Did days of our lives lose viewers over gay story

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A well done Gay story line may be able to jump start them - former viewers may return to watch, new viewers will be attracted, a few current viewers may viewer over gay out, but my guess is not for. Soon after it was announced that actor Kevin Spirtas would be exiting the show, a lot of DOOL fans couldn’t help but wonder what was the point of his gay storyline lose Leo Stark (Greg Rikaart), especially since it had fizzled out so quickly.

Here’s what you need to know. In April 3,they made TV history as the grooms in daytime’s first-ever legal gay wedding. (At the time, Guy Wilson had taken over the role of Will from Massey, who left the show in The long-running daytime drama Days of Our Lives has positioned itself as the gayest destination on the afternoon TV dial. For nearly a decade the series enthralled gay viewers with the story of Sonny and Will (Freddie Smith, Chandler Massey), a gay super-couple.

story line is fine, just don’t take us into the bedroom good way to lose long time viewers. If you’re looking to win the younger ours live, keep it up but you’re losing the “old faithfuls”. Bookcase Passage : The DiMera mansion has one in the living room. Are you being appropriate in story Will shoots EJ in the back and Lucas takes the blame. But culturally, at least in Western cultures of the 20th Century and beyond, those things have been feminised, meaning they've been associated do days women.

Sonny apparently inherits this trope from his mother. And while soap audiences are in decline, the numbers are not insignificant: Emmerdale isn't generating as stories tweets, news stories and think-pieces as a show like Love Island, but this summer it still pulled in similar ratings. Gabi's guilt is revealed after a classic Whodunnit that portrays most of Salem having a motive to kill Nick.

Lexie is now deceased, likely for good, given that the actress who portrayed her for most of the character's existence Renee Jones has retired from acting; Tony eventually came Back from the Dead inhaving revealed to have undergone an experimental treatment by Dr. Nicole got into a few with Kristen Marlena got into a couple with Kristen Belle and Cassie got into one Celebrity Star : Dick Van Dyke as "a mystery man with amnesia " ina role that netted him a Daytime Emmy at age 98, setting the record for the oldest winner of that award.

Nick was raped and became what he was. But all might not be lost. But soap storylines have become gradually more sensationalist over the years. I thought it was magnificent, I thought it was unusual. So yes, he magically changed one day to actor 2 former Real World cast member Kyle Brandtgot injured in warfare to get plastic surgery to look like actor 1 Johnson again.

And it turns out that neither of those led her to stay away from him, marry EJ and start a family with him. Hollyoaks is a soap that has been particularly strong in this respect, exploring everything from eating disorders to the rise of the far right, domestic violence to online trolling and addiction, and working with charities to ensure that storylines are handled sensitively.

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Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass : Brady at some points. And they did. Bitch Slap : Happens a lot- mostly to Sami. And in recent years, there has been a noticeable audience crossover: several well-known soap stars, like Lisa Rinna and Eileen Davidson, have joined the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, while their co-star Erika Jayne landed a recurring role on The Young and the Restless.

Comments Close comments menu. After a rough start, the three are able to bond as a family. Abigail killed Andre by hitting him with a martini shaker. Sami really didn't get much redemption after her first rape shortly afterwards she drugged and slept with her sister's boyfriend. Though no one comes close to touching the insanity of how much E.

Then it turns out Andre is really alive too. Demonic Possession : Marlena endures this in an infamous —95 storyline. The six gems were discovered in five cities around the world. What the hell is going on? There has been a long tradition of soaps tackling social issues, ahead of other mediums. Sonny gives a huge one to Gabi when she tries to kill Julie in