Ugh Goutman is soooo stupid! I am tired of his Sh!t!!

Ugh Goutman is soooo stupid! I am tired of his Sh!t!!

I think he seems unhappy at his job with ATWT...maybe it is time for him to resign

First, I don't think Goutman has ever "pandered" to a fan base. EVER. He's done what he wanted, PERIOD. Nuke/Henry&V/Skatie fans...they've all protested huge chunks of time on the backburner. Lusty fans didn't get an immediate recast. Hunt Block's fans didn't sway him enough to keep his job. Carjack fans have been mostly miserable. Lilden was backburnered for years as Rose invaded ATWT like wild mustard weeds. He's stubbornly stood by Roger Howarth (firing the popular Scott Holroyd) and managing to piss off his fans, who's one desire is that Paul have some balls. GL fans were pandered to, when they kept dictating Danny and Michelle story line. Nothing close to that has ever happened on ATWT under Goutman. The ONE successful fan-friendly decision I can recall is Trent Dawson getting a contract, and even that took YEARS, and still he's mostly sitting on the backburner as Katie's lapdog.

Ratings under Goutman have decreased, period. His great accomplishment is they've declined less than everyone else, and the Emmy wins we've gotten. And everyone knows Emmys really don't mean squat.

His crap about killing off Dusty because he had "no" family connections? HELLO....Goutman, you had FIVE friggin' years to build Dusty "family connections" on that show. The closest he got was the Jen/Johnny connection, and the last I knew, the Ryans were still on the show. What the HELL is nuMike doing back on? He doesn't have ANY family connections on this show. It's a mistake that this show keeps making over and over. Recasting established roles with newbies isn't always honoring the show's history. It doesn't guarantee fan acceptance of the character. And it makes the incestuous nature of the show worse. I'm using nuMike as an example...I actually like him. But now the show is rewriting his history (Mike and "businessman" don't really belong in the same sentence...) just like they did Brad's, to make it fit into their hackneyed, suck ass plot. Why....because Katie needs another ex-husband in town???????

Wow!

I liked Scott Holroyd but when Roger came on initially, I was blown away. He had great chemistry with Martha and Cady (initially, of course) and I totally bought all those storylines because they seemed to be based on strong characters and their follies LOL.

Now? Not so much.

^^^^I should clarify, before I start a fan war. A lot of fans were pissed Holroyd was fired for "lack of story", then Howarth was snapped up to play Paul a month later. While there have been moments I've seen some spark to Howarth's Paul, he's certainly NOT the "dark" Paul the writers claimed they couldn't find in Holroyd.

^^^^I should clarify, before I start a fan war. A lot of fans were pissed Holroyd was fired for "lack of story", then Howarth was snapped up to play Paul a month later. While there have been moments I've seen some spark to Howarth's Paul, he's certainly NOT the "dark" Paul the writers claimed they couldn't find in Holroyd.

That's so true. I, too, was confused by his abrupt exit, especially since there was much fanfare when the character returned. He was tender when on screen but I think he would have been capable of being dark without being flashy (coughTrevorSt.Johncough, as Roger loves to do. Why do TPTB need such flashy leads? There are many ways to play dark and IMO, it's always better to play a quieter more deceptive dark character because they're far creepier.

Roger had the potential to be dark, especially with his hatred for Barbara and the reintroduction of James Stenbeck a few years back. Talk about motivation to do cruel and unusual things. And his rivalry against Hunt Block's Craig was delicious. So, I wouldn't blame Paul's pathetic displays over the last 3 or so years solely on Roger, especially with Passante and Goutman at the helm.

I think he seems unhappy at his job with ATWT...maybe it is time for him to resign

That would be a good idea. If he doesnt care about what fans want then get the *&% out!!

I know it's a different network, but heck even ABC has interns that peruse the net on certain boards to gauge viewer reaction to things, so online viewers must count in some aspect.

Goutman seriously needs to STFU. He thinks his ish don't stink. I can't wait for the day he's out on his ear

I never liked Goutman, but geez he is probably the rudest executive producer in daytime!! At least the other EP's try to make it sound like they care about the fans!

Goutman = asshat

Ass hole!

Would Goutman listen to fans if they told him his [!@#$%^&*] (i.e. ATWT) was the best ever? If they loved all the executive decisions he's made since taken over? If they tell him how they side with him on the Martha issue and felt he did the right thing? I'm sure he would. He's afraid of the truth. While he definitely shouldn't cater to the online audience, he damn sure shouldn't dismiss their opinion either. That alone shows an arrogance and shows how out of touch he is.

Trust me, I won't be sad if his ass is canned. I'm convinced he's got pictures of someone high at PGP with a goat or pig and holding it over their head.

I'm convinced he's got pictures of someone high at PGP with a goat or pig and holding it over their head.

LMAO!!! This is just totally something you would say Ryan

Whatever the pictures are it would seem that Goutman and Wheeler both have copies and are using them to keep their jobs. There is no other justification for these two hacks to remain in charge of the shows they've butchered.

Goutman and Wheeler seem like basically one and the same. She seems clueless about GL as well.

Maybe Wheeler should go back to acting.....