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Writers Guild of America Awards; Winner Announced
Topic Started: Feb 16 2015, 02:50 PM (1,337 Views)
Mitchapalooza
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^ My face watching DAYS

GH (Ron Carlivati & Team) won the WGA Award this year, beating fellow nominee DAYS (Christopher Whitesell & Team; Tomlin was not nominated).

http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/general-hospital-wins-wga-award-for-best-writing-daytime-drama/2015/02/14/
Edited by Mitchapalooza, Feb 16 2015, 02:50 PM.
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talbab1994
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Are they even in the union? Did they write during a writers strike? I can't remember.
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talbab1994
Feb 16 2015, 03:12 PM
Are they even in the union? Did they write during a writers strike? I can't remember.
Carlivati is in the union. During the strike, it was Tomlin who wrote OLTL. He's the one that decided to knock up Starr, wheras RC would have originally went with a Starr/Cole/Langston triangle.
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Bright Eyes
Feb 16 2015, 03:17 PM
talbab1994
Feb 16 2015, 03:12 PM
Are they even in the union? Did they write during a writers strike? I can't remember.
Carlivati is in the union. During the strike, it was Tomlin who wrote OLTL. He's the one that decided to knock up Starr, wheras RC would have originally went with a Starr/Cole/Langston triangle.
So, they couldn't be nominated anyway. I know there's some that write for Days that are in the union but they can't. Was it last year that Days won and RC blew a fit on twitter?
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I believe Whitesell, Broderick, etc. are still part of the union, so they were able to nominated.
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Mitchapalooza
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^ My face watching DAYS

DrewHamilton
Feb 16 2015, 03:43 PM
I believe Whitesell, Broderick, etc. are still part of the union, so they were able to nominated.
I think DAYS entire writing staff is eligible save for Gary Tomlin.
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They were eligible and nominated besides Tomlin. They won this same award last year and RC threw a bitch fit. I still don't get how B&B gets snubbed for this, but whatever.

I'm bummed Carlivati won after being shitty about it last year, but given the competition I will say they probably deserved it.
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Mitchapalooza
Feb 16 2015, 03:49 PM
DrewHamilton
Feb 16 2015, 03:43 PM
I believe Whitesell, Broderick, etc. are still part of the union, so they were able to nominated.
I think DAYS entire writing staff is eligible save for Gary Tomlin.
No, not only Tomlin, JM Ford as well.

BTW, both current Days Headwriters Dena Higley and Josh Griffith aren't eligible. I wonder if "Days" will submit their shows for the WGA :shrug: .
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thepadange
Feb 17 2015, 05:57 AM
Mitchapalooza
Feb 16 2015, 03:49 PM
DrewHamilton
Feb 16 2015, 03:43 PM
I believe Whitesell, Broderick, etc. are still part of the union, so they were able to nominated.
I think DAYS entire writing staff is eligible save for Gary Tomlin.
No, not only Tomlin, JM Ford as well.

BTW, both current Days Headwriters Dena Higley and Josh Griffith aren't eligible. I wonder if "Days" will submit their shows for the WGA :shrug: .
If the rest of the writing team is part of the union, I can see the team being eligible.
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thepadange
Feb 17 2015, 05:57 AM
Mitchapalooza
Feb 16 2015, 03:49 PM
DrewHamilton
Feb 16 2015, 03:43 PM
I believe Whitesell, Broderick, etc. are still part of the union, so they were able to nominated.
I think DAYS entire writing staff is eligible save for Gary Tomlin.
No, not only Tomlin, JM Ford as well.

BTW, both current Days Headwriters Dena Higley and Josh Griffith aren't eligible. I wonder if "Days" will submit their shows for the WGA :shrug: .
The fact that writers were ousted for eternity for staying with their soaps (almost all the writers who ignored the strike were on soaps) I find ridiculous. Sure the primetime shows suffered, but they only produce about 20 eppis per year. Their scheduling could have been toyed with. Soaps do almost 250 eppis per year.
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Mitchapalooza
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^ My face watching DAYS

^I agree....the writers strike could have been much more damaging to soaps than to primetime shows.
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