Hope H. Smith out at AMC.

Hope H. Smith out at AMC.

Darn, I thought she was good for someone who had no experience in writing.

Haven't seen this posted, but maybe I did overlook.

Scott Hamner was demoted. Since May 12 he is no longer credited directly following Maria Arena Bell but with the other associate headwriters Bennett/Gottesfeld/Minardi Slater so I guess it seems he's now also an breakdowner...

This is juicy. Can't wait to hear if this is a true demotion and, if yes, why it happened.

Does anyone know a contract anniversary date for Hamner, adding in the WGA-strike-extension as a possibility?

Since Hamner was identified as "Mr. Mystery" by LML ("General Homicide!!"), and since the show experienced a crime spike after he joined (Nazis, Carmen Messta, Plum/Carson, JiMin, and lots more I'm sure I'm blocking on), well, I've mentally pointed my finger at him as the biggest source of ruination of Y&R.

Note my picture and my opinion of the crime spree in GC :-).

I'd be happy if this demotion was part of encouraging him to leave early, or at least signalling the non-renewal of his contract.

This is juicy. Can't wait to hear if this is a true demotion and, if yes, why it happened.

Does anyone know a contract anniversary date for Hamner, adding in the WGA-strike-extension as a possibility?

Since Hamner was identified as "Mr. Mystery" by LML ("General Homicide!!"), and since the show experienced a crime spike after he joined (Nazis, Carmen Messta, Plum/Carson, JiMin, and lots more I'm sure I'm blocking on), well, I've mentally pointed my finger at him as the biggest source of ruination of Y&R.

Note my picture and my opinion of the crime spree in GC :-).

I'd be happy if this demotion was part of encouraging him to leave early, or at least signalling the non-renewal of his contract.

I hope so too. Hamner may speak highly of Joan Collins (which could put anyone in my good books)...but he's a truly atrocious daytime writer. It is clear that he was demoted to make rom for Hogan...hopefully he'll demoted further (ie the unemployment line along with LML's other primetime hacks!)

Haven't seen this posted, but maybe I did overlook.

Scott Hamner was demoted. Since May 12 he is no longer credited directly following Maria Arena Bell but with the other associate headwriters Bennett/Gottesfeld/Minardi Slater so I guess it seems he's now also an breakdowner...

Check the top of the page, where I list everything.

Check the top of the page, where I list everything.

Toups, I seriously hope you will anounce some good Y&R news in June. That is, Maria running with scissors and trimming the team.

Edited May 22, 200817 yr by Sylph

Hope H. Smith out at AMC.

Thanks, Rain! Wow, you are fast. Maybe a little too fast. If you continue to out scoop me, I'll have nothing to tease the regulars of this thread. LOL

Thanks, Rain! Wow, you are fast. Maybe a little too fast. If you continue to out scoop me, I'll have nothing to tease the regulars of this thread. LOL

I think you and rain1 make a fantastic team! It's great to see two (and possibly more!) people posting scoops, it's somehow more dynamic then when one person does it.

Edited May 22, 200817 yr by Sylph

I think you and rain1 make a fantastic team! It's great to see two (and possibly more!) people posting scoops, it's somehow more dynamic then when one person does it.

Yeah, true.

Rain1, next time you have scoops, post a tease first, so we can get people guessing.

Teases like this:

2 Writers OUT at CBS

1 Writer IN at CBS

Yeah, true.

Rain1, next time you have scoops, post a tease first, so we can get people guessing.

Teases like this:

2 Writers OUT at CBS

1 Writer IN at CBS

Oh, you are meeeeaaaan, Toups! Mean!!

rain1, don't listen to Toups!! LOL

UGH at HHS leaving AMC. She's barely been there! Could that have been Pratt's doing?

HHS is not a huge to AMC.

Shes only been there for 4 months.

Heres to hoping Michelle Patrick and Karen Lewis comes back to AMC. PLEASE! PELASE! PLEASE!

HHS is not a huge to AMC.

Shes only been there for 4 months.

Heres to hoping Michelle Patrick and Karen Lewis comes back to AMC. PLEASE! PELASE! PLEASE!

Seeing as Patrick left GH when Pratt was there, I don't see it as being likely that she'd come back to AMC, even if her alleged problems were with Guza.

The Karen Lewis shipped sailed a long time ago. Didn't someone mention she was ready to leave the business?

The Karen Lewis shipped sailed a long time ago. Didn't someone mention she was ready to leave the business?

And was independently wealthy. Thus probably with no incentives to come back. I think it was Megan who lured her to stay this long, since she wanted to retire a while ago.

And was independently wealthy. Thus probably with no incentives to come back. I think it was Megan who lured her to stay this long, since she wanted to retire a while ago.

Interesting, since Karen was instrumental in getting Megan fired in '95.