Members Khan Posted December 12, 2019 Members Share Posted December 12, 2019 IA. It's as if Langan knew the ingredients for good soap opera from his years at Y&R, but didn't have the required vision or imagination to put them into gratifying storytelling. He should've stayed in his lane as an EP and -- I dunno -- maybe poach Kay Alden from Y&R to work as his HW at DAYS? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted December 12, 2019 Members Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) That would have been good. Langan reminds me a bit of Mal Young. Seemed to want total control. Remember Lorraine Broderick's unbelievably brief stint as HW in 1999? The potential was there for sure. I also remember a lot of dropped story threads ... and his quick dumping of Louise Sorel and Joseph Mascolo. He also had some Chuck Pratt in him where everyone hated each other (he really seemed to try and trash Bo and John and Jack was comic relief). I will forever love and adore Lexie's descent into DiMera madness, though. Edited December 12, 2019 by KMan101 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted December 12, 2019 Members Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) That was probably the ONLY GOOD thing to come out of Langan's reign, lol. What I remember most about Broderick's HW'ing stint was how, for the first time in ages, DAYS felt to me like even the more outlandish stuff (I seem to recall a scene or two where "Gina" was communicating with Hope through a mirror, like OLTL's Niki Smith, or AMC's "Mirror Janet") was grounded in some reality. I felt like Broderick was attempting to strike a balance between the plot-driven and the character-driven. It's just shameful that Langan wanted only to replicate JER's stuff. Edited December 12, 2019 by Khan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AbcNbc247 Posted December 12, 2019 Members Share Posted December 12, 2019 I've always hoped that if Ron ever got fired or demoted or chose to leave, Ken would give the HW job to her. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted December 12, 2019 Members Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) At this point, I don't think Lorraine Broderick would be up for HW'ing ANY soap. I think she's another one who's been burned too many times by network/sponsor interference and is happier staying an associate/breakdown writer. No, if Ron ever got fired/demoted/whatever, I've a feeling we'd end up with Dena Higley or Gary Tomlin/Christopher Whitesell again. Edited December 12, 2019 by Khan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted December 12, 2019 Members Share Posted December 12, 2019 I feel like Ron's "it". But he better start turning the show around. The webseries is better produced and written so the potential is there. Albert Alaar and Fran (forgot her last name) seem to be problems in this regime. Not saying Ron's stories are anywhere near amazing (they aren't) but with the webseries, I see potential if care is taken and interference is at a minimum. Agreed. Sigh. What could have been. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted December 12, 2019 Members Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) Oops, my mistake: Fran Bascom passed away in '13. Edited December 12, 2019 by Khan 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sindacco Posted December 12, 2019 Members Share Posted December 12, 2019 (edited) It was Brash and Cwikly who made Craig Chloe's father. Yep, and Corday allowed it for a long time because he and Langan had the same vision. Broderick did not, but I enjoyed her four week stint. She did some interesting ground work for certain characters, and some stories that had been dragging under Sussman-Morina were given a shot in the arm. Personally, I'm a fan of the Langan era even if I also see some of his faults. Edited December 13, 2019 by Sindacco 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted December 13, 2019 Members Share Posted December 13, 2019 I want to say Meyers but I could be wrong and confusing my Fran's. Script editor or something she is. I need to scan the credits or do a google search, lol. I more or less liked his time. It got a bit ... uglier than necessary but lots of drama and frankly, I'd take some of that about now. Not "everyone hates each other" levels ... I was disappointed by some dropped story threads. I loved his turn for Lexie. He overdid it with the teens for a while. But considering what came after, his time looks pretty golden at the moment, lol! And my mistake on Craig/Chloe. I'm surprised I didn't remember it was under Brash and Cwickly. Guess it was a quick wrap up like I thought? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteelCity Posted December 15, 2019 Members Share Posted December 15, 2019 I was huge Langan era fan. Aside from Virtual Eden, it was pretty can't miss stuff. I just wish he and Lorraine Broderick had been able to collaborate better. Maybe he could give Sally Sussmans writing a shot of energy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members KMan101 Posted December 15, 2019 Members Share Posted December 15, 2019 (edited) I never thought I'd say this but it'll be nice to see Farah Fath as Mimi in the reunion series. Edited December 15, 2019 by KMan101 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcar03 Posted December 16, 2019 Members Share Posted December 16, 2019 Farah Fath says she has not been contacted. That "announcement" appears to be someone posing as Ken on the DOOL App. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted December 16, 2019 Members Share Posted December 16, 2019 Please register in order to view this content To be fair the wording of it seemed a bit strange. LOL! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted December 16, 2019 Members Share Posted December 16, 2019 LOL it's possible but then again who knows Please register in order to view this content 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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