[Angela]

SID inititally reported that close sources were telling them that "Pratt is History..." Minutes later, it's official:

SOD ONLINE
Charles Pratt, Jr., whose controversial reign as head writer of ALL MY CHILDREN began in June 2008, has been released from the position. ABC confirms the ouster, but had no further comment. Stay tuned for more details of who will usher the citizens of Pine Valley through their cross-country move in January!

Discuss...

[miss wolf]

Too late IMO. I don't think a new writer will change anything. AMC is destroyed.

[LeClerc]

I would not want to be around Melissa Clair Egan right now.

Whoever becomes the new HW is going to be pretty restricted. For example they can't write out anyone after they move across the county. If they want to get rid of Randi and/or Marissa they can't.

[Toups]

Woah! Awesome news! The thing is, I don't think Frons fired Pratt - they're BFFs. I think Pratt wanted to leave - I've always believed that Pratt wanted to write for daytime until he was ready to go back to primetime and I believe that's where he's headed again. AMC was just a pit stop for him.

I really hope the next Head Writer is good. Any choice or combination of Addie Walsh, Jeff Beldner, Lorraine Broderick, Fred Johnson would be alright with me.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

But if Prat wanted to leave, surely ABC would have told SOD to print that. Instead, all they've said was that he was "released" from his contract.

In the past, when other HW's/EP's vacated their positions, it was always reported that they stepped down, that doesn't appear to be the case with Pratt. But maybe we haven't gotten the full story yet.

[Toups]

Y&RWorldTurner, on 20 November 2009 - 05:27 PM, said:

But if Prat wanted to leave, surely ABC would have told SOD to print that. Instead, all they've said was that he was "released" from his contract.

In the past, when other HW's/EP's vacated their positions, it was always reported that they stepped down, that doesn't appear to be the case with Pratt. But maybe we haven't gotten the full story yet.

Yeah, that's true. Well if Pratt was fired (and Pratt wanted to stay), I would be pretty shocked. I guess we'll have to wait until the full story comes out.

[CarlD2]

LoyaltoAMC, on 20 November 2009 - 05:11 PM, said:

With Pratt being Frons' bff and the ratings relatively stable, this is pretty shocking news. The show is a hot mess creatively, but STILL! It must've come from someone above Frons. I have one request: LORRAINE BRODERICK, COME HOME! I know it'll probably never happen with Frons in charge, but it's not 100% out of the realm of possibility. I don't think it will be Beldner. He and his partner who's a pretty high-end attorney in Manhattan, adopted a baby last year, and I hear he's playing stay at home dad. A HW position might be too much for him. I guess the reality is that whoever is chosen, probably nothing much will change, since he/she will have to write in compliance with the Frons/ABC mandate to keep things dumbed down beyond belief. If I were Carlivati, I'd be shaking in my boots. OLTL might be getting a lot of buzz over Kish, but it's not being reflected in the ratings, and Carlivati is not a bff of Frons.

There won't be huge changes, but there will be some change. Pratt had a very....unique writing style. All the headwriters over the past few years have had obvious differences. The main similiarity is they all have to showcase Ryan, Greenlee, and a few others. Now that Zach is going and Kendall may be going, that's one less requirement.

I wonder what will be done with the Hubbards. Pratt did write for them but generally just to prop the white characters. Will they be written out, or will they be strengthened?

He'd already written Annie into a corner anyway, but she may still stay around.

As for OLTL, I'm not sure how much Frons cares, as long as John is front and center.

[aMLCproduction]

AMC fans ur lucky. I just wish MAB and TEAM are next. Can't wait to see who the new writer is

[reallyhateskateonlost]

I'm reserving any joy I have until I hear who the next and probably the final writer is for AMC. I know many viewers are doing a happy dance but I can't. Pratt killed Babe and David came back and I can't fault him on that.

[CarlD2]

Does Pratt have a history of quitting his shows are a year or two?

[marceline]

Perhaps he's on his way back to Melrose Place.

[LeClerc]

ETA: I take back by "JHC is leaving" theory because I think Chrishell and JHC's assistant were talking about Oprah lol.

This post has been edited by LeClerc: 20 November 2009 - 06:29 PM

[CarlD2]

reallyhateskateonlost, on 20 November 2009 - 05:54 PM, said:

I'm reserving any joy I have until I hear who the next and probably the final writer is for AMC. I know many viewers are doing a happy dance but I can't. Pratt killed Babe and David came back and I can't fault him on that.

I thought a lot of the writing for David sucked (what else is new), but yes, I did like having David back on the show. I hope he won't go just because Pratt is out. McTavish wrote a lot of crap for him the first time around (like when Gillian had sex with him for Ryan's bail money) but they still kept him and gave him the great story with Erica.

[Kylie]

JHC leaving too? Oh, that would utterly fantastic.

[LeClerc]

Kylie, on 20 November 2009 - 06:06 PM, said:

JHC leaving too? Oh, that would utterly fantastic.

I may have totally misread their exchange.

This post has been edited by LeClerc: 20 November 2009 - 06:10 PM

[Cyberologist]

reallyhateskateonlost, on 20 November 2009 - 04:54 PM, said:

I'm reserving any joy I have until I hear who the next and probably the final writer is for AMC. I know many viewers are doing a happy dance but I can't. Pratt killed Babe and David came back and I can't fault him on that.

Yep

I remember when I went to
boo-ga-looing, electric sliding all over the house
then got stuck with Bob GuZa so,


just saying.

This post has been edited by Cyberologist: 20 November 2009 - 06:14 PM

[Kylie]

LeClerc, on 20 November 2009 - 03:07 PM, said:

I may have totally misread their exchange.

Maybe, and probably, since we don't get that lucky. But wouldn't it be fantastic?

I know i'm going to have nightmares tonight about waking up to headlines that read "Megan McTavish rehired as AMC's head writer" or "Jean Passanante is AMC's new head writer" or worse yet "McTavish and Passanante AMC's new Co-Headwriters". Ah.

Must. Just. Focus. On. Pratt. Being. Fired.

[Zendall Fan]

Quote

Was it the only way Rebecca Budig would come back?

Makes me wonder now if RB knew something. I remember she talked about the writing would be better and we'd get more CHARACTER driven storylines.

I wonder if there was an inkling of this then

[LeClerc]

Zendall Fan, on 20 November 2009 - 06:17 PM, said:

Makes me wonder now if RB knew something. I remember she talked about the writing would be better and we'd get more CHARACTER driven storylines.

I wonder if there was an inkling of this then

I think so. It was weird how she was so confident about the writing and yet, at the same time, she took a shot at Pratt for how stupid he was to not know Greenlee would never share her wedding day with Bianca.

[UKBoi]

miss wolf, on 20 November 2009 - 10:13 PM, said:

Too late IMO. I don't think a new writer will change anything. AMC is destroyed.

People were saying that about Days a few years back and look at it now.

[aMLCproduction]

There is one difference. Frons. Days does not have the network hi jacker like ABC does..

UKBoi, on 20 November 2009 - 06:24 PM, said:

People were saying that about Days a few years back and look at it now.