The reality is that Days does not have that much time to get its act together ratings-wise. Supposedly, in December or January, NBC is supposed to make its decision on whether or not to renew Days past September 2016, the conclusion of Sony’s current contract with the network for the show. Keep your fingers crossed.

I agree that six months from now will give a real picture of how the new changes have done. Looking forward to seeing those ratings.

Who is Kim Richards?

Harry, this poster knew if he mentioned the “G” word he would get attention. Thats why I’m responding to you and not him or her! FANS, not haters, want good stories. We dont care about their sexuality or skin color. Give us a good story and sprinkle in a few vets here and there and we are happy! Can I get an amen?

I meant to say Kim Davis, and you are correct, Timm.

Hey, Harry.
I have already spoken my peace to this poster. There is something wrong when low ratings are blamed on gay storylines. However, he/she persists. There is something to be said for those posters who make themselves gender-anonymous. There is no point trying to MAKE a point with a closed mind. But, he/she is entitled to his/her opinion…..as bigoted as it may be.
I, for one enjoyed Sonny and Will….. (Well, actually I preferred Massey; but, lately I just felt sorry for the character, knowing his end.) The marriage only reinforced the fact that even gay couples have the same everyday issues as any other ‘straight’ married couples. Shame on those who can’t get past the reality that gays are part of this world.

Who is Kim Davis?

CeeCee

I know gays are a part of this world. “There is nothing new under the sun.” But that doesn’t mean I want to watch gay activity on my favorite TV show. People have the right to exercise their choice of what to watch on television. Fortunately/unfortunately (depending on your perspective) the exercising of that right will eventually affect WHAT is on television. That is what has happened here. A whole lot of people exercised their right not to watch Days of our lives, and there is evidence that says their decision not to watch was largely based on the fact that Days included a gay storyline. That is the story that the show’s ratings tell. You can’t force people to watch what they don’t want to watch, no matter how much you call them homophobic!

Harry, I agree with you, as always! “Stories are riveting and vets are back.” Exactly! The scenes are very well executed to maximize the suspense (in the serial killer storyline). And Bo’s return has been extremely well set up also.
I’m loving viewing the vets. And I had not followed Galen Gering as Rafe–but he is totally believable in his part–underplayed just right with an air of authority–and not bad to look at either–lol.
The music, the settings, the atmosphere, the tone–all working.
And give me some more Patch and Kayla! I love those two–and, guess what?–I truly believe that they will find their way back to each other! And that’s very satisfying to this long-time lover of the Patch and Kayla love story. Blow on that harmonica some more, Patch!

I suppose that the ratings boost could possibly be the powerful event that just happened in the ongoing, still-happening “gay” storyline coupled with the 50th anniversary and return of the vets as opposed to a return of all the soap-watching homophobes in America… but haters gonna hate, Gmbenet.

I just feel like DAYS put too much emphasis on the gay storylines and not enough emphasis on the other romances. Until the new writers came along, there have been NO couples I could get excited about. We saw Eric & Nicole, for instance, maybe once every two weeks. But the gays were on every day. Now they are putting more emphasis on “straight” romance and I’m watching again. I do feel, however, that it was a mistake to kill Will. Just as it was a mistake to kill EJ. Audiences want romance. If EJ and Sami were both leaving at the same time, why not let them leave together?! Same with Will and Sonny. Why not give the audience what they want? What’s wrong with making the fans happy? EJ & Sami’s fans were outraged at the way they were treated, and I fear Will & Sonny’s fans will be too.

Patch and Bo are coming back, John and Marlana are back on track, SAMI is coming back, and ” DAYS TURNS 50!” commercials are in 300 times a day on NBC. If they had 3/4 of the show in a gay bar with strippers, the ratings would still be up. It is also better writing, which says nothing, as my post so far has more excitement than DAYS in the past 6 months. The issue I have is literally the day the new writers took over (the day after Sonny left), the gay story disappeared almost instantly, only to return to see Will murdered, and Paul………is he still on? The new writers’s actions show they could care less about any gay characters, unless they can brutally murder one. My guess for Paul is he will be a cracked out Meth head with HIV, before he is brutally murdered. Because that’s how Josh & Dena roll.

