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James E. Reilly Remembered
Topic Started: Oct 16 2008, 02:33 PM (1,214 Views)
Rakesh198
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The recent passing of head writer James E. Reilly has stunned the industry. His longtime friend and agent Jonathan Russo, who confirmed Reilly's death to Soap Opera Weekly, "We spoke an hour or two hours a day for almost 15-20 years. We did the math, 27 years. He was a towering figure in the industry. He deserved my time and attention. He wanted it and we were friends. We liked to catch up," Russo shares. "He never ran out of thoughts or ideas. He never repeated himself unless it was intentional so he didn’t lose viewers. He never had other people submit story ideas ever. He sat down and laid out and presented stories and layouts for 2 shows. This is an amazing accomplishment," Russo adds.

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Ken Corday

Ken Corday (Executive Producer, DAYS): "The DAYS OF OUR LIVES family is deeply saddened by the recent passing of James E. Reilly. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Jim was not only an ingenious storyteller who changed the landscape of daytime drama, but he celebrated life with passion, humor, and an appreciation for the best it has to offer. He was an inspiration for us all...and will be greatly missed."

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Lisa de Cazotte

Lisa de Cazotte (executive producer GH:NIGHT SHIFT, former EP PASSIONS): "Jim Reilly was not only a legend in our industry, but he was a great friend and mentor. His creativity, sense of humor and genius will be sorely missed. There will never be another like him and I am deeply grateful for the years we spent working together on PASSIONS and for the joy he brought to my life."

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Deidre Hall

Deidre Hall (Marlena, DAYS): "Jim Reilly was a powerful presence who brought forth brilliant and creative ideas. The passion and depth with which he wrote the Possession story, and the Salem Stalker, made him not only a fan favorite, but my champion as well. I respected the man and his work, and I am deeply saddened they are gone from us."

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Galen Gering

Galen Gering (Rafael, DAYS; ex-Luis, PASSIONS): "Although I never got to know the man well, I do owe him for creating a show that was an incredible rollercoaster ride, spanning nearly a decade of creative storytelling the likes of which daytime had never seen. It’s a terrible loss of a creative force that in large part changed the face of traditional soap operas forever."

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Eric Martsolf

Eric Martsolf (Brady, DAYS; ex-Ethan, PASSIONS): "To me he was the writer who wasn’t afraid to travel the road less traveled. He was an innovator in the soap genre, and composed characters and storylines that broke down traditional barriers and walls."

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Eva Tamargo

Eva Tamargo (ex-Pilar, PASSIONS): "Even though I never got to meet him, I was blessed to speak his beautiful, inspirational, and faithful words as Pilar, for nine years. Jim will never know how much he helped me get through some rough personal times while I was playing Pilar. Well, perhaps, now in heaven, he will know. My prayers are with his family at this most difficult time. Que en Paz, descanses, Jim."

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McKenzie Westmore

McKenzie Westmore (ex-Sheridan, PASSIONS): "We have truly lost a great man who contributed to daytime is so many amazing ways. I was so blessed and honored to be a part of one of his creations and portray a character he created. He will be missed and all my thoughts and prayers are with his family."

SoapOperaDigest.com
Edited by Rakesh198, Oct 16 2008, 02:41 PM.
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Sindacco
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Thanks for posting
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Mateo
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Great stuff, thanks for posting Rakesh!!

Makes me want to go and watch some of my early Passions stuff, :D
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King
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Aw, this is so sad! :(


Great words from some of them. Very touching.
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Mason


Awe, that gave me chills!! This is all so surreal.
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Wow...kudos to SOD for doing this. Makes me think the mags will provide a tribute.

Not surprised the people that are speaking here. De Cazzote seemed to adore Reilly and we know Dee was someone he loved the write for. She always appreciated the work he gave her. He also loved writing for Galen and Mackenzie too. They were like his own created supercouple and they both seemed to appreciate his work. Eric said some nice words too.

