors we so enjoy! What in the world are you people thinking(I assume it’s management and budget) getting rid of John and Marlena. I guess NBC is getting out of the Soap business, because it sure sounds and looks like the Salem killer is doing a great job at it this time when they get rid of John and Marlena. I’ll have a free hour to channel surf after John and Marlena are gone. Hope they find another soap so that I can watch that channel.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Bad move on Days to get rid of one of the most beloved couples ever. I am really debating on if I am even going to watch the show anymore. I don’t understand why they even brought John back if they were going to get rid of him in just a few months.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
I can’t believe this is really happening. Please get rid of some of the newbies instead! Why get rid of John & Marlena when you can just stop adding new characters that have no ratings value? Who’s next, Bo & Hope? I think they WANT the show to get cancelled…
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
The show will continue to go downhill if veteran players are let go. EJ can’t sustain the entire show! I’ve been watching for over 30 years…show won’t be the same.
JKJ is a fabulous Phillip…great actor and Deirdre and Drake’s John and Marlena are DOOL clasics!
Such a shame if this plays out…
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
THE TRUTH IS, ALTHOUGH THE SHOW’S RATINGS HAVE BEEN IN DECLINE FOR A WHILE, DEIDRE HALL AND DRAKE HOGESTYN SHOULD NOT BE CUT! IM SURE THE SHOW COULD FIND OTHER MEANS TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS NECESSARY, BUT TO LOSE THESE TWO ICONS WOULD SURELY PUT THE SOAP TO BED FOR GOOD. DONT DO IT!!!!! KENNY FROM LONG ISLAND….
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
really, there a a number of others that should be removed from Dayd. John and Marlana should be allowed to stay. the show should be canceled if these two go.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
Are you all crazy. I have been waiting for ever for John & marlena to get back, and now you take them off. Stupid Idea. John & Marlena are the best of DOOL. Please dont make them leave. If you want to make someone leave make Melanie. She is a stupid actress. I hope this is not for long. Are you trying to get the show canceled.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
well you can just go ahead and cut the show.i will no longer watch any of this at all.ive waited for these two to reunite just to see them leave?dont think so!im done with you overpaid writers!fire yourselves!!!!!
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
What are the executives of DOOL thinking? Getting rid of 2 of the best characters of the show hmmmm??? Doesn’t make much sense to me!!! When you say Days of our lives you automatically think of John and Marlena and Bo and Hope and of course Sami!!! Getting rid of John and Marlena I think will cost the show more money then the salaries of the two they are cutting. Very bad decision on the part of the staff!!!! Days of our lives isn’t Days without John and Marlena!!!!
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
That’s really stupid of you guys to cut John and Marlena. How stupid are you?? It makes me want to stop watching Days because you guys are cutting everyone. Who next Bo and Hope??
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
I am so glad that John and Marlene are gone. John was the worst actor ever,so much so that he made everyone around him terrible. I even quite watching because of him.
Yeah!!!!!!
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
I’ve been watching DAYS since I was a teenager (I’m now 54). There won’t be much of a show w/out John & Marlena. There are so many other storylines on this show that stink! I tape the show & fast forward through everything except JOHN & MARLENA and anything that has to do with Sami & EJ. So that really means not watching much of anything in the future. How sad of all of us.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Ken Corday…you have totally blown it…BIG TIME!! I have faithfully watched DAYS since 1975 and stayed with you even when you got rid of my favs Jack and Jen. But firing Marlena and John…that’s it. I’m DONE! I don’t watch the show for the young idiots you have on the show. And they ARE idiots!!! I wait for my people with whom I can relate to appear. I am 50+. Guess you just don’t need my demographic anymore. Well…NBC…won’t be having a soap on daytime much longer…since this is HUGE MISTAKE! Have John get his memory back and come back the nice guy he really is….and you MAY redeem yourselves!!
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
I am one of those fans that stemmed from grandmother/mother/daughter fan and I can’t believe they are letting Deidra and Blake just go. I enjoy new faces but and different new story lines on the show but when they brought Melanie on there that just about did it for me. Sami whines enough on the show, they sure didn’t need to brin another one on there. I do wish the writer would reconsider and let a few others go instead of those wonderful characters.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
DOOL has been ruined. Extending it for 18 months will do no good since the storylines are so bad. We need supercouples, undying love, and heros to the rescue. This is what soaps are suspose to be about.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 10:35 pm
I have watched Days since the day I was born. Yes, my mother watched it and it has been a part of my life from day one. I have seen all the changes that the show has gone through. I have hated a lot of the story lines that the actors have been given. But when it comes to the main characters the writers need to leave well enough alone. Melanie needs to leave the show. I do like that a couple of the Passions actors have been brought in. This gives the girls different guys they can go after. It will help the story lines some. But to get rid of Marlana and John is rediculous. Sami is going to need her and Brady is going to need John. I am so sick of watching Kate, Nick and Chelsea. There story lines are the pits. We need writers on this show that will listen to the viewers and stop making changes that they think will change the show. If the show has lasted 45 years then I think they did something right all these years. But to get new writers and they want to change something maybe they need to change the writers. Enough is enough. Leave our Days of Our Lives alone.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Could this be another publicity
stunt like the one a few years ago when theey “killed off” almost everyone on the show, and it turned out to be another Stephano trick.?
Does anyone realize that Sammi’s parents, Marlena & Roman met the same way as her and Rafe? Marlena was confined as a witness and Roman was protecting her several years ago.
PLEASE PLEASE keep Marlena.. Where could the story go without her. Nowhere…
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Well writers if I were you by the looks of this blog page I would be on the lookout for another job PDQ. because it don’t look like Days will make it for another 18 months.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
what a joke the people that make the show are the ones you are willing to let go you keep bringing in new talent which is great but at what a sacrifice you don’t use the talent you got around properly and that is the biggest problem
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
I am totally appauled at the producers. I have grown up watching Days my entire life *my Mother and Grandmother were religious fans when I was an infant!*. I will be 50 in January so I have a few years invested myself!
This is enough to make me stop watching. Enough said.
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Supercouples are Super for a Reason & budget cuts should start at the TOP!! There’s lots of room for trimming, but 3 couples must stay John/Marlena; Bo/Hope; Steve/ Kayla. You’re sending the wrong folks home, anyone want to stage a protest? Let’s picket the studio. Any executives taking any cuts? The actors have been doing their level best INSPITE OF THE WRITING…. When they leave so do and a whole bunch of others….
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 11:50 pm
to kim2652, i have signed the petittion, and i urge anyone on here who hasnt signed it, should do so now before its too late
Comment added November 24th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
Super couples don’t get cut!! Especially when they’ve given their all INSPITE OF THE WRITING. Trim where you must but start at the top. Executives, take a big cut in pay. Trim the teens, trim the peripheral, cut hours. Get creative w/ the sets. But leave John & Marlena; Bo & Hope; Steve & Kayla ALONE!!! You are ruining a story that needs to be told about John & Marlena, it did not get told years ago and now here you go screwing it up again!! Anyone want to picket outside NBC like they did when just Drake was let go. Let the Powers that be know how we feel….
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 12:59 am
If they leave I’ll never watch Days again until they return
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 4:37 am
After watching the show for 30 years,If you take John and Marlena off,then I will no longer watch Days.First you’ve had bad story lines,Then you take off old vets that make the show interesting,You put that stupid Melonie in and also X Passions actors on.I hated Passions.I never watched it after about a month,so I did give it a try.The plots last way to long.And that Dr. Dan,well he loves every woman he sees.Now he’s eye balling Nichole and Chloe,when he’s around them.My God!!! what is that?
Marie
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 5:29 am
I’ve been a fan since 1965. Like many others. I’ve watched DOOL go through writers, and each time there’s a change the storylines become worse and the cast is destroyed. When you get into that room to brainstorm with your little pumpkin heads try thinking about your fans for a change. We’re NOT ALL teeny-boppers looking for catfights, first kisses, and stories that only entertain an undereducated audience. We’re looking for a show with substance, a daytime T.V. family to grow with. Take out the veterans and you lose the heart of any show. Next thing you’ll remove is a solid story, and then you start frickin REPEATING the same lines for 5 days in a row because you can’t be creative enough to come up with NEW material for your NEW actors. Pay your writers better if you want a better show. The actors are only as good as the writing.
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 5:55 am
Why? Are you kidding me?
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 6:07 am
Listen John is like a robotic Clint Eastwood and Marlena and him have great chemistry. Why not get rid of Skeletor Hope even though she is from my home town of Brockton, Mass. Melanie is terrible. Chelsea is scary with her black spooky eyes and could use some weight. I can’t stand that drama queen. Get rid of Nicole. She is not that attractive either. Max is always angry and his ex is stupid.
Bo, Lucas (love it when Lucas gets angry), Chloe and John are the best. Abe is cool too with his strange facial expressions. lol. Daniel kissing Kate that is what a real professional doctor would do
in a busy hospital. (sarcasm)
Hopefully Chloe will continue to be the healthiest looking on the show. Hope was once like that but decided not to eat in years. Sami needs duct tape around her mouth because you can’t shut her up. Lexi needs pot.
Go Celts! Go Bruins! Go Pats!
Rack me, I’m out!
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 7:50 am
The show is really starting to stink, Marlena and John are the best. All the young ones are boring. And we have already gone thru the fake baby thing, so nothing new there. Next just get rid of all the old ones and Days will be off the air,because it is headed that way already
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 8:26 am
I am shocked to think that you would even consider getting rid of John and Marlena. They are what keeps me tuned into Days. Get smart!!!! Keep John and Marlena, give them new storlines, as that is what the fans want. I would think you would want to keep the fans happy as that is what keeps Days on the air. Get rid of Melanie, for sure. Get rid of wimpy Nick, he has always been a bore. Get rid of Stephanie, for that is another boring character. Put Daniel with Chelsea, they are good together. Get rid of Kate. Please no miracle cure for her! I like the new guy with Sami, funny stuff, you need more of that. Just dont get rid of John and Marlena for if you do you get rid of me too, I won’t watch anymore.
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 8:36 am
I AM DEVASTATED!!!.Ihave watched Days for over 30 years and John and Marlena are the reason that I have continued to watch. Give John his Memory Back and show the fans that Love conquers all!!! Then he and Marlena could have all sorts of adventures together. THEY ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE SHOW!!! YOU ARE MAKING A BIG MISTAKE, UNLESS YOU JUST WANT PEOPLE TO QUIT WATCHING SHOW YOU CAN CANCEL THE ENTIRE SHOW..BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF YOU GET RID OF JOHN AND MARLENA.
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 9:07 am
I can’r believe it! No Doc or John, it is like a death of ones parents….. Second, I don’t like what they are doing to Nicole! She should enjoy this life changing event. I love the new Nicole and want to see her happy. She should be able to have this baby.
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Well….how much more disappointing can Days become? First, they bring on a bunch of silly kid stories with actors who hold no interest for most of their viewers, and then they make a decision to let go of the main couple whose chemistry is so explosive that it has sustained the test of time and grown in the process. I agree with much of the commentary that this couple is a key ingredient to the future success of the show, as is Stefano. What a trio they have
been. What a shame! I guess it’s time for me to find another soap since this one isn’t worth it. Weak storylines with boring characters……so sad.
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 9:16 am
This show has not been right ever since the original writers left. I didnt think it could get worse but it surely will now. When John and Marlena leave so will I. I have been watching this soap for over 30 years. Good or bad I still hung in there and supported the soap. This is the worse decission that could have been made. Writers, have you not noticed that DAYS has not been nominated for any daytime awards in years? Maybe you all should leave!! That sure would save the soap a bunch of money, Im sure.!! This WILL be the end of this soap, mark my words!
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 9:33 am
What is wrong with you people?! Why on earth would you want to get rid of 2 iconic characters?! Get rid of Nick and Melanie. I can’t see why they were there in the first place. Put Sami back with Lucas, EJ with Nicole and make John the way he was before! Enough is enough. The storylines are becoming old and to the point of ridiculous. You need a new writing team with some fresh ideas!
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Everyone Please…Give the writers a break. They entertained us for yrs, Have trust in them, most likely they will be back someday.
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 9:46 am
WOW u producers r freakin stupid. u r gonna lose so many fans including myself if u keep gettin rid of everyone. why don’t u cut ur own pay and see how it feels. IDIOTS!!!!!!
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 9:53 am
It seems to me they are replacing days of our lives with passions…and we all know how well that show did..sami you better watch out cause teresa will soon replace you.
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Yea…After 30 years of watching them…They have run their course. Now just get Sammy and EJ back together and I am happy!
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 11:13 am
I hope they get rid of the whole Dimera plot line along with Diedre & Drake.
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
I have been watching Days since the first day it aired…..Getting rid of John and Marlena is one of the biggest mistakes the show can make……….Re-think it please.
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
you have got to be kidding ME!!! this is really STUPID! I haven’t like John since he came back but I was really hoping that he would get better and be with the one that he loves and belongs with!! it was bad enough to get rid of Jason Cook and Kristen Storm and now this!! what are you people thinking! I sure hope that if/when they do come back it’s not going to be someone new playing the part! that would suck even worse!!!!
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I’ve been watching this soap for 15 years,but I will watch no longer if John and Marlena go!!!You stick us with people like Melanie and take away 2 of the best ones on DOOL-you have lost a fan!!!DOOL will probably lose many more with this poor decision!!!!
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I won’t miss John and Marlena at all. I’m not crazy about either actor/actress and their story lines the past several years have been dumb! The whole show is getting a little far out lately and I am losing interest. I do like when new characters are brought in - keep the show fresh!
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 4:43 pm
We are bonded to Marlena and John. Don’t let them go. If it is all about money, then get rid of the last few people hired who add nothing to the show. I do not even know their names and will not bother to learn them.
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Can you hear the fans? The people put food on YOUR table? Get your sh__ together. Why are you being so stupid?
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
I think there are several others that could be remissed from the show to save John and Marlena. These two always have an interesting storyline, one that makes you wants to keep up with the show. What real storyline does the following have: Steve and Kayla, Bo and Hope, Nick, Maggie and Micky - granted Salem has to have a lawyer other than EJ, and Roman????? when has he had a storyline? I have been watching Days since the Salem Strangler, believe it or not a was 6. Marlena has been my fave all these years. I really think if the people who made this decision was really thinking about a long term benefit for the show they would reconsider letting these two go and think about a different budget solution. I don’t know, at this point, if I will continue to watch Days if they follow through with this plan.
