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2009: The Directors and Writers Thread

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I find this surprising actually. She has such a long history with ATWT. She's not bad.

I was very surprised too.

The conversation with Lisa probably went like this:

Lisa's connection at Y&R (Marla Kanelos? Amanda Beall?): Hey, want to come write for Y&R?

Lisa: Hell ya!! When do I pack my bags!! [not literally of course since writers don't have to move anymore]

Lisa's connection at Y&R: Welcome to the #1 soap.

Lisa: So long Goutman!!!!! I don't have to write your crap anymore.

:lol:

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So this will be the team after the Stanleys exit...

Head Writers

Maria Arena Bell

Hogan Sheffer (co-h)

Scott Hamner (co-h)

Associate Head Writers (daily)

Natalie Minardi Slater

Marla Kanelos

Beth Milstein

Assoc./Breakdown Writers

Jay Gibson

Paula Cwikly

Amanda L. Beall

Lisa Connor

Tom Casiello

Script Writers

Janice Ferri Esser

Eric Freiwald & Linda Schreiber

Sandra Weintraub

Melissa Salmons

Mike Cohen

Teresa Zimmerman

Do you maybe think Beall might do double-duty like she did on AMC?

Lisa: So long Goutman!!!!! I don't have to write your crap anymore.

:lol:

The best part. :P

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I remember Lisa Connor at AMC. She was a producer there wasn't she?

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I suppose this Lisa Connor would know Hogan?

I believe she just arrived at the end of Hogan's run at ATWT, so I don't think she knows him that well.

Lisa knows Marla Kanelos and Amanda Beall from their AMC days.

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I suppose this Lisa Connor would know Hogan?

AH! That is right. I always forget that Hogan Sheffer is a head writer at Y&R. Its always Maria in my mind.

So really anybody from his stints at ATWT and DAYS could be contenders (if he liked them)...

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I'm guessing Maria is ready to fire a few more people when their contract cycles are over. Also, Zimmerman and Cohen are on trial, so who knows if she'll keep them when their trial period is up.

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I believe she just arrived at the end of Hogan's run at ATWT, so I don't think she knows him that well.

Lisa knows Marla Kanelos and Amanda Beall from their AMC days.

Remember Hogan came back as a BDW for nine months. :)

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I'm guessing Maria is ready to fire a few more people when their contract cycles are over. Also, Zimmerman and Cohen are on trial, so who knows if she'll keep them when their trial period is up.

WHY? WHO? These would basically be writers she feel are not doing well? It is almost Maria's job to coach writers?

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Remember Hogan came back as a BDW for nine months. :)

Yeah, he worked with Lisa when they were both BDW's.

I'm most interested in AMC because whoever they hire needs to excel in breakdowns AND scripts, since rumor has it one writer has to do both on AMC episodes. I hope it's somebody with experience in both.

And I only mentioned Barbara Bloom because Kanelos and Beall are both on the team, and they're both former PC'ers. I'm not saying they don't deserve their jobs - just they probably got hired by Bloom's recommendation.

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I'm not eating lunch until I know who this AMC writer is. Toups is going to cause me to become emaciated.

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These would basically be writers she feel are not doing well?

Yes.

It is almost Maria's job to coach writers?

It's not her job to coach them, they should know what she expects from them and they should already have the knowledge to know what to do.

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I'm guessing Maria is ready to fire a few more people when their contract cycles are over.

I think so too. Maria "I will cut you" Bell is sharpening her axe.

Remember Hogan came back as a BDW for nine months. :)

Oh yeah. I keep forgetting about that.

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