OLTL 2.0: Who should be the new HW?

[aMLCproduction]

Who is it going to be? Who should it be?

Jean P?

Being a new viewer only watching under RC's regime, I am very curious to hear what everyone has to say on who the next HW should be and why?

[Vee]

Jean Passanante is a death warrant for any soap opera.

I vote someone we've never heard of.

[Cheap21]

IA. I dont get the need to want to recycle the same tired writers over and voer. Its part of whats been the death of soaps. Im all for a daytime newcomer

[KMan101]

I agree with Vee.

Surely OLTL has someone that they can promote from within who's been there?

I get they did that with Carlivati, but he needed a Co-HW to balance him out. I won't miss him having promising characters go crazy as a way to write them out, or needlessly killing off characters, or writing out promising characters because ABC has a fit and doesn't seem to want a racially/sexually diverse canvas on what should be one of the most diverse soaps out there.

[EricMontreal22]

Ugh Jean P would make sense, she has a long history with the show, and is there now--she's perhaps my least fave headwriter I could think of at the moment. OK I like Higley less...

[Toups]

Chris Van Etten. He's a young guy (late 20's/early 30's) and has been with the show since 2001 (moving up the ladder).

[Llantano Incorporated]

I am personally a big Melissa Salmons fan, love her scripts.

The show could really use a rebellious, talented, new blood type..

If Prospect Park knows anything about OLTL's reputation as the "niche" soap, they would be looking to continue this..

[Eric83]

Why not? Sounds young nd fresh and could have creative ideas. I don't want anyone who is known writing either one

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[JaneAusten]

I vote for anyone not involved in soaps now. Keep someone around for continuity but bring in a non soap writer.

[Khan]

I vote for new blood, too. I don't trust anyone on the current writing staff to know how to handle this show.

[EricMontreal22]

Although it is something that's plagued soaps since the late 60s, at least. But yeah, is there anyone on the writing staff who could be promoted (aside from Jean P). I know Elzabeth Page has done some HW--she co HW AMC with Agnes for a brief bit in 99 before, grrr, Jean Passanante took over--but I believe many fans don't think much of her, though I'm not sure why.

[JNewt]

Does Ron C. have a protege that's probably the only person that I would trust on staff since proteges usually take after their mentors.

Outside of that I have no idea who should be writing this soap maybe someone who writes for the online soaps like The Bay or something.

[Vee]

Because Jean Passanante destroyed AMC, ATWT and in a limited way OLTL. She is an uberhack who should not be employed.

[EricMontreal22]

I knock RC all the time on here (and I agree with you completely) but his first year was actually pretty great in hindsight. And I don't just think I'm saying that cuz he came on after the abysmal Higley, and cuz the show has become such a mess since then.

[EricMontreal22]

She made her rep as a breakdown writer (I think) on OLTL under Malone's first tenure, but when she briefly co-HW the show it was unwatchable, then on AMC it was unwatchable (and admidst rumours of her firing she fled to ATWT--leaving AMC without a HW. I was amazed a soap would hire her after that, but I guess she maybe knew people). I agree wholeheartedly, but maybe under a strong HW she IS a good breakdown writer--many good or decent writers make terrible HW.

I'd be all for them trying to find fresh, non-soap blood. Is there some good playwright out there who's a big fan or something? lol