Peace be with you if you ever break anything. On Days of Our Lives, every room is the good room - the type of fancy lounge where you curtsy at nothing before walking in on tiptoes, and count down the seconds until you can leave. The same sad blend of luxury and neglect. Closing my eyes, I realised that it smelt exactly like the antique furniture store beneath the Virgin Mary statue in Paraparaumu. The air was thick and oaky, trapped for years by velour curtains and Turkish rugs. I was led swiftly through one of the soundstages, trying to soak in every opulent room I passed. After 50 years on the go, everything needs a touch-up every now and then.
Lush plastic bouquets stuffed into pearlescent ceramic vases, dusty houseplants and paint pots with labels like "Kiriakis study." It demystified it a bit to imagine the stately Victor Kiriakis, taking time out from his mob boss duties, donning some overalls and sprucing up the skirting.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES NECKTIE KILLER VICTIMS FULL
"Like sands through the hourglass," the inscription read, "these are the Days of Our Lives." I was about to go behind the curtain of one of the world's longest-running soap operas, celebrating an unbelievable 50th anniversary this month.Īs I waited for security to grant me access into the inner sanctum of soap history, I noticed that I was leaning on pallets full of props. Dwarfed by the wide, white studio hallways, a giant stencilled hourglass stretched toward the ceiling.
for this?" The security guard looked bemused when I told him I was here from New Zealand to visit Days of Our Lives. Alex Casey visits the alternate universe of soap opera Days of Our Lives, as it celebrates 50 years on television screens.
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