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
I am among the many that think losing John and Marlena may well be the end of Days! I do think that most watchers would like to see some more realistic storylines, and some consistency. I have watched Days since the first day on TV in 1965, and I am saddened to see its decline. Go back in time a little, and give the loyal fans what they want to see.
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
It is about time!! The Marlena and John story has played its course. Sami should be next. She is a annoying with her childish antics. Nick and Melanie should go too. It’s not the new cast that is killing DOOL. It is the same old story - Stefano, Stefano, Stefano. Please, already. I’ve been watching DOOL for 30 years religiously but it is time for a change. Didn’t we hear this during the presidential election?
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
When you killed off John, I thought you people had lost your mind, but then you brought him bck - hooray!!!
Now you’re going to dump both John and Marlena??? You people really have lost your minds. Personally, I though they could very well have become the “Tom and Alice” of the show.
You people need to stop taking whatever drugs it is you a taking and get yourselves into rehab.
You been talking to the guys at the Federal Reserve????? Sounds like a move they might make!!!!
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
I have watched Days as far back as I can remember and I am 63 years old. My fondest memories are of the Horton family and of Marlena and John and Bo and Hope. Those four are the backbone of the show now that Tom and Alice are gone. I think you are making a huge mistake by bringing on the young new characters. YOu need to keep the older wiser base on the show. Please rethink letting Marlena and John go and the family units kept intact.
Comment added November 25th, 2008 at 11:24 pm
I am pissed off!!!!! John and Marlena are the only reasons I watch the show. If you get rid of them you will be kicking yourselves for years to come!! One life to Live here I come!!!!!
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 2:32 am
Wow! I knew you guys at days were dumb, But This is Just stupid! Your writers are morons! I could write better stories and I’d love to prove it. You can’t get rid of john and doc and if your tinkering about dropping bo and hope or aptch and kayla, the you should just drop the show, cause your people suck.
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 4:10 am
Very bad move,I grew up watching marlena. Iam so ready to stop watching this show if you do get rid of her. I wish alot of people would. It would drop the rating’s,and hope to bring Marlena back.
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 5:33 am
I hate that these two are leaving the show. I have been watching Days for since it first started and Marlena has been one of the best parts of the show. DON’T TAKE THEM FROM OUR FAMILY.
I might just finally give up on Days for I think this is a bad move.
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 5:47 am
By the way I am 56 years old and that is a lot of years dedicated to one soap, part of the reason is Marlena and John. When they go, I GO!!!!! I will miss Days but without the two greatest actors Days is no more. 42 years of my favorite show. Now I will have to find something else to watch.
Goodbye Days. Oh fire Ken that should save some money.
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 8:37 am
I am so *#@*%* off that John and marleana will be gone. I have watched the show since I was a child. I am pretty sure I will move on to some other show now. I am sick to death with Sami/lucas/elvis thing.It is so redundent. Please move on and lets have some happiness already. Better yet, Get a new Writer for the show….
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 8:38 am
yes I like being able to catch up with what I have missed
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Folks, younger kids don’t watch soaps anymore. There are too many distractions (cell phones, IM, Internet, satellite & cable tv, etc and etc). Soaps were more suited to the 60’s when moms still stayed at home & got their daughters watching them on the couch w/them. I don’t like it either, but times are really changing on daytime tv.
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Please don’t let Marlena and John go. There are many other ones that can be let go and would not be missed. The producer are stupid if they let them go. You need to keep them not only together but on DAYS.
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Are the people at Days NUTS??? Give John his brain back and you can create another story line for John and Marlena, they are always good for something entertaining! I used to think that they were getting rid of all the “older” characters, now I know they are, and we of that age group are the ones who have stood by the soap!!!
DAY- DON’T DO IT!!
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
I just can’t believe you let them go and keep all these terrible actors with meaningless story lines. It is really discusting!!!! Way to kill a good show. Of course that is what you are working toward isn’t it!
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Well, I am thru with this show. I only watched them anyway. I cannot get into all of these new people who have stupid story lines that no one really cares about. John and Marlena have suffered over the last years because of the \youngsters\ they have brought onto the show and then given them really poor stories. You cannot invest in characters who mean nothing to you. They brought back Steve and Kayla promising us a return to the old \Days\ but that never materialized. I for one will stop watching when John and Marlena depart. What a sad state for a soap that used to be so great and so character oriented.
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Not that anyone at NBC cares, but when John and Marlena leave, so do I!!!! Maybe you should watch CBS to learn how to keep an audience.
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
PLEASE TAKE ALICE,VICTOR, KATE,OR STPO ADDING PEOPLE …WORK OUT SOMETHING TO KEEP THE OLD JOHN AND DOC IN THE STORYLINE. GIVE THEM SOME STORYLINE PLEASE.
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
You must be wanting Days of our Lives cancelled! John and Marlena are the show. Marlena is the back bone to everyone. I will probably quit watching it if you are taking off the main characters. You guys are crazy!
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
Just cant believe it. You guys bring Stefano back, then let John, and Marlena go. I always loved the way john called Stefano..”old man”
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
If John & Marlena leave the show I probably will, too. If there is any budget cutting to be done, it should be with Melanie, Kate, Roman,Victor,Nicole for some of the other cast who don’t add anything to the show. These people are not a big part of the show and some of them only appear every once in a while. I think you are
making a BIG mistake!!!!!!
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Whatin the heck areya’ll doingatDays. This move is dumb . I have has it. The only reason I watch non is because of john, marlena , bo and hope and stefano.
I am about to quiet watching and I have been watching days since i was 6 years old and I am now 39. Dumb Dumb move , Elizabeth
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
Please don,t fire John and Marlana.It won,t be the same.Teresa Patrick
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
I’ve been watching DOOL for 30 years and I think dropping Marlena and John is *@#%%* stupid. They are the STAR of the show. If you drop them, that means you are dropping MOST of you fans!!
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
What nitwit made the decision to get rid of John and Marlena. They keep the Soap going!!!!! I have watched Days since 1967-I guess my days are up watching Days. I want John to get his memory back, find the killer of the Mayor and love his children once again. The one they should got rid of Stephano. God he is so boring!! and I’m so tired of him. Why not kill him off and make the show really exciting. This is a real slap in the face to the long watching fans. Get rid of Melanie, Max, Stephannie and Chelsey and Chole if they need to cut back on salaries. Anything but letting John and Marlena go.
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
I am truly upset by the decision to get rid of Marlena and John. I have been looking at the show since 1979 and after the last episode with Marlene & John the program will just be history to me — I will definitely give it up. Why can’t you get rid of Sammi and her screaming mimmies!!!! She is a terrible actress……
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 11:15 pm
I am sad!!! I have been a loyal Days viewer since 1983, when Bo and Hope fell in love, and I cried when John Black fell in love with Marlena .Days is John and Marlena, Bo and Hope and Steve and Kayla. I have video tapes I will be watching when Days goes off the air in 2010!!
Comment added November 26th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
I have watched this show since the beginning and have been very sad when main cast members have been lost due to death or illness or at the hand of the evil Stefano. However, the loss of Marlena and John just to save a few almighty dollars is worse than any evil doings Stefano has pulled in all his years. Get rid of Melanie, Kate, Lucas, and Chloe. Heck you can even can Doug and Julie for good if you want. If DAYS continues to go in this direction, I am afraid you have very much disapointed a 45 year viewer. Don’t we deserve better?
Comment added November 27th, 2008 at 1:05 am
I AM 49 YEARS OLD..I HAVE WATCHED THIS SHOW MY WHOLE LIFE, IT’S THE ONLY ONE I DO WATCH. WHY WOULD YOU DO SOMETHING SO STUPID!!!!! JOHN AND MARLENA ARE THE SHOW YOU IDIOTS!!!!! IF THIS RRALLY HAPPENS I WILL NOT WATCH IT ANYMORE… AND I KNOW I WON’T BE THE ONLY ONE, GET YOUR S—- TOGETHER BEFORE YOU LOSE YOUR SHOW, REMEMBER THE FANS(DUH THAT WOULD BE US) MAKE YOUR SHOW AND IF WE’RE NOT HAPPY YOU GOT PROBLEMS!!!!!
Comment added November 27th, 2008 at 1:20 am
Someone really wants Days off the air! That is the only reason for this decision! Sabotage! Anyone with a BRAIN can see this. John, Marlena, Bo & Hope & Sammi are Days Foundation, you get rid of any of those 5 actors and the foundation sinks! HELLO! Get rid of some of these characters that don’t have any rhyme or reason. The Middlemen. I do like the new Brady and Rafe. If Lucas is not going to get back with Sammi get rid of him, he and Chloe just don’t get it at all and he has worn out his welcome. Give him a job with Billie! Please God get rid of Melanie. Others to go would be Nicole, Roman, Kate, Put Chelsea on a reoccurring role with Theo & occasionally with Bo& Hope. The storyline with Abe, Lexie & Theo has massive potential if you can handle it, but with this present decision to get rid of John & Marlena I’m not sure where your creative minds are ~* I would hope that this horrible decision will be reconsidered . 35 Years and want to keep counting Days Fan
Comment added November 27th, 2008 at 7:10 am
I have watched Days since the beginning.I don’t want to see Marlena and John leave.I watch just to see what John is up to.
Comment added November 27th, 2008 at 8:34 am
This all could be just a way to get the fans attention. I can’t fathom them releasing two wiley veterans that make the show so compelling. Do the producters have tunnel vision and cannot see what the viewers want just by reading this website. Plain and simple, the people that need to exit the show are Melanie, Chelsea, Stephanie, Max and Hope. Stephanie is the b word. If she really loved Max then she would be with him but she is too smitten with Phillip. They give so much time to Chelsea’s character and I don’t know why. She is very, very spooky with those black eyes and terrible hairstyle. Carbs would work too for her and Hope and Nicole. Nicole is a whiny beyotch too. Bottom line my wife and I aren’t going to watch the show after John and Marlen exit. I guarantee that just because of pure and utter stupidity from fat producers.
Rack me I’m out.
Go Pats, Bruins and Celts!
P.S. Happy Tom Turkey Day. Thank-you Pilgrims.
Comment added November 27th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Terrible news to take away John and Marlana–the grown ups. Now that old Horton couple are gone, that left them as the old guys.
Absurd to shed them. We need the generational balance. Enough of the teen boopers.
Comment added November 27th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
What will Days be without John and Marlena. John is great now and I look forward to his smirky comments and humor. The veterans are what keeps that show going and they are making a huge mistake getting rid of such quality actors. THINK TWICE BEFORE YOU DO IT
Comment added November 27th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Marlena and John are like family to use old time viewers. I have watched Days for 39 years and they are slowly taking my extended family away!!! Why do they keep snotty Melanie and Chelsea who are just selfish and self centered!!
Comment added November 27th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
the writers of Days of Our Lives are STUPID for axing John & Marlena…..get rid of some of your other non-descript actors/actresses and retain your classy ones….if these two go so go I … a fan of 30+ yrs
Comment added November 27th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
If they go, so do I. I am of a certain age where all the younger couples are often boring. A mature love story like J & M is welcome.
Comment added November 27th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
i will never watch days again once Marlena and john are gone. they are the show. and I am sure others will follow me in not watching as well
Comment added November 27th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
I thought the worst thing you could do was write off Belle and Shawn, but I was wrong. This show just keeps proving how low they can go.
Comment added November 27th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
This decision is not bad. Yes, I’ll miss the characters, but there’s more action going on with the other story lines, and quite frankly, John and Marlena are boring.
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 5:34 am
if john and marlena go—-so goes the end of \the days of OUR lives!\ :(:(
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 7:02 am
I’m done with DOOL. Your writers
are rediculous!!!!! To get rid of
J & M is like getting rid of
Tom & Alice, just stupid. Listen
up writers, your fans (or past fans) and trying to tell you what they want.
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 7:28 am
What does Days have against couples? You finally get these couples together and then they are sent packing and or seperated. Jack and Jen, Austin and Carrie, Steve and Kayla (given not much of a storyline) EJ and Sami ( seperated) Bo and Hope (put on the backburner) Belle and Shawn, and who else am I forgetting. But the worse thing is that we have about 5 new doctors coming to town who nobody cares about (daniel should just share his workload with Kayla and Lexie), Melanie, Hilda, Kates crazy assistant, Mayor, etc. Brady is the only recent comeback that makes sense. QUIT hiring all of these actors that noone cares about and that doesn’t make sense and keep some of the actors that us viewers actually tune in on a daily basis to watch!
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Please don’t let these two go…there story is one that a lot of us tune in to watch. Days will not be the same without John and Marlena and their love for each other. Why do all of these new actors have to come in, can’t we keep the veterans?
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 8:25 am
If this comes to past, I will see no further need to watch Days. I have been a faithful viewer since day one. It seems like the writers are catering to the young viewers and forgetting the older ones.
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 8:43 am
Have you all gone completely off the deep end? John and Marlena are the main reason many watch the show. Bo is a wimp (used to have a backbone no more). Hope is a snob, Roman is non-existent. Sami is selfish etc. etc. John and Marlena are a breath of maturity who need to stay to give the show some kind of center
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
ARE THEY NUTS???!!!, Marlena and John are like Grandpa and Grandma Horton! They are the ICONS of the show. Taking them off the show will be a BIG mistake!
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
I will not be watching Days’ unless they have Dee and Drake. They are all Days have left get rid of the 10 not needed actors and the show will rock!
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
I will never watch Days again until Dee and Drake return. Other actors will come and go, with out these two actors Days’ will be the next cancellation
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
What a bunch of hooey to get rid of these two. What is Days thinking? I’m still getting over the departure of Jack and Jennifer. My viewing habits are bound to change
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
As a veteran Days fan, I am sorry to hear that Deidre Hall and Drake are being written out of the show. Besides Bo and Hope, they are the only reason I still watch it. Tired of the young crowd. I think you are making a big mistake, you will lose your OLDER viewers.
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
I can’t believe you’d get rid of Marlena and John. I can’t beleive you’d let them go and take on a Melanie. You need to bring back the old John this new John has worn thin. They still have the loyalty of fans watching Days. John and Marlena’s dismisal would be catastrophic!!!! Someone is forgetting that the loyal viewers are tuning in to watch the veteran actors and not all these new actors while its nice to bring in new storylines but we still love the ones we’ve been loyal to for 30 years!!!!
