2007: The Directors and Writers Thread

October 16, 200718 yr

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I just love how these people pass the test and get put on contract, what test, I have not seen there work yet? :huh:

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I just love how these people pass the test and get put on contract, what test, I have not seen there work yet?

Remember, scripts are written in advance several weeks.

October 16, 200718 yr

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THANKS SO MUCH!

for the Mulcahey interview - what a great read & treat, not that I expected diffrently...

Dunno wheather Toups explicitly posted it but it seems Joshua McCaffrey is no longer writing for B&B - his last scripts were written before the show's summer hiatus and it seems Brad Bell swept the floor which is kinda sad but where to start when your staff is full of Emmy-golden former Y&R writers?

October 16, 200718 yr

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I thought you didn't want "old people" writing for OLTL? LOL

Gary Tomlin was my favorite EP. I believe I've said that before.

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Gary Tomlin was my favorite EP. I believe I've said that before.

The man who turned Llanview into Sunset Beach East? LOL

Overall I like Tomlin (because he's a Passions guy and a Sunset Beacher), but I thought the majority of his OLTL tenure was pretty bad.

"Somewhere is the South Pacific" with goofy Todd........painfully awful.

October 16, 200718 yr

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I love Tomlin too. I loved him at Sunset Beach and I liked his OLTL tenure

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- Judy Tate last listed as Script Writer on October 15

.....and off to Salem.

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.....and off to Salem.

Perfectly predictable. :lol:

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...it seems Brad Bell swept the floor which is kinda sad but where to start when your staff is full of Emmy-golden former Y&R writers?

You are joking, right?

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I kinda liked Tomlin's tenure on OLTL, it was quite the change from watching JFP's OLTL.

October 18, 200718 yr

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DAYS:

- Beth Milstein last listed as Associate Head Writer on October 17

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Do you know if she'll be rehired by another soap? B&B maybe?

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Do you know if she'll be rehired by another soap? B&B maybe?

I don't know.

Dunno wheather Toups explicitly posted it but it seems Joshua McCaffrey is no longer writing for B&B

Yeah, I noticed that too. I wonder what happened.

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ATWT:

- Christopher Whitesell last listed as Co-Head Writer on October 17

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ATWT:
- Christopher Whitesell last listed as Co-Head Writer on October 17

Thanks for the update

Now if only we could get rid of Leah and Jean we would be all set.

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