2005: The Directors and Writers Thread

[Toups]

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2005 - Directors and Writers

<b>DAYS</b>

- Michael Slade returns as script writer on January 6

- Susan Kirshenbaum joined as script writer on January 10

- Jeanne Marie Ford last listed as script editor on May 15

- Jodie Scholz promoted to script editor on May 16

- Jodie Scholz last listed as script editor on July 21

- Jodie Scholz back to script writer on July 22

- Jeanne Marie Ford listed as script editor on July 22

- Roy B. Steinberg promoted to Supervising Producer on July 21

- Deveney Kelly listed as director on August 10

<b>GH</b>

- Karen Harris first listed as script writer on April 8

- Michael J. Cinquemani last listed as script writer on April 14

- Dave Goldschmid first listed as associate head writer on April 28

- Craig Heller last listed as script writer on June 7

- Dave Goldschmid listed as associate head writer on August 9

- Michelle Patrick last listed as associate head writer on October 14

- Dave Goldschmid listed as associate head writer on October 17 (contract)

<b>Y&R</b>

- Michael Montgomery list in credits on May 9

- Sally Sussman Morina joins as Storyline Consultant on May 17

- Andrew Lee first listed as director on June 2

- Sally Sussman Morina listed as associate head writer on June 10

- Trent Jones first listed as associate head writer on October 4

- Lynn Marie Latham first listed as Executive Consultant on November 14

<b>OLTL</b>

- Fran Myers joined as script writer on January 6

- Janet Iacobuzio joined as associate head writer on February 24

- Mark Christopher joined as script writer on April 14

- Daniel S. Griffin last listed as script writer on May 30

- Fran Myers first listed as script editor on June 16

- Fran Myers last listed as script editor on June 23

- John Zack last listed as director on July 11

- Meg Kelly joins as associate head writer on July 12

- Jill Ackles fist listed as director on July 14

- Meg Kelly last listed as associate head writer on August 4

- Chris Van Effen first listed as associate head writer on August 15

- Carolyn Culliton first listed as script writer on August 31

- Barbara Esensten & James Harmon Brown last listed as script editors on September 19

