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[allmc2008]

I think JFP does. Not only does she have many nicknames (Bootleg Janet Woods/Show Killer) but she also has a bad rap at hiring BFF's, firing anyone over 40, Destroying all shows she touches (Hence "Show killer"). Not to mention the people she likes are instantaneously named as "FOJ's".

 

I still think she is the Anti-Gloria Monty (Could that be another nickname? A-GM??)

 

I think the runner up could be the Great Irna Phillips. Though she created the genre she was not exactly a saint.

 

 

Does anyone agree?

 

Who do YOU think, SON, has the worst rep. in daytime??

 

 

[Silver Lord]

Brian Frons.

[DAYSfreak1987]

Maybe not THE worst, but Ken Corday certainly ranks up there as well.

Aside from him, I agree with JFP and Frons. MAB too.

Edited by DAYSfreak1987, 29 January 2013 - 01:37 AM.

[VirginiaHamilton]

EP: I'm going to take the road less traveled (for me, at least) and say Ellen Wheeler, as I've never read a single good thing about her EP tenure on GL.

 

Media: Carolyn Hinsey, as per that old Jossip thread that opened my eyes to her behind-the-scenes shenanigans that mad her asinine "opinions" seem like a walk in the park. 

 

Writer: Dena Higley, as her shoddy work on DAYS/OLTL has tainted her professional existence to the point where those who'd never watched either soap fear the sound of her name.

Edited by VirginiaHamilton, 28 January 2013 - 11:12 PM.

[Graham]

Worst rep among who? Fans? Cast and crew? The press?

[frequentsoapfan]

I'd say JFP because at this point she gets bashed for things other EPs do and have done frequently.

[Errol]

I thought this was about actors, was about to drop some stuff...oh well. 

[Silver Lord]

I thought this was about actors, was about to drop some stuff...oh well. 

DROP!!!! DROP!!!!

[Golden Duck]

Drop it anyways Errol. LOL.

 

 

IMO. It's JFP. She's a horrid old witch. Anyone who could fire a 90 year old woman without batting an eyelash. Especially after said 90 year old woman dies. Is a huge piece of [!@#$%^&*].

[Soapsuds]

Goutman anyone?? MB and SB could give details....

[y&r_fan]

Who has the worst reputation? Jill Farren Phelps.

Who deserves to have the worst reputation? Maria Arena Bell.

[juppiter]

Worst rep among who? Fans? Cast and crew? The press?

 

I think it's an important distinction to make. Among cast and crew, someone like Brenda Dickson for sure. She is the Lindsay Lohan/Terrell Owens of soaps. Drew audiences in her time, undeniably talented, but so toxic to work with that she is now un-hireable.

 

For fans, JFP without a doubt. But for cast and crew, definitely not JFP, as she keeps getting hired and praised. And some fans (myself included) see positives in her work.

 

The press are a bunch of whores who love/hate whoever the network brass tell them to love/hate. They've been irrelevant for so long I can't remember when they ever were relevant. When SON started it was more reputable/reliable/accurate than the Soap press. It is now universally acknowledged as such but it has always been that way.

[VirginiaHamilton]

*bookmarking this thread just in case*

[London]

I thought this was about actors, was about to drop some stuff...oh well. 

You can't say that and then leave everyone hanging... I'm curious. Will a new thread specifically for actors need to be started to get you to spill the tea?

[allmc2008]

Sorry, I meant across the board. Actor's/Writer's/Producer's/Director's/Media People/Fans...did I miss anyone??

 

 

You can't say that and then leave everyone hanging... I'm curious. Will a new thread specifically for actors need to be started to get you to spill the tea?

 

*bookmarking this thread just in case*

 

I think it's an important distinction to make. Among cast and crew, someone like Brenda Dickson for sure. She is the Lindsay Lohan/Terrell Owens of soaps. Drew audiences in her time, undeniably talented, but so toxic to work with that she is now un-hireable.

 

For fans, JFP without a doubt. But for cast and crew, definitely not JFP, as she keeps getting hired and praised. And some fans (myself included) see positives in her work.

 

The press are a bunch of whores who love/hate whoever the network brass tell them to love/hate. They've been irrelevant for so long I can't remember when they ever were relevant. When SON started it was more reputable/reliable/accurate than the Soap press. It is now universally acknowledged as such but it has always been that way.

 

Worst rep among who? Fans? Cast and crew? The press?

 

I thought this was about actors, was about to drop some stuff...oh well. 

[beebs]

I'd argue that Megan McTavish has a worse rep in many ways, though Guza, Frons, Hogan Sheffer, and MAB deserve the rotten rep they've developed. I don't know who's got the worst rep. I don't think JFP's rep is 100% awful, I just think she's had moments of very cynical, artless decisions that hurt the shows more than they helped.

HA, among the press? Nellie Branco.

Edited by beebs, 29 January 2013 - 12:15 AM.

[yr9190]

I think Eric Braeden has the worst bar none, actor wise....

As far as writer/producer I echo JFP, but I think MAB deserves it more...

[CSF]

Paul Rauch

[jfung79]

Agree with Brian Frons, and it's deserved.  Never seen a single defense of him by any fan anywhere.

[SoapDope]

There were the stories of George Reinholt and Jackie Courtney being difficult.

 

Eric Braeden has always gotten his way when he throws a hissy fit.