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
I have to agree with all the other fans. Why would you fire John and Marlena. Stupid move!!! I have been watching Days since I was in the 4th grade. I’m 36 now and Marlena has been on the show since I have been watching. I hope this doesn’t destroy the show. I will keep watching because I’m a loyal fan. But…stil…Bad move Days writers!!! Good luck. Drake and Deidra
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
How utterly ridiculous to let John and Marlena go. Without fans watching Days, if this happens (myself included)the soap will surely “go down the drain”.
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
I can’t believe you are letting them go. You will lose the over 40 viewers and I will probably quit watching. I have wotched since it debuted - off and on due to my work schedules. Shame on you for disappointing the devoted fans. Get rid of Melanie if you need to cut.
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
jack karnov, dont talk about steph, max, hope leaving. i love these guy. oh, cheslea too. we need to see melanie, philip, stephano. please dont take marlena, or john off, they are who attracted to the show in 1990. i love them, them and the bradys are the best things on there. do these producers and writers even read what we are writing???? do they care about the viewers, guess not , they only care about budget cuts. good going guy, leila
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
I love the core couples like Steve & Kayla, Bo & Hope, and Marlena and John. DOOL is all about the Brady’s and the Hortons. That is the heart of the show…Please don’t take them off!!! I have been watching since day 1 and if these people are gone, then I’m gone too!!! I agree with lots of the posters…The young ones are silly and I usually leave the room when they come on and return with the main characters are on.
Comment added November 28th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
I have been watching Days for 32 years and it really needs some new storylines. I guess I’m in the minorty, but this could be a good move. Have the writers take a look at the real world - there are a lot of fascinating situations that could be utilized! How many times can these characters die and come back to life? How about a little humor - like when the characters Eugene and Caliope were in it in the 1980’s.
Comment added November 29th, 2008 at 5:54 am
I have hung in there for a while now hoping that the show would get better. Your story line has been horrible and getting rid of John and Marlena is going to finish your show!
Comment added November 29th, 2008 at 10:13 am
My aunt got me hooked on Days when I was 10 years old. I got my mom hooked when she broke her ankle in 1997. John and Marlena are the only characters I really enjoy watching anymore. Besides Bo and Hope and maybe Tony and Anna, I don’t like any of the other characters. The show is obviously catering to a different fan base. Too bad things like this are dictated by the bottom line and not by the loyal viewers who have kept the show alive all these years. Guess I will be deleting Days from my Tivo in January.
Comment added November 29th, 2008 at 11:25 am
I think it is crazy too get rid of John and Marlena. I hope there will be enough people to boycott the show after this happens. Then, maybe, something will be done. You all need to weed out the newer ones. Need to bpycott or bring John and Marlena back.
Comment added November 29th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Get rid of the Super Couple??? Noooo! I agree with everyone else, get rid of the younger ones, like Melanie, she is a terrible actress, and Victor, I like him, but he doesn’t really have much of a role anymore,neither does Maggie Horton, Theo, Rolf, ugh, hate him, Henderson & Ciara. None on these actors have much of a role, get rid of them, but Pleaseeee, leave John & Marlena. Also, bring John back to his old self, I want to see them back together, and happy.
Comment added November 29th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
If you drop Marlean and John I will not wacth the show anymore/ I miss Jack and Jennifer and I am sick of these story lines!!!!!!
Comment added November 29th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Fan for over 30 years. I agree with the other true fans. They should just end the show. They seem to be trying to turn it into a kid show. Hello, kids are at school. If they follow through with this to save money it will save me money too. This show is the only reason I pay $50 a month for cable. Enjoyed it while it lasted. Thanks and Goodbye.
Comment added November 29th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
I am a long time fan and I am angry and sad to hear that Marlena and John are leaving.
Comment added November 29th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
Where can your viewers send in THEIR
VOTE on whether to KEEP KEN KORDAY(???) or send him packing with John and Marlena. Isn’t he the reason for this decision?
Comment added November 29th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Why don’t you QUIT hiring new actors? Pay Drake and Dee,and give them a new story line! I have watched DAYS since the beginning.
We have four generations watching, but all of us will stop if Drake and Dee are taken off the show.
Wake up!! Fans LOVE this couple.
Please think about your decision before you choose this course of action!!
Comment added November 29th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Why on earth would you let two of the most important, and loved actors go and turn around and hire unknown actors to the show?? You’ll lose a big majority of faithful followers.
Comment added November 29th, 2008 at 10:45 pm
I’ve watched DOOL for more years than I care to remember. Today after the news of Dee & Drake’s departure. DOOL will no longer one of my must shows to TIVO. Once these two are gone will anyone over the age of thirty be safe? Good Bye………..DOOL
Comment added November 30th, 2008 at 5:07 am
keep Marlena and John and Phillip. Melanie can go anytime and not many would care. Use your heads to keep this show on the air the viewers returning.
Comment added November 30th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
You’ve got to be joking right? John and Marlena ARE the storyline of the show just as much as Stefano. You just can’t have one without the other. The show hasn’t been the same since Belle and Shawn left and cutting these two from the show also has got to be one of the dumbest ideas yet. If you want to cut someone cut the extras like - Chloe, Melanie, Daniel, or let’s see maybe ALL the newer writers that have screwed up the storyline of the show!!! Dumb, dumb move on your part.
Comment added November 30th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
I guess my days of watching \Days\ are over. John and Marlena were the reason I started watching Days many years ago. So sad!
Comment added November 30th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
Are you people frig’n retarded or something? Are you trying to get the show cancelled because the ratings will drop even more?
What is the matter with you!!!
Do you not care about all the loyal fans who have been watching this show for years and years?
John/Marlena ARE two of the main characters of the show and we need veterans like these to be on the show for there to even be one in the first place. We need them just as much as the DiMera’s, like DUH?
If you need are experiencing budget problems - why do you keep hiring new faces for some lame story line that goes absolutely no where? Why don’t you get rid of the lame writers that have made the show so uninteresting instead of the people we want to watch and have come to love over the years.
Your writers SUCK BIG TIME, why not fire the whole lot and hire some with half the talent they got, then the show can be what it one was. As is, it’s plot is lame and uninteresting, to many of the actors/actresses story lines go no where - like Nick, why did you make him look like a lunatic and murderer, when he could of just gone away to work on his invention for fuel.
Listen to the people who watch this show or no one, I repeat, no one will want to watch it.
Comment added November 30th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
At the suggestion of putting Chloe with Daniel is enough to make anyone sick.She is as bad as Kate been with every man on the show and just as sneaky.
After the ordeal of losing two of the best actors on the show(John and Marlena)it is now time to quit messing with the couples.Put Sami back with Lucas,Chloe back with Brady,Nicloe with EJ where she is happy or a change her life has been a mess let her be happy,and Melanie with Phillip they deserve each other they are both sneaky underhanded people,and Chelsea with Daniel at least she is more his age than granny Kate.Kate either needs to get off the show or pair up with Stefano they both are a pain.After 43 years of watching this show it is time for a differnt story line without the Brady-Demira fued.
I don’t understand the show being short on money to keep it going so you oust John and Marlena buthire more actors go figure……………….
Comment added November 30th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
I can’t believe this. I started watching this 38 years ago. While sometimes John and Marlena’s story is absurd or annoying…they also are the pillars of this show. Take away the pillars and…
The only bright light is I may be freed from an hour of tv every day as it will be easy to give up. Sorry - not sure this was wise.
Comment added November 30th, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Are you crazy??? This show is about Marlena and John. I agree with the other viewers, if these two are cut from the show, I will no longer watch this show. Get a clue….
Comment added November 30th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
After watching Days since Marlena first arrived in Salem I can honestly say that I no longer have any reason to tune in to NBC. Days was the only thing at the peacock that I watched. Without John & Marlena I don’t think Bo & Hope can carry it themselves. No one will give Steve & Kayla a story line and one can only take so much teen angst from the rest. Like \sands through the hourglas\, so went the Days of Our Lives.
Comment added November 30th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
This is the DUMBEST move yet. Why not get rid of the newcomers, with the boring, half-hearted stories, and keep the core of the show intact. You could even get rid of Abe and Lexi for that matter, but John and Marlena? Are the writers trying deliberately to can this show. I have watched for 28 years and will not continue to spend the precious hour a day to watch this show any longer. This is a slap in the face by the head writers.
Comment added November 30th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
I can’t believe you are letting them go. I hope every devoted fans will stop watching the show. I know I will.
Comment added December 1st, 2008 at 4:38 am
I’ve been watching the show since 1977 and am devasted to hear of the loss of John and Marlena. The show will not be the same without them….I will no longer watch Days when they leave.
Comment added December 1st, 2008 at 9:44 am
The poll figure of 59% that people disagree with John and Marlena being fired, but they will watch the show anyway is BOGUS. Where did that figure come from? It certainly doesn’t coincide with the past 634 comments.
Comment added December 1st, 2008 at 9:47 am
I was already about to quit watching the show. Now I know I will. You might as well change the name from Days of Our Lives to something else. It’s not Days of Our Lives anymore.
Comment added December 1st, 2008 at 9:57 am
If Deidre and Drake leave the show, I can bet that Days will be off the air in no time at all. This is the sure demise to Days. These are MAIN characters. IMPORTANT characters. So many other characters focus around them. What a bad decision. The new characters are so-so. The veteran actors are the ones who bring the fans to watch every day. I hope this information is wrong and the writers change their minds. I for one will no longer be a fan of Days if Deidre and Drake are let go.
Comment added December 1st, 2008 at 10:29 am
Well with the news of John & Marlena leaving and the comments that I have already read above mine, it isn’t ever going to be the same in Salem. I have gone from watching on Fridays to now not watching at all. Your writers suck that’s who you should fire. Come on, I can write better and more interesting story lines than those we have been watching. Get rid of DeMira story, that’s been the same old same old since Sami was born!!!!
Comment added December 1st, 2008 at 11:13 am
I think it is a shame to let these 2 charcaters go..I have been watching this Soap for years and I may just have to find another soap to watch.
Comment added December 1st, 2008 at 11:20 am
My whole family watches Days! We all think you are making a BIG mistake! John & Marlena are your veterans - we all love them!!! BIG MISTAKE! (Unless of course - you’re playing with our heads again)
Comment added December 1st, 2008 at 2:16 pm
I cannot believe you would even consider getting rid of John and Marlena. They are what keeps the show on the air. I have been a loyal fan of Days for 30 years and John and Marlena are my favorite couple and is what keeps me glued to every episode. This is the worst move you could make and will sink the Days ship as many fans will leave. My suggestion would be to get good writers in order to boost the ratings. Don’t give a boot to the couple that keeps the ratings up. It’s a no-brainer
Comment added December 1st, 2008 at 2:49 pm
DOOL needs new writers. I am sick to death of this nonsense on this show and all the younger cast members that NO ONE cares about. Marlena & John??? Paaaallllezzzze! I have watched from day one and so have most of my friends. We are all dropping off like flies. John’s story line sucks as does most of the cast. Leave the veterans and get rid of the kids. Better yet, get rid of the writers and hire me, I could at least make it more interesting to watch. Get with it guys! You are ruining a once great show.
Comment added December 1st, 2008 at 2:54 pm
Stick a fork in her already. I have been an avid viewer of Days for 20+ years and have despised Marlena from the first second I saw her. Each time her visage appears on the screen bile fills my mouth and I gag. The only value Marlena brings to Days is that she provides a focal point for my considerable scorn. Were it within my power I would have axed her from the show long before that devil suffered unendurable torment by having to live within her body. Good riddence and if there was any justice in the world her SAG credentials would be revoked so she cant ruin some otherwise decent soap.
Comment added December 1st, 2008 at 5:42 pm
Days is making a huge mistake! The show will not be the same without them! I havre been watching the show religiously for 25 years and I feel it will lose many viewqers. Someone mentioned Steve & Kayla…maybe they should leave instead. Nothing has happened with them since Stefano terrorized the hospital. Why not mess with them or get rid of them?
I am really upset that Nicole lost her baby and thet things are going so wrong for her, just when she was starting to straighten up her act! She was going to make a great Mother!
Comment added December 1st, 2008 at 6:01 pm
John and Marlena are the last of the “good guys” on Days. And I’ve watched since the show began. I’ve even enjoyed and had a chuckle or two over Robo-John.
I can’t believe you’d let them go and leave Kate (who I can’t stand) and that doctor friend who bedded her granddaughter, and that whimpering Melanie … and the list goes on.
I’m very saddened to hear this — and will probably stop watching.
Days needs a proper funeral.
PS: I love Allison Sweeney and always have. Sure wish you’d do something better with her than what you’ve given her recently.
Comment added December 1st, 2008 at 6:35 pm
This is stupid!!!! Why don’t you remove someone with no air time. I have been watching Days for 30 years and it keeps getting worse and worse. You should not tamper with the main people that keep this show alive. You should keep John and Marlena on the show. Get them back togther. And give someone else the boot that has less air time.
Comment added December 1st, 2008 at 6:52 pm
well it looks like the end of days of our lives if john & marlena go-these are the best actors on the show and have been on as long as i can remember
Comment added December 1st, 2008 at 8:23 pm
I have watched this show since I was a child and I am so irritated. An interview said it was budget…get rid of Melanie, Rafe, Chloe, Daniel…and a few other stupid characters (Nick was a start). John & Marlena are major players and your ratings might go back up if John started to get his memory back. Robot John is a little likeable but this is old now. Listen to your fans.
Comment added December 1st, 2008 at 11:48 pm
if you fire these two main characters thats it for my family and me we have watched since day 1 my granndmother,mom, sister, myself and my own now adult children, John and Marlena are the alice and tom of the past, Without them its just crappy tv,my family will leave with this beloved couple. goodbye days, you killed yourself. GH is where all days fans should go, never a dull story.
Comment added December 2nd, 2008 at 2:09 am
Have been watching “Days” all of my life (57) and although I hate that John & Marlena will be leaving, I have HATED how their storylines have been written for years! Maybe they can return in a bit with renewed “old” storylines that are much more entertaining and show a bit of depth.
Comment added December 2nd, 2008 at 8:39 am
Okay, John and Marlena are leaving. This is a soap opera, how many times has Stefano left and came back? Roman, Steve, Kayla, Bo, Hope, even Marlena has left the show for a period of time. The only one that has not is John. As the fan base gets older, Days is adjusting to keep the young fan base interested. Many of the younger fan base do not know who the supercouples were and their histories. This may lose a couple of people from the older fan base, but it will gain some in the younger fan base. When and if John and Marlena do return, the ratings will start to soar again!!
