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Post by sportsgirl on Mar 14, 2011 11:56:47 GMT -5
The writers need to realize tha turmoil in a marriage/relationship is not just cheating, because that is all they seem to do lately. Maybe they need to look at old episodes on youtube and see how the show used to play...
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Post by mikey on Mar 14, 2011 14:06:18 GMT -5
I think you need a mixture. Heavy turmoil in relationships is what drives soaps -- but like a lot of others have said in this thread, every couple does not need to be involved in a triangle or infidelity all the time. You can't have an entire show of Tom & Alice or Mickey & Maggie (in their latter years), because you don't have enough story from just that, but they should at least take turns. When one or two of your lead couples are in heavy drama, let the others take a supporting role. Rotate it. Tell stories about friendships, business relationships, family ties, and make the stakes very high in those. I'd love to see a story about Nicole and Chloe's friendship being really threatened, for example, which we got a taste of last year. I know this might upset some people, but I'd also love to get Hope and Jen involved in a story that put their deep, almost sisterly bond to the test. Put them on opposite sides of a situation. I guarantee those stakes are high enough that we'll care!
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Post by DancingDays on Mar 14, 2011 15:14:09 GMT -5
^^^ I agree!!! There are more relationships than man and woman vs. Evil nemesis. I, for one, would like to see more friendships that aren't torn apart by love for the same man/woman. What about a gay relationship? I hate that Days is the last to explore that.
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Post by addictedtodool on Mar 15, 2011 17:27:55 GMT -5
So if happy endings are boring, then why do Romance movies do so well in the theaters? I used to get my romance on Days, now I have to go to Blockbuster.  I agree that it is life in general to an extent. Maybe younger audiences are a bit jaded and this Sami/EJ stuff appeals to them. I have no idea...just guessing...since I am an old lady  I also agree that the writers get lazy. It seems to me that the trend that began with Belle/Shawn/Philip/Chloe/Mimi and those teens has kind of taken over. It was interesting in the beginning, but the writers never let anyone be happy for long because they took the easy route for so long it became habit? As for the off screen happy couples...well that certianly isn't true. Brady was doing drugs in London, Jack's been ignoring Jennifer. Justin and Adrienne forgot how to have hot sex on the pool table and that's just what we've heard about recently. I'll bet Austin and Carrie are struggling with her infertility and Shawn and Belle are still arguing over just about everything. I'm sure that Marlena and John are happy though ;D When I think of a happy couple, I don't think of one that doesn't experience tragedy, just one that doesn't do it to each OTHER, Look at Maggie and Mickey...shows that a good love story can be written without a third party and a whole bunch of sex. I think that's why we got Daniel and Jennifer doing the same thing now. And as much as it pains me, I like Gabi and Will. Maybe the trend will continue. :crossingfingers: |
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Post by DancingDays on Mar 15, 2011 17:45:39 GMT -5
Most "romance" movies I see end with either a wedding or a death. We're told they live happily ever after, but we never see it. I don't think people really want to see the happily ever after anyway. We enjoy the fight to get together and then the crash when they split up. That's the drama that makes up daytime tv.
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Post by addictedtodool on Mar 15, 2011 17:50:59 GMT -5
Actually the most I ever enjoyed Mel and Phil was when they were living at Maggies together; their scenes were cute and intimate and I truly connected with their happiness. Made me feel good. Maybe I am just odd. LOLOLOL!
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Post by Kpatch on Mar 15, 2011 19:37:07 GMT -5
I enjoyed that time too, ATD. They seemed like a normal couple and the interaction with Maggie, who represented a mother figure just made the family warmth glow from within. It was a whole package. I miss that.
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Post by sportsgirl on Mar 15, 2011 19:39:04 GMT -5
Also because it was a normal home and not a mansion.... I am sick of seeing the DiMera and Kiriakis's homes to tell you the truth. Maggie's is homey and real!
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Post by addictedtodool on Mar 15, 2011 20:10:14 GMT -5
Normal doomed them, I guess, jkjpatch. I think that a mixture of Kiriakis and "homey" is perfect. All we can hope is that Victor moves into Maggie's and we get a repeat.  |
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Post by Kpatch on Mar 15, 2011 20:43:54 GMT -5
Hard to picture Victor walking around Maggie's kitchen wearing a tank top like Philip used to.
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Post by DancingDays on Mar 15, 2011 20:54:32 GMT -5
No offense to John, but Victor in a tank top? (Where's the "vomit" smiley?)
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Post by Kpatch on Mar 15, 2011 20:57:07 GMT -5
Now you've done it, DD. Kazz is probably launching an all-out search for that smilie now.
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Post by Tom Horton on Mar 15, 2011 21:01:34 GMT -5
When I think of a happy couple, I don't think of one that doesn't experience tragedy, just one that doesn't do it to each OTHER, I agree, and I'm not sure the current Days' PTB understand that. No one expects the characrters to be problem free, there would be no story at all to tell if that were the case and it wouldn't be realistic. It's just a matter of the type of problems, how the characters respond to them, and that on occasion at characters/couples are allowed to overcome them. |
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Post by sportsgirl on Mar 15, 2011 21:32:33 GMT -5
No offense to John, but Victor in a tank top? (Where's the "vomit" smiley?)  |
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Post by Pallison on Mar 16, 2011 8:06:55 GMT -5
No offense to John, but Victor in a tank top?........... How bout a bath tub...  Or with Nicole in a thong... ? Sorry, close as I could get.....   |
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I also agree that the writers get lazy. It seems to me that the trend that began with Belle/Shawn/Philip/Chloe/Mimi and those teens has kind of taken over. It was interesting in the beginning, but the writers never let anyone be happy for long because they took the easy route for so long it became habit? 
Or with Nicole in a thong...