We're All in This Together
Well, "One Life to Live" won a Daytime Emmy for writing last night. I was included in the list of writers, as was Mark. I worked on the show last year for half the year and Mark was on staff a little longer than that.
I didn't go because it wasn't my moment. I'm so happy for Ron and his team.
I'm glad I have this blog so I can, in a cyber-public way, thank Frank and everyone at One Life for a great (almost) three years. They were good to me even when I wasn't good back. Sometimes I buckled under the pressure and wasn't... um... always pleasant to be around. I guess I can still be that way. But I'm making more of an effort these days to be aware of the graciousness being poured out on me by others and responding in kind.
I love being back at Days. I sometimes complain on this blog because I always want to be as honest as possible. You all deserve that from me. But that doesn't mean it's all bad. There's a lot of good too.
Despite my fear of social events, I went to the NBC party last night after the Emmys. It was delightful and we all felt like family. Bruce Evans threw a heck of a shindig. I looked around the room and my heart was full of gratitude to Ken and Ed and Bruce for giving me the chance to write for Days. I'm lucky to work with such talented and gracious people who push me to do the best work I can even when I resist with all my might.
And now I'm getting ready to go back to NYC to do the Today show with Renee and Jim and talk about the autism storyline. I want everyone to know that NBC came to me with this story idea (props to Rebecca McGill and Bruce). This wasn't my initial idea. I would never presume to foist my own agenda on the public. But with a nurturing environment, our writers are going to go to town to write a pretty powerful story. And Renee and Jim are beyond great and ready to commit body and soul to this story. How fabulous is that?
Congrats to Rachel, Darin, Thaao and Judi on the nominations. How can you compete in such an artistic category as acting? All our actors are winners in my book... probably yours as well.
And our Hair Dept. won an Emmy. Yeah!
I also want to thank everyone who's posted a response to this blog. I take you all very seriously. Thanks to the EJAMI fans. You guys are so dedicated. And to those of you rooting for John and Marlena. And to those of you who love Steve and Kayla and all you others. I love your enthusiasm. I care. I really do. I'm doing this for you. And those of you who struggle with marriage, motherhood and all that goes with it. We're all in this together.
I have been watching Days since it's been on the air. I'm hooked & always will be. It should win every award!
Thanks Dena!
I really hope we get Ejami soon. I think my blood pressure is sky high right about now.
Anyways please let EJami have their "summer of romance". We have waited so long.....
We are dedicated Ejami fans! And we won't stop either. We can see the potential of this couple and they are the future of Days. James and Ali are great together.
Go EJAMI!!!!
I am a dedicated Ejami fan and as such have to tell you that I can't sit by and watch you desecrate the characters of Ej and Sami and make them something they are not. Please fix this mess. Ej would never screw Nicole and would never ever try to take Johnny from Sami. EJ is a better man than that and loves Sami. He would never hurt her like this. Let Ejami have their summer of romance TOGETHER (not apart and not with other people). Please restore EJami to there former glory and make them Day's new gray (not too good and not too evil) supercouple. They are up there in the ranks with Luke and Laura and even Sonny and Carly. I won't accept anything less or any substitutes and if things don't change soon, I will be tuning out DOOL permanently and encouraging others to do the same.
Go Ejami!!! Love them together.
I can't believe that we are still waiting for EJami to happen. Please Dena, let's move this along. I would really like to start watching Days again, because right now I cannot stomach seeing EJ with Nicole.
By the way, I like Nicole, but she seems to be everywhere. It's bordering on overkill.
GO EJAMI!
Steve and Kayla seriously need to have a "discussion" pronto!
I also love EJ and Sami. You can not deny the chemistry those two have. I could watch the two of them read the newspaper and I would keep coming back for more!
A little Ejami happiness?
Is that too much to ask?
I am so happy you noticed how dedicated EJami fans are Ms. Higley. We have waited for our romance. EJ and Sami can heat up DOOL like no other couple. I'm looking forward to seeing EJ smile again. He is too sad now.
Ejami survived Hogan and they will survive Dena. Just keep the faith, EJamis. Keep writing TPTB (not Dena, obviously since she's clearly doesn't get EJami) and tell them you want to see EJami realized on the screen with the characters acting more like themselves and not acting entirely out of personality all the time. We will weather this storm. Don't watch the show 7/7. Tune out the Black out. Don't watch, tape or DVR 7/7/08 and send a message to TPTB that you will NOT TOLERATE Character destruction like that all for a cheap ratings gimmick.
EJami is the future of Days if Days is to have one!
PLEASE! PLEASE! PUT JOHN AND MARLENA BACK TOGETHER
Hey Dena!
I always enjoy reading your blogs, thank you for doing this. Thanks for the shout out. We EJAMIs are dedicated and we are fighting for our couple. EJAMI is the next supercouple on Days. I REALLY hope that you´ll give them a chance to be together - THEY bring the viewers. Thank you also for giving us Dansea and keep NuJohn like he is now. He is amazing!
Im a teen who would like to see some more romance brought back to the show please :)
As a longtime viewer of Days of Our Lives I am begging you or whoever is responsible for the current storylines to please stop writing plot driven storylines. It is insulting to long time viewers such as myself. Many characters are literally disappearing. The audience does not just forget what characters say or do or how they would act in
any given situation. It also makes the show boring and predictable. This is why your ratings are terrible. The characters are all over the place from episode to episode and it is obvious that it is just to fit the plot. Write character driven stories, give the characters depth and most importantly write the characters in ‘character’. This summer has been disappointing to say the least.
Summer of romance I think not! Summer of porn or summer of sleeze would be the more appropriate title. People don't want to see just sex they want to see romance. Romance does not equal sex with random partners. If you think that is what people want to see you must think very little of your audience.
