Members jcar03 Posted January 7, 2017 Members Share Posted January 7, 2017 I have the GH end of year credits going back to 2008 they have never listed the head writer(s). 2014 was the first year they put in script writers and last year only listed two writers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RavenWhitney Posted January 8, 2017 Members Share Posted January 8, 2017 that makes no sense. So this year, Rupel got credit twice at the beginning of the episode and with the group of script writers; but the outline writers get no credit other than the person who wrote the script on the day that show aired. ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RavenWhitney Posted January 11, 2017 Members Share Posted January 11, 2017 I hope Sally and Kay rehire Anne Schoettle as the fifth script writer. She was let go and replaced by Kate Hall; she was a great script writer on the show for more than six years and her husband has long history with the Bells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sheilaforever Posted January 11, 2017 Members Share Posted January 11, 2017 I thought "Maria" hired some decent script writers which lasted not too long, but she wasn't one of them, IMO. All ABC rejects should be fired ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members glatwt Posted January 14, 2017 Members Share Posted January 14, 2017 I doubt Kate Hall was fired, she was one of the better script writers! She made it very clear Pratt was one of her favorite HW's and once he got fired/left, she bolted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RavenWhitney Posted January 15, 2017 Members Share Posted January 15, 2017 Not sure Not sure I agree but we'll never know. She was the newest member. Her contract was up in October just when Sally and Kay came in. Writers typically have longer contracts and I doubt she signed on for a year. And why would she leave the top rated show for a show in danger of cancellation? I think she was gently let go to make room for Sally's hires. You can be sure Sally will install a few folks on the staff. She inherited Pratt/Phelps writers. I respect that they are going to let contracts expire and not clean house willy nilly as Latham did. But there's rarely ever been a head writer who didn't add several of his/her own picks within first six months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted January 15, 2017 Members Share Posted January 15, 2017 The more of the ABC writers they fire the better. Some of them are talented but I never felt their voice fit that show - even though Sony/CBS or JFP seemed intent on making Y&R into a bad ABC soap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted January 15, 2017 Members Share Posted January 15, 2017 ICAM. Of course, I wonder which writers could replace them. Most of the ex-Y&R scribes, it seems, are working at B&B, retired/out of the business, or dead. Do Sally and Kay have the time to train new writers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RavenWhitney Posted January 15, 2017 Members Share Posted January 15, 2017 The soaps don't train new writers. They can barely break in. Some recent high quality writers include Lyndsey Harrison who wrote for YR several spec scripts and was even lauded by Michael Logan but she was never hired. Marin Gazzaniga was the best new find on the reboot OLTL and she's never been hired by another soap. I see Sally and Kay bringing back Anne Schoettle or one of the long time fired writers. Many of Sally's previous writing partners are either retired (Racina) or with other shows (Val Jean). I'd love Kay to persuade Mulcahey to leave B&B but he's got a sweet deal as script editor/writer/consultant and probably doesn't want to do an hour show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JONNYSBRO Posted January 15, 2017 Members Share Posted January 15, 2017 A bad ABC soap that got huge ratings. JFP is queen of ratings spikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted January 15, 2017 Members Share Posted January 15, 2017 Y&R needs to bring back Jim Houghton and Trent Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adamski Posted January 15, 2017 Members Share Posted January 15, 2017 If that's the case then surely at some point they will have to train new writers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris B Posted January 16, 2017 Members Share Posted January 16, 2017 Yea Y&R has a pickle since their writers/producers either retired or went to B&B and elsewhere. To rebuild the writing team she'll have to bring in people that fit the vision she has to train them. I also wouldn't be opposed to someone like Sarah Bibel returning who was one of the last new writers hired from the Bell team. Only problem is that she may have moved on from soap writing and won't be interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted January 16, 2017 Members Share Posted January 16, 2017 Sara Bibel has been reduced to podcasting for Daytime Confidential. You'd think she'd rush back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted January 16, 2017 Members Share Posted January 16, 2017 They could always hire that guy everyone wept for because he wrote "cut the crap" and "Jack Abbott black rabbit." Or is he still doing wrestling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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