- Leslie Nipkow listed as script editor on September 20

- Theresa Anna Cascio last listed as associate head writer on September 26

- Scott Sickles first listed as script writer on October 4

- Karen Briner first listed as associate head writer on October 12

- Scott Sickles last listed as script writer on November 2

<b>GL</b>

- Lorraine Broderick last listed as associate head writer on January 4

- Gillian Spencer last listed as script writer on May 13

- Kevin Zimmerman first listed as script writer on June 14

- Michael Cohen first listed as writer on June 16

- Rebecca Hanover first listed as associate head writer on July 29

- Susan Strickler last listed as director on September 23

- Cassandra Morgan last listed as associate head writer on October 21

<b>AMC</b>

- Lisa Conner last listed as associate head writer on January 5

- Karen Harris last listed as script writer on February 24

- Stephen Demorest first listed as associate head writer on April 8

- Courtney Bugler fist listed script writer on May 11

- Juliet Law Packer last listed as associate head writer on June 30

- Amanda L. Beall first listed as associate head writer on July 6

- Juliet Law Packer listed as associate head writer on July 13

- Shelley Curtis first listed as director on September 14

- Amanda L. Beall listed as associate head writer on October 18

- Michelle Patrick listed as associate head writer on November 1

- Amanda L. Beall last listed as associate head writer on November 9

<b>B&B</b>

- Chris Abbott joined as script writer

- John Chambers joined as script writer

- Patrick Mulcahey first listed as script writer in late June

- Rex M. Best first listed as script editor on July 25

- Candace Kirby last listed as script writer on August 18

- Adam Desevoir listed as Associate Producer on September 7

- Rex M. Best last listed as script editor on September 8

- Rex M. Best listed as script writer on October 12

<b>ATWT</b>

- Paula Cwikly last listed as associate head writer on March 2

- Leah Laiman and Lisa Connor first listed as associate head writer on March 3

- Meg Kelly last listed as script writer on April 6

- Josh Griffith first listed as script writer on April 12

- Trent Jones listed as associate head writer on April 26

- Hogan Sheffer last listed as Co-Head Writer on May 24

- Lynn Martin last listed as script writer on June 1

- Frederick Johnson last listed as associate head writer on June 7

- Paula Cwikly listed as associate head writer on August 5

- Trent Jones last listed as associate head writer on September 26

- Charlotte Gibson last listed as associate head writer on October 17

- Hogan Sheffer first listed as associate head writer on October 25

- Anna Theresa Cascio first listed as associate head writer on November 1

<b>PSNS</b>

- Michael Slade last listed as script writer January 24

[Toups]

OLTL: Theresa Anna Cascio wasn't listed in the credits today.

[ClassicsSoapFan]

I noticed on today's ATWT credits that Trent Jones name is no longer listed. Chris Whitesell and Leah Laiman are still there along with all the rest.

I wonder if they are making room for Hogan Sheffer's return?

[AgnesEckhart]

Noticed that as well. Too much to hope she's busy taking notes on AMC to take over as HW again? I know its not the case but I wish. I miss Lysistrata, Kenny Adler& Simone, Reggie, Janelle, Lena, and the contemporary feel AC brought to AMC.

[Toups]

Wow, Trent Jones is gone already? So who are the breakdown writers now? I forget.

[Britney]

Chris Whitesell, Leah Laiman, Lisa Connor, Charlotte Gibson, Paula Cwikly

I cannot believe they let Jones get away...and so quickly!

Whitesell, Laiman, Connor, Cwikly...the show can get rid of them. Gibson, entirely not familar with her work.

Random but interesting: AMC and GH recently ditched the writers' room in favor of teleconferencing (OLTL did so last year already). Now ATWT and GL are the only soaps still doing the traditional writers' room thing. This came up when I was talking to a pal and I mentioned the possibility of Nancy Curlee returning to GL post-MADD. She said no, because she and Stephen live in Virginia now (and ABC allowing their BDWs to live wherever they want now is what enabled Stephen to join AMC in the first place)

She also told me that Demorest and Guza hate each other...bad!!! I want to get some followup on that. But it makes sense. Things must've been really bad at GH to make Eleanor Labine and Demorest flee from GH and jump to AW...which was on death's door by then.

It's a shame about Cascio. I'd like to see her return to AMC when McTavish goes.

[Britney]

LOL, wow, looking at the SW/D forum and Josh Griffith sure does monopolize the writing! LOL! One month he wrote something like nine scripts and the rest were lucky to get two.

[Toups]

ATWT should've gotten rid of Whitesell or Laiman to make room for Sheffer.

Oh....that's interesting about Demorest/Guza. Wonder what happened. LOL at them jumping to AW. Things did go downhill for GH in 1999 with no Demorest though.

Thanks for the tibit, Britney. LOL

I've been predicting a BDW would get the axe since Chris Van Effen being listed for multiple episodes (though he wasn't listed today).

No surprise there. Griffith is the best SW ATWT has from what people have been saying.

[ClassicsSoapFan]

I absolutely agree!

GL ought to pick him up,IMHO!

[Toups]

Scott Sickles wrote today's OLTL script. Apparently, he's a playwright and Patricia O'Connell (Mrs. Bigelow) was in a play of his.

And it looks like B&E are gone because Nipkow has been script editor for over 2 weeks now.

[Toups]

Trent Jones is back with Y&R. He was in the credits Tuesday (in Canada).

[Jess]

I was going to ask about B&E. What is going on there?

[Britney]

Trent Jones is ATWT's loss. A shame.

Hopefully B&E were tossed out on their behinds. Although another new SW for OLTL? Do they ever stop hiring?

[Toups]

Yeah hopefully they're gone.

Nope. This is Dena Higley, a person who hires a billion script writers.

[Toups]

Again, the answer is no. LOL Karen Briner was listed as a breakdown writer today. The Higley trend continues.