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Post by Vanessa on Jan 21, 2014 15:57:31 GMT -5
Whoa. Good luck Alison.
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Post by Kpatch on Jan 21, 2014 17:19:50 GMT -5
I think it's odd that she announced it so far in advance too. My feeling is that she did it for publicity, to create a buzz. And also to put out feelers, to let potential employers know she's available and open to new offers.
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Post by fluffysmom on Jan 21, 2014 17:28:01 GMT -5
It's good for the writers and behind the scenes staff to have the advance notice.
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Post by kathyj on Jan 21, 2014 18:06:22 GMT -5
The announcement was very well orchestrated -- I'm sure there are behind the scenes reasons which will benefit both Alison and the show.
This may be a good thing for James Scott in the long run. More diversity in story lines for him.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2014 18:20:35 GMT -5
It still hasn't been decided if Days will even continue another year.....maybe Alison made her announcement a year early just in case....you know, you can't fire me, I quit... This is exactly what I am thinking. The last news I heard was that Days was renewed until September 2014. Not sure if I have missed anything. Either way, I like Alison. EJ and Sami have many supporters so I fear that it will be detrimental to the ratings. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2014 18:24:20 GMT -5
I wonder if Alison will be treated the same way that Chandler was?
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Post by villa281 on Jan 21, 2014 18:59:07 GMT -5
I wonder if they will recast the role.
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Post by Kpatch on Jan 21, 2014 19:05:14 GMT -5
I wonder too. There are a few characters that have never been played by anyone else. Sami, Marlena, Hope. I think they probably should recast, but they may feel that fans wouldn't accept anyone else, that Alison as Sami is sacred.
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Post by fluffysmom on Jan 21, 2014 22:30:58 GMT -5
I think they would need to rest the character a little while before bringing on a recast.
I am a Sami fan but I continue to watch when characters I like leave the show.
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Post by DancingDays on Jan 22, 2014 9:44:17 GMT -5
I think it would be a waste of money to recast Sami. The character is pretty much in a dead end, IMO. She continues to make the same (poor) decisions that ultimately lead to what would put any other reasonable person in prison for life. Yet, she always gets away with it with no consequence. For me, that does NOT leave me rooting for the character. It makes me desperately want to see her get her comeuppance.
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Post by Trey on Jan 24, 2014 0:39:19 GMT -5
I'm hoping this doesn't mean an end for Days. I wish Alison well.
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Post by fluffysmom on Jan 24, 2014 10:22:14 GMT -5
The writers have moved on in the past when Hope and Marlena left. They have plenty of notice. Time to write for a variety of characters.
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Post by jayssweetgirl on Jan 24, 2014 17:16:48 GMT -5
I wonder when Ali's last tape date will be? Maybe September since they tape sooo far in advance? Days def need some new characters & new storylines
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Post by wendylou on Jan 24, 2014 18:27:46 GMT -5
I just saw on another site that Soap Opera Digest is reporting her last taping date as being in May 2014. So the character will probably leave some time in the fall then. I'm not quite sure how far ahead they're taping at this point. It seems they get farther and farther ahead.
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Post by DancingDays on Jan 24, 2014 19:52:22 GMT -5
As much as Soap Opera Digest is tweeting, you would think Alison has a family member as an editor there or something. Geez!!! Seriously, almost every tweet today was Sami-related.  This is the crap part of Alison announcing it so early. She isn't going anywhere for MONTHS. Heck, she'll probably be on screen all year. Why make a big show of it now? |
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