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Dena Higley QUITS — SUDS REPORT EXCLUSIVE; Breaking News — TVGC; ATWT actor FIRED
Topic Started: Jul 26 2008, 06:10 PM (133,427 Views)
Sindacco
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I see some of you say Ed rewrote stories because Higley sucked. But remember that rumor that was posted last month. It said that one actress was fucking a producer and was hated on the set by the other actors because she was acting like a diva. Was it confirmed if it was RM?
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sitrian


What I've read all over the net is that people have heard the same story. Which is different from hearing the whole story. There is no question that there is another side to this story... and I haven't seen anybody with it.
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pagraves
Jul 28 2008, 01:00 PM
What I keep coming back to is the fact that everybody here seems to be treating this accusation against Ed Scott as if it's been proven to be true. It has not. And while we can speculate about it until the cows come home, a man's livelihood and reputation are at stake, and I need a little more proof than the spin of someone from the Higley camp.
Amen.
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jdawg1077
Jul 28 2008, 01:03 PM
I think the character of Morgan is a nicer "fit" into the story, however. Here you have a pretty actress who is talented in her own right. She starts off as minor recurring character (around the time of Ed Scott's arrival, if I'm not mistaken). The sorority storyline runs its course with the death of Ford Decker. Yet her character stays around, with little to do, and then all of a sudden has a father on-canvas, is getting into the Phillip/Chloe story, which in turn involves her with numerous other stories. There are a lot of mentions of her mother, which seem to lay the groundwork for the entrance of her character in the near future. And she has no ties to any major family, other then being Chelsea and Stephanie's friend. Although to be fair, I think it's refreshing that a non-related character is being featured on the show, because it makes things interesting, and I like the character of Morgan. But having said that, she fits more into the backstage story more than Rachel Melvin does.
But they also said that the actress had been in over 100 episodes. Kristen Renton had not been in that many at the time.
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Thanks Nelson for the scoop .... it wasn't as earth shattering as I thought but it may seem like a huge deal to those who know the industry better. It seems to me that Corday best get his house in order and quickly!
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Sindacco
Jul 28 2008, 01:05 PM
I see some of you say Ed rewrote stories because Higley sucked. But remember that rumor that was posted last month. It said that one actress was fucking a producer and was hated on the set by the other actors because she was acting like a diva. Was it confirmed if it was RM?
No, it's just speculation so far....I wish we knew who the diva is..
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sitrian
Jul 28 2008, 01:05 PM
What I've read all over the net is that people have heard the same story. Which is different from hearing the whole story. There is no question that there is another side to this story... and I haven't seen anybody with it.
Absolutely. Both you and Pagraves make good points.
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I think the difference is Rachel has moved from being front burner amongst the teen set to being front burner amongst the show. She's moved away from sorrority/ teen angst and into "adult drama".

I do see how KR could fit. I do.

But I think the deal with Rachel isn't that she suddenly became frontburner but her role did suddenly shift focus huge, she went from sweet teen love story to so called "hot and sexy" grown up story. And that's a shift I think she managed to get for herself because that's what she wanted in her career and voila old guy love story.
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Well that is interesting. Not nearly interesting enough for me to justify pushing my mother out of the computer chair so I could get on here and see what was happening... but interesting none the less.

This is a hot mess... and IMO a plethora of people are going to be responsible for the inevitable demise of this show. And the person at the root of that problem is Ken C. He takes control of the show, but he does it at the wrong times and in ALL the wrong places.

This does seem like one side of the story and I am sure there is more too it. However I wouldn't be one bit surprised if NBC decided NOT to re-new the show after all this.

Also I might have missed this but how does this involve Y&R?
Edited by Tammy, Jul 28 2008, 01:13 PM.
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I was just reading back to Nelson's interview with Ed Scott.

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TVG: Do you think it’s a coincidence that Days finally received some much-deserved Emmy love since you’ve been at the helm?
ES: I don’t know. I’m so proud of Judi Evans [ex-Adrienne/Bonnie], Rachel Melvin [Chelsea], and Darin Brooks [Max]. Next year, I want more nominations. Hopefully, this is just the beginning for the show. Days is really good now, and it’s the way it should be. It’s looking good. [Head writer] Dena Higley is writing good story.


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TVG: It’s a little surreal to see Days tackle a serious social issue with the revelation that Theo is autistic. Even if head writer Dena Higley is basing this on her own personal story [her real-life son is autistic]. Perhaps, she’ll finally watch the show she writes for now…
ES: Well, we’re working through the real surreal stuff that used to be a given on Days. We’re grounded into character-driven storylines. Listen, that’s what daytime soap opera does best. Once we do that, we win. If we try to compete with prime time and their tricks, we lose. It’s as simple as that.


