2008: The Directors and Writers Thread

[Toups]

PLEASE LINK ONLY

Last Updated: December 31, 2008

AMC

- Marla Kanelos last listed as Script Writer on January 2

- Michelle Patrick last listed as Script Writer on January 3

- Rebecca Taylor last listed as Script Writer on January 4

- Hope Harmel Smith first/last listed as Writer on January 8

- Amanda L. Beall last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 14

- Stephen Demorest last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 14

- Chip Hayes last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 14

- Addie Walsh last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 14

- Jeff Beldner last listed as Script Editor on January 14

- James Harmon Brown last listed as Co-Head Writer on January 14

- Barbara Esensten last listed as Co-Head Writer on January 14

- James Harmon Brown back listed as Co-Head Writer on January 31

- Barbara Esensten back listed as Co-Head Writer on January 31

- Addie Walsh back listed as Associate Head Writer on March 19

- Amanda L. Beall back listed as Associate Head Writer on March 19

- Jeff Beldner back listed as Script Editor on March 19

- Joanna Cohen back listed as Script Writer on March 21

- Michelle Patrick back listed as Script Writer on March 24

- Chip Hayes back listed as Script Writer on March 25

- Kate Hall back listed as Script Writer on March 26

- Rebecca Taylor back listed as Script Writer on March 27

- Courtney Bugler back listed as Script Writer on March 28

- Hope Harmel Smith back listed as Script Writer on April 1

- Michelle Patrick last listed as Script Writer on April 15

- Michael J. Cinquemani first listed as Script Writer on April 30

- Hope Harmel Smith last listed as Script Writer June 11

- Enza Dolce first listed as Director on June 17

- Anthony Pascarelli first listed as Director on June 19

- Michael J. Cinquemani last listed as Script Writer on June 20

- Courtney Bugler last listed as Script Writer on July 3

- Daran Little first listed as Associate Head Writer on July 14

- Charles Pratt Jr. first listed as Consulting Producer on August 20

- James Harmon Brown last listed as Co-Head Writer on August 26

- Barbara Esensten last listed as Co-Head Writer on August 26

- Charles Pratt Jr. first listed as Head Writer on August 27

- Tracey Thomson first listed as Associate Head Writer on September 11

- Tracey Thomson first listed as Script Writer on September 25

- Amanda L. Beall last listed as Associate Head Writer on September 30

- Jeff Beldner first listed as Script Writer on October 3

ATWT

- Lisa Kohn last listed as Script Writer on January 7

- Jean Passanante last listed as Head Writer on January 24

- Leah Laiman last listed as Co-Head Writer on January 24

- Lisa Connor last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 24

- David A. Levinson last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 24

- Peter Brash last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 24

- Courtney Simon last listed as Script Editor Writer on January 24

- Susan Dansby last listed as Script Writer on January 24

- Richard Culliton last listed as Script Writer on January 24

- Cheryl Davis last listed as Script Writer on January 24

- Leslie Nipkow last listed as Script Writer on January 24

- Sonia Blangiardo first listed as Line Producer on February 25

- Jean Passanante back listed as Head Writer on April 18

- Leah Laiman back listed as Co-Head Writer on April 18

- Lisa Connor back listed as Asociate Head Writer on April 18

- David A. Levinson back listed as Asociate Head Writer on April 18

- Peter Brash back listed as Asociate Head Writer on April 18

- Courtney Simon back listed as Script Editor on April 18

- Richard Culliton back listed as Script Writer on April 18

- Susan Dansby back listed as Script Writer on April 18

- Cheryl Davis back listed as Script Writer on April 18

- Leslie Nipkow back listed as Script Writer on April 18

- Lisa Connor last listed as Associate Head Writer on June 27

- David A. Levinson last listed as Associate Head Writer on June 27

- Peter Brash last listed as Associate Head Writer on June 27

- Lisa Connor first listed as Script Writer on June 30

- David A. Levinson back listed as Script Writer on June 30

- Peter Brash back listed as Script Writer on June 30

- Richard Culliton last listed as Script Writer on July 22

- Leslie Nipkow last listed as Script Writer on July 31

- Gordon Rayfield first listed as Script Writer on August 14

- Cheryl L. Davis last listed as Script Writer on September 19

- Leslie Nipkow back listed as Script Writer on November 13

B&B

- Janice Ferri Esser last listed as Script Writer on January 3

- Patrick Mulcahey last listed as Script Writer on January 4

- Rex M. Best last listed as Script Writer on January 7

- Tracey Ann Kelly last listed as Script Writer on January 9

- Janice Ferri Esser last listed as Storyline Consultant on January 9

- Jerry Birn last listed as Storyline Consultant on January 9

