Days Of Our Lives Discussion Group -- Dena Higley named head writer of DAYS

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Topic: Dena Higley named head writer of DAYS

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Date Posted: Fri Apr 25 2:21:19 2008
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Though rumored for many weeks, Dena Higley has now officially been named the head writer Days of our Lives. Higley's reinstatement as head writer ends a three-year absence from the show. Higley joined the DAYS writing team in 1985 and over the following 18 years eventually worked her way up to the head writer position.

Ousted are former head writer Hogan Sheffer, who had not been writing since the strike by the Writers Guild of America in November, and eight other DAYS writers.

Meanwhile, the WGA blasted Higley and other writers for having worked during the strike. Those writers will now essentially be black-listed and unable to partake in Guild events.

http://www.soapcentral.com/days/index.php

Posted by: Fashad
Date posted: Sun Apr 27 21:44:32 2008
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And people were complaining about the scabs... Christ. Take it off now! Cancel!

Posted by: soapaholic
Date posted: Fri Apr 25 19:20:30 2008
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Regardless of her past I give her props because she's turned things around for the show in short order. I really look forward to watching every day now. Big improvement. I just hope it lasts A while before she burns out.

Posted by: TDS
Date posted: Fri Apr 25 18:42:37 2008
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Not that the head writer is blamed for everything wrong with days, but here are the stories that we had in 2003 when she was last HW:

* Bo and Hope becoming 'Dog the Bounty Hunter'

* Rex causing an earthquake after his diamond making machine was knocked over underground.

* Some orange goop

* Shawn, Belle, Phillip becoming a cross between the Scooby Doo gang and the Hardy Boys as they search for diamond smugglers.

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and this was the 'good' stuff!!! -- of course, let's not forget the costly on-location shooting of Chloe and Bwady's tryst in the Colorado cabin - that was her best ever!! What a signature piece.

Posted by: chienblanche
Date posted: Fri Apr 25 18:12:19 2008
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I have to agree with you, Alex Marshall. The show was a disappointment through all the years that Reilly was running things into the ground. But this last fling with Sheffer almost took the show off the air. Corday isn't much of a business leader, wow!!

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By KC's own admission, HE is the creative decision maker at Days, not the HWs or EPs (who are all Jr., since KC is the Sr. EP as well). I'm no fan of Reilly's, but what you are crediting him w/was actually KC--as well as what was going on when Sheffer (another writer I'm not fond of) was HW. The reason the same problems exist no matter who is HW is because they are merely doing KC's bidding. He is the one constant. Since he is co-owner of the show, he isn't going anywhere anytime soon either. eom

Posted by: Rosebud1
Date posted: Fri Apr 25 15:41:00 2008
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The WGA members who went 'fi-core' knew that they were suspending some of their membership privileges, like voting, by doing this. However, I don't see the WGA's point w/this, since the writers had the right to go 'fi-core'. It wasn't illegal & if the union didn't like it, why did they agree to it being an option for members?

Posted by: alex marshall
Date posted: Fri Apr 25 13:24:49 2008
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She's a hack, maybe the biggest after Leah Laiman and McTavish. Sad. But Days is headed to cable and satellite or ABC if lucky. Ken Corday destroyed his father's show. He's a joke.