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spunkygirl · 05-21-2007, 06:58 PM

http://soapnet.go.com/news/soapnet_amc_headwriters.html

BARBARA J. ESENSTEN AND JAMES HARMON BROWN NAMED HEADWRITERS FOR ALL MY CHILDREN

Brian Frons, president, Daytime, Disney-ABC Television Group announced today that long-time writing partners Barbara J. Esensten and James Harmon Brown will join ABC's Emmy® Award-winning soap All My Children as headwriters.

"We're thrilled to welcome this talented team back to ABC," said Frons. "They're known for telling compelling stories that take characters and viewers on a great emotional ride, and their creative vision promises to continue the show's tradition of cutting-edge storylines. Fans can expect an exciting summer in Pine Valley and can look forward to even more of the romance and intrigue they have come to love and look for on All My Children."

"Combined with their ability to take creative and emotional risks, Barbara and Jim write with commitment to character integrity and honesty. I look forward to working with them again and welcome them to All My Children," said executive producer Julie Hanan Carruthers.

The Esensten-Brown Emmy® Award-winning writing team have written for the ABC dramas Dynasty, Port Charles and One Life to Live. In addition they wrote for Guiding Light, and most recently served as head writers for Days of our Lives.

catlover79 · 05-22-2007, 01:42 PM

One thing I noticed about these headwriters who go from soap to soap - all the plots are recycled, stale and just plain BLAH.

I don't understand why more soaps do not hire new blood. Another World hit gold in the 1970s when they hired playwright Harding Lemay as headwriter. Soap fans call his tenure AW's "golden era" and the show was at its peak in popularity. He won a writing Emmy in 1975. As The World Turns took a chance on newcomer Hogan Sheffer as headwriter and he brought a renaissance. The new ATWT writing team won numerous Emmys under his watch, as did several actors. Hogan Sheffer is now the headwriter of Days of Our Lives.

With daytime ratings sinking lower and lower, what do TPTB have to lose??

Chuck89 · 05-24-2007, 11:23 PM

Now that they have new headwriters,how about a new executive producer? Julie Hanan Carruthers has got to go! I think it was her idea to keep the fake filmlook(which was only supposed to be for 2 episodes in July 2006)and killing off Dixie.
IMO,Soap operas should have the live video look and not look like a fuzzy distorted kinescope.

05-21-2007, 06:58 PM	#1
spunkygirl Member Moderator Forum Celebrity Join Date: Apr 26, 2003 Posts: 21,563	AMC Headwriters Announced http://soapnet.go.com/news/soapnet_amc_headwriters.html BARBARA J. ESENSTEN AND JAMES HARMON BROWN NAMED HEADWRITERS FOR ALL MY CHILDREN Brian Frons, president, Daytime, Disney-ABC Television Group announced today that long-time writing partners Barbara J. Esensten and James Harmon Brown will join ABC's Emmy® Award-winning soap All My Children as headwriters. "We're thrilled to welcome this talented team back to ABC," said Frons. "They're known for telling compelling stories that take characters and viewers on a great emotional ride, and their creative vision promises to continue the show's tradition of cutting-edge storylines. Fans can expect an exciting summer in Pine Valley and can look forward to even more of the romance and intrigue they have come to love and look for on All My Children." "Combined with their ability to take creative and emotional risks, Barbara and Jim write with commitment to character integrity and honesty. I look forward to working with them again and welcome them to All My Children," said executive producer Julie Hanan Carruthers. The Esensten-Brown Emmy® Award-winning writing team have written for the ABC dramas Dynasty, Port Charles and One Life to Live. In addition they wrote for Guiding Light, and most recently served as head writers for Days of our Lives.

05-22-2007, 01:42 PM	#2
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	One thing I noticed about these headwriters who go from soap to soap - all the plots are recycled, stale and just plain BLAH. I don't understand why more soaps do not hire new blood. Another World hit gold in the 1970s when they hired playwright Harding Lemay as headwriter. Soap fans call his tenure AW's "golden era" and the show was at its peak in popularity. He won a writing Emmy in 1975. As The World Turns took a chance on newcomer Hogan Sheffer as headwriter and he brought a renaissance. The new ATWT writing team won numerous Emmys under his watch, as did several actors. Hogan Sheffer is now the headwriter of Days of Our Lives. With daytime ratings sinking lower and lower, what do TPTB have to lose??
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05-24-2007, 11:23 PM	#3
Chuck89 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 07, 2003 Location: Hobart,Indiana Posts: 175	Now that they have new headwriters,how about a new executive producer? Julie Hanan Carruthers has got to go! I think it was her idea to keep the fake filmlook(which was only supposed to be for 2 episodes in July 2006)and killing off Dixie. IMO,Soap operas should have the live video look and not look like a fuzzy distorted kinescope.