Congradualtions Dena,
you have managed to turn EJ into Lucas in a matter of a month. Thank you for ruining everything that is wonderful about this character. I don't know who this EJ is anymore. The EJ of old would never be so easily manipulated by others, he would not waiver in his devotion to Sami and he would not threaten for custody of his son. EJ having sex with nicole makes him just like all the other men in Sami's life. I'm sorry but I can't watch the destruction of my favourite character anymore.
When stefano gets back can he kill all these 'imposter' characters. They suck!
I'm sorry Dena, but I can't do this. As an Ejami fan I am feeling utterly disrespected right now. It feels like Days does nothing but jerk us around because you know we will always be there. Well not this viewer. I've stuck it out for the past two years and I am just tired now. I'll come back when EJami are together.
I think you all need to stop advertising this "Summer of Romance". Because this is not romance.
EJ belongs with Sami!
It's been two years! No wonder Days is tanking right now.
next week on days
'Ava asks John if she can move in with him'
'John promises to help Ava fight the charges against her,'
-Jarlana fans screwed over
'Marlena discovers that E.J. is threatening to sue Sami for custody of Johnny.'
-destruction of the character of EJ continues, EJAMI fans screwed over
'Daniel runs into Kate and they reminiscence about their time together'
-rewriting history that happened all of 4 months ago. Check your history Dena chelsea's mum already slept with her boyfriend.
'while on the train, Stephanie is surprised by a stranger who enters her sleeper car.'
'Stephanie are ready to get off the train and track down Max's sister.'
-yawn
'Tony and Kate share a celebratory drink,'
- this is all you provide for an emmy nominated actor?
'Caroline and Maggie welcome Kayla and Steve as they bring their baby home'
'Hope visits Kayla and is thrilled to see the baby at home,'
- steve and kayla aint having that conversation because that would actually be good drama
As an EJAMI fan, I'm feeling really down right now. Where are they? Why is EJ moving on? It makes no sense. You have this huge fanbase who has waited 2 years through more crap than imaginable and just when we got a headwriter who we thought would end our misery, our misery has only been added to. EJAMI is what makes this show for me. All of the other storylines are boring. I'm just feeling horrible about the whole show. I wish I could watch it everyday like I used to but I'm not into torturing myself.
I can understand holding out on a story for drama, but holding out this many years is just ridiculous! EJAMI should have happened by now. Sami and EJ never even really happened and they break up already? Whatever! Plus, If EJ got a real romance, maybe I could get over it all, but I will not watch my favorite character fall for the town whore! I'm out after 25 years, and I'm sure I'm not alone, so the ratings will keep on falling! And FYI - STAX is gross and BORING! Elevator sex is not romance, and what is so exciting about BOPE love? They have been in love since the eighties! I'm over it!!!!
Julie Ann - now Ex-viewer
Dena I am totally enjoying the beginning of the Ejole romance. And don't take the Rapemi fans to heart. They are complaining about 2 years of waiting? How long have other couples had to wait? I was a fan of Broe and we had to wait 2 years before they even KISSED! And how about the tried and true couples on the show? Apparently they feel they are entitled to special treatment because they can spam better than anyone around. Well Dena, don't let it worry you.
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Nicole and EJ Rock!
I have watched Days since I was a child in the 80's and have always loved it. I have never written on any boards, but I just can't take any more! Just when I stopped fast forwarding every other scene you put Nicole with EJ. Like a message earlier on, we have waited years to see these two together and we get one love scene (interrupted by Lucas) and then they break it off! Get real, I to am done until they bring these two together.
Dena - I appreciate the fact that you have noticed how dedicated we Ejami fans are!! But with that being said, one can only take so much negative direction. While I try to see a positive side to your direction - I am not hearing anything to keep me connected. I have been a dedicated Days fan for 28 years and to me Ejami has more chemistry than any other couple has had. Please don't take that away. I understand the need to remove Sami from both EJ and Lucas in order to move on with Ejami - if that is the direction you are taking. I really hope it is.Ejami has sooo much potential!!!
Days is going DOWN! You have managed to kill the true characters and romance on this show! Sex in an elevator is gross! Nicole and EJ DO NOT have an ounce of chemistry. Open your eyes and see the sparks with Sami and EJ. The only need to stand in the same room to light up all of Salem! Put them together and there will never be a blackout!
This Ejami fan has reached her breaking point. I just read James Scotts interview for that disgusting elevator scenes and I feel betrayed. You have a very large fan base that has been kicked around for two years. Well enough is enough. I won't watch my favorite character chase after that tramp Nicole. We are all in this together my ass. Days deserves to be cancelled.
I seriously feel like crying right now. As an Ejami fan I feel disrespected and I won't waste my time anymore. There was a reason I stopped watching Days a few years ago and I'm starting to remember why. This has to be the most frustrating show on Daytime.
Sex in an elevator is a beautiful connection? GMAFB! This is one Days fan that is not sticking around to be played wtih again. I honestly thought you people were going to give us what we EJamis have been PATIENTLY waiting for. Then I remembered that this was Days of our lives and god forbid we give the audience what they want. Maybe I'll be back in September, maybe not. You've really screwed this up.
'Dena I am totally enjoying the beginning of the Ejole romance. And don't take the Rapemi fans to heart.'This is the fanbase you are catering for at the moment. 'Lumi' I mean 'ejole' fans are a minority who still have the nerve to call EJAMI fans 'Rapami'. Nice. So you acknowledge the couples with large fanbases. So what? These appear to be empty words. I don't see you writing for any of the couples mentioned, especially EJAMI who have hardly shared a scene together since Mid May. Right now there is nothing on my T.V nor are there any spoilers over the next 3 weeks giving me any hope that you are writing for them. I only came back to Days 1 year ago because of EJAMI. So if EJAMI is not going to happen there is nothing really keeping me as a viewer of this show. If this is your idea of doing it for US it sure doesn't appear that way to me.
