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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 37773" data-attributes="member: 27">You&#039;re in for a great time! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I had absolutely no interest in watching another soap, but sampled a bit of Carlivati&#039;s One Life to Live in 2008 when it was airing on SoapNet.&nbsp; Despite not knowing anyone or anything on that show I started really liking it. I followed his writing to GH when OLTL got cancelled and I found myself liking GH too, especially his more outrageous stuff.&nbsp; RC has that same crazy &quot;I can&#039;t believe he did that&quot; quality in his writing that Jim Reilly had, only RC seems able to rein it in when it goes too far afield.&nbsp; I always thought Days was losing out on a good thing by not hiring him when ABC fired him from GH.&nbsp; The main stumbling block (which may or may not exist now) is that RC was headquartered in New York and didn&#039;t want to move to LA where GH was taped, creating a sort of &#039;distance&#039; between writer and actors that didn&#039;t work well toward the end.&nbsp; Days is also taped in LA; if their &quot;creative consultants&quot; are to actually earn their keep*, I would think RC would commute more to LA and work with the rest of the writers and consultants.&nbsp; The main criticism of his work on GH was that he ought to have had a co-writer or consultant who would even out some of the more &quot;bizarre&quot; choices made in his final months.&nbsp; Those can be attributed to burnout, of course--he&#039;d gone straight from OLTL to GH with little time off in years.&nbsp; Sharing the workload might help keep him overall.&nbsp; Sheri Anderson has a long history with Days (among other shows), so Ron could really use her knowledge of the show&#039;s history.&nbsp; He loves digging up obscure bits of history on his shows and use them to launch a new story.That said, I can imagine he came up with some great stuff for Days.&nbsp; He&#039;s very creative, and if the network and Sony really DO want Days to stick around, he&#039;s probably the best stylistic fit for head writer of that show.* It&#039;s a dirty little secret in soapland that &quot;Creative Consultant&quot; gigs vary wildly in their actual effectiveness.&nbsp; Some CC&#039;s come in and rewrite scripts, replace writing staff, and act as go-between with Head Writer and Exec Producer.&nbsp; Others sit home, review scripts and send notes that are ignored by everyone.&nbsp; Either way, the checks don&#039;t bounce so it&#039;s totally up to the CC as to how much help they want to offer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 37773, member: 27"] You're in for a great time! :) I had absolutely no interest in watching another soap, but sampled a bit of Carlivati's [I]One Life to Live [/I]in 2008 when it was airing on SoapNet. Despite not knowing anyone or anything on that show I started really liking it. I followed his writing to GH when OLTL got cancelled and I found myself liking GH too, especially his more outrageous stuff. RC has that same crazy "I can't believe he did that" quality in his writing that Jim Reilly had, only RC seems able to rein it in when it goes too far afield. I always thought Days was losing out on a good thing by not hiring him when ABC fired him from GH. The main stumbling block (which may or may not exist now) is that RC was headquartered in New York and didn't want to move to LA where GH was taped, creating a sort of 'distance' between writer and actors that didn't work well toward the end. Days is also taped in LA; if their "creative consultants" are to actually earn their keep*, I would think RC would commute more to LA and work with the rest of the writers and consultants. The main criticism of his work on GH was that he ought to have had a co-writer or consultant who would even out some of the more "bizarre" choices made in his final months. Those can be attributed to burnout, of course--he'd gone straight from OLTL to GH with little time off in years. Sharing the workload might help keep him overall. Sheri Anderson has a long history with Days (among other shows), so Ron could really use her knowledge of the show's history. He loves digging up obscure bits of history on his shows and use them to launch a new story. That said, I can imagine he came up with some great stuff for Days. He's very creative, and if the network and Sony really DO want Days to stick around, he's probably the best stylistic fit for head writer of that show. * It's a dirty little secret in soapland that "Creative Consultant" gigs vary wildly in their actual effectiveness. Some CC's come in and rewrite scripts, replace writing staff, and act as go-between with Head Writer and Exec Producer. Others sit home, review scripts and send notes that are ignored by everyone. Either way, the checks don't bounce so it's totally up to the CC as to how much help they want to offer. [/QUOTE]

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