Members Soapsuds Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 QUOTE (Chris B @ Jun 7 2008, 05:46 PM) GL doesn't really seem to have long term stories. Everything is very self-contained and primetime-y. They don't do cliffhangers or leave you wanting to tune in the next day, ever. I don't expect to see any change really. The only good thing is that if they are splitting the cast up, we may see people more evenly. That's how I feel when I watch the show. It just doesnt seem like a soap to me anymore. I'd rather see Gold take over the HW duties from Kreizman. He wasnt great by any means ......and btw where is Millee Taggart?? At first I thought this was like the days of Lorraine Broderick, Hal Corley, James Reilly etc being co head writers...but this is different ...they are two separate HWs??? WTF?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UKBoi Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 I honestly dont get how this is meant to 'save' GL...it's really just like sprinkling glitter on dog sh*t... Why doesnt Ellen Wheeler just admit defeat, realise that she's destroyed the longest running daytime drama beyond repair, and step aside to let someone else try and save the show. I honestly think it can be saved...if they center the show around Dinah/Mallet, Reva/Josh and maybe a new generation supercouple (and I DO NOT mean Rafe/Daisy), and their respective families interracting...maybe then it could be watchable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 I miss this GL: ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"> ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"> ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"> ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"> And of course a good long end credits video from this glorious era: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. Jay S.W. Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 Jill and B&E in the building!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 At this point I dont know if GL can be saved. Not only is the writing bad but the production values are awful. But I agree Wheeler needs to move aside and let someone else be EP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 That's awful, I was thinking more along the lines of Nancy Curlee and Stephen Demorest, the last great HW's of GL. Hell, I want Nancy and Stephen HW-ing for any soap! That's how good they were! BTW, B&E can be added only as breakdown writers, they weren't bad at that when they worked for Nancy and Stephen at GL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 Speaking of Beverly M. ....was there any tribute to her on GL?? I have a feeling there wasnt...hacks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AMCGio83 Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 You just described the All My children Doomsday Scenario. All thats missing is Julie Hannah Currthers as ep...oh...NOOOOOOOOOOO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leevo64 Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 At the very least, GL may turn back into a daytime soap. Not a good one, per say. But one with cliffhangers, long-term stories, and possibly couples that have an ounce of rooting value? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoseVioletDaisy Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 I tend to think that too much damage has been done and that GL is unfixable but the least PGP could is dump Wheeler and Kreizman and let someone, and I mean just about ANYONE, try to do something with it. I'm tempted to say that a small committee of randomly selected fans could do better. The thought of GL dying the way it is now is too painful. I'd rather it go down with someone who gives a damn at least trying to save it and failing than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SOAPSFOREVER Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 Does anyone actually believe this four person head writing team iwill really reverse the free fall GL has been in since its new production model began? Does Ellen Wheeler actually believe her own drivel? GL is history. It's audience has abandoned it, and rightly so, given that TPTB abandoned the loyal GL audience years ago. EW's "production overhaul" is a huge failure by anyone's standards. Now they're letting her futz with the head writing model, too?? Here's the solution, Ellen. Or should I say P&G. Get rid of EW and DK pronto. Get a head writer and EP who understand soaps, specifically GL. Focus on good, believable, emotionally engaging story. That's what will win your audience back. Playing musical chairs with your writing team isn't going to amount to squat. I, for one, am enraged that P&G and CBS let this farce continue. I wish they'd pull the plug now. Let the show go with a shred of dignity left. I as a long time veiwer am sick of waiting for TPTB to get their act together. They've had chance after chance. They've disrepected their audience time and again. Fans shouldn't have to put up with it any longer. Turn off the light! It's time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted June 10, 2008 Administrator Share Posted June 10, 2008 Ellen Wheeler will go down as one of the worst Executive Producers in the history of soap operas. It's so sad to see what's happening to GL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr. Jay S.W. Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 Did she ever have any Exec experience before Ep'ing GL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Posted June 10, 2008 Members Share Posted June 10, 2008 Can someone tell me the ratings when Ellen Wheeler became EP, and the ratings when DK took over as HW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted June 11, 2008 Administrator Share Posted June 11, 2008 No. I think she's only had about a year (might be even less!) of producing experience. I have no idea how all of a sudden she got the EP job when there are more experienced producers out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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