It's moments like these that make me wonder why I'm a fan of this show. I was so happy when EJami finally made love, only to have you pull the rug out from underneath us yet again. I don't know who came up with this Nicole crap, but if EJ spends the entire summer chasing after her.....well I'm not sticking around to see that happen anyways.
What have you people done?
EJAMI BELONGS TOGETHER!!!!!!!
Enough of this Nicole nonsense. Dena you are serioulsy making me sad. I don't want to stop watching Days but I will not watch any EJ and Nicole BS. Who the hell thought this was good idea?
Well not only will I be Tuning out the Blackout, I'll be tuning out of Days all together.
This just sucks. Do you enjoy torturing the fans. I can't help but laught at the title of your blog. We're all in this together? Read your blog, I think you'll find yourself very much alone.
Well not only will I be Tuning out the Blackout, I'll be tuning out of Days all together.
This just sucks. Do you enjoy torturing the fans. I can't help but laught at the title of your blog. We're all in this together? Read your blog, I think you'll find yourself very much alone.
Dena thank you for finally ending the Lumi/Ej triangle. I think it's been done with consideration to both sides. You gave Ej and Sami one moment together for their fans to remember and cherish while leaving Sami knowing her heart will always belong with Lucas. And as an added bonus, you've found the perfect match for EJ in Nicole. I haven't been watching for a couple of months now, but after reading the spoilers and seeing the episodes that have ended this never-ending triangle I can now say I will be watching again. Job Well Done!
I seem to recall another blog where you said that Ali, James, and yourself were all on the "same page" when it came to EJami.
Well could the three of you clue the rest of us in? Because we can't seem to find the page that you are all on.
EJAMI
EJAMI
EJAMI
Do I have to spell it out for you?
I'm so done with Days right now.
I thought you guys were getting back to character driven storys? And don't get me started on what you have done to EJami.....Your blog isn't big enough for that rant.
Ej and Nicole having sex in an elevator is disgusting, tacky and trashy. Then to top it off you are going to have a summer romance with them and try to build them as a couple. I can't believe Corday ever hired you. Do you know anything about romance? Never mind, I don't want to know the answer as it is evident you are a twisted psychopath. I can't believe how selfish you are and what you have done to Ejami because you are too lazy to write a good story and you want to put a stamp on the show and the characters and make them yours. So much for us all being in this together. You are a hack and a liar. I hope you can sleep at night when DOOL gets cancelled because of your pathetic storylines and pandering to the lowest common denominator, the Stax and Lumi fans. You deserve each other. You really want to make us happy? GIVE US EJAMI MEANING PUT THEM TOGETHER. How muchm more do I have to spell things out for you? Good-bye DOOL. The last 13 years have been a complete and utter waste, which is what you are Dena.
Dena,
You obviously know that EJAMI is popular so what is stopping you from writing what could be one of the most romantic/intriging pairings in daytime history?
Dena,
You obviously know that EJAMI is popular so what is stopping you from writing what could be the most romantic/intriging pairing in daytime history?
Dena - I just wanted to let you know I am LOVING EJ AND NICOLE!!! Those elevator scenes were so smoking. And when you compare it to Ej and Sami? Well it's no contest who wins. Let's see, first time passionate, hot and steamy encounter that is a beautiful connection in an elevator or first time like Ej and Sami? I pick Ej and Nicole over rape any day. Let's keep writing for them and see these two become a modern day Bonnie and Clyde. So, so bad, but so much in love with each other.
I will never accept anyone other than EJAMI! They are MAGIC!
TUNE OUT THE BLACKOUT!!!!!!
So I guess our dedication means nothing then? Why are you doing this? I can't think of any other soap that drags things out like Days does. I mean, my god, it's been two years! EJami should have happened months ago.
We want Ejami and won't settle for anything less!
This couple brought me back to Days and I won't sit and watch them be destroyed. Goodbye Days and your lame Summer of Romance.
And by lame, I'm referring to that lame ass commercial. Good god, a theme song?
'I pick Ej and Nicole over rape any day'
Maybe you should start pimping lumi again because even if you pimp EJ/Nicole that does not mean that lucas and Sami will reunite.
OK Dena, I have to admit I was a bit skeptical when I heard about these elevator scenes. But you won me over. The Lucas and Chloe was alright, but I don't think I'd ever root for them because I will always be a Broe fan at heart. (And Ejami's we waited 2 years to the day from when they met for them to even kiss so I don't know what y'all are complaining about! Stop acting like you're the only ones who ever had to wait for something.) Still, I like that Lucas has stopped taking crap from Sami. But the EJ and Nicole scenes? Whoooo, I was surprised the fire alarms at the studio didn't go off when filming those because they were SMOKING HOT! I've never been a big EJ fan, but with Nicole he's totally different. Fun, flirty and vulnerable. This pairing is just oozing with potential. I can't wait to see what comes next!
Here's some more dedication for you Dena:
WE WANT EJAMI!
WE WANT EJMAI!
WE WANT EJAMI!
1.9 ratings and second to last place AGAIN.
When will TPTB realize that EJ belongs with Sami and viewers won't accept any other substitutes.
TUNE OUT THE BLACK OUT - DON'T WATCH DAYS MONDAY 7/7/08. Send TPTB a message that we want character driven plots not mindless in your face sex scenes.
OOps! I forgot to say what I wanted to say concerning your blog content...
Congrats on being part of the emmy winning team. You know your part in it. I hope you get something in recognition. And since you mentioned John and Marlena, let's get a good story going for these guys soon. Maybe when Stefano comes back let's see John have to protect Marlena and regain his memories in the process.
GO EJAMI!
Tune out the Blackout!
