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

[Adriana]

Paula Cwikly was the original writer for the baby switch stuff between Abe and Lexie and Bo and hope characters 

[Contessa Donatella]

Add James Reynolds. Add Lindsay Arnold a second time. Add Camila. Add Martha Madison. Add Peter Reckell. Add Kristian Alfonso. 

Good list!

 

[Errol]

It looks to me like Carlivati fulfilled the requirements of his contract (i.e. it wasn't renewed) when you consider how long the strike lasted and how much time past since his material started airing again following the strike to his being let go today, and how long we have to wait for his material to stop airing.

[Melroser]

Ashley already has it...and being treated for it. She can come back over-the-top crazy and play Kristen on Y&R. Honestly, I wouldn't mind. It'd be something to watch. 

[Contessa Donatella]

I don't know what this means. 

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This has been posted as written by PC during her last tenure as HW at DAYS. 

[DRW50]

@Contessa Donatella There were many jokes about AJ's weight during Sean's return to the role.

[Contessa Donatella]

People can be so cruel. 

[Khan]

IMO, Ron Carlivati's exit won't make much of a difference: DAYS is gonna be DAYS, no matter who occupies the HW's chair.  But if this news means we COULD be seeing the last of his fucked-up tribute to Wayland Flowers' Madame known as Leo Stark...?  Then, all I can say is...

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Edited July 20, 2024 by Khan

[DRW50]

No, I meant in the scripts. I didn't see that many from fans.

[MissPhoenixGirl92]

They weren't just horribly written; their characters were also pretty awful. At any rate, I won't be surprised if most if not all of them end up getting the boot. Then we can finally bring back characters that actually belong on the show and have a real purpose and are also beloved by fans. 

[DRW50]

Madame is the Dimera the show needed but never deserved.

[Khan]

Everyone I loved on DAYS (that isn't still there - and that's a very short list!) has either retired or died.

[Contessa Donatella]

Oh, sounds like stupid writing. 

[dc11786]

Cwikly and Brash wrote the conclusion of the story where the babies were returned, I want to say at someone's baptism. For a show that hadn't really delved much into the emotional impact of the stories since Reilly left it was a noticable and appreciated shift. I believe it was heavily promoted (Kleenex sponsored the episode or something) and they even dragged Lisa Trudel back as Melissa for the event. 

I don't remember much of what Abe and Lexi did after that, but I recall they were present when Tony Dimera returned at Tuscany (I believe) under the reservation of A. Dimera; Lexi was questioned if she was the person and she wasn't. 

There were things I appreciated like Jack and Sami trapped in some inn with a murder mystery theme unaware it was just a collosal joke. Coming after Jack claiming to be gay to let Greta down easily this was a welcome relief. I believe they also wrote out Greta with the vague revelation that she was going "to be with her father" resolving the fact that John Black wasn't that man. 

Hope and Bo ended up dealing with the return of Billie Reed in the form of Lisa Rinna as a cop and additionally the return of Larry Welch, who kidnapped Hope. 

I think they also did Chloe's leukemia storyline. The Gemini twins were the big teen story for a minute, which was half baked Reilly.

Brash and Cwikly's was well regarded at the time, but Corday cited an inability to maintain budget as the primary issue why they were let go claiming the stories were too expensive with a shifting in the number of sets and such. 

[TEdgeofNight]

Leo isn’t going anywhere. He tests well which is why they write for him. And Paula likes Leo. I know that for a fact.