Administrator Toups Posted April 15, 2008 Author Administrator Share Posted April 15, 2008 Hmm....I just noticed something....Alvin you won't be happy about this......Sally McDonald hasn't directed since March 26. Either she's on vacation......or Ed Scott stole her to complete the quad of Maxam/Denny/McDonald/Foster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted April 15, 2008 Members Share Posted April 15, 2008 I'm off-topicking, but just this once: I just took this personally. And there is a simpler solution – instead of searching throught the whole thing, you can PM me the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted April 15, 2008 Members Share Posted April 15, 2008 Maybe it was her choice to vacate the role of producer she had during the strike? I could see her taking a vacation after that. If she didn't leave like Denney during Latham's reign there, I don't think she'd leave now, but anyway, the writing is more important than the directing at this point. As much as I love Sally, her wonderful directing won't make the show watchable if the stories all suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted April 15, 2008 Author Administrator Share Posted April 15, 2008 Yeah, that's true. Even with Maxam and Foster's awesome directing, DAYS sucks right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted April 16, 2008 Author Administrator Share Posted April 16, 2008 B&B: - 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 Did CBS list the writers too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris B Posted April 16, 2008 Members Share Posted April 16, 2008 It'll be interesting to see if the show improved with Bradley. I highly doubt it. I strongly believe that Kay Alden was simply projecting either what was in his story bible or what she thought he wanted. I'm sure he probably loved it, minus all the Brooke bashing and balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NYC123 Posted April 16, 2008 Members Share Posted April 16, 2008 Lets hope the B&B is till going to be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted April 16, 2008 Members Share Posted April 16, 2008 QUOTE (Chris B @ Apr 16 2008, 10:35 PM) It'll be interesting to see if the show improved with Bradley. I highly doubt it. I strongly believe that Kay Alden was simply projecting either what was in his story bible or what she thought he wanted. I'm sure he probably loved it, minus all the Brooke bashing and balance. It is so funny how people defend her, yet according to your post, Chris, she doesn't have any integrity. Basically, you say she'd write anything Brad asks her to. All he has to do is to pay her. She's a writer equivalent of a hit(wo)man. It is dreadful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juppiter Posted April 16, 2008 Members Share Posted April 16, 2008 I don't think B&B's problems have to do with Alden or Bell writing. B&B simply goes through periods where it is the best show on daytime and periods where it is unwatchable. That's just always been the show's rhythm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris B Posted April 16, 2008 Members Share Posted April 16, 2008 It has nothing to do with defending her. She was stepping in during the strike, obviously not trying to steal his job or anything. I don't think what she presented is representative of what she'd give us as HW. Besides more fair writing in regards to Brooke and a little more balance I'm not seeing a big change from Brad's work. And I should add that I've enjoyed the show throughout the strike whether it's Kay or Brad. But I still believe she's simply keeping the show the way he wanted it for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted April 16, 2008 Members Share Posted April 16, 2008 Yes, it has been. On a daily basis it can be magnificent, yet when you look at the bigger picture... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted April 16, 2008 Members Share Posted April 16, 2008 QUOTE (Chris B @ Apr 16 2008, 11:31 PM) It has nothing to do with defending her. She was stepping in during the strike, obviously not trying to steal his job or anything. Even if she wanted, she could never steal it. QUOTE (Chris B @ Apr 16 2008, 11:31 PM) I don't think what she presented is representative of what she'd give us as HW. Besides more fair writing in regards to Brooke and a little more balance I'm not seeing a big change from Brad's work. And I should add that I've enjoyed the show throughout the strike whether it's Kay or Brad. But I still believe she's simply keeping the show the way he wanted it for the most part. Yet even if it wasn't representative, it became representative because she wrote it. She was also involved in that awful, awful rape story. And I'm glad you confirm it she writes the way she's told to, with no integrity whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted April 16, 2008 Members Share Posted April 16, 2008 Integrity? Oh Sylph that's a good one. Nobody has integrity in this business, nobody. Soap Opera writing is as much a business as it is an art. This is Hollywood. Kay Alden is an employee, she does what she's told, if she didn't, she'd be fired. She writes what Brad tells her to write just like she wrote what Sony and the Bells told her to write at Y&R, certainly she had her ideas, but those went through producers and executives, the only people who have had free reign at a soap were Bill and Brad Bell. Additionally, I can't see how anyone actually believes that Brad wasn't involved in the writing during the strike, regardless of how vocally he supported it. Either he left one hell of a bible or he was there. The same goes for Jack Smith. I love Brad Bell, but he isn't a saint, nobody in this business is. B&B goes through phases, the important thing is that the ratings remained quite stable and up over last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted April 16, 2008 Members Share Posted April 16, 2008 There are people who have it. I know what I'm talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted April 16, 2008 Members Share Posted April 16, 2008 I actually think B&B was better last year when Alden WAS NOT apart of the writing team. The show rocked in Spring and early summer of 2007, but when Alden came, things were already losing steam. I don't know how much of that was her fault or squarely Brad's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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