2009: The Directors and Writers Thread

[Toups]

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Last Updated: January 4, 2010

AMC

- Lynsey Dufour first listed as Script Writer on January 2

- Lisa de Cazotte first listed as Producer on February 2

- Lynsey Dufour last listed as Script Writer on February 5

- Michelle Patrick back listed as Script Writer on February 24

- Michelle Patrick last listed as Script Writer on June 12

- James Kahn first listed as Script Writer on September 2

- Kimberly Hamilton first listed as Script Writer on September 14

- Christopher Dunn first listed as Associate Head Writer on September 24

- Daran Little last listed as Associate Head Writer on November 2

- Kimberly Hamilton last listed as Script Writer on November 5

- Conal O'Brien last listed as Director on December 30

ATWT

- Leslie Nipkow last listed as Script Writer on January 7

- Kristina Romero first listed as Director on January 15

- Cheryl L. Davis back listed as Script Writer on March 26

- Lisa Connor last listed as Script Writer on March 27

- Leslie Nipkow back listed as Script Writer on July 20

- Peter Brash last listed as Script Writer on July 21

- John O’Connell last listed as Director July 24

- Brian Mertes first listed as Director on August 3

- Brian Mertes last listed as Director on September 28

- Cheryl L. Davis last listed as Script Writer September 30

- Janet Iacobuzio first listed as Script Writer on October 5

- Leah Laiman last listed as Co-Head Writer on October 5

- Jean Passanante last listed as Head Writer on October 5

- Jean Passanante first listed as Co-Head Writer on October 6

- Leah Laiman first listed as Associate Head Writer on October 6

- David Kreizman first listed as Co-Head Writer on October 6

- Lloyd Gold first listed as Associate Head Writer on October 6

- Rob Decina first listed as Director on November 17

- Courtney Simon last listed as Script Editor on December 4

- David A. Levinson last listed as Script Writer on December 4

- David A. Levinson first listed as Script Editor on December 7

- Josh Griffith first listed as Script Writer on December 14

B&B

- Kathryn Foster first listed as Director on February 16

- Kathryn Foster last listed as Director on February 17

- Martha Byrne first listed as Script Writer on April 14

- Martha Byrne last listed as Script Writer on May 26

- Donna Swajeski first listed as Script Writer on September 24

- Patrick Mulcahey first listed as Story Consultant on November 4

- Elizabeth Snyder first listed as Story Consultant on December 21

DAYS

- Mary-Kelly Weir first listed as Producer on January 6

- Noel Maxam last listed as Producer on January 15

- Noel Maxam first listed as Supervising Producer on January 16

- Jodie Scholz last listed as Script Writer on February 27

- Renee Godelia last listed as Breakdown Writer on May 28

- Michelle Poteet Lisanti first listed as Associate Head Writer on June 11

- Cydney Kelley last listed as Script Writer on August 26

- Ryan Quan back listed as Script Writer on September 11

- Michelle Poteet Lisanti first listed as Script Writer on October 8

- Ryan Quan first listed as contract Script Writer on December 29

GH

- Peter Brinckerhoff first listed as Director on January 13

- Michael Conforti listed as Script Writer on February 26

- Michael Conforti back listed as Associate Head Writer on March 5

- Meg Bennett first listed as Associate Head Writer on April 3

- Nathan Fissell first listed as Script Writer on July 24

- Meg Bennett first listed as Script Writer on July 27

- Josh Griffith first listed as Breakdown Writer on August 7

- Meg Bennett last listed as Script Writer on August 10

- Penny Pengra first listed as Director on August 13

- Josh Griffith last listed as Breakdown Writer on August 17

- Josh Griffith first/last listed as Script Writer on August 21

- Dave Ryan first listed as Script Writer on November 4

GL

- Zetna Fuentes last listed as Director on February 18

- Gary Graham first/last as Director on March 30

- Christopher Cullen first listed as Director on May 11

- Joe Cotugno last listed as Director on June 17

- Maria Macina first/last listed as Director on July 23

- Christopher Cullen last listed as Director on August 25

- Nidhi Mehta first/last listed as Writer on August 26

- Brian Mertes last listed as Director on September 2

- Chris Wheeler first/last listed as Writer on September 8

- Adam Reist last listed as Director on September 9

- Matthew Lagle last listed as Director on September 10

- Ellen Wheeler last listed as Director on September 15

- David Brandon first/last listed as Writer on September 16

- Robert Scinto last listed as Director on September 16

- Tracey Bryggman last listed as Director on September 17

- Rob Decina last listed as Director on September 18

- Christopher Dunn last listed as Co-Head Writer on September 18

- Lloyd Gold last listed as Co-Head Writer on September 18

- Jill Lorie Hurst last listed as Co-Head Writer on September 18

- David Kreizman last listed as Co-Head Writer on September 18

- Tita Bell last listed as Writer on September 18

- Kimberly Hamilton last listed as Writer on September 18

- Rebecca Hanover last listed as Writer on September 18

- David Rupel last listed as Writer on September 18

- Donna Swajeski last listed as Writer on September 18

