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Weird…I was just thinking too that this has probably been his longest HW gig. 
 

I don’t watch Days that much but I know Paula Cwikly had a fairly successful stint writing the show in 2002/2003 , so maybe that’s promising? 

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Thank goodness. This show is overdue for some fresh writing, and the aspects of Ron's DOOL that I genuinely enjoyed his first few years have been overshadowed by his reliance on the same devices and "humor." He's clearly burnt out.

Thank goodness. This show is overdue for some fresh writing, and the aspects of Ron's DOOL that I genuinely enjoyed his first few years have been overshadowed by his reliance on the same devices and "humor." He's clearly burnt out.

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The “effective immediate” verbiage is always interesting in these press releases. 

I assume it has something to do with his contract status.  But, it is not as if anyone infers that he gave two weeks notice, and now he's going to show Paula and Jeanne Marie how the copy machine works before he leaves.

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Also, gotta love the illusion to DAYS's nine month “unique tape-to-air” schedule.

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I loved Paula Cwikly and Peter Brash's work in 2002 and early 2003. This sounds promising. 

And yes, this is needed. Carlivati only has so many tricks that he repeats over and over. 

Sometimes I wonder how much better a Possession 2.0 would've been under someone else's pen. We knew they'd revisit it one day; it's just a shame it was done in such a jokey, gimmicky, unserious manner. 

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