Comment added December 2nd, 2008 at 11:11 pm
The show will not be the same without the idea couple.Once they leave I will stop watching days.
Comment added December 3rd, 2008 at 3:55 am
I think that everyone should form a petition by just writing in and just say your against it, don’t do a lot of writing just enough to get their attention. I promise you that they wont have much choice but to put John and Marlena back or cancel the show, and without those two I would just as soon they did that.Stay together
Comment added December 3rd, 2008 at 4:04 am
Sorry..things with Marlena and John have been cooling anyway. I loved em as a powercouple but COME ON! John losing his memory..again!? How many times have we seen this happen between the two of them. Reuniting em is good, then they can go. But hopefully that’ll just be a brief hiatus. And once we have some new material for them they can come back.. hopefully.
Comment added December 3rd, 2008 at 8:36 am
I have been a DOOLS fan since the beginning of the show. This is so stupid. DOOLS will never be the same without J&M. Ya really need to rethink about what you will be doing to your fans. I’m so out raged and upset about this!!!!!!!. Please don’t get rid of J&M!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment added December 3rd, 2008 at 9:05 am
Where and when on this website are we, the LOYAL viewers, going to be given a Poll on John and Marlena’s demise? Are the Producers afraid to hear the truth?
Comment added December 3rd, 2008 at 11:00 am
FINALLY! I am so glad to hear that John and Marlena are going to be off the show. The acting by John is very annoying and Marlena, who is supposed to be smart, acts a little stupid, if you ask me. So glad they are gone. Next to leave - MELANIE. Please tell me that you will be cutting her out too. As for Kate - she should go too. Not much of a story line except boo boos by the writers - how can a person who has lung cancer need a bone marrow transplant. As far as I am concerned Steve and Kayla can be next - another loser couple that can’t act if they tried. Why keep them???????
Comment added December 3rd, 2008 at 11:44 am
Is Alice Horton still the matriarch of Salem. Who will eventually step to the plate to replace her??? The story writers are headed in the wrong direction with the legacy of the Hortons and the Bradies. John and Marlena are good actors, as is Roman, but there story lines are pathetic. Kayla’s role is a disaster. I say get rid of the writers and keep every actor except Melanie,Rafe, Nick, Steve and Kayla, or at least get a better story line than the one going now.
Comment added December 3rd, 2008 at 12:09 pm
I can’t believe the producers would let John and Marlene go, they are the backbone of the show.
Take off some of the new ones. I will watch!!!!
Comment added December 3rd, 2008 at 4:19 pm
Maybe instead of getting rid of john and marlena. the dool needs to get rid of ken corday. i will tune out of dool.
Comment added December 3rd, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Maybe instead of getting rid of john and marlena. the dool needs to get rid of ken corday. i will tune out of dool. what happen to romance. let phillip and stephanie find a happy ending and sammie. and please do not let nicole get sammie’s baby. how old is that one.
Comment added December 3rd, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Please reconsider axing marlena &
john.ditch nicole,chloe,melanie.
consider a future with victor&caroline,stephanie &max.sammie &the new cop. please do
not destroy days by eliminating the
roles of john and marlena.
Comment added December 3rd, 2008 at 7:45 pm
The writers are probably doing Drake & Diedre a favor. They can now get off this sinking (stinking!) ship. They should cut the writers salaries, they should be embarassed to take home a paycheck!
Comment added December 3rd, 2008 at 8:10 pm
Been watching 41 years. John and Marlena go…then I go. This is ridiculous. Why bring Stefano back if you are losing John. Hello? These people need to go: MELANIE, DANIEL, CHELSEA, MAGGIE, ROMAN. SINCE NOT USING STEVE AND KAYLA…..MIGHT AS WELL LET THEM GO TO. BUT PLEASE…THE WORST IS MELANIE. NOT EVEN A GOOD ACTRESS..DUMP HER AND KEEP JOHN AND MARLENA
Comment added December 3rd, 2008 at 8:16 pm
Please don’t let John and Marlena go. They are so much a part of this wonderful show and I look forward to watching them daily. There are several other people that would be better off gone. Stefano for one! Why does he always return? A little too much. Tony and EJ are great to keep the DiMera’s going.
Days MUST keep John and Marlena or you will lose many viewers!!!
Comment added December 3rd, 2008 at 8:55 pm
THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!! I can’t believe they are getting rid of the main two people who make the show! If the writer is smart he would keep them on the show so they would not loose a lot of viewers. They want to let them go because of money??? Well that’s evil, and you know what they say money is the root of all evil!!!
Comment added December 3rd, 2008 at 11:37 pm
I have been watching Days since I was a young child. This is like losing a family member. I agree with the others, take Nick, Melaine,Roman,and alot more . This is insane! I guess Bo and Hope will be next. I am not sure I can watch this anymore.
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 12:05 am
I don’t know why everyone is up in arms. This show hasn’t followed through on a storyline and has completely blundered the one’s with potential. John a Dimera??? So many possibilities, but the writers can’t come up with what a grade school child could. Days needs cuts….start with the writers and producers. Its not the actors fault they don’t have anything to work with. Its all completely predictable. This is what will happen with John & Marlena. They will reunite and go on a vacation for half the year, but in 2 months when Sami is pregos w/Ej’s 3rd child we will find out they have disappeared. At the end of this year a mysterious couple will show up in Salem, blah, blah, blah. Come to find out they are John & Marlena, who were drugged & kidnapped by Stefano, given plastic surgery, and had their minds erased by doctor/butler Rolph, only to be wandering Salem not knowing why.
Anyways….they want budget cuts and solutions, again don’t look at the cast, look at the writers, directors, & producers. They are the one’s who have this show only getting to neutral and mainly going in reverse. Maybe they need to re-hire the scab writer. At least his plots were more interesting!
PS….If I wanted to see One Tree Hill I’ll watch CW Network!
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 5:53 am
This is horrible, horrible news! I have watched this show from it’s inception (I was in grammer school) This could be the last straw for me. This couple defines the show in so many, many ways.
This one’s unforgivable!
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Let go of the extras. There is no point in even watching Days if they are going to let go John and Marlena. Melanie, and Nichole can take a walk cause they are USELESS.Yeah let the bad actors go first!
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 10:38 am
This just can’t be - DOOL without John and Marlena will be a waste - they need to rethink this - I have been watching DOOL 30 years and can’t imagaine it - get rid of some of the new lesser paid actors that are not worth anything anyway - Melanie, Danielw etc to be able to keep John and Marlena.
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 11:04 am
I can’t believe that they are getting rid of Marlene and John. They are so important to the show it really does not make any sense. This is the only soap I watch and am now considering not to tune in after the first of the year.
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
I am a little late reading this and I am devastated to hear the news about John and Marlena. Hopefully, the folks at DOOL will rethink their decision and keep John and Marlena. I can think of some other characters that could leave and hardly be missed. PLEASE KEEP JOHN AND MARLENA!
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Has Ken Corday lost all his marbles? How can he think getting rid of the two main characters, John and Marlena, could possibly help save the soap? Obviously, he doesn’t care about all the fans or this wouldn’t even be considered. Get rid of some of the younger players like Melanie, Max or Chelsea or even Abe or Lexie but not John and Marlena. If Days was in trouble before, it’s in more trouble now because the fans will just give up on the show.
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
I DVR days everyday. I wish they could see that I fast foward through every Melenie clip there is. I stop it when I see John and Marlena. Get rid of that girl!
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Although it is important to stay current and try to appeal to a younger demographic, it is equally important to keep well established, long-time favorite characters as a framework. It is that framework that gives cohesiveness to all new story lines if written properly.
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Sometimes I feel the writers don’t understand their core audience. If you watch a soap, you have probably been watching for many years, and yes, are comforted by watching the characters you have come to know and love. Those new characters who appear as a natural part of the storyline (generally the children of established characters) become just as important with time.
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
they will loose a ton of viewers.
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
I CAN’T BELIVE THAT DOOL IS GETTING RID OF JOHN AND MARLENA. This show IS them. I think this is the worse decision that DOOL will ever make. I can guarentee that I will NOT watch DOOL anymore because of this. You are bringing new and stupid people instead of keeping the original people that all the fans know and love. STUPID MISTAKE DOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
Without John And Marlena the show will not be the same. I really feel they need to get rid of the writer for Days as he is a loser.The reason Days have not been hot for a long time is not because of the actors it is all because the writer does not know how to write story lines this is why they have not won an oscar for a very long time. Fire the writer and keep John and Marlena.
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
I have been watching DOOL, since it first aired. I enjoy seeing Marlena and John and don’t know if I will watch it, when they leave the show!! They are the main couple, but I would like to see John back to his old self. I don’t like him as a nasty person.
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
WHY DO YOU KEEPING AXING THE ACTORS THAT ARE THE HEART OF THE SHOW!!! The characters of John and Marlena are one of the reasons I watch Days. I love the original characters. I HATE that you’re bringing in all of these new people. Keep the great characters that you already have. If the show isn’t going to run after 2010 anyway, can you at least keep the people that we have watched and loved (for me personally)25 years. Bring some closure to their lives in the end. Don’t bring in all these new characters that aren’t going to amount to a hill of beans anyway. I LOVE John and Marlena and I have to say, I don’t think I’ll watch if they go. Please be loyal to your longtime cast and characters as well as your longtime fans.
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Also why has this turned into a teen tantrum saga. I would think that the majority of your viewers would be ladies 30 and over (like me). I like the characters of Philip, Max, and Chelsea but they have been given FAR too much storyline. Melanie’s character is so pitiful I’ll not even comment further. Give the storylines to Bo/Hope, Steve/Kayla, John/Marlena, EJ/Sami and even Stefano. They are the heart of your show and the people your longtime fans want to see and hear. Please reconsider your decisions. You’re really going to seal the fate of the show if you don’t. During the tumultuous times in which we now live, it is a comfort to tune in to a show that is so very familiar. Please don’t take that away.
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Huge HUGE Mistake!!! If there is no John and Marlena there is no DAYS! I have been a fan since 1968 and if they go I will too! If there two actors are gone, Days will be gone shortly for good. Get rid of actors and there storylines such as Melanie, Chelsea, Stephanie and some old timers –Maggie and Carolyn, Cictor and Kate. The story is about John and Marlena as well as Bo and Hope and their kids not about Melanie and Kate and victor. Do all the fans a favor and keep them on!
Comment added December 4th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
TAKE JOHN AND DOC OFF THEY ARE DONE
Comment added December 5th, 2008 at 1:34 am
John and Marlena have been on the show so long and are so good for the show they should be immune to fireing/letting go
like everyone here is saying, let go of the new and keep the vets.
dont get me wrong, i like the new faces but bring them on when things get better and just keep the vets that have made the show what it is today.
PS.. im a 38 year old male and i been watching days every day and have been since i was 16 years old. if the vets you are letting go start to turn up on other soaps i may start changing channles.
Comment added December 5th, 2008 at 7:04 am
I am 57 and I have been watching Days since day one! I am so disappointed in the writer etc letting Marlena and John go —shame on you ===!!! get rid of some of the new comers that are horrible ie Melanie! Goodbye days for me…so sad like losing a member of the family!
Comment added December 5th, 2008 at 10:28 am
I am really disappointed that John and Marlena are going. I used to come home from HS at lunch and watch DOL when it was 1/2 hr show. I am not interested in the latest characters. I used to tape the program faithfully and watch it when I came home from work. Now I’m not even interested in the show.What a loss, what a shame….
Comment added December 5th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
I have watched Days on and off since 1985 and a lot since 2002. without John and Marlena, I won’t be watching anymore. I was thinking about giving it up due to a busy schedule, but this is the last straw. There are too many young actors on the show with lousy storylines. The writer changes have also made the show disjointed. Stories sart and stop with no continuity. Why not keep major characters and give them lesser roles. Its not like they are going to get much work anywhere else.
Comment added December 5th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
After reading alot of comments from fans, there is not much to say except that I also am a big fan of Days and to get rid of John and Marlena will get rid of the show.
They make it. The chemistry between the 2 of them is worth watching days. John and Marlena, Bo & Hope, Patch & Kayla, Now they make the show.
Comment added December 5th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
I have watched DOOL since the 60’s when I was in high school. I have seen many people come and go through out the years. Bo & Hope were gone for years, Bo came back sooner than Hope. Steve & Kayla on and off, Kim and Shane gone. Victors been on and off. Some actors are on the front burners than on the back for awhile. It cycles thru. John and Marlena need a break, and maybe they’ll be back. Maybe they’ll return for certain events like Doug and Julie Everyone was new at one point, I remember when Deidre and Drake started, even when Allison Sweeney
started, she couldn’t act. It’s a ssoap opera and it changes with the times.
at all.
Comment added December 5th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
I have already basically stopped watching Days since the storylines have been so feeble and uninteresting. I know there has to be a balance of new and old but the new storylines and their characters are boring and ridiculous. Sorry Days but you’ve lost it. A viewer since 1965.
Comment added December 5th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
I have watched DOOL since day one. I am saddened to see John and Marlena go, but I am an avid fan and will continue to watch the show. There has been some low times for the show and some very high times. I think things are generally looking up for the characters. Continue the good work.
Comment added December 6th, 2008 at 7:56 am
The loss of John and Marlena will be the most devastating event possible. Those of us (which is possibly the entire fan base) feel that the John/Marlena storyline is the stalwart of the Soap. To lose them totally undermines the series and will alienate many (if not most) of the base. This is not a smart move for NBC … you have “far too many” storylines going on now and what has happened is that you have “crowded out” the John/Marlena line for the trivial underpinnings of “Melonie” mania. Bad move NBC!!
Comment added December 6th, 2008 at 10:36 am
i have been a fan for 35 years plus and now it seems you want to cater to the young people with all these young actors, when John and Marlena are gone so am I
Comment added December 6th, 2008 at 11:07 am
I have watched DOOL for 40+ years and have seen many actors come and go but what an ABSOLUTELY huge mistake to get rid of John and Marlena. They ARE the foundation of DOOL. You bring ALL these other characters in and we lose two of the BEST. what an ABSOLUTE disgrace to the fans of Days.This is UNBELIEVABLE and SHOCKING!!!!
Comment added December 6th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
I have been a loyal fan of DAYS for over 30 years. I hope this is not true. DOOL will lose many loyal viewers by the decision to drop Marlena & John who are one of the favorite couples on the show.
