Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 With constant rumblings of Latham soon being gone from Y&R, what creative team would you recommend for the show? I know Steve Kent is running the show as EP during the strike and Josh Griffith is possibly dealing with the writing. However, this is only temporary, since Griffith is no longer apart of the WGA and can't be a long-term HW and Kent has bigger stuff to do, working for Sony and all... Is Sony smart enough to beg for some of the old creative team to come back? -David Shaughnessy should definitely be rehired as Executive Producer. I'm sure he'd return if they made him a generous offer, and he hasn't been doing much since 2004, other than occasionally directing for B&B and Y&R. -Not just anyone can write this show, so Kay Alden needs to be rehired ASAP. Remember, she quit after Latham was becoming a monster to work with. I can see her coming back freely to a non-Latham environment. Writing vets like Trent Jones, Jim Houghton, Janice Ferri Esser, and others should return as well... If Alden doesn't want to come back, I think they should hand over the Head Writing duties to Trent Jones. He was Alden and Smith's co-head writer for a short time a few years back, and seeing that he has a significant history with Y&R, I think he could handle the job quite well. It will be different, but it would still feel like classic Y&R IMO. Anyway, what suggestions do you all have? You know regulars, like ChrisB, DaytimeFan, Toups, Sylph, and others... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stenbeck212 Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 I don't want to be in the "others" pile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted November 29, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 LOL! No, stenbeck, you're in a pile above all others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 First off, I hope this doesn't jinx LML's (hopeful) ouster. I'm desperate for her to be fired! EP: David Shaughnessy. He's my pick, he was fantastic with production values, brought Y&R into HDTV, kept the pace nice and easy, kept the core actors front and center. Loved the Shaughnessy years. He's still in the Bell fold. Love him. HW: Kay Alden. Easily, it's the no brainer. Y&RWorldturner is absolutely right it takes a certain kind of person to write Y&R, LML has demonstrated that. I also really like the Trent Jones idea if Kay Alden turned them down (which, frankly, I don't imagine her doing). Trent has spent a long time at Y&R and it was his most steady gig. As long as he'd be in it for the long haul, I would be for it. The Writing Team: Janice Ferri Esser, Natalie Minardi Slater, Jim Houghton, Eric Friewald & Linda Schreiber, Randy Holland, Rex Best, Sally Sussman Morina and Saundra Weintraub. Directing: Fire all of 'em except Sally McDonald and Dean LaMont. And it would be time to beg Mike Denney to come back and assemble a team who could do the classic Y&R directing style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted November 29, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 I hear Mike Denney retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 He sure looked great then, every time he picked up an Emmy he didn't look near retirement age at all. Well then...why not beg him to suggest and teach some directors because the ones we have now are not cutting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 My Ideal Y&R Creative Team: Executive Producer: Wendy Riche Supervising Producer: Shelley Curtis Producer: Sally McDonald Head Writer: Kay Alden Co-Head Writers: Trent Jones and Jim Houghton Writers: Eric Freiwald, Joshua S. McCaffrey, Linda Schreiber, Natalie Minardi Slater and Sandra Weintraub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted November 29, 2007 Administrator Share Posted November 29, 2007 I think Denney "retired" to get away from LML. If the old team came back, he'll probably come out of retirement. LOL I agree with you guys. The people who trained under Bill Bell should be brought back. Executive Producer David Shaughnessy (because Ed Scott's at DAYS; Wendy Riche is my third choice) Supervising Producer Kathryn Foster (try to steal her away from DAYS....but as a DAYS fan, I want her at DAYS ) Producer Sally McDonald Head Writers Kay Alden & her protege (the one Kay talked about at MIT) Writers Janice Ferri Esser (protege?) John F. Smith Trent Jones Natalie Minardi Slater (protege?) Jim Houghton Eric Freiwald & Linda Schreiber Joshua S. McCaffrey Sandra Weintraub It's simple, just put the band back together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris B Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 I would allow Kay Alden total control in terms of the writing staff. For Executive Producer I'd bring back John Conboy! I know many will say I'm crazy due to his GL stint, but despite not fitting that show, he did make it look great. With Y&R's largest budget and being the original EP, he knows what it takes to make a glamourous soap, particularly this one, work. I just wouldn't allow him any power with the writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 Ok...why do you people want Kay Alden back as HW? Y&R was fing boring with her as HW. I hated the show. It was so slow and so damn boring. LML needs to exist. But no way do I want Kay Alden back at Y&R. She is doing fine at B&B because she is not the HW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 QUOTE (Chris B @ Nov 28 2007, 10:50 PM) I would allow Kay Alden total control in terms of the writing staff. Alden & Jones should share HW duty & Shaughnessy & Foster as EP's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted November 29, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 QUOTE (Chris B @ Nov 28 2007, 10:50 PM) I would allow Kay Alden total control in terms of the writing staff. For Executive Producer I'd bring back John Conboy! I know many will say I'm crazy due to his GL stint, but despite not fitting that show, he did make it look great. With Y&R's largest budget and being the original EP, he knows what it takes to make a glamourous soap, particularly this one, work. I just wouldn't allow him any power with the writing. No thank you, Santa Barbara was the epitome of a "glam soap" and he started that show's downward spiral. Patrick Mulcahey quit SB's writing staff because of Conboy and called him "comical and clueless." Y&R needs a strong EP, not a push-over like Conboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MichaelGL Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 Wendy Riche for EP. I like David Shaugnessy, but my dream would be for him to go to GL lmao. Spread the wealth people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 John Conboy's GL looked and was written like it took place inside a Christmas tree on PCP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MichaelGL Posted November 29, 2007 Members Share Posted November 29, 2007 Stenbeck I love your avatar!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.png.a68c4f8da032398617aba05149c68a3f.png)
.thumb.png.beff4d793660a55f949c9c5eef63d49a.png)
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.