2012: The Directors and Writers Thread

[Toups]

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Last Updated: December 12, 2012

B&B

- Michele Val Jean first listed as Script Writer on January 16

- Colleen Bell first listed as Associate Producer on January 16

DAYS

- Karen Wilkens first listed as Director on January 3

- Noel Maxam last listed as Co-Executive Producer on January 27

- Lisa De Cazotte first listed as Co-Executive Producer on January 30

- Victor Gialanella first listed as Associate Head Writer on February 9

- Janet Iacobuzio last listed as Script Writer on February 15

- Steven Williford first listed as Director on March 2

- Nancy Williams Watt first listed as Occasional Script Writer on March 8

- Nancy Williams Watt last lised as Breakdown Writer on March 30

- Nancy Williams Watt first lised as full time Script Writer on April 2

- Lisa Connor first listed as Breakdown Writer on May 22

- Pete T. Rich last listed as Script Writer on July 27

- Lacey Dyer last listed as Script Writer on July 27

- Roger Schroeder last listed as Script Writer on July 27

- Nancy Williams Watt last listed as Script Writer on July 27

- Lisa Connor last listed as Breakdown Writer on August 13

- Jeanne Marie Ford last listed as Script Editor on August 16

- Jeanne Marie Ford first listed as Script Writer on August 16

- Marlene McPherson & Darrell Ray Thomas, Jr. last listed as Head Writers on August 16

- Victor Gialanella last listed as Breakdown Writer on August 16

- Elizabeth Snyder last listed as Breakdown Writer on August 16

- Gary Tomlin & Christopher Whitesell first listed as Head Writers on August 17

- Lorraine Broderick first listed as Breakdown Writer on August 17

- Dave Ryan first listed as Breakdown Writer on August 17

- Fran Myers first listed as Script Editor on August 17

- Melissa Salmons first listed as Script Writer on August 17

- Janet Iacobuzio first listed as Script Writer on August 17

GH

- Lisa Connor first listed as Breakdown Writer on January 6

- Shelly Altman last listed as Associate Head Writer on January 6

- Garin Wolf last listed as Head Writer on January 6

- Garin Wolf first listed as Co-Head Writer on January 9

- Shelly Altman first listed as Co-Head Writer on January 9

- Michele Val Jean last listed as Script Writer on January 10

- Janet Iacubuzio first listed as Breakdown Writer on January 17

- Joanna Cohen first listed as Script Writer on January 19

- Jill Farren Phelps last listed as Executive Producer on January 31

- Frank Valentini first listed as Executive Producer on February 1

- Joanna Cohen last listed as Script Writer on February 3

- Garin Wolf last listed as Co-Head Writer on February 20

- Shelly Altman last listed as Co-Head Writer on February 20

- Janet Iacobuzio last listed as Breakdown Writer on February 21

- Ron Carlivati first listed as Head Writer on February 21

- Garin Wolf back listed as Associate Head Writer on February 21

- Shelly Altman back listed as Associate Head Writer on February 21

- David Rupel first listed as Breakdown Writer on March 12

- Elizabeth Page first listed as Script Writer on March 12

- Susan Wald last listed as Script Writer on April 3

- Mary O'Leary last listed as Producer on April 3

- Mary Kelly Weir first listed as Producer on April 4

- Michael Eilbaum first listed as Director on April 10

- Scott Sickles first listed as Script Writer on April 23

- David Rupel last listed as Breakdown Writer on April 27

- Michael Conforti last listed as Breakdown Writer on April 30

- Katherine Schock first listed as Script Writer on May 1

- Sonia Blangiardo first lised as Director on May 1

- Jean Passanante first listed as Breakdown Writer on May 3

- David Kreizman last listed as Script Writer on May 9

- Chris Van Etten first listed as Breakdown Writer on May 10

- Nathan Fissell last listed as Script Writer on May 22

- Mary Ryan first listed as Director on May 30

- Frank Valentini first listed as Director on June 1

- Tracey Thomson last listed as Breakdown Writer on June 29

- Gary Donatelli first listed as Director on July 9

- Tracey Thomson last listed as Script Writer on July 11

- Garin Wolf last listed as Breakdown Writer on August 2

- Anna Theresa Cascio first listed as Breakdown Writer on August 17

Y&R

- Angela Tessinari first listed as Director on January 16

- Sandra Weintraub last listed as Script Writer on January 17

- Christopher Whitesell last listed as Breakdown Writer on June 11

- Jeff Beldner first listed as Breakdown Writer on July 13

- Angela Tessinari last listed as Director on September 12

- Andrew Lee last listed as Director on September 24

- Habib Azar last listed as Director on September 28

- Josh Griffith first listed as Head Writer on October 12

- Brent Boyd first listed as Script Editor on October 12

- Michael Eilbaum first listed as Director on October 17

- Lisa Seidman first listed as Breakdown Writer on October 18

- Maria Arena Bell last listed as Executive Producer and Head Writer on October 19

