On this board? Yes.

Hmm, it's been a while.

CANE MUST DIE!!!!!!!!

DIE, CANE, DIE!!!!!

Basically, it goes by so fast, that one doesn't really have the time to stand back and think: "Wow, wait, that actually kinda sucks."

Speak for yourself! When it comes to identifying sucky soap plots immediately, they call me "Quick Draw McGraw".

Speak for yourself! When it comes to identifying sucky soap plots immediately, they call me "Quick Draw McGraw".

BAM!

My bad, Mr. Quick Draw McGraw.

Edited May 15, 200916 yr by YRBB

Or if they can lure the Dobson's or Nancy Curlee out of self-impsoed retirement, but that is very unlikely.

Nancy Curlee might be good at HW'ing Y&R, but what makes you think the Dobsons would be good, too, Alvin? I still remember some of their work on ATWT and SANTA BARBARA; and I've seen old tapes of their GL stuff, as well. It was all fantastic, of course, but I'd hardly call it Y&R-esque.

CANE MUST DIE!!!!!!!!

DIE, CANE, DIE!!!!!

Nancy Curlee might be good at HW'ing Y&R, but what makes you think the Dobsons would be good, too, Alvin? I still remember some of their work on ATWT and SANTA BARBARA; and I've seen old tapes of their GL stuff, as well. It was all fantastic, of course, but I'd hardly call it Y&R-esque.

They were good at ATWT but just awful on Santa Barbara.

I'm going to say Jon Robin Baitz, because he's not in primetime.

Oh, that would be good! I enjoyed his play, "The Substance of Fire", as well as the first season of "Brothers & Sisters". Yeah, Jon Robin Baitz would make a good HW. Too bad, though, he'd look at a soap opera as "slummin' it".

I want the worst possible thing happening just before a couple's ultimate happiness, I want twists that completely turn a character around, I want pain that seems inescapable and lots of tears, until a ray of light shines, only to be taken away by a fabulous neurotic jealous villainess, and then some more drama and pain and tears.

Would a chipmunk suffice?

Steven King for ALL MY CHILDREN HW?

Why not? AMC's already a horror show these days. He wouldn't have to do much to keep it there.

BTW, Stephen King also watched ATWT back in the '70's, before he hit it big w/ "Carrie". Now, imagine that!

Would a chipmunk suffice?

No.

Why not? AMC's already a horror show these days. He wouldn't have to do much to keep it there.

BTW, Stephen King also watched ATWT back in the '70's, before he hit it big w/ "Carrie". Now, imagine that!

Oooooh, goodie, so we can start campaigning for his hiring now?

Nancy Curlee might be good at HW'ing Y&R, but what makes you think the Dobsons would be good, too, Alvin? I still remember some of their work on ATWT and SANTA BARBARA; and I've seen old tapes of their GL stuff, as well. It was all fantastic, of course, but I'd hardly call it Y&R-esque.

Oh, I just think the Dobson's are very creative people and they're storytellers. I don't so much mind if the writing bears an old Y&R trademark, I just want diverse stories that make sense and make up one hour of compelling drama each day. Damn, I sound like a JFP Emmy speech.

No one is every going to be emulate Bill Bell or his style anyway, but I realize in this soap climate, consistently decent storytelling is not the norm.

Y&R has a lot of problems, but I guess I'd still consistently watch it over anything on ABC Daytime these days.