Salem International: Casting Notes: Arrivals & Departures

[WendyCR72]

Just to chime in: My brother was 20, going on 21 when he had his son, my nephew. My parents were only 42 at the time of my nephew's birth. (I was 15, going on 16, a younger aunt!) And this was back in the late '80s, so grandparents in their 40s is not unusual, really ever. (My own grandmother, my mom's mom, was 48 when I was born!)

[swtrgrl]

16 hours ago, JBC344 said:

Thanks.  Lol, nowadays you do find 47 year old grandparents.  :)

I'm 45 on Thursday and my stepson (who was born when I was in my early 20s) has 2 children...so yeah, I'm a 45 year old grandma twice over (they're 6 and 4..so I was a grandma before I was 40). Physically, it's possible. 

[sugarbaker design]

10 hours ago, WendyCR72 said:

And this was back in the late '80s, so grandparents in their 40s is not unusual, really ever.

Please, I know great-grandparents in their forties.

[JBC344]

Lol, i'm well aware that grandparents in their forties have always existed. Myself and the other posters were just carrying on a joke mostly about Ricky Schroeder, :) 

[FnkyChkn34]

On 1/23/2018 at 11:22 AM, JBC344 said:

Lol, i'm well aware that grandparents in their forties have always existed. Myself and the other posters were just carrying on a joke mostly about Ricky Schroeder, :) 

 Exactly, didn't mean to offend or act like it's not possible. 

[BlackMamba]

AS is coming back, that's a positive. 

The negative, Sami is going to have her 5th kid and it'll be Snuffleupagus.  Most of us all but predicted this might happen. 

Hope better not be ok with it.  She's done this with Bo and Billie.  She needs to be a stronger woman and dump Snuffleupagus for good if Sami comes marching in with his bastard kid. 

https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/exclusive-alison-sweeney-back-days/

[nilyank]

It doesn't mention anything about Sami's storyline. Rumor has it that she will be around the wedding of John and Marlena which should be shown sometime in 6 months from now. 

[Silver Raven]

2 hours ago, nilyank said:

It doesn't mention anything about Sami's storyline. Rumor has it that she will be around the wedding of John and Marlena which should be shown sometime in 6 months from now. 

I wonder if that's why Chandler and Christopher are in photos wearing tuxes.

[JBC344]

I hope we don't get a Rafe/Sami child.  There really is no need for one. 

[boes]

1 hour ago, JBC344 said:

I hope we don't get a Rafe/Sami child.  There really is no need for one. 

There was no need for a Rafe to begin with.  I blame Mamma Hernandez.

[DisneyBoy]

Sorry to be dense, Mamba, but where does it say that Sami will be having Rafe's child? Link please?

 

I really hope that John and Marlena's wedding features all of their real kids: Belle & Brady, Sami & Eric, and Carrie. (Sorry Paul but not sorry). Bonus points for Ari, Alli, Will and Claire and Noah.

[plurie]

3 hours ago, DisneyBoy said:

Sorry to be dense, Mamba, but where does it say that Sami will be having Rafe's child? Link please?

 

I really hope that John and Marlena's wedding features all of their real kids: Belle & Brady, Sami & Eric, and Carrie. (Sorry Paul but not sorry). Bonus points for Ari, Alli, Will and Claire and Noah.

And Rex and Cassie?

[swtrgrl]

I think that yes, Sami will be there for the Jarlena wedding...and that's why Horita are in tuxes in their InstaStories. Plus, maybe Will gets his memory back and that's why she's there, too? Or either or. LOL

Greg starts soon. Here's to hoping he's for Sonny. Throwing a wrench in the reunions, etc...

[sugarbaker design]

1 hour ago, swtrgrl said:

Greg starts soon. Here's to hoping he's for Sonny.

I'll tune in when he starts.

[DisneyBoy]

4 hours ago, plurie said:

And Rex and Cassie?

