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I gave up after a month, but did check in occasionally. 

 

I appreciated it for what it was, but I never felt this was actually what JER had in mind when he created it and when it launched in 1999. I always felt he could never get what he wanted off the ground and gave up after a certain point when he realized it was a losing situation. That's when they started to sell the show as a "parody of soaps" something that it was never promoted as when it debuted. 

 

As I mentioned, I do think the premise of the show can work in more creative hands. 

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Not sure but here are his soap writing credits

Maybe John Conboy was a Mentor????

 

Positions held[edit]

Capitol

  • Associate Head writer: 1982

Ryan's Hope

  • Co-Head writer: December 1983 - February 1985

General Hospital

  • Outline Writer: 1985 - 1988

The Young and the Restless

  • Script Writer: 1990

The Bold and the Beautiful

  • Consultant: 1990

Guiding Light

  • Co-Head writer: 1990 - 1992

Days of Our Lives

  • Head writer: December 21, 1992 - January 5, 1998; August 11, 2003 - August 9, 2006
  • Associate Head writer: 1989

Sunset Beach

  • Executive Story Consultant: 1997 - 1998

Passions

  • Creator
  • Head writer: 1999 - 2008
  • Consulting Producer: 1999 - 2008
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JER once said he had worked at just about every soap except OLTL.

 

And he could claim all he wanted that he learned from working with Bill Bell, but his work speaks for itself, lol.

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JER was far from a hack. His ratings success with Days led to NBC commissioning his own soap. A soap, may I remind you, that was always popular with young people. 

 

JER redefined Days. He made the show watchable and saved it from cancellation twice. He created some of the all-time best Days characters like Susan and gave us iconic stories like the Possession.

 

It is one thing to dislike someone and it’s another to completely make up falsities to push your agenda.

 

 

And another one bites the dust!

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JER was a soap god. He was better than the “greats” like Bill Bell, who was boring AF. JER knew how to give good soap. Passions was always entertaining. It defined my teen years and early 20s and will always be a part of me. 

 

I am glad Ron is at Days. He has given me the JER 3.0 I expected but didn’t get from MarDar. Days is back to its true self finally! 

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