2008: The Directors and Writers Thread

[Adam]

Forgot about Goutman and Corday.

Thanks!

Both of whom are long overdue for pink slips also. I always fear if JFP is let go from GH, Frons will swap her and JHC at AMC.

[PAsoapfan]

Great discussion

Love reading it all

[Ryan]

I say McTavish, Higley and Guza start their own soap with Ellen Wheeler and Chris Goutman as EP's, bring on Courtney Bulger, Amanda Beall and Elizabeth Korte as writers turn that into a hot mess of clustfeckery.

[Dr. Jay S.W.]

Some fans would love the hell out of all of that "plotness"

[Sylph]

Don't forget Rebecca Taylor and Marla Kanelos.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

I doubt if Frons fires her at GH, she'd end up on another ABC soap.

Jill's done P&G soaps, ABC soaps, and SB for NBC. She probably has the most extensive profile of any current EP in daytime. The only thing left for her is a Sony/Bell soap, and since she knows Steve Kent, I fear they'll gladly fire Griffith for her if the opportunity arises.

[PAsoapfan]

Hey know leave Amanda Beall alone please.

[Sylph]

Y&RWorldTurner, do you know what was Paul Rauch's time at fi]OLTL and Santa Barbara like?

[Ryan]

Would we be in store for a serial killer and/or rapist and trim some of those lovely vets from the cast?

[Sylph]

I love it when R Sinclair calls her Beall-zebub!

[Ryan]

Lol, I like Amanda...but you can't deny she doesn't belong in that list.

I used to have "Friends for Amanda L. Beall" in my signature.....notice it's not there anymore

[Y&RWorldTurner]

As I said before, with Jill it depends with the writer that works on the shows she's EP of. She was obviously close to Charles Pratt at SB, and Nancy Curlee truly held her own at GL. It's when she has people like McTavish and other lower-level hacks working with her is the time one should worry.

Jill may be a control freak, but she does do certain production stuff well. If she's kept in balance and the writers are good, she's a great asset.

[Ryan]

Sometimes I wonder if R Sinclair used to work with Amanda and she liked pissed in his cheerios or something. His dislike of that woman reigned (and still does) supreme!

[Sylph]

July 4th episode did it, I think! The one she co-wrote with Addie Walsh.

[PAsoapfan]

I"ll always love me some Amanda

I noticed Ryan and a little disappointed