I keep thinking what Y&R needs is a really strong old school head writer. They don't want to seem to rehire any of the old Bell gang ala Jack Smith or Kay Alden. How about Lorriane Broderick as co-head writer of Y&R? I think it would be great for the show to have someone of her acclaim writing for Y&R. Y&R needs some kind of excitement and I think a new co-head writer is what doctor ordered for Y&R. Griffith is giving a very boring Y&R.

Broderick tends to need a vibrant co-head writer, moreso than being paired with someone who is low-key.

Lorraine Broderick is a one soap pony. Her best writing has been at AMC.. when she tried to write ATWT, it was so so.. and she ended up quitting DAYS since her vision/ideas didn't jive with TPTB at Days back in the late 90s.

Right now, she is mostly breakdown writing on DAYS.. and it is doing better.. but I don't know if her being head-writer on DAYS, or other soaps would work.

She had some good writing at GL.

I think her AMC writing was a mixed bag.

Keep her at DAYS please. If she has anything to do with the improvement of DAYS, I say keep her there!

I'd happily take her back at AMC.

i'd love her on AMC, but now I want her on GH, maybe she can fix that maelstrom of a soap

I think she'd do well at Y&R. If TomSell gets bounced anytime soon at Days, the only writer I'd want coming back is Sheri Anderson.

They just need to suck it up and have Kay Alden or Jack Smith (or both) come back.

Actually I recently wondered how Tomlin and Whitesell would do at Y&R actually, maybe I shouldn't wonder like that...

As for Griffith needing a strong co-HW I'd go with Kay Alden. It's hard to tell really about how any other writers could write for Y&R.

Edited May 30, 201312 yr by soapfan770

Lorraine Broderick is a one soap pony. Her best writing has been at AMC.. when she tried to write ATWT, it was so so.. and she ended up quitting DAYS since her vision/ideas didn't jive with TPTB at Days back in the late 90s.

Right now, she is mostly breakdown writing on DAYS.. and it is doing better.. but I don't know if her being head-writer on DAYS, or other soaps would work.

That's a rather uncharitable interpretation - she left because she was told what to write by Langan, the same reason SSM chose not to renew her contract. And what she was told to write was Langan's drek. Can't blame her for leaving or calling the tenure a failure due to her reluctance to write out someone else's utter garbage.

They just need to suck it up and have Kay Alden or Jack Smith (or both) come back.

+1 on both on them coming back to Y&R.

I'd happily take her back at AMC.

I'd offer her the moon to come back to AMC.

They just need to suck it up and have Kay Alden or Jack Smith (or both) come back.

THIS! THIS!

If TomSell gets bounced anytime soon at Days, the only writer I'd want coming back is Sheri Anderson.

THIS, as well.

It's funny but since Sony and CBS took control they really don't want bell people at the show. Maybe they are so burned by Maria's last run. I would love Kay or jack or Ed Scott they don't want that for so reason. Josh Griffith is a talented writer but he needs co head writer.