Shocked to see Corday here but the show had to issue a statement.

Hope to see more of this in the magazine. I agree...this is very surreal. It almost hasn't hit me yet.
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Thanks for posting. I thought that was very nice what everyone said about him.
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This brings even more tears to my eyes. I really hope that Digest will do a long feature in the magazine. It's only appropriate.

God, this just makes it all so real...all these people saying things about him. I think I'm out of any denial that I had about his passing. My favorite writer of all time is truly gone. :frown: :frown: :frown:
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Rakesh198
Oct 16 2008, 02:33 PM

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Mr. James E. Reilly
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The recent passing of head writer James E. Reilly has stunned the industry. His longtime friend and agent Jonathan Russo, who confirmed Reilly's death to Soap Opera Weekly, "We spoke an hour or two hours a day for almost 15-20 years. We did the math, 27 years. He was a towering figure in the industry. He deserved my time and attention. He wanted it and we were friends. We liked to catch up," Russo shares. "He never ran out of thoughts or ideas. He never repeated himself unless it was intentional so he didn’t lose viewers. He never had other people submit story ideas ever. He sat down and laid out and presented stories and layouts for 2 shows. This is an amazing accomplishment," Russo adds.

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Ken Corday

Ken Corday (Executive Producer, DAYS): "The DAYS OF OUR LIVES family is deeply saddened by the recent passing of James E. Reilly. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Jim was not only an ingenious storyteller who changed the landscape of daytime drama, but he celebrated life with passion, humor, and an appreciation for the best it has to offer. He was an inspiration for us all...and will be greatly missed."

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Lisa de Cazotte

Lisa de Cazotte (executive producer GH:NIGHT SHIFT, former EP PASSIONS): "Jim Reilly was not only a legend in our industry, but he was a great friend and mentor. His creativity, sense of humor and genius will be sorely missed. There will never be another like him and I am deeply grateful for the years we spent working together on PASSIONS and for the joy he brought to my life."

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Deidre Hall

Deidre Hall (Marlena, DAYS): "Jim Reilly was a powerful presence who brought forth brilliant and creative ideas. The passion and depth with which he wrote the Possession story, and the Salem Stalker, made him not only a fan favorite, but my champion as well. I respected the man and his work, and I am deeply saddened they are gone from us."

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Galen Gering

Galen Gering (Rafael, DAYS; ex-Luis, PASSIONS): "Although I never got to know the man well, I do owe him for creating a show that was an incredible rollercoaster ride, spanning nearly a decade of creative storytelling the likes of which daytime had never seen. It’s a terrible loss of a creative force that in large part changed the face of traditional soap operas forever."

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Eric Martsolf

Eric Martsolf (Brady, DAYS; ex-Ethan, PASSIONS): "To me he was the writer who wasn’t afraid to travel the road less traveled. He was an innovator in the soap genre, and composed characters and storylines that broke down traditional barriers and walls."

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Eva Tamargo

Eva Tamargo (ex-Pilar, PASSIONS): "Even though I never got to meet him, I was blessed to speak his beautiful, inspirational, and faithful words as Pilar, for nine years. Jim will never know how much he helped me get through some rough personal times while I was playing Pilar. Well, perhaps, now in heaven, he will know. My prayers are with his family at this most difficult time. Que en Paz, descanses, Jim."

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McKenzie Westmore

McKenzie Westmore (ex-Sheridan, PASSIONS): "We have truly lost a great man who contributed to daytime is so many amazing ways. I was so blessed and honored to be a part of one of his creations and portray a character he created. He will be missed and all my thoughts and prayers are with his family."

SoapOperaDigest.com
God, SO much has happened since I've been gone from here. This is DEVASTATING! RIP JER. I just can't believe this. JER?!!!
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I need to see Lindsay comment on this. Yes, Shuis were big; but Theresa was the BIGGEST.
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