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Jan 15 then Feb 12

Follow up to Days credits this week. Hawthorne was only listed in credits (breakdowns) Monday. The two freelance writers each wrote a script this week (William Stuphin and Lenore Adedarin).

Simone Hawthorne listed again today 2/9 with breakdown writers on DOOL.

On Beall, I think this is because her co head writing stint ended on 11/19/2024 and she began writing scripts only on 11/22/2024 so for the award year Josh was sole HW/show wrecker.

James Harmon Brown is also ineligible at Y&R as he's fi core.

MVJ needs to step down as HW of BTG. She's not good at it. PERIOD.

I appreciate that MVJ is hiring great vets (actors and a few writers) but the issue in the first year at least the first few months I watched was her storytelling (beats, pacing, thrusts). She didn't seem to be a gifted head writer. I haven't watched in months so perhaps she's improved, but she dropped the ball in the first three months when the show had big buzz.

Lenore Adediran wrote 1/15 Days script. IMDbLenore Adediran | Writer, Actress, ProducerKnown for: Stepford Sidechix, The Colors of Love, Full Circle

I keep imagining Henry Slesar sitting at home watching the final weeks live. He must have cried all the way through when he wasn't cringing or laughing. Lee Sheldon was not qualified to write the show ever.

Whoever is updating IMDB for Days, listed Simone Hawthorne in order with other breakdown writers but just for Jan 13th episode. She's not listed for the 14th on IMDB.......

Nancy and Laurie talk about family while decorating the tree and I believe this episode was during the final week the show aired in December. Aren't all those episodes loaded on YT?

According to whoever is updating Days IMDB writers, Simone Hawthorne was listed as breakdown writer for one episode 12/25.

Thanks. Makes sense. Giddens will be next to go from the credits thank goddess.

Paula Cwikly Jeanne Marie Ford with Rick Draughon Jamey Giddens (bye bye soon) Lisa Seidman Kathryn Schock Tyler Topits Fran Newman Joanna Cohen Kate Culliton Kirk Doering David Kreizman Henry Newman Dan O'Connor Isaac Francis Tackman Megan Titus Soon to be added Simone Hawthorne (contract script writer)

Sutphin's linkedin profile shows that he was a freelance script writer from Feb to July 2025. So this shows how far back they are writing scripts. Simone Hawthorne has been under contract since March 2025 per her linked in so her scripts should start appearing in next month. This would mean 9 contract script writers and a freelance. Unusual for days or any soap long term. I'm wondering if O'Connor will be out after his one year (jan) and maybe Fran is retiring as script editor. I can't imagine they will maintain 9-10 script writers. But anything to save money I guess. https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-sutphin-mfa-85293b3/

Fire the entire production and writing teams of Y&R except Sally McDonald.

Who was the head writer during this? Thanks

Cwikly and Ford are barely passable as HWs. They're not offensive like RC though. I hate to say it but they are carrying on too many RC plot points and characters. But let's see where the show is at the one year mark. I don't think it will be much different although I think Maxam may try (try) to make the show prettier given his Y&R background.

Was this Jennifer scene in summer of 75 when O'Shea was head writer? I think O'Shea was hw from April for about 9mo. taking over for Ann Marcus.

I watched EON's original run from 1976 to the end. I disliked most of Henry's final 13 months; although I later learned that Sheldon's contract started before his name appeared on May 23rd. He was exec story consultant for the last several weeks of Henry's outlines and scripts. He heavily edited the last three weeks (when the show changed the writing credits from Story By: HS and Teleplays by HS/LK to Written by HS and LK). So I won't fault Henry for April and May of 1983 BUT I hated almost all of Sheldon's era with a passion. I cried upon watching the final episode with that monumentally stupid Wonderland land twist and the rotten dialog (particularly the Liz/Beth balcony scenes) Of course, Sandy Faison's acting was dubious too. Anywho, I've gone back and watched many Sheldon episodes. I grudgingly give him credit for humor, fun character names (paying homage to Henry), and a few plot twists that were mildly clever. But the whole production staff was failing and flailing those last few years. The final 9 months under Henry was dark and dank i.e. the lighting, costumes, sets. And let's not get started on the endless David Cameron phone books scenes. But Lee Sheldon's Sky/Raven turn into Nick and Nora Charles was so painful to watch. And the haunted Whitney plot with the Earls was embarrassingly bad. Casting was also a hindrance during Sheldon's term. The actresses hired to play Chris and Beth were awful in comparison to Edge's history of phenomenal casting. Miles' three week grief plot over Nicole's death then pursuing Chris and Beth was a slap to viewers who had invested in Miles/Nicole since 1977. Logan's murder had potential but Tom Tammie was a poor Joe Lambie replacement and having Geraldine be the shooter and not know it.....huh? to this day I can't explain that plot twist. The Jody/Welllington murder plot was slightly interesting but again the recast Jody was awful. And there's a reason Sheldon was never credited as a daytime HW again; although in an interview once he claimed that he was hired to watch and possibly take over ATWT I think by Calhoun who ended up picking Horgan for a year before Marland became available. Sheldon may have also consulted on AW uncredited. I'll also give Sheldon credit for creating Alicia Van Dyne. MAGA Chris Weatherhead should have been put on contract and the plots should have tied her to Geraldine's maternal side or something. How wicked would it have been if they had properly developed that plot with Geraldine in the mix. Shelly (who Sheldon brought on for 6 months) was capably played by the actress (name escapes me) and she could have been Alicia's daughter. BTW: My older sibling watched from 1968 so I have had access to his amazing memories of Henry's best plots; he feel Susan Martin murder and Jonah Lockwood identity were the best. (He hated the Sky is Jeff Brown, Jody in Eden and Smily dupes Raven all Slesar plots). I recall him freaking out the day Nancy and Geraldine went to the lighthouse where Jonah died and when the two ladies showed up Nancy didn't know whether the dead body was Laurie or Jonah. Geraldine looked up at Nancy and said something to the effect of: It's not yours; it's mine. Badumbummmmmm. I get chills still thinking about his description of the climax.

Edge of Night: I think it's been discussed elsewhere but Henry Slesar had a one year plot sketched out for Sky Whitney when the character first appeared. There were no plans to make him Jeff Brown and when you rewatch those early October 1980 episodes, it's pretty clear. Henry was forced to rewrite because of Larkin's popularity and his fiya coupling with Sharon Gabet as Raven. But from Feb 82 to May 83 (when Lee Sheldon took over as head writer) Henry really struggled. Admittedly, the spring 81 writers' strike (although replacement writers Laurie Durbrow and Lois Kibbee working from Henry's story bible did a spectacular job that summer and the ratings rose to new highs) and Larkin's bad car accident, subsequent absences for recovering and later surgery, really hurt the show. The characters of Jim Deidrickson, Val Bryson, Damian Tyler were all victims of this convoluted twist. And having Raven caught up with Frank Gorshin's Smiley plot was another nail in the coffin. But even Henry's worst (the final 13 months with that endless phone book plot) can't compare to the crap we've witnessed for the last three decades on other shows.

I wonder who wrote today's Days script and thank god the outline wasn't written by Giddens.

Thanks

Has Kate Culliton been added in alphabetical order to the script writers in closing credits?

Did we not know that Griffith would ruin this actor's presence on the show by saddling him with this character. OMG this is in the vein but worse than Billy Flynn as Cain. FIRE Steve Kent and Josh Griffith. My God, Brock.