Everything posted by BetterForgotten
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It makes you wonder how they even found money to re-do that Newman Ranch set or how they got that approved. Seems like they’re smarter ways to work around the budget limitations, but no one cared or put any thought into it. That’s probably why Ed Scott is back on board in the first place - they needed someone with keen production expertise to navigate the resources they have.
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Yep, and I think even at B&B the cuts to budget have been apparent.
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The Covid protocols also didn’t help production matters and I think they just stuck to some of those “quick fixes” long after things subsided.
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MTS has talked for years about how much she missed the old set (though, it was apparently very fragile and breaking apart towards the end, which is why they ditched it). I wouldn’t be surprised if her hubby’s first move is to help give her that type of set back. 😂
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I do wonder if Scott was consulting behind the scenes a bit before this announcement. A new Newman Ranch set is apparently debuting this week - and I damn well know Josh Griffith wasn’t overseeing that.
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On the topic of casting, Y&R hasn’t had a Casting Director since Nancy Nayor left over a year ago. Casting Associate Gregory Salmon is the only one listed in the credits - Casting Associates are responsible for casting dayplayers, those with 5 lines or less, and extras. Perhaps one of Scott’s first order of business is to find an actual Casting Director.
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People don’t realize that final casting is often not even down to the Casting Directors. For contract roles, they’re responsible for sourcing the talent and conducting initial auditions, and then selecting a shortlist of actors. However, from there, actors often then have to audition for the Producers of the show, and sometimes network executives. By the end of the process, the person who gets hired is often not even the Casting Director’s pick. Mark Teschner at GH often had more autonomy than the other Casting Directors on daytime - but even he has had to contend with Valentini’s “taste” in actors during Valentini’s time there. Ed does like to audition actors and direct screen tests. He did that at all his previous soaps, including B&B.
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That’s probably a good comparison - granted, soaps had better budgets back in 2007-2008 than they do not. But DAYS was a behind the scenes mess for Ed’s year there (some of that due to him, lol), and Hogan and then Dena’s writing was …. not very good for the most part. He’s facing a similar situation coming back to Y&R - but I do think the production aspects will immediately see his influences given how hands on he is.
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He’s indeed still very sharp - he produced B&B mostly recently in very much the same way he produced Y&R back in the day. He’s known for overseeing things in the booth with the directors and other producers - and then rushing out to the soundstage to give the actors notes firsthand. That requires a lot of energy to do each day the show is in production.
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I guess the question is why do they feel they need Ed Scott back on the producing team after all this time and after not having a Senior Producer on the team for this recent Griffith regime to date? Also, why did this warrant an announcement to an industry trade like Deadline? That doesn’t happen when producers who are not EP’s come in and out of various soaps. Are production matters so messy and fiscally irresponsible that they need someone like Scott to come in and sort out after all this time? If so, they’re really turning a blind eye to Griffith’s mismanagement of resources.
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Ron Carlivati is free and that’s a scary thought….🤮🤮🤮 But perhaps Sony has someone else in mind queue if this is their plan.
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He was technically sharing Supervising Producer responsibilities with Casey Kasprzyk. I don't think B&B is hiring someone to replace Ed, or promoted anyone up yet. But, yeah, I definitely think B&B is going through the effects of a budget cut from their recent renewal. That said, I do think Y&R hiring Ed Scott back and someone from the "old guard" is a surprise and something they didn't have to do unless they saw an opportunity to make something better. I agree that the creative output won't get better or at least change until Griffith is gone, and I think Ed's main role, for now, will be to lead the physical production of the show and ensuring that the day to day in the studio runs smoothly (since Griffith and Kent are not technical producers in the studio overseeing production each day). We should definitely see his stamp on the production values, albeit with a more limited budget these days since soaps don't have extravagant budgets anymore. And who knows, with Ed now responsible for "executing" Griffith's material onscreen, maybe it will come off as something more watchable? Granted, no one at B&B can make Brad Bell's mess watchable either. Y&R also has a recent history of hiring replacements before people get fired. Griffith re-joined again for this latest stint under Mal, and when Mal was out, he was promoted to EP with Anthony Morina (then sole EP when Morina "left"). Before that, Mal had joined under JFP, and when she was fired, he took over as EP. Often where there's smoke there's fire, so there could be a chance Sony is gearing up to get rid of Griffith at the end of his contract cycle. Ed could end up as EP again with a new HW down the line. Just something to think about.
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Good, easy to get rid of and recast with a better actor should they care…😙 😙 😙
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I think at 80 Scott probably looks as this as his last act and his full circle moment - finally being back at the show that is his "home" and that made his producing career. What's funny though is that when Bell stepped down, Scott did try to interfere more with the writing of the show (which he obviously couldn't do when Bell was healthy and micromanaging things), which led to tension between him and Kay Alden. When Scott and Alden's working relationship eventually deteriorated badly, Bell took Alden's side and Scott was shown the door the first time around. Mel's side of the story was that Jeanne was one of those people who "changed" when it was announced that she and Ed Scott were a pair, and their relationship was never the same again. Jeanne also did throw some shade at Ed in her interview with Michael Fairman when she was promoting her book - she basically said he went out of his way to light Mel better in scenes that Nikki and Katherine shared. She felt a certain way about that because she claimed to be Ed's biggest supporter as a producer. Seems Ed later admitted he was wrong and they moved on.
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Y&R still tapes about a month in advance, right? Assuming if he didn't take any time off, we should be seeing Scott in the Y&R credits very soon.
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This was put together for Mel and Ed’s Lifetime Achievement Daytime Emmy awards a few months back. 8:30 in gives a good snapshot of how Ed works as a producer (at B&B) - he’s the lead producer in the booth working with the director of the day and other producers, but also goes out into the floor to give notes to actors. What’s hilarious is that Mel also talked a few months back at the Daytime Emmy’s red carpet about how her marriage to Ed often caused jealousy and tension with other actors. I think Jeanne Cooper is the only one that went on record in her book and spoke about the preferential treatment Ed gave his wife and how that gave Mel an inflated ego for a while. 1:49 in:
