They need to bring back Bo, Jack (Patch had him deepcover for the ISA), Patch (for Kayla – and he’s a pawn again!!) and….JOHN!!! Where are all the men in Salem??!! Nothing at all against the actors/actresses, but if Days thinks that Nick and Gabi or Daniel and Jennifer or Sami and who-even-cares-anymore have the makings of a supercouple, they are sorely mistaken. There is no history and/or no chemistry between them. TPTB are looking for instant gratification when it comes to a ratings boost and they’ve clearly forgotten what made Days “DAYS!!” – the long, slow-burn romance & adventures that supercouples went on. J&M didn’t even kiss for what – a year? Bo & Hope danced around their feelings for a long time too. Mr. Corday needs to take a step back and build the show up with veterans as well as the younger set and put them into character-driven umbrella-type storylines. With all due respect, the writing team previous to the current one seemed to have been on their way to doing just that…their mistake was trying to change EJ’s father and killing off the Phoenix. Those problems have been corrected…I’d love to see those storlines picked up again. The gold coin? Alice -vs- Stefano? John & Marlena together, Bo & Hope together… Come on Corday, you wanna know how it’s done? This is it!!

Atleast he didn’t pull a Steve Burton…!

He’ll be back by Spring!

I can understand Peter’s reasons for leaving, but, boy, Bo needs to come back to Salem! Hope running around and getting into everybody’s business is not very entertaining. Fancyface needs her hubby!

I would love to see Bo back and doing what he does best—-being Bo Brady.

It seemed like the character of Bo had become written with no real purpose over the past couple of years. Stale storylines and a lacking challenge for the actors has stalled this show a bit. Fresh talent is always welcome in any show but the days that just focus on all the young new actors are tough to watch.
Days could benefit from GH’s lead these days. They are doing a great job blending old and new actors in story lines that cross over and keep moving.
Mr. Reckell should find new acting challenges that his fans can all enjoy. That’s what I’d love to see.

I already knew that Peter has left the door open for a return-glad he addressed it publicly, and he needs to return. But, for now, Ghost Bo MUST be addressed, one way or another-it’s just uncomfortable…

It’s basically what he said before: that there is no story for him. He had a lot of story when he was younger and now it’s someone else’s turn. Wish he were still on Days, but I understand and support his decision. I do wish Days would either write Bo off or recast. Having him in the bathroom, basement, whatever is ridick.

Peter Reckell is sorely missed on DAYS. I completely blame the writing team for their disastrous storylines the last couple of years. Bo & Hope deserve better than this and watching Peter onscreen is more exciting than Daniel-Chad-Cameron-Rafe-Brady put together!!! Bring back Peter with storyline — a GOOD storyline!!!

The writing on Days is awful, exactly what Peter implies – there is no artistry to the storylines, no depth, no richness of content. There is no Bill Bell or Doug Marland writing the show. The show needs that sort of creative genius.

Come back Peter, god knows Kristian need you.

I think the writers have been trying to make Rafe the new Bo. It’s just not working. Bo was a special character with a special actor. Rafe & Daniel are on all the time and I hate their stories. I wish the show would just concentrate on the core families: Bradys, Hortons, Dimeras, & Kiriakis.

I think Peter should go play Ridge on B&B I think that would be amazing!!

Would only be interested in Bo with Carly. Hobo is boring.

I like what he said about Bo not having a good storyline, the writers ignoring the wants of the viewers and how they made his character behave ‘Un-Bo like’. Peter and his character deserve more than what he was given

GENERAL HOSPITAL is on fire using all of its veterans. Yesterday’s episode consisted of almost exclusively characters who had their heydays in the 80s and 90s and it was truly compelling television. And ratings are going up, which is absolutely the right direction. They are making it affordable by doing short-term returns, using many of the vets on recurring, and even the younger people in their own stories are heavily woven in with their parents on the show, who are the aforementioned vets. Some deals, like Tony Geary’s give him more freedom for less money, and other actors don’t have 3-day a week guarantees but are still heavily featured in plannable stretches. Many actors love their shows and will come back if asked. But both the actors and the fans have to be respected. Ratings will follow and in the right direction. DAYS, take notes and make it happen!