- Ellen Wheeler last listed as Executive Producer on September 18

OLTL

- Janet Iacobuzio first listed as Temporary Script Editor on May 15

- Janet Iacobuzio last listed as Temporary Script Editor on May 25

- Michelle Poteeet Lisanti last listed as Script Writer on May 18

- Melissa Salmons first listed as Script Writer on May 26

- Scott Sickles first listed as Script Writer on July 16

- Katherine Schock first listed as Temporary Script Editor on August 3

- Katherine Schock last listed as Temporary Script Editor on August 17

- Janet Iacobuzio last listed as Associate Head Writer on August 17

- Janet Iacobuzio back listed as Associate Head Writer on September 16

- Janet Iacobuzio last listed as Associate Head Writer on September 17

- Tom Tucker first listed as Director on September 24

- Elizabeth Page first listed as Temporary Script Editor on October 13

- Sharon Lennon last listed as Script Writer on October 14

- Elizabeth Page last listed as Temporary Script Editor on October 19

- Katherine Schock back/last listed as Temporary Script Editor on October 23

Y&R

- Mike Stitch first/last listed as Director on January 2

- Susan Strickler last listed as Director on January 8

- Dianne Messina Stanley first listed as Breakdown Writer on January 19

- Dianne Messina Stanley last listed as Breakdown Writer on February 4

- Amanda L. Beall first listed as Breakdown Writer on February 6

- James Stanely last listed as Breakdown Writer on February 11

- Teresa Zimmerman first listed as Script Writer on March 2

- Mike Cohen first listed as Script Writer on March 10

- Melissa Salmons last listed as Script Writer on March 23

- Lisa Connor first listed as Breakdown Writer on March 30

- Janice Ferri Esser back listed as Occasional Script Editor April 13

- Tom Casiello first listed as Breakdown Writer on April 20

- Janice Ferri Esser last listed as Occasional Script Editor April 21

- Mike Cohen last listed as Script Writer on April 23

- Lisa Connor first listed as Script Writer on April 30

- Peter Brinckerhoff first listed as Director on May 5

- Lisa Connor last listed as Breakdown Writer on August 4

- Tom Casiello first listed as Script Writer on June 12

- Karen Wilkens first listed as Director on July 7

- Anne Schoettle first listed as Script Writer on December 23

[detroitpiston]

Now all the posts are gone

[Toups]

Well.....for those who thought 2009 was going to be calmer....it's not starting that way! LOL There's already been a flurry of action going on.....so let's get started for the January teasers!

- CBS: 2 Writers OUT

I'm sure you can guess which soap it is.........It's the show that keeps on giving (to this thread).

Let's see what 2009 will have in store for us!

[Y&RWorldTurner]

^Past Directors/Writers threads are achieved in the Profiles: Writers, Directors, Producers forum.

Anyone with any wishes for this year?

I hope Guza and JFP are fired at GH, and Goutman and Passanante are fired at ATWT.

I hope this is a more stable year behind the scenes for Y&R, and OLTL gets some decent dialogue writers as well, if possible.

[Toups]

My three wishes are:

- DAYS: Dena Higley last listed as Head Writer on..........

- GH: Robert Guza Jr last listed as Head Writer on........

- GH: Karen Harris and Michele Val Jean first listed as Co-Head Writers on.....

[YRBB]

Yay! Hopefully two of the bad ones!

[Y&RWorldTurner]

LOL! I spoke too soon! Is Maria firing more scriptwriters? I thought she'd be happy with what she has right now.

I can't see Esser, Weintraub, or Eric Freiwald & Linda Schreiber going anywhere. Could she be getting rid of Amanda L. Beall and Melissa Salmons? If hope Salmons isn't out, I don't think her cycle is up yet, and she's written some very good scripts.

Hmm, if its not from the scriptwriting team, could Beth Milstein and/or Marla Kanelos be out? I doubt Natalie Minardi Slater would get fired.

When do you plan to reveal these teasers, Toups?

[detroitpiston]

I only have one wish, for Rebecca Taylor's sorry script writing ass to get pink slipped.

[YRBB]

I was thinking the same thing, too. Salmons I think is one of the main candidates and I hope she's not the one. IA she's turned in some very good stuff.

[NYC123]

Here are my wishlist for 2009

Michelle Patrick back listed as Assosicate Head Writer on.......

Julie Hanan Carruthers last listed Executive Producer on......

Let's have a good 2009!

[dm.]

And so it begins.....

Hmmmm, I really hope it isn't Melissa Salmons that's out. When will we know who it is?

[RavenWhitney]

My guess is Jay Gibson and Scott Hamner.

[aMLCproduction]

Glad to see Diana Stanely going to Y&R will she be a script writer? I love her work. And Toups when u say writers are out do u mean head writers?

[ClassicsSoapFan]

As I have already said in the 2009 wishes thread..........

OUT:

ATWT: Goutman,Passanante,Laiman and Simon out.

GL: Wheeler and the Gang of Four (the HW's out.)

IN:

ATWT:

Paul Rauch,EP

Lorraine Broderick,HW

Hal Corley,CO-HW

Susan Dansby,Script Editor

GL:

Millee Taggart,EP

Millee Taggart,HW

Richard and Carolyn Culliton,Co-HW

Jill Lorie Hurst,Script Editor

[LeClerc]

My wish is that Pratt does something with the AMC team. What a boring transition this has been.

Also: Hal Corely in at AMC, and Lisa Hesser out less than a month after she starts. Ideally she never starts at all.