Members Sylph Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 Somehow, that has become the natural way things develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted November 21, 2007 Administrator Share Posted November 21, 2007 I don't think Hogan will be back either because of those reasons. And if Hogan doesn't come back, neither is Meg Kelly and most, if not all, of Hogan's team. I'm sure Dena Higley will want to bring in her own writers. It could be a bloodbath at DAYS come January 2008. I also bet Corday wants the strike go on until 2008, so he can get rid of Jim Reilly's expensive contract. There's a ton of money tied up in the HW position. Corday can get rid of two expensive birds with one stone. I also think B&E and LML will be gone, while Guza, Passanante, Kreizman, Carlivati will be staying. If I were Frons though, I would get rid of Guza's expensive contract (HW and Consulting Producer paychecks).....that's my one hope out of all the Head Writers because I watch GH everyday and I want the show improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 Makes you wish you never started the Writers & Directors Thread, doesn't it, Toups? Don't forget, though, about those incriminating photos Guza has of Frons in the utility closet w/ Cameron Mathison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 As long as Frons is there, Guza and Jill Farren Phelps will NEVER be out of jobs. He was head of NBC Daytime, when both worked on Santa Barbara, and he cherished that show as much as he does GH in its present (if repulsive) state. I often wonder if Guza is just burnt out at GH, or just a ridiculous hack. I guess we can attribute his first couple of writing stints on GH to Wendy Riche keeping him in check. However, I often wonder how it would be if Guza wrote for Days or ATWT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 Well, I know what I will be giving thanks for tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris B Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 I think Guza is definitely burnt out at GH. His vision for the show isn't working and it's so repetitive. Just like when Gloria Monty returned in the 90s and it didn't work. They need to accept it and move on. JFP too, but I wouldn't want her free to ruin another soap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted November 21, 2007 Members Share Posted November 21, 2007 If JFP sticks away from the writing, she can produce a good show. Look at GL in the early 90's, her time there was generally a golden era. Sure she caused some major harm to the show, like treating Beverlee McKinsey like crap thus making her walk and killing off Maureen, but her GL, thanks to Nancy Curlee, was a magnificent show. Her run at Santa Barbara was widely lauded as well, but she understood that show, more so than any other show she's worked for since. She's also very good with overall production values, music, and lighting. You know if Frons fires JFP from GH, she's headed to Y&R next, thanks to her connection to Steve Kent at Sony.... Though, Guza's 90's run is very different from the stuff he has going on right now on GH. Back then, he wrote for vets and wrote for families, GH was definitely more of an ensemble show, but as I said before, that was probably more Wendy Riche, than Guza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 22, 2007 Members Share Posted November 22, 2007 I doubt very strongly that JFP would move onto Y&R. If anything, she'd fail upwards, so to speak, landing herself as Frons' No. 2 guy at ABC/Disney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted November 22, 2007 Members Share Posted November 22, 2007 Isn't Hogan's deal at Days only for a year? I remember reading he only signed a one year contract, so shouldn't it be up already? Did he resign or something? I know every contract has some type of cycle, but didn't Corday have the authority at least a month ago to get rid of Hogan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted November 22, 2007 Members Share Posted November 22, 2007 If that happens, they may as well just cancel the entire soap opera lineup. Although I do think she's probably gonna get a promotion. JFP at Y&R isn't out of the question, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted November 22, 2007 Members Share Posted November 22, 2007 JFP may be a total bitch...but if she stays the hell out of the writing she can actually produce a very decent soap. SB and GL were both pretty good with her in charge and her pioneering bloc voting has garnered her many Emmys (and we all know how Y&R loves its Emmys!). That being said, if she fails, which she already has, she's going to fail upwards into the upper echelon of ABC-Disney. Although I hate to admit it, I think she'd be miles better than Frons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris B Posted November 22, 2007 Members Share Posted November 22, 2007 People talk about her great producing skills, but she's done a horrible job at GH. The show is dark, the sets are forgettable, the clothing and hairstyles are abysmal. What is she doing that is so great? Throw in the revolting firings of Kristina Wagner, Anna "Nobody Has a Lifetime Contract" Lee, Kari Wuhrer & Lesli Kay for getting pregnant and not doing everything in her power to get Genie Francis back full time. The only thing I like about her is the bloc voting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted November 22, 2007 Members Share Posted November 22, 2007 QUOTE (Chris B @ Nov 22 2007, 02:53 AM) People talk about her great producing skills, but she's done a horrible job at GH. The show is dark, the sets are forgettable, the clothing and hairstyles are abysmal. What is she doing that is so great? Throw in the revolting firings of Kristina Wagner, Anna "Nobody Has a Lifetime Contract" Lee, Kari Wuhrer & Lesli Kay for getting pregnant and not doing everything in her power to get Genie Francis back full time. With the way Frons micro-manages the ABC soaps, I don't think she has as much control at GH, as she did on SB, GL, AW, and OLTL. If you saw her GL and AW in particular, she improved the sets, the lighting was dramatically delicious, and the music was perfect. AW especially looked cheap as hell before she came aboard. Maybe GH isn't her type of show (well it isn't!). However, she's very good when it comes to glam soaps, her work on SB is a true testament to that. Yeah, before the new system, she ROCKED at her bloc voting skills. LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ponz Posted November 22, 2007 Members Share Posted November 22, 2007 He re-signed in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JackPeyton Posted November 22, 2007 Members Share Posted November 22, 2007 QUOTE (Chris B @ Nov 21 2007, 11:53 PM) People talk about her great producing skills, but she's done a horrible job at GH. The show is dark, the sets are forgettable, the clothing and hairstyles are abysmal. What is she doing that is so great? Throw in the revolting firings of Kristina Wagner, Anna "Nobody Has a Lifetime Contract" Lee, Kari Wuhrer & Lesli Kay for getting pregnant and not doing everything in her power to get Genie Francis back full time. The only thing I like about her is the bloc voting. i disagree. i tghink GH is lit and dark at the right times for the right scenes. as far as soap sets o i think GH is pretty good, tho still forgettable as all soap sets are almost, and GH had someof the best dressed and best hair, IMO. I dotn think shes the best - in no way at all. but there are worse. as for those firings, KW i will give you. AL, its a hot topic in the soap world but i agree - no one should have a lifetime contact, thats stupid and a waste of budgett. KW was an awful actress in an awful role and should have been let go. and LK's Lois was so comic book it was sick. But i do feel BF had a much larger part in these firings than she did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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