BTG: History, Behind the Scenes Articles & Photos

[Khan]

For once, I'm not going to say anything positive or negative about JG or his jumping over to BTG.  I'm just going to wish him well, lol.

At the end of the day, however, it comes down to these three truths:

1. It isn't about WHAT you know, but about WHO you know, that gets you ahead in any business.

2. It isn't about hiring the best and brightest, but about hiring the easiest to work with and the most efficient.

3. If you really want to know why certain individuals in this industry keep getting hired, despite their abysmal track records, you actually need to take a look in the mirror.  They keep getting hired, because they know how to deliver to a generation of fans who've been conditioned not to be able to tell good from bad.  (Anyone who remembers when these shows still would "write up" to the viewers knows what I'm talking about).

Edited March 6 by Khan

[Contessa Donatella]

Excellent example of the Peter Principle since he was so good as a special fan/journo but then rose one more level to meet incompetence.  Le sigh.

[janea4old]

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[Chris B]

I feel like a lot of the hate Jamey gets is from his past on Daytime Confidential. From the moment Ambitions was announced there were people rooting for him to fail. He assembled a great team, including giving Michele Val Jean and Susan Dansby a chance at a primetime show with Producer titles which both said was a career highlight. Together this team created a great soap that lived on in streaming. Many of the writing staff has gone on to get jobs on the other soaps. Black voices we did not have prior to Jamey platforming them on Ambitions. 

He's currently in his second season headwriting Sistas which continues to raise in the ratings and is always trending on Twitter and this is a show that's been on for years. Jamey breaking through as a fan and a Black writer is impressive and he's done a lot for Black writers on soaps and I'll always be greatful for that.

I'll also mention that today's script writer was Jazmen Darnell Brown, the fourth writer from Ambitions to be added to the staff. If that doesn't speak to the experience MVJ had on that show, I don't know what will. And people have been raving about his script today.

[Vee]

I agree with all this. But I was under the impression he was on breakdowns at BTG, and if so frankly I'm still glad he's not writing scripts.

[Chris B]

Yes, he's just doing breakdowns on BTG.

[Contessa Donatella]

I know him from his time at DAYS where I came to appreciate his scripts. Brown, I mean.

 

Edited March 6 by Contessa Donatella

[AbcNbc247]

Some highlights of Jamey’s work on Days. Hopefully, y’all see why I hope he and Ron are being watched like hawks.

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Edited March 6 by AbcNbc247

[te.]

Don't forget that he was the one behind SaRenée.

Both he and Ron seems to appreciate the lowest 80s style camp.

[AbcNbc247]

Exactly!

That’s why people on here saying “Ron’s just a breakdown writer” didn’t ease my concerns about him at BTG. Because look what “just a breakdown writer” did at Days. 

[BetterForgotten]

And Jamey gladly took credit for pitching some of these awful DAYS ideas to Ron. Let’s not forget and bypass that. 

Hopefully MVJ and Guza will keep these subpar hacks in check. 

[janea4old]

yes I remember Jamey tweeting about that, and this gives me concern.

[BoldRestless]

Don't know anything about the context here but this is giving Y&R "chipmunk."

[janea4old]

 

Yes but even worse.  Ron thinks these costumes, lookalikes, and related escapades are hilarious, but they're not.

The first pic is a stuffed bear in an obnoxious saccharine storyline that one character gave another (two characters that never belong together) .. and then the bear came to life in someone's dream or something? I had to skim it, it was so awful, so I don't care about the details.

The second pic is from "Body&Soul" a soap-within-soap on Days that was a horrid storyline that lasted for many months and even Deidre Hall commented (after Ron C. stopped writing) in a subtle way that implied relief it was done.

The last pic actually is Greg Rikaart on Days who was the Y&R chipmunk.

Edited March 6 by janea4old

[te.]

Yup. Both Ron and Jamey has issues with their taste levels and the fact that they're on the team gives them - for better or worse - room to pitch stories and get promoted. Add that they seemingly bring out each others worst instincts as DAYS went further off the rails once Jamey joined. I'm glad they're both off DAYS but really, everyone needs to keep them away from suggesting storylines. Just shut and lock the door if they try.