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DAYS Melissa Archer Interview: The Scoop On Serena, Past and Present With Eric & Thoughts On OLTL's Natalie!

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I wish Melissa well and continued success. Truth be told I was and continue to be upset at how GH ruined Jolie. For those of us who had followed Michael and Melissa’s portrayal of John and Natalie through the years it was a huge disappointment. There was so much more to their story to be told. The characters had finally shown growth and were moving forward. I would be thrilled to see Melissa and Michael Easton work together again. Here’s hoping….
Yes, Michael Easton can return to his role as Tanner Scolfield on DAYS!
One can always hope. Michael Easton’s talent is lost as GH’s Silas. There is nowhere for him to go. Give him a meaningful storyline.
Thank you for the interview Michael. Melissa is one of my favorites. In reference to GH , the Jolie fan base was screwed .Michael’s character of Silas is awful. I say bring Michael Easton back to Days and give Michael and Melissa a chance to recreate their magic. More OLTL fans will tune in and help Days ratings.
REUNITE ARCHER AND EASTON , THIS NEEDS TO HAPPEN!
Seriously, would love to see this happen…
Me three…
I wish Melissa great success on Days. I will always miss OLTL but I’m happy that she has found a new home.
Ditto.
I think Serena is going to be a great addition to DOOL. She has a firery disposition and seems to be a bad girl coming in at first, I don’t know about the following Days but so far so good. She may turn out to be a good girl. Who knows right now.
I agree with the prior posts. Fans were robbed of a happy ending for John Natalie and Liam. Yes Days is a different soap but the writers should capitalize on the known chemistry between Archer and Easton and resurrect a pairing. These two would knock it out of the park! Miss them!
Gray, complex, layered characters make for the BEST soap drama IMO. I can’t wait to see what she can do with Serena. So far, me likey! I know I will come to love Serena as much as I did Natalie.
I am a HUGE Melissa Archer fan so thank you, Mr. Fairman for the interview I’ve been waiting for! Merry Christmas to me!
Happy Holidays to my fellow daytime drama fans. Here’s to a soapy 2015!
I was the one of the first…if not the first…to suggest Erika S. as Laura and Jerry Ver Dorn as Bill and Melissa as Sarah…Days wouldve been so much better…but why cant Melissa’s Serena still be related to Maggie…a distant relative perhaps or better yet Serena could be Maggie’s daughter…unknown to Maggie she gave birth to faternal twins Serena/Sarah(like oltls Nat and Jess)…a nurse switched Serena with a friends stillborn…Maggie wasnt told about the second baby because they thought she gave birth to the stillborn and only Neil and Mickey knew…they thought it best not to tell Maggie and kept… Read more »
I like it, jimh…but only with ME in the picture. Eric is so boring…brings nothing to the table…not a good fit with Serena. She sparkles; he’s dull. I can’t shake off this priest thing. Plus, his saintly countenance gets on my nerves. Does he think he’s better than Nicole?
I hope Eric and Serena do not become a couple…very unnerving.
Great interview! Looks like Serena is going to be mighty interesting! Love her already!!
I’ll add that OLTL was my all time favorite soap. In the OLTL in my head, Natalie & John McBain married and got their Happily Ever After with their beautiful son Liam. They still reside in Llanview, PA. Oh, how I miss this show…
I love Melissa and am very impressed with Serena. I think she and Eric are very cute together. Can’t wait to see how their story unfolds.
But, Melissa will always be Natalie Buchanan to me. I miss OLTL so very much.
I still miss OLTL every single day, but watching Days is helping me with that. I love seeing Melissa and Kassie and if Days could bring on Erika Slezak and Robin Strasser I would be over the moon!
Melissa seems to be a sweet and fine person…
That being said, this whole new relationship Serena has (and had) with Eric seems way too forced, too contrived. And to tie a bow on it (in time for Christmas), everyone (except my fave Nicole) just seems to love her. Barf!
DOOL, in the span of a couple of weeks, is shoving Serena and a returning Melanie, both bubbly redheads, down the viewers’ throats. For a show that shoots 4 months in advance, why they can’t slow down the storytelling just a little, particularly for new faces on screen?
Yeah, I totally agree, Serena and Eric and their past does feel a bit forced. Though, I am more into Serena as a love interest for Eric, than the tiresome Nicole. And, can I just say, I’m so not a fan of Melanie and the bubbly actress who plays Melanie is so not funny.
I do like Melissa Archer.
Jeremy, another thing about Melanie: I don’t remember her being so flaky…
Hey James, between Melanie and her father, doctor Daniel… they are both banal characters. She’s really a bore. Whatever, she’s back now.
Wasn’t familiar with Melissa Archer on One Life To Live but Serena is close to becoming a favorite of mine. She’s very appealing. Eric is lighter and less douche like thanks to her and they make a beautiful couple. I am curious as to what she could be hiding? Look forward to her stirring things up in Salem and with another of my favorite characters Nicole.
Loving Serena Mason. So happy to have Melissa back on my TV. I hope Serena stays sweet, Smart, and strong as she is now. Great addition to DOOL.
I am loving her on Days and am liking Eric and Serena…with that being said ME/Silas is being wasted on GH and he needs to come over to Days and be a detective again…
Dani from your mouth to God’s ear. Michael Easton certainly is being wasted. Would love to see him in a role better suited for him. Would LOVE to see him and Melissa again….One never knows…
bring the whole cast of oltl to days and we will all be happy again!
Love this girl! Serena is more interesting than Natalie IMO! Of course I prefer Days to OLTL and GH for that matter. The writing is less flashy and shallow! Just sayin!
Yes, I too agree w/the above posts that it would be GREAT if Michael Easton came back on DOOL. So far he’s not popping on GH as Silas, so I keep wondering and hoping….One day…..:)
Thank you Mr. Fairman for the interview and video interview as well. You always deliver when it comes to my favorite soap actors/actresses. Melissa Archer is a talented and lovely actress. I’ve been waiting for this interview. It’s a great pre-Xmas gift:)
Happy Holidays!!
Love the slow burn with Eric and Nicole and will never like this forced pairing.
Thanks for the interview, Michael! I love Melissa on DAYS so far, and can’t wait to learn Serena’s real reason for being in Salem.
As far as John/Nat and MA/ME…. they had their time on OLTL. I want to see Melissa playing other characters with different partners. So far, so good!
Man Melissa Archer is always so sweet and positive, we need more people like this in the world! I loved her on OLTL and I loved Natalie and John. I was hoping she would join John on GH but even if she did it would have gotten messed up because Natalie would have to leave too and she would have to play another character. I always watched OLTL since the late 90’s, but when my favorite soap Guiding Light was cancelled I watched OLTL full time til it was cancelled a few years later. Melissa fit in with Days right… Read more »
It seems as if Days needs some energizing. Love Melissa Archer. Even though she and Greg Vaughan are an attractive couple I see no real sparks between them. Watch Jolie’s first kiss. Sparks galore. It was game on after that. Would love to see that again. Please soap gods,,,,
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