I love Peter Reckell – he’s an artist who understands and appreciates his audience. Something the folks at DOOL should understand as well.

Miss you Bo – come home soon =)

I’m not completely buying his sole reason for leaving was story related. Everyone wants to be appreciated and know their contribution to their workplace valued. The characters of Bo and Hope made Days –Days for a longtime. The powers that be made tons of money from them and now that these characters have aged- no longer in the demo Days wants they are tossed aside and left to languished to back burner status.

Then to add insult to injury they ask him to take a pay cut. I think by taking a stand he thought Days would cave and give him some reason to stay, but instead they said- see ya don’t let the door hit you on your way out. It was a lousy way to go and I hope they do work out their “creative differences” so PR can come back. But if not– then him and Ronn Moss should form a club– former leading soap men who got the worse send off by their show ever. He deserved better.

In all honesty there wasn’t any story for him, they completely mishandled the Carly/Bo/Hope triangle and then they hired Lisa Rinna back but didn’t wanna risk fan outcry by putting Billie with Bo…..to be honest Lisa Rinna’s Billie wasn’t that great him anyways, she sizzled with RKK’s Bo. They need to recast Bo’s daughter Chelsea, and bring them both back with a PURPOSE. I know its difficult to find stories for everyone so I can understand the “artistic” reasoning. If he doesn’t wanna do DAYS, he could to Bold and Beautiful as a recast Ridge Forrester.

What I miss is when Days of Our Lives used to go on location and have a big epic storyline for the Ratings Sweeps. New Orleans,Miami and Mexico come to mind. Bo & Hope, Marlena & Roman or Marlena and John on the run after Stefano or Toscano.

Peter and Kristian were offered a huge opportunity at storyline potential in late 2009. It’s a shame one half of the duo could not overcome her ego to allow it to play out. The arrival of Carly was not going to see the end of Bope. If anything she could have given them new life. What a shame Kristian actively worked against that opportunity.

I don’t blame him or leaving. There is only so much Salem style cops ‘n robbers anyone could be expected to take.

He’s an actor of exceptional talent. This show hid him inside a supercouple and arguably forcible dumbed down his talents to facilitate that working.

I hope he only goes back if he had a commitment to a genuinely challenging story for himself. I can’t see that happening.

I am looking forward to buying the mag and reading the whole thing. I appreicate his comments, they’re clearly very genuine and heartfelt. I think he’s exactly on point with eveyrthing he has said in these excerpts, and it’s actors like him that make me proud to be a soap opera fan and to truly care about this genre. I could not think any more highly of him and support his decision to leave, heartbroken though legacy Days fans like me are. Thank you, Pete.

Bravo Peter.

Soaps are dying because the writers have their own agenda…couples….storylines they want to push meanwhile destroying the characters to get there. If they paid more attention to viewers and what they want I think a good written show would come along with it…but alas.

He’s right, and he comes across as a class act he really does.

4 words to sum up the real problem here, Gary Tomlin & Galen Gering. Galen is not Peter. Rafe is not Bo, and he will never be Bo. Having Rafe teleport into the safehouse on GT’s first day writing, solving Bo’s case and again getting plopped between EJ and Sami, with no explation how the heck Rafe got there, further insured I will never accept the Rafe character. Not as top cop, not with Sami, and sure as hell not with Hope. The character can’t even exist without plopping him into situations where he doesn’t belong, propping him up by having all of Salem worship at a Rafe alter, and having Sami drag the dead weight that is the Rafe character along with her wherever she goes for five years now. Enough is enough. If Rafe was a well conceived character, played by a good actor, like Bo wa when he was brought in, and could carry his own weight, it would be different. But he’s none of those things. I can’t even watch him.

