Members Darn Posted February 21, 2016 Members Share Posted February 21, 2016 Jesus christ, you people are masochists... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 So apparently people are now tweeting pages of Dena Higley's memoirs in which she discusses her various meltdowns at length. I think that's going a bit too far as a fan myself but she does sound like a deeply unwell woman both on the job and off, and hers isn't the first voice I've heard that from. This is telling though, and focused on the show and thus not as invasive as some of the other excerpts: Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LondonScribe Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 Even with my very limited knowledge of American soaps, I know what resonates with me and Dena Higley's writing does not. However, bringing this up is a bit close to the knuckle. As for the time this refers to, it looks like it's from when Ed Scott was Executive Producer. I think this episode is what led to Scott being shown the door. Pity because he produced a very good looking show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sindacco Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 Nothing wrong with posting quotes from a published public book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JONNYSBRO Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 Maybe Josh quit because he hated working with Dena. Josh did quit the show he had a one year deal. Honestly I can see Dena being a little cuckoo. I don't know why Ken keeps hiring her. She took credit in 2009 for the big baby switch story but it was Chris Whitesell that wrote it. In fact when Whitesell quit because he did Dena crashed and burned. I have no clue why Ken brings her back. Why not let Ryan Quan try to write days himself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 Aside from "shoot each other," I really doubt that's what Dena ever wants to do. Also? She probably did more actual writing in that excerpt (forget about the rest of the book) than she has EVER done as a HW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darn Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 Her vision and the EP's alleged vision both sound terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JONNYSBRO Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 Also I heard Dena ghost writed in 2008 during wga strike. Her she was saying she defended her guild but then secretly wrote during strike and kept her wga status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 True. But Ed Scott's vision sure beat the hell out of spending money the show didn't have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 Wasn't that one of the other reasons why Scott was fired? He was spending too much money? Tomlin came in and revamped the production schedule (to the detriment of the show) because they could no longer afford to produce the show the way it was being produced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vetsoapfan Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 At this point, I honestly cannot think of any known headwriter who could take over DAYS and turn it into a well-written viable winner in the ratings. Once upon a time, in the days of William J. Bell and Pat Falken Smith, the show was adult, compelling, mesmerizing and POPULAR. Who could help make that happen again? Certainly none of the familiar hacks who keep getting recycled from soap to soap, and only end up crippling the show more. Maybe the network needs to go with someone who has never written for a daytime drama before. It worked with Harding lemay and ANOTHER WORLD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sindacco Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 No, Scott was fired because of the scandal (changing written stuff). Tomlin came on several months before NBC cut the budget with 40 %. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members teplin Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 Dena writes: "The network and the EP (executive producer) at the time wanted our characters to sit around for an hour and talk about their feelings." I have a hard time believing any network exec past 1982 actually wanted that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 Frankly, it would not make any difference. DAYS has been gutted by decades of horrendous decisions; and whatever ideas he or she would care to implement would be destroyed by network interference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BetterForgotten Posted February 22, 2016 Members Share Posted February 22, 2016 And NBC/Corday/Sony would likely find the wrong person to bring in anyway. Unless you're a pushover that can implement the vision TPTB have, you don't have a chance in daytime drama these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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