I can’t imagine watching DAYS w/o those wonderful actors. When they leave, that’s the end of watching DAYS for me.
Comment added December 6th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
I’m been watching days for as long as I can remember. I think it is very foolish they are letting go John and Marlena, they are icons and make the show. If they want there ratings to go up they need to fire the actors the fans dislike!
Comment added December 6th, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Having Deidre Hall & Drake Hogestyn leave the show is a sure way to have Days go off the air. Everyone I have talked to, said they’re done watching if they’re gone. THEY are my favorite on the show. Get rid of Sammy, Nicole, Chloe, Lucas, Phillip, Kate, Melanie, Stephanie, Max who add NOTHING to the show & leave the major characters. Keep the big names — Hope, Bo, Roman, Abe, Lexi, Marlena, John, Stefano. I have watched Days since it began, & with no Marlena & John, I feel like there’s no reason to watch. BIG MISTAKE letting them go.
Comment added December 6th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Having Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn leave the show is a sure way to have Days go off the air. Everyone I have talked to, said they’re done watching if they’re gone. THEY are my favorite on the show. Get rid of Sami, Nicole, Chloe, Lucas, Phillip, Kate, Melanie, Stephanie, Max who add NOTHING to the show and leave the major characters. Keep the big names — Hope, Bo, Roman, Abe, Lexi, Marlena, John, Stefano. I have watched Days since it began, and with no Marlena and John, I feel like there’s no reason to watch. BIG MISTAKE!!
Comment added December 6th, 2008 at 10:29 pm
I just can’t get over them taking off John & Marlena on Days. That is just Dumb. Then DO NOT put new characters on Days if have to take off John & Marlena . I don’t think the show will last much longer.
I have watched Days for many years since I was a child . I think they need to leave them on the show & DO NOT TAKE ANY OF THE OLDER ONES OFF !!!!
Comment added December 7th, 2008 at 9:14 am
I have been watching this show for 35+ yrs cut your budget by not hiring new actors. Their $ add up for what it would cost for the veterans to stay. The veterans are what make the soap!!!! NBC if you want to keep DAYS listen to the fans. The fans make the show as do the veterans. Days needs to get new writers especially a new excutive writer. Letting John and Marlena go is a BIG MISTAKE!!! Your wasting $$ on Melanie, Max, Chelsea. This is an outrage on your part Mr. Corday. Why watch the show anymore if the veterans have to go since they make the show
Comment added December 7th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
UN-FRIGGIN REAL!!!! Kinda like the new John- I find humour in his remarks and commentary- Especially like when he calls Marlena “Blondie” That is just too funny. On the other hand like everyone else I’ve been wait’n for the old John to emerge…They have really left everyone hangn with their current story lines- Like when they brought Stefano back…John still in battle with Phillip and then Stefano for the docks the empire and then…John just backs off…(Alrighty..Now what?) Oh that’s right, then we all get the privledge of watching her just give up on John and take this new approach of a divorce… WHAT? seriously??? Really? This is how you do a couple that has been a true SUPERCOUPLE and leave the fans??? Really? Like the rest of you - been watch’n a long time, tivo it daily. The way things are looking I’m gonna have some freed up recording space for something else… Maybe I’ll tune into desperate housewives…
Comment added December 7th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
while I am saddened to see JOhn and Marlena go for now I am sure it is what will be best for the show. I loved the twist they played with John’s return but it has turned Marlena froma strong woman into a wishy washy whiner and they really haven’t gone anywhere with the story with marlena always wanting the old john back and john refusing. Also as veterans they are among some of the higher paid actors on the show so it makes sense to let them go for a period so they can tie up some other stories or move them forward. Frankly I am more disappointed to see Blake Berris go as they could have done so much more with him. I love John and Marlena but they do not make the whole show. for me the clincher for me to stop watching would be the permanent removal of Frances Reed by any means other than he real life death. She is the true cornerstone of the show even though her health makes her an infrequent visitor on our screens.
Comment added December 8th, 2008 at 7:11 am
you might as well cancell the show if you get rid of john and marlena.I will quit watching.I love the new John,it has made it fun to watch his new behavior….get rid of someone else!!!!
Comment added December 8th, 2008 at 11:27 am
This show is getting out of hand and is starting to ge very boring. I’ve been watching days since it started in 1965. You always take off the wrong people. And you always drag out certain storylines way too long. The show will not be the same without Marlene and John. Get rid of Melanie, what do we need her for.
Comment added December 8th, 2008 at 11:29 am
I have been watching Days for well over 30 years and I don’t think I will continue if Marlena and John are gone. However I really don’t like the way you have John acting. I was hoping they would get back together but not leave the show!
Comment added December 8th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
I never thought this would happen. I am going to miss John and Marlena. “That’s a fact”!
I am sure they will be back though. I hope anyway. Sami needs her mama. And bring back Belle, Shawn and Claire!!!
Comment added December 8th, 2008 at 1:00 pm
i think that even though these two have been on here forever i think that maybe it might be a great change for a new year, and maybe one day tjhey can come back and enlighten the soapopera back up, in my own opininon i think that marlena and john would be best to leave for awhile, because there was nothing to do with them, the story just kept getting repreated over and over.
Comment added December 9th, 2008 at 2:06 am
What in the WORLD are you thinking cuting your two main players… oh please if there have to be cuts.. try Stephano - or Kate… Not Marlena or John.. we need them and we love them!! Wherever they go- I will be there with them.
Comment added December 9th, 2008 at 5:17 am
I HABE WATCHED DAYS FOR 40 YEARS
IT’S ABOUT TIME TO STOP, IF
YOU TAKE JOHN AND MARLENA OFF
Comment added December 9th, 2008 at 8:21 am
I cant believe you are letting go of John and Marlena how stupid are you people there the back bone of the show they are an all time couple and you bring on these new actors and you get ride of them. Your stupid and I will no longer wacthing the show. Maybe upper management needs to be fired cause you all cant make the right decions you have pissed off alot of people dont be suprised if your ratings go way down if they do its your on fault and dont go throwng blame somewhere else. If John and Marlena go I go.
Comment added December 9th, 2008 at 9:39 am
I’ve been watching since Julie was a teenager, and have seen ridiculous story lines through the years from the writers of this show. My opinion as a lond time fan is to keep the actors…FIRE THE WRITERS!
Comment added December 9th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Watched for the last 10 years w/ my wife. John & Marlena leaving killed it for me. I also thought Nick & Chelsea had the potential to be this new generations “Bo and Hope” type couple. Instead they brough in Daniel, who looked way to old for her, and made Nick a stalker. If the budget is an issue, stop bringing in new people and work w/ the people that we already connected with. We stopped watching 3 weeks ago and will stay gone until something changes.
Comment added December 9th, 2008 at 11:43 am
I have been watching for 20 years…How can you get rid of Marlena & John. They are one of your super couples and one of the reasons I watch everyday! Stop letting all the good actors go and maybe your ratings will go up, but instead they keep going down!!! Keep John & Marlena, bring back Shawn, Bell, Jen & Jack and keep your layal fans happy! Some of these new people are horrible! Love tht Chloe , Brady, and Nichole are back!
Comment added December 9th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Quite frankly, I am relieved to see Deidre and Drake go. I have taken about as much of Marlena’s “Oh, Gosh,” and “Golly” that I can take. Who is she supposed to be anyway, Glenda the Good Witch of the North? And Drake’s over extended tough guy routine, with his squinty eyed “I’m the super spy guy” look and his half whispered voice was bad enough when he was still John. When he became the new John I kind of liked him, but now the pseudo robot kid like talk and robotic movements are trying my last nerve. The reason we’ve never seeen either of them on any other show besides Days? They can’t act their way out of a wet paper sack.Good riddance, I say, and let’s move on with the people who actually have potential. Now Adrianne Zucker, there’s an actress.
While I’m at it, what’s up with the whole Carver Autism thing? I realize that Days is on some kind of crusade, but this story line is one huge yawn. Drop it already.
Comment added December 9th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
i understand WHY but i dont like it. i’m sure the \new\ actors get paid much less than the vets do so it would help the budget…but why not get rid of abe and lexi? we’ve done without them before! or nix stefano and tony! i could list quite a few vets i could do without!
Comment added December 9th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
Ken Corday you have lost it!!!
I have watched days since 1968. It is the only soap I watch.
Since there are hardly any HORTONS and few scenes for the BRADYS…MARLENE AND JOHN ARE DAYS OF OUR LIVES. Get rid of Melanie, Kate, Lucas, Chloe, Stefano, Philip..their story lines are BORING!! If ou let Marlena and John go cancel the show it is not worth watching. That is why days has so low rates. BORING
Comment added December 9th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Days is the only soap I have watched since 1968. The show is the worst I have seen in all these years. There are hardly any Hortons left and a few scenes for the Brady’s..JOHN AND MARLENA are DAYS OF OUR LIVES. Get rid of Melanie, Kate, Lucas, Stefano, Chloe, Philip..the story lines are boring. Ken Corday you might as well cancel the show.
Comment added December 9th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
Well now you can see why NBC has to make budget cuts. It was just anounced today that JAY LENO is actually staying on and is just being given a new time slot. That would be 10pm on week nights. He was suppose to be quitting!! Conan was and is taking over his show. Now all the 10 pm shows on NBC are going down the toilet as well. I guess they had to cut someone to pay his outrageous salary!! DOOL will never see 2010. ITS OVER!! I guess thats why they are taking ER off too!! Im done with DAYS and LENO too!! Never did like him!! So NBC has to pay CONAN and LENO now!! get the point? SOON NBC will asking for a BAIL OUT TOO!!!
Comment added December 10th, 2008 at 8:54 am
I am sad to see Marlena and John go. I think you should keep them and put John back to normal, no more of this Dirty Harry wannabe voice. Leave his memory alone for a while, that story line is getting real old.
Comment added December 10th, 2008 at 10:23 am
THEY NEED TO GET RID OF THE YOUNG ACTORS THAT CAN’T ACT AND KEEP THE REGULARS ON. I USE TO WATCH ALL THE TIME BUT NOW ALL IT IS A BUNCH OF WINING LITTLE TEENS ON THERE.
Comment added December 10th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
well I heard the rumor and now i find out it is true. I have watched days since I was 9 years old and now it is time to stop. I have thought for a long time now that the storylines were absolutely ridiculous, and the Stefano thing has gone on for way too long, he needs to be the one to go, his antics are just plain stupid. As for the newer younger characters, they really are not that entertaining, but rather irritating and boring. This show needs some fresh writers that know what they are doing. Sorry, but I will no longer watch now with the two biggest vets no longer on. sad.
Comment added December 10th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
I agree with others having said that they need to do away with NEW characters. Have Nicole & EJ run away with each other. Have Max & Melanie reunite as siblings and go off together. Have Chelsea and Nick run away together. Chloe & Philip could leave together as well. Brady can go back to rehab. Tony & Anna’s storyline has been nil, they can leave. Kate and Daniel could run away together. But for the love of Pete, PLEASE leave the others alone!
Comment added December 11th, 2008 at 4:47 am
Well, this is ONE way to ensure the demise of DOL! Why would they even consider cutting the cast or the most beloved super couples? I was truly saddened when Drake was cut earlier & thrilled when he came back. Now with the lost of Deidre & Drake the show will fold. I have watched since the beginning, but no more. That’s the way Ken! Dissolve your fan base - smart business move! Why not release the lesser meaningful characters that are only “fluff” in the show & write BETTER story lines for you cast that holds this show together? I truly hate the episodes with Melanie, Max, Stephanie, Nick, Chelsea, Theo, etc. They are not the foundation of this show. Sadly Ken, you are out of touch with the fan base on this show. FANS RISE UP & ALLOW YOUR VOICES TO BE HEARD!
Comment added December 11th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
I am in shock that they would do this. You kill Drake off which saddened most of us and then bring this robot John back and the story line is just not there. So they are probably losing interest because of that. If you bring the old couple back, you just might be amazed as the reaction you would get from the fans. I’ve watched Days for at least 20+ years and I’m just so disappointed with everything. I know its a soap, but come on, start writing this show to be a little realistic. If you want to save money, cut Steve & Kayla who really do not have any kind of story line. Get Sami to grow up once and for all. Melanie just has to go!! Or for heaven sakes, revamp her character. I know you want to reach the younger generation, but whats being written is not doing it and your actually losing a lot of your fans. The writers need to start listening to the fans or Days will be off the air.
Comment added December 11th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
iam glad there going they get are so sicking.and john always thinking he is above the law and can do what ever he wants .and her always whinning about something . i say its about time.
Comment added December 11th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
That is stupid to do that. Been watching for 17 years and I know that will definatly hurt the show. Not a good idea guys. I agree that some of the younger people should go just don’t get rid of Stefanie or Philip love them!!!
Comment added December 12th, 2008 at 7:17 am
I have been a \Days\ fan for years and I have to say the show will never be the same without John and Marlena!
Comment added December 12th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
John & Marlena ARE Days. They do not need to leave.
Comment added December 12th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
This is the craziest decision I have ever heard. The dynamic relationship between Marlena and John is exactly Days…how they do this. They are the very reason why I started watching this show when I was 14 years old. This is so heartbreaking. Days will lose a lot of viewers because of this decision. Why not get rid of a larger number of useless characters, like Melanie, Daniel, Nicole, Stefano can go into another coma or mysteriously disappear for a time. What a mistake it is to get rid of such a strong foundation.
Comment added December 12th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
FIRE THE WRITERS…..GET RID OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRYING TO RUIN THE BEST SOAP ON THE AIR. YOU WILL LOSE VIEWERS AND MY HUSBAND AND I WILL BE TWO THAT GO….THANKS WRITERS FOR RUINING THE SHOW
Comment added December 12th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
As much as I hate to say it folks Executives are going to do what they want and they don’t give a ****about what the audience wants.
It’s all about the $$$$$’s. I, like 98% of us, are truly going to miss Deidre and Drake. Of course one thing to consider is there’s power in numbers and maybe just maybe the Executives with have mercy on us all and reconsider.
Comment added December 12th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
The stars of the show have to go but Roman gets to stay !!!! Come on (IMO) he is the most boring actor on the show. Another Soap will probably grab these 2 stars up and give them much more interesting story lines like all the others that have been left go before them.
Comment added December 13th, 2008 at 6:55 am
I have been watching Days for over 25 years. The recent announcement that almost the last two of the \oldtimers\ are leaving the show will most likely end my attraction to this show. Days is the only soap I watch, so I guess that will leave more time for other things.