I have to wonder why he would do the interview now so long after leaving. What was interesting to me was that in the interview he commented about stories not being finished and Peter told fans that Bo was written out of character from end of 2009 onwards which was all Tomlin, so I’m confused with the shout out to Tomlin unless Peter is now wanting to come back and thinks Tomlin’s in charge. Hopefully if he does come back they will write Bo true to form because Peter has always made it clear how much that upset him.

More time for Bope, less time for the 30 something crowd. Tired of Sami and her men! Let’s see some Bope action!

BRING PETER RECKELL BACK!!….He’s so good at what he does and, agreeably, needs to be brought back to the forefront in an interesting and challenging storyline that, we as fans, would appreciate and embrace. He’s sorely missed…. New characters are always ok, but the charm of DOOL is the continuity and history of two families and many of the original characters that remain. Days is not the same without Peter Reckell. Salem and “Hope” without “Bo” isn’t working….Please listen to your fans!!!

Peter is not doing his fans a favor by leaving the show. Bo has had some amazing storylines in the past few years – emmy worthy infact. So it is hard for me to believe that he wasn’t given good material when he was. Was the showing revolving around his character – NO but that doesn’t mean that his character wasn’t important. You can do just so many Bo and Hope break up and make up storylines. You can just do so many Hope gets kidnapped and Bo rescues her storylines. You can just do so many Bo cheats on Hope storylines. How many times do Bo and Hope have to remarry?

The fans want Bope so it is very limiting for the actors. If Bo is paired with someone else all heck breaks loose. So with that in mind it was probably a good thing Peter left.

Hmmm….could the new characters he is talking about be the Hernandez gang? That bunch of ilk has hogged all of the screen time since Rafe was introduced.

It’s a shame that Days writers can’t write for their favourites (Rafe, Sami, Dan etc) and still honour the show’s history of supercouples. Bo and Hope, Jack and Jen, Marlena and John are the reason many 40 + yr olds are watching. Younger viewers are not going to just stumble upon daytime soaps – traditionally they are introduced to them by their mothers and grandmothers. Alienating the older generation is going to rob the show of new, younger viewers. Keep the supercouples together (and that means bringing Jack and Bo back )and play musical beds with the newer characters.

Peter Reckell NEEDS to come back to Days!!!!! The show is not the same without Bo Brady!!!
We need better writers too!

Have never liked rafe, not a fan when he was on passions. Bring back both, patch and Shane. If they put hope with rafe I’m done. Need a break from sami as well!

I argee with Peter Reckell! He is the Best Bo Brady ever! I don’t care for all the new charactrs of the show. They need a good writer and not the one they have right know! I think that John and Bo need to work together to bring down Stefano ! Bring back our vets! ken Corday is Killing days because of these new characters all the die-hard audience knows the VETS like the back of there hands! I really don’t care to see will and sonny in bed I MEAN NO OFFENSIVE to anyone. it ‘s just I want to see bo and Hope and John and Marlena and Carrie and Stefano and Kristen. I don’t want to see Daniel and the favor of the month! I grew up with days who you root for the Supercouples and who fight to stay together! I think my favorite scene was with Bo back in 91 with Drake when John told Bo that Marlena was alive and when they ost zack that was heartbreaking! Come back Peter you are missed!

I don’t think Rafe is the new Bo, or is trying to be. He is a great character who is, like many others, wasted on Sami. Rafe is consistently dragged out of a great potential storyline (like the ISA story from last summer) to take up airtime with Sami. EJ is de-villified to be with Sami, until he screws up again. Lucas has no storyline because he is done with Sami. If anyone is the problem with DAYS, it is Sami Brady, the women who hogs the airtime with boring, repeated, trashy storylines that ruin both her character and the men involved in her love life. The new characters he is referring to, I think, are Cameron and and likely the new ones being brought into the show later this year. They have very little airtime or backstory. It would be interesting to learn more about these characters while still having our vets on with ore airtime, but we are instead stuck with Dannifer and Sami’s love life! This is why I read the DAYS recaps rather than watching the show. Now that it was renewed through summer 2014, there is no harm in boycotting the soap when there is nothing I am interested in.