- Michael Minnis last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 21

- Kay Alden last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 21

- Elizabeth Snyder last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 21

- Bradley Bell last listed as Head Writer on January 21

- Kay Alden first listed as Interim Head Writer on February 5

- Kay Alden last listed as Interim Head Writer on April 15

- Kay Alden back listed as Associate Head Writer on April 16

- Bradley Bell back listed as Head Writer on April 16

- Michael Minnis back listed as Associate Head Writer on April 16

- Elizabeth Snyder back listed as Associate Head Writer on April 16

- Janice Ferri Esser back listed as Script Writer/Story Consultant on April 16

- Jerry Birn back listed as Story Consultant on April 16

- Tracey Ann Kelly back listed as Script Writer on April 17

- Patrick Mulcahey back listed as Script Writer on April 18

- John F. Smith first listed as Script Writer on May 27

- Janice Ferri Esser last listed as Story Consultant in July

- Adam Dusevoir first listed as Script Writer on August 13

- Shannon Bradley first listed as Script Writer on August 26

- Casey Kasprzyk first listed as Associate Producer on September 2

- Janice Ferri Esser last listed as Script Writer on October 21

- Rex M. Best back listed as Script Writer on December 8

DAYS

- Mike Denney first listed as Director on January 7

- Linda Poindexter first/last listed as Script Writer on January 10

- Bettina F. Bradbury last listed as Script Writer on January 16

- Mike Cohen last listed as Script Writer on January 16

- Judith Donato last listed as Script Writer on January 16

- Renee Godelia last listed as Script Writer on January 16

- Cydney Kelley last listed as Script Writer on January 16

- Jodie Scholz last listed as Script Writer on January 16

- Richard Backus last listed as Script Editor on January 16

- Hogan Sheffer last listed as Co-Head Writer on January 24

- Meg Kelly last listed as Co-Head Writer on January 24

- Frederick Johnson last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 24

- Gordon Rayfield last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 24

- Tom Casiello last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 24

- Judy Tate last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 24

- Charlotte Gibson last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 24

- Grant A. Johnson back as Director on January 31

- Dena Higley first listed as Head Writer on April 23

- Victor Gialanella first listed as Co-Head Writer on April 23

- Rick Draughon first listed as Script Writer on April 23

- John S. Newman first listed as Script Writer on April 23

- Cydney Kelley back listed as Script Writer on April 23

- Renee Godelia backt listed as Script Writer on April 23

- Jodie Scholz back listed as Script Writer on April 23

- Bettina F. Bradbury back listed as Script Writer on April 23

- Bettina F. Bradbury last listed as Script Writer on May 16

- Linda Poindexter-Brown back listed as Script Writer on June 13

- Rick Draughon last listed as Script Writer on June 30

- Victor Gialanella last listed as Co-Head Writer on June 30

- Victor Gialanella first listed as Script Writer on July 1

- Rick Draughon first listed as Co-Head Writer on July 1

- Clem Egan first listed as Script Writer on July 8

- Mike Denney last listed as Director on August 12

- Ryan Quan first listed as Script Writer on September 12

- Ed Scott last listed as Co-Executive Producer on September 16

- Kathryn Foster last listed as Director on September 17

- Gary Tomlin first listed as Co-Executive Producer on September 17

- Clem Egan last listed as Script Writer on September 23

- Linda Poindexter-Brown first listed as full time Script Writer on October 1

- Rick Draughon last listed as Co-Head Writer on October 10

- Renee Godelia last listed as Script Writer on October 10

- Victor Gialanella last listed as Script Editor on October 10

- Renee Godelia back listed as Associate Head Writer on October 13

- Rick Draughon back listed as Associate Head Writer on October 13

- Fran Myers back listed as Script Editor on October 13

- Christopher Whitesell first listed as Co-Head Writer on October 13

- Phideaux Xavier first listed as Director on October 13

- Richard Culliton first listed as Script Writer on October 24

- Jeanne Marie Ford first listed as Associate Head Writer on October 24

- Lisa Seidman first listed as Associate Head Writer on December 9

- Jeanne Marie Ford first listed as Script Writer on December 11

- Linda Poindexter-Brown last listed as Script Writer on December 18

- Peter Brinckerhoff first listed as Director on December 23

- David Cherrill first listed as Script Writer on December 26

GH

- Robert Guza Jr. last listed as Head Writer & Consulting Producer on January 3

- Michael Conforti last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 3

- Dave Goldschmid last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 3

- Elizabeth Korte last listed as Associate Head Writer/Script Editor on January 3

