Do you think he might bring writers like Hal Corley with him, too?

I hope so.

He hasn't written for any soaps since ATWT fired him.

Anybody know what he's been up to since his firing? Is he retired?

Yes.

"Semi-retired" actually. He does occasionally do some play writing in Connecticut and around the tri-state area.

He has received plenty of offers to come back to daytime, but he's pretty much done with it.

Courtney Simon has strayed from P&G before, though - she wrote for "AMC" and "Santa Barbara" in the past. I believe she even recurred as Dr. Anna Tolan on "AMC" while she was writing.

But P&G has been very good to her at "World Turns" for the past six years. She won't leave, even for Hogan.

B&B:

It looks like Brad brought in another ex-Y&R writer.

- Jim Houghton first listed as script writer on September 1

I think I found some reviews of Hal Corley's plays some time ago, but they weren't favourable.

Is Chris Abbott the other writer who passed fro Y&R to B&B? He's not featured in your Profiles section.

P. S. I think it was Mary Alice who got rid of many male writers at ATWT. And Hogan was mad at her at the time.

Is Chris Abbott the other writer who passed fro Y&R to B&B? He's not featured in your Profiles section.

I don't think so. But Michael Minnis (who's associate head-writer at B&B for 2 years now) and Rex M. Best have a long Y&R history before being snatched by Bradley. I'm sure there are more; since it started with Meg Bennett (may she never come back) and Jack Smith who sometimes worked simultaneously for B&B and Y&R.

Yes, I just thought we were talking about recent "acquirings"... I think I saw Chris Abbott jump from Y&R to B&B and back in these months...

I also think that John F. Smith worked for B&B first and then came to Y&R, but I'm not sure. Was he the B&B writer who lived in Hawaii?

Is Meg Guza's wife?

Yes Meg Bennet is Married to GH's Guza.

Robert

Toups:

Here are more changes behind the scenes I think sinc their names haven't appeared for awhile:

Sedwick gone as director of GL

Mitwell gone as director of OLTL

Loprieno gone as writer at OLTL

Culliton might be gone since she only wrote 3 epis in Aug..we'll see...maybe to dool..

Toups:

Here are more changes behind the scenes I think sinc their names haven't appeared for awhile:

Sedwick gone as director of GL

Mitwell gone as director of OLTL

Loprieno gone as writer at OLTL

Culliton might be gone since she only wrote 3 epis in Aug..we'll see...maybe to dool..

I really hope OLTL didn't fire Mitwell. She was an amazing director.

Toups:

Here are more changes behind the scenes I think sinc their names haven't appeared for awhile:

Sedwick gone as director of GL

Mitwell gone as director of OLTL

Loprieno gone as writer at OLTL

Yeah, I noticed they have been gone for a while too.

- Jo Anne Sedwick last listed as director on July 21

- Jill Mitwell last listed as director on June 14

- John Loprieno last listed as script writer on July 19

Culliton might be gone since she only wrote 3 epis in Aug..we'll see...maybe to dool..

Her last script was on August 21, so we'll give her a couple of weeks to see if she's gone or not. I do hope she left for DAYS.

Another freakin damn newbie to Y&R!!

- Tom Casiello first listed as associate head writer on September 6

LML getting rid of people who trained and wrote under Bill Bell while bringing in all these newbies to Y&R could hurt the show in the long run because this isn't how Y&R does business.

On theselfish side, this could be Y&R's downfall and the rise of DAYS to #1 will happen. Oh I wish. LOL

Toups:

Here are more changes behind the scenes I think sinc their names haven't appeared for awhile:

Sedwick gone as director of GL

Mitwell gone as director of OLTL

Loprieno gone as writer at OLTL

Culliton might be gone since she only wrote 3 epis in Aug..we'll see...maybe to dool..

Culliton wrote today's episode. Anyone know what is going on at OLTL?

Toups, I worried about the new writers on Y&R too! John Pleshette, an actor for Knots Landing who went onto write, said that they stopped working with him because he dared to criticize their script. I wonder if thats whats happening with these Y&R writers? I've noticed lots of out of character behavior in some characters, which is probably because so many writers are new.

I'm just glad B&B picked up James Houghton! Love him!

Yeah That writing staff at Y&R has just been completely transformed. Alden and Smith I am sure won't be around for too much longer either. Probably once their contracts expire. I like so far what Lynn is doing with the show for the most part but it could hurt in the future with all thrse newbies coming to Y&R. What has kept Y&R so consistent over the years is its writing team is very tight knit and has remained basically the same for many years.

What has kept Y&R so consistent over the years is its writing team is very tight knit and has remained basically the same for many years.

Exactly!

The Y&R writing team were always close and worked together for DECADES! Bringing in five new writers in the span of 6 months is absurd for Y&R.

Alden and Smith I am sure won't be around for too much longer either. P

I think so too. Smith will probably go back to B&B.

As for Alden, Frons approached her to Head Write for AMC and was going to be paid a lot, but she turned it down! LOL!! I believed this happened before Burton entered the picture.