We might have done this exercise countless times before, but you know what? In light of today's events, I just want to focus on something "fun" and "positive."

Of course, this being SON, even a harmless discussion about which writers each of us would pick to write our soap of choice can turn into a blood feud.

Nevertheless....

Days of Our Lives

Executive Producer: David Saughnessy

Head Writer: Stephen Demorest

Beth Milstein

Anne Schoettle

Sofia Landon Geier

Peter Brash

Paula Cwickly

Is this writers who are still with us?

Yes. Pick your "favorite" soap, and then decide on a writing staff for that soap. And you can be HW of this hypothetical staff or not. I leave that one up to you.

If this is for shows currently on the air only, I'd say:

GH

Megan McTavish and Lorraine Broderick, co-head writers

Michele val Jean

Elizabeth Korte

Patrick Mulcahey

Karen...blanking on her last name.

GH

EP: Frank Valentini (I think Ron is the reason for the lack of creativity)

Head Writer: Clair Labine.

With Frank's Camp and love for veterans I could see a lighter version of the first go-around with CL. If someone like LB were on board I can even see a perfect balance of the Action/Adventure stories of the 80s and the Human-Emotion stories of the 90's. I wonder if AN would write and consult?

DOOL

EP: Wendy Riche

HW: Agnes Nixon OR Clair Labine

Lorraine Broderick

Gillian Spencer

BTW Does anyone remember Gillian Spencer's writing? How good was she?

Days:

Headwriter

Sally Sussman Morina

Associates Headwriters

Christian McLaughlin,

Marlene McPhearson

Darryl Ray Thomas

I don't care about the script writers.

Since Bill Bell and Jim Reilly are dead and Ron Carlivarti (who has a Days sensibility) is tied up on GH, I'm going with Sally because she was around during Days last great years and can channel some of that Reilly magic. Marlene and Darryl got a raw deal, pure and simple. They had some issues, but would do well outlining and contributing to Sally's long term projections. I believe Christian might inject some life into the current 20somethings or get rid of them and add a new set of teens.

ANOTHER WORLD

Executive Producer: Frank Valentini

Head Writers: ME (LOL) And Ron Carlivati

Consultant: Harding LeMay

Thom Racina

Anna Theresa Cascio

Janet Iacobuzio

For DAYS:

Head Writer: Khan. (Yeah, I said it.)

Writers: CarlD2, Patrick Erwin, Jennifer Gibbons, Thomas Nelson, Cynthia C. Scott, and Vee.

Of course, y'all know who "CarlD2" and "Vee" are (don't you?). However, Erwin, Nelson and Scott were/are all buddies of mine from the (now-defunct) Buzz board, which Nelson ("GLBuzz") administered and moderated.

Carl and Nelson share (with me) the same sensibility and attitude toward soap-styled, character-driven storytelling that tells me the three of us could handle the bulk of HW'ing duties.

Erwin and Scott (aka "Shadowplay" from Buzz board) have a knack for turning phrases that make me think they'd make good dialogue writers (don't laugh, Steven Bochco and Tom Fontana have hired writers the exact same way); and Gibbons, who I know from another, GUIDING LIGHT-related board, reminds me of many P&G writers in terms of how she writes with empathy and compassion, esp. for teens and young adults.

And Vee...? Something tells me (again, from comments/ideas/suggestions/etc. he has posted on this board, as well as his wit, which I think is crucial for soap writers) Vee's precision and attention to detail would make him the best script and/or story editor that a HW could ever hope to have.

Edited December 14, 201213 yr by Khan

I don't know some of those people but I'd love to read their work.

AMC:

Karen Harris (Co-HW)

Lorraine Broderick (Co-HW)

Hal Corley (AHW/BW)

Stephen Demorest (AHW/BW)

Frederick Johnson (AHW/BW)

Karen L. Lewis (SE/SW)

Jeff Beldner (SW)

Michelle Patrick (SW)

Kate Hall (SW)

Celena Cipriaso (SW)

Guiding Light:

Executive Producer: Frank Valentini

Headwriters: Patrick Mulcahey & Nancy Curlee

Associate Writers:

Ron Carlivati

Stephen Demorest

Millee Taggart

Carolyn Culliton

GL History Consultant ( I always thought GL needed One): ME !!

Edited December 15, 201213 yr by silascrocker

Frankie and Ronnie for GUIDING LIGHT? I don't know, silas, you might need to explain that one for me, please. LOL!

GH

Megan McTavish and Lorraine Broderick, co-head writers

You'll have to explain Megan McTavish to me, too, Carl. And it better be good.