DaysAndrea is the Days Publicist. Moderator_SOD is Stephanie Sloane.
I tried to get as much as I could, but the chat was insane! There are usually 60 - 70 people in there. This week, there was almost 130 or more.
Anyway, I don't know quite how much information we got -- but we sure got a chance to vent and let our voices be heard from someone at the show! So, I'm pleased.
Here's the chat!
<DaysAndrea> I DO KNOW HOW HUGE THE J&M FAN BASE IS.. THEY ARE AWESOME
<DaysAndrea> JOHN AND MARLENA FANS WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED STARTING NEXT WEEK!
<DaysAndrea> HONESTLY, BACK BURNER STORYLINES ARE JUST NECESSARY SOMETIMES BECAUSE OF HOW MANY STORIES ARE BEING TOLD
<Moderator_SOD> NO NEW NEWS ON CHRISTIE CLARK YET.
<DaysAndrea> REST ASSURED, THE PACE WILL PICK UP VERY SOON. WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS YOU SHOULD NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE, THIS IS A VERY POPULAR COMPLAINT
<DaysAndrea> A NEW CAST PHOTO, HOPEFULLY, WILL BE SHOT IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR 40TH ANNIV THIS FALL
<DaysAndrea> BO AND HOPE ARE POPULAR, AS YOU ALL KNOW, I THINK WE JUST TRY TO KEEP THEIR STORY FRESH.
<DaysAndrea> SHERI IS A GREAT FRIEND OF THE SHOW BUT I AM NOT AWARE OF CHANGES IN THE WRITING STAFF AT THIS TIME
<DaysAndrea> SPOUSE SWAPPING - I REALLY DONT' SEE THAT HAPPENING - THEY ARE TREATING THIS REALISTICALLY - THEY CAN'T IGNORE FEELINGS THAT DID GROW WHILE THEIR SPOUSES WERE "DEAD"
<Moderator_SOD> NO NEWS ON KYLE LOWDER. HE ISN'T UP UNTIL THE END OF THE SUMMER
<DaysAndrea> BABY BRADY IS ONE OF THOSE THAT THROWS A LOT OF INFO OUT AND SOME OF IT ENDS UP BEING RIGHT, MOST OF IT WRONG
<DaysAndrea> SOUNDS LIKE GOOD STORY, KATE BEING PREGNANT, BUT NOT SURE WHERE ON EARTH IT IS COMING FROM
<Moderator_SOD> YES, WE WILL BE SEEING MORE OF DEIDRE. SHE TOLD ME SHE IS WORKING A LOT MORE.
<DaysAndrea> YES, FASTER PACE, MORE ROMANCE, LESS OUTSIDE FORCES DICTATING STORY, ALL IN THE WORKS!
<Moderator_SOD> WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT STAN. WE WILL SEE BOTH STAN AND SAMI ONCE ALI RETURNS, WHICH IS MAY 23
<DaysAndrea> VIC AND CAROLINE WILL BE SEEN MORE, ABSOLUTELY!
<DaysAndrea> I HAVE HEARD THE BELLE PREGNANCY RUMORS, TOO, NOTHING IN WHAT I HAVE READ SO FAR
<DaysAndrea> I BELIEVE ABE IS BLIND NOW
<DaysAndrea> THE NADIA/BROE STORY IS ALSO VERY HEAVY IN UPCOMING WEEKS.
<Moderator_SOD> ALI DOESN'T START AIRING UNTIL MAY 3 SO WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT A BIT MORE FOR LUNMI
<DaysAndrea> THE REUNION IS QUITE GOOD AND THE PARTNERS DO CHOOSE THEIR ORIGINAL SPOUSES. WE HAVEN'T TAPED MUCH PAST THAT BUT IT IS GOOD, I SWEAR! VERY REALISTIC - IT SHOULDN'T BE A SLAM DUNK: YAAY WE'RE HOME, NOTHING HAPPENED, DON'T YOU AGREE?
<Moderator_SOD> JACK WON'T BE HAPPY TO SEE PATRICK, I'LL TELL YOU THAT!
