Chandler Massey / Will Horton

[anthonyl]

I thought Chandler was fine, but Hollywood is full of pretty blond actors. I think the show should use the recast to put the character in a new direction, maybe give him a little edge or something. But seriously, if they don't get better writing/stories, a recast doesn't matter IMO.

[Difficult Diva]

Aug 23, 2013 19:25:41 GMT -5 mrfixit477 said:

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Well, I'm glad that Chandler's made the news official and I wish him the best on his newest journey in life after DAYS.

Hope he has fun at the fan event on Sunday.

100% agree with ADL.
The writing for Will Horton has to get better and delve more into the makeup of that character.

[jjose712]

I wish him luck, he will need it for sure, because there are a lot of examples of talented soap actors that struggled to find their way on the industry after leaving the soap that made them famous.

And i think he did the right thing telling he is out of Days, it ended the speculation.

And i'm happy they decided to recast the role, it shows some commitment with the storyline (now it only needs a better writting and interesting stories)

[sunshine0786]

Apparently Charlie Sheen is upset about Chandler leaving too.

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Although I'm pretty sure it's not exactly a fireing because Chandler was planning on leaving anyway, but it's interesting how angry Sheen sounds.

[Deleted]

From what I read Chandler was told if they found a replacement before his contract was up they would let him leave early. But Chandler was not aware that when he went to work Fri they had found someone and Fri would be his last day.

[dmagiclight]

Has the show said who the new actor Is

[Trish]

Not yet

[jjose712]

Well, i think the show can be more delicate, i don't know if it's the right word. Yes they let him go sooner wich is good, but there's no reason to not tell him in advance that they found a replacement.
Maybe they are still annoyed for the Emmy's announcement

[sunshine0786]

Aug 26, 2013 14:44:08 GMT -5 jjose712 said:

Well, i think the show can be more delicate, i don't know if it's the right word. Yes they let him go sooner wich is good, but there's no reason to not tell him in advance that they found a replacement.
Maybe they are still annoyed for the Emmy's announcement

At first I agreed with you, however we don't really know how it went down. They could have told him that they were looking for a replacement and the second they find one they'd let him out of his contract. So maybe he knew that any day could be his last. They could have found his replacement on Thursday and one day was all they could give him. It may seem sudden to us, but for Chandler it wasn't. Who knows.

[WillNSonny]

Aug 26, 2013 15:09:59 GMT -5 sunshine0786 said:

Aug 26, 2013 14:44:08 GMT -5 jjose712 said:

Well, i think the show can be more delicate, i don't know if it's the right word. Yes they let him go sooner wich is good, but there's no reason to not tell him in advance that they found a replacement.
Maybe they are still annoyed for the Emmy's announcement

At first I agreed with you, however we don't really know how it went down. They could have told him that they were looking for a replacement and the second they find one they'd let him out of his contract. So maybe he knew that any day could be his last. They could have found his replacement on Thursday and one day was all they could give him. It may seem sudden to us, but for Chandler it wasn't. Who knows.

It was confirmed in Chicago from several people that it was sudden to Chandler. He knew they were recasting but didn't expect it this soon and expected to be given some type of notice and not just told today is your last day.

[anthonyl]

Chandler wanted to leave early and they let him as soon as they found a replacement. They did and he's gone. At the end of the day it's a business. The show can (and should) do what's best for them to keep it going.

[Hawthorne]

It does sound like the show didn't like the Emmy announcement. It was a poor choice by Chandler to announce it then.

[jjose712]

Aug 26, 2013 15:37:33 GMT -5 anthonyl said:

Chandler wanted to leave early and they let him as soon as they found a replacement. They did and he's gone. At the end of the day it's a business. The show can (and should) do what's best for them to keep it going.

Of course it's a business, but there's no reason to not being polite

[nina87]

Aug 27, 2013 9:46:30 GMT -5 jjose712 said:

Aug 26, 2013 15:37:33 GMT -5 anthonyl said:

Chandler wanted to leave early and they let him as soon as they found a replacement. They did and he's gone. At the end of the day it's a business. The show can (and should) do what's best for them to keep it going.

