The New salem on DOOL

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What does everyone think of the new Salem on Days of our Lives where .. Marlena, Roman, Abe, and Mrs. Horton are at?? I think this show is getting more wierder by the day lol...
What is gonna happen to them on that island? Cuz in Yesterday show Roman told Marlena that they are stuck on that Island and no where to go.

I was wondering- who has any idea what is going on ? b/c im confused now on that show lol... Thanks alot

[ClassicTV4Ever]

Well, it seems like they're being held captive there by someone obiously. I doubt it's going to be Stefano this time (and to be honest I hope it isn't, Stefano being behind everything is getting kind of old). I heard a belief that Ernesto Toscano might be behind this and I'm honestly rooting for that. It would be cool to a rather old villain come back for once.

I believe that one of the purposes of this storyline is to create many love triangles and lots of messes between a lot of the couples. For instance, I think Roman and Marlena might fall for each other again, Victor and Caroline will do the same, and then back in real Salem Kate and John will eventually fall for each other, and Jen, Mickey (with Bonnie, yuck!) and Lexie will eventually move on with new loves. And I think Bo will be next to turn up on the island and later we'll find out that Billie is there too.
Now I'm sure there will be more to this story than just the love triangles. I just think that that's one of the purposes for the storyline.

Other than that, I don't have a clue where they plan to go with this.

[Dr. Jazz]

Ken Corday said that one of the "victims" on the island knows whats going on. I'm starting to think that Victor is behind all of this. I also think that mortician from the funeral home is on Victor's payroll. There are sooo many possibilities, but there are clues that Victor could be behind everything.

[Sean Snow]

I love new Salem...at the moment, it interests me more than regular Salem. The entire idea behind it is intriguing and I can't wait to find out more about it as the weeks pass. I like the fact that, unlike gloomy Salem (where it seems to be night most of the time), nuSalem Island is bright and sunny. It makes for a nice change. -_-

For some reason, I don't think Stefano or Ernesto are behind it, especially Stefano.

One thing I came up with a few days ago is that maybe there's a Salemite who greatly loves Salem and its people, but they can't return to Salem for whatever reason. So, in their deranged way of thinking, they decided that, if they can't go to Salem, they'll bring Salem to themselves. Therefore, they had the people 'killed' and brought to the island after replicas of their homes were made.

[ClassicTV4Ever]

Originally posted by Dr. Jazz
Ken Corday said that one of the "victims" on the island knows whats going on. I'm starting to think that Victor is behind all of this. I also think that mortician from the funeral home is on Victor's payroll. There are sooo many possibilities, but there are clues that Victor could be behind everything.

Wow, I didn't know that. Victor being behind it sounds like a good possibility as well, and I thought that mortician seemed a bit weird. I'm really starting to like this story now that it turns out the dead are alive.

[Dr. Jazz]

Originally posted by ClassicTV4Ever
Wow, I didn't know that. Victor being behind it sounds like a good possibility as well, and I thought that mortician seemed a bit weird. I'm really starting to like this story now that it turns out the dead are alive.

Remember how edgy the mortician was about having to get Marlena into the ground right away and not wanting them to open the casket. He could be going back and getting the victim's bodies out of their casket after everyone leaves. Plus Victor was the only victim that was not "killed" by Marlena and he has enough money to buy an island and construct a town on it. By making it look like he was murdered, it would throw anybody off of his trail. He could be doing this all to frame Nicole or something. Just a guess.

[Mickey]

I really want Rolfe back! Can't he be involved somehow?!

[bry]

i mentioned on another board abut the mortician being in on it. really, he claims to have embalmed marlena. how could he have? only he would know for sure. now, the stabbing her in the belly with the scapel, that is needing some explanation.

i wonder about this new salem. being in the carribean, will there end up being any witch hunts? voodoo will most likely come into this somehow.

[ClassicTV4Ever]

Originally posted by Mickey
I really want Rolfe back! Can't he be involved somehow?!

My mom just told me that she thinks he's on the island and he is the one on the island that knows what's going on. At first I thought that would then bring Stefano into it, but he could just be working alone or for someone else this time.

[Mickey]

Victor being evil again and working with Stefano, and Rolfe around to help out. Now that would be good!



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[Dr. Jazz]

For those of you who haven't seen it, here is the interview with Ken Corday from TV Guide Online:


Ken Corday
Executive Producer, Days of Our Lives

Just what in the heck is happening on Days of Our Lives? For months viewers have been cursing the horrific killings taking place in Salem. And the cries got even louder when the show revealed that perennial heroine Marlena Evans was dishing out the blows. But Days kept promising a big twist in the terror, and here it is: Every one of those victims — including the good doc who perished onscreen last week — is alive and kicking it Survivor-style as prisoners on an island that's an exact duplicate of home sweet home. How did they get there? Who's behind their imprisonment? And just how did the show persuade actors who didn't realize that their firings were temporary to come back? Days' executive producer Ken Corday solves the mysteries behind daytime's biggest trick. — Delaina Dixon

You've done it. You've resurrected people who weren't really dead. Was this twist in place since the beginning?

Last June, before [head writer] James Reilly started writing episode one of his tenure, he got on a conference call with me and the network, and said here's the story from September until the Olympics. We knew how the cards were going to fall. So yes, this was always the plan.


So, 10 of our favorite Days characters that died onscreen are actually being held prisoner on an island that looks like Salem?

