Members Khan Posted December 23, 2017 Members Share Posted December 23, 2017 No one working in American television writes that way. Not even for a sitcom. I don't watch the UK soaps, so I don't know how they write over there, or how successful that formula is over there. Here, though, the "one day per episode" format just seems so [!@#$%^&*] arbitrary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RavenWhitney Posted December 23, 2017 Members Share Posted December 23, 2017 The fact that Mal's biggest contribution is to change the format that has been done on The City, on other soaps and never been successful, shows that he's bereft of creative ideas. He should be thinking up compelling stories and write them in a way that plays all the beats that will compel viewers to watch. He doesn't know how to do that. Say what you will about Ron's stories on Days but he has been crafting the stories to play big emotional beats and days stretch on; but if you watch you are experiencing the build up, the small moments, the foreshadowing. Mal gives all that up to have each day change. He's busy writing scenes of someone making coffee or setting the table. Dear God: he's a mess. Mal has also stopped engaging fans' questions on twitter and he's only promoted the song sung by Tessa in his twitter feed. I think he's out or was told to stop engaging the fans, but that still doesn't explain why he has taken off his work titles from his bio on twitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ajsp35801 Posted December 24, 2017 Members Share Posted December 24, 2017 Mal changing his bio was interesting. But I don't think he's out yet. He may just see the writing on the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted December 24, 2017 Members Share Posted December 24, 2017 UK episodes haven't done that in a long time, and it was never a set thing. It was more common, but not that much. And definitely not now - some recent Eastenders episodes have stayed on the same night for a week or two weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RavenWhitney Posted January 1, 2018 Members Share Posted January 1, 2018 Dear God in Heaven, Phillip. Mal just announced he's boarding a plane to head back to "Wisconsin." He's still there!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aback Posted January 1, 2018 Members Share Posted January 1, 2018 lol Let him have fun till it lasts cause he's certainly not making it to 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soaplovers Posted January 1, 2018 Members Share Posted January 1, 2018 Mal Young has never been one for quality stories. His whole approach on the UK soaps should have told CBS that he wouldn't have been a good fit on Y and R. His style would have fit better in bold and the beautiful. He took over one soap.Brookside (a UK version of Knots Landing) that was known for issues and realism..went into over the topic rating grabbing tricks that did raise the ratings at first..but in the long run killed the soap. It was cancelled within a decade after he altered that soaps formula. The one day per episode could of have worked if the breakdown writers were able to pace the plots correctly so that they could hit the beats yet be faster. But since networks don't offer writing/training courses anymore...a mute point. Twin peaks did the one day per episode format...and it worked for the most part. On occasion they would jump forward 3 days...or do two days in an episode...but for the most part...it was one day per episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taoboi Posted January 1, 2018 Members Share Posted January 1, 2018 Please register in order to view this content Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DramatistDreamer Posted January 1, 2018 Members Share Posted January 1, 2018 The concept of a one day per episode formula works better if you have a total of 1-3 episodes per week. More than that...why not fully utilize each episode to tell a thorough story, even if that means one day is spread over two to three days? IMO, the one episode per day format makes very little sense for a show that airs 5 days a week. Meanwhile important details are getting lost and dropped left and right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roman Posted January 2, 2018 Members Share Posted January 2, 2018 pardon me for being so surprised. Please register in order to view this content WHO do you want to come in and replace him and the upper staff? and please name some people for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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