Of course it's a business, but there's no reason to not being polite

It all depends on the nature of the contract. Some jobs need one month's notice, others 2 weeks, and some companies would be fine if the employee left immediately (after all, they save on a salary).

It's hypocritical of Chandler to be sad about the lack of notice when he so clearly blindsided them at the emmys. Which was not a smart move in my opinion, as it took the focus away from the show. Maybe I'm just bitter because it really hindered my enjoyment of the show in the following months.

I also think it wasn't smart from a contract negotiation point of view cos he laid his cards out for everyone to see, and from the looks of it, before he had discussed it with the showrunners. If you look back, every interview about it has been damage control because noone expected a two-time emmy winner to give his show the finger on their winning night.

At first they wanted to leave the role open for him, but then he said get a recast, so he shouldn't be surprised when they dump him as soon as they find one. They gave him what he wanted.

In some jobs, they decide to let the employee go if their work is sub-par. In my opinion, Chandler has been phoning it in regularly, so the show was right to grab onto the new dude ASAP. Hopefully the new dude is open-minded and willing to showcase more intimacy between Will and Sonny.

The show did the right thing. Why should they put the needs of someone who is leaving ahead of those who are still loyal to the show?

It was fine when Chandler was dishing it out, so now he needs to take his medicine.

[HQ75]

Chandler wanted to leave and he was allowed to, why are folks turning it into something negative? The show seemed to love him and said he was welcome to come back in the future. Chandler seemed to love playing the part he just wants to go back to school (or whatever).
IT doesn't seem like there is any controversy.

[WillNSonny]

Aug 27, 2013 10:32:01 GMT -5 nina87 said:

Aug 27, 2013 9:46:30 GMT -5 jjose712 said:

Of course it's a business, but there's no reason to not being polite

It all depends on the nature of the contract. Some jobs need one month's notice, others 2 weeks, and some companies would be fine if the employee left immediately (after all, they save on a salary).

It's hypocritical of Chandler to be sad about the lack of notice when he so clearly blindsided them at the emmys. Which was not a smart move in my opinion, as it took the focus away from the show. Maybe I'm just bitter because it really hindered my enjoyment of the show in the following months.

I also think it wasn't smart from a contract negotiation point of view cos he laid his cards out for everyone to see, and from the looks of it, before he had discussed it with the showrunners. If you look back, every interview about it has been damage control because noone expected a two-time emmy winner to give his show the finger on their winning night.

At first they wanted to leave the role open for him, but then he said get a recast, so he shouldn't be surprised when they dump him as soon as they find one. They gave him what he wanted.

In some jobs, they decide to let the employee go if their work is sub-par. In my opinion, Chandler has been phoning it in regularly, so the show was right to grab onto the new dude ASAP. Hopefully the new dude is open-minded and willing to showcase more intimacy between Will and Sonny.

The show did the right thing. Why should they put the needs of someone who is leaving ahead of those who are still loyal to the show?

It was fine when Chandler was dishing it out, so now he needs to take his medicine.

I agree. It seems like the way it happened is what disappointed Chandler, not that it happened with being let go when he did.

[Difficult Diva]

Aug 27, 2013 10:38:51 GMT -5 HQ75 said:

Chandler wanted to leave and he was allowed to, why are folks turning it into something negative? The show seemed to love him and said he was welcome to come back in the future. Chandler seemed to love playing the part he just wants to go back to school (or whatever).
IT doesn't seem like there is any controversy.

There really shouldn't be any sort of "controversy", in my opinion. Everyone and I mean everyone benefits from this situation.

Chandler Massey is able to move on with his professional and personal life, after a hugely successful 4 year career on DAYS.

DAYS has found a new actor to portray the character of Will Horton.

The viewers of DAYS will not have to lose the character of Will Horton and his ties and connections with the fellow fictional residents of Salem, including his soul mate/lover/boyfriend Sonny.

Where's the controversy?

