Members ljacks13 Posted April 19, 2007 Members Share Posted April 19, 2007 It seems to me that every soap fan has a problem with their show, and usually it's the head writer to blame. I always wonder where have the great headwriters like Sheri Anderson (DAYS) or Pamela Long (GL) gone? It seems if one headwriter gets fired on one soap sooner or later will end up writing for another soap and the majority of today's writers are mediocre. Maybe if these writers came back, some of these shows could be saved. I read somewhere that soap fans aren't defecting to cable, they are just not watching daytime dramas anymore. Are soaps just dying a slow death and can they be saved before it's too late? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RionPassions Posted April 19, 2007 Members Share Posted April 19, 2007 "Where have the great headwriters gone?" He's over at Passions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Addison Montgomery Posted April 19, 2007 Members Share Posted April 19, 2007 Pam Long did come back to daytime. Twice. Once to Santa Barbara and then to One Life to Live. Both stints were disasters, and she hasn't been back. I don't think the problem is getting "old" writers back -- how about pumping some fresh blood into the industry? Was it really neccessary for ABC to hire Megan McTavish for the third time, instead of grooming someone else? Bob Guza's been with GH (on and off) for 11-12 years now. Let's get a new perspective. Instead of hiring Dena Higley for One Life, how about promoting someone with years of experience with OLTL, and not years of experience with Days? And I guess I'm the only one who thinks Sheri Anderson is completely overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sungrey Posted April 19, 2007 Members Share Posted April 19, 2007 Two of them died, Doug Marland and Henry Slesar. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mason Posted April 19, 2007 Members Share Posted April 19, 2007 Network execs and EPs don't care about quality anymore. Or at least, not enough to shell out the money it would take for ones with the good reputations. So instead, they keep hiring cheaper hacks like Dena Higley, Jean Passanante, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dan Posted April 19, 2007 Members Share Posted April 19, 2007 All of the good headwriters have either died(Marland, Bell), retired(Nixon), or been forced out by idiotic executives (Curlee, Taggart). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted April 19, 2007 Members Share Posted April 19, 2007 Let's see . . . Bill Bell = dead Douglass Marland = dead Anges Nixon = retired Claire Labine = retired/missing in action Lorraine Broderick = missing in action Winsor Washman = retired/missing in action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R Sinclair Posted April 19, 2007 Members Share Posted April 19, 2007 That's pretty much what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MoTheGreat Posted April 19, 2007 Members Share Posted April 19, 2007 I'm not going to say head writers but where have writers gone. OH that's right they writting for nighttime shows. These soaps are getting used & recycle writers. The same use & recycle writers that wrote for another soap which they couldn't save. they need fresh blood. People who aren't living in the olden age. I still think they need a show Who Wants To Be A Writer. It's ashame I rather read viewers fanfic then watch soaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ponz Posted April 19, 2007 Members Share Posted April 19, 2007 I partly agree with that. Alot of DAYS fans give her sole credit for the show's 80's glory period while overlooking the contributions of others on her team (Maggie Depriest, Leah Laiman, Thom Racina, Richard Allen etc.). Al Rabin also took a very active role in the creative process back then. DAYS' success in the 80's was very much a collaborative effort. That being said, I find it mystifying why Corday has never approached her about returning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shawn Posted April 19, 2007 Members Share Posted April 19, 2007 I was so going to post that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members psychofan Posted April 19, 2007 Members Share Posted April 19, 2007 Eh, I don't think the current writers are that bad. JER and McTavish are both wonderful IMO, but sadly they're both out of work (or at least are about to be). Guza, Bell, and Passante have their moments. I can't stand Sheffer, Higley, or Latham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mason Posted April 19, 2007 Members Share Posted April 19, 2007 I love Hogan, and he is one of my favorite writers, but he is SO not the greatest HW ever. That title belongs to any and all of the following: Douglas Marland Agnes Nixon Irna Phillips William J. Bell Henry Slesar Harding Lemay Claire Labine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted April 19, 2007 Members Share Posted April 19, 2007 Oh dear! LOL! There's one name that made Hogan's first two years on ATWT greatness, and her name is Carolyn Culliton. Without her, Hogan and team wrote more misses than hits, during his awful two last years on ATWT. How this guy has as many Emmy's as Bill Bell is beyond me. He's good, but def not the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted April 19, 2007 Members Share Posted April 19, 2007 You call having sex on the couch and office table good love scenes? Good love scenes are supposed to have a great deal of romance attached to them, not raunchy sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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