- Garin Wolf last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 3

- Garin Wolf first listed as Interim Head Writer on January 4

- Michael Conforti back listed as Writer on January 29

- Matthew Diamond back as Director on February 4

- Matthew Diamond last listed as Director on February 7

- Susan Wald back as Script Writer on March 13

- Mary Sue Price back as Script Writer on March 14

- Michael Conforti last listed as Writer on March 14

- Garin Wolf last listed as Interim Head Writer on March 14

- Garin Wolf back listed as Associate Head Writer on March 17

- Michael Conforti back listed as Associate Head Writer on March 17

- Dave Goldschmid back listed as Associate Head Writer on March 17

- Elizabeth Korte back listed as Associate Head Writer/Script Editor March 17

- Robert Guza Jr. back listed as Head Writer on March 17

- Tracey Thomson back listed as Script Writer on March 19

- Karen Harris back listed as Script Writer on March 20

- Michele Val Jean back listed as Script Writer on April 7

- Garin Wolf first listed as Script Writer on April 8

- Robert Guza Jr. back listed as Consulting Producer on April 17

- Tracey Thomson last listed as Script Writer on July 30

- Michael Conforti last listed as Associate Head Writer on October 8

GL

- David Brandon first listed as Producer on February 5

- David Kreizman last listed as Head Writer on February 29

- Donna Swajeski last listed as Co-Head Writer on February 29

- Tita Bell last listed as Writer on February 29

- Christopher Dunn last listed as Writer on February 29

- Lloyd Gold last listed as Writer on February 29

- Kimberly Hamilton last listed as Writer on February 29

- Rebecca Hanover last listed as Writer on February 29

- David Rupel last listed as Writer on February 29

- David Brandon last listed as Producer on March 19

- David Brandon first listed as Coordinating Producer on March 24

- David Kreizman back listed as Head Writer on April 14

- Donna Swajeski back listed as Co-Head Writer on April 14

- Tita Bell back listed as Writer on April 14

- Christopher Dunn back listed as Writer on April 14

- Lloyd Gold back listed as Writer on April 14

- Kimberly Hamilton back listed as Writer on April 14

- Rebecca Hanover back listed as Writer on April 14

- David Rupel back listed as Writer on April 14

- Jo Anne Sedwick last listed as Director on June 9

- Rob Decina first listed as Director on July 22

- Donna Swajeski last listed as Co-Head Writer on August 21

- Christopher Dunn last listed as Writer on August 21

- Lloyd Gold last listed as Writer on August 21

- Jill Lorie Hurst last listed as Story Producer on August 21

- David Kreizman last listed as Head Writer on August 21

- David Kreizman first listed as Co-Head Writer on August 22

- Christopher Dunn first listed as Co-Head Writer on August 22

- Lloyd Gold first listed as Co-Head Writer on August 22

- Jill Lorie Hurst first listed as Co-Head Writer on August 22

- Susan Flannery first listed as Director on October 13

- Donna Swajeski back listed as Writer on October 16

- Gary Graham first listed as Director on November 19

OLTL

- Fran Myers listed as Script Editor on February 1

- Carolyn Culliton last listed as Script Editor on February 7

- Tamiko Brooks first listed as Script Writer on February 8

- Aida Croal last listed as Script Writer on February 12

- Ron Carlivati last listed as Head Writer on February 14

- Elizabeth Page last listed as Script Writer on February 15

- Gary Tomlin first listed as Interim Head Writer on February 15

- Shelly Altman last listed as Associate Head Writer on February 22

- Janet Iacobuzio last listed as Associate Head Writer on February 22

- Chris Van Etten last listed as Associate Head Writer on February 22

- Anna Theresa Cascio last listed as Associate Head Writer on February 22

- Fran Myers last listed as Script Editor on April 22

- Carolyn Culliton back listed as Script Editor on April 23

- Aida Croal back listed as Script Writer on April 23

- Elizabeth Page back listed as Script Writer on April 24

- Tamiko Brooks back listed as Script Writer on May 1

- Gary Tomlin last listed as Interim Head Writer on May 1