I thought they were Roman and Kate's kids...

[plurie]

56 minutes ago, DisneyBoy said:

I thought they were Roman and Kate's kids...

I thought that Marlena was the biomom, but it could have been Kate. If it was, Marlena was the surrogate. 

[JBC344]

43 minutes ago, plurie said:

I thought that Marlena was the biomom, but it could have been Kate. If it was, Marlena was the surrogate. 

Yeah Marlena was the surrogate but Rex and Cassie are Roman and Kate's twins.  The second surrogate that Kate has had against her will. And Marlena's.

Edited March 16, 2018 by JBC344

[YupItsMe]

On 3/16/2018 at 2:00 AM, DisneyBoy said:

Sorry to be dense, Mamba, but where does it say that Sami will be having Rafe's child? Link please?

 

I really hope that John and Marlena's wedding features all of their real kids: Belle & Brady, Sami & Eric, and Carrie. (Sorry Paul but not sorry). Bonus points for Ari, Alli, Will and Claire and Noah.

Who's Noah?

[nilyank]

16 minutes ago, YupItsMe said:

Who's Noah?

Noah is Austin and Carrie's son. When they left Salem back in 2012, we found out that Carrie finally got pregnant after so many years that she was unable to conceive.

[WendyCR72]

On 3/16/2018 at 6:33 AM, plurie said:

And Rex and Cassie?

I think the show forgot their existence. Just as well, that whole thing was ridiculous from word go.

[DisneyBoy]

They were the ones presented as aliens, right? They, like, beamed down to the docks in their first appearance, right? 

[WendyCR72]

8 minutes ago, DisneyBoy said:

They were the ones presented as aliens, right? They, like, beamed down to the docks in their first appearance, right? 

That would be them, yes. They ran around the first week, if I recall, wrapped in aluminum foil or some crap. Like I said, ridiculous.

[Apprentice79]

7 minutes ago, WendyCR72 said:

That would be them, yes. They ran around the first week, if I recall, wrapped in aluminum foil or some crap. Like I said, ridiculous.

Plus, Cassie and Lucas had awesome chemistry. It was a waste to make them siblings. They should have made Rex and Cassie, Orpheus children, out to get Jarlena and Roman.

[JBC344]

22 minutes ago, DisneyBoy said:

They were the ones presented as aliens, right? They, like, beamed down to the docks in their first appearance, right? 

Yes, that was the cover for them as Stefano released them back into society.  They were test tube babies that Stefano had raised in a facility.  The "alien" thing was stupid but it was just a cover to essentially explain their confinement.

Personally, I would love to see them back.  The show is in need of their age range.  To think that as great as the "last blast" crew was Chloe is the only one around full time, with Belle and Shawn now reduced to making appearances.  The show could use them.

[nilyank]

20 minutes ago, DisneyBoy said:

They were the ones presented as aliens, right? They, like, beamed down to the docks in their first appearance, right? 

It was silly and nasty Dimera plot. At first, we were told that they were Tony (who was really Andre at that time) and Marlena were the biological parents. Then later, we find out that Marlena was the surrogate but that Stefano's favorite whore (Kate) and Roman were the parents.

[Apprentice79]

1 minute ago, nilyank said:

It was silly and nasty Dimera plot. At first, we were told that they were Tony (who was really Andre at that time) and Marlena were the biological parents. Then later, we find out that Marlena was the surrogate but that Stefano's favorite whore (Kate) and Roman were the parents.

It was a stupid story written by Dena...I also liked Rex with Mimi.  Rex and Mimi could have worked together to break up Shelle, but, fall in love with each other, unexpectedly..

[JBC344]

9 minutes ago, nilyank said:

It was silly and nasty Dimera plot. At first, we were told that they were Tony (who was really Andre at that time) and Marlena were the biological parents. Then later, we find out that Marlena was the surrogate but that Stefano's favorite whore (Kate) and Roman were the parents.