We call it the "Other Salem." The sets are the same, which saves a lot of money. It's obviously in a tropical locale and the music is different. There are three parts to this story. First, there was death. Now we give viewers hope that they are all alive, even though they are not back in Salem. The third most important part of the story is salvation. How did they survive? How will they be saved? What's at the bottom of this story?





Is Stefano behind this?

To say it's Stefano is ridiculous. We've been there two or three times before. First of all, Joe Mascolo (Massimo) isn't working on our show anymore; he's on The Bold and the Beautiful. I just don't think this would work if he came back for a few days.


Hasn't Days done the island plot before?

There was a story with Hope and one with Jan.
This time, there are 10 of them on the island, not just one or two, and they're not there to have fun or a little summer caper. The folks back home don't know that they are alive, and new relationships in Salem are starting to form. Our survivors on the island are going to have much more at stake to get home. Very slowly, the clues will start to pop up. Jennifer and Hope, and later on John and Bo, all start to get wind that something is not right.


Why was the story so graphic if no one is really dead?

The line I like to use is that in any good fairy tale, there's an inordinate amount of pain and suffering the viewer has to endure to get to a happy ending. The fact that these people were murdered so violently, I think it reinforced for the viewer, "Oh my God, they're really dead." And now it remains to be seen who or what is the mastermind behind this caper.


A lot of people thought that these returning actors were fired for budget reasons. Did that play a part?

It was a great smoke screen. We've had to do a lot of budget cutting for NBC as far as production goes, but the actors are coming back to us in the same position as when they left.


They're back permanently?
Those that were on contract before are going to be back on contract, though there are a few changes. Alexis Thorpe (Cassie) has been working on some other projects, so she'll be with us at least through July.


You and James Reilly were aware of the twist since the beginning. Did your cast know?
Definitely no. It seems very cruel and mean-hearted to say that they didn't know. But if they had been told before they were killed that this was all in jest, it wouldn't have had the same impact. It wouldn't have been a secret.


What about the alleged meeting that took place on April 1 that informed the stars they would be returning?

We let the cat out of the bag on April 1. The scripts were about to hit the stage, and I knew the entire cast and crew needed to know as one instead of hearing or reading about it. I asked them all to come, and I spoke to them for about 20 minutes as I lured them into this plot. I said, "I have to come clean with you, this has been the plan since we started in September ... I'd like to introduce you to the new cast of Days of Our Lives, in order of their disappearance." When Frances Reid (Alice) walked onstage, it was just one of the most amazing moments I've ever experienced behind the set. I've never seen a greater outpouring of emotion from the cast and crew. People were in tears. Peter Reckell (Bo) and Drake Hogestyn (John), you don't see these guys cry too often, and they were openly sobbing, as were many of the cast members.


So even John Aniston (Victor), who wasn't a serial-killer victim, is back?
We saw that Victor saw he was murdered by Jan, but we have no idea who was behind it. Obviously Marlena has not murdered anyone, so the question is: How are they alive, how did they get to this island and who is behind it all.


Were there any hard feelings when you were trying to get all the actors back?
There certainly was shock. Many of them were surprised and amazed we had pulled the wool over their eyes, so to speak. The fact that we had all 10 come back is the coup. If just nine had done it, it wouldn't have had the same smack.


Are you fearful viewers will feel cheated by this storyline?

They made an investment in these characters' deaths, only to learn they're actually alive.
I think they would feel cheated if we killed off their favorite characters and the next day their significant others got on with their lives with other women or men. There's hope in this story; I think that's what the show has always given people. Even though someone may be dead or missing, don't give up hope. Yes, this is the biggest stretch we've ever tried. It was [Roman poet] Virgil who said, "Fortune sides with he who dares." It was a daring thing to do, and it was done to increase viewership and take those who love the show and give them something a little bit different. I truly believe that somewhere in the midst of this story our viewers went, "Wait a minute, this just can't be happening. They are killing all our favorite characters, sometimes within days of one another." That shadow of a doubt is hopefully what they clung to.


Well, the show's ratings have spiked. Do you feel you've succeeded in your goal?
So far. You're only as good as your last episode. The show has done remarkably well since it was revealed in January that Marlena was the serial killer. I don't believe we achieved half of the things we want to yet. Over the past 10 years, the number of soap viewers has steadily dwindled. We'd like to recapture those viewers.


There was some talk about a spinoff with Salem's undead. Is that a moot point now?
That was always a smoke screen, another bluff. But it was also another way of giving viewers hope that these dead characters would be back, so to speak, possibly in another show.


Is reality dead in Salem? Where are the more contemporary or socially conscious storylines that educate viewers?

It seems that soaps stop in their tracks when they say, "Let's do a story about abortion or divorce or abuse." It takes it out of that fantasy aspect of daytime and makes it more like the news. I believe that's the responsibility of the news department or any of these new reality shows. Our [show] is about romance and escape.


Will there be any new characters added to the mix?
Well, we've got 10 more than we had in January. The only new people are Bonnie and Patrick. On the island, we never see who is holding the returned characters captive. And they never see who comes and goes, who's making the bed.


Is this story going to come full circle? Is the perpetrator someone already in our midst?
The clues have been there from the beginning. Jim's very careful about planting the seeds and not reaping the crop until he's ready. Yes, viewers will look back and go, "Oh of course, now I get it." The end game here is that we have 10 "dead" people [including Marlena] on the island. One of them knows what's really going on. It's like [Agatha Christie's] Ten Little Indians. It has to be that way versus some outside force that walks in from the bushes and says, "Oh, it's me."