EVERYBODY is entitled to their opinion. However I can tell that some of you do not pay attention to the ratings at all and do not notice what weeks are being reported on by Michael Fairman. No wonder you think I am just “hating” on gay storylines. (Obviously I am not in favor of them, but still…)

My point is you do not have a clue about what has happened with the show. RichInIowa, the “powerful event that just happened… gay storyline” you referred to is the murder of Will Horton. If so, the ratings for that week have not yet been reported. That is what I mean about not having a clue.

Even though you favor the gay storyline, and you are entitled to your likes and dislikes, you still do not know how well what you favor is doing in the ratings. The ratings help to determine whether or not what you favor will have a good chance to continue.

There will always be persons who favor and disfavor gay storylines on soaps. But whether or not those storylines continue on soaps will eventually come down to a BUSINESS decision based on the ratings, because the ratings pays the bills! That’s why it is important to monitor the ratings especially during the weeks when the gay storyline is at the forefront. That way you will not be surprised by the outcome.

Do I like the fact that the gay storyline did not do well in the ratings? Absolutely! But it could have been the other way too. Much opinion about having a gay storyline on Days meant nothing. I wrote to the show expressing my disappointed over the decision to make Will Horton gay when the decision was first reported. Did they listen to me and others besides me who felt the same way? No they didn’t. But now they have a measuring stick with which to determine the success or failure of their decision from a BUSINESS perspective. Individual personal opinions don’t matter.

Like I said before, some people will never accept the truth about the failure of the gay storyline from a business perspective. So be it. But that head in the sand attitude is still pitiful.

Who is Kim Davis and what does my gender have to do with my comments?

Nate, I don’t see Paul Narita dying from Meth and HIV. I see him going down in a plane crash while on a promotional tour for Mad World. Kate is such a go getter in business that she might keep him constantly on the go promoting Narita. I know Kate is pursuing Basic Black, but she does have the ability to walk and chew gum at the same time when it comes to business!

Who exactly is the ignorant person and what are they ignorant about?

During the time the ratings tanked the storyline at the forefront was the gay storyline. So the writers were so burned out that all they could come up with was a gay storyline? Either way you look at it, the storyline failed. The gay storyline did not keep the show on the air. That storyline put the show in jeapordy.

Maybe it would help if you would do a little checking on your own so you can get the facts straight.

I love all the Corinthos !!
they are a core family, the only family with members larger than 2 lol
Really, the Corinthos are awesome and have never put me to sleep..
and the actors, all the actors of the Corinthos family are awesome, the best of actors, they bring it.

so true!

Are you talking about this stupid movie thing, tim S? Yeah, I know what you mean. I just FF those scenes. This idiotic storyline has gone past a love triangle…..it is now a quadrangle. How droll, and childish. These couples are in their thirties. Gimme a break. If I fell for every guy who checked out my tail-bone, I’d be divorced ten times over…and, I’m not even thirty.
The only girl showing any kind of sense and sensibility is Emma.

hey Jimh..
I didn’t complain, I had laughs over the sucky stuff ..
geez it was the 1st time it stunk lol
but still I Watched and had laughs over how bad it was, that can be fun too..

It would be great if Guzza came back!!
whoa.. Guzza and RC would be an awesome team..
but ain’t gonna happen.

Lol, jimh. Su, our girl, bitched and the skies did not fall, the mountains didn’t crumble and the hills didn’t turn to dust….and, the world did not stand still. Su, actually said GH stunk last week.
Oh, Su, you’re actually human like the rest of us…..teasing, babe. Luv-ya. Later.

Yes, yes! Laura needs her own story! She seems to be giving GH the “moral center” that it has been lacking so long. Go, Genie–and Laura! More, please.

