VelekaCarruthers
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Apparently Ron's last Day episode is Wednesday, April 23rd. We have 17 more weeks/88 episodes of his crap.
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I love soap Xmas endings. Had never seen this. They seemed like a great company in the early years. I was always bored with Labine/Mayer's RH at the time. But I have a new appreciation for the early years after seeing some clips post Helen's death. When Claire returned in the 1980s she hired an aspiring writer to do one script a week: David Appell. He and I were in a soap writing class at the New School in NYC taught by nutcase Barbara Seiger, a PBS writer who Tom King had hired to do scripts after Harding left. David was a nice guy and he spoke very highly of Claire and how nurturing she was with new writers. She tried out many script writers over the years some went on to big things.
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As the holidays approach I love watching the old soaps that did it up. I had never seen this episode. I love the Cory house scenes. I liked the Culliton/Tomlin brief era. Not sure what happened there, but Richard lasted at any show as head writer for longer periods than a year or 18 mo. Gary had a some tenure at Days. Perhaps it was NBC interference since Days was taking off in the ratings. But P&G was usually behind bizarre and impulsive writer changes or let incompetent EPs choose i.e. Steve Schenkel picking Gillian Spencer and pairing her with ol Sam Hall.
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Y&R current writing team with Lisa Connor not going on contract after 7 freelance scripts and Beall's demotion. What an odd assortment of writers. Josh Griffith (fire him already) Breakdowns Jeff Beldner Marla Kanelos Script Editor Marin Gazzaniga Scripts Susan Banks Amanda Beall James Harmon Brown Rebecca McCarty Dave Ryan Madelaine Phillips
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I assume all the material currently airing was instrumental in Ron's firing so most not worth watching except Julie's story unless Ron ruins that too. I'll watch consistently starting in April when PaulaJean material starts to air but I don't hold out too much hope for massive improvements. The shoe string budget plus Corday's refusal to fire incompetent friends on staff (Richard Bloore/costume designer; Tom Early/set designer to name two or put Josh Taylor in retirement with all due respect who should have never been cast as Roman and is way passed prime to ask audience to sit through another year of mumbling).
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Nicole's character needed to be retired after Maeve quit the second time. It was a perfect opportunity bring in someone new for Miles. Erwin Nicholson had guts hiring Dennis Parker. Henry's material for Derek was uneven although I liked the Jinx story with the former Somerset actress. I thought she shouldn't have been killed off. She fit great on the canvas. Dennis Parker did his best but he was a 70s porn star and once known it was hard to watch his straight love scenes. Erwin hired so many out gay actors though. Good for him. Henry was absolutely right to keep Raven on and front and center. The problem was that, in the name of story and mystery, he killed off her mother and she had no other family. In my mind, the main thing Lee Sheldon should have been forced to do was write additional backstory and bring in character related to Raven. Alicia Van Dyne and/or Shelly should have been related to Raven or one to Raven and the other to Geraldine. I thought the actress who played Shelly had potential and loved Chris Weatherhead. She was Lee/Erwin's best actrees/character and she was never put on contract!
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And other than very few casting misses during the Slesar era (first Kelly, Chad, Jim Deidrickson when they were under pressure to go after the youth demo with model types to match some of the other soaps in the early 80s) all the performers were good to most excellent. I always thought the first Nicole replacement (although I like some of her scenes when I watch now) was a big misstep. Too young, too different. The second recast was somewhat better and also a capable actress. They cast real actors, most with stage experience. Contrast that with GH under Valentini...
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Simone Hawthorne wrote Friday's Days script. She wrote 32 scripts on Y&R in 2022/23 over a 9 month period and one Ambitions episode (story). https://www.linkedin.com/in/simone-hawthorne-69879911/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3239007/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
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Another good episode other than the Jenn flashback; the show must have been running short but why didn't they have at least one Hope/Doug flashback at the grave instead. Shawn and Phillip have more chemistry than Shawn and Belle. Stephanie and Philip..Hopefully Paula/Jean end that or Ron ends it before his material is over. The cast credits were messed up.
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Wednesday's episode was also well done. Steve S handled all of his scenes so well. What a consummate actor. He'd be great back on a soap. Marie was also great. Aunt Marie needs to be seen more often. The actor playing Doug has promise, a little green but he held up well with Susan. Interesting that Dave Ryan has written the last three scripts. His name should be disappearing from the credits any day now since he moved over to Y&R several months ago. I'm shocked I actually have watched four Ron episodes in their entirety. I wonder if he and Ken looked at these episodes and realized that you don't need several overplayed, ridiculous murderous back from the dead characters (Kristen, Ava) or actors double cast (Alex, Theresa) to tell a compelling story.
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Dear God in Heaven NOOOO!
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Henry was one of a kind. There has never been another talent like him. Not Agnes, Not Bill, Not Doug. Only Irna for her type of melodrama. But no one matched Henry's ability to do a daytime crime/mystery soap consistently for 15 years. And write Somerset for 2 years. SFT for six months during those Edge years. Even his clunkers were better than anything done by other writers since he was fired in 1983.
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How is this Dude related to Doug Wiliams, Julie's husband?? I'm confused.
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Megan Titus wrote today's 11/29 script of Days (assistant to producer on Days) https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-titus-1696831a3/
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Thanksgiving Day in Salem. Yawn except for the incomparable Susan Hayes whose true acting skills highlight the mediocrity of so many around her. She's a class act and I will watch her scenes in the coming months and ff through most of the rest. I can't with the Horton House sets. I'm still in shock at how poorly the set designers handled the remodel; they made it worse than before. Those checkered drapes in the living room. Oy vey. And don't get me started on that dining room set. I was fixated on the misplaced fireplace stuck in the corner by the door and that table lamp from so many other sets. I hope Jean/Paula got rid of fake Abigail and her overfilled bottom lip. And pinning a story on Clyde's character who has escaped death and prison more times that a certain president elect has committed crimes. Jackee looks great. Wonder if she tried ozempic. But her "acting" is more stilted and mannered than ever. Lamon is fine. Miss him. He never really had a great story. NuGabi ain't cutting it with me, none of the sultry spark of the prior actress. I would have had Jennifer find Doug not Jack. From yesterday's episode. The girl playing Joy is talented. She will go places. Reminds of me the brief Michelle on GL (Joy Lenz). Javi...the actor may have potential but he's rough.