They need to showcase their core families Hortons Bradys Dimeras Kiriakas They most definitely need their vets and more importantly their Super Couples!! Shane and Kim are so missed Steve and Kayla Bo and Hope John n Marlena Jack n Jennifer there should be a triangle with Victor Maggie and Caroline !! Hello?? The 80s were their best years don’t fix what ain’t broke Gary isn’t writing for Passions anymore it got cancelled for a reason!! WAKE UP KEN AND NBC!!

Though I’m not (in the least) a BOPE fan, I really, really miss Peter as Bo. He’s a fantastic character – with a lot of potential. I think I’d like to see him with Billie again and maybe a little on the wild side. I used to love his interaction with “Junior” and believe it or not, could see them as friends. Here’s hoping TPTB come to their senses and bring him back.

Attention People! I couldn’t agree more that Peter Reckell is terribly missed! I have watched Days Of Our Lives since I was eight years old.In many ways Salem was like my second home & the people on the show were an extended family! Bo & Hope are one of the Greatest Super Couples of all times! I think they could still have many great stories ahead of them! They are still very popular & obviously both are not to bad on the eyes either.I don’t blame Peter for leaving,being asked to take a decrease in pay is insane! I Love Days Of Our Lives,they need to respect the Integrity of the characters that made the show the success that it is today! I think the show needs to listen to What The Fans Want! Bo & Hope have a love that transcends thought time! As a reviewer myself it is rare to see a Soap Couple that after twenty five years still have the greatest chemistry! They reach out & you believe in them! I hope the show realizes how deeply the fans care about the characters & their story lines! I hope that Days is Smart Enough To Get Him Back! Hello We Miss Peter Reckell aka Bo Brady! The worst part is watching Hope without Bo it’s not right! I am just saying! Peter thank you from all of us for all the years of joy! Days Get It Together Dudes!

The show is a complete and utter disaster. Corday preaches about how the show is about family, romance, tradition, and legacy characters, but the show is nothing but. They are making a mockery out of their fans and their cast members, who have been there for years. I will list the problems I see in Salem, and what I think they should do to create a better soap for all us fans of 47 years. I agree with Bo about bringing the newer characters in, and giving them all the storylines. One of the biggest, outrageous new characters who took many storylines, and had many connections was the creation of Melanie Jonas. She was involved in every storyline in Salem, she had almost seven men running after her, and she ended up being related to Max, Trent, Maggie, Daniel etc. She also recieved the longest goodbye I have ever seen on Days. She was given a week of goodbyes, and Bo was given one day. This is just not fair to fans or the veteran actors. There was no reason for a new character like Melanie to receive so much more, than characters like Bo. Here are my recommendations for the show: 1.They need to bring back the romance and the characters that the fans love to see. First is through the supercouples: 1.Bo and Hope (bring back Peter) 2.Kim and Shane (bring their protrayers back) 3.Jack and Jennifer (bring back Jack) 4.Kayla and Steve (bring back Steve Nichols- he was fired from Y and R) 5.John and Marlena (keep them and give them a good storyline) 6.Tony and Anna (bring back Thaao and Leann) 2.The above five couples are ten actors that respresent the supercouple era, and are all fan favourites. They should be given front burner storylines, and the newer characters should be fit around them, or younger cast. 3.Storylines now they need to be dumped: 1.Danifer- worst couple ever on Days, Jennifer has never grieved for Jack, and Jennifer character has been completely ruined from her nosiness, to her being all upset about how Parker is going to affect her life. She is not even the same Jennifer from the past. 2.Nicole losing her baby for the second time made many fans angry. The writers need to make the baby alive. More on that later. Although, Ari pulled in some amazing acting nods, that should give her an Emmy win. 3.Gabi and Nick’s courtship and marriage is a big crock. Gabi’s character is, and has always been a waste of time. She is not a fan favourite, no Hernandez’s are, and she needs to go. Nick can stay, but more on that later. Nick needs to stop bring a bigot too. Days needs to stop putting her in a front burning storyline. 4.Rafe/Sami/EJ triangle- The writers need to end this triangle for good. I don’t even care who she picks. Next, Days needs to bring back Stefano DiMera and re-unite him with Kate. State is a well-loved… Read more »

I totally agree with all that Sarah has said! Great post from you Sarah!
I hope everyone reads your post because it is covering all the show and it all makes sense!. Too bad Corday doesn’t have the brains that you do Sarah!

