That may be, but she was an important player in the Phillip storyline. It makes me SO mad that Marland totally dropped the ball on that storyline. I would have preferred he had it come out soon after taking over so we could get scenes of everyone giving Alan and Jackie hell for the garbage they pulled. Instead of killing off Jackie, he should have killed off Elizabeth. Then it would have somewhat made sense that Phillip was raised by Justin and Jackie. But not before this storyline was resolved.
LOTS of interesting info in this article!
First thing: I thought Allen Potter retired right after GL. I thought that was the reason he left. I did not know he had been moved to AW.
So they went around telling everyone the new producer wouldn't change things too much, everyone was safe, and within a year the writers and half the cast had been fired.
(There's a saying about the entertainment industry, that they will "kill you with kindness." It's not at all unusual to have everyone tell you you're doing fantastic and then get fired the next day).
I'm trying to figure out the timeline for PFS and Browne. If she was fired at the 13 week mark in mid February, that means she started mid November. So that means PFS started mid August. Then you have to take into consideration that shows tape ahead of time. Was it only 3 weeks back then? Because on YT I found an episode dated March 4, 1983 that credited the Cullitons as headwriters.
Wasn't there also a brief writers strike Spring 83? I seem to remember that scabs were blamed for the goofy Rebecca/Mona storyline and how it resolved.
Here's another thing...I didn't realize Kobe had been hired almost right off of Texas' final episode. I watched the last few when they broadcast them, so that seems right, it ended with the holidays, Christmas and New Years. So basically, they decided to work out whatever was left of her contract by dropping her into GL. They could have sent her to a different one, but I guess the chaos after Potter and Marland fell out and Marland left made that the logical decision as far as P&G was concerned.
A shame that they never gave Browne another chance at headwriting a soap.
By
DeeVee ·
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.