EJ and Sami are why I watch days. During thier scenes I am mesmerised. Mondays show was amazing. I loved everything about it; the passion, tension, almost kiss. It left me wanting more. I know EJ and Sami will temporarily be apart but when they finally get together they will be a force to be rekoned with and accept eachother faults and all. When Sami finally says I love you to EJ, now that will be romantic and must T.V.
Let's face it, Ejami does nothing for the ratings either. The day they had sex was the lowest rated day of their week because no one wanted to watch it. I bet when Ejole has a real shot and they stop this stupid triangle they will start going up.
You know what I find funny Dena? The summer promo on the main Days website shows these clips of Lucas and Chloe, but the couple that everyone is talking and raving about is EJ and Nicole. Did you guys think that was going to happen or is that just an unexpected, yet pleasant turn of events? What was it a certain fanbase used to say? Love them or hate them, Ejole is the buzz all over the soap sites these days.
Nice try, but Days was pre-empted in many markets the Day EJami made love and still got a 2.0. When Days is semi-pre-empted lately, they get 1.6s.
Now that EJ and Sami are barely on screen together, ratings are in the toilet again which is no surprise since EJami are who the majority of viewers want to see.
Dena, I'm an EJAMI fan and want to say that it was great to see 12/29 resolved and Ejami love making and having Sami admitt her feelings for EJ even after she found out about his schemes (this means she's able to love him as he is). I'm looking forward to seeing how Sami will handle losing EJ. Based on dialogue from the Wed Show Sami is in love with EJ but will not admit it because Sami is trying to convince everyone that she has changed by being with Lucas.
I just hope that soon the day comes when Sami will realize that she can love EJ and to hell with what her family thinks. Then we get a romance and the antibrady back.
as an ejami fan, i gotta say the detours are not my favorite part of the story. with 12/29 discussed..we never did get any discussion of ej and sami about the romantic love making day..he tried, she refused..and this is what is so heartbreaking about this story..she admits she loves him..i do not consider the word 'feelings' to be what she means..i hope we can get the story of ejami before the end of days as a program..dragging it on another year is suicidal for the couple and the show.
Please let Ejami be together. I could watch those two just stare at eachother all day.
You can't force that kind of chemistry. WE WANT EJAMI!
EJami forever!
No Ejami, No Days!
EJami dedication is not going anywhere. We have fought for this long and have destroyed all other obstacles.
GO EJAMI!!!
EJ and Sami are not your typical soap couple. Its not just about the palpable chemisrty between these two but the story. It is about love overcoming hate, a deep all consuming love that neither has experienced before and about having the family and acceptance they both long for. This story has so much potential. EJ and Sami are the future of DOOL.
EJ and Sami are the future and we are just waiting for you guys at Days to realize what the majority of us already know.
EJami has more chemistry than any other couple I have ever seen on Daytime.
Give us EJami!!!!
EJ and Sami melt my tv screen. Always have.
EJ and Sami = Summer of Romance
Anything else is just a sad substitue.
We want Ejami!
EJami forever
I love EJAMI, they make the show for me. Please write a great Romantic storyline for the best couple that Daytime has to offer right now.
There are sparks in the air whenever EJ and Sami are together. Why can't you guys just get on with it already!
EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI!
EJ loves Sami and Sami loves EJ
This devouted EJami fan wants Ejami romance front and center. Let's get this DiMera/Brady love story going. They are the only reason I watch DOOL. Ali and James have a chemistry that is so sizzling and can't be rivaled. EJami is gold. Dena look into your heart and do the right thing. Tell the story that needs to be told and that everyone is dying to see= EJAMI!!!!!!!
It's past time for a real Love Story to be written for EJAMI, they deserve it after all of this time and I think their legion of fans deserve a wonderful payoff for EJAMI too. What are TPTB thinking? EJAMI is their golden ticket! Your viewers are clamoring for EJAMI, EJAMI, EJAMI, EJAMI.
Where is the EJAMI ROMANCE? Or am I watching the wrong soap now?
Thanks for Blogging again for us Dena :)
The only thing I want to say is that I am extremely disappointed by the direction in which the story is going for EJAMI. Neither Sami or EJ seem like the characters that I fell in love with two years ago. But I am holding on to the faith that you will VERY SOON be able to restore the wonderful passion and romance for our EJAMI.
EJ and Sami forever!
Let's get the show on the road!
EJami forever!
Ms. Higley,
Your acknowledgement that EJAMI fans are very devoted and dedicated to our couple is very much appreciated. The only thing we need and waiting on now is for the writers and TPTB to show a similar dedication and commitment to the Best Couple to hit the airwaves for DOOL in Decades! It's EJAMI all the way!
Loved the EJami lovemaking scenes, truly I did. I thought the leadup to them and the scenes themselves were beautifully acted, directed, really well done. At that point, I was interested in other storylines, there was a balance to the show where no one couple dominated, and there was a little something for everybody.
After that, well, it's been a really really bumpy ride, with poor followup and little left for us to hang onto while we wait for them to come together. I was fully prepared for angst, but I need some help here. I need to see the conflict for them, the pull to be together and I really need to see EJ and Sami in character, making choices that make sense for them, instead of plot driven decisions that contradict their prior history. I can handle anything but when you ignore those basic ingredients for truly good soapy angst, it leads to nothing but confusion and anger.
I do have to say this though - you have proven something to me - I always thought that I could handle seeing EJ with someone else if it happened....you've proven me wrong. I've confirmed that EJ and Sami are the ONLY couple for me - when they're with others, it just pales in comparison to the fire and passion in their scenes. Theirs has always been a complex, emotional story that wouldn't be easy to tell, but when it's done right, it could rise above and beyond your typical soapy romance.
I am trying to wait this out, I really am, but my patience is wearing thin.
