Posted by timeaftertime
on November 13, 2009 at 9:42 AM
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In an interview with TV Guide Magazine actor Roark Critchlow who played Mike on Days Of Our Lives discusses his new role on the TV series V and his soapy past. But you might be shocked at what he had to say on the subject of Deidre and Drake (ex- Marlena and John). Here is the soap excerpt from that interview:
"You were on Days of Our Lives from 1994-99. It’s been ten years. Did they try to get you back when they brought Christie Clark back as Carrie in 2006?
Nope. That never came up. I did Passions and The Bold and the Beautiful for a bit, but Days has never come a-callin'. I still stay in touch with Christie and Drake Hogestyn.
You were on Days with Jensen Ackles, who like you has jumped to sci-fi TV. He's shooting Supernatural up in Vancouver where V shoots.
Jensen is one of the better people I've known. And I watch him on Supernatural. He's so funny. We used to hook up for a beer every now and then. But I will hunt him down when production on V starts up again in January.
When's the last time you tuned in to Days?
A while ago. It was a good thing, but I have three kids and I don't even watch much primetime TV. And I know Days too well -- it's not going to surprise me.
But were you shocked that Days dumped Deidre Hall (Marlena) and Drake Hogestyn (John)?
I try to look at things from a production standpoint, and if they have created a core of younger cast members with a loyal following who doesnot care about John and Marlena that it sort of makes sense. Do they want to continue serving the older audience? People are passing away so you've got to let the show grow.
There's a lot of speculation that the show only has a couple years left. If they asked you to come back with Christie Clark to send Mike and Carrie off into the sunset before the final grain of sand drops from the hourglass, would you?
If I'm not working on V or something else, I'd do a week. Heck ya. That would be fine."