[ari]

I think that the show and Chandler missed an opportunity to make
some headlines with this story, and garner interest
from non-soap watchers when they didn't respond
to Charlie Sheen's tweet. Charlie's antics and words can
still get attention on entertainment news shows, and no one
responded, at least not to my knowledge.

[jjose712]

I still doesn't see the point on not telling him in advance that they recast the role. It's as simple as, hey maybe this week it will be your last because we are almost founding the new Will.

Chandler made a mistake at the Emmys, the same way his first interviews after Will's coming out were a mistake, he didn't come as bad as others (Danny Miller, Marc Silcock, Nicolas Gob and some more) who did really bad interviews after their characters coming out, but all his interviews screamed lack of commitment with the character.
That changed with time fortunately.

I think the show really made some mistakes too, it was pretty clear that Chandler didn't want to negociate or a better contract, he wants to be out of the show. If it's a good idea or not we'll see (a lot of talented actors struggled after leaving their soaps, and a good bunch of them return to the soap years later) but i think it's a step to be done. If you are a young actor, and you are ambitious (even a little) you need to try something different, if you fail in the process, bad luck, but you need to try. The only way to stay in the soap is a very flexible contract who let him do other jobs.
The show clearly not read his words at the Emmy's that way, that's the reason of the no recasting the role news, wich was a kind of you are so important that the role without you doesn't make sense, wich is pretty ridiculous.

They let him go sooner, wich is good for everybody, but i simply think it will be nice inform him in advance that his last day was near, nothing more.

And about him coming back, of course it's possible, but if people like the new guy, it won't be possible in a good bunch of years (if Days is still in the air, of course)

[seanny]

Despite Corday's lie, the plan was always to recast Will. We even saw the casting call (Country Boy) that went out two months ago that basically said "We are looking for a Chandler Massey clone". Chandler too knew all along that the show was looking to recast and probably let TPTB know of his desire to leave before his contract expired. He was just shocked that he didn't get advanced notice of when his last day would be.

[Zathras]

Be careful about what you take as fact, especially when we don't have the full story. I'm seeing a lot of guessing here.

[anthonyl]

www.tvguide.com/News/Chandler-Massey-Days-Of-Our-Lives-Exit-1069680.aspx

So Chandler was let go early (without pay) because he blabbed about his leaving to the press. Not a shock as that is clearly what went down.

What I most care about is the tease that the boys are going to have a love triangle? It's about time. Maybe they'll actually be interesting for a change!

[Hawthorne]

Hopefully the love triangle will be with another man.

I'm not sure what Chandler was thinking telling the press before he told his employers. My guess is he wasn't planning to, but got carried away with honesty in the excitement of his Emmy win. I can see why Days was pissed. For one thing, instead of being able to trumpet Chandler's win for promotional purposes, they were stuck dealing with the aftermath or his surprise admission. This is something that could potentially impact on Chandler's ability to land new jobs. Producers may wonder if he's a team player. Probably Chandler has a good enough reputation otherwise that he'll get past this.

[LonePirate]

While Chandler should have told his bosses he was not signing a new contract, the suits at Days must have known he was a goner given his Emmys and the fact that young actors have not extended their contracts on this show in ages. Casey was filming his last scenes later that week so this should not have been a surprise for Chandler to leave. I am far less impressed with Chandler than almost everyone on here, but he did not deserve this treatment. It's a horrible way to treat a valuable employee.

Unless this recast is someone with a recognizable name and face who actually receives plenty of offers and work, there was no need to recast right now. If the recast is an unknown, Days is only going to create more upset fans. They are working hard enough as it is to drive fans away with the current sparse and pathetic story. Bungling Chandler's departure is shameful.

[Pedris2]

Aug 28, 2013 11:23:30 GMT -5 Hawthorne said:

Hopefully the love triangle will be with another man.

I think it will be Brent, he and Will converge, and Brent begins to have feelings for Will, which he did not return, then there will be some exchange of views, and Brent then disappear. As Tyler Sellers said, "we'll see what happens to him!"