Administrator Toups Posted July 30, 2007 Author Administrator Share Posted July 30, 2007 Thanks for the links, Jay. Yay for Jeanne, but it's too bad she got a boring first episode to write. LOL But I guess that's to be expected - giving newbies a slow episode to start with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. Jay S.W. Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 Toups, got anything else for me on OLTL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 No, he's at ATWT... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 I think Richard should be the next HW at ATWT in my honest opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R Sinclair Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 Yikes! I'm having acid flashbacks of when Culliton succeeded Passanante at AMC... Granted, anything's better than Jeannie-pooh, well, almost (McTavish and Passanante are two sides of the same toxic coin -- nobody wins). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 Yes, long lost sisters and Lynn Marie Latham is their cousin. Richard I just think gets ATWT, probably alot better than he "got" AMC. I like the episodes better when he is the SW. They flow better and are more in tune with what I think ATWT is all about. But maybe Richard is best suited for the script/breakdown role..... anyone is better than J-Piss though. Goodness, I wouldn't wish her on my worst enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. Jay S.W. Posted July 30, 2007 Members Share Posted July 30, 2007 Yeah, thats why I said is he headed to OLTL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted July 31, 2007 Members Share Posted July 31, 2007 I don't see reason why he should be heading there. He has no history with OLTL and hasn't even been back at ATWT for a year yet. I doubt he'd be quick to jump ship that fast. In the past, he's rarely ever worked with Carolyn too, so I guess they prefer to seperate their personal and professional lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Dr. Jay S.W. Posted July 31, 2007 Members Share Posted July 31, 2007 Well, I was just asking. I also asked if Gary Sunshine was going to OLTL. I know he probably wont. It's just a question based on me being anxious for the changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted July 31, 2007 Members Share Posted July 31, 2007 Richard was already the head-writer for ATWT from 1994-1996, which was generally a mixed bag for the show. In fact, Richard's head-writing stints have a history of receiving mixed reviews in general. In fact, ATWT had a history of bad head-writers in the 90's, after Douglas Marland died. It wasn't until Felicia Minei Behr came in and hired Lorraine Broderick did the show stabilize. Then that idiot Chris Goutman replaced her with the horrible Leah Laiman, which was a total disaster. Then, the show had a triumphant comeback with the Hogan/Carolyn team. I still wonder why Laiman's on the ATWT writing staff though, along with Passante, she's pure poison. In fact, Laimain and Passante have a history of working together. They've worked together on OLTL, AW, and ATWT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted July 31, 2007 Members Share Posted July 31, 2007 Hey Jay, I hear Shakespeare's coming to OLTL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R Sinclair Posted July 31, 2007 Members Share Posted July 31, 2007 I honestly think his strengths are in dialog and structure. Absolutely the flow of the episodes changed once Culliton took over from Passanante, and the dialog was crisper -- but the overall storytelling left a lot to be desired. He rewrote history at the drop of a hat (Ryan wasn't a Lavery, David rescued Maria from the 1997 plane crash even though he was supposedly in California at the time, Trey Kenyon was Richard Fields and Vanessa Bennett's son and Kendall's half brother, Richard Fields -- who had a British accent -- suddenly sounded just like Trey when he was supposedly younger...), he brought on so many characters, yet did absolutely NOTHING with them (Maggie, Tim Dillon, Aidan, Frank Hubbard...), and what's more, the stories were redundant and endless, showing very little movement (Proteus, Anna & David, Is Maggie Gay or Is Maggie Straight, Kendall's tormenting Erica...). And I won't even go there about the cartoonish, wacky events... okay, I will. Erica's circus of a murder trial; Liza shoving Mia out of the attic window; Leo and Vanessa "dying" via the nosedive off Miller Falls -- where Leo's jacket was recovered, but his 6'6" body wasnt?!?! Oy! But, again, I think his strength is definitely dialog. The show had a sense of humor that was witty, but wasn't smug and self impressed -- much like a current script/breakdown writer we all know and I ABHOR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted July 31, 2007 Members Share Posted July 31, 2007 Oh R Sinclair, that's why we love you, because you DO go there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R Sinclair Posted July 31, 2007 Members Share Posted July 31, 2007 If not me, who? If not now, when? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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