2023: The Directors and Writers Thread

[Toups]

B&B

- Nayeli Gomez first listed as Associate Producer on January 16

- Rachel A. Herman first listed as Associate Producer on January 16

- Lawrence Saint-Victor last listed as Script Writer on June 26

- Michele Val Jean last listed as Script Writer on June 27

- Rex M. Best last listed as Script Writer on June 28

- Shannon B. Bradley last listed as Script Writer on June 29

- Tracey Ann Kelly last listed as Script Writer on June 30

- Adam Dusevoir last listed as Script Writer on July 3

- Bradley Bell last listed as Head Writer on July 3

- Nayeli Gomez last listed as Associate Producer on September 8

- Nayeli Gomez first listed as Line Producer on September 11

- Bradley Bell returns as Head Writer on November 8

- Shannon B. Bradley returns as Script Writer on November 8

- Tracey Ann Kelly returns as Script Writer on November 9

- Adam Dusevoir returns as Script Writer on November 10

- Michele Val Jean returns as Script Writer on November 13

- Rex M. Best returns as Script Writer on November 14

- Lawrence Saint-Victor returns as Script Writer on November 15

 

 

DAYS

- Dorell Anthony last listed as Script Writer on February 24

- Cheryl Davis last listed as Script Writer on May 30

- Henry Newman first listed as Script Writer on June 2

- Jazmen Darnell Brown last lasted as Script Writer on June 9

- Sonja Alarr first listed as Script Writer on June 12

 

 

GH

- Emily Culliton first listed as Breakdown Writer on February 15

- Stacey Pulwer first listed as Script Writer on March 23

- Cherie Wall first listed as Director on April 13

- Whitney Clinkscales first listed as Director on May 10

- Cathy Lepard first listed as Script Writer on June 21

- David Rupel last listed as Script Writer on July 11

- Charlotte Gibson last listed as Script Writer on July 12

- Kate Hall last listed as Script Writer on July 13

- Scott Sickles last listed as Script Writer on July 14

- Stacey Pulwer last listed as Script Writer on July 17

- Elizabeth Korte last listed as Script Editor on July 17

- Ashley D. Cook last listed as Breakdown Writer on July 17

- Suzanne Flynn last listed as Breakdown Writer on July 18

- Emily Culliton last listed as Breakdown Writer on July 19

- Shannon Peace last listed as Breakdown Writer on July 20

- Lucky Gold last listed as Breakdown Writer on July 21

- Chris Van Etten and Daniel James O’Connor last listed as Head Writers on July 24

- Phideaux Xavier last listed as Director on September 22

- Chris Van Etten and Daniel James O’Connor return as Head Writers on December 18

- Elizabeth Korte returns as Script Editor on December 18

- Shannon Peace returns as Breakdown Writer on December 18

- Scott Sickles returns as Script Writer on December 18

- Suzanne Flynn returns as Breakdown Writer on December 19

- David Rupel returns as Script Writer on December 19

- Ashley D. Cook returns as Breakdown Writer on December 20

- Charlotte Gibson returns as Script Writer on December 20

- Emily Culliton returns as Breakdown Writer on December 21

- Lucky Gold returns as Breakdown Writer on December 22

- Kate Hall returns as Script Writer on December 22

- Stacey Pulwer returns as Script Writer on December 26

- Ria Pavia first listed as Director on December 27

 

 

 

