Gary Tomlin!!! he likes to write that campy stuff. He would mabye need a strong CO HW And Toups i bet you will say JER. Which I would not mind if only he gets a CO HW to help him flesh his ideas out.

I totally agree! Bring back JER but keep him with a Co HW to make sure we don't get a repeat of the 90s storylines or any storyline on Passions! He is a creative genious when he isn't going insane and dare I say, I have enjoyed his stuff a lot more than any other headwriter. He was his best in the early 90s when the storylines were both character driven as well as plot driven. It was a healthy balance.

1. James E. Reilly - of course!!!

2. James E. Reilly and Hogan Sheffer

That's never going to happen though.

So my answer is.........I think a really good team would be Paula Cwikly and Tom Casiello. Both are fans of the show, they know the history, Paula has HW experience and Tom's a young gun, they know each other, they worked at DAYS before. So yeah.....Cwikly/Casiello is my 2008 ticket.

You said it Toups!!!

I've thought about this....but I can't really say. Any person that would write would obviously have to work with KFC and that's not something most people want. But since he would be out of the equation......

Paula Cwickly for sure.....if she had a co-head, it would be Tom Casiello (I think most would consider him "new" blood right)?

I would mind Karen Harris and Michele Val Jean being a part of their team (if they understood DAYS and the characters). I think that anyone who works for the show should at least understand the show and the characters they're writing for.

And since JER is still on the payroll, might as well get some work out of him. Let him consult on some things.

JER is still on the payroll? How so? Can you explain it to me??? I had no idea....And if that's the case, why aren't they giving him something to do?????

Anyone but Hogan Sheffer.

I have to say though that the only writer I'd jump for joy about is JER. If they ever announced his return to daytime...My lord, I'd be jumping for joy. It would be the best day of my life!

YAY!!! You share my love!

I actually wouldn't mind Reilly coming back. At least he was never boring.

That's what I am saying! He had a way of still making you watch even when you felt like through the tv out the door from frustration!! I mean why do people forget that the man has an emmy and was emmy nominated numerous other times? I truly believe that his 2nd turn was a bust because he was writing for Passions and it just took a toll on his DAYS writing. The third times the charm!

As a survivor of Dena Higley's reign of terror, twice (Both her tenures on DAYS and on OLTL), I have come to realize something:

Everytime she writes for a soap she tries to follow Claire Labine's formula of writing.

I've noticed that she always tries to incorporate social issues or some illness storyline into her writing along with the mob. Whenever I think of this, I always think Labine (most notably her tenure on GH). Throw in the fact that she tries to include humor/and or camp in her writing, you've got a poor man's version of Claire Labine's GH.

Thewre couldbe some truth to that. The way she tackles social issues is always borderline insulting too.

Thewre couldbe some truth to that. The way she tackles social issues is always borderline insulting too.

I think you pinpointed my feelings about the whole green subject that I couldn't exactly put into words, and this triggered my thoughts about what that whole storyline reminded me of. I just couldn't think of how to phrase it til now. The whole thing reminded me of an ABC Afterschool Special, and made me think that Dena was writing to a bunch of adolescents instead of adults. Yes, I know adolescents watch, but I sincerely doubt they'll sell electricity back to the city.

So, I hope this whole autism thing doesn't get preachy and overly condescending with the "it's the parents versus the system" attitude. That's a dangerous attitude. If she has characters start giving advice about this and some parents use a soap to decide the best course of action for their child, I will seriously throw something. IF she writes about the struggles dealing with an autistic child, about seeking professional help and the VARIOUS avenues, and how it can affect the family, then I might go lightly. (This is from a teacher who has worked with austic children)

That's what I am saying! He had a way of still making you watch even when you felt like through the tv out the door from frustration!! I mean why do people forget that the man has an emmy and was emmy nominated numerous other times? I truly believe that his 2nd turn was a bust because he was writing for Passions and it just took a toll on his DAYS writing. The third times the charm!

I could kiss you for saying that (but I won't!!)! You are so right. Goodness gracious, I wish that JER could write Days for the rest of his life!

I'd rather see Days dead and gone before JERk brings his hermaphrodite father [!@#$%^&*] serial killer storylines to Salem.

The man should do what hes meant to do: Live a recluse for the rest of his pathetic. no talent life.