- Jill Farren Phelps first listed as Executive Producer on October 22

- Sally McDonald last listed as Supervising Producer on October 26

- Mary O’Leary first listed as Producer on October 29

- Scott Hamner last listed as Co-Head Writer on November 2

- Beth Milstein last listed as Script Editor on November 2

- Marla Kanelos last listed as Associate Head Writer on November 2

- Lisa Seidman first listed as Associate Head Writer on November 12

- Beth Milstein first listed as Script Writer on November 19

- Casey Childs first listed as Director on November 20

- Owen Renfroe first listed as Director on November 30

- Tracey Thomson first listed as Breakdown Writer on December 3

- Tracey Thomson first listed as Co-Head Writer on December 7

- Michael Conforti first listed as Breakdown Writer on December 13

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Not happened in credits yet:

[glatwt]

i forgot all about MVJ going to B&B. i wish Bell would realize he has one of if not the best, writing teams on daytime!

[Toups]

So in 2011 we finally got rid of Bob Guza and Dena Higley. I hope in 2012 we finally get rid of Hogan Sheffer and Scott Hamner!

DAYS

- Karen Wilkens first listed as Director on January 3

She showed up earlier than I expected - thought she would start directing after Lisa became the new EP. Nice to see one of my Passions directors again.

[DRW50]

I'm reminded of Alice Faye's old quote that all she was waiting for was to see Darryl Zanuck washed up in the business.

I've been waiting ten years for Sheffer to move on from a genre he seems to hate...it never happens. I guess the genre will have to die first.

[dm.]

LOL, just as long as he gets the money... and he probably gets a lot of joy writing some of the awful stories and characterizations too.

[glatwt]

toups, i didn't know you weren't a Guza fan!

[Chris B]

Toups, why do you say those two and not Maria Arena Bell? She needs to go as well.

[skiman12082004]

Maria Arena Bell was not awful in the beginning. During the writers strike I thought she did a pretty good job with Josh Griffith. I think a lot of the crap we are seeing is attributed to Hogan Sheffer and most especially Scott Hamner. I think Scott Hamner sucks. He was awful at Port Charles and is even worse at Y&R.

[DRW50]

There's some article out which goes on about MAB saving a museum and how this is the legacy that has to last, and so on. I think this is what matters to her, and she sees soaps as a paycheck, as garbage. Sheffer and Hamner seem to feel the same way. This show is their dumping ground.

[ClassicsSoapFan]

My wish for 2012 would be for MAB,Sheffer and Hamner to go.

My greatest wish would be for some networks to announce new programming for the many good writers who are out of work now to join.

[Chris B]

The show was snoozeworthy when MAR first joined. It only seemed better in relation to what we'd been seeing. The stuff with Sabrina was the absolute worst and honestly, the show only improved and has shown moments of coherence and greatness after Sheffer and Hammer were brought on. Granted the show overall is a mess and all three need to go, but it's hard to attribute everything bad to the men when the show was dreadful when SHE was in charge alone.

[DRW50]

The show was dull at that time but certainly nowhere near as horrible as it has been ever since. As soon as Sheffer arrived, the show began zeroing in on slaughter and assaults against pregnant women and writing women as whores. This got a ratings boost, and fawning from the soap press, but it gutted anything left of the show.

[glatwt]

im thinking the only writing changes we'll be hearing about in 2012 is who Carlivati bring's with him to GH!

[Toups]

I used to be a fan of his until the mid 2000's. Now I dislike him more than I like him, probably 80/20.

I just don't think she will go and it's easier to fire the two Co-HWs.

Yeah, probably. Unless Marlene and Darrell get fired at DAYS.

[Toups]

GH:

- Lisa Connor first listed as Breakdown Writer on January 6