<DaysAndrea> NO SPOUSE SWAPPING - REALLY!!!
<DaysAndrea> NO - THE J/M, J/J REUNIONS WILL NOT BE A COPY OF THE THREE'SOME WE SEE WITH MICKEY, MAGGIE AND SUZANNE, REST ASSURED
<DaysAndrea> JACK AND JENN FANS ALSO HAVE GREAT STUFF, THEY ARE HAPPY BACK TOGETHER WITH ABBY AND JACK JR.
<Moderator_SOD> : ALEXIS IS STAYING WITH THE SHOW ON A RECURRING BASIS SO SHE WILL BE AROUND HERE AND THERE.
<DaysAndrea> ERIC WINTER'S CONTRACT ISN'T UP UNTIL JUNE - I PROMISE TO ANNOUNCE AS SOON AS A DECISION IS MADE. DIGEST ALWAYS HAS OUR CORRECT INFO!!
<DaysAndrea> HEATHER LINDELL IS GREAT, WE LOVE HER!
<DaysAndrea> CELESTE WILL BE BACK ON THE CANVAS VERY VERY SOON AND WITH MORE PREMONITIONS
<DaysAndrea> WE ALL LOVE STEPHEN NICOLS, EVEN AFTER PATCH HAS BEEN GONE FOR SO LONG. NO PLANS AT THIS TIME
<DaysAndrea> WELL, ANY JOHN/KATE ENGAGEMENT WILL BE NULL AND VOID SINCE THEY ARE BACK WITH THEIR SPOUSES
<DaysAndrea> MARTHA DOES LOTS OF PRESS, JASON ISN'T AS COMFORTABLE AND IN LIGHT OF HIS RECENT "SITUATION" I'M SURE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND HIM BEING GUN SHY
<DaysAndrea> DRAKE AND LAUREN WORK VERY WELL TOGETHER AND IT CERTAINLY TRANSLATES ON SCREEN
<DaysAndrea> IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW THEY DEAL WITH TONY AFTER ALL OF THIS... I DON'T HAVE THAT ADVANCED OF INFORMATION
<Moderator_SOD> VIC AND CAROLINE ARE TAPING AND YOU'LL SEE MORE OF THEM SOON
<DaysAndrea> NO CHRISTIE CLARK NEWS... SORRY
<DaysAndrea> I DON'T KNOW THE AUSTIN STORYLINE, BUT DO KNOW SAMI AND LUCAS WILL (OBVIOUSLY) BE INVOLVED
<Moderator_SOD> WELL, IN TERMS OF SHELLE, SHAWN IS ABROAD TRYING TO SAVE PHILIP FOR NOW. AND BO AND BILLIE WILL BE SEARCHING FOR GEORGIA. SAME STORY FOR NOW.
<DaysAndrea> IT IS MY JOB BUT I'M A VERY LONG TIME WATCHER AND HAVE A VERY LONG HISTORY WITH THE SHOW --I USED TO WORK FOR NBC. I DO UNDERSTAND ALL THE FRUSTRATIONS AND COMPLAINTS BUT I'M IN A DIFFERENT POSITION - TRYING TO HELP TURN AROUND THE ATTITUDE, YOU KNOW?
<DaysAndrea> THERE SHOULD BE LESS SPECIAL EFFECTS AND LESS EXTERNAL FORCES MESSING WITH STORYLINE VERY SOON
<DaysAndrea> I UNDERSTAND THE NEGATIVITY - BUT IT MEANS PEOPLE CARE AND ARE INTERESTED IN THE SHOW CONTINUING - WE READ YOUR MAIL, WE SCOUR THE INTERNET, BELIEVE ME - WE KNOW HOW YOU AAAAAAAAAALLLLL FEEL
<DaysAndrea> HOPES - WE LIKE DAN WELLS A LOT, HE HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED, THIS IS TRULY A STORYLINE DICTATED RUN FOR HIM, THOUGH - IT WILL BE A LIMITED RUN BUT NOT SURE JUST WHEN IT WILL END
<DaysAndrea> I HOPE DAYS ISN'T GOING TO BE CANCELLED!!?? HA HA
<DaysAndrea> WE OFTEN AND RANDOMLY PERUSE MANY SITES: COFFEE ROOMS, DAYS CAFE, SOAPTOWN, SNS, DUSTIN'S, BLUE NOTE, JASON47, BABY BRADYS, YOU NAME 'EM! SURPSISE!!
