According to EW, a DAYS publicist has confirmed to them that Higley is in fact DAYS' new head writer. This is the first time in print anyone from the DAYS camp has confirmed what we already knew...

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20186226,00.html

THE POWERS THAT BE

It's official: Dena Higley is now the sole head writer on Days of Our Lives, according to a show publicist. The show wouldn't say when she came on board, but it confirms that she is now at the helm as head writer, replacing Hogan Sheffer. Higley has been a source of controversy recently. Last summer, she left One Life to Live, where she was also head writer, after fans started a petition calling for her dismissal.

If what DH allegedly did is true (and let's face it - nobody's thinking otherwise), then she basically spit in the face of not only the writers who went on strike, but also the writers who chose public embarrassment and the scorn of their friends and colleagues by going fi-core. She scabbed until she got caught, and then suddenly, a week before the strike ends, she goes fi-core to try and escape disciplinary action.

Toups made a comment about her being hated - and here's why.

I know why they hate her and what she did. I just so fervently hope that the Guild punishes her big time! But without any proof, I don't think there's much they can do. My question was rather: which people (those people Toups talked to) at other soaps other than DOOL and OLTL hate her? I presume it's - everyone.

And this whole "give Dena a chance" is really annoying - all she will do is shove DOOL into the ground.

LOL! you guys won't believe this...

In the new SOD, Corday PRAISES Dena Higley and says that he's glad that the show has a female head writer. Um, was he this glad the last time she drove the show into the pits and he had to fire her?

And get this, I'll wrap this around spoiler tags to not spoil anything for anyone.

Higley and Corday's real big story involves Sami and EJ. Apparently, there's going to be a Sami, EJ, Nicole, and Lucus quad. Um, how contrived...

THAT'S the big story?!

Most of us guessed that when word broke Arianne was coming back.

Even if Days does get picked up, I guarantee you she'll run it into the ground by the end of 2009.

And Corday has built a career out of blowing smoke up the press's collective asses. I'm surprised the article wasn't called The Plan to Save... blah, blah, blah. Forget it. We've all typed it too many times to bother again.

In the new SOD, Corday PRAISES Dena Higley and says that he's glad that the show has a female head writer. Um, was he this glad the last time she drove the show into the pits and he had to fire her?

Corday did have TWO great female HWs (Lorraine Broderick and Paula Cwikly) and he fired them! Corday is an idiot, plain and simple.

Even if Days does get picked up, I guarantee you she'll run it into the ground by the end of 2009.

Haven't I just said that?

Corday is full of [!@#$%^&*]. It's only a matter of time before he blasts her in the mag and comes up with his annual plan to "Save" Days.

Haven't I just said that?

I *knew* I plagiarized someone!

Higley's 'big story' has me salivating for more! Um...not. I'm sorry but the last thing DAYS needs is ANOTHER quad, especially when the most interesting one they had in years was systematically destructed by Higley when she decided she didnt want Shawn and Belle, the children of the show's biggest supercouples, on the show anymore. I mean WTF, are you kididng me?! I'm still really bitter about that and to add insult to injury I thought at the very least the show would do a Nicole/Philip/Chloe/nuBrady quad, which could at least be semi interesting but now what are Philip and Chloe going to do?

Seriously, get Higley as far away from DAYS as possible. I dont know how anyone at DAYS thought this would be a good idea considering how she practically destroyed the show the last time, not to mention what she did to OLTL. Ugh, I think Corday WANTS the show to be cancelled or something.

I can't wait until tonight's show. I'm not feeling too good and didn't think i would do one, but after reading this [!@#$%^&*], lol. It's on.

I *knew* I plagiarized someone!

::Enacts Sylph's Clause::

Edited March 26, 200817 yr by Y&RWorldTurner

LOL! you guys won't believe this...

In the new SOD, Corday PRAISES Dena Higley and says that he's glad that the show has a female head writer. Um, was he this glad the last time she drove the show into the pits and he had to fire her?

And get this, I'll wrap this around spoiler tags to not spoil anything for anyone.

Higley and Corday's real big story involves Sami and EJ. Apparently, there's going to be a Sami, EJ, Nicole, and Lucus quad. Um, how contrived...

Boy, this guy truly has no clue. I hope he's not trying to appease us with this "positive" spin. However, I'll try to stay tuned for "plan to save DAYS #8,000"

::Enacts Sylph's Clause::

And the definition of which would be...?

And the definition of which would be...?

No one is allowed to post with Sylph anymore, because we all steal his ideas.

No one is allowed to post with Sylph anymore, because we all steal his ideas.

Nooooo... When did I say that everyone is stealing my ideas?

Corday didn't say that was the end all to be all big story, just that Sami and EJ would be getting a big story and would be featured more, which was only a matter of time. Where else was Nicole supposed to fit in?

The whole interview isn't even making the rounds yet anyway. We all know Corday is full of it so what else is new.

Just going to sit back and enjoy the show...don't even care who comes, goes, or writes anymore....