Comment added December 13th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
Are you kidding? You might as well cancel the show if you let John and Marlena go. They are what holds the show together, not all your new characters and the kids. The moms and grandmas (me) who have been faithfully watching this show for over 40 years relate to John and Marlena and not paying them what they want and letting them go, is letting Days go.
Comment added December 13th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
I quit watching Days last time Marlena left the show and I might do the same again. The show will not be the same. I hate to see anyone lose their job but there are other less important people who could be cut. I have also been watching days since day one.
Comment added December 13th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
I would have axed Bo and Hope, but the John and Marlena saga is getting old. The should consider brining back Shawn and Bell.
Comment added December 13th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
I’m so sick of this on again/off again revolving door of characters. Yup, it’s a soap. I know that. But for cryin’ out loud! Every time I see a glimmer of hope and think, “Ok, now we’re getting somewhere”, the writing starts to really suck again and the storylines go … nowhere. Now John & Marlena are being written out? What a shame. The writers had them and squandered them. What a waste. Just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse…
I think I’m done, kaput, out of here. I can’t watch this crud any more. Well … at least I’ll have an extra hour each day.
Comment added December 14th, 2008 at 12:49 am
I think getting rid of John & Doc is the stupidest move this show has ever made. I have been a fan of the show for 30 years and am very dissapointed that they have decided this. Most of us like the long standing members of the cast and their characters. I could care a less about most of the newer members of the cast. Lets get back to the old basics.. and John & Doc are a huge part of that.. Who cares about the young people like Melanie and that age group.
You guys were on the right track bringing the old crew and story lines back like Victor, Stefano & family, the Brady’s.. really
Comment added December 14th, 2008 at 1:02 am
This will pull your ratings down. It is not a wise or prudent decision to do away with John and Marlena. Make budget cuts elsewhere….maybe your own salary or the salary of whoever decided such a blunder.
Comment added December 14th, 2008 at 9:18 am
This showing is turning into a younger viewer program. It’s fine to bring in some younger characters but John & Marlena and Bo and Hope make this show. This is a hugh loss and the show will never be the same without John and Marlena.
Comment added December 14th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
I have been watching days for 47 years and I can not believe you are taking John And Marlena off the show. For God’s sake put them back together yes; give then a new story line to follow but leave them on the show. I will move to another soap if this happens
Comment added December 14th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Well it is about time they got rid of Marlena. If i see that stupid look she gives John one more time I think I’ll puke. And the storyline of her being pregant at her age wasn’t even realistic. Time they replaced her with someone who can act. Nicole did a fabulous job on the miscarriage. totally believable. need more actresses like her and Sami.
Comment added December 15th, 2008 at 4:24 am
Elimination of John and MArlena will mark the last ‘Days’ I will ever watch. Prior to that, I will make a list of commercials so that I can boycott those companies who sponsor such nonsensical decisions! Good-bye ‘Days.’
Comment added December 15th, 2008 at 4:39 am
Well, I have been a 40 year DOOL Watcher and Fan and Outside of, Shane and Kimberly Donovan’s Relationship, being Destroyed, because of: The Past, Day’s Writer’s Story Line, which brought, Shane Donovan and Kayla Brady together, (YUK); Firing John and Marlena, and The DOOL (Days) Veterans, has got to be the Next Horrible Mistake, that The Day’s Franchise has made concerning the show.
Already, my daughter, who has been an Advid Days Fan and Watcher, for years, has Quit Watching “Days”. Personally, I have only been watching Days (DOOL) again, because, The Days Management and Ken Corday, has Been Bringing Back, The Old Veterans. These young actors, can sure take off their clothes, But Their Acting Skills, Cannot and Do Not Compare to the Great Acting Skills of The Veterans Of DOOL (Days)!
When The Days Franchase, have lost, at least half of it’s viewers, I wonder, if The Days Management and Franchase, will Get The Picture! We Want Our DOOL Veteran’s Back!!!! If you must save money, Keep The Old Veterans Of Days. Fire The Younger Actors and Actresses! Great Veteran Actors and Actresses and Continued Loyality From Your Veteran Viewers, is How Days (DOOL) Became So Popular and Long-Running!
Bring Back Shane and Kimberly Donovan, Jack and Jennifer, Keep John and Marlena.
Bring Back, The Great Writing and Story Lines and Plots, and the Actors and Actresses, of the Old DOOL (Day’s) Episodes!!!
Comment added December 15th, 2008 at 7:28 am
I haven’t like the direction of the show for the last several months and have lost interest. Taking John and Marlena off the show will not help get me back. Don’t take them off the show. Develop new stories for them!
Comment added December 15th, 2008 at 8:32 am
UNBELIEVABLE if this happens after 30 years of being a faithfull watcher of Days I am DONE. Get rid of some of the younger cast that no one cares about but leave our favs. I am so tired of this. When Drake and Deidre leave so do I.
Comment added December 15th, 2008 at 9:55 am
YES! FINALLY WHIMPY MARLENA ——— JOHN ARE GONE! THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! THEY LOST THEIR ———-A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
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Comment added December 15th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
I hate to see them go, I was hoping they get back together and become a powerful couple again and change the lives of some of the people in Salem, like some of the younger actors attitudes (like MAx, Melanie, and so on). Do however like the fact that the younger ones are getting more important responsibility. Sami and Rafe are hot together.
Comment added December 15th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
This is crazy, I have been watching this show, well since I was a kid for for 30 some years.. Its unfortunate for you Days… you will loose your viewers… When John and Marlena leave Salem, so will I and a good many others… good luck keeping your show in the air.
Comment added December 15th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
I just saw the news about Marlena and John. You guys must be nuts to get rid of the characters who make up Days of our Lives. I don’t care one twit about the new people you are hiring for some new stupid story line. You have to keep the couples you have together and rid of the others who are standing around with no story line I care about. I never would have believed this would ever happen. I hope you don’t have a notion to get rid of Bo and Hope. Anyway, I feel the way most of the viewers do. When there is no more John and Marlena then you lose a lot of viewers and that includes me. So id you are trying to keep Days on the air, you are going about it in the wrong way. Days will not exist without viewers and you will lose them by the hundreds. Just think of their fan clubs. Do you think they will be loyal to Days, NO they will not. Hope you can change your mind with all the negative feed back you are getting. So Good-Bye Days. It was a good run while you had it.
Comment added December 15th, 2008 at 5:57 pm
I am very upset that the writers and producers of Days of our lives are letting Deidra Hall leave the program. I have watched this Soap Opera for 30 years and Deidra has been with the program for just about as long as I can remember. She is a very talented actress and I know that the writers could easily find many more story lines for her. As a matter of fact, I would love to see her reunited after many, many years to Don. I was very upset when they broke up years ago and I far as I am concerned, she has not been right with anyone else since. If that is not possible, then maybe she can be reunited with Roman. PLEASE do not let her go from the show. She is one of my all-time favorites. I also wish that you could find a better story line for Susan Seaforth Hayes and Bill Hayes. I love the both of them too.
Comment added December 15th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
I’m sooo happy that Marlena is leaving the show. I can’t stand her character, no tears shed from me….John on the other hand (the new John) I love him! I’ll be sad when he goes.
Comment added December 16th, 2008 at 8:25 am
If you need to cut the budget…get rid of all the stupid new actors and they’re story lines. Concentrate on John and Marlena and Bo and Hope and pay THEM. You could come up with money if you’d let go of all the young ones whose story lines are BORING. I watch Days on Tivo and fast forward through all scenes except for John, Marlena, Bo and Hope. Ridiculous!
Comment added December 16th, 2008 at 11:28 am
I’ve not been able to watch the show in awhile and just recently started watching it again…when John and Malena leave I won’t be watching anymore!
Comment added December 16th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
I think this will do “DAYS” in , If you drop them you drop most of the fans that have been watching for over 30 years including me.
Comment added December 16th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
I have been watching DOUL since 1966. I am very sad about John and Marlena, I may have to switch soaps if they go elsewhere. They and Bo/Hope keep me there.
Comment added December 16th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Please, please keep John and Marlena. Get rid of Stefano, Melanie, tony, Theo and Roman. Enough of all the babies (okay) These people serve no purpose what so ever. How can this happen. I am done with this show.
Comment added December 16th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
sorry to see marelna go but will not miss john. have been watching since the first episode but getting tired of most of the writing. will miss Alice but hope that she is doing ok. I know nothing lasts for ever, but wish they would change some of the actors. get rid of Kate for one.
Comment added December 17th, 2008 at 9:59 am
Been a Days watcher for 40 something years seen it all be why cut your super couples get rid of your newer stars first.. I am afraid this may be the end of Days bring back the super couples the ones your have written off bring them, back don’t cut the ones that ARE Days……
Comment added December 17th, 2008 at 11:06 am
WOW……. I am shocked! I think you should keep them around but not as a lead couple. Salem without John and Marlena seems impossible. They are the next Alice and Tom!
Comment added December 17th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
I”m shocked! Obviously the new writers and management have no feel for Days. I’ve watched it from the very first episode and may stop wtih no more John and Marlena. You’ve screwed up so many story lines as you desperately try to find out how to fix the program. In reality you are only dooming it. Although I like the actress that plays Kate, I have never liked her character. So let her die. Daniel and Chloe can run off together leaving Lucas to figure out what happened. Maybe after 3 marriages he should just focus on bringing up Ali. And Melanie…PLEASE send her back to Europe to a finishing school. Victor and Caroline can reunite, marry and go on a world wide tour. And Stefano should go to prison once we find out he was behind the Mayor’s murder leaving his children to fight over the Mansion jand his $$. Shawn and Claire and Belle return and Claire helps to bring John back to his senses. Other couples to remain: Bo and Hope for sure!, Stephanie and Philip, Max and Chloe, Abe and Lexie. Does Salem really need so many Dr.s? So bye to the new shrink, Nicole’s Dr. (she can have the baby in the church Sami has been visiting. And if
necessary, Kayla and Steve could leave on a mission to save children in Africa.
Comment added December 17th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
WOW…..UNBELIEVABLE! A dedicated fan for many, many years through the ups and downs and you take away two of the core characters - Deidra and Drake. They are irreplaceable! All of the super couples are why so many have stuck with the show despite its bad story lines at times. I am always thrilled when you bring back an original actor to keep the story lines flowing. If you are trying to attract a younger generation with the new story lines - good luck! You will be sacrificing your die hard fans instead, like me. So disappoining - you are tearing the Days \family\ apart - who will be next? Deidra is an incrediable actor - you are foolish to let her go. I have watched so many actors leave days only to show up on other soaps, often with better story lines!!! maybe the writes need to go…Days used to be SOOO good….so many have left….could this be why it is so bad right now…Don’t make it worse by letting Deidra & Drake go.
Comment added December 17th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
I have been watching since day one. I am saddened to see Marlena and John go. The new people are redundant and boring. Please keep John and Marlena. The are the best. The old story lines and the evil stephano and Marlena were great. How about getting those writers back the ones now are awful.The show has gone down hill. It used to feel almost like family,When the strangler got Marlana I cried but the show has lost its excitement family feeling. Also its family values sice Alice is not there. Not all people jump from bed to bed, lie and cheat.
Comment added December 17th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
I hope Kate leaves too. Whatever they do, just don’t let go of Bo and Hope. They still are unbelievable together.
Comment added December 17th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
I think you all are crazy we look forward of seeing John and Marlena back together .Change the show you let things go on to long all this other stuff is stupid i can go two weeks without watching and it still the same.
Comment added December 17th, 2008 at 10:01 pm
What a shock! How could you let Marlena and John go? They have had great story lines for many years. I’ve been watching \Days\ since 1966 and am really disappointed to find that you’re letting them go…and Phillip, too? I can’t believe you’re bringing in such actresses like Melanie (she’s terrible)! I have always thought Kate was a \ham\, too. Glad to see that you brought back Stefano…now he adds some excitement to the show. Keep Marlena and John, otherwise you will lose many faithful \Days\ fans, who have supported the show even through the bad times.
Comment added December 17th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
I CAN’T BELIVE THAT YOU WOULD GET RID OF JOHN AND MARLENA. WHY DON’T YOU GET RID OF DR. DAN HE IS NOT WORTH WATCHING ALSO STEFANO, MELANIE AND VICTOR. THEIR ARE TWO VET WITH STEFANO AND VICTOR LET THEM GO AN KEEP JOHN AND MARLENA
Comment added December 18th, 2008 at 7:18 am
I ALSO CANT BELIEVE YOU WOULD TAKE OUT TWO VERY LOVED AND VERY SEASONED ACTORS THAT IF THEY HAD GOOD STORY LINES WOULD IMPROVE THE SHOW TREMENDOUSLY.
Comment added December 18th, 2008 at 8:02 am
outrageous..basically killing what’s left of Days..why get rid of the best ? Get rid of the non impportant cast member such as mel..nick, chelsey..max..Anna..ect..you hired new cast member while you don’t seem to realize that it’s not important to people who are big fans.. what makes the show are the dimiras, kiriakas..John.marlena ..bo and hope.. the rest don’t matter and if you can’t see that than you don’t deserve to run a soap opera..I am furious !
Comment added December 18th, 2008 at 8:37 am
Reading through over 750 comments has a bottom line: Ken Corday you are not NBC’s answer to save the show. The writer’s are at fault, not the actors. NBC is at fault for hiring people who can’t act, then leaving them there when viewers complain it’s insulting to them. The majority of these viewers will quit watching the show if you take out the John and Marlena characters. The majority of the viewers record, then fast forward to the veteran actor’s scenes. If NBC is basing the writing on the popularity of the actors .. then somebody over there SHOULD WAKE THE HELL UP! Maybe these very comments are what NBC is looking for ~ the fact the majority of the young actors are not popular is what they want. Villains sell more air time. Come on viewers ~ write positively ~ they need all the help they can get. Telling them to fire half the actors is ridiculous.
Comment added December 18th, 2008 at 9:21 am
I am so done with Day’s, what a stupid move, they may as well shut down production for good, there won’t be any viewers left to care.
Comment added December 18th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Deeply saddened to hear that the best on screen couple has been fired. John and Marlena have been the best influence on the show since they were first introduced many years ago. I have been an avid Days watcher since the show started. I have been losing interest lately with all the uninteresting story lines with the younger set and the Nicole-non-baby-give me security. I thought Days had class and sophistication, but lately-that has been lacking. I guess after Drake and Deidra leave, Days really ends for me! Sorry.
