Members RuAsRuAnAu Posted September 13, 2007 Members Share Posted September 13, 2007 Why Do People Love/Hate [insert Writer/Actor/Director/Producer] Daytimers that incite "strong emotions" both good & bad Daytime's Most Hated/Despised Brian Frons, Lynn Marie Latham, Scott Hamner, Jean Passanante, Leah Laiman, Stephen Wyman, Drake Hogestyn, Robert Guza Jr., Megan McTavish, Annamarie Kostura, Kamar de los Reyes, Michael Easton, Adrienne Frantz, Bradley Bell, James Harmon Brown, Courtney Bugler, Natalia Livingston, Steve Burton, Ellen Weston, Maurice Benard, Laura Wright , David Kreizman, Barbara Esensten, Christopher Goutman, Ellen Wheeler, Ronn Moss, Bernard Lechowick, Elizabeth Korte, Kirsten Storms, Juile Hanan Carruthers, Stephen Black, Ken Corday, Dena Higley, Melissa Archer, Frank Valentini, Jill Farren Phelps, Henry Stern, Mark Christopher, John Valente, James E. Reilly, Colin Egglesfield, Aiden Turner, Charles Pratt Jr., James Lipton Daytime's Most Loved Frances Reid Kay Alden Edward J. Scott Gloria Monty Susan Lucci Anthony Geary Jane Elliot Michael Zaslow Frances Heflin Wendy Riche Susan Seaforth Hayes Helen Gallagher Michael E. Knight General Hospital's Nurses' Ball Genie Francis Ruth Warrick Victoria Rowell Beverlee McKinsey Rosemary Prinz Julia Barr Eileen Davidson Douglas Marland Jeanne Cooper Claire Labine Finola Hughes David Canary Deirde Hall William J. Bell Erika Slezak Vanessa Marcil Maureen Garrett Lynn Herring Anna Lee Hillary B. Smith Robin Strasser Patrick Mulcahey Heather Tom Melody Thomas Scott Peter Bergman Amber Tamblyn Agnes Nixon Susan Flannery Irna Phillips Jacklyn Zeman Bridget Dosbon Jess Walton Beth Ehlers Gordon Russell Laurence Caso Allen Porter Cady McClain John Ingle Nancy Lee Grahn Lorraine Broderick Harding Lemay Maura West Colleen Zenk Pinter Martha Bryne Felicia Minei Behr Jerome Dobson Darlene Conley Daytime's Most Liked Nancy Curlee Terry Lester Pat Falken Smith Denise Alexander Stuart Damon Billy Warlock Michelle Stafford Paul Avila Mayer Tristan Rogers David Shaughnessy Gail Kobe Jill Larson Robin Mattson Sheri Anderson Christie Clark Pamela Long Melissa Reeves William Ludel Kale Browne Joseph Mascolo Robin Christopher Sarah Brown Louise Sorel Sally Sussman Morina Linda Dano Peter Reckell Maeve Kinkead Kristina Wagner Paula Cwikly Eleanor Labine Kristoff St. John Kristian Alfonso Jensen Buchanan Darnell Williams Camryn Grimes Debbi Morgan Wally Kurth Anna Stuart Emily McLaughlin Trent Jones Carolyn Culliton Janice Ferri Esser Beth Milstein Josh Griffith Leslie Charleson Kim Zimmer Rachel Ames Robert Newman Kathryn Foster Mary Sue Price Richard Culliton Natalie Minardi Slater Michele Val Jean Daytime's Most Disliked Barbara Bloom John F. Smith Hogan Sheffer Raul Rauch John Conboy Hunt Block Christel Khalil Phideaux Xavier Lauralee Bell Melissa Gallo Christopher Whitesell Amanda L. Beall Brandon Buddy Sabine Singh Ambyr Childers Most Divisive Daytime Character Ever: Sheila Carter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevotedToAMC Posted September 13, 2007 Members Share Posted September 13, 2007 I hate Brian Frons because he micromanages the ABC soaps and does not give the writers much chance to develop their own vision...it is all about HIM and his vision is NOT proper for soaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted September 13, 2007 Members Share Posted September 13, 2007 Why is Phideaux on that list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ClassicAMCDays Posted September 13, 2007 Members Share Posted September 13, 2007 I have an enormously high digust (pretty close to hate, IMO) for Brian Frons. During his reign of terror, he has obiliterated the vets and compensated them with cheap newbies. If that weren't enough, he thinks he can "train" the audience to like the crap he propels onto our screens. On the opposite end of the scale, I just adore Robin Christopher. I still wish that she would return to AMC. There is no desire for me to watch GH, since Guza chooses not to write for her character. She could act circles around NL and KM, but yet no story in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted September 14, 2007 Members Share Posted September 14, 2007 I hate Brian Frons because he has repeatedly insulted the intelligence of the daytime audience and because he is an ageist, sexist pig who has backburned the entire ABC Daytime veteran cast. I hate LML because she has taken a plot driven wrecking ball to my precious Y&R, decimating daytime's finest serial in less than a year and because she doesn't seem to give a damn anymore. I love Kay Alden because she took loving care of Y&R after William J Bell retired as HW in 1998 and because she called 'Port Charles' under LML "unwatchable". Additionally, she laughed at a reference to 'The Idiots In Charge' affirming the fan communities belief that executives don't understand the genre in which they work. I like Linda Dano because under all the glitz and style is a compassionate, funny, darling woman who has dealt with her life, weight, facelift, depression, career in as honest a manner as anyone could. I dislike Barbara Bloom because she hasn't fired LML yet. Get on it Barbara! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. Jay S.W. Posted September 14, 2007 Members Share Posted September 14, 2007 I hate the people that I hate becase they suck, and I love the people that I love because they dont suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcar03 Posted September 14, 2007 Members Share Posted September 14, 2007 I see a lot of Vanessa Marcil smack talk on a lot of boards including an immense bitching about her winning the Emmy a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevotedToAMC Posted September 14, 2007 Members Share Posted September 14, 2007 Maybe because she didn't deserve it...and if people call her a b1tch, it is also the truth. I've spoken to her online before and she just didn't seem to be invested in the conversation...SSW she was also nasty as well. VM is the most overrated soap actress ever and I for one would not welcome her back to GH....but then again, we already have her on GH with Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted September 14, 2007 Members Share Posted September 14, 2007 It's fascinating how fans react to VM...people may dis her, but her popularity is undeniable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted September 14, 2007 Members Share Posted September 14, 2007 I won't deny her popularity and the fact that she is ratings gold for GH, no one, not even Genie Francis was able to give GH the boost Marcil did in 2002-2003. However, she is a rather mediocre actress, and when you consider she was up against women like Robin Christopher and Cady McClain that year (both who had better reels imo), her win just seems weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevotedToAMC Posted September 14, 2007 Members Share Posted September 14, 2007 More like ALL of the actresses nominated had a better reel than her...and she was only on for four months whereas the rest worked the entire year. Robin Christopher or Rebecca Budig should have won that year But I did agree in her acceptance speech when she said, "You can't be a great man if you are not a great father." Very true I like her on Las Vegas a lot better but GH's Brenda did nothing for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faulkner Posted September 14, 2007 Members Share Posted September 14, 2007 VM's no great thespian, but there's always been something about her that's been immensely watchable. She has the same star quality that Lucci (also a limited actress) has. Yeah, I'm one of those Brenda fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevotedToAMC Posted September 14, 2007 Members Share Posted September 14, 2007 I just laughed when a while back Soap Opera Digest said something along the lines that VM was destined to be the next Susan Lucci....there is only ONE Susan Lucci and even on VM's best day, she can't cut it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RuAsRuAnAu Posted September 16, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 16, 2007 To be fair, it was Frons fault that Francis couldn't lift GH in the ratings to much healthier levels. Frons could have agreed to a 10 week story (30 eps) instead of one month. Poor, Francis. People blamed her for the short stint in 2006. When, not if, Marcil returns, will she bring along the same type of ratings increase she brought in 2003? I don't think so. why? Frons. That's why GH needs her- she's immensely watchable, has star quality. I predict Marcil return to GH in 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RuAsRuAnAu Posted September 24, 2007 Author Members Share Posted September 24, 2007 Just another reason why I love Michele Val Jean (Is this woman amazing or what?): “Actors bring specificity to characters and I’m a big believer in watching what they do and using it. They’re the ones who wear that skin every day, so what they contribute is valuable.” (Soap Opera Digest, October 24, 2006) MVJ watches every episode of GH. Can that be said for half of daytime's writers? The ones who do watch, only view about half a dozen episodes a month. Why is MVJ head writing GH alongside her friend, Robert Guza Jr.? Does JFP and/or Frons have something against her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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