And it's not just EJami, though they are undoubtedly my main reason for watching. There isn't another storyline that truly captivates my interest enough to keep me tuning in even when it's not going well for EJami - I'm experiencing some serious boredom in trying to keep up with the show, and that's horrible considering this tenuous time for DAYS and soaps in general. I can deal with angst, I can deal with just about anything but boredom.
Here's hoping you can right this situation soon.
E = Extraordinary
J = Jubilicious
A = Appreciated
M = Magnificent
I = Incomparable
The EJAMI Phenomenon totally ROCK.
Please don't make us wait again for Ejami!! You're driving us insane, and away from the show. We want EJami now!!!!!
GO EJAMI!!!!!!
Hooking up people in elevators does for rebound sex is not romance and it certainly does not equal romance let a lone a "beautiful connection." Glad we have spoilers so I know that I can continue to tune out days. As an Ejami fan I am so disappointed with the direction of this story right now, I don't really have words. You can keep our alleged summer of romance.
Dena -
It is very awesome you take the time to blog, I can imagine how busy your schedule is. Unfortunately I'll have to say my position on Days has not changed since my last comment to your last blog. I'm still very confused by the mismatched pairings and lack of character continuity. You are probably annoyed about many of us posting criticizing the direction of days lately, but since I consider myself a very devoted fan and have stopped watching the show the past month (However I did catch the Mon. 6/30 episode to see Sami reveal her true feelings about EJ), I feel it necessary to post. I like that you gave the EJAMI's a shoutout, but can we please have more of them together though? I miss them and miss watching days, and miss how their characters use to be (EJ devoted to Sami, and the old Sami). Please more EJAMI!
Sarah
Can Sami the antibrady please re-emerge. Now that she discovers lucas is not so honest I hope she kicks him to the curb. Poor Sami she was living in a delusional world and she threw away the only guy who has ever truely loved her. Come on Sami fight for EJ, you know the guy that would do anything to keep his family together. Sound familiar?
GO EJAMI!
Congrats Dena to your hair department winning an emmy! And...
GOOOOO EJAMI!!! EJAMI!!!! EJAMI!!!! EJAMI!!! EJAMI!!! EJAMI!!! EJAMI!!! EJAMI!!! EJAMI!! EJAMI!! EJAMI!!! EJAMI!!! EJAMI!!! EJAMI!!! EJAMI!!! EJAMI!!! EJAMI!!! EJAMI!!! EJAMI!!! EJAMI!!! EJAMI!!! EJAMI!!! EJ & SAMI-DIMERA! EJ & SAMI! EJ & SAMANTHA DIMERA!!! EJAMI!!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE (did I say LOVE) EJAMI!!! They are SMOKING HOTT! Have the BEST chemistry I have EVER seen on Daytime television! And they totally belong together! They are Salem's and Daytime's #1 couple! They are just absolutely breathtakingly GORGEOUS together and make sense together in EVERY sense of the word! EJAMI is absolutely AMAZING together! EJAMI rocks!!! And they are the ONLY reason that my friends and I watch DAYS and are fans! My friends and I LOVE EJAMI!!!
James Scott & Alison Sweeney are like the Prince & Princess of Daytime! That is totally so cool for those two actors to be bestowed such an honor and for Days of Our Lives to have EJAMI! To be DAYTIME'S #1 couple! They totally deserve it because they are INCREDIBLY HOTT, LOVING, REAL, & INCREDBILY SEXY together! Days of Our Lives must be so happy and proud to have EJAMI as a couple on the show! That rocks! Their so awesome! I just LOVE EJAMI! There is not even the slightest competition when it comes to James & Ali Sweeney and EJ & SAMI together and their INCREDIBLE REAL chemistry...is just, WOW!!! WHEW, it always seems like the camera is capturing a real moment between the actors...THAT IS SOOO HOTT!! Man...the chemistry for EJAMI is just OFF THE CHARTS AMAZING!! And filled with soooo much PASSION and STEAM! EJAMI is WONDERFUL together and what a PHENOMENON they are! They are just rocking it together! Keep it up EJAMI!!! They are soooo GREAT together and just made for and perfect for each other in EVERY way!
The King & Queen of Salem--EJ & SAMANTHA--DIMERA!! DAYTIME'S HOTTEST, LOVING, SEXIEST, and STEAMIEST couple EVER! EJ & SAMI and James & Ali should be on "PEOPLE'S 50 MOST BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD" List! And EJAMI is already on the "SUPER-COUPLE" list, and WOW!.. What a EXTRAORDINARY and completely AWESOME SUPER-COUPLE they are together! They should definitely be on the "FORBES--Hollywood POWER HOUSE COUPLE'S LIST"! Just look at what EJAMI does for DAYS and all the publicity and fans they bring in by being together on the show! AMAZING!!! I just LOVE EJAMI! I'm a HUGE EJAMI fan! SOOOO, GOOOOOO---EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI!!!! EJAMI!! EJAMI is #1 ALWAYS & FOREVER! NO MATTER WHAT!!! EJAMI RULES & ROCKS!!! GO EJAMI!!! They are absolutely amazing together and such a joy to watch! I'm so glad that I'm an EJAMI fan 'because they totally rock! No one and nothing compares to or even comes slightly closest to EJAMI! Now, that is a POWERFUL and POWER HOUSE couple right there, when NO MATTER what...you are STILL #1 and untouchable! They just totally rock & rule together! And I LOVE THEM--EJAMI!!! GO EJAMI 4EVER & ALWAYS!!!!
I think the poster above me pretty much summed it up!
GO EJAMI!
Thanks for keeping EJ and Sami under the same roof.
Sami will blow a gasket now that she is alone.
The EJami Fights will be HOT and full of sexual tension. I'll tune in to see that.
