2016: The Directors and Writers Thread

[Toups]

Last Updated: December 31, 2016



B&B
- Heather Tom first listed as Director on January 5

- Shelley Curtis first listed as Director on April 13

- Anthony Pascarelli first listed as Director on September 14

 

DAYS

- Danielle Paige last listed as Script Writer on February 11

- Beth Milstein first listed as Co-Head Writer on February 22

- Edwin Klein first listed as Script Writer on April 18

- Mark Higley last listed as Script Writer on April 29

- Tyler Topits first listed as Script Writer on May 11

- Jeanne Marie Ford last listed as Script Writer on September 2

- Lisa Seidman last listed as Breakdown Writer on September 2

- Josh Griffith last listed as Co-Head Writer on September 2

- Beth Milstein last listed as Co-Head Writer on September 2

- Ryan Quan last listed as Breakdown Writer on Writers Assistant on September 2

- Ryan Quan first listed as Co-Head Writer on September 6

- Jeanne Marie Ford first listed as Breakdown Writer on September 6

- Rick Draughon first listed as Associate Head Writer on September 6

- John S. Newman first listed as Script Writer on September 7

- Edwin Klein first listed as Writers’ Assistant on September 7

- Christopher Dunn last listed as Breakdown Writer on September 13

- Tyler Topits last listed as Script Writer on September 13

- Tyler Topits first listed as Breakdown Writer on September 14

- Elizabeth Snyder first listed as Breakdown Writer on September 14

- Lisa Connor first listed as Script Writer on September 26

- Edwin Klein last listed as Writers’ Assistant on October 27

- Melissa Salmons last listed as Script Writer on November 2

- David Kreizman first listed as Script Writer on November 11

- John S. Newman last listed as Script Writer on November 30

- Kirk Doering first listed as Writers’ Assistant on December 26

- Cydney Kelley first listed as Script Writer on December 28

 

 

 

GH

- David Rupel first listed as Script Writer on January 6

- Charlotte Gibson first listed as Script Writer on June 30

- Daniel James O’Connor first listed as Breakdown Writer on July 22

- Charlotte Gibson last listed as Script Writer on July 29

- Gary Tomlin first listed as Director on November 15

- Charlotte Gibson back listed as Script Writer on December 21

 

 

 

Y&R

- Anne Schoettle first listed as Breakdown Writer on January 15 

- Kate Hall first listed as Script Writer on January 25

- Anne Schoettle last listed as Breakdown Writer on January 27

- Casey Childs last listed as Director on January 28

- Mal Young first listed as Supervising Producer on February 1

- Kai Kim first listed as Director on March 23

- Michael Montgomery first listed as Writer on April 7 

- Christopher Dunn first listed as Breakdown Writer on June 14

- Jill Farren Phelps last listed as Executive Producer on July 12

- Mal Young last listed as Supervising Producer on July 12

- Mal Young first listed as Executive Producer on July 13

- Casey Childs back listed as Director on August 8

- Casey Childs last listed as Director on August 10

- Mary O’Leary last listed as Producer on August 10

- Dean LaMont first listed as Director on August 17

- Conal O’Brien last listed as Director October 4

- Mellinda Hensley first listed as Assistant to the Head Writer & Executive Producer on November 28

- Charles Pratt Jr. last listed as Executive Producer and Head Writer on December 6

- Sally Sussman Morina first listed as Co-Executive Producer and Head Writer on December 7

- Kay Alden first listed as Story Consultant on December 7

 

 

 

 

[RavenWhitney]

looks like Dena is out at DOOL; she recently removed Days as her work from her Facebook and someone in the days thread on SON posted a Christmas card signed by "Josh and Beth" to the days crew.  Looks like Beth is his new co-head.

[JONNYSBRO]

 

I did recall Dena having personal issues. I doubt Corday would fire her. Josh doesn't need a co head writer he can do it

[cassadine1991]

Yes he does need one

[JONNYSBRO]

It's too bad Jean can't consult at days while working at GH. Her level of romance is just what it needs. Honestly though Josh can do fine by himself.

[LondonScribe]

Erm... I think... Um... Josh Griffith would be doing his hair those days. Lol

I'm sure we'll find out in the fullness of time but if it is as it seems, then he can't do much better than Beth Milstein.

[cassadine1991]

just stop 

[rcade]

The writers credit has changed recently for Elizabeth Korte. For a while, Korte has been listed in the third batch of GH writers along with the day's script writer. I've been told this meant that she was in charge of continuity.

With the Dec. 29, 2015, episode, she joined the other five writers in the second batch: Anna Theresa Cascio, Janet Iacobuzio, Katherine Schock, Chris Van Etten and Christopher Whitesell. These are the breakdown writers.

It's always tough to figure out when an individual writer is doing good work on a soap, but on days when Korte is the script writer I have felt like the dialogue is pretty strong. Korte was the script writer on the Dec. 28 episode when Spinelli ran into Jason in the park, Sabrina pleaded with Michael to forgive her and Tracy kicked Paul out. That was the best episode for dialogue I have seen in a while, particularly in the Spinelli/Jason and Michael/Sabrina scenes.

[Toups]

Korte is the script editor, that's why she's listed everyday, and now she's also helping out writing more breakdowns and scripts.   GH only has three SWs right now: Sickles, Archer Compton, and Flynn.   A 4th SW is probably on the way because I can't see them sticking with only three regular SWs. 

[RavenWhitney]

Is Chris Van Etten out as a breakdown writer?  i haven't seen him do an outline in a while...

[Soapsuds]

Heather Tom directed today's B&B episode.

[Toups]

He wrote the last two episodes. 

 

GH:

- David Rupel first listed as Script Writer on January 6

[Soapsuds]

Didn't he SW for GH before? The same rehashed recycled writers…LOL

[JONNYSBRO]

He wrote under Guza from 1999 to 2001. Jean obviously is hiring a writer with knowledge aND history. He obviously gets Jean and Shellys brand of smarttv.

[victoria foxton]

All those hacks know how to do is historical mistakes.