WGA Nominations

[RogerNewcomb]

http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_articl...d=1985&cs=1

The WGA unveiled its nominations, selected by guild committees, on Wednesday. Winners will be chosen based on voting by all 13,000 eligible guild members and announced at the WGA Awards on Feb. 11, with simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.

CBS went three-for-four in daytime serials with "As the World Turns," "The Young and the Restless" and "Guiding Light"; ABC's "All My Children" drew the fourth nom. "Y&R" took this year's kudos.

[Sylph]

I think it’s criminal to nominate All My Children and Guiding Light and not to nominate The Bold and the Beautiful and General Hospital.

And who’s Sherman Magidson, nominated for The Young and the Restless? Google gives some lawyers as results...

[rsmith2k2]

Dear God, so do I.

WTF are is the WGA thinking? Where does Meggie get the money to pay them off again and again? They've shocked me nominating McHack'n'Sack before during her current reign of terror at AMC. Let's nominate a show that's been critical poison most of the year, dropping in the ratings and leaves remaining viewers agog at the state of the show.

Factor out the gross problems with character and the nonsensical plot movements. The day-to-day dialogue is HORRIBLE. Dumbed down and cutesied up, I can imagine McTravesty patting herself on the back and chortling at her latest batch of teenspeak (at least what they interpret as such, I doubt many teens would), misogynistspeak (whore, slut, b.i.t.c.h, blah, blah) and overly constructed alliteration.

GAH!

[Laurie]

A-M-C?

Don't get me wrong I love me some AMC...love the cast but the writing this year left a lot a lot to be desired. Whatever WGA...whatever

[Tishy]

Oh Dear God. AMC? You must be joking. This has to be a joke

[alwaysAMC]

I'm sure AMC nominated the September 11th episode - which was probably the best written episode of any soap all year. Written anyway - I wouldn't say it was the best overall episode.

Anyway that's why I'm sure.

[RogerNewcomb]

Not sure how these nominations are made but obviously if they were only given out for consistent excellence, the daytime category would not exist this year.

[juniorz1]

Meh. AMC was atrocious all year. They certainly don't deserve it- definitely GH should have been in over them and GL for that matter.

[Steve]

Actually, I know I'm in the minority, but I think AMC has some of the best breakdown and script writers working on soaps. The problem is that the overall storylines suck even when the dialogue doesn't.

[Pine Charles]

I agree. I think some of the dialogue on AMC is very fresh (often witty) - especially Kendall's lines. It's just that the storylines stink.

[Chris B]

I think AMC has some of the cheesiest dialogue on TV and I can't believe it was nominated. I predict the winner will probably be Y&R with this bunch.

[R Sinclair]

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I think AMC has some of the cheesiest dialogue on TV and I can't believe it was nominated.

I have to agree. Kendall's lines are some of the absolute worst offenders! Especially if it's written by that Amanda Beall. Rebecca Taylor is horrible, too! That woman does not know how to write scene with any fluidity. It's all redundant.

Character A: "I have to tell you something."

Character B: "What is it?"

A: "It's something I really must tell you."

B: "Tell me what it is."

A: "I will tell you, only because it's something I must."

B: "Please, tell me."

A: "I know you don't want to hear it, but I have to tell you anyway."

B: "Okay, you're scaring me, so tell me."

A: "It's something you really need to know."

B: "The something you have to tell me is?"

A: "Yes. That's why I must tell you."

B: "Okay. Tell me."

A: "Okay... here it goes..."

Fade out. End of scene.

Or, an Amanda L. Beall scene:

Character A: "I'm so over this whole thing, like a Bridge Over Troubled Water."

Character B: "You can't mean that."

A: "Yes I can! I mean it like Greenwich Meantime!"

B: "I know, but this situation isn't that bad."

A: "That bad? The only thing worse would be being Osama's concubine!"

(cue laughs from the studio audience)

B: "Things will turn around if you only give it a chance."

A: "Not with that Megab!tch of a skanky ass whoremonger circling like a vicious vulture with a bitterly bad streaking job! (cue laughs) I have better odds playing the slots in Vegas."

B: "Don't shut me down. I'm only trying to help."

A: "Well, if I need your overly obnoxions and utterly useless help, I'll ask you for it. I'm ghost!"

B: "You can't leave yet."

A: "Watch me! I'm burning more rubber than Al Gore's hybrid!"

[Faulkner]

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I think AMC has some of the cheesiest dialogue on TV and I can't believe it was nominated. I predict the winner will probably be Y&R with this bunch.

OH GOD...I've long had a problem with AMC's dialogue. Very "fake" witty and wordy. Even when GH's storylines are crap, which is much of the time, the dialogue soars on that show. Alexis/NLG gets some great lines.

[R Sinclair]

Oh yes! I've said it before and I'll say it again. Even though I'm a Die Hard AMC Fan First, I think GH takes the cake when it comes to dialog on the ABC shows. They have powerhouse script writers in Michele Val Jean, Mary Sue Price, Susan Wald and their latest addition this year, Tracey Thomson.

[DruRocks]

IA that GH has the best script writers on ABCD. There dialogue always seems fresh and at times compelling. And yes, Nancy Lee Grahn gets some of the best dialogue. Just look at Kristina's funeral back in 2002 when she gave that amazing monologue.