Members Soapsuds Posted April 7, 2012 Members Share Posted April 7, 2012 At this point it doesnt matter with JP back in action...I am just waiting for all the soaps to be cancelled so all the hack writers can be unemployed. At this point I just watch Days and dont even have time for B&B. Once GL and ATWT left....I pretty much didnt care about the soaps surviving.......cruel but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted April 7, 2012 Members Share Posted April 7, 2012 One of these days, it's gonna look like this: [Enter Soap Name Here] Written by RON CARLIVATI HOGAN SHEFFER DENA HIGLEY MEGAN McTAVISH & [Enter Script Writers Here] ...I just know it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juniorz1 Posted April 7, 2012 Members Share Posted April 7, 2012 You know, for all the hate she gets around here, Jean Passanante wrote a solid ATWT from 2005-late 2006 and mid 2009- the end. Frankly, ATWT was the best soap on the air the year it was yanked, bar none. Not that it's saying much, but I honestly couldn't wait to tune in every day. There are hacks (like the current and previous Y&R regimes, McTavish, Pratt, Guza, and Dena Higley) that are FAR worse than Passanante IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R Sinclair Posted April 8, 2012 Members Share Posted April 8, 2012 That may be your opinion, however... having witnessed Jean Passanante's HORRIFIC writing as sole-head writer at All My Children (where there was no story, episode pacing was botched and no pay offs to cliff hangers), I can say that, as much as I detest the STORIES McTavish tells, she's at least levels above Passanante in storytelling. McTavish may ignore-slash-rewrite history, however, she pays attention to detail when it comes to writing her stories. Passanante wrote things on AMC that made absolutely no sense. Still, to this day, I don't get how Mateo was able to leave Pine Valley, fly to the Caribbean, find Arlene and bring her back just in time to prove Hayley didn't kill her... all in one episode. What should've taken a week in story took a mere six acts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Graham Posted April 8, 2012 Members Share Posted April 8, 2012 I know I'm in a very, very small minority here but I actually prefer McTavish over any other headwriter AMC had in its last 10 years and that includes Broderick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted April 8, 2012 Members Share Posted April 8, 2012 I would agree with you there, although I thought Broderick's wrapup of the show was satisfying (aside from the rushed "Minx" stuff with JR as a rageaholic bigot). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members juppiter Posted April 8, 2012 Members Share Posted April 8, 2012 She was fired by Langan. A badge of honor, not a mark of shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted April 8, 2012 Members Share Posted April 8, 2012 TV source (Soap Opera Source) report that LB will be Days' 3rd HW http://tvsourcemagazine.com/soaps/news/2500-lorraine-broderick-named-co-head-writer-at-days-of-our-lives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AMCHistory Posted April 8, 2012 Members Share Posted April 8, 2012 Three headwriters? There is something to say about the adage, "Too many cooks in the kitchen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted April 10, 2012 Members Share Posted April 10, 2012 She served the same role on the last few months of OLTL--and I didn';t really see it affect the quality good or bad (at least not good...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted April 10, 2012 Members Share Posted April 10, 2012 They updated their article to say that Broderick is only a breakdown writer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted April 10, 2012 Members Share Posted April 10, 2012 Thank You Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted April 10, 2012 Author Administrator Share Posted April 10, 2012 No. The pacing is determined by the HW not the BDW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted April 10, 2012 Author Administrator Share Posted April 10, 2012 Another FOF joins GH: - Michael Eilbaum first listed as Director on April 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcar03 Posted April 10, 2012 Members Share Posted April 10, 2012 Just watched the April 4th episode of GH and Mary Kelly Weir is listed as producer and Mary O'Leary is not listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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