Members NYC123 Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 In your opinion who is the best writer of all time. It can be for any show? :D Scince there are no good writers anymore we can dream that one day, daytime will be able to rebound from its slump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 William J. Bell. Also, from the little I have seen of their work, Doug Marland and Agnes Nixon were also great. The closest we get to that nowdays is Kay Alden and Brad Bell, for certain qualities that they have as writers. Alden is especially good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris B Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 Lynn Marie Latham, Megan McTavish, Ellen Weston and David Kriezman are the new Bell, Nixon, Marland's etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members YRBB Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 QUOTE (Chris B @ Mar 22 2008, 05:53 PM) Lynn Marie Latham, Megan McTavish, Ellen Weston and David Kriezman are the new Bell, Nixon, Marland's etc. Barf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 James Reilly and Esensten & Brown. Kreizman is just huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PAsoapfan Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 Two names come to mind--Nancy Curlee & Lorraine Broderrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 I'd say same as you all, Bell, Nixon, & Marland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris B Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 You know, if someone told Kriezman he was the next Doug Marland...would he get the sarcasm? I somehow doubt it. The bar has been lowered so much he's probably a god among his fellow daytime hacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 William J Bell, in my view, is the finest writer to ever grace daytime. Agnes Nixon and Doug Marland are close seconds, they both had brilliant runs (and Agnes probably gets a brilliant idea injected into AMC whenever that son of a bitch Frons is on vacation). Claire Labine was also very good, as were Bridget and Jerry Dobson. Of the current crop I believe Kay Alden and Brad Bell are the best. Maria Arena Bell also seems to be good, but she's been there only a little while, so I'll reserve judgment. And I know I might get stoned for this but I happened to enjoy Bob Guza's solo run on GH (1997-2000). Is he a great writer? No. Is he capable of entertaining an audience? Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 William J. Bell and Agnes Nixon then followed closely by Douglas Marland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevotedToAMC Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 QUOTE (Chris B @ Mar 22 2008, 03:53 PM) Lynn Marie Latham, Megan McTavish, Ellen Weston and David Kriezman are the new Bell, Nixon, Marland's etc. LOL you beat me to it! I was going to pick the biggest hacks as the best writers But the best of the best would be Claire Labine, Wisner Washam, Lorraine Broderick, Agnes Nixon, Kay Alden, Douglas Marland, William Bell, Ron Carlivati, Irna Phillips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 QUOTE (Chris B @ Mar 23 2008, 12:46 AM) You know, if someone told Kriezman he was the next Doug Marland...would he get the sarcasm? I somehow doubt it. The bar has been lowered so much he's probably a god among his fellow daytime hacks. Unfortunately, you're so right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Noel Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 Nancy Curlee, Stephen Demorest, and Lorraine Broderick come to mind. Pamela K. Long wasn't that bad but not that great either. I'd have her write for Guiding Light anyday. Douglas Marland and William J. Bell were also superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 Bill Bell Agnes Nixon Doug Marland Harding Lemay Henry Slesar Kay Alden Claire Labine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 I'm glad someone mentioned him. I don't know why some keep forgetting the man who trained Douglas Marland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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