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Long should have know better than to agree to work under Phelps. Of course, Long was never successful other than on GL. Her SFT was awful; it was clear that she and Walsh hadn't even watched the prior six months under Tomlin. SB was wretched under her and Rauch. I wonder if she was ever offered Another World which could have been a good fit.

Louise Rozett wrote today's GH script https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2188808/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/louiserozett/

Skyy Sandifer wrote another Days script (Thursday 6/19 episode)

Simone Hawthorne under contract since March at Days as a writer (assume script writer) per her linkedin profile. https://www.linkedin.com/in/simone-hawthorne-69879911/ I would imagine her name will appear in the contract credits in Jan/Feb timeframe given that the first week of March the show taped up to Dec 30 episode.

Buget probably has a big part in all of the backstage shuffling. Also, it would be hard to fire the main source of the show's weakness i.e. (IMO) that MVJ is not a gifted head writer and really struggled out of the gate with the storylines. Changing up break down writers and script writers is what execs do when they don't want to (or can't) fire the head writer. Look at Y&R with Griffith. He's gotten rid of so many qualified writers and the show is as boring and bad as it has been since he returned as head writer. Maybe tightening/repositioning the writing team will help MVJ in the second season.

Has it been confirmed that he's playing Cane?

Margaret DePriest and John Whitesell created Jason (this Frame was never mentioned by Harding Lemay). He was introduced to pair him with Denise Alexander. Depriest was out four weeks after Jason debuted and Whitesell was out a few weeks later. Sheri Anderson wrote the show for 8 weeks (Feb 1 to March 31) then the writers' strike episodes started. Chris may have only had a one year contract and I'm sure he was expensive. Swajeski/Laibson went in a different direction. Denise Alexander started as Mary in August 86 (created by Depriest) and left around the time Jason was murdered (Feb 89). Perhaps, Denise quit and they decided to get rid of Jason at the same time. Both actors must have commanded a huge salary and with dwindling ratings, the show probably was already in budget cut mode and used the funds for other actors/sets etc. I never thought Jason or Mary fit in. Totally unnecessary characters, especially Jason but I liked Chris in the role. Never got into Mary.

Jazmen Darnell Brown updated his LinkedIn to show a new job and that his contract with Beyond the Gates ended in June with Season 1. Interesting... https://www.linkedin.com/in/jazmendarnellbrown/ Lynn Martin is also out at BTG per her new linkedin update and related post, https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnmartinwriter/ Danielle Page, Sara Bibel, Judy Tate and Teresa Zimmerman still show active jobs at the show on their Linkedin profiles So from original writers, the following are out Guza, G Martin, Brown, L Martin In Giddens In Thomson but we don't know if she'll be on the writing team

Christian Streaty wrote her second freelance script today on Days. Surprised they gave the first funeral episode to a newbie.

Maybe Guza is becoming Y&R Head writer and Jilly will be named EP! Remember CBS installed Latham as consultant and later Mal Young, both of whom took over the show. Of course, they each got credit during the consulting days.

Where's the credible source that JFP is back?

Henry did write Draper as a series but sweet romantic lawyer and had an opportunity with the not too inspired Emily/Kirk plot to change Draper's personality (Ala Jason Quartermaine on GH) but Tony quit a while after that story was resolved which Henry may have know about and Terry Davis got pregnant so he gave them a happily ever after (off screen). But Tony often flubbed his lines too; he didn't come across as a multi talented actor in the vein of Joel Crothers who aced absolutely everything Henry gave him to do.

I have nothing agains JJ as he was somewhat compelling as a kid actor growing into a teen etc sort of like Kim/McCullough/Robin. But JJ is not leading man material, still has that small demeanor and squeaky voice. I watched his cringy proposal scenes with RH and there was absolutely no chemistry; it felt like brother and older sister. JJ couldn't have been happy about his dumb and/or non existent storyline either. I'm sure he can find work and doesn't need this flailing show. He reminds me of Emmy Rylan who played Lizzie/GL, Abby/YR then Lulu/GH - these are actors with a distinct voice, stature etc who can play one part well, vixen, spoiled rich girl etc in the case of Emmy or smart, sweet, conflicted, tender but tough Lucky/JJ, but that aura/presence was always going to be there which makes it difficult to expand outside that profile. GH needs to seriously pare down the cast anyway.

