I've started going to the gym a couple of days a week and the time I go coincides with when Days Of Our Lives is on the TV. My better half used to watch Days years ago when we lived in New York and occasionally she'd watch it when we moved to Denver. By a process of osmosis I got to know roughly what was happening and it was always something interesting, for example: John being held against his will in a submarine by a woman who was trying to brainwash him into thinking it was a decade earlier and they were still married. A couple of years ago I'd heard that NBC had cancelled Days because of declining ratings. But obviously that was a false report and it is still going strong. In the Days episodes I've been watching over the last week Hope has become some kind of detective or sheriff's deputy and arch villain Stefano is back! First let me talk about Hope: she still looks terrific, I don't know what she's been doing or has had done but she looks great. Now Stefano: the last I heard Stefano was dead and had left Days to join another soap but he has apparently, triumphantly, returned. Everything about Stefano is fantastic: his wig, his accent, his mad, seemingly pointless schemes, his evil look and please remember that the dude playing him with such verve is well into his 80's. You also have to admire the way he has outwitted the Grim Reaper over the years. According to Wikipedia Stefano has died on the following occasions:1) By a stroke in 1983.
2) His car plunged into the icy waters of Salem's harbor during a police chase in 1984.
3) Marlena shot him, and he fell from a catwalk as the building caught fire in 1985 (he also had a brain tumor).
4) In 1991, he was presumed to have died in another fire and cave collapse.
5) In 1994, his car erupted into a fireball after being shot at by John.
6) Also in 1994, he drowned near Maison Blanche.
7) In 1996, he died in a plane explosion.
8) Again, in 1996, he was blown up and buried under collapsing tunnel during confrontation with Rachel Blake. This was his last depicted "death" until 2007. However in 2002, Andre DiMera (posing as Tony) claimed that his uncle had died from injuries sustained from a car crash in Monte Carlo. In 2004, when Marlena and the presumed dead Salem Stalker victims found a blackened, unrecognizable corpse on Melaswen, Andre (posing as Tony) claimed it was Stefano. Andre said he had killed Stefano by draining his blood so Andre could cure his own blood disease.
9) In 2007, his death was faked once again. As a setup by the Salem P.D., Steven "Patch" Johnson appeared to stab Stefano to death, but he was drugged and a fake funeral was setup to lure Andre.
10) In 2009 he had a heart attack, but survived.
12 comments:
That's impressive. He's got more lives than a cat. Maybe the saying should be more lives than a soap opera star.
I thought 'Days of Our Lives' was a fictional soap in 'Friends'. Had no idea it was for real!
PS. Have the locusts arrived yet?
Glenna
I think on the other soap he was on for five years he really is dead. For now.
Mike
Nope its genuine. Its a pity Matt Le Blanc didnt join it in real life. It would have been steady work.
Our hopping friends dont hatch (or whatever the correct term is) for another four weeks or so.
We didn't really catch on to the soaps in my family, which is kind of surprising in a house full of girls. Probably not really on at the right time, though there was a Dark Shadows period which I liked alright, my middle sister adored and my younger sister was traumatized by.
I probably thought I was a little above the soaps, with their fake hair, cheesy fashion and improbably plot lines, but then as an adult I got into Eastenders, and now realize that American soaps just aren't downmarket enough for me. That's the only difference.
Seana
One thing I've noticed about the US soaps versus the British ones and thats the odd fact that Eastenders etc. have a lot of outdoor sets which cuts down on the feeling of claustrophobia. The US soaps are almost always filmed inside a studio whereas Eastenders is on a massive outdoor set at Elstree. I may be wrong about this but I think Eastenders is shot on film whereas US soaps are shot on video tape which makes them seem a bit cheesier and cheaper too.
You know, I was thinking about that after I wrote that last night. There was always something dark feeling about those shows, which was odd because it was often supposed to be daytime. It's probably why I wasn't drawn to them, but also why a lot of people are, as it is a kind of fantasy world, really.
I hope there isn't any irony in this post because I'm a long time fan of the show.
Wasn't Douglas Adams a huge fan of the show? Fred Sanford was always talking about the show on Sanford & Son.
A great shaggy dog story.
Lots of lives, lots of days for Stefano, apparently.
Brian
Nope.
I'd watch for Hope and Stefano alone.
Peter
Lots of lives. May we all be so lucky.
Seana
They really need to do something about the lighting.
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