2019: The Directors and Writers Thread

[Toups]

B&B

- Michael Stich last listed as Director on January 29

- Jennifer Scott Christenson first listed as Director on April 25

- Shelley Curtis first listed as Director on December 17

- Patrick Mulcahey last listed as Script Writer on December 11

 

 

 

DAYS

- Sheri Anderson last listed as Story Consultant on January 7

- Sheri Anderson first listed as Script Writer on January 8

- Sheri Anderson last listed as Script Writer on April 1

- Richard Culliton first listed as Script Writer on April 2

- Phil Sogard last listed as Director on April 10

- Randy Dugan last listed as Coordinating Producer on June 20

- Randy Dugan first listed as Line Producer on June 21

- Steven Williford last listed as Director on October 31

 

 

GH

- Allison Reames Smith first listed as Director on June 5

- Robert Markham first listed as Director on June 27

- Shelly Altman last listed as Co-Head Writer on October 28

- Daniel James O’Connor first listed as Co-Head Writer on October 29

- Suzanne Flynn last listed as Script Writer on November 5

- Suzanne Flynn first listed as Breakdown Writer on December 4

 

 

Y&R

- Christian McLaughlin last listed as Script Writer on January 8

- Noel Maxam first listed as Director on January 29

- Mal Young last listed as Executive Producer on February 5

- Josh Griffith last listed as Supervising Producer on February 5

- Anthony Morina last listed as Supervising Producer on February 5

- Josh Griffith first listed as Co-Executive Producer on February 6

- Anthony Morina first listed as Executive Producer on February 6

- Lisa de Cazotte first listed as Supervising Producer on February 20

- Sonia Blangiardo first listed as Director on March 11

- Josh Griffith first listed as Co-Head Writer on March 20

- Mellinda Hensley first listed as Co-Head Writer on March 25

- Mal Young last listed as Head Writer on April 1

- Josh Griffith first listed as Head Writer on April 2

- Annie B. Compton last listed as Co-Head Writer on May 22

- Amanda L. Beall first listed as Co-Head Writer on June 3

- Heather Tom first listed as Director on July 17

- Sara A. Bibel last listed as Co-Head Writer on August 21

- Sara A. Bibel first listed as Script Editor on August 22

- James Harmon Brown first listed as Script Writer on September 19

- James Harmon Brown first listed as Co-Head writer on November 15

- Mellinda Hensley last listed as Co-Head Writer on December 17

 

 

 

 

 

[RavenWhitney]

Sheri Anderson no longer listed as creative consultant; her name has been added to the script writer group. Ron is solidifying his power.

[cassadine1991]

That's not good AT ALL

[RavenWhitney]

Wonder if Daran Little is out as story consultant at YR. He was tweeting about the show from early Sept. to Dec 21. Nothing since.  I don't expect him to stay around with Josh Griffith as HW.

[Toups]

I don't think he'll stick around either.   I think Lisa Seidman will return too. She usually follows Griffith.   Also, maybe Anthony Morina will convince Sally to return as a BDW. 

[cassadine1991]

Damn... Was hoping Daran would stay. Would like to see him on another soap though.

[RavenWhitney]

Sally started following Josh Griffith on Twitter recently...HMMMMM

Danielle Page started following him too but that might be because they're both published authors

Edited January 19, 2019 by RavenWhitney

[LondonScribe]

Using the Head Writer to spy on hubby at work... we know your game, Sally

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I mean, what else could it be?

[Eboneece]

In her recent interview, Kay Alden said that it was highly unlikely that Sally would return. But who knows? These might be more favorable conditions for her and the $$$ probably is not bad.

[RavenWhitney]

Sally's name may never appear in the credits but that doesn't mean that she or another writer isn't being paid to contribute to story.  

Henry Slesar was a story consultant for AW and Loving but never got credit (late 80s). It's also been widely confirmed (especially by Geary) that Luke/Laura/Lucky return story was penned by Geary and Irene Suver...and Labine took it over but worked with the story ABC had purchased from Geary/Suver.

 

When GL was going off the air, I contacted Nancy Curlee on social media and she wrote me a wonderful email about her love of GL and mentioned that she was working as as story consultant on ABC and was to join the staff of GH when she got pregnant with another child.  

[RavenWhitney]

Good sign: Noel Maxam back to YR as a director.  Tuesday episode.

[Toups]

It was a great surprise to see Noel's name in the credits again.  I hope he's on contract!

[DramatistDreamer]

What ever happened to Jack Smith (Y&R)?  Is he no longer writing soaps?

[RavenWhitney]

Jack had a rough 2018.  His future son in law committed suicide and Jack's daughter found him. Jack posted all of this on his public FB page. In one FB post he thanks Brad for firing him and makes a passive aggressive comment that Brad did it a few weeks after the suicide.  So Jack was fired by Brad Bell. 

[Faulkner]

Wow. He’s had a rough time for a while.