2010: The Directors and Writers Thread

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Last Updated: June 7, 2011

AMC

- Charles Pratt Jr last listed as Consulting Producer on February 2

- Lisa de Cazotte last listed as Producer on February 2

- Ginger Smith last listed as Producer on February 2

- Hope Harmel Smith first listed as Supervising Producer on February 3

- Charles Pratt Jr. last listed as Head Writer on February 5

- Charles Pratt Jr. first listed as Co-Head Writer on February 8

- Lorraine Broderick first listed as Co-Head Writer on February 8

- Tara Walsh first listed as Script Writer on February 9

- Chip Hayes last listed as Script Writer on February 12

- Lorraine Broderick last listed as Co-Head Writer on February 15

- Charles Pratt Jr. last listed as Head Writer on February 16

- Lorraine Broderick first listed as Associate Head Writer on February 17

- Chip Hayes first listed as Associate Head Writer on February 17

- Tracey Thomson first listed as Script Writer on February 17

- Tracey Thomson last listed as Associate Head Writer on February 18

- Courtney Bugler back listed as Script Writer on February 19

- Celena Cipriaso first listed as Script Writer on March 9

- Courtney Bugler last listed as Script Writer on March 24

- Celena Cipriaso last listed as Script Writer on April 7

- Lisa K. Connor first listed as Script Writer on May 3

- Tracey Thomson last listed as Script Writer on May 6

- David Kreizman & Donna Swajeski first listed as Co-Head Writer on May 12

- James Kahn last listed as Script Writer on May 24

- James Harmon Brown & Barbara Esensten first listed as Script Writers on July 20

- Tara K. Walsh last listed as Script Writer on July 21

- Chip Hayes back listed as Script Writer on December 29

ATWT

- Ellen Wheeler first listed as Director on February 4

- Gordon Rayfield last listed as Script Writer on May 31

- David Smilow first listed as Script on June 1

- Penelope Koechl first listed as Script on June 1

- David Kreizman last listed as Co-Head Writer on June 4

- Lloyd Gold last listed as Associate Head Writer on June 4

- Lloyd Gold first listed as Co-Head Writer on June 7

- Janet Iacobuzio last listed as Script on June 8

- Janet Iacobuzio first listed as Associate Head Writer on June 9

B&B

- Elizabeth Snyder last listed as Associate Head Writer on February 26

- Elizabeth Snyder back listed as Associate Head Writer on March 8

- Elizabeth Snyder last listed as Associate Head Writer on March 9

- Donna Swajeski last listed as Script Writer on March 23

- Casey Kasprzyk last listed as Associate Producer on April 2

- Casey Kasprzyk first listed as Producer on April 5

- Elizabeth Snyder last listed as Story Consultant on June 7

- Adam Dusevoir last listed as Coordinating Producer on September 9

- Mark Pinciotti last listed as Production Coordinator on September 9

- Mark Pinciotti first listed as Associate Producer on September 13

- Edward J. Scott first listed as Producer on September 13

DAYS

- Carolyn Culliton first listed as Script Writer on February 22

- Lacey Dyer first listed as Writers' Assistant on March 2

- Tyler Topits first listed as Writers' Assistant in April

GH

- Tracey Thomson first listed as Script Writer on June 17

- Brian Mertes first listed as Director on July 22

- Tracey Thomson first listed as Breakdown Writer on October 13

OLTL

- Carolyn Culliton last listed as Script Editor on January 25

- Katherine Schock first listed as Script Editor on January 26

- Courtney Simon first listed as Script Writer on February 25

- Frederick Johnson last listed as Associate Head Writer on May 24

- Gordon Rayfield first listed as Associate Head Writer on May 25

- Gordon Rayfield last listed as Associate Head Writer on September 1

- Jean Passanante first listed as Associate Head Writer on September 10

- Michael Eilbaum first listed as Director on September 13

Y&R

- Eric Freiwald last listed as Script Writer on February 8

- Lisa Connor last listed as Script Writer on March 25

- Jackson Warner last listed as Writers Assistant on April 16

- Julie Mitchell last listed as Story Coordinator on April 16

- Julie Mitchell first listed as Assistant to Executive Producer on April 21

- Michael Montgomery first listed as Script & Story Coordinator on April 21

- Habib Azar first listed as Director on May 20

- Michael Montgomery first listed as Script Writer on July 27

- Sarah K. Smith first listed as Breakdown Writer on August 19

- Michael S. Stich first listed as Remote Director on November 29

- Michael S. Stich last listed as Remote Director on December 1

- Conal O’Brien first listed as Director on December 9

- Christopher Goutman first listed as Director on December 15

- Maria Arena Bell last listed as Co-Executive Producer on December 20

- Maria Arena Bell first listed as Executive Producer on December 21

[Toups]

Alright, it's a new year! What are your hopes/wishes for 2010? Year after year, mine never seems to come true.

