"Days of our Lives releases entire cast from their contracts, will go on lengthy hiatus"

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I had to break this news to my mother today. She was not especially displeased.

She very much dislikes the turn the series has taken, what with all of the gay relationships. It’s not homophobia — we had a beloved family friend living with HIV who passed a few years ago (cause unrelated to HIV/AIDS) and we miss him desperately — but the DOOL characters are implied to engage in homoeroticism.

Incidentally, our friend lived as a celibate man after he learned he was HIV-positive. Requiescat in pace.
 
Once upon a time, I used to work at a country club. On various occasions, we’d get changed, eat our food, and take our breaks in the women’s locker room. Usually the tv was off, but sometimes the women golfers would leave it on.

I remember once, they had left it on, and it was showing some sort of soap opera. I watched it for about 20 minutes until it was time for me to get back to my job.

Fast-forward about six months. I was there again, and someone had left the tv on. Same channel, same program. And it was the exact same storyline (all five or six or seven storylines)-- and there had probably been about two minutes’ worth of plot development in the six months I had missed, if that much.

And I’m like, “Who watches this stuff?!?!”
 
This show was around in my mothers day…

…the cast probably need a good vacation by now. 🙂
 
Irishmom2 said:
Really? Is there anyone still watching those shows?
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Me, me! 🙂 I’ve been with this show for over 30 years and have accepted that I’ll be with it until it dies. It’s fabulously ridiculous escapism.

@Maxirad, don’t worry. DOOL has been filming months in advance and the decision has been made to record closer to actual air date. The cast is on hiatus but will be on contract again when they resume filming.

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To its credit, Days of our Lives did emphasize Catholic rites and traditions for the wedding of Shane and Kimberly.
 
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And there was a pretty tortured rendition of Ave Maria during a wedding the other day. I don’t watch it but my mother was watching it the other day (my parents are staying with my son and me temporarily while I care for them, mobility issues) and I couldn’t help but notice.
 
Irishmom2 said:
Really? Is there anyone still watching those shows?
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My mom has been watching the show ever since it first aired back in 1965. It’s too hard for her to quit now. 😝

It is amazing to me that it has survived as long as it has, though. With the vast decrease in stay-at-home moms, and with the great rise of “on demand” streaming, the “void” that daytime soaps once filled no longer exists.
 
It’s kind of counter-intuitive, but my exposure to Days of Our Lives as a child very much reinforced for me Christian morality and the natural law. Even at the times in my life where I wasn’t sure about Catholicism, I never doubted Catholic teaching on hot button moral issues. One of the reasons is because, on Days of Our Lives, I witnessed how messed up people’s lives got when they contravened the moral law. 😝 After watching it, I couldn’t imagine how people doubted that “no sex outside of marriage” was best for everyone.
 
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It’s kind of counter-intuitive, but my exposure to Days of Our Lives as a child very much reinforced for me Christian morality and the natural law. Even at the times in my life where I wasn’t sure about Catholicism, I never doubted Catholic teaching on hot button moral issues. One of the reasons is because, on Days of Our Lives, I witnessed how messed up people’s lives got when they contravened the moral law. 😝 After watching it, I couldn’t imagine how people doubted that “no sex outside of marriage” was best for everyone.
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And the hair … my god, the hair …
 
Can you imagine if it was something actually happening in his personal life?? 😉
 
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