Like to see more storylines with more involved plots-some investigation and intrigue that keeps you guessing and involved. Bo and Hope would be good at that.

I agree that writters can reach a happy medium with the veteran characters
As well as with the younger group, with a few exceptions. John is soooo boring with his monotonef acting. And thou I have no problem with gsy relationships, it turns my stomach upside down to watch it. If gonna have it im dtoryline, leave it suggestive (like Will &Grace). Bring Bo back and hire nrew writters who know how to tell a love story.

Let Peter Reckell come back and go after the DiMeras
We need this kind of story line.who better
To go after them then Bo. Lets get back to the
Days when watching was exciting!! And bring
Bo back

Bring him back

At this point I just want Steve Patch Back. Bo with HIm would be icing on the cake But I think Patch’s story has not been told fully.

1) Steve has never had the opportunity to raise his own child.
2) Kayla’s explanation made little sense. He took a job with the ISA and that means he chose the ISA over her??? She supported her brothers in such jobs and Steve is not the type to take a little office job and she always knew that about him and loved him for his spirit!
3) Steve has more facets that most soap men from heroics to vulnerability, flaws, music, laughter and wit to immense drama and sadness.

Bring on a Patch, Days could use it. Tomlin is wrong to keep denying favorites just to promote a failed Passions. Tomlin may be the problem on Days.

DAYS and TPTB should do whatever they need to do to get PR back to DAYS!!! There is a big gap w/o him!!

I am going to miss “Bo” I grew up with him on Days!! Good luck!!

BRING HIM BACK!!!!!!!!!!!

PLEASE BRING BO BRADY BACK!!! HOPE AND BO HAVE BEEN THE BEST COUPLE FOR THE LAST 37 YEARS THAT I HAVE BEEN WATCHING!! HOPE DOSEN’T EVEN SEEM LIKE HOPE ANYMORE!! IT’S LIKE EVERY SCENE SHE IS IN NOW IS SO FORCED AND FAKE. BRING BO BACK!! BRING BO BACK!!! HE WAS ALWAYS THE SHOWS BEST LEADING MAN!!! HE’S A MAN’S MAN AND VERY SEXY AND GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES!! DON’T THROW IT ALL AWAY!!!!!!!!

Ken Corday:
Please bring Peter Reckell back to Days! The show is not the same without Bo. As a 30 year fan of the show, I have barely been watching lately since he has left. I can’t stand Nick and Gabby, etc. so am no longer interested in watching. I watched because of Bo and Hope. Peter and Kristian are both talented actors and have a chemistry that cannot be compared. The show was such a hit because of the characters like Bo and Hope, Kayla and Steve, Kim and Shane, John and Marlena, and Jack and Jen. These are the characters that the 40+ aged fans want to see, we care about them, and have invested many years of our own time watching them, addicted to the show, never wanting to miss an episode! Now, I am going weeks, months actually without watching. Bo needs to come back soon! It would be great if he brought Patch or Shawn, Belle, and Claire back with him. I care more about Shawn and Belle than I ever will about Nick and Gabby. There is no chemistry there. Peter Reckell deserves a great storyline, come on writers get creative! He is a wonderful actor. The scenes at Zach’s graveside where Bo is angry and hysterical with grief were so heartbreaking and believable that I cried the whole time. He was excellent during his pop Shawn’s death on the plane, and during his pancreatic illness storyline. Kristian did an excellent job during Princess Gina, and nightime Hope. Watching them both is what keeps me glued to Days! Give them both the respect they deserve. The 80’s stories were the best, but it can be good again! Please listen to us fans of Bope!