victoria foxton Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 I agree about your assessment a 100% DramatistDreamer. I can imagine that writing non stop for over 8 yrs takes it's toll. Mr. Marland was only 58 when he passed away. Even in his last yrs he did a great job at keeping ATWT entertaining. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members P.J. Posted June 1, 2017 Members Share Posted June 1, 2017 Yeah, I sometimes wonder if the breakup of Brown's marriage and relationship with Bryggman didn't somehow play into Marland's writing. I know I've read several blurbs from the actors about how he seemed to channel their personal lives in the writing somehow. And given what I've heard---that Marland fine-tuned every script before it went on air, I wouldn't doubt he was consumed by his career and might have ignored some warning signs. I know after my father's heart attack, we could see signs we'd missed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted June 1, 2017 Members Share Posted June 1, 2017 And Marland was known to enjoy La Dolce Vita - he was a heavy smoker I recall and wine drinker. Probably a very sedentary lifestyle.Hours at the typewriter/computer poring over scripts etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GH_Girl Posted June 1, 2017 Members Share Posted June 1, 2017 What did he die of? Wiki only says complications from abdominal surgery. Was it a heart attack? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soaplovers Posted June 1, 2017 Members Share Posted June 1, 2017 No wonder his shows were very talky talky and more like gossip then actual conversations people would have in real life. (Regarding fine tuning each script). I know at GL...that the dobsons had a few writers write each script based on outlines provided by the Dobsons..it was more of a team effort...while Marland came in and seemed like a micromanage. His plots and pacing were good..but the day to day scripts were weak sometimes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted June 1, 2017 Members Share Posted June 1, 2017 I remember one of my screenwriting professors grumbling at us with our bottled water, asking where was the booze and why don't writers drink and smoke like they used to in his day! Please register in order to view this content Sadly, a few years later, this professor died of a heart attack. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members P.J. Posted June 2, 2017 Members Share Posted June 2, 2017 I think I heard something more at one time, but whatever that might have been, I can't recall. I was just relating the situation to real life. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cassadine1991 Posted June 2, 2017 Members Share Posted June 2, 2017 What were the airdates of Martha Byrne's departure at ATWT and her return? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mitch Posted June 2, 2017 Members Share Posted June 2, 2017 Some of his stuff was good and natural...like Nancy asking where the serving spoon was and I liked that people actually used their kitchens and made dinner (in today's soaps its as if no one does anything "normal") and worried about who was going to watch their kids...(in between kidnappings and murder trials..) but when it came down to people having a conversation that moved plot along it was stiff and unnatural and contrary to what someone posted above...everyone sounded the same...like they just stepped out of a touchy feeling group therapy session ("honesty..feelings) GL at the time ..while their plots were sloppier, made their characters sound like real people talking..and sometimes, even the "good" people didn't like other "good" people and made bitchy gossip about them...(Marland's characters were too earnest to do that...) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted June 2, 2017 Members Share Posted June 2, 2017 Ironically, Marland worked with a much larger writing staff at ATWT than he did at any of his other shows. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted June 4, 2017 Members Share Posted June 4, 2017 I have re-watched some episodes in '85 months before Marland started and believe me, stilted dialogue did not start with his tenure on the show. Please register in order to view this content It remember a January 85 episode, in particular where it almost seemed like several actors were trying to ad-lib their lines. Lots of awkward pauses and stumbling over words. The most veteran actors managed well with the dialogue but some of the less experienced characters...no bueno! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slick jones Posted June 4, 2017 Members Share Posted June 4, 2017 (edited) wrong thread oops Edited June 4, 2017 by slick jones 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoria foxton Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted June 6, 2017 Members Share Posted June 6, 2017 Was there ever a character on this series that got kidnapped more than Lily?? It seems like every few years she got kidnapped. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cassadine1991 Posted June 6, 2017 Members Share Posted June 6, 2017 (edited) What year did Oakdale Latin first started getting mentioned? Was it in the 90s or 80s or 70s? Edited June 6, 2017 by cassadine1991 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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