When Scammi returns EJ will be drawn to her. He has been waiting for her to return. EJ loves the selfish, conniving, reckless Sami.
I will be much happier with Days when the romance finally come back to EJAMI. I can't understand why such a dynamic couple is being wasted on this show. Any other Daytime soap would have EJAMI front and center and leading the way in the Ratings war! And EJAMI would deliver! What is Days waiting for? Cancellation with dirty porn in Elevators? Yuck. Gimme EJAMI or nothing.
EJami forever!
We have been good patient fans and we derserve our couple!
dena, thanks for the shoutout to the ejami fans. we are disappointed these with the direction of the ejami lovestory these days. but i am not giving up and i am giving you the benefit of the doubt. you have so far written beautifully for our couple. so i have faith that you know what the fans want and care. but i need some indication that this twisted s/l will lead us to ejami. i am waiting on the edge of my seat for samantha to finally confess to someone or to herself that she is indeed in love with ej dimera. the bumps in the road would be more bearable if sami would come clean with her feeling for ej if not to him, at least to herself. come on dena, give us something to hang on to. i want sami to fight for her man and i want ejami maddly in love and together at last. give us romance and the epic lovstory that we have been waiting for.
alexandria
EJami 4ever!!!!
Sorry but we are not going to be happy with on love scene.
NO EJAMI, NO DAYS!!!!!!!!
Love Alison, Love James. I would be loving Days too if a Summer of Romance was anywhere on the horizon for EJAMI. WTF happened? Color me a VERY UNHAPPY EJAMI FAN.
Tuning out the Blackout.
Signed, Ejami Fans.
Mad as Hell and not Taking it Anymore!
I WANT EJAMI.
I WANT EJAMI.
I WANT EJAMI.
I WANT EJAMI.
I WANT EJAMI.
I WANT EJAMI.
I WANT EJAMI.
I WANT EJAMI.
I WANT EJAMI.
I WANT EJAMI.
I WANT EJAMI.
I WANT EJAMI.
Well, DOOL has a huge fight on their hands if they think we're going anywhere until we get EJami. Spelled E - J - A - M - I in case the writers need any help finding them under the Bus!!!!!!
Since when is sleazy sex with a whore in a elevator supposed to be Romance? It's nothing but straight up PORN. Bring back EJAMI or this show is going OFF where I live.
Is there a fanbase you haven't ticked off so far? Do you really think that that's going to help the ratings?
I truly cannot believe how disgusted I am by the writing for EJAMI now. Is this even the same couple anymore? They have so much Supercouple potential and it's being completely wasted by Days. Shocking.
How can you say you care about what the fans want REALLY!!! Are you trying to make the show go under!!!! BRING BACK EJAMI!!!!!!!
How can you say you care about what the fans want REALLY!!! Are you trying to make the show go under!!!! BRING BACK EJAMI!!!!!!!
Dena...in all my years of watching soaps, I've never been as captivated by a soap couple as I have been with EJami :) Every performance has me on the edge of my seat, James & Ali are magic together so it boggles my mind as to why they are not being written as the romance they are?? They are the next supercouple of Days so they should be written as such, you have a gold mine of stories right infront of you, angst, passion, loyalty, adventure etc. Hopefully with the return of Stefano, the EJami story can get back on track because that's what I tune in for. GO EJAMI!!!
If this was any other soap, Ejami would have been the supercouple they were always meant to be already. But of course leave it to Days to screw it up.
IT'S EJAMI, OR NOTHING AT ALL.
EJAMI ROCKS MY SOCKS!!!
WE WANT EJAMI!!!!!
I feel like we support a show and cast that don't feel that don' give a crap about there fans sometimes. Please prove me wrong.....
EJAMI FOREVER!!!!!!!
Dena,
You haven't seen dedication yet. We want our EJami and this "dedication" won't stop till we get them.
GO EJAMI
Dena,
Give us EJAMI! We are not going anywhere!
Go EJAMI!
James and Ali are amazing together!!!! How can you keep EJ and Sami apart? This is just all kinds of wrong.....
EJAMI FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks so much for the shout out to EJami fans, Dena! It is much appreciated - especially now as it appears things are going to be rocky for our couple. But we hold on to the hope that you and the other PTB at Days recognize what an awesome pairing they are and that ultimately the story you tell now will lead us to EJami in the end. Ali and James have a truly rare chemistry - they are both beautiful to look at and gifted actors apart - but together they are like lightening in a bottle. Please, please don't waste that or wait too long to capitalize on it. I'm a life long Days fan and have NEVER been this enthralled with a couple.
I agree with the poster above me. I have to believe that DOOL realize what a goldmine they have in EJAMI and will soon bring a bonafide, romantic EJami love story to the screen for James and Alison to totally rock once again.
By George, for me it's EJAMI OR BUST!
Dena,
Give us EJAMI! We are not going anywhere!
Go EJAMI!
I watch only for EJami!! Go EJami!!
Where are my EJami? They are ratings gold and they seem to be missing! James and Ali have so much chemistry together, they just light up the screen. We have waited 2+ years for them to get together, what's the hold up? WE WANT EJAMI!!!!!!
TUNE OUT THE BLACKOUT!!!!!!
WE WANT EJAMI
WE WANT EJAMI
WE WANT EJAMI
WE WANT EJAMI
WE WANT EJAMI
Ejami is the reason that I watch Days of our lives. Staru
Still patiently waiting on EJami. I hope Stefano's reappearance will get their story line off to a quick start. Their lack of interaction has really got me down. Give us EJami soon please!
EJami is the summer romance I want to see :)
What is the hold up? We want Ejami now! We have waited for an obscene amount of time for this couple. That alone should tell you the magic of EJami! Please Dena....
GIVE US EJAMI!!!!!!!
