2008: The Directors and Writers Thread

[Y&RWorldTurner]

I need some happy behind the scenes soap news right now, after just reading that Bryan Kirkwood has left Hollyoaks. I knew it was coming, but thought it would be next year.

And the Passanante interview, is, um, interesting...

[Darlotto99]

can someone post a link to the Y&R Thread

[Sylph]

Scott Hamner is again appearing as a Y&R spokesperson.

[dm.]

I really don't know what Hamner and Stanley did to deserve to stay on the show.

[LondonScribe]

Might not want to hear this, but they might actually be good at what they do. Or maybe it's contractual.

[boldfan01]

In Hamner's case, it doesn't appear to be contractual that he be co-HW, since he was demoted to associate HW shortly after coming back post-strike, and then MAB brought him back to the co-HW position shortly after Sheffer came on board. So I can only guess that your first suggestion might be closer to it, and that MAB sees something in Hamner that she can use better with him in the elevated role. I don't know what exactly she sees, but I guess the proof will be in the product.

[MarkH]

Some of us really liked early LML, when she was still working with Alden/Smith/Scott and others.

Maybe MAB has figured out that the GOOD parts of those early days were Hamner/Stanley? So, like a good manager, she believe she is keeping what worked and dumping the rest.

I don't really believe that...General Homicide sucked as much as Carmen Mesta...but I'm surmising.

[Toups]

Y&R:

- Melissa Salmons first listed as Script Writer on October 22

[Toups]

DAYS:

- Richard Culliton first listed as Script Writer on October 24

Can't wait to see more of his scripts. He's great.

[NYC123]

Aww. I was hoping Richard would come back to AMC.

[R Sinclair]

Frons fired him as head writer. Why would he go back?

[Limenade]

And I was hoping he'd return to ATWT!

[JAS0N47]

Jeanne Marie Ford was listed with Rick, Renee & Fran on 10/24 in the US.

[Toups]

The Canadian credits didn't have her listed. I hate it when that happens.

Thanks, Jason.

[R Sinclair]

Y&R people (oh, gawd, I'm doing the very thing I b!tch about -- turning the discussion BACK to Y&R yet again...), according to the archives, the super fantastic and awesomely clever script writer Amanda Beall (the bane of my AMC existence) has written 4 episodes.

Out of curiousity, what's the verdict?