ALL: Who would you like to see headwrite your soap?

[RionPassions]

I'm just curious as to who you'd like to see headwrite your show, or perhaps even other shows. Here's my list of dream soap headwriters:

ALL MY CHILDREN:

[s.W.S.N.B.N.]

ONE LIFE TO LIVE:

Kay Alden and Jack Smith

GENERAL HOSPITAL:

Meg Bennett and Christopher Whitesell

GUIDING LIGHT:

Dena Higley and Lorraine Broderick

AS THE WORLD TURNS:

Megan McTavish and Sally Sussman-Morina

BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL:

Brad Bell

YOUNG AND RESTLESS:

Lynn-Marie Latham

PASSIONS/DAYS OF OUR LIVES:

James E. Reilly

[P.J.]

My first question...did Chris Goutman kill your dog or something? Sending McTrash our way? No thanks. Barely survived her stint at GL.

ATWT...Susan Dansby or Carolyn Culliton. Dansby's been with the show for years, Culliton managed to make Hogan's first year brilliant. I think I'd even take Lorraine Broderick back.

B&B...I'll take suggestions. Bell has been out of gas for years. Another round of Forrester near incest...ICK.

[tanyia2]

I would take anybody that would respect the history of the show(GL), the characters and the viewers intelligence.

[psychofan]

Okay, here's my dream list!!

ALL MY CHILDREN

Megan McTavish- I know that most AMC fans want to bash me over the head for that, but I really love her writing.

BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL

Brad Bell- But he needs to step it up a notch.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES

James E. Reilly- Just because I love his writing and he would probably bring Jan back

GENERAL HOSPITAL

Hmm...that's a toughie. Whoever was the writer in the late 90s/early 00's and used Helena a lot.

ONE LIFE TO LIVE

Anyone who will write for Margaret.

PASSIONS

James E. Reilly- Obviously...

YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS

Jack Smith- Because I saw nothing wrong with him...

[King]

Passions...anyone but James E. Reilly

[MichaelGL]

Guiding Light

Peter Dunne and Lorraine Broderick or

Wisner Washam and Lorraine Broderick

Anyone and Lorraine Broderick, the woman is a freakin genius. I've always seen her as one to always write socially relevent stories. I would love to see what issues she would write for the citizens of Springfield.

[AMCHistory]

All My Children: Claire Labine. This woman = Soap God. Throw in some more Agnes influence and all will be right with the world.

[scuba]

Days - [s.W.S.N.B.N.]. I fell in love with her when I read her interview. She clearly loves the show and the genre, respects the history, and understands that for soaps to survive they have to show new types of stories that can hold its own against cable. Of course, she'll need a co-HW who will balance things out - she seems very...intense, and might get out of hand.

[DeeeDee]

Y&R: Claire Labine.

[billyjill]

On DAYS (I think) I would welcome any of the following in a Co-HW capacity:

Sheri Anderson, Richard Allen, Beth Milstein, Thom Racina

[ClassicsSoapFan]

PLEASE keep McTavish away from ATWT!!

This is mine for my favorite show!

ATWT

Written By (HW's)

Richard Culliton

Carolyn Culliton

with

Lorraine Broderick (Co-HW and Breakdown writers )

Susan Dansby

John Kuntz

Gillian Spencer

Garin Wolf (BDW and script editor)

and

Bettina Bradbury (scriptwriters)

Caroline Franz

David A. Levinson

Penelope Koechl

Elizabeth Page

Melissa Salmons

Story Consultant

Josh Griffin

[aMLCproduction]

Days

Brash n Cwcikly

Passions

Hogan Sheffer and Beth Meilstein ( the did wonders kleaning up the JER mess)

B&B

Meg Bennet( she was great at Sunset Beach)

Y&R

Koola Boof along with Kay Alden, and Jack Smith

ATWT

The Cullitons

AMC

Lorraine Boderick, and Winser Wasahm( is he still avlie?)

OLTL

Agnes Nixon

Gh

Claire Labine

GL

JER with Sherri Anderson

[RionPassions]

How about this lineup?

General Hospital

Executive Producer: Gary Tomlin

Head Writers: Hogan Sheffer and Meg Kelly

All My Children

Executive Producer: Paul Rauch

Head Writers: Kay Alden and Jack Smith

One Life to Live

Executive Producer: Wendy Riche

Head Writers: Carolyn Culliton and Ron Carlivati

As The World Turns

Executive Producer: Francesca James

Head Writers: Richard Culliton and Sheri Anderson

Guiding Light

Executive Producer: Jean Dadario-Burke

Head Writers: Lorraine Broderick and Christopher Whitesell

Bold and Beautiful

Executive Producer: Brad Bell

Head Writers: Brad Bell and Meg Bennett

Young and Restless

Executive Producer: Tom Langan

Head Writers: [s.W.S.N.B.N.] and Patrick Mulcahey

Days of Our Lives

Executive Producer: Ken Corday

Head Writers: James E. Reilly and Me

Passions

Executive Producer: Lisa da Cazotte

Head Writers: James E. Reilly and Me

[aMLCproduction]

no deals on the Passions and Days choices Rion. JER is not at his best and from what I see of ur post I dont want u at Days. U kan have Passions all to ur self. What would u do with it? I would watch.

[px780]

Passions: Megan McTavish.

Why?- the woman who unaborted a fetus to create a new character can totally handle the off-the-wall stuff Passions needs. And while I've hated the resolutions, she is much better at putting together a mystery story than the writers at Passions. Seriously, I love the way she builds suspense and puts them together, and if Passions is to rely on this they could use her. Of course, it's canceled so moot point.

Days: James Reilly.

Why?- not the man who vomited up the stupid neverending kidnapping crap, because that was awful to a degree I have never seen. But the man who did the Possession and, I think, Hope's reintroduction. He could do good things, imho.

Alternate: C&B

Why?- they rocked. I don't know if I was high off of the demise of Tom Langan or what, but they seemed to actually have a plan in place and I will never understand why they were fired.

But, before they switch HWs at Days, Corday must go.