Members KMan101 Posted May 12, 2006 Members Share Posted May 12, 2006 I wouldn't be all to upset if JER left, and I'm a big supporter of him. If anyone, I'd want Sheri Anderson back. I'd be really afraid of what a new writer would do, actually. Despite what people choose to believe. JER knows the show. And it can sometimes be REALLY shitty under his pen, but I really do trust him with the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bree Posted May 12, 2006 Members Share Posted May 12, 2006 JER knows what classic soap opera is and he knows DAYS, but he could find some fresher ways to make stories interesting. Despite what many people think, he is not the worst writer out there. None of the current writers, except maybe Lynn Latham at Y&R, would be any better than JER at this point. Higley was a writer for DAYS for many years and she knew the history, but like so many new HW's, she chose to focus on certain characters and her pet project of the disaster that was Roman and Kate, and the characters are still paying for it. Now she's trashing up OLTL and it's painful to see. I would love for C&B to return. They were the ones that turned things around and for a short period, made DAYS what it should have been after Langan and his teen obsession. Another possibility is the writers who wrote for MTV's Spyder Games. I think their style would fit right in with the show, and especially for Sami. Her character has been the same since 1993! A new HW would have to get her out of this rut she's been stuck in for thirteen years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Posted May 12, 2006 Members Share Posted May 12, 2006 People need to give up on Sheri Anderson dreams. It's not going to happen. If it did, I would jump for joy. But it's not going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cody_1990 Posted May 12, 2006 Members Share Posted May 12, 2006 i bet if jer left peter brash would be made head writer.Peter brash was head writer before and he still writes for days so i bet he would just be made head writer again if jer leaves the show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Posted May 12, 2006 Members Share Posted May 12, 2006 I would actually really like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shawn Posted May 12, 2006 Members Share Posted May 12, 2006 Couldn't have said it better, Linn. Sheri would make the show truly watchable again. And while Brash and Cwikley weren't all that bad, are we forgetting that they introduced Rex and Cassie via spaceship? That was pure garbage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KevC1980 Posted May 12, 2006 Members Share Posted May 12, 2006 The spaceship thing was stupid, but it was great seeing eric winters so scantly clad for the first couple weeks... I'm all for Peter Brash taking over, i think he would do an excellent job..Sheri Anderson would just never be able live up to the expectations fans will set for her...I loved her in the past, but i think fans could possibly end up being disapointed...Then the sheri anderson bashing would begin..like whats happened with JER this second go around.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted May 12, 2006 Members Share Posted May 12, 2006 From your mouth to the soap gods ears! I wish Christian and Valerie were working in daytime. B&B would be a terrific show for them, but DAYS would be exciting and humorous under their pen. Sheri Anderson would get the show back to the 80's with romance and supercouples. But, I think ANYONE would be better than Jimmy Reilly at this point. Dunno if the stress of two shows or too much creative control had anything to do with it, but Reilly's second go-round with the network sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PhoenixRising05 Posted May 13, 2006 Members Share Posted May 13, 2006 Agreed Kev. I just think Sheri is held in such high regard that sie is bound to disappoint. The show is much different now and there is a high chance of what is happening to JER possible happening to her. She would attempt to give the fans what she gave them before and that is when the trouble starts. The alien thing was stupid but Days actually handled it realistically. I mean they actually didn't make it campy and played it how real people would react to something like that. It sucked but it was better the captive island. Brash would do fine and he is so recent he would know the current canvas and what has happened (after all he still works there) and he always went according to history. Plus, like someone said, Cwickly and him were not there long enough to really have alot of stories so they would not recycle at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted May 13, 2006 Administrator Share Posted May 13, 2006 A lot of Rex/Cassie's story was re-written, so I don't really blame B&C for that storyline. I think Brash is a great writer but I don't expect him to be DAYS' HW again. I would prefer if JER got a co-HW and a new writing staff. I would love it if Maura Penders, Richard J. Allen, Richard Culliton came back to the staff. My suggestion: Head Writers: James E. Reilly and Hogan Sheffer (or Sheri Anderson) Breakdown Writers: Maura Penders, Peter Brash, Paula Cwickly, Carolyn Culliton Script Writers: Maura Penders, Sofia Landon Geier, Jeanne Marie Ford, Richard J. Allen (he would also be script editor), Richard Culliton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roman Posted May 13, 2006 Members Share Posted May 13, 2006 But it's not just the fact that I and many others want Sheri back. The stuff her and her writing team came up with in the day was can't miss. I would have a straight up attitude when Days was over for the day. Like Linn said, she understood the characters, and that led to romance, drama and adventure. She would have this show back on its feet within 3 months, and that's not building her up or giving her too much credit. I feel that's the truth. If Ken Corday and NBC Daytime say that listen to their fans, then prove it by giving us what we want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted May 13, 2006 Administrator Share Posted May 13, 2006 Two names: Michael and Malone and Josh Griffith. They were the absolute best choice for OLTL, but guess what, their return bombed, especially their last year. It wasn't the 90's anymore and they had Linda Gotlieb. Back in the 80's, Sheri had Al Rabin, but this time she's gonna have Corday.....that's a HUGE difference. So her return could bomb also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members R!ck Posted May 13, 2006 Members Share Posted May 13, 2006 :thumbsup: My two fave HW's of all time on the same show? WOWZAS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roman Posted May 13, 2006 Members Share Posted May 13, 2006 Toups, I hear ya. It could tank just as bad or WORSE than JER's. But, I just can't help be feel that, given the right writers to work with, she could pull it off. What stories did she write in her second stint? maybe that would help us gauge what she would and won't do the third time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted May 13, 2006 Administrator Share Posted May 13, 2006 I don't know what stories she wrote in 1992, but I do know that 1991-1992 was horrible (from what I've read). Maybe it was Gene Pulumbo's influence. lol It got better when Reilly came in as co-HW. LOL I don't really know what happened backstage, I can only speculate that Tom Langan got rid of Sheri because either JER wanted her gone or they disagreed on a lot of stuff which would be weird because a lot of people thought Jim and Sheri's reign together was pretty damn good. Their different styles meshed very well. 1991-1992 Gene Palumbo 1992 Richard J. Allen & Beth Milstein 1992 Sheri Anderson 1992 Sheri Anderson & Gene Palumbo 1992 Sheri Anderson 1992-1993 Sheri Anderson & James E. Reilly (reunited again in 2006???) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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