2007: The Directors and Writers Thread

[Dr. Jay S.W.]

I blame MADD for any bad storylines Leah wrote at ATWT. Her tenure at DAYS was good.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Not her solo stint alone, when she was rehired back into the ATWT staff in 2005, there was almost an immediate drop in quality.

I say ATWT rehires Lorraine Broderick and pair her with either Peter Brash or Richard Culliton.

[Dr. Jay S.W.]

but what was Leah really doing when she came back? Co- Head writer? Jean was the Head writer. The drop was already happening, it was just a coincidence.

[Soapsuds]

I wouldn't mind a Peter Brash/Richard Culliton pairing in HW's.

[Dr. Jay S.W.]

Now Lorraine Broderick, should go back to OLTL with Chris Whitesell, as well as Richard Backus, and Liz Page. ATWT reunion, with Culliton!!

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Leah was also the main head writer of AW, during its last year. Jean was her co-head writer then. Needless to say, the show wasn't very good then either and the majority of the blame should be placed on Leah for that.

Jay, Leah and Jean were also co-head writers of OLTL at one point in the 90's and that stint was considered a total flop.

[Dr. Jay S.W.]

I know Alvin, thats why I asked who the HW of ATWT was. Leah is only bad with Jean. They are poison. Leah Laiman still has it, I believe. Let Jean run ATWT by herself, and maybe it will get better.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

There's bad blood between Broderick and Frons. When he demoted her from OLTL in 2003, he asked her to go back to AMC and head write there, she apparently refused and told him to go to hell.

I wanted Broderick back at AMC for the longest, but that will NEVER happen.

Broderick was also quite good at GL when she was rehired there as an associate head writer in 2005. When she left, I noticed the show dipped a lot on quality.

She was also the last head writer I truly loved on ATWT. She accomplished a lot of work there and definitely cleaned up the mess Stern and Black, and Klein made.

[Dr. Jay S.W.]

Maybe I'm blinded because I want her back, but if Ron ask her, maybe she will do it. To be a HW, you go through Frons, to be a breakdown writer, you go through Ron and sometimes Frankie.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

Was there a head writer you've liked on ATWT, besides Marland, during the past 15 years, Ron? LOL!

[Soapsuds]

Umm...I liked some of Lorraine Broderick's work. But not all of her work. I loved Hogan's first year of ATWT. The rest was blah. I enjoyed Richard Culliton's HW stint back in 95. So to your answer Alvin ....Yes!

[Y&RWorldTurner]

^You have Culliton, I have Broderick. LOL!

Culliton's head writing stints have always left a lot to be desired, he is very hit and miss - not too consistent. He's a much better script writer than head writer imo.

[Soapsuds]

Why does your first comment sound so Cher?...LOL.....Sonny: I got you babe........Cher: I got you babe

Yes, Culliton was heat and miss during 95 but much better than Jean. Jean is all miss and never a hit!

[winterguy125]

I think I have a great idea for ATWT- Megan Mctavish as HW and Dena Higley and JER as CO-HW and even if that happened it stil would not be as bad as JP has done to ATWT.

BTW I am joking and I never want that to happen

[Soapsuds]

Removing you from my friends list.