I would be wild if Jamey did become HW though. It seems to be polarizing as well.

15 minutes ago, Vee said:

I have gotten the vibe for a long time that whatever RC may be up to is an original project. As in possibly a new soap. That said, would it shock me if Sony/CBS, unwilling to invest in new blood, just went after him for Y&R instead? No.

My worst fear (and one I highly doubt will happen at present) is ABC somehow gives him the keys to reviving AMC/OLTL again, which would cement Ron as the state executor and torchbearer for all things Llanview/PV for decades to come. I appreciate a lot of what Ron and Frank did at OLTL but that is the last thing either of them need, let alone the shows which have their own identities outside these men. It's time to move on.

Rumor has it that Ron is writing the Lifetime All My Children movies, though nothing has been confirmed. I believe Susan Lucci has said in an interview that she hasn't met with the writer yet, which, to me, indicates that one is already in place. Could it, in fact, be Ron? We'll soon find out.

1 minute ago, Errol said:

Rumor has it that Ron is writing the Lifetime All My Children movies, though nothing has been confirmed. I believe Susan Lucci has said in an interview that she hasn't met with the writer yet, which, to me, indicates that one is already in place. Could it, in fact, be Ron? We'll soon find out.

I mean, I wouldn't hate that vs. an ongoing serial. A TV movie is another animal and Lifetime isn't going to let him write crazy DID/rape stories.

But let's see how @Khan @DRW50 @EricMontreal22 and @Darn feel!

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13 minutes ago, Errol said:

Rumor has it that Ron is writing the Lifetime All My Children movies, though nothing has been confirmed. I believe Susan Lucci has said in an interview that she hasn't met with the writer yet, which, to me, indicates that one is already in place. Could it, in fact, be Ron? We'll soon find out.

Oooo nice.

On 6/27/2026 at 9:25 AM, Chris B said:

I'm happy Josh Griffith is gone finally but won't get too excited until I know who is replacing him. I feel like the writing was on the wall for a while between Steve Kent overseeing the show and then JG losing his EP credit, not to mention JF consulting. Clearly something was going on and someone wasn't happy.

Now since I see comments about past regimes I'm going to give my defense of Sally Sussman. When she took over with no notice and no story bible or plans, it was obviously slow. With that said, the way the characters were written was like night and day. It was like a snap of the fingers and everybody was suddenly written in character again. I do think with time she developed a strong show but it was just too soon to fire her. She didn't even get a full year if I remember correctly.

I feel like if Mal Young had worked with her instead of firing her, they could've been a dream team. His punchier story ideas mixed with her knowledge of the characters and tone of the show would've been magic. I just think it's a shame they didn't give her a full two years.

Agree. I actually liked her approach. The slower style of writing is what I prefer actually and it’s how you actually tell a real story in soaps. Just because the pacing is slower doesn’t mean it’s boring.

I’d welcome her back in a heartbeat but I doubt they’d bring her back unfortunately. They just don’t believe in that kind of storytelling anymore and it’s all about the shock factor (which, if you really want that shock factor how about tell a good slow 6 months to a year storyline with a good pay off at the end?).

41 minutes ago, Vee said:

I mean, I wouldn't hate that vs. an ongoing serial. A TV movie is another animal and Lifetime isn't going to let him write crazy DID/rape stories.

But let's see how @Khan @DRW50 @EricMontreal22 and @Darn feel!

I’m numb!

I guess you could do worse, like Griffith for instance, but I honestly can’t even envision what an AMC TV movie looks like.

1 hour ago, Errol said:

Rumor has it that Ron is writing the Lifetime All My Children movies, though nothing has been confirmed. I believe Susan Lucci has said in an interview that she hasn't met with the writer yet, which, to me, indicates that one is already in place. Could it, in fact, be Ron? We'll soon find out.

Why do they continue giving this hack more things to f up?

He has no history with the show.

Oh wait, he grew up watching soaps, so has all of the SON community.

So, I obviously agree with what most have said in this thread about changes that need to be made. One of the most obvious things is “NO MORE KIDNAPPINGS”. Yes yes yes to that. I do not care if I never see another kidnapping on this show ever again.

But there are some other things I’d like to add to this conversation, particularly with the casting in this show (cause it can use some improvement).

Get rid of Claire, she and Holden are boring so they can both go. Bring back Faith and give her Claire’s place as the young female lead.

Get rid of Sally for the love of god. Nothing against the actress really, I just don’t care about her. Send her back to B&B. I would keep Billy for obvious reasons, he’s an important character.. but bring back Mackenzie or something for his next big story, it could Involve her.

Obviously reunite Shick and put them into that supporting role for their children Noah and Faith. I still expect them to have heavy involvement in their children’s stories but we don’t need them front and centre leading story. Nikki and Victor - same thing. We don’t need them front and centre either.

Victoria is a character I never know what to do with because I just don’t care about this actress. I liked when Cole came back though so maybe undo his death too? LOL.

I hated the idea of recasting Cane with an actor that doesn’t even remotely resemble who Cane was but since that’s already done we might as well go with it. I’m liking this version of Lane anyways (as someone who never cared for them). So reunite them and bring their kids into the fold to have them on screen so we have some young black leads alongside the Newman and Abbott kids.

Make Audra the troublemaker we all know she can be. Why are there no young female vixens? Is Phyllis supposed to always be the only female on this show who stirs the pot and creates drama?

Keep Jack and Diane together because they seem to be working. I know some people have hated Pattys return but I kind of enjoy the drama it’s brought for Jack and Diane. I obviously don’t expect her to stick around forever though.

Bring Jill back.. she should be just as relevant on this show as Jack, Nikki and Victor. If JW won’t return I’d honestly be okay with a recast.

I could go on and on but these are things I’d like to see happen immediately!

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1 hour ago, Vee said:

Lifetime isn't going to let him write crazy DID/rape stories.

Have you watched Lifetime lately, lol?

But seriously. I've always thought the TV movies were a dumb idea, so I don't have any opinions about Ron Carlivati writing them. He's getting paid to do what he loves, which is more than the majority of Americans could say these days, so more power to him. Either way, I won't be watching.

2 hours ago, janea4old said:

I didn't want to put that out there in the universe, but since you just posted, yeah that was my first thought when the news broke that it might be Jamey, since Jamey always wanted to write for Y&R.

Nothing about Jamey Giddens' work thus far inspires confidence in me (to say the least, lol), but if that ends up being the direction CBS/Sony wants to take...? Well, all I can say is, I truly hope Jamey doesn't screw it up.