Members slick jones Posted April 21, 2017 Members Share Posted April 21, 2017 Strike writers could only improve GH. The bar for improvement hasn't been reached in forever (One crappy Jerrome story after another, Nina, Silas Finn, Kiki, the whole constipated Morgan story, rehash Sonny/Carly/Jason/Sam stories, our HERO Franko, Lulu baby rabies, serial killer Hornsby...all fails.)) Get back to basics, utilize the actors/characters the audience want to see. Pissmelly continue to disappoint daily! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted April 21, 2017 Members Share Posted April 21, 2017 In retrospect, that could have been a move in the right direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted April 21, 2017 Members Share Posted April 21, 2017 Nah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members titan1978 Posted April 21, 2017 Members Share Posted April 21, 2017 I thought the original text message killer was supposed to be Logan. And then, when Guza came back, they killed him off anyway because he didn't want the character there anyway. Why they killed Georgie, Cooper, and Logan I will never know. The show finally had a viable stable of young characters. Add Dillon, Lulu, Maxie and Spinelli and you had the potential future of the show. And none of them were blood related to Sonny. Which may have been the problem for Guza. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted April 21, 2017 Members Share Posted April 21, 2017 I liked Logan a lot, but I know the actor was allegedly a headache. It was stupid to dump him and Georgie, along with squandering the popular young leads they did like by tying them closer and closer to Sonny, Jason, Carly and Luke - which in Guza's foolish eyes, gave them 'legitimacy.' IIRC Ron intended during the storyline to make it clear then that Jessica was Clint and Viki's, something fans had wanted for years, and yes, he got back to it in the finale. He also was supposedly going to reveal that Miles Laurence was somehow Blair's brother - there had been a link from Miles to Addie hinted at just before the strike - and I think had also intended to reveal that either Mitch or Roxy (yes, Roxy) was Rex's father - as in, Roxy was post-op and Alison was his mother. Yes, that was apparently an idea. Supposedly ABC vetoed the Roxy idea in its crib, but Ron ultimately played that idea out at the end of the show*, when the characters watched the finale of Fraternity Row, and the character Roxy/Ilene Kristen had embodied on the recent FR fantasy episode - "Lorraine" - was revealed to have been born a man. (*Another thing he snuck in near the end: Shane Morasco goes off to the "Phil Jimenez School of Art and Design". Phil Jimenez is a prominent and openly gay cartoonist and comic artist; Shane had been intended to come out as gay during the 2011 bullying story, but the network vetoed it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted April 21, 2017 Members Share Posted April 21, 2017 I honestly think nothing at this point is going to help GH. As long as the show wants to focus on the sucktitude that is CarSon and JaSam then the show is doomed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris B Posted April 22, 2017 Members Share Posted April 22, 2017 I don't recall exactly, but I know the Taylor/Nick/Brooke custody battle over Jack was happening and all the stories were horrible, but Alden featured the cast more evenly and made the story watchable. The show was in such a dead spot for so long so fans were happy to have a bit of a change for a while and a different voice. I also disagree that her glory years are overrated. There were ups and downs for her and Jack Smith, but 1998-2002 I found very strong years for the show. It wasn't boring, it had a variety of characters featured, new characters were good, you had watchable teens and action. I loved it. Personally I find 2004 to be the last great year and 2005 the last watchable year, but the beginning of the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aback Posted April 22, 2017 Members Share Posted April 22, 2017 Don't get me wrong, her tenure was amazing (2000-2001 was the year that hooked me in), I'm just implying it was not 100% her doing and that WJB had still major influence over the show for the first few years after he left. Thank you for the info on B&B. I was not watching back then. It must be exhausting for the actors to constantly play Brad's version of the show. I wonder if sometimes even they wish they had some major behind-the-scene shake-up like every other soap does. PS I love your banner. The last Y&R ensemble I truly enjoyed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris B Posted April 22, 2017 Members Share Posted April 22, 2017 I don't think it was just Alden, but I think she was vital. People give Bill Bell so much credit and he deserves it, but she was there side-by-side almost from the beginning. Her work on B&B proved just how well she knows and understands what makes a Bell show work. I don't just credit her, but the team. Jack Smith, Trent Jones, the fabulous script writers, editors, etc. they just understood Y&R. Not everything worked, it never has for any show, but when Bill left you didn't feel like the show was lost. It was still Y&R and very solid. I also think there was a very noticeable shift between 1997 and 1998 when she took over which is why I think she deserves more credit that she deserves. Y&R evolved a lot as soon as she took over and in a positive way. The show was very stale in 97 when Bill was on his way out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted April 22, 2017 Members Share Posted April 22, 2017 Let there be a strike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted April 22, 2017 Administrator Share Posted April 22, 2017 Brad Bell was still EP though. He may have not written the outlines or be in the writers room or conference calls, but he was still steering the ship. It's not like Kay did things without Brad's approval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JONNYSBRO Posted April 23, 2017 Members Share Posted April 23, 2017 Kind of dissapointed that Kay Alden went fi core isnt that a complete disrepect to your fellow writers on the WGA. Jean is on the board at WGA and she is very staunch about WGA rights. Its important the actors get paid so much why not the writers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted April 23, 2017 Members Share Posted April 23, 2017 2004 Y&R was horrible & 2005 was even worse. Y&R's last classic year was 2003 (the second half of which was incredibly dark & portended nearly everything that has happened on the show over the last 15 years) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted April 23, 2017 Members Share Posted April 23, 2017 I believe the strike if it happens is over health benefits Peiople go ficore so that they can keep their lights on & food on the table Ficore writers still get health benefits et all but cannot vote anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JONNYSBRO Posted April 23, 2017 Members Share Posted April 23, 2017 Isnt a slap to the WGA writers who are protesting and out of a job? I think fi core writers look selfish to me. They have no respect for their collegues and other workers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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