Weren't Kreizman, Swajeksi and Johnson all on the GL writing team at the same time, back when Johnson bolted from McTavish's AMC in '98?

AMC would be so lucky to have Johnson back. But that will probably never happen. And I can't shake the feeling the Broderick won't be sticking around either.

Yes, Johnson briefly wrote for GL in 1998, under B&E, keyword briefly.

Yeah, I'm aaaaaaaaall bummed and depressed. Heart-breaking for me.

Please.

You're the one who brought her up when the news was about Elizabeth Snyder. You don't have a fondness for Kay Alden, that's well noted.

Couple o' points:

1). Lorraine absolutely is NOT fond of Megan McTavish.

2). Julia Barr is absolutely NOT fond of McTavish, either. This goes back to McTavish's second stint (1998). She did not like the writing for Brooke at all during her time there. I'll always remember when Culliton was fired, there were rumors that McTavish was on her way back, months before she actually returned. Julia had a fan event during this time, and one of the Barr Association members asked her if McTavish was coming back. Julia just gave a look of disgust, and said "I would hope not."

3). Courtney was well-liked among the AMC writing staff. I think that when they were short writers, they decided to call her up because she's had experience with the show and she's very easy to work with. She was happy to help out her friends (B&E fired her, remember). She's not like her aunt. And Lorraine, et. al are adults--they won't discriminate against a writer because of their blood ties.

4). JHC does have a lot of hiring power among the production/writing staff, as evidenced by the last 7 years (she's hired loooots of friends!)--and heck, most of the AMC: LA new crew has some sort of history with her from GH or PC.

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Couple o' points:

1). Lorraine absolutely is NOT fond of Megan McTavish.

2). Julia Barr is absolutely NOT fond of McTavish, either. This goes back to McTavish's second stint (1998). She did not like the writing for Brooke at all during her time there. I'll always remember when Culliton was fired, there were rumors that McTavish was on her way back, months before she actually returned. Julia had a fan event during this time, and one of the Barr Association members asked her if McTavish was coming back. Julia just gave a look of disgust, and said "I would hope not."

3). Courtney was well-liked among the AMC writing staff. I think that when they were short writers, they decided to call her up because she's had experience with the show and she's very easy to work with. She was happy to help out her friends (B&E fired her, remember). She's not like her aunt. And Lorraine, et. al are adults--they won't discriminate against a writer because of their blood ties.

4). JHC does have a lot of hiring power among the production/writing staff, as evidenced by the last 7 years (she's hired loooots of friends!)--and heck, most of the AMC: LA new crew has some sort of history with her from GH or PC.

Thank you for saying this. I'm sure it's fallen in front of blind eyes, but at least it's been said.

Johnson out at OLTL! Shocking.

This is BEYOND shocking. It's disturbing. According to Johnson's bio, Bill Bell gave him his first job in soaps. His talent must've been evident for Mr. Bell to take him on and personally train him (he started out as a Story Consultant!) After five years at Y&R, Johnson left to work with Agnes Nixon for ten years at AMC. He's been writing for daytime for a total of 22 years. According to Toups, his reputation is stellar, he's well-liked and well-respected by his peers. So what possible reason would Ron Carlivati have for booting him out the door? Ron got rid of Fran Myers, Michelle Poteet Lizanti, Janet Iacobuzio, Carolyn Culliton (among others), now Frederick Johnson. Are we starting to see a pattern here? Do exceptionally talented people threaten Ron to the point where he has to get rid of them? And why is ABC allowing this? This is very disheartening news, another indication that the inmates are running the asylum.

This is BEYOND shocking. It's disturbing. According to Johnson's bio, Bill Bell gave him his first job in soaps. His talent must've been evident for Mr. Bell to take him on and personally train him (he started out as a Story Consultant!) After five years at Y&R, Johnson left to work with Agnes Nixon for ten years at AMC. He's been writing for daytime for a total of 22 years. According to Toups, his reputation is stellar, he's well-liked and well-respected by his peers. So what possible reason would Ron Carlivati have for booting him out the door? Ron got rid of Fran Myers, Michelle Poteet Lizanti, Janet Iacobuzio, Carolyn Culliton (among others), now Frederick Johnson. Are we starting to see a pattern here? Do exceptionally talented people threaten Ron to the point where he has to get rid of them? And why is ABC allowing this? This is very disheartening news, another indication that the inmates are running the asylum.

Maybe ABC wants to switch him over to All My Children.

You're the one who brought her up when the news was about Elizabeth Snyder. You don't have a fondness for Kay Alden, that's well noted.

I was just saying I am not fooling myself in thinking she will be fired. Kay Alden, that is.

TOUPS:

You have listed Carolyn Culliton for Feb 22 script but in the Episode Writer Archive, you have her husband listed for 2/22 episode.

You have Amanda Beall writing one script in Feb but she's not included in February tally...

just thought I'd mention it.

The question about OLTL is....who from ATWT writing team will end up working with Carlivati? The fact that ABC hired K/S to be AMC headwriters leads me to believe that Passanante is on her way back to OLTL...and there is a vacancy!

TOUPS:

You have listed Carolyn Culliton for Feb 22 script but in the Episode Writer Archive, you have her husband listed for 2/22 episode.

Carolyn was in the SW's section; Richard wrote the episode script.

You have Amanda Beall writing one script in Feb but she's not included in February tally...

just thought I'd mention it.

Thanks!

This is BEYOND shocking. It's disturbing. According to Johnson's bio, Bill Bell gave him his first job in soaps. His talent must've been evident for Mr. Bell to take him on and personally train him (he started out as a Story Consultant!) After five years at Y&R, Johnson left to work with Agnes Nixon for ten years at AMC. He's been writing for daytime for a total of 22 years. According to Toups, his reputation is stellar, he's well-liked and well-respected by his peers. So what possible reason would Ron Carlivati have for booting him out the door? Ron got rid of Fran Myers, Michelle Poteet Lizanti, Janet Iacobuzio, Carolyn Culliton (among others), now Frederick Johnson. Are we starting to see a pattern here? Do exceptionally talented people threaten Ron to the point where he has to get rid of them? And why is ABC allowing this? This is very disheartening news, another indication that the inmates are running the asylum.

BY GEORGE, I THINK YOU'VE GOT IT!

The question about OLTL is....who from ATWT writing team will end up working with Carlivati? The fact that ABC hired K/S to be AMC headwriters leads me to believe that Passanante is on her way back to OLTL...and there is a vacancy!

Better there than AMC..... would she take an AHW position or do you think she would become Ron's Co-HW?

Ding Dong!

The question about OLTL is....who from ATWT writing team will end up working with Carlivati? The fact that ABC hired K/S to be AMC headwriters leads me to believe that Passanante is on her way back to OLTL...and there is a vacancy!

That happens, I feel for OLTL fans.