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ES: Listen, we’re re-inventing Days. And I think other shows are going to follow our lead. It has to be good drama, good writing, character-driven storylines, emotional performances, and suspense! That’s what the fans want. There’s no reason to re-invent the wheel…


He had praise for her then, and acted as if they were working as a team.
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downwhtone
Jul 28 2008, 01:14 PM
He had praise for her then, and acted as if they were working as a team.
Well, I called B.S. on that right then and there.
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Kenny
Jul 28 2008, 12:08 PM
I'm still pissed at the idea of one of the actresses going around the studio, bragging to everyone that she's the headwriter with Ed Scott. I mean, ego much?!
That ALONE tells me its not any of the people one would consider a DIVA, such as KA, or Deidre. Only someone who is completely wet behind the ears would go around spouting shit like that.
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Kenny
Jul 28 2008, 01:15 PM
downwhtone
Jul 28 2008, 01:14 PM
He had praise for her then, and acted as if they were working as a team.
Well, I called B.S. on that right then and there.
Really? You thought he was bullshitting in that interview?

I know Nelson couldn't say, but I wonder if he thought ES was BSing.
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jdawg1077
Jul 28 2008, 01:03 PM
I'm not sure why so many on here are fixating on Rachel Melvin. To be fair I hadn't heard anything of the rumor of her having a fallout with Blake Berris. But even then, it sounds like the "diva" that has been mentioned (and has been rumored to be sleeping with a producer) would be someone that has shot out of nowhere in terms of airtime and character importance. Melvin, who is Days' finest actress (imo), has been front-burner for almost all of her 3 years. She's never without a story. She doesn't need more airtime. To me it just doesn't "fit".

I think the character of Morgan is a nicer "fit" into the story, however. Here you have a pretty actress who is talented in her own right. She starts off as minor recurring character (around the time of Ed Scott's arrival, if I'm not mistaken). The sorority storyline runs its course with the death of Ford Decker. Yet her character stays around, with little to do, and then all of a sudden has a father on-canvas, is getting into the Phillip/Chloe story, which in turn involves her with numerous other stories. There are a lot of mentions of her mother, which seem to lay the groundwork for the entrance of her character in the near future. And she has no ties to any major family, other then being Chelsea and Stephanie's friend. Although to be fair, I think it's refreshing that a non-related character is being featured on the show, because it makes things interesting, and I like the character of Morgan. But having said that, she fits more into the backstage story more than Rachel Melvin does.
But Phorgan is Highley´s creation. It was hinted almost from the beginning, as soon as the shipping war storyline started. It was also in the casting call for Paul, well into the beginning of the year. Highley wrote the elevator sex, she even did a preview for SOD when she was all happy how she could use this blackout as a shortcut for Ejole and Chloe/Lucas. Again, her ideas.
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Paul was the very second casting call after Ava.
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Tammy
Jul 28 2008, 01:16 PM
Kenny
Jul 28 2008, 12:08 PM
I'm still pissed at the idea of one of the actresses going around the studio, bragging to everyone that she's the headwriter with Ed Scott. I mean, ego much?!
That ALONE tells me its not any of the people one would consider a DIVA, such as KA, or Deidre. Only someone who is completely wet behind the ears would go around spouting shit like that.
ITA. Hopefully they'd be a little smarter than to go around bragging, cause they could get into some hot water too couldn't they?
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Yeah, I'm not seeing the Y&R connection, either.
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Mason
Jul 28 2008, 01:18 PM
Yeah, I'm not seeing the Y&R connection, either.
Josh Griffith has been doing the exact same thing as Ed has.
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Tammy
Jul 28 2008, 01:16 PM
Kenny
Jul 28 2008, 12:08 PM
I'm still pissed at the idea of one of the actresses going around the studio, bragging to everyone that she's the headwriter with Ed Scott. I mean, ego much?!
That ALONE tells me its not any of the people one would consider a DIVA, such as KA, or Deidre. Only someone who is completely wet behind the ears would go around spouting shit like that.
As sweet and etc. as she seems it could also be Shelly Hennig......... ^o)

These women are actresses so you never know how they are in real life when they aren't in front of a camera.......
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Jul 28 2008, 01:01 PM
pagraves
Jul 28 2008, 01:00 PM
What I keep coming back to is the fact that everybody here seems to be treating this accusation against Ed Scott as if it's been proven to be true. It has not. And while we can speculate about it until the cows come home, a man's livelihood and reputation are at stake, and I need a little more proof than the spin of someone from the Higley camp.
Sources all over are claiming this to be true, so I think its pretty much confirmed.
Whenever a scoop breaks on the web, you inevitably have numerous "insiders" claiming to have "heard the same thing". That's the nature of internet rumors. It's not the same as an independent source providing evidence of their own to verify the rumor.
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