So when I quit my full time job in the summer of 2005 I became reacquainted with some old friends: Sami, Marlena, John, Lucas, Billy, Beau and Hope. Yep. Days of Our Lives. I watched when I could, and if I remembered. Then a year ago we got Dish Network with DVR. I set the timer and it recorded it everyday. Since then, I am not necessarily proud to say, but it's true non the less, I have seen every episode. Occasionally I get behind and I have 5-10 episodes to watch to get caught up. But this summer has been so weird. I've been sick, I've read some books, and I've just not had a ton of "TV time" to myself to watch my stories. Without even realizing it was really happening I racked up 28 episodes on my DVR! That's like a month and half! Holy cow! I didn't want to delete any but I just didn't feel like watching. Then I had a dream one night. This is where it gets really weird. I just finished reading all about Bella and Edward and their forever love. I have this dream that totally intertwined Twilight and Days. Sami was Bella. EJ was Edward. And weirdness ensued. I don't remember the dream at all but I woke up the morning thinking...."Wow! Days. I wonder what's up with all those Salemites?" So Kooy went down for an early nap Monday early afternoon so I got through two episodes then. (Now when I say I watched them that doesn't mean I watched every second. That's the beauty of DVR and Soaps...you can fast forward and still get the jist. It takes me 20 minutes to get through an hours worth. Anyway....) Then tonight Matt and Kooy went to Tooele for his nephew's Arrow of Light ceremony and I had a Days Marathon. I whittled it down to 18 episodes. At least I am into the month of August now. 
I call it my guilty pleasure because I know nobody wants to admit they watch them and much less they enjoy them. But I do. It keeps me entertained. And it's on EVERY DAY...never any reruns...although sometimes the story lines drag on and on and on you feel like you are watching a rerun...you don't have to wait for fall premieres and somehow it wasn't even affected by last years writer's strike. Never try to explain a story line or a characters history to anybody...it won't make any sense. They change all the stories as they go along. I don't know how they do it, but it makes sense when you watch it but if you try to go back and explain it...no dice. It's uncomprehendable. It's like magic. I don't know how they do it. I don't think about it.
They were the ones who introduced me to the Salemites.
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I always watched Days growing up and still catch an episode here and there. Youre right, the DVR rocks- it makes watching much more effective, at least that is how we justify it right?
A few years back I got Season One of The OC (loved it) and watched the whole thing in two days. It was amazing. So fun to watch like 20 hours of tv in one weekend.
The Nielson's introuduced you to Days? I thought we were just flipping chanels and the whole "Hope barried alive" stuff caught our attention. Hmm...I had no idea. Didn't everyone watch Days when they were growing up? I must confess, I spend most of my story watching time in Port Charles(General Hospital). Days lost me way back when Marlena was possessed by the devil. Couldn't look at that show the same way after that.
I didn't watch it then so I missed all that. They had some other writers for awhile and then at the beginning of the year they got new ones and I think it has gotten a lot better. For a soap at least :).
I don't think I have the attention span required to watch soaps. I really got into "Lost" the first season, but by the middle of the second, I was so annoyed with nothing ever getting resolved or wrapped up...it was so annoying! I like my beginnings and endings final at the end of a show. It's a stretch for me to follow "The Office". I can't wait for that new season to start!
Well, I'm proud to say I don't watch soaps. I have been guilty of watching Judge Judy though! I'm not sure this is any better. At least with a soap, you know it's make believe. On Judge Judy, those people are real, 100%, idiots. So, whatever....to each his own, right? Happy watching! I agree with your friend Rachel. The Office is easily the best thing on telivision right now!!!
As one of the Nielson girls, I blame my older sister for the days fascination. I watched for a long time. But in the last few years, Sammi has just gotten way too annoying. I don't care for a lot of the characters. I liked Brady and Chloe but I turned it on the other day and couldn't figure out why Chloe was back in town?
Honestly, I thought it was a lot more fun when I had netflix and could rent the sitcoms like 24 and just watch them nonstop. With a new little one coming, you have lots of TV time ahead.
I love the soaps! In High School my BFF and I watched Guiding Light (Philip and Beth...and Rick and Mindy...ooolala). Then in college it was TOTALLY about Days! (Roman..before he was John, Kayla and Patch and Kim and Shane). In fact we would plan our classes around it! And when I was single and living alone, I watched Young and the Restless while I got ready for work! Yep! I love them. And even now I'll occasionally turn one on to see whos around.
As another Nielson girl, I suppose I could take some blame here. BUT I'm proud to say that I haven't watched a full episode since Kristen pretended she was pregnant and had that twin thing. But it was a good thing I watched it because on my mission in Africa they were all obsessed with Days and were two years behind, so they were watching episodes I'd already seen. i got in SO many doors with offers of what was "going to happen." Now if I ever see it I don't even know who the characters are!
That's funny you talk about Kristen and the whole twin thing and being pregnant. "That baby" is back and all grown up...his name is EJ. I like him...I won't try to explain his story.
What??? EJ is Kristen's son? I thought he was Stefano's son? Wait, did they have a thing? I don't remember. I thought she was with John. Oh wait, there is no way to explain the histories of the characters. What AM I THINKING? I am thinking that I better just let go and not look back.
No, EJ is not Kristen's son. I will TRY to explain...:). Way back then Kristen was playing like three characters, herself, a nun, and some crazy person. At some point Stefano got the crazy lady pregnant. She was a big Elvis fan so she named the baby after him. she died and Stefano raised him.
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