EJ & Sami have a rare chemistry that I don't think can be matched by any other soap couple right now. James & Ali play off each other beautifully :)
I just want to say how much I love EJAMI and even though things look bumpy for them right now, I'm holding out the hope. They are just too good to give up on!
EJami is gold! The show is just not fun to watch without them. They are a once in a lifetime soap couple. Please don't waste their potential! Go EJami!!
Hey Dena. I just wanted to say that I am still hanging in there. I love Ejami and have followed them from day one. They have an undeniable chemistry. I truly appreciate your work on this storyline - most importantly the wrap up of 12/29 and the sweet Ejami love. Those were two scenes that the previous writer didn't have the guts to do. You tackled those things head on and they were ratings gold. I appreciate the shout outs you have sent to us Ejami fans and they haven't fallen on deaf ears. I will sit back and patiently wait. Ejami is not for the faint of heart and I know that when given their chance to shine they will knock one out of the park. I am hopeful that the sparks will start flying once again upon the return of Stefano.
I can't imagine what the other soap writers think of your writing of the Ejami s/l. I'm sure they are laughing their A$$es off about you not taking the ball and running with it. Even they know what a gold mine you have and how you are ruining it.They all know Ej and Sami are the hottest daytimes soaps couple in a long time. You make Nicole look like a saint and Sami look like an idiot who doesn't know her own mind. And her and Ava make a good pair: they don't care who they hurt or whose lives they destroy. And even Chloes rubbing it in Samis face. How dare they, when they are nothing but two-bit tramps who care for no one except themselves.
EJami is the best story I have ever seen. I can't wait to see them together in all their true Super couple glory!!!
Thank you for bringing us those amazing scenes from Monday June 30th. They are meant to be together.
Please, how long before EJAMI are a real couple? Two years and still NOTHING.
Hey Dena! Well, you have been quite busy haven't you with all the Emmy excitement! Sounds like fun stuff though! I was just coming over Dena to say how much I am enjoying and LOVING Luloe (Lucas & Chloe), they are wonderful together and have so much chemistry! They are so cute and adorable and Bryan & Nadia are doing a wonderful job together, they are so good for one another! And their story actually is believeable and makes sense! And I'm LOVING Luloe! ((Lucas & Chloe) Can't wait for more Luloe! They are so exciting and real together! And they bring out the absolute best and tender sides in each other! I'm glad that Lucas is moving on and has found something so real, special, and unexpected with Chloe! And I like how Chloe is very caring and nuturing towards Lucas and how you can already see that all she wants is the best for him, to protect him, and to make Lucas happy! Lucas & Chloe are real and easy to relate to and understand! Chloe Lane Black Roberts/Horton would be the perfect wife and love for Lucas! You can see it already in their eyes, they are already in love with each other and so sweet together! I think Chloe can truly make Lucas happy and love him, and vice versa for Lucas towards Chloe! They rock! And I enjoy watching them very much and I see already that their relationship could be turning into something very true and real! And that is wonderful because they are great and fabulous together! I'm so happy for Lucas & Chloe! Mr. & Mrs. Lucas & Chloe Horton! Aww...she would be the perfect and most beautiful wife for him and they'd make each other happy together! I LOVE Luloe (Lucas & Chloe)! Can't wait to see more of Lucas & Chloe's relationship! Go Luloe!!!
Do we really have to fight for EJAMI because we WILL!!
EJamis are not going anywhere!!!!!!!!
Hey Dena! Just wanted to say, can we please get more Philip & Nicole! I love me some Phicole together! They are so fun and fiesty to watch together and would make a awesome and fabulous couple and would make better and more enjoyable sense together! They got some major heat going on from what I saw in their scenes together and with all their funny and cute fiestyness! I could see him giving her a job at Titan or something and them working together and having fun together and him protecting and helping her with her Trent situation and falling for each other (until Eric Brady comes back that is! Because Eric is Nicole's true and real love!)
Phicole is hott together! Not to mention that they are so funny together with all their heated and passionate back and forths! I like how she was distraught and needed help and Philip said to her very soft and sweet "Tell me what you need" and she said "I need protection." I love Philip & Nicole! Can we please see more of them! I would love to see Philip, with his Kiriakis cockyness and attitude trying to help and protect Nicole, and him and Trent (who is so cool, bad ass, and mysterious by the way! I love him!) going at it and I would love to see Nicole going up against Morgan about Philip (since Chloe is with Lucas now, I agree with the above poster! I like Luloe together too! Lucas & Chloe are really great and cute together!) and Philip helping Nicole and him finally being involved in a triangle, after all these years, that doesn't involve Shawn & Belle. I would like to see more Philip & Nicole please! They are exciting and hott together, so much chemistry there! And good, hott, as well as, funny stories can be told with them! They would be a great couple together and very interesting, intriguing, and fun to watch! Yea, Phicole! We Phicole fans want more Phicole! More Philip & Nicole, please! What happened to their scenes together? Where are they? JKJ & Arianne are fabulous, fun, and exciting to watch together! What a great dynamic they have together! Yeah Phicole!
Sorry, I really hope the story they made you scrap the redux version of john/marlena/roman/kristen/tony that you are trying to do in EJ/Sami/Lucas/Nicole/Trent. I don't want to wait five years for EJami to get together. We have waited two years and we need some payoff. A three minute love scene which was rudely interrupted, if I do say so myself, is not a payoff. A payoff would be Sami saying that she loves EJ and wants to try to make it work.
If the best you can do for EJami is to rip off another Days story from the 90s then I don't know what to tell you because reading the fan fics going around the net, people have no shortage of inspiriation for them in EJami.
My point is you can do better and in a way that pleases the fans and get them to tune in. Because it's not easy to watch right now. It's stomach turning in that it makes me want to wretch not like I am on the edge of my seat upset I have to wait 23 hours to see more. That's how EJami was for me in Summer 2006. I just wanted MORE MORE MORE it was so amazing watching their romance unfold. So much chemistry, fire, passion and potential.
