I've seen quite a few people (granted they have fanbase driven agenda's for the most part) wanting her back and being okay if AMC were to choose her as the new HW.

Well, she sure hasn't used all the ideas from the The Purgatory bible (what was that other name again?) so we're all set.

Very glad to hear Pratt was relieved of his duties at AMC, he really did a number on the soap the last year and a half..New location, new change.. Hopefully this improves the soap...

How is it AMC has had 3 HW changes in like the past 4 years, and OLTL had a HW change...YET...GUZA still has a freaken job, what is it gonna take for them to realize out of all the soaps, GH is the one that has been destroyed the most.

At least AMC and OLTL still have heart, and are still recognizable to there former selves...but GH has no vision, and its history has been completely destroyed. What is it gonna take for them to save GH too.

Its one thing for AMC & OLTL to drop in demos and ratings, cause they were never ABC's golden soap....but GH is the golden child of the network, and now it is on life-support, so in my eyes the biggest failure is GH. ABC SAVE GH NEXT!!!

GH has been butchered to the point I don't even recognize it

its a cold dark shallow soap

that caters to their coveted demo group its so horrible that I just shake my head some times

(when I can watch it most times its unwatchable) I like the "acting" but Jr keeps getting Emmys so

it was my last ABC soap and I'm at the exit door.

But wasn't Pratt responsible for bring Angie / Jessie back I got all excited then oops the storyline sucked after their lavish wedding for the most part

but my initial response to this news is still of extreme caution...I left AMC I may peek back in to see what's up now but I'm pretty done with FronsTv its a common theme running through all three of his soaps IMO and no new headwriter will fix what ills his shows for me just one is more watchable than the other

She could possibly do another lookalike / twin story. I mean, she's only tried that on AMC three times before.

I can see it now: Cameron Mathison's new "groundbreaking" dual role!

OMG. I am going to have nightmares about this now.

DaytimeConfidential is reporting that Lorraine Broderick is serving as Headwriter for the forseeable future!

Great news for AMC. There might be hope after all.

DaytimeConfidential is reporting that Lorraine Broderick is serving as Headwriter for the forseeable future!

If this proves to be true.... OMG.

Does "foreseeable future" mean "interim"?

Surely she wouldn't return as a temp?

I had my issues with her run, certainly, but she is sure tons and tons and tons better than anything this show has seen since somewhere around 2002.

I just wonder what she will think of the orange Liza. That must be a big WTF for her.

I think this deserves a whole new thread where people might discuss her past work, what they loved/hated, and some hopes/predictions for the future.

Broderick's AMC was the last time AMC really had a consistent vision that at least partly resembled what Agnes originally envisioned. I thought it was the last time the show had a really strong community atmosphere where diverse characters could interact. Her writing sensibility was a lot more sophisticated than the pedestrian Megan McTavish for sure.

However, Broderick will now be working under Frons, and who knows how well she'll do with mandates from ABC Daytime. Should be interesting to see and I'll definitely be tuning into AMC more consistently when Broderick arrives.

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I hope they don't Beth Milstein her when they pick their new Head-Writer.

It'd be great if they kept her on at least as some sort of consultant if they couldn't use her elsewhere.

I hope they don't Beth Milstein her when they pick their new Head-Writer.

It'd be great if they kept her on at least as some sort of consultant if they couldn't use her elsewhere.

I hope that too. I'm not familiar with Lorraine Broderick's work but everyone seems so excited about this. To bring on another Days analogy, I hope this isn't another case of the Hogan Sheffer to DAYS excitement that proved to be a letdown.

Broderick's AMC was the last time AMC really had a consistent vision that at least partly resembled what Agnes originally envisioned. I thought it was the last time the show had a really strong community atmosphere where diverse characters could interact.

I thought Richard Culliton did all this too. But I guess his name wasn't in contention, he's at DAYS now anyway.

I hope that too. I'm not familiar with Lorraine Broderick's work but everyone seems so excited about this. To bring on another Days analogy, I hope this isn't another case of the Hogan Sheffer to DAYS excitement that proved to be a letdown.

Sheffer has a very nasty, vile writing style.

Broderick's style depends on who is in charge. A lot of the stuff she wrote for AMC in 1996 and 1997 was unpleasant. It was a mixed bag.

I'm not sure of how much control she will even have, so I don't know if we should judge.

She did great work on ATWT and OLTL. On ATWT she also showed some diversity featuring the vets and minority characters in frontburner storylines that were important to the show. I think she could be great for this transition. I just find it funny that Pratt was meant to be this savior but he sucked so bad they won't even let him ride it out until the new HW gets there. Hiring one big name just so they can search for a permanent HW, lol. What a loser.

I wonder if Broderick is purely short term or if she'll be submitting a bible as well for consideration.

OMG, I step away for a couple of hours and come back to this news? I'm smiling.