I didn't mind them being Tony and Marlena's children, but I really did love how it unfolded.  The only reason Marlena was thought to be the mom was because she had memories of giving birth to them while she was kidnapped in the 80's.  I really loved how they weaved in Kate's association with Stefano, and Marlena and Roman's kidnappings at different points to weave everything together that actually made sense on how he pulled it off.

What really sold me on them being Kate and Roman's children or more Kate's children was the Kate and Rex relationship.  Lauren and Eric Winters had great chemistry and it was nice to see a biological child thrilled and excited about his birth mother. 

[nilyank]

Honestly I wanted the twins to be Tony's. I liked Rex as a Dimera. I didn't care one way or another for Cassie.

[JBC344]

9 minutes ago, nilyank said:

Honestly I wanted the twins to be Tony's. I liked Rex as a Dimera. I didn't care one way or another for Cassie.

I'm with you there, I did like their brief time as Dimeras.  My favorite scene was Tony introducing them to Lexie and Celeste and the twins asking if Celeste was Tony's mom as well.  Thaoo"s reaction as Tony, he actually stops for a second and slyly says "I don't think so" with a smirk.

[WendyCR72]

But was Cassie's "death" also reversed? I can't remember. All I do remember is she was among those (Alice, Maggie, etc.) that the show killed off (and no, I don't buy they were always coming back - this was about money, but fans blew a gasket!) killed during the whole Fake Salem crap.

If I recall, Cassie was trapped in some pinata or whatever and whacked/beaten to death. I can't recall if her death was reversed, too.

[Apprentice79]

14 minutes ago, WendyCR72 said:

But was Cassie's "death" also reversed? I can't remember. All I do remember is she was among those (Alice, Maggie, etc.) that the show killed off (and no, I don't buy they were always coming back - this was about money, but fans blew a gasket!) killed during the whole Fake Salem crap.

If I recall, Cassie was trapped in some pinata or whatever and whacked/beaten to death. I can't recall if her death was reversed, too.

It was reversed. 

23 minutes ago, nilyank said:

Honestly I wanted the twins to be Tony's. I liked Rex as a Dimera. I didn't care one way or another for Cassie.

I wanted them to be Tony's as well. Kate and Roman did not need any more children.  Kate had 4 and Roman had 3.  It was short-sighted to make the twins related to people already on the show.   Lucas and Cassie had lots of chemistry. Stupid Dena..

[nilyank]

Weren't all the deaths reversed?

A whole big fat of nothing that storyline ended being. All the relationships that were form from the surviving partners or the recently dead in Melaswen, were eventually paired back to their original pairing.

Edited March 23, 2018 by nilyank

[JBC344]

13 minutes ago, nilyank said:

Weren't all the deaths reversed?

A whole big fat of nothing that storyline ended being. All the relationships that were form from the surviving partners or the recently dead in Melaswen, were eventually paired back to their original pairing.

True.  To be fair though, all of those actors were actually fired.  It was the backlash to the firings that forced the producers hand to hire them all back and come up with the Melaswen storyline.

[Silver Raven]

Soap Opera News is reporting that Robert Scott Wilson is back on contract, and Wilson confirmed it on Twitter.

[swtrgrl]

What? That's cool. He was here in Boston this week to see his beloved Celtics win. LOL

[DisneyBoy]

Ugh. Not a Ben fan or a RSW fan. May the pouty lips and squinting eyes make but a temporary return...

[peachmangosteen]

YES! I love Ben lol.

[TeeVee329]

I'm leery about this.  RSW was fun during his fall pop-in, but the template I could see Ron going with him now that he's a contract player is Ford from OLTL meets Franco from GH, which...ewww.

[DisneyBoy]

Translation?

[Apprentice79]

6 minutes ago, DisneyBoy said:

Translation?

Ron will try to redeem him. If the show made Andre, a serial killer, a respectable citizen, of Salem, then, Ben, will be one, as well.  

