I thought that was Marlene McPherson, is that her name?

She was fired, like all the other original HWs as PP scrambled to save pennies. But her work aired to basically the end.

Higley had a problem of poor pacing.. with Lorraine Broderick there as associate head-writer.. the pacing will be better. Griffith can provide the character driven material.. and Higley can provide the plotting.

Higley had a problem of poor pacing.. with Lorraine Broderick there as associate head-writer.. the pacing will be better. Griffith can provide the character driven material.. and Higley can provide the plotting.

Why does no one like Tom Casiello?

Tea, please?

There was endless, endless hype surrounding him during the years that DC, Nellie Oleson, and some on this board were giving MAB daily rim jobs. He was supposed to be a savior of soaps, a key to their future.

Why?

Because he wrote lines like, "Black rabbit, Jack Abbott."

I'm not kidding.

I also remember him having an attitude on Twitter, but it's been years, so I may be off on that one.

I'll just sit here in the corner as the one guy who liked those two writers in 2011, one of whom made AMC the best soap opera of 2013.

Higley and Griffith never wrote for AMC. I think you might be thinking of Marlene McPherson?

I'd mentioned the two hacks from 2010, so that's what Vee was commenting on.

There was endless, endless hype surrounding him during the years that DC, Nellie Oleson, and some on this board were giving MAB daily rim jobs. He was supposed to be a savior of soaps, a key to their future.

Why?

Because he wrote lines like, "Black rabbit, Jack Abbott."

I'm not kidding.

I also remember him having an attitude on Twitter, but it's been years, so I may be off on that one.

Yeah he is Ron Carlivati Jr…..Carlivati's son…..LOL...

She was fired, like all the other original HWs as PP scrambled to save pennies. But her work aired to basically the end.

Thanks.

To be honest I thought AMC's production and acting was much better than its writing (although the Cassandra/Angie scenes were strong, David had a lot of good material, and the show was certainly watchable)

Higley and Griffith never wrote for AMC. I think you might be thinking of Marlene McPherson?

I was referring to her and her partner, yes. They wrote from 2011 to 2012, I believe. As to McPherson I liked a lot of what I saw of her DAYS, and I thought her AMC (where, to be fair, she was again part of a duo or trio, IIRC) was excellent.

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Why does no one like Tom Casiello?

Don't listen to the people here. LOL I get the feeling they don't like him because he's friends with MAB and Sheffer and sticks up for them. But if you've ever had conversations with the guy, like I did, he's a great guy and very nice and down to earth. He's very well liked within the soap community. I've never heard anyone who's worked with him say anything bad about him.

Don't listen to the people here. LOL I get the feeling they don't like him because he's friends with MAB and Sheffer and sticks up for them. But if you've ever had conversations with the guy, like I did, he's a great guy and very nice and down to earth. He's very well liked within the soap community. I've never heard anyone who's worked with him say anything bad about him.

Thanks, Toups.

I remember this site's in-depth interview with him and he clearly has a love for the genre. I just figured that people don't like him because of his writing, which I was about to question seeing as he's always been a dialogue or breakdown writer at the most. But I can see why he had loyalty to Maria, Hogan, and Jean because they gave him a career. I'd be looking at him sideways if he didn't, but I would be fine if he expressed he didn't care for some of their choices, which is reasonable.

I was referring to her and her partner, yes. They wrote from 2011 to 2012, I believe. As to McPherson I liked a lot of what I saw of her DAYS, and I thought her AMC (where, to be fair, she was again part of a duo or trio, IIRC) was excellent.

Marlene wrote with Darrell Ray Thomas, Jr. at DAYS. Elizabeth Snyder was Marlene's Co-HW at AMC.

Marlene wrote with Darrell Ray Thomas, Jr. at DAYS. Elizabeth Snyder was Marlene's Co-HW at AMC.

I am aware.

Tom Casiello sure did zero wonders for the WWE

Tom Langan would have been a much better head writer even

hehehe

Agreed....I even once said he should head write Y&R....he was a producer there during the 80's and early 90's and has history with the show....(then again, JFP/and SONY Those bitches made it clear they don't want any writers who worked with Bill Bell....)