Alison Sweeney can’t receive an Emmy because she is a returning guest. The Emmy rule for the Outstanding Guest category stipulates that it is for guests only, not returning guests.

But competition is healthy and good for everyone.

Timmm..
do you believe that Jean Passanante and Shelly Altman can do GH any good?
they will destroy more than save, they are not the right writers for GH, not at all.
the past week speaks volumes of their loooong conversations snooze writing..
GH needs Guzza back..
again; Jean Passanante and Shelly Altman are not a good match for GH.
they are a bad choice for GH, they do not belong with GH..

The music box was up there all right, but I think what killed that story line was changing writers twice in the middle of it– it was one of those stories a head writer inherited, didn’t know what the original writer intended, so they change it mid stream, then another writer comes in the middle of that, and changes it again– so it made no sense and everyone was confused–. I would love to chat with Josh Griffith and find out what he had planned for that poor music box, that and who did he originally planned to be Delia hit and run driver— But the lamest of Neil’s story has no ex writer baggage to blame it on, this story was planned to be this way, which is why in my books makes it one of lamest stories ever.

Oh, my, oh, my, 3-M Tim. What a ‘coinkydink ‘ that Colin is mixed up in the most ridiculous storylines ever written in Y&R history ( well, let’s not forget Marco,/Bruno, LOL). Luv-ya.

Is this su0000 Pratt? No kidding, I like what Charles has done. I remember before he got there Y&R was in total shambles! Word is he has another big tragedy planned for November sweeps! I heard it will keep us in “STITCHes!”

Me too!!
sad thing is- the 2 writers that wrote Y&R into its boring shambles are now GH’s head writers, Jean and Shelly. yawn….
those two do not fit with GH, a bad matchup for GH. they are the worst writers for GH that could have brought in..
Y&R did well firing them …

LOL… I love Ceec’ remark… that you are humane

nuff of that… we need you on the front lines

SOAPBOX : Marquee…. MF’ thread : “General Hospital: Laura ponders… ”

“…This week marked the first airshows under new GH co head-writers: Jean Passanante and Shelly Altman. ”

here we go
fasten your seatbelts

I hope beyond hope… that the less Corinthos’ we see… the better. along with less Sam… and Alexis, and the trio of Dillan, Maxie, and Lulu. woah!

I have that music box, su. Someone mailed it to me. I don’t know what to do with it. LOL.
Whatever happened with that storyline, anyway? I don’t remember. Was the mystery solved? It was so dumb, everything about that storyline escapes me.

Hin CeeCee.. Jean and Shelly

”music box” story went on for a year and still has not had closure..
it will go down in soap history as worst story, ever!
BURN THE BOX!!! do not them bring it into GH ..

100 percent agree with you Shayster!

*which rendered him unconscious.

Oh, my gosh, 4ever. My heart was pounding….poor Will. When Ben literally threw Will with such force that the refrigerator door opened, I shut my eyes and peeked with one eye semi-opened. That scene was impossibly realistic….impressive. It looked so real. Poor Will was stunned. How could he possibly defend himself against a crazy man. A criminally insane person who derives extreme gratification from killing, gains superhuman strength because just the thought of killing makes the adrenalin kick in…..I read that somewhere. I can’t remember in what context. It’s the same as when a parent, ‘they’ say, can lift a car to save her/his child from under it. Sorry, 4ever, my friend….I sound like I’m preaching.
All I can say is, it was a hard scene to watch….so very cruel!

I didn’t even watch Friday’s episode because I knew what was going to happen. Do they have to be so graphic?!

Your comment regarding Will’s graphic death doesn’t have a reply option, so I’m replying here:

I think it was important to show Will’s death in detail in real time due to being a core character and being extra special to many viewers. Plus, viewers had to see how Ben managed to overtake Will. Unfortunately, some viewers still couldn’t understand why Will didn’t fight back…Ben had the upper hand because Will wasn’t exactly aware of the time bomb about to go off. It was quick and hard resulting in head, neck and back injuries…nocked out cold…and waking up with strangulation already in progress.

*Knocked out.