[JBC344]

11 minutes ago, DisneyBoy said:

Translation?

I don't watch OLTL, but I was a GH watcher.  Franco was a character that James Franco originated a few years ago when he decided it would be a fun experiment to do a soap opera.  He played this eccentric artist who was also a serial killer.  His character was supposed to be temporary, shake up the cast, get rid of some dead weight, boost ratings, etc.  When James finished his stint, TPTB decided to bring the character back, with a different actor of course. 

In order to make the character viable since he was previously a serial killer, they came up with this "brain tumor" storyline as a way to soften the character, explain his violent past, and keep him on the canvas.  I haven't watched GH in a few years but the character was always a little hit and miss and originally was never intended to be a mainstay.

I'm assuming people may be worried that Ben will become the new Franco.

[TeeVee329]

36 minutes ago, DisneyBoy said:

Translation?

Ford was a sleazy creep whose heinous behavior we were supposed to forgive because he had a six-pack (although Stefan is kinda already Ron's DOOL Ford).

Franco was/is a SERIAL KILLER whose victims were just supposed to shut up and get over it re: the crimes he committed against them because he had a tumor and feels weal bad wabout it, except for all the time he makes "jokes" about his past.

Edited April 26, 2018 by TeeVee329

[Harmony233]

I hope they don’t redeem ben too much as he’s much more interesting bad.

[peachmangosteen]

6 hours ago, TeeVee329 said:

I'm leery about this.  RSW was fun during his fall pop-in, but the template I could see Ron going with him now that he's a contract player is Ford from OLTL meets Franco from GH, which...ewww.

Fuck, you're right. Sometimes I forget about Ron's worst traits lol.

I'll still enjoy Ben until this happens though!

[DisneyBoy]

Yikes. Sounds terrible. And likely.

[swtrgrl]

I just want him to be a constant reminder to Abby. I want her to suffer forever. 

Although, it'd be hilarious for one of her alters to fall in love with a still psycho Ben.

Anyhoo...nothing to see up there.

 

I think maybe the sign he was coming back was when he couldn't continue with the strangulation reenactment... he just couldn't do it. 

[Prin Holmes]

15 hours ago, swtrgrl said:

I just want him to be a constant reminder to Abby. I want her to suffer forever.

If Abigail has to suffer, then Chad should, too.  He was just as much a party in Ben going crazy as Abigail was.

I'm torn about Ben coming back.  On one hand, I do like the actor and think that Ben could really shake things up.  On the other hand, it continues to be maddening that they have so many other newer characters on contract, but Wally, Judi, and Bryan all still remain on recurring.

[swtrgrl]

On 4/27/2018 at 11:03 PM, Prin Holmes said:

If Abigail has to suffer, then Chad should, too.  He was just as much a party in Ben going crazy as Abigail was.

To each their own opinion. I love Chad. Hate Abby. I'm not rational with my love and hate of story lines or characters. Sorry. Not Sorry. LOL.

Seriously though, you're not wrong. I just love Chad/Billy. 

[nilyank]

The main culprit in turning Ben into a serial killer is his criminal father who abused his mother, raped his sister, and enabled Ben in horrible activity including tampering with the paternity test so that Ben was even more obsess with Thomas,

I don"t blame Chad or serial cheater Abby for what Ben did because it is not a normal reaction to kill a bunch of people  (mostly women) in order to frame your romantic rival for the killings.

[Prin Holmes]

21 hours ago, swtrgrl said:

To each their own opinion. I love Chad. Hate Abby. I'm not rational with my love and hate of story lines or characters. Sorry. Not Sorry. LOL.

Seriously though, you're not wrong. I just love Chad/Billy. 

I like Chad, too.  I just think it's unfair to only blame Abigail for Ben going crazy when Chad played just as big a part, if not bigger, in it.

Edited May 1, 2018 by Prin Holmes