<DaysAndrea> I THINK THE TONY FANS WILL LIKE WHAT IS UPCOMING - MORE OF THE "GREAT "COUNT
<DaysAndrea> WE ARE ALWAYS DISAPPOINTED WITH OUR EMMY REPRESENTATION-- WHAT CAN YOU DO? WE TRY OUR BEST.
<Moderator_SOD>YES, THEY RECAST THE ACTRESS PLAYING CHELSEA
<DaysAndrea> I WISH I HAD THE POWER TO "DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT" - ISN'T AS SIMPLE AS THAT
<DaysAndrea> DON'T KNOW IF CHLOE IS GOING TO DIE AND NO PLANS TO BRING STEFANO BACK AT THIS TIME
<DaysAndrea> THIS SUMMER SHOULD BE LESS EVENTFUL!! MORE BACK TO HOME AND ROMANCE STORIES
<DaysAndrea> NOT TRUE ABOUT NADIA AND ARIANNE - THEY GET ALONG GREAT!!!
<DaysAndrea> I KNOW WE REWROTE HISTORY WITH ABBY - LOTS OF THE TEENS SHOULD BE TODDLERS!
<DaysAndrea> HOPE YOU WILL FIND THEM (UPCOMING STORIES) TO BE GOOD STORIES, NOT JUST LOVEY DOVEY - ALL LOVEY DOVEY DOESN'T MAKE GOOD STORY
<DaysAndrea> YES, THIS WILL BE THE END OF THE EURO CASTLE!!!
<DaysAndrea> I DON'T FORESEE ANY KIDNAPPINGS
<Moderator_SOD> LOTS OF ROMANCE IN THE J&M REUNION. I BELIEVE DEIDRE USED THE WORD GROPING...
<DaysAndrea> BEYOND THE HOMECOMINGS, I TRULY AND HONESTLY DO NOT KNOW HOW THE STORY WILL GO.
<DaysAndrea> THE MAIL, LIKE MOST BOARDS, IS NEGATIVE. THERE ARE ALWAYS THE POSITIVE FANS. J&M ARE ALWAYS SUPPORTED, AS ARE J&J AND BO AND HOPE
<DaysAndrea> I REALLY DON'T KNOW PLANS FOR TONY - ALWAYS SOMETHING DIABOLICAL, EH?
<DaysAndrea> I THINK BRADY WILL LEARN ABOUT CHLOE SOONER THAN WE ALL THINK
<Moderator_SOD> I HAVE ASKED DAYS ABOUT THE MOMENT REX LEARNS THE TRUTH FOR THE COVER. OUR COVERS ARE MOMENT DRIVEN
<DaysAndrea> CRAIG AND NANCY ARE SOON TO BE SEEN AGAIN - NO LONG TERM PLANS AT THIS TIME THAT I KNOW OF
<DaysAndrea> A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COMMENTED THAT STAN/DAN WELLS WOULD MAKE A GOOD ERIC!!!
<DaysAndrea> I DON'T THINK I WOULD LET KEN CORDAY COME IN HERE! HA HA HA
<DaysAndrea> YOU'D THINK KATE WOULD HAVE TO BE REDEEMED... I DON'T KNOW
<Moderator_SOD> DRAKE TOLD ME HE IS VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT AND HAPPY THE FANS WILL GET WHAT THEY WANT. HE ENJOYED WORKING WITH LAUREN, BUT IS EXCITED TO BE WORKING WITH DEIDRE AGAIN
<DaysAndrea> WILL FRANKIE TURN OUT TO BE PETER BLAKE? WOW.... THERES A NAME FROM THE PAST, NO.
