"Days of Our Lives" (1965) TV series 1965-????

Creators:

Allan Chase
Ted Corday
Irna Phillips

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

8 November 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

"Like sands through the hourglass... so are the Days of Our Lives." These words, spoken by late cast member Macdonald Carey...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Rumor | Boyfriend Girlfriend Relationship | Father Daughter Relationship | Soap Opera

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 164 wins & 248 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 30	1:00 PM	NBC
Tue. Dec. 1	1:00 PM	NBC

Cast

Deidre Hall	...	Dr. Marlena Evans / ... (2,025 episodes, 1976-2009)
Renée Jones	...	Lexie Carver / ... (1,005 episodes, 1993-2009)
Alison Sweeney	...	Sami Brady / ... (875 episodes, 1993-2009)
Peter Reckell	...	Bo Brady / ... (835 episodes, 1983-2009)
Bryan Dattilo	...	Lucas Roberts / ... (834 episodes, 1993-2009)

Also Known As:

Cruise of Deception: Days of Our Lives (USA) (summer title)
DOOL (USA) (informal short title)
Days (USA) (short title)

Runtime:

30 min (1965-1975) | 60 min (1975-)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Stereo

Certification:

Canada:PG | USA:TV-14 | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Boone Hall Plantation - 1235 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA

Company:

Corday Productions

Trivia:

This is NBC's longest running soap opera. The record was previously held by "Another World" (1964), which was cancelled in 1999.

Quotes:

Shawn Sr: Whatever you do, you don't go blabbing to the family over there. These are all innocent people. I don't want their lives put in danger because of some cockamamie scheme of yours.
Bo: Hold on. I'm not going to put anybody's life in danger. Why do you say things like that?

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in For Pete's Wake! (2007)

Soundtrack:

Days of Our Lives

Nothing new here...just a rehash from years past.

I have been a DOOL watcher since 1980. I do understand that TV soaps are now catering to the new generation of watchers, especially the teens (I too began watching DOOL at age 12...I was captivated with the blossoming romance of the young "Bo & Hope" years).

Unfortunately, the story lines are predictable, non-orignial, and just plain crap now. I've stopped watching DOOL for nearly a year now and just picked it up again. I see that nothing has changes since my absence. They are now repeating stories from the 80s.