Schenkel was a disaster despite being a nice guy. The show was doing fine I thought (and watched live) under Culliton/Tomlin but Schenkel dismantled the writing team and proceeded to oversee a merry go round for several months until they brought in Sam Hall to collaborate with Spencer. Here's the writer changes from the AW homepage (fairly accurate too although Tomlin remained on the head writing team at least through mid February if not a little longer) Richard Culliton and Gary Tomlin, July 1984 - January 1985 (In 1984, with Linda Elstad, Joe LeSueur, Lloyd Gold, Gary Tomlin, David Cherrill, Carolyn DeMoney Culliton, Judith Donato, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Frances Myers, Roger Newman, Judith Pinsker, Cynthia Saltzman, and Warren Hite) (In 1985, with David Cherill, Carolyn Demoney Culliton, Judith Donato, Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Frances Myers, Roger Newman, Judith Pinsker, and Stephen Wardwell) Gary Tomlin, January 1985 (With Samuel D. Ratcliffe and Gillian Spencer; Richard Culliton, Carolyn DeMoney Culliton, Judith Donato, David Cherill, Judith Pinsker, Frances Myers, Roger Newman, Lloyd Gold, Cynthia Saltzman, and Elizabeth Levin) No headwriter, February 1985 - July 1985 (With Samuel D. Ratcliffe, Gillian Spencer, Caroline Franz, David Cherrill, Judith Donato, Richard Culliton, Fran Myers, Roger Newman, Carolyn DeMoney Culliton, James W. Kearns, Elizabeth Tooker, Peter Brash, and Ted Kubiak) Sam Hall and Gillian Spencer, August 1985 - March 1986 (In 1985 with Jan Hartman, Elizabeth Tooker, Peter Brash, David Cherill, Richard Culliton, Frances Myers, Roger Newman, Carolyn DeMoney Culliton, Todd Kessler, and Eric Rubinton) (In 1986 with Peter Brash, David Cherrill, Barbara A. Morgenroth, Fran Myers, Roger Newman, Carolyn DeMoney Culliton, Todd Kessler, Elizabeth Wallace, Donna Pode, John Boni, Penelope Koechl, Elizabeth Tooker, and Richard Culliton)

Christian Streaty penned today's Day's script. https://www.linkedin.com/in/christian-streaty/

Jonathan Jackson's return has been a big fail. I wonder when his contract is up. Can't imagine him sticking around beyond that.

Pam Long wrote the show for a very short period at the end although it's been reported that she was submitting story ideas for a while, I believe she's only credited as head writer for the last 8 weeks or so. After the Corringtons (Aug 80- to Feb 81) Paul hired Dorthea Ann Purser and Sam Ratcliffe (March 2 81 to Nov 6 81). There was a writers' strike from May to July 81 during which time it's been speculated that Rauch hired Gerald Flesher and Paul Rader to write. They later replaced Purser/Ratcliffe as of Nov 9 1981 when Kobe took over as EP. Paul is credited as head writer at least through October 4, 1982. On YouTube I found an episode from Oct 22, 1982 and Pam is credited. Flesher was fired and out after June 11 1982 episode. I believe Gary Tomlin and Linda Hamner were co heads with Paul through Sept or so then Linda was moved back to scripts/breakdowns (or was fired) and Carolyn Culliton got the third co head writer slot all until Pam was named sole head.

I lost interest in BTG after six weeks. It was a mess. May tune in again but I agree with other posters that Guza's influence was not obvious at all. So many rookie head writer mistakes (not to mention very poor casting choices for those who cannot act but got important roles). I think MVJ lost a golden opportunity in those first weeks to craft a tight A,B,C story around the main family. I'm not enthused about Tracy either.

I wonder if we've seen the last of Sonia directing Days given these episodes taped around the time she moved to BTG

Kate Hall has written the last four consecutive scripts. I cannot recall a prior time when the same script writer wrote that many shows in a row.

Thanks for the Days writer update. Since Draughon started in August 2024 according to his Linkedin profile and this episode was taped the week of September 9 2024, it seems the outlines are being written about a month or less from tape date.

I enjoyed reading your perspective. I did shed a tear when Tracy showed Gio the broach and the photo of Edward and Lila.

I know fans are falling all over these last few weeks and/or last few episodes as "the best in years" and perhaps they are; but what I've seen is histrionics and hysteria except from Jane Elliot and a few other vets. Tuesday's episode may have been awesome based on today's soap standards but I wasn't buying most of it (other than the writing for Tracy and Jane's acting). And the performer who plays GIO is barely passable and can't hold up against Jane E. Practically every character who's part of the Gio reveal has stolen babies, given up babies, switched babies, had affairs and didn't tell the dude they were pregnant (and/or committed a host of other felonies); and these GH writers are portraying it like it's 1950s Oakdale USA. On a positive note, Frank finally replaced Chad with someone who seems to be able to act. I saw Rory on Y&R and can't fault him for Griffith's prozac drivel. On top of all of that, I was completely distracted/amused by Rena and Amanda's matching non linear, mind of their own, eyebrows. They do look like Mother/Daughter.

Thanks, DK is their best script writer and NM should have been EP long ago.

Did David Kreizman write today's script? Who directed? Thanks!