2025: The Directors and Writers Thread

[Taoboi]

Well that is some tea. 

[skiman12082004]

That's very interesting about Ryan Quan leaving DAYS. I have followed his career from Passions to DAYS. GH needs all the help it can get in the writers room, so I wish him much luck and success over there.

[Liberty City]

I do not hate this. I always liked Ryan Quan as head writer at Days of Our Lives, despite being stuck with a shït co-head writer.

[Toups]

Thanks! He must've very well regarded at DAYS because he lasted so many regime changes since joining the show in 2007.  I always thought it would've been cool if Ryan got a sole HW position.  I don't think an Asian has ever been in that position.  

[BetterForgotten]

Not only that - his actual start was in the P&G writers program in the late 90’s just before he landed on Passions. He always wanted to be a soap writer it seems. 

[Contessa Donatella]

Do we think he made this move because of the new writers?

[VelekaCarruthers]

Chris Dunn no longer appearing in Days credits as script writer as of Wednesday, Feb 26. His name may not have been in the credits yesterday, didn't see the show.  

[janea4old]

Christopher Dunn is now on the BTG writing team.
https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2024/11/beyond-the-gates-writing-team-robert-guza-jr-co-head-writer

[John]

As of today Will Gavett is a new BDW at GH 

[glfaninnyc]

This is his second episode.

[Toups]

BTG:

- Michele Val Jean first listed as Head Writer on February 24

- Michele Val Jean first listed as Executive Producer on February 24

- Sheila Ducksworth first listed as Executive Producer on February 24

- Robert Guza Jr. first listed as Executive Producer on February 24

- Kimberly Doebereiner & Anna Saalfeld first listed as Executive Producers on February 24

- Leon W. Russell & Derrick Johnson first listed as Executive Producers on February 24

- Julie Hanan Carruthers first listed as Executive Producer on February 24

- Albert T. Dickerson III first listed as Producer on February 24

- Nadine Aronson first listed as Producer on February 24

- Sonia Blangiardo-Goins first listed as Producer on February 24

- Daniel Linge first listed as Co-Producer on February 24

- Alicia Hailey Daniels first listed as Coordinating Producer on February 24

- Steven Williford first listed as Director on February 24

- Phideaux Xavier first listed as Director on February 25

- Anthony Pascarelli first listed as Director on February 27

 

Hopefully, the show will list episode BDWs. 

 

[SouthAfricanFan]

Per LinkedIn, Sonia Blangiardo-Goins wrapped up as a director for DAYS in September 2024.

She is listed as a producer / director for BTG from October 2024

[VelekaCarruthers]

During the month of Sept 2024 Days filmed episodes that will air between May 27 and July 7 according to Jason47 production schedule list. So, her episodes will air for a few more months. 

[Toups]

@JAS0N47 Can you confirm when Dunn last appeared in the credits?

[JAS0N47]

The dates I use for the script writers on my site are for the last episode they actually write, so 2/20/25 is what I will be using on the site as his last script aired, although he may have continued being part of the writing team for a few more episodes after that.