EJami still has all that. It's the writing that is not supporting them. First of all, they need to be in scenes together not always with other people! That would be a good way to start.
Good Luck to Days. I saw the ratings and that sucks. But maybe the fans are telling you all something??? Just a thought.
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Yeah, I want to see EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI!
The only reason that I watch, the only reason that I'm a fan is because of: James & Alison together! James & Alison together! James & Alison together! James & Alison together! James & Alison together! James & Alison together! James & Alison together! James & Alison together! EJAMI together! EJAMI together! EJAMI together! EJAMI together! EJAMI together! EJAMI together! EJAMI together! EJAMI together! EJAMI together! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI!
Dena did I mention or say EJAMI, JAMES & ALISON, EJAMI, JAMES & ALSION, EJAMI, JAMES & ALISON, EJAMI, JAMES & ALSION, EJAMI, JAMES & ALISON, EJAMI, JAMES & ALISON, EJAMI! Oh, maybe I didn't mention it...Okay, then I will...EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI! EJAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! EJAMI!!!!!!!!! EJAMI!!!!!!! EJAMI!!!!! EJAMI!!!!
::Standing Ovation::Congratulations, on the 1.9 in ratings.Wow! That summer of romance of yours is sure on fire. I am not going to sugar coat things for you and praise you for something that you quite frankly, aren't. I am sure you are a terrific mother, I am sure you have been a fighter all your life.That doesn't make you a good writer, it doesn't mean your storyline ideas are great. In fact you suck at writing, if what has been on DAYS for the past months is your pathetic excuse for writing, then I truly pity you.Not even the notorious Hogan himself was able to sink the show as fast as you have.Its a true accomplishment.When I heard you were coming to DAYS I gave you the benefit of the doubt.I understand that not all writers fit in perfectly on every project and you didn't at OLTL.OLTL fans warned us, I should have listened to them.No, but instead I put my trust, loyalty and dedication in you.I thought she knows the show, she knows the characters, she can do this.I didn't want to be proved wrong but I was.
You have managed to turn this viewer inside out and make me never want to watch this show again.So, your thank you to certain fanbases fancy me as mocking.You are thanking the fans that have been in here posting you there hopes and dreams for their couples, while you tear their dreams apart.At least some of them have the benefit that their couples are actually couples.Unlike EJami fans.Who have been screwed over and over and over again.Then some more again.Dedicated? Understatement of the Millenium.We EJami fans have been put through the wringer and yet we watched and supported this show, through everything.Meanwhile we were being yo-yoed the whole time.I am pretty sure that TPTB laughs at the EJami fans and enjoys treating them like dirt.Because for all our 'dedication' thats how we have been treated, like the scum of the earth.Not only by TPTB,Media, but by other DAYS fans.
I am not saying we deserve an emmy for our outstanding support, I am not saying we deserve a supporthood award. I am saying we deserve a little respect.If you were just going to screw us over, there were many respectable ways to do it.But no even that was a task to hard to handle.You had to do it by destorying every beautiful thing that EJami stood for many of us. First you took away EJ's love for Sami and gave it to Nicole.You made Sami get on her knees and all but lick Lucas' foot, you made her into someone I don't recognize, someone I don't know.You made EJ into someone I can't root for, can't support.You took and destroyed everything that was so purely tainted about them and chainsawed through it.
I hope you are happy, as a writer I expect you would want to inspire, to matter, to let the world see your vision.The only thing you have inspired me to do is to not watch this show,the only thing that matters is that you screwed us over and enjoyed it.The only vision I see is one of an ordinary romance between a couple that quite frankly doesn't matter, just because you couldn't handle the task of writing an epic challenging love story for EJami.
So what IF EJami is endgame?So what IF this is just a block in the road?
Who will it matter to then?Certainly not me.
You think you can just take people's dreams and visions, shatter them and build them back up? You can't, because even if its put back together the lines of the shattered pieces are still there.
I hope you loved laughing at my 'dedication', because its the last time, you or DAYS will ever see it.
Dena - I have decided to stick it out for Ejami for a little while longer. They are the reason I watch Days. I gotta say I am dissappointed in the turn of events in their s/l but am willing to stay loyal to my couple for a bit longer. I have stayed with them through alot of stuff over the past 2 years and will stay through the end of this summer. If by that time Ejami is not in the works I will throw in the towel and stop watching all together. I hope you have something up your sleeve to get Ejami together. Thanks for the shout-out to the Ejami fans in your blog. We are deffinately a dedicated group. Just please don't push us to far to the ledge. I am sure alot of us will jump ship if we don't see some forward movement with our couple. Good luck, and I hope the ratings start coming up.
Dena and the gang at DOOL. Thank you so much for the amazing EJami moments we've gotten over the past couple of months. We've cleared huge obstacles, and I appreciate that! EJ and Sami are by far the most amazing soap couple I've ever watched, and the more you give me the more I want! I tell all of my girlfriends the story about EJ and Sami and I've gotten some fresh blood to start watching the show because they are struck by the story and reeled in by their chemistry. So please keep it up! It's been such a journey and there are more obstacles to overcome, but I have faith that you will give EJami the story they deserve. Have a happy and safe 4th of July!
OMG the babaies have to see thier father's public embarassment. This is the trashiest writing I have ever seen. Truely tasteless.
OMG the babies have to see thier father's public embarassment. This is the trashiest writing I have ever seen. Truely tasteless.
OMG the babies have to see thier father's public embarassment. This is the trashiest writing I have ever seen. Truely tasteless.
This storyline is disgusting. You don't really think people are going to enjoy a quickie in an elevator do you?