Days Fired Writer Writes Message to Fans
The writer that has not yet been “officially” fired has written a message to all of the Days of Our Lives fan. With a heavy heart he tells everyone goodbye on his myspace account.
“Yesterday I received a phone call I’ve received three other times in my life - but one that never cut so deep as this. I learned that I would NOT be returning to Days of our Lives when the strike ends. My time in Salem is done - ended back on November 1st when I turned my last breakdown in, and I didn’t know it.
I could probably launch into an essay about the inner workings of a television show… the secret cabals and the backalley strike deals that were made. I could potentially try and analyze the entire situation, try and find out how a writing team that started off the year doing strong, then ended up in LAST PLACE (due to dictates from the higher-ups), then somehow managed to come back and end the year in 4th place in Households and 1st place in the 18-34 demographic were all summarily kicked out at once. But this isn’t about asking those questions, or trying to analyze what happened, or why we’re not going home to Days again when the strike ends. That’s not why I wanted to write this.
Instead, this is a sad goodbye to a town I grew up with. To Tony and Anna, characters I never dreamed would be on my screen again, much less saying the words I wrote. To LeAnn and Lauren Koslow, for letting me write the one and only Kate/Anna scene of 2007 - a story I hoped and prayed would be picked up at one point. And who knows - maybe it still will be? To Julie Pinson, who redefines supporting player, and SHOULD be a leading lady… and whom I always tried so hard to give more to. I’m sorry, Julie - you deserved better. To Bo and Hope, for letting me infuse them with a sense of humor again. and especially Kristian Alfonso, for collaborating with me on one of the most wonderful eulogies at John Black’s funeral. ”
To read more of his message head on over to his blog. Are you a Days Fan? If so, stop by and let him know how much you loved the show. He’s already had over 3000 fans visit, I’d love for him to see many more. Thanks for the lead SoapOperaFan.com
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