Members Adam Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 Replacing Latham with Josh Griffith I don't really think would get us anywhere personally... Alden or nothing if you ask me. As Khan says, it takes a certain someone to understand Y&R and I truly believe Alden is the only person around that fits that bill. Griffith will be a Latham lite if you ask me. Alden's influence kept Y&R reputable during those initial months of Latham's tenure, but it became painfully clear thats who was holding it together. The minute Latham had total control, the show became a total disaster and lumped it in with the rest of daytime, in a total rut creatively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 This might sound crazy, but...what are the odds that Josh Griffith agreed to FiCore in exchange for an eventual promotion to an executive position, either at CBS Daytime, or at Sony? No working writer, IMO, would opt to leave the WGA, unless they know for certain that 1) they are leaving the industry as a writer, and 2) their future employment is somehow secured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 Barbara Bloom is stupid enough to push him on one of the P&G soaps... Then again, maybe he would be a better fit, say at ATWT again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kubla Khan Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 More writers have signed the "will not cross picket lines" list. So, this is who's left who hasn't signed it yet. AMC James Harmon Brown ATWT Cheryl Davis B&B Bradley Bell Michael Minnis Kay Alden Elizabeth Snyder DAYS Dena Higley Renee Godelia Meg Kelly Gordon Rayfield GH Michael Conforti Garin Wolf GL Christopher Dunn Lloyd Gold OLTL Fran Myers Michelle Poteeet Lisanti Jeanne Marie Ford Gary Tomlin (Fi-Core) PSNS James E. Reilly Marlene Clark Poulter Darrell Ray Thomas, Jr. Shawn Morrison Clem Egan Pete T. Rich Y&R James Stanley Valerie Ahern Darin Goldberg Shelley Meals Michael Montgomery Josh Griffith (Fi-Core) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 Interesting his writing partner has signed it but James has not.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 If he DID make a deal, I bet it would have to be with SONY and not with PGP or Barbara Bloom. Maybe it is a deal to either be Y&R's new EP and/or develop a soap. With SONY naming Steve Kent as an Overseeing Executive/Prexy of the daytime soaps they own, if DAYS is axed and they are unable to keep it going on another network, cable outlet, or platform, SONY may still be interested in owning another soap property, especially one they can sell overseas as well as in the US. CBS may need something when they finally get rid of ATWT and/or GL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AMCer Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 With Griffith possibly becoming head writer at Y&R would Michael Malone join him? They worked together at OLTL. You think Y&R has enough silly murder mysteries, just wait till Malone is on the staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 I'm still wondering the same thing about Miss Valerie Ahern, whose writing partner, Christian McLaughlin, has signed on the dotted line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 Why am I completely unsurprised that JER, a legend in his own mind, would not strike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 There is no way Griffith will be named the new HW for Y&R. The fact that he's FiCore already hurts him tremendously. The WGA will not have their writer's on Y&R's writing staff, if it's indeed headed by someone who chose to leave the guild. That would also further hurt Y&R's reputation within the industry and it wouldn't be eligible for any WGA Awards. He's already co-EP, but then again, there was word awhile back that he had other upcoming projects, including a play he's written. Maybe he'll soon retire or leave Y&R for good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 Griffith has worked before without Malone--the real danger is when Malone works without Griffith (even the last era they were at OLTL was WAY better when Griffith was listed as headwriter with Malone as his consultant or whatever, briefly) It is ironic that so many fo the murder mysteries on OLTL under Malone have kinda sucked--seeing as he honestly is an ACE mystery novelist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 JG was the "control" for Malone at OLTL, curbing his excesses. They worked so well together because of that. When he was out at OLTL last time things got worse. That said, while I love Griffith's past work it seems no one is happy with what he's done with Latham at Y&R. I don't think it's his type of show, though he did do any number of years on SB and some others, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 Yep Malone even said in many of those early 90s interviews how he'd never do a soap without Griffith, he was the one who taught him how to balance and pace his stories--all that truly important stuff. Did he actually do much on SB? I know he helped creat eit but was he ever actually listed as HW? I wish they had just picked up his and Malone's apparantly awesome 30 minute supernatural late nigth soap pilot 13 Bourbon Street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 I think Vee was speaking about Santa Barbara, not Sunset Beach. He worked as a script writer for a number of years on Santa Barbara, during its creative golden era. I don't think he was ever listed as anything but a creator for Sunset Beach... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted November 27, 2007 Members Share Posted November 27, 2007 I was speaking of Santa Barbara. Griffith did the darkier, seamier work at OLTL in the '90s; he was apparently the big force behind Todd's prison therapy scenes, the relationship with Rebecca (Reiko Aylesworth), etc. I am almost positive he had a hand in the infamous Troy/Lindsay sex scene in 2003. It doesn't really tailor him to Y&R to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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