VelekaCarruthers

The Cullitons, Tomlin, Walsh and Kuntz were immediately brought over to GL after Texas was cancelled with their names appearing in the credits in March. As someone posted above, the Cullitons and Tomlin were there to tie up stories as Pam worked on her long term bible. Pam was sole HW from May to December 1983. Richard didn't stay long, but his wife stayed well over a year as an outline writer. Ryder came on in early Jan 84. Hammer left in Jan 86 (air shows) and Ryder left in June 86 (air shows), having sole head written from Jan to May, after Mary Ryan Munisteri was brought in for a mini run of three months. Then it was Joe Manetta an old soap producer who happened to be married to Sheri Anderson who wrapped up her Days run and joined her husband in Nov 86. They were replaced by Pam who returned Sept 87 and left again in Jan 91 (3.5 years with strike lasting five months but her stories aired during that time). Pam wasn't always great at creating memorable long term arcs (especially in early years she ripped off nighttime and movies); but she raised the dramatic stakes and milked very plot turn and scene. In addition, most of the acting was beyond fantastic as was the directing, sets, silent fade outs, music cues, casting/acting. It wasn't always predictable and it was refreshing if one had been on a steady Monty/GH diet for the Luke/Laura/Robert/Holly years. I always found Pam's second run lacking, especially in the beginning. Things also got rocky after Bernau had to leave. The stories seemed to finally gel with Alan very much in the center of things but his first replacement was a jolt (even though I now think he captured Bernau better than Raines despite Raines being fantastic when he remembered his lines; but of course he remembered more lines that Marj!). Plus the Jonny Bauer (a clunker of a character by Anderson) cancer miracle story was barely passable (at the time). It felt shoe horned in and inauthentic to me. Then there was Rose and Rusty and some other lame, forgettable characters. But today it holds up as classic compared to the crap we have now with the four remaining shows.

Embarrassing.

Has Janice Ferri Esser's last Y&R episode aired? She updated her linked in to show her tenure at the show ended March 2024.

James Harmon Brown no longer listed as script editor on Y&R. Wonder if Brent Boyd fought back through the union for being replaced after the strike with a fi core writer (who wink wink may have been brought on to write during the strike....)

Ron is so petty. He worked with, and for, many fi-core writers. No doubt that two Days staff fi core writers, Fran and Jean, were in integral part of the strike writing team to keep the show going and it wasn't as horrible as his tenure has been. And he has no say in Jeanne or Fran's employment because as long as Ken's in charge he's going to keep them and/or others he can rely on during strikes. Ron destroyed the show by the end of his second year with his pre pubescent Scooby Doo Saturday cartoon mentality coupled with Fire Island drag queen hour (think bonnie / hattie). Not to mention the nonsensical flash forward to retool his own terrible stories. He makes Dena's two tenures look like Agnes Nixon quality.

So Mulcahey wrote today's breakdown and got separate credit for it? I didn't see who wrote the script. Was it Kate Hall?

Sometimes writers are let go because they don't gel with the new head writers and/or their writing talent is deemed inferior (despite what a few hundred X posters say after a particular outline appears on TV). We just don't know the full story in each case. Most writers in daytime are fired multiple times with the exception of Doug Marland who left The Doctors to write GH and quit GH because Monty wanted him to move to CA and GL because of Allen Potter. Loving because his contract was up and he got the ATWT turns gig. Even Aggie has been fired from AMC. Shannon is a newbie who got a break and that's wonderful.

Some of these writer changes may be about budget as well. We know they fired veteran writer Seidman (script writer) before the strike followed by veteran Dave Rupel (script writer) shortly after the strike and added Stacy and Cathy, newbies who probably come cheap (money wise), before the strike episodes started to appear.

For all you lovely, devoted GL fans from way back. Here are the first two pages of Soderberg/Sommer's revised Story Projection II (revised after network and P&G comments) that projects story at least 8 months from end of May 1969. Incredible read! I may try to scan the whole thing at some point!

Great 1972 article from The New Yorker magazine on soap plots! Wow. Amazing details about some classic soap storylines. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1972/02/12/afternoon-television-unhappiness-enough-and-time

Very interesting 1982 NYTIMES article about Blacks in soaps. How times have and haven't changed in daytime.... https://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/04/arts/blacks-on-tv-s-soaps-a-whole-new-script.html

We don't know yet. First five KorMulc episodes had no breakdown writers. Today's breakdown was written by Ash Cooke.

Well, the first six episodes sucked (generally) IMO and I don't (yet) blame the KorMulc. Lots of screaming, yelling, overacting, hand gestures. I was dizzy watching Lucy Coe's hand movements today. Coincidentally, I've been skimming Rauch's OLTL era during which Valentini was a production assistant. Paul hired actors, real actors who could act. Imagine that! In addition, the show had accomplished writers. Peggy O'Shea's tenure was particularly awesome. Frank hires hair models and dudes he thinks are hot. No amount of soap writing Shakespeare will transcend that.

Thanks, Toups! Charlotte Gibson Bauer is a well known and accomplished Black soap writer who started on AMC in 1996 and worked on Days, GL and ATWT. My secret but totally reliable source is as follows: I had a seance with Angelique Dupres of Martinique and James E. Reilly appeared to me to show me her linkedin profile! https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlottegibsonbauer/details/experience/

All but the final 2 episodes were poorly written, mostly cringy. Darren lost his thunder. The show started to find its footing in those final 2 episodes IMO.

Fourth day with no outline writer or editor. Of the four episodes that aired under EK/PM, I know three script writers were Kate Hall, Cathy Lepard and Scott Sickles. Who wrote Monday's episode?

While I have some hope that PM/EK will bring on some riveting moments, until Frank is gone and replaced by an EP who hires real actors, I don't think the show can ever touch it's past glory (monty) dayzzz. When I watch I'm struck by how much FV has stuck to casting hair models. Rewatching some old OLTL under Frank foreshadows his reliance on Barbies and Kens. They need to cut about 15 of these lovelies and emphasis acting chops over plastic, immovable faces and pretty bodies. I can't even get through scenes with the gal playing chief of staff. It's like a high school production.

Thus far, 2 pre-strike Y&R writers were fired: Brent Boyd (editor) was replaced by James Brown (fi-core) who had been on the team a few years ago. Lynn Martin was fired and replaced by Lindsay Harrison who, as far as I know, is not fi core. This one is suspicious as a scab replacing union writer. Janice Esser announced her "retirement" in January. I think her scripts have been airing through March. We don't know who will replace her, if anyone. My guess is that they collaborated on their first breakdown. I wonder if Dave Rupel is gone. He didn't write any Feb scripts. Not sure about March. I would imagine they will retool the writing staff a bit although all these newbies come cheap and it's all about budget. I would think Kate Hall, Scott Sickles, Gibson and Emily Culliton are safe. I can see them cutting Gold for one of their fav out of work vet writers. Suzanne Flynn is a long time ABC person like Korte. She knows this show. I'd be surprised if she was cut. However, the other no names can go as far as I'm concerned.