Y&R

- Anthony Morina last listed as Executive Producer on February 6

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

- Josh Griffith first listed as Executive Producer on February 7

- Amanda L. Beall first listed as Producer on February 7

- Sara A. Bibel last listed as Script Editor on March 3

- Brent Boyd first listed as Script Editor on March 6

- Michael Conforti last listed as Breakdown Writer on March 20

- Brent Boyd last listed as Script Writer on March 23

- Sara A. Bibel first listed as Breakdown Writer on March 27

- Rebecca McCarty first listed as Script Writer on March 30

- Sara A. Bibel last listed as Breakdown Writer on May 2

- Sara Endsley last listed as Script Writer on May 3

- Natalie Minardi Slater last listed as Breakdown Writer on May 9

- Jeff Beldner last listed as Breakdown Writer on May 10

- Marin Gazzaniga last listed as Breakdown Writer on May 11

- Simone Hawthorne last listed as Breakdown Writer on May 12

- Jeff Beldner first listed as Associate Head Writer on May 15

- Marin Gazzaniga first listed as Script Writer on May 19

- Brent Boyd last lasted as Script Editor on July 3

- Lynn Martin last listed as Script Writer on July 11

- Susan Banks last listed as Script Writer on July 12

- Marin Gazzaniga last listed as Script Writer on July 13

- Rebecca McCarty last listed as Script Writer on July 14

- Janice Ferri Esser last listed as Script Writer on July 17

- Jeff Beldner last listed as Associate Head Writer on July 21

- Amanda L. Beall last listed as Co-Head Writer on July 21

- Amanda L. Beall last listed as Producer on August 16

- Amanda L. Beall returns as Producer on November 7

- Brent Boyd returns as Script Editor on November 21

- Elizabeth LeBrun first listed as Producer on November 29

- Amanda L. Beall returns as Co-Head Writer on December 4

- Jeff Beldner returns as Associate Head Writer on December 4

- Janice Ferri Esser returns as Script Writer on December 4

- Susan Banks returns as Script Writer on December 5

- Marin Gazzaniga returns as Script Writer on December 6

- Rebecca McCarty returns as Script Writer on December 7

- Lynn Martin returns as Script Writer on December 8

- Brent Boyd last listed as Script Editor on December 15

 

 

Note: Strike episodes aired from July 18 to December 1 (96 episodes)

[RavenWhitney]

Lorraine Broderick last listed as break down writer on Days' Jan 3 episode. The end of an era. Assume she retired.  Makes sense that Chris Dunn was added as her replacement recently.

[Toups]

Yeah, I think she retired.  No way DAYS would fire her after all these years. 

[Taoboi]

That's sad. I've always liked her writing. 

[Cruising Soaps]

I saw earlier this week that Heather Tom directed an episiode of B&B

[cassadine1991]

Anthony Morina last aired as co-Executive Producer on February 6, 2023.

[Toups]

Y&R:

- Anthony Morina last listed as Executive Producer on February 6

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

- Josh Griffith first listed as Executive Producer on February 7

- Amanda L. Beall first listed as Producer on February 7

 

Mandy gets a Producer credit! Amazing she's been able to not only stay on the writing staff since 2008 (arrived during the MAB era), and now she's worked her way up to a Producer. 

[Taoboi]

Interesting.

[glfaninnyc]

Emily Culliton was listed as breakdown writer for today’s General Hospital. I’m assuming a relation to Richard and Carolyn?

 

[Toups]

Yes, I think she's their daughter.  Hopefully she's just as talented as her parents.  

[darrell66]

Lorraine Broderick is a wonderful writer. After Agnes Nixon and Wisner Washam, I strongly believe Broderick was the single best head writer All My Children ever had. I think the show won most of their emmys for Outstanding Writing either under her co-headwritingship or solo headwritership.

Sadly on DAYS I think she only focus on being a breakdown writer. She left all the creative ideas to the headwriter. Which is disappointing. Broderick's gift was her ability to bring realism, truth, honesty and grounded drama to the most outlandish stories. Qualities seriously lacking in Ron Carlivati's style of storytelling.

[Taoboi]

I wouldn't have really known what ATWT was without her writing since I used to follow where she went. I so agree with you. No matter how outlandish a plot, it always had a ring of realism and organic drama to it. And you got invested. 

[Faulkner]

I did the same. I know she wasn’t seen as successful at ATWT, but I enjoyed quite a bit of it. 

[Taoboi]

I feel the same. I was never a regular viewer or knew much about ATWT...until I read she was coming. Then I tried to keep up before she started and then...I became a regular viewer. I enjoyed it as well. I was always inspired by her writing. 

[janea4old]

Lorraine Broderick at the WGA awards for Days - pictures - receiving award for Days from Susan Lucci .. pics on this thread:

https://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/62177-article-‘days-of-our-lives’-de-facto-winner-of-2023-writers-guild-award-for-daytime-drama/

 

Edited March 8, 2023 by janea4old