Lorraine Broderick as AMC head writer

[bellcurve]

Kyle...replace that avatar, son!

[NYC123]

If they fire JHC I would be HAPPY. This would be the best week ever.

Bring Francessca James back.

LOLS! Doing it RIGHT NOW!

[Kubla Khan]

They usually never move to a studio 3,000 miles away, either. They are way ahead now to prepare for the move.

They are not going to fire JHC three weeks before the move, sorry.

[LeClerc]

They are 6-7 weeks out now in terms of taping. But I wonder how far ahead they are in finished scripts beyond that.

[Jonathan]

No, it wasn't.

Broderick isn't flashy, you're right. Honestly, some of her stories put me to sleep literally. I remember falling asleep during some of the Kelsey/Kevin storyline, not that it wasn't good, it lacked energy. However, she's 100 times better than any of the last regimes we've had and maybe one of her co-headwriters will infuse some energy into her work. Better yet, bring back Felicia Minei Behr and I guarantee she can bring Broderick's scripts to life.

OMG, yes!

Yeah, they're way ahead, about 6-7 weeks. Kelly and Mark just taped their 40th Anniversary part and I suspect the others will be taping their scenes too before Thanksgiving.

[Kubla Khan]

LB isn't a flashy writer, yes, but I think this is what this show desperately needs right now. She can write 'flashy'-type events (i.e. the plane crash) but still make it about the characters and how it impacts them. She is really good with the day-to-day beats of things. After B&E's "Crash," and Pratt's tornado and embarrassing "Who killed Stuart?" sh.t, I'm looking forward to some more subdued, subtle storytelling for once.

[Soapsuds]

That's her problem. Her last run at AMC towards the end put me to sleep too. AMC got very boring with her. The same at ATWT. She got boring to the end of her run. Right now I find AMC boring and not watchable under Pratt.

[EricMontreal22]

Aww Jonathan I loved Kevin and Kelsey

[LeClerc]

I agree it got boring near the end but I think she was on her way to turning things around when she got the ax. I remember coming across her 1997 winter previews somewhere online a few years back and what she had planned sounded really really good. I tried to find the site again but it's been a while and it's probably long gone. What I remember in particular was she planned to reignite the Adam/Palmer feud in a big story.

[Jonathan]

That's why this show needs a really strong executive producer to bring the stories to life and infuse energy. JHC can't do that and she can't manage her own budget. How many more reasons does Frons need before she fires her?

I did too, but they were to sugary.

[EricMontreal22]

To be honest I never found her AMC boring--the flop stories like Voodoo were the ones she clearly wasn't into writing. But I'm someone who watches my soaps largely for the day to day type things--if there's good dialogue and character stuff, I'm hooked even if not much seems to be happening lol.

[Soapsuds]

Well she did have FMB as EP at ATWT and the show was still boring. I think she will be good for a couple of months and then start writing boring [!@#$%^&*] again....lol. I wouldnt get too excited about her returning. You're putting all your eggs in one basket...lol. She is of course an improvement from everyone else but remember she was axed before because the soap dropped in the ratings....OLTL....GH and even ATWT were ranked above AMC.

[NYC123]

I loved AMC when Lorraine Broderick was writing for AMC. It was CHARACTER driven, All the characters were showcased and everything made sense. I remember AMC back in 1996-1997. It was amazing. I espcially loved the whole "The Real Santa" storyline with Myrtle. She can sometimes get boring after a year or two but things then do pick up. That's what we been missing with the 3 HW we had. They start of very well then get boring to the point where no one wants to watch it. I bet Broderick's boring is better's the B&E or Megan's AMAZING.

Also I would like either Francessca James to come back. She had A LOT of character and she cared about AMC. She has the vision that we have been lacking from JDB and JHC.

[EricMontreal22]

Down with JHC!

Hrmm I didn't find them sugery--maybe it helped that I had a best friend at the time who was kinda in love with me (a girl--though I screwed it up more than Kevin did by actually dating and sleeping with her before coming out, oh the drama lol) so I could relate as a teenager their age. I lvoed their friendship, liked even how Opal with good intentions led Kelsey along, etc. Of course basically the day Broderick left Kevin disappeared.

[NYC123]

I wonder if Agnes had a say in Broderick coming back? If she did that would be amazing because Frons or TPTB actually care about her input.