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DAYS: Head Writer Ron Carlivati Departing Peacock Soap After Seven Years


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Nov. 8, 2024: Stephanie Sloane for TVInsider interviews Ken Corday:
https://www.tvinsider.com/1160938/days-of-our-lives-future-peacock-changes-2025/
Regarding Carlvati, Corday notes, “I just felt it was time for a different look at the show, a different foundation for the show, and a different story push. Our previous head writer had a wonderful, long run, but change is a constant and sometimes change is called for and this was a case where it was clear to me it was.”

 

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This isn't rocket science on who wrote the show.

Jean Ford and Fran Myers are FICORE and didn't go anywhere during the strike

Sheri Anderson went FICORE during the 2023 strike and I will bet she will appear as a writer under Jean and Paula

Paula went fICOR in 2008 and got credit on Y&R for that period as a writer. And lo and behold after the 2023 strike she's been hired as co-head.

So it's a fairly easy guess that the strike writers included: Jean Ford, Paula Cwikly, Sheri Anderson, Fran Myers and we'll need to see other writers who show up under Jean and Paula.

With Ron out, it's likely Dan O'Connor and Katie Schock are out.  We know Dave Ryan lost his job to Dan O'Connor and Kent hired him as script writer at Y&R. Chris Dunn is out because he's now a break down writer at Beyond the Gates...

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I totally agree, they most likely wrote the strike. Corday has a history of hiring fi-core writers after writers strikes are done as well (re: Higley 08). Honestly I was watching more frequently during the strike, it was more the type of show I want to see overall with more focus on family and character. It wasn't the most exciting stories, but I think some of  that had to do with the BTS going on with the firing of the EP and scripts being written so far in advance. 

I am really curious to see how the overall writing team looks. I was sad Chris Dunn left for BTG, as I feel his long history writing soaps and Days would have benefited the new team. I also feel like any Carlivati additions will probably be gone, I suspect Sonia Alarr will be disappearing anytime now. Jamey Giddens still seems to be there, Ryan Quan is probably there to. With the pool of former daytime writers a lot smaller then it was a decade ago, hopefully they will bring in some new blood. Freshness is needed at this point. 

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Kenny boy should not be proud of replacing a union worker who striked with two scabs.

It is now clear to me that Cwikly and Ford were the scab HWs. I will not watch their Days. I don’t support or condone scabbing. I condemn it. 

I take comfort knowing their union considers fi core writers to be the scum of the earth. Their professional reputations are forever tainted.

But I’m not surprised. Ken did the same thing during the last strike but paid a hefty fine because of it. This time he waited until Ron’s contract expired so he couldn’t be accused of firing a returned striker.

Ron probably figured out who the scabs were and how Ken was using the strike as their “audition”. Once he figured they were running down his clock, he went all-in on Body and Soul.

 

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