[DRW50]

I'd like to see Richard Culliton get to headwrite a soap again, and do a good job with it.

I'd like to see Nancy Curlee on a soap again.

I'd like to see Guza fired.

I'd like to see Rauch and Sheffer replaced.

I'd like all the soaps to stay on the air.

[Toups]

Um, no way! Richard needs to stay at DAYS as their best script writer. SW is his best position.

This is my wish, year after year, that never comes true. I don't think 2010 will be any different. It will take a MIRACLE for "Robert Guza Jr. last listed as Head Writer on ....." to happen.

Agreed. And Hamner too. And I'd like to see Kay Alden and John F. Smith back at Y&R in Sheffer/Hamner's spot.

If LML gets the AMC job, I hope Hamner will follow his BFF.

[DRW50]

I always forget about Hamner. If he does go to AMC I hope he doesn't inflict those awful "mysteries" on people. Who Killed Ovaltine? isn't quite the same as Who Killed Will Cortlandt?

You're probably right about Culliton, I just wish he got more opportunities to shape a soap, as I think he did well at AMC and at AW. I guess from what you said he's doing that at DAYS.

I know GH might not change at all without Guza, but I'd like to see them get the opportunity. Even the thought of McTavish returning doesn't scare me, because I thought she was better anyway.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

My wishes for Y&R in terms of writers/producers/directors in 2010:

- I'd like to see Hogan Sheffer, Scott Hamner, Paul Rauch fired, and I'd like Y&R's breakdown and script teams to be trimmed and some better staff writers to get in there. Maybe Maria can stay on as a figurehead, if we can't get rid of her too, but those she leans on for creative support need to be fired and replaced by more competent people who understand soap opera basics and the essence of Y&R. I'd also like these ideally more competent HW's (or Co-HW's) do all the hiring or firing in terms of the writing staff.

- A smaller writing staff for Y&R with stronger script and breakdown writers, if that wasn't quite clear in my first wish.

- Maybe someone can get Trent Jones or James Houghton out from whatever rock they're under to help Co-HW/HW Y&R. I think they've more than earned it, but if that's not to be, I'll take Kay Alden and John F. Smith back.

- David Shaughnessy can come back to Y&R and take over Rauch's producing duties. Katherine Foster can also come back as producer/director. Anthony Morina can be fired as well.

- A new casting director for Y&R, too. Preferably a casting director with some theatrical experience.

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- I want Guza to be fired at GH too, but I've also been wishing that for a good 6 years and nothing's ever going to happen on that front.

- I want AMC to finally get a stable writing regime in there.

This would be one of my biggest wishes, though I know it will never happen. However, I'm always up for miracles and surprises. I'd take her at any of the current soaps.

[Sylph]

No wishes.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

[Sylph]

:D

[jcar03]

A 2009 item that I didn't see in the list.

Ryan Quan was listed on 12/29 even though John Newman wrote the script. Previously he was only listed when he wrote a script.

[Jonathan]

Who's going to have the first headwriter change? The obvious is All My Children since they don't really have one. But who's next?

[Kubla Khan]

Shelley Curtis is going back to work and will be directing for AMC: LA. Not sure if it'll be more regular than her NY gigs (probably), but there ya have it.

Also, I previously reported that most of AMC's producers would make the move to LA...apparently not. Not sure about Ginger Smith, but Coordinating Producer Nadine Aronson and Associate Producer Enza Dolce have left the show.

And, not a big surprise, but Casey Childs did not make the move to LA either. Nor did Michael Pomarico.

[Toups]

Alright, here are the first teasers of 2010!

- DAYS: Writer IN

- OLTL: Writer IN

[Sylph]

Sinclair will be happy that there will be no more schizo camera movements etc.

[Y&RWorldTurner]

I'm glad she's back in daytime, I didn't think she would, after that interview she gave in 2007 saying how over the genre she was and how soaps were no fun anymore.

I always thought she was such an unsung hero during her time at both GH and DAYS, the actors on both shows really loved her, but she rarely got enough credit for her contributions, which apparently was a lot.