Sheffer.

You mean for AMC? If so, do you think he'd be a good fit? He hasn't been a good fit for any soap IMO since he was on ATWT.

You mean for AMC? If so, do you think he'd be a good fit? He hasn't been a good fit for any soap IMO since he was on ATWT.

I absolutely dread the thought of him running AMC. No matter how much love for the soap he proclaimed while still writing for ATWT.

I mean, it's easy for me to say: Frons, hire Sheffer so that I can see him off Y&R. But at the same time, I would be calling for another soap to be destroyed. I don't want to do that.

Yeah he seems to have a similiar style to writing soaps that Pratt does, definitely wouldn't be a step up.

I think LB should be given a chance to prove herself.

I do wonder how much LB will be able to write that Frons won't interfere with. That's what scares me, Frons is who approves everything, so how much of it is the HW's/writers and how much of it is Frons?

If Frons is interviewing people and Sheffer is one of them, I can easily see Sheffer charming the hell out of Frons.

But you hate Sheffer and Y&R is one of your shows, and you're not that much of an AMC fan. You should want Frons to steal Sheffer away. LOL

LOL! That's true, but I'm also sick of the type of storylines Sheffer likes to recycle from soap to soap. Also, like Sylph said:

I absolutely dread the thought of him running AMC. No matter how much love for the soap he proclaimed while still writing for ATWT.

I mean, it's easy for me to say: Frons, hire Sheffer so that I can see him off Y&R. But at the same time, I would be calling for another soap to be destroyed. I don't want to do that.

If I'm Frons, I'm thinking: Okay, my competitor is kicking my ass and DAYS is mostly up against AMC. DAYS has been going steady for the past year now, so what I can do to try and rock their boat. I'll tell Chris to do whatever he did at DAYS to get AMC's ratings up.

If I'm Whitesell, I'm thinking: $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$..........and I get credit as sole Head Writer, instead of doing the most work and being "under" Dena Higley who does crap. It would also being a great challenge to save another soap. Also if I ever get fired from AMC and if Gary's still at DAYS, I know I will always have a job there.

Frons should have hired Tomlin to EP AMC when he had the chance to. It was rumored that Tomlin might be moving to AMC after his strike fiasco at OLTL, wasn't it?

Anyway, Frons could easily get those classically soapy storylines that DAYS has going for itself with Broderick, and the woman loves doing baby switch storylines. But it doesn't appear he wants that type of storytelling at ABC, no matter how much better DAYS is doing.

Yeah, Sheffer joining AMC as HW would be so great for this thread in 2010 in terms of writer transactions.

Yeah, this thread died a little this year (well, compared to previous years).

Next year should be even more dead if some big shakeups aren't made at the existing soaps, and we all know that should happen...

Frons should have hired Tomlin to EP AMC when he had the chance to. It was rumored that Tomlin might be moving to AMC after his strike fiasco at OLTL, wasn't it?

Frons needs to re-hire Burton Armus! Remember that? And that "lighting director" who said how Lorraine Broderick used to swear a lot on the set? Fun times!

Next year should be even more dead if some big shakeups aren't made at the existing soaps, and we all know that should happen...

How are we doing in that department? B&B is pretty much set, nothing too interesting happens there.

If Y&R stays this way, we can see more obnoxious hirings and firings.

ATWT is set for life with Kreizman.

DOOL didn't have much writers activity.

GH - you know.

OLTL - nothing much happening there either.

Frons needs to re-hire Burton Armus! Remember that? And that "lighting director" who said how Lorraine Broderick used to swear a lot on the set? Fun times!

Grrr....!

Grrr....!

Not only we had a baseless rumour of Burton Armus being hired and sh!tting on Megan McTavish on the golf course in some country club, but we also got the detailed breakdown of his bible!

The bible that Amanda L. Beall was helping him write.

Again, I say, grrrr...

The bible that Amanda L. Beall was helping him write.

Again, I say, grrrr...

ROFL! I forgot about that detail!

Yeah, this thread died a little this year (well, compared to previous years).

Next year should be even more dead if some big shakeups aren't made at the existing soaps, and we all know that should happen...

We can't let this thread die. Sounds like this thread needs to hire a new headwriter.

Frons needs to re-hire Burton Armus! Remember that? And that "lighting director" who said how Lorraine Broderick used to swear a lot on the set? Fun times!

How are we doing in that department? B&B is pretty much set, nothing too interesting happens there.

Not only we had a baseless rumour of Burton Armus being hired and sh!tting on Megan McTavish on the golf course in some country club, but we also got the detailed breakdown of his bible!

Oh, Burton Armus. A part of me wants to relive those rumors. That "bible" that I read had some good stuff in it.

B&B is pretty much set, nothing too interesting happens there.

Unless Brad retires or they sell a stake of the show to CBS or another media giant.

Unless Brad retires or they sell a stake of the show to CBS or another media giant.

You see that happening?

I also expect to see Leslie Nipkow hired and fired for the 87365th time on both OLTL and ATWT.

You see that happening?

Nah. The Bells are pretty financially sound, obviously. But would it surprise anyone if it did happen?

Oh, Burton Armus. A part of me wants to relive those rumors. That "bible" that I read had some good stuff in it.

You mean like Brooke becoming a late-in-life Lesbian?

I also expect to see Leslie Nipkow hired and fired for the 87365th time on both OLTL and ATWT.

Nipkow's gone -- Oops, no she's not! Wait... wait... Okay, she is. Oh, damn! Not yet. Look, she'll be gone after this! I promise... just don't hold me to it.