Comment added December 18th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
THIS ISN’T RIGHT, MARLENA AND JOHN HAVE BEEN THE HIGHLIGHTS OF DAYS FOR YEARS. AND NOW THEY ARE GETTING AXED. I AM GLAD THEY ARE GETTING BACK TOGETHER. HOPEFULL THEY WILL RETURN.
Comment added December 18th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
I’M SHOCKED TO SEE THEM GO. I HAVE LIKED DAYS SINCE IT CAME ON IN 1965. JOHN AND MARLENA WAS THE SHOW, NOW THEY ARE LEAVING GLAD THEY GETTING BACK TOGETHER, BUT NOT GOOD ON THESE TERMS.
Comment added December 18th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
There was a while that I could not watch Days for several months, but I thought about it all the time. I MISSED the characters. When I finally got to watch again, I felt like I had come home. And now John and Marlena leaving!!?! Breaks my heart.
Comment added December 18th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
I have watched John and Marlena all my life. They are like family to me. I don’t get how financial concerns would take them away. Please eliminate the Max storyline instead. Please keep Marlena and John!
Comment added December 18th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
no, no, no!!!!
Please not Marlena and John. I hate what you are doing. I will not watch anymore!!
Comment added December 18th, 2008 at 8:39 pm
I won’t be watching after they leave. I haved loved watching them and especially the Nu-John. Who is next, Stephano? I just can’t watch it anymore. The new characters just bore the hell out of me. So sad. Just like Nana said, I fast forward through all the young crap to get to the veteran’s scenes. Please please please rethink this. Fire some of those younger actors.
Comment added December 18th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
I guess we all agree, for the most part, that NBC and Corday don’t care about the viewers or the actors that have kept us watching for decades. It’s all about money….for them. Nothing else matters. Nothing…at all..except money for them.
Comment added December 19th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Let the writers go and the dumb story lines, I have watched Days for longer than I like to think. And I am 77 years old. Good Bye to DOOL.
Comment added December 19th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Hey writers, put down that crack pipe and get back to the real world!
Getting rid of two of the best actors on the show will make your ratings sink. If it’s not broke, don’t fix it!
It’s bad enough the new character you wrote for John (totally sucks) and it seems like everyone who is on the “brink of death” gets a miracle cure.
And what’s the deal with EJ?
He was raised by his mother Susan & Edmond, yet they are never even mentioned. Does he hate them? Shouldn’t they be at least mentioned in passing, maybe brought back into the story somehow. I’m sure we would love to see Susan (AKA Kristen) again, and Ivan and Vivian instead of bringing in all of these new young actors who just “pass through” like Nick.
You are sure to lose many viewers at this rate.
Comment added December 19th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
I could handle losing John and Marlena better if we weren’t stuck with lame story lines (ie Melanie/Chelsea/Stephanie).Why does this show insist on watering down the plots and changing characters into unlikeable non-entities? The “hate” thing with Chelsea and Stephanie against Melanie is a total non-event and pretty old. Then there’s the Nicole non-baby issue, not to mention Dr. Daniel chasing every skirt in town. Never thought I’d ever say this but one thing I do like right now is Sammi and Rafe and even agent Hilda is more fun to watch than Melanie.I will watch and hope.
That’s my rant for what it’s worth
Comment added December 19th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
I live in Calgary, Canada and have watched Days for over 30 yrs. To get rid of these veteran actors/actresses I think will put Days ratings very low. I hope somebody will come to their senses. Yes, sometimes change is good, but these people have made Days and that is why we keep watching. You are going to lose a lot of viewers.
Comment added December 20th, 2008 at 11:23 am
I worked at NBC in Daytime Network Sales when Days was created and the original scripts used to come across my desk. I wish I had held on to them. The show was wonderful then. When I had my daughter and stayed at home with her, I began watching the show around the time Deidre Hall came on the show. The storyline that hooked me was the Salem Strangler. I could not believe I became a Days junkie. I loved the old characters and storylines, e.g. Doug and Julie and all those stories way back when. I worked on and off over the years and caught up with the show again around 1994 or so during the Hope/Gina storyline. I have been watching pretty much regularly since then. I think there are some very talented actors on the show and Deidre Hall is definitely one of the best on the show. Big mistake to let her leave. I also am a Stefano fan. I think he is a terrific actor and does a great job with the character. Others whom I think are talented are: Phillip, Bo, EJ, Hope, Kayla and some of the young ones….Max, Stephanie and Chelsea. In my opinion, Lucas _____. _____ I’m not a big Sami fan either. I have not seen Allison Sweeney in any other roles, _____. MELANIE IS AWFUL. Second to her is Lucas. Now they have brought on Galen Guering (Rafe) from Passions. He ______ Lucas does that too. It drives me NUTS. They should really stay with the talent and give the show it’s substance back. I guess the sponsors are targeting the teeny-bopper audience.
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Comment added December 20th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
what a shame and shame on the money people behind DOOL !! I’ve been watching this for 40 years, and why not get rid of some of the younger people on DOOL ie: Melanie, Nick, Max and Stephanie ?
You are going to lose a faithful fan base, do you even care ? I know the economy has tanked, so cut your own salaries and some production costs and save the most interesting couple that DOOL has created, John and Marlena. John’s alta ego is charmingly portrayed even though the “old” John is missed. For God’s sake, change your minds before it’s too late!
I’m not sure that I’ll continue to watch with 1/3rd of the best couples leaving. You guys are nuts.
Comment added December 20th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
I am very disappointed to read that Marlena and John are going to be cut. I have watched DOOl since the beginning. I have purchased books regarding DOOL. Without the two main characters I will not be watching this soap. For years I recorded this soap and as soon as I put the children to bed each night I turned on the CD player and watched the soap. Now that I am retired I work my schedule around the sap.
Comment added December 20th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
I’ve been watching Days for 36+ years. Huge mistake to get rid of Marlena and John. I have drifted away over the last ten years as my favorites no longer have screen time. Can’t stand the Kate and Daniel story line as well as Melanie and the other young kids. My favorites are Marlena and John, Bo and Hope, Julie and Doug, Melissa and Jack, and Shawn and Belle (see I can still enjoy the young kids even though I’m 53). The writers need to pay attention to who is watching the show!
Comment added December 21st, 2008 at 1:51 am
It is unbelievable that John and Marlena will not be there. I guess they will come back like Doug and Julie, I guess Sandra Robinson is going to take Marlena’s place as head shrink. what will Stephano do without John to torture huh? what, bring back Princess Gina? who knows with DOOL. HEY!! hire a Veteran fan of 30 years to help write this
Comment added December 21st, 2008 at 1:57 am
I would get rid of:
Nick, Dr. Dan, Anna, Abe, Lexie and Theo, Chloe. Also Max and Stephanie (they can go back to racing cars).
BTW what happened to Phillips son Tyler
Comment added December 21st, 2008 at 6:47 am
How can you allow John and Marlena toleave the show? Get rid of Stefano, Mélanie,Tony, Anna, and Victor. There roles are pretty boring. John and Marlena are what makes the show interesting. Please don’t let John and Marlena leave!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment added December 21st, 2008 at 6:56 am
I think its terrible to can john and marlena. KEEP THEM, and get rid of melanie, nik, brady, caroline, dr.dan [the womanizer]and maybe abe carver all worthless, and also sign up some of them guys for vacsectomys
Comment added December 21st, 2008 at 8:44 am
I have watched Days for the last 25 years. Ive watched families fall apart,kids growing up, and couples falling in love on Days. I grew up with them, John and Marlena will be missed.
Comment added December 21st, 2008 at 9:08 am
I can;t beleive that John and Marlena are leaving the show
They have the best story line
If your cincern with budget cuts
send Philip, Kate, Lucas and Chloe packing
Nicole whole scene needs to end
Comment added December 21st, 2008 at 1:58 pm
John & Marlena and Bo and Hope make this show. Why not get rid of Melanie and Dr.Jonas and the new psych. Steve and Kayla could also be eliminated. I love Steve but they don’t contribute much. John and Marlena are the rocks of this show and the show will lose a lot of fans.
Comment added December 22nd, 2008 at 11:25 am
I like both actors, but their stories have been ho-hum the past few years and have not been treated like the super couple that they once were. I can see them riding off in the sunset and at a future date bringing them back (like doug and julie come back for Christmas). They did this to bo and hope for a while and it worked and they were able to come back and are in the limelight now.
Comment added December 22nd, 2008 at 12:04 pm
What a shame that two such wonderful actors who have been a major part of DOOL will be leaving the show. Their absence will be sadly felt. Good luck to both of them in the future. The show won’t be the same without them.
Comment added December 22nd, 2008 at 1:19 pm
I too can’t belive that Marlena and John are leaving. I’ve been watching DOOL since it’s inception and am very sorry to hear that budget cuts are taking away the senior stars. Please reconsider and bring back the old days families in their senior years. Keep Deidra and Drake especially Deidra.
Comment added December 22nd, 2008 at 8:49 pm
I just can’t believe that Days is cutting John and Marlena. This makes no sense at all. I have watched this show since the 60’s and I am not sure if I will continue now if a show is going to cut people out like this. I am so upset about this. There are plenty of other people who could be cut. I beg of you to reconsider this decision. If you think your ratings are down now wait till they are off your show and see then. Very disappointed in your decision..
Comment added December 22nd, 2008 at 9:42 pm
This is a really foolish business decision. If the two will agree, it would be far wiser to offer them recurring guest spots. Getting rid of beloved mainstays and adding truly awful new characters(Melanie)and trying to reinvent others (Nicole, Nick) makes for less enjoyable storylines and audiences who may decide it isn’t worth the trouble.
Comment added December 23rd, 2008 at 7:56 am
That sucks.How could they let go the main characters of the show.Get rid the younger people like Macks sister.The show will go to hell in a handcart if they realease John and Marlena.
Comment added December 23rd, 2008 at 12:11 pm
This is unbelievable i have watched this show for 22 years and I thought for once John and Marlana would finally get to be apart of there kids and grandkids life. Marlana could help Sammi with this baby.Everyone still needs Marlana”s ADVICE!!!!!!! Get rid of Melanie she is _____.Show loyalty were it is desevered.
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Comment added December 23rd, 2008 at 8:36 pm
This is unbearable!!! I’ve been watching days for over 35 years. I turned my 17 year old daughter onto days two years ago, and guess who her absolute favorites are……Marlena and John. She also couldnot believe that they were leaving. I can’t bear a days without them. I won’t be watching anymore once they leave…..its like loosing an old friend. I hope the producers and writers of the show read these comments and realize just how important these characters are to everyone who watches this show.
Comment added December 24th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
JOHN AND MARLENE BEING LET GO!!!!!! WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN SMOKING?
SINCE WHEN DO YOU GET RID OF YOUR MOST POPULAR COUPLES? I HAVE MELANIE, PHILLIP, CHELSEA, CLOE AND THE REST OF THAT BUNCH…GET RID OF THEM AND KEEP YOUR POPULAR COUPLES, WHY DO YOU THINK WE WATCH? IT’S NOT FOR THE NEW ONES YOU ARE BRING ON. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING FOR 4O+ YEARS AND I AM HORRIFIED WITH YOUR DECISIONS. CHANGE YOUR MIND BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE. WHO IS NEXT SAMMIE? THEN YOU WILL HAVE NO SHOW AT ALL!!
Comment added December 24th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Keep John & Marlene and get rid of Melanie.
Comment added December 24th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
I agree keep John & Marlena - lose Melanie,Nick(you are already), Abe, Lexie & Theo(what a bore they are), Tony, and that should make up for any budget cuts don’t you think you are going to lose a lot more money when people stop watching because John & Marlena are no longer on think about it!
Comment added December 24th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Roman and Marlena should be reunited.
Comment added December 25th, 2008 at 12:45 am
I have watched day’s for over 45 years my childern watch days I have a book with Hope on roller skate this book is over 30 years old and if all the old star leave so will I
Comment added December 25th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Please reconsider and leave Marlena and John in the cast. Their characters are the “backbone of the show”.
Comment added December 25th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
I was very shocked to read in Soap Opera Digest that you are getting rid of John and Marlena, why would you do this to 2 very talented actors??? I have been watching Days for 37 years-my mother got me started watching and I have been faithful watching and taping it every single day….Please reconsider and let them stay…the show won’t be the same, especially since you keep bringing on new characters…
Comment added December 25th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE!! LET MARLENA AND JOHN GO - NO WAY! THIS HAS MADE MY DECISION TO STOP WATCHING DAYS AFTER 40 YEARS AND WON’T MISS IT AT ALL WITHOUT MARLENA AND JOHN!! INSANE…..
Comment added December 25th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
That is a ridiculous decision to let John and Marlana go. They make the show. Let Melanie or Nicole go, nobody likes them anyway.I have watched the show for 30 years and Marlana is a big part of days. That would be a stupid decision to let them go.
Comment added December 26th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Oh my gosh! How can you get rid of John and Marlena! They along with Bo & Hope are the main characters of this show.
Gid rid of Nick, Dr. Daniel,Abe, Lexie, Theo.
We just got John back and the story line was great! Have you gotten new writers or what! Do you want ratings or have people lose interest? Come on people quit dragging your feet and get with it. Keep John & Marlena on and get Nichole caught with no baby pouch on. Make this really interesting.
Get Sami out and she and Rafe together. Good hook up! and then a story line with EJ and who’s the real father thing. Even Lucas and Chloe are boring!!!!
Comment added December 26th, 2008 at 9:48 am
Keep Marlena and John. Get rid of Chloe, Lucas, Lexi, Abe and Theo even Nick and the new Dr. from All my Children.
Comment added December 26th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
I’ve been watching Days since I was 5 years old. I think this is a huge mistake getting rid of John and Marlena. Who cares about characters like Melanie. I think they just put the nail in the coffin that will kill the show. I can’t stand what the writers are doing with the story lines. And I am very disappointed in their casting decisions! I think they should get new writers!
Comment added December 26th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
I too have watched Days from the beginning. Getting rid of John and Doc seems like a good place to end the show; and most likely will, intended or not!
Comment added December 26th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
I will no longer watch Days when Marlena and John are gone !!!! You will lose many viewers with this decision.
Comment added December 26th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
I am so upset about the loss of John and Marlena!!! What on earth were they thinking letting these two go. They (to me) are staples of the show holding it together. I have been a loyal days fan for 35 years and now I am not sure I can continue to watch it go down hill. Bye Bye Days may the death of the show be fast!!!! Is there apetition?
