<br />Definitely, Sylph. I think Frons will go through the pretense of &quot;assuring&quot; fans that B&amp;E are still employed at AMC; then, a month or two (or even earlier) down the road, an ABC spokesperson will release the official announcement.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I wish I could say the same for Jean Passanante and David Kreizman.<br />

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Thank you, Khan, I think you are right.

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Monday, November 19, 2007

Strike Update from Days Writer Casiello

The latest on the strike from "Days of our Lives" Emmy winning writer Tom Casiello:

So the AMPTP and WGA have both mutually agreed to return to the negotiating table next Monday (the 26th)

HALLELUJAH!!!! And recent polls show that public opinion is definitely favoring the writers these days... and if these blogs, and all my friends and fans spreading the word about the situation, even had one ONE-MILLIONTH of ONE percentage point to do with that, then venting on some stupid MySpace blog is totally worth it.

Also, here's the link for the Fans4Writers Pencil campaign: http://unitedhollywood.blogspot.com/

Scroll down to Pencils2MediaMoguls. Its cheap and it's for a great cause!

Does this mean it's over? Hell, no! We're still picketing this week, as strong as ever. There's every possibility (in a cynical world) that talks could stall again. So we're going to keep driving the point home that the people in charge are making billions off the Internet, while the people creating the product and performing in it are making ZERO.

But this is a great step. Picketing knowing there wasn't even mention of going back to the table was HORRIBLY depressing. What a motivation this is. I'm all ready to hit the lines again.

On a personal note, not being in Salem every day feels like heroin withdrawl. This job was a childhood dream of mine, and not being able to type a single world, especially with such great stuff going on with Marlena and Stefano, and Bo and Hope and Steve and Kayla when I last left them is just excruciating.. I've actually resorted to going back and re-reading old breakdowns, just to get my fix. Crazy? Maybe. But I love visiting this little fictional world, and in the midst of all of the strike conference calls and captains' meetings, I think it's good to keep connected to Salem. Hopefully, I have a home to return to, and I'm ready to dive back in once they say "go" with both barrels a-blaze.

So thanks everyone for your unbelievable support. Fingers crossed we're all back at work by Christmas!!

I've actually resorted to going back and re-reading old breakdowns, just to get my fix.

That's hilarious.

especially with such great stuff going on with Marlena and Stefano, and Bo and Hope and Steve and Kayla when I last left them is just excruciating

hopefully there is truth to her getting a storyline then!

I wrote about the reinstating of my first avatar here.

But you should have replaced this rather outdated picture with this nerdy glamour-p*ssy pic of Brad as part of last year's cast photo shoot spread I posted last week.

reason for edit:integrating "bad" language

Edited November 20, 200718 yr by sheilaforever

But you should have replaced this rather outdated picture with this nerdy glamour-p*ssy pic of Brad as part of last year's cast photo shoot spread I posted last week.

I like this pose and that one when resized to 160 px height looks awful. He never changes, not a wrinkle on his face. Plus, he looks a lot like me and has the very similar haircut.

reason for edit:integrating "bad" language

Shame on you!

Edited November 20, 200718 yr by Sylph

I like this pose and that one when resized to 160 px height looks awful. He never changes, not a wrinkle on his face. Plus, he looks a lot like me and has the very similar haircut.

He's a man. There only is ONE haircut. We always get the same one, year after year.

To avoid getting totally off-topic

anyone else read this EW editorial from last week? The author really made great points why this strike is so important for the writers. I think I stumbled upon the artcile via Michael Aussiello on TVGuide.com

Edited November 20, 200718 yr by sheilaforever

In case anyone's counting, 4 more weeks until the networks/studios can declare force majeure, and maybe then we'll be rid of a few hacks.

Hope springs eternal, Y&RWorldTurner, lol.

Given what I know now (that writers are NOT guaranteed their jobs after a strike ends), I wouldn't be surprised if some do not return. AMC's James Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten probably will be let go, if not immediately after the strike, then some time after that. Same goes for Y&R's Lynn Marie Latham (especially if the SOW item proves correct). And while I could be wrong, I've this feeling that Dena Higley could end up replacing Hogan Sheffer entirely at DAYS, while OLTL's Ron Carlivati will get demoted back to Associate/Breakdown Writer.

Really, at this point, the only HW's whose jobs are secure are ATWT's Jean Passanante, B&B's Bradley Bell (duh, lol), GH's Bob Guza and GL's David Kreizman. But, as they say, stranger things have happened.

B&B's Bradley Bell (duh, lol)

:cough: :cough: Is this another literary allusion or insinuation?

No, I'm just "duh"-ing, b/c, heck, who's going to fire Bradley from B&B? His mother, lol?

Hope springs eternal, Y&RWorldTurner, lol.

Given what I know now (that writers are NOT guaranteed their jobs after a strike ends), I wouldn't be surprised if some do not return. AMC's James Harmon Brown and Barbara Esensten probably will be let go, if not immediately after the strike, then some time after that. Same goes for Y&R's Lynn Marie Latham (especially if the SOW item proves correct). And while I could be wrong, I've this feeling that Dena Higley could end up replacing Hogan Sheffer entirely at DAYS, while OLTL's Ron Carlivati will get demoted back to Associate/Breakdown Writer.

Really, at this point, the only HW's whose jobs are secure are ATWT's Jean Passanante, B&B's Bradley Bell (duh, lol), GH's Bob Guza and GL's David Kreizman. But, as they say, stranger things have happened.

Why would Carlivati be demoted? With all the praise OLTL has been receiving from the press and the actors, I doubt they'd remove him. As far as Hogan goes, I doubt they would let Higley replace him completely. I think she's there to help with the history and whatnot.

I don't think B&E will be replaced at AMC. Why would they? The show has been hitting record lows for months. That's great. This is the vision of AMC that Frons wants. As he said when McTavish left, she was just burnt out, but it's clear that HER vision of AMC is the AMC they're trying to produce. Forget Brooke, Erica as a lead, etc. Greenlee, Kendall, Babe, Ryan and Zach are what AMC's about.

I guess the good thing about this idoicy is that Kay Alden is free to return to Y&R. She's also been doing brilliant job reviving B&B (just like Y&R!) so I can only imagine what she would've done at AMC. AMC was *thisclose* to being the best soap on air.

Why would Carlivati be demoted? With all the praise OLTL has been receiving from the press and the actors, I doubt they'd remove him.

OTOH, Ryan, we're talking about Brian Frons, a man who has proven, time and time again, that he doesn't know a good thing when he sees it.

As far as Hogan goes, I doubt they would let Higley replace him completely. I think she's there to help with the history and whatnot.

As I've said before, though...

1) Hiring Hogan probably was more Sony's, or even NBC's, idea, than Ken Corday's; and

2) Hogan had his opportunity to turn things around, but when things didn't turn around (and from a ratings standpoint, they haven't), Corday felt he had the leverage to hire a HW more to his liking.

1) Hiring Hogan probably was more Sony's, or even NBC's, idea, than Ken Corday's; and

2) Hogan had his opportunity to turn things around, but when things didn't turn around (and from a ratings standpoint, they haven't), Corday felt he had the leverage to hire a HW more to his liking.

3) Hogan is expensive.

That, too, lol.

I hope I'm proven wrong, of course, but recent history, I think, has shown us that hiring a Co-HW after a HW has already been installed means trouble.