2012: The Directors and Writers Thread

[LeClerc]

Dave Ryan joining Days as a (if I'm reading it correctly) breakdown writer is what stands out to me. Pretty lucky break for someone who has only written a handful of GH and AMC scripts and who, I believe, doesn't have a past with Tomlin.

I thought his AMC scripts were pretty good, 2nd behind Kate Hall in quality.

Is there any past Tomlin/Melissa Salmons connection?

[RavenWhitney]

Toups: Spill the beans on the one non DOOL tidbit.. Is Meg Bennett joining Y&R? Has Hoagie hired Judy Donato as a scriptwriter?

[Toups]

I found that odd too. Tomlin usually hires people he worked with before or promote from within. Maybe they have the same agent.

I don't believe they worked together before, unless I'm missing information from their credits. But they probably know each other from working in the industry for such a long time and maybe Tomlin's always wanted to work with her.

[Khan]

Honestly, this is how it SHOULD read:

Gary Tomlin

Christopher Whitesell

Meg Bennett

Michelle Poteet Lisanti

Fran Myers

David Cherrill

Carolyn Culliton

Richard Culliton

Judith Donato

Courtney Simon

[dc11786]

I think Christopher Whitesell and Melissa Salmons worked together on "As the World Turns."

[RavenWhitney]

Melissa was on staff ((I believe) of ATWT when Broderick was HW. Melissa has a stellar reputation and spent years at GL and may have been at GL when Broderick was working with Demorest/Curlee. Salmons also did a stint at AW at the end as a script writer with the Cullitons. The Cullitons probably got her the job; they probably got Iacubuzio back too. Janet has followed or worked with the Cullitons for years.

[Toups]

DAYS:

- Lisa Connor first listed as Breakdown Writer on May 22

[Toups]

Another FOF.

GH:

- Mary Ryan first listed as Director on May 30

[Toups]

GH:

- Frank Valentini first listed as Director on June 1

[Toups]

Inside The Writers Room: June Edition

Nothing new except the Y&R info.

[John]

Why did days drop Nancy Williams Watt? I know Melissa & Janet from OLTL, they are good but so was Nancy

[LeClerc]

Happy for Jeff Beldner. He wasn't all that great of a script editor at AMC but I think he did a good job in his other positions. If he is replacing Whitesell then I'd say it's a net plus.

[glatwt]

yeah im real bummed that Watt and Rich were let go from DOOL. when does Tomlin and Whitsell's material start and are MarDar staying on the team or are they gone completely??

[AllMyDaysatGH]

Marlene and Darrell are completely out. I think Tomlin & Whitesell's material first starts on July 25th because that's when Christie Clark and Patrick Muldoon last air on DAYS. Christie said in an interview that her last episode was written by them.

[glatwt]

thanks, so we still have awhile left with MarDar.