It appears as though the powers-that-be didn’t expect such a backlash from the fans, and now they’re scrambling.
Instead of teasing these positive changes as a preemptive strike - perhaps in advance of the August 3rd announcement – Corday has put himself (and DOOL as a whole) on the defensive. Unfortunately, Corday may as well have been whispering into a hurricane. “It’s still Days Of Our Lives, but it’s not your mother’s Days Of Our Lives.” “We will be able to say and do things that are a bit more titillating than on broadcast,” Corday explained. On top of that, Corday talked about how being free of a network will unshackle the soap from some of its prior content-related restrictions. Want DOOL hot takes? Check out We Weigh In: Are Constant Cast Exits Ruining Days Of Our Lives? In the interview, he outlined a lot of exciting changes that will happen thanks to the Peacock move: longer episodes, less commercials, and access to many (if not all) of DOOL’s 14,000-plus episodes! Acknowledging that DOOL had no future on NBC, McKinsey told fans that subscribing around the date of September 12th would “help solidify DOOL’s chances of remaining viable with Peacock”.Ī few days later, executive producer Ken Corday spoke with Soap Opera Digest ( SOD) in an effort to set the record straight.
And when that didn’t settle speculation about the soap getting canceled, things got pretty sloppy.įirst, a director for the soap, Scott McKinsey, begged viewers to subscribe to Peacock. Actor Robert Scott Wilson (Ben/Alex) calmly referred to the transition as “a no-brainer”.
Want DOOL spoilers? Check out Days Of Our Lives Spoilers For The Week (September 5, 2022)Įver since the stunning announcement, DOOL has frantically tried to change the narrative around their Peacock move. But why did this transition have to happen in such a jarring, clumsy way? Now that it’s been revealed that the soap opera’s move to Peacock was finalized back in 2021, it begs the question: Why didn’t DOOL ease viewers into this streaming switcheroo? Sadly, those emotions are still very fresh, mere days before DOOL formally parts ways with NBC.
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