Comment added December 26th, 2008 at 9:45 pm
WHAT ARE YOU PEOPLE THINKING???? I have been watching the show since I was 14 yrs old (now 41) the people who realy make the show is Sammy, Bob, Hope, Marlena, John & EJ everyone else is a fast forward on my VCR button. Stop bring in new people like Melanie who cant even do a ______. You need to get rid of Nick,Dr.Daniel, Abe, Lexie, Theo, Tony,Stephino,Victor, or Kate. ALL THESE PEOPLE are sooooo boring all the time !!!!! I always fast forward the VCR on their storyline… There is no real conection and NO story line that is every intresting for me with these people…someone needs to give the top guys a reality check..its people like me who keep the show going…cut out the main stars and you will have to cut everyone incuding the top people becasue there will not bee enough views to watch therefore not being able to keep the show going…WAKE UP PEOPLE…start making smart moves if you want to remain in business….
Edited to remove actor bashing. Please view our guidelines. SOF Admin
Comment added December 27th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
I HAVE BEEN WATCHING DAYS SINCE IT STARTED AND IF JOHN AND MARLENA LEAVE. I WILL TO. I WILL NO LONGER WATCH DAYS.IM SURE A LOT OF VIEWERS FEEL THE SAME WAY
Comment added December 27th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Getting rid of John and Marlena??
What a mistake!! The show will not be the same without them. I have been watching Days since the very beginning, and not sure if I will continue to do so now that John and Marlena will be gone.
Comment added December 27th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
I think it is a shame the way you keep getting rid of the good characters. I have been watching Days since the first day it aired. I am about ready to quit watching it. John and Marlena are an awesome couple. There is so much story line you can do with them. Why not get rid of the new ones and keep the veterans. Get rid of Stephano. In my opinion he is a waste to the show. Golly how many times can you bring him back from the dead? This is getting old.
Comment added December 27th, 2008 at 7:25 pm
The show needs new writers!! The story line with John and Marlena has been AWFUL and as mentioned by many others on this page, caused a lot of faithful viewers that I know to drop the show. I think that is bad mistake to let the two people that we have all grown to love be taken away. I hope to see them return in the near future. It just won’t be the same without them. As for the new actors from Passions, I LOVE seeing them again!! Great move there!!
Comment added December 27th, 2008 at 9:33 pm
I agree with everyone’s comment. NBC might as well cancel Days because with out Marlena & John, this soap days are numbered. What were they thinking? We rather see good stories with the veteran actors instead of shoving the viwers with a crapy storyline by hiring bunch of actors from already canceled soaps. The producers of Days good luck on this one. You all might have save budget, but your lossing the viewers. NO viewers…NO Show.
Comment added December 28th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
If Days really lets Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn go, I will never watch another day of Days. There won’t be a Days after the contract is up with NBC because no one will want to watch Days. We Vets who have been watching Days for what seems like forever (40+ years for me) will not fogive Ken Corday. Shame on him. Get rid of the new people that no one cares about and bring back the Vets!!!!!!!!!!!!
If not Then you have lost still another viewer. Get your heads out of your rears and stop messing with the core of the show.
I will miss Days but it won’t be the same without John and Marlena so I will find something else to do with my time in the afternoon.
This is certainly the death of the show!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment added December 28th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
I have to agree with the majority. I have been a fan since the show began and would come home frome kindergarten asking what happened on Days- No Hi Mom or anything like that!!! I’m 45 and I remember the very early days- when Hope and Jennifer were born and even earlier. I arranged my classes in college so that I would be able to watch (this was in the days before VCRs). Now that I’m working during the day and taking classes at night, that 40-45 minutes of watching- minus commercial, I fast forward through them- is one of my favorite parts of the day. I am really dissapointed to see some of my favorite characters leaving. I have always loved John and Marlena, and I still can’t understand why the writers did what they did to Nick. He was a cool character until they turned him into a psycho. I work with special needs kids and I absolutely love the story about the Carvers. It gives an idea of some of what parents go through. Thanks for listening I’m with you all about cutting characters… I also agree that Mellanie is annoying. If they are trying to find a love interest for Phillip, it should be someone that has a little class, not some street urchin.
Comment added December 29th, 2008 at 1:27 am
Dolylo , I agree with you. I already have plans to find something else to watch or just do nothing since I will not be interested when Deidre and Drake leave.
I know things change but like you said let some of the new ones like Melanie go and keep the Vets.
I will miss days but will not watch it anymore when these two are let go.
Just me, who is very upset at the writes right now over letting go all the good ones.
Comment added December 29th, 2008 at 11:59 am
I agree, I probably won’t watch it if Jon and Marlena are booted off. John was a great “James Bond” and without him Stephano will not have an equal match to his evil ways.
Comment added December 29th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
The show won’t be the same without John and Marlena. Please keep them on. They give the show the substance it needs.
Comment added December 29th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
I am very disappointed that Days is letting John and Marlena go and I am even further IRRIATATED at the lame story writing for the two characters before their exit. Days doesn’t even have the “Respect” for their fans to let us have John & Marlena while they are still characters on the show. Instead we are getting the faze out…..making us watch every day to see if we can catch a glimpse of them before they write them off the show. This is yet another reason to stop watching when the couple exits. Ken Corday talks of budget cuts and that is why they HAVE to get rid of the high paying actors and he hates the decision………if that were true, he would be saying SORRY to the fans by giving US, the fans, the best exit ever. Give me a break, Jack and Jen had more air time and better storyline then John and Marlena have had in the recent weeks. We fans are lucky to see them one time a week………….and Days THINKS they are getting us USED to the NEW storylines and USED to NOT seeing John and Marlena……….when in reality, they are making us MAD!!!!!!!!!!. They don’t believe that we are tuning in every day to see our COUPLE before their time runs out. When John and Marlena leave, I stop watching!!!!!
Comment added December 30th, 2008 at 7:11 am
what a horrible decision!!!!! how in the world can they cut veteran actors such as these!!! They are the bread and butter of the show along with Bo and Hope….stupid stupid decision!!!
Comment added December 30th, 2008 at 11:21 am
If Days takes John and Marlena off I won’t be watching anymore…VERY stupid move! A better move would be to get rid of some of the bed-hopping kids…boring, boring, boring, AND so predictable!!!
Comment added December 30th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
What were you thinking?
Comment added December 30th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
I have been watching Days since its inception….If Marlena & John are on your “hit list” it will be the end for me!!!! Get a grip! keep these 2 actors; it’s the best storyline Days has ever had. Dump the newbies!!!!!
Comment added December 30th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
yeah…getting rid of John and Marlena is going to take the away from the whole show….it is gonna suck…..Yeah, they need to get rid of some of the “teenagers” and keep that couple…..
Comment added December 30th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Why even bother with such an extravagent story line with John not really being dead, a year ago, if this is what’s coming. People are really going to be POed!!!
Comment added December 30th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
OH NO. He can’t leave again!! I’ve been a faithful fan for 24 years now. I stopped watching Days last January/February after John “died”. I was so disappointed that Drake was gone. He and Marlena have always been my favorite couple. When I heard he was back on the show, so was I! I wasn’t happy NOT watching the show, but it wasn’t worth it anymore. I guess I’ll be leaving too after all these years. GET RID OF Chelsea, Max, Melanie,Kate & Lucas. And ROMAN is useless. He can go too! _______. I’m so disappointed AGAIN.
Edited by SOF Admin: We don’t wish any of the other actors to lose their jobs.
Comment added December 30th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
Beyond belief! To cut Diedre and Drake is a sign of poor writing!
These two characters have carried the show for many, many years. The storyline with Drake and his ridiculous behaviour is just plain stupid, but that shouldn’t reflect on the actors! Let Kate die of cancer, send Melanie back where she came from, let Nick rot in prison or be executed, there’s a bunch of worthless characters that nobody would miss! I’ll be 50 next month and I’ve watched this show since I was old enough to comprehend TV! My Mom and Grandma remain religious fans as do I!
I will boycot the show if they are truly booted…INSANELY STUPID MOVE!
Comment added December 30th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
I’ll quit watching - DOOL is only soap I watch, now I won’t watch any. Been watching almost since it began.
Comment added December 30th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
I watched Days for decades then stopped cold turkey about a year ago.It was probably a mistake for its contract to be renewed. This used to be a fun escape show, but it sounds like it’s run its course. Too bad. John and Marlena were (once upon a time….) a fabulous super-soap couple. I wish the actors well.
Comment added December 30th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
I have also have been watching DOOL since the beginning. I actually stopped watching DOOL when we all thought they had killed John off and DOOL said they had let him go. When I saw they brough him back I started watching again, waiting for them to finally get John and Marlane back together. We used to have Tom and Alice as the stable couple of the show. There hasn’t been been any couple since to fill that roll. I think John and Marlane could be that couple. Looks like I will not be watching again.
Comment added December 31st, 2008 at 11:07 am
omg that is really sad news why must they go the show willl die slowly after they leave i think i wont injoy the show or might even stop watching so please keep in mind to bring them back i would like to see belle and shawn come back to
Comment added December 31st, 2008 at 12:24 pm
Been watching your show for years, but if you let Marlena and John go, you will loose another fan.
Comment added December 31st, 2008 at 2:14 pm
They can rename the show EOOL (End of Our Lives) for the budget cuts will definitely end a chapter in my life. I have been a fan of Days for over half my life and I have decided to spend the rest of it not worrying over who may be coming or going or the ridiculous storylines Corday has served up in the last few years.
Comment added December 31st, 2008 at 3:07 pm
WHEN I FOUND OUT KEN AND HIS CREW LET JOHN & MARLENA GO, I WAS BEYOND MAD. THEY’RE THE MAIN REASON DAYS IS STILL BEING WATCHED BY FANS FROM 40+ YRS AGO!! NOW, WHAT DOES ABE & LEXI BRING TO DAYS? THEY’RE SO BORING, WASTE OF MONEY RIGHT THERE. LIKE ME, PEOPLE FAST FORWARD WHEN THEY COME ON…MAX? HE’S BARTENDING, NO STORY THERE, WASTE OF MONEY AGAIN. CHELSEA? GET RID OF HER AND HER AWFUL HAIRDO, SHES JUST HANGING AROUND MAKING MONEY DOING NOTHING. LUCAS AND CHLOE ARE ENGAGED? BIG WHOOP, BORING!! NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP PEOPLE INTERESTED FOR TOMORROWS EPISODE!! MAGGIE?? WHY IS SHE EVEN ON DAYS? SHE RUNS A BORING RESTAURANT, AGAIN- WASTE OF MONEY, IF PEOPLE WANNA EAT, SEND THEM TO THE BRADY PUB. GET RID OF MAGGIE AND HER RESTAURANT…
GET RID OF DR. DAN AND KATE, THEY HOOKED UP, SO WHAT. NO STORYLINE.
NOTHING EXCITING THERE. I’VE NAMED OFF 9 CHARACTERS THAT BRING NOTHING TO DAYS, THEY JUST PUT JOHN AND MARLENA IN JEOPARDY OVER SALARIES…KEN IS GOING TO KEEP BORING CHARACTERS THAT NOBODY WATCHES, KEEP PAYING THEM TO DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BUT BORE US TO THE POINT OF CHANGING CHANNELS OR FAST FORWARD WHEN THEY COME ON?? RIGHT THERE IS THE PROBLEM, DEIDRE AND DRAKE EARNED THEIR WAGES, THEY MAKE BIG MONEY BECAUSE THEY PUT THEIR TIME IN…THE FANS ARE PROOF THAT THEY EARNED THEIR SPOT ON DAYS, YEARS AND YEARS OF HARD WORK AND LOYALTY. KEN IS KEEPING 9 BORING CHARACTERS THAT FANS COULD CARE LESS ABOUT AND GETTING RID OF JOHN/MARLENA ??? THERE’S NO OTHER SOLUTION? JUST FIRE THEM?? HAS KEN AND CREW CONSIDERED TAKING A PAYCUT THEMSELVES TO SAVE THE DISASTROUS DECISION THEY CAME UP WITH?? THE CREW ON DAYS MUST HAVE DYSLEXIA, BECAUSE THEY’RE DOING THIS WHOLE THING COMPLETELY BACKWARDS!!
Comment added December 31st, 2008 at 6:47 pm
this show has become something i do not even want to watch. i have been a day fan since i was old enough to watch and understand (29 now. the new storyline is just not the same as back in the day. what happened to the real days!!!!
Comment added December 31st, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Well have you all got the hint yet? From what I have read in the 843 comments before this one ….. a huge majority of the comments support keeping John and Marlena. Hope you are reading and understanding what we are saying.
Comment added January 1st, 2009 at 1:37 am
I think the producers have lost their little minds, they obviously have no brains. John and Marlena are a big pary of this show. If they leave, I will stop watching. They have turned John into a complete idiot who is very cold and rude. Now he gets his memory back just so they can leave the show together. How dumb is that? If this is their idea of a good move, the show will never make it. Who wants to watch whiny Melanie or the lying Nicole?
Comment added January 1st, 2009 at 11:00 am
Wow ! Marlena & John gone ??? I have watched the show since 1976. When their characters leave, I am gone to. Bad characters like Melanie, Chelsea, Brady, etc. stay ??? What lame brain came up with this ? Fire him or her to pay the good actors !
Comment added January 1st, 2009 at 11:40 am
please please don’t loose john and marlana, they are such great actors and the show will not be the same without them, they are the foundation of this show and can interact with all the characters. please keep them there.
Comment added January 1st, 2009 at 3:15 pm
I can Remember sitting in my grandma’s lap watching DOOL! To think that John & Marlena will not be on the show any more makes me very upset!! My grandmother and mother are rolling over in their graves! To think I may not be able to pass their family on to my little girl is heartbreaking!! Shame on you!!!!
Comment added January 2nd, 2009 at 9:13 am
I cannot believe that the show is letting them go. They are the foundation of DOOL. Many fans like myself will be devastated. They can start with the budget by getting rid of Melanie. She makes me sick! It might not even be worth watching, I guess I have to see.
Comment added January 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
Shame on you!Marlena makes the show!Get rid of her. The show hit rock bottom,as rates be lower fan stop watching bad choice. I have been watching days for over 35 years I be one to stop watching the show until Marlena is brought back for good.Sorry one big fan isn’t happy ill wait to see what happens love the show