- Ron Carlivati back listed as Head Writer on May 2

- Shelly Altman back listed as Associate Head Writer on May 2

- Janet Iacobuzio back listed as Associate Head Writer on May 2

- Chris Van Etten back listed as Associate Head Writer on May 2

- Anna Theresa Cascio back listed as Associate Head Writer on May 2

- Gary Tomlin back listed as Script Writer on May 7

- Zetna Fuentes first listed as Director on June 13

- Jeanne Marie Ford last listed as Script Writer on September 9

- Katherine Schock first listed as Script Writer on October 30

- Gary Tomlin last listed as Script Writer on November 3

- Fran Myers last listed as Script Writer on November 19

- Sharon Lennon first listed as Script Writer on December 8

- Frederick Johnson first listed as Associate Head Writer on December 22

PSNS

- Clem Egan last listed as Script Writer on March 24

- Gary Tomlin last listed as Director on April 2

- Clem Egan back listed as Script Writer on April 14

- Tina Keller first listed as Director on April 30

- Tina Keller last listed as Director on June 30

- Jim Sayegh last listed as Director on July 28

- Karen Wilkens last listed as Director on July 29

- Phideaux Xavier last listed as Director on August 6

- Peter Brinckerhoff last listed as Director on August 7

- Lisa De Cazotte last listed as Executive Producer on August 7

- Richard R. Schilling last listed as Supervising Producer on August 7

- Mary Kelly Weir last listed as Producer on August 7

- Jeanne Haney last listed as Senior Coordinating Producer on August 7

- Tim Stevens last listed as Associate Producer on August 7

- Shawn Morrison last listed as Writer on August 7

- Marlene Clark Poulter last listed as Writer on August 7

- Darrell Ray Thomas, Jr. last listed as Writer on August 7

- Clem Egan last listed as Writer on August 7

- Pete T. Rich last listed as Writer on August 7

- James E. Reilly last listed as Head Writer/Consulting Producer on August 7

Y&R

- Anthony Morina last listed as Producer on January 3

- Anthony Morina first listed as Supervising Producer on January 4

- Sally McDonald first listed as Producer on January 4

- Paula Cwikly back as Writer on January 4

- David Shaughnessy back as Director on January 28

- Josh Griffith last listed as Co-Executive Producer on January 28

- Josh Griffith first listed as Executive Producer on January 29

- Cherie Bennett & Jeff Gottesfeld back listed as Writers on March 19

- Sally McDonald last listed as Producer on March 31

- Michael Montgomery back listed as Writer on April 1

- Eric Freiwald & Linda Schreiber back listed as Writer on April 2

- Natalie Minardi Slater back listed as Writer on April 2

- Sandra Weintraub back listed as Writer on April 3

- James Stanley back listed as Writer on April 4

- Valerie Ahern & Christian McLaughlin back listed as Writers on April 4

- Darin Goldberg & Shelley Meals back listed as Writers on April 7

- Brett Staneart back listed as Writer on April 7

- Marla Kanelos first listed as Writer on April 11

- Scott Hamner back listed as Co-Head Writer on April 15

- Josh Griffith last listed as Interim Head Writer on April 21

- Maria Arena Bell last listed as Co-Head Writer on April 21

- Maria Arena Bell first listed as Head Writer on April 22

- John Fisher last listed as Coordinating Producer on April 25

- John Fisher first listed as Supervising Producer on April 28

- Michael Montgomery last listed as Writer on May 1

- Brett Staneart last listed as Writer on May 8

- Scott Hamner last listed as Co-Head Writer on May 9

- Scott Hamner back listed as Associate Head Writer on May 12

- Beth Milstein first listed as Script Writer on May 14

- Jim Sayegh fist listed as Director on May 21

- Phideaux Xavier last listed as Director on May 30

- Jay Gibson first listed as Writer on June 5

- Darin Goldberg & Shelley Meals last listed as Writers on June 25

- Grant A. Johnson first listed as Director on July 1

- Marc Parent first listed as Script Writer on July 4

- Valerie Ahern & Christian McLaughlin last listed as Writers on July 7

- Lisa Seidman first listed as Writer on July 7

- Cherie Bennett & Jeff Gottesfeld last listed as Associate Head Writers/Script Editors on July 10

- Beth Milstein fist lised as Script Editor on July 11

- Natalie Minardi Slater last listed as Associate Head Writer on July 14

- Hogan Sheffer first listed as Co-Head Writer on July 15

- Marla Kanelos first listed as Associate Head Writer on July 15

- Jim Sayegh last listed as Director on July 22

- Marc Parent last listed as Script Writer on July 30

- Thom Racina first listed as Script Writer on August 4

- Scott Hamner last listed as Associate Head Writer on August 8

- Scott Hamner back listed as Co-Head Writer on August 11

- Cherie Bennett & Jeff Gottesfeld last listed as Writers on August 19

- Deveney Kelly first listed as Director on August 21

- Janice Ferri Esser back listed as Script Writer on August 25

- Natalie Minardi Slater back listed as Associate Head Writer on September 18

- Josh Griffith last listed as Co-Executive Producer on October 2

- Lisa Seidman last listed as Script Writer on October 2

- Paul Rauch first listed as Co-Executive Producer on October 3

- Maria Arena Bell first listed as Co-Executive Producer on October 3

- Amanda L. Beall first listed as Script Writer on October 7

- Karen Rea last listed as Casting Director in early October

- Camille St. Cyr first listed as Casting Director on October 7

- Mike Denney back listed as Director on October 13

- Thom Racina last listed as Script Writer October 20

- Melissa Salmons first listed as Script Writer on October 22

- Michael S. Stich first listed as Remote Director on November 7

- Janice Ferri Esser first listed as Co-Script Editor on November 14

- Janice Ferri Esser back/last listed as Co-Script Editor on December 3

[Toups]

Let's see what 2008 will bring us!

What are you want to happen in 2008?

Me, I can't wait to write: "Robert Guza Jr. last listed as Head Writer and Consulting Producer on........"

[Y&RWorldTurner]

I can't wait for:

- Lynn Marie Latham and her teams of hacks are OFFICIALLY FIRED.

-Guza is FIRED.

-Passanante is FIRED.

I'm sure there's a ton more I'm forgetting in my intoxicated state, but I'd be happy just to see one of these things actually come true.

[juppiter]

Wow it's so... blank. I can't wait to see what it looks like on December 31st.

[R Sinclair]

Since we're wishing upon stars, for AMC, I can't wait to see Toups post:

James Harmon Brown, Barbara Esensten last listed as Co-Head Writers;

Amanda L. Beall, Chip Hayes last listed as Associate Head Writers,

Courtney Bugler, Rebecca Taylor last listed as Script Writers.

Mike Cohen first listed as Script Writer

Even though I know Toups is a Beall fan -- oh hell, oh well!

WE'RE GONNA DO GREAT IN 2008!!!

[NYC123]

I just want that!

Also what I want to see is.....

Julie Hanan Carruthers was last listed Executive Producer

Felicia Minei Behr first listed as Executive Producer

Lorraine Broderick first listed as Head Writer

Hey we AMC fans can dream cant we.

[Sylph]

Sure, Toups.  My comment was neutral, not sarcastic or anything like that. But I think Maria Arena could be a good HW or a co-HW. Even though she didn't write extensively for daytime, she did other types of writing.

Still, my Y&R pick: Trent Jones & Nancy Curlee.

[Toups]

Again, this happened BEFORE the strike began.

DAYS

- Charlotte Gibson OUT

[Y&RWorldTurner]

^I'm surprised Hogan let one of his friends go, or maybe it was a Dena decision?

[Toups]

Don't know if it was Ed, Ken or Dena but I believe it was one of them.

The DAYS writing staff is expected to look a lot different when Dena gets her writers in.

[Adam]

Hopefully lots of changes on the AMC and Y&R fronts. I don't see Passanante going anywhere. ATWT compared to everyone else is holding onto viewers.

[daysfan]

ED STOP HER! :(

[juppiter]

I agree... I am pro-Passanante, but I have to admit that my major complement of her is that she's "stable." Under Hogan you had ups and downs where the show was either amazing or awful, but never just ok. Passanante is really the only writer on daytime who is consistently "ok." (although Brad Bell, since adding the Y&R writers, has become much less schizophrenic than he used to be.)

[Y&RWorldTurner]

If Scott had as much power as we believed, he could've easily vetoed Dena ever coming back to Days. This was definitely Corday's decision and as long as he's happy with her, she'll be able to bring on whoever she wants and do whatever she wants.

[daysfan]

Yup.

I am just worried, since she seems like a Corday type of writer moreso than Hogan, she will end up staying post-strike.