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Creator of Ambitions. Head Writer of Season 8 of Tyler Perry's Sistas. Breakdown Writer for Days of Our Lives. Co-Owner of .
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In 1991, I was faking a stomach flu to stay home from high school to watch
@nbcdays
. Now, I'm writing for them. Thanks to Ken Corday, Albert Alarr and
@carlivatiron
! 1st episode airs Sept. 10 as part of
#DOOLBeyondSalem
!
#BeyondSalem
#DAYS
@peacockTV
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I love that Laura gets to go on her own capers and adventures. Life didn't end with Luke Spencer.
#GH
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With so many high profile primetime and streaming shows ending because of COVID-19, I think we should salute our soaps for figuring out how to come back safely.
#BoldandBeautiful
#YR
#GH
#DAYS
#HAHN
#TheOval
#Sistas
#SaintsAndSinners
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Last time I was in L.A., my manager, Marnie (who was also Billy's manager), threw a dinner party for us. He was, per usual, the life of the party. Just a solid, good guy all around. I'll miss my fellow Texan.
#BillyMiller
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Praying for the Riveras, Presleys and Travoltas. Let's all try to be kinder to one another. Tomorrow is not promised.
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I wrote about how
@kristoffstjohn1
helped change the way black men are portrayed in soaps for
@theGrio
.
#YR
#KristoffStJohn
#TheYoungAndTheRestless
#NeilWinters
#Generations
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It was wild to me that Anne Heche won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Ingenue when the show revolved around her. She was a lead almost from jump. You could tell by how many EOD (End of Day) freeze frames went to Vicky or Marley. Thank you, for taking us away to Another World.
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Looks like Kris Jenner is the only soap opera producer who still understands the importance of cultivating a next generation.
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My very first episode of
@nbcdays
airs today! Check your local listings and/or stream on
@peacockTV
!
#DAYS
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Our hearts break for
@DaysHayes
. What a privilege it has been to write for the iconic Mr. Hayes these past three years.
#DAYS
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I am through next month. I decided not to renew my contract. I just signed on with a hit primetime soap that I won't be able to discuss deets on for a while. My
#DAYS
eps will likely air through year's end, but Salem U.S.A. will always be home away from home! Two amazing years!
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Did Frank Valentini not consider the optics of bumping and reportedly devastating Genie Francis,
#GH
's biggest female star EVER, amid
#TimesUp
&
#MeToo
? Women are marching today
@womensmarch
and daytime soaps, the genre created for them, values men over women consistently.
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I am far too invested in Jon Hamm wooing Flo from Progressive. A commercial couple hasn't been this intriguing since the Tasters Choice lovers.
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Remember when Traci Abbott snagged the finest man in Genoa City? Brad was the lucky one!
#YR
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It isn't lost on me that as so many of my entertainment industry peers still struggle to come back from the pandemic and 2 strikes, I've been blessed to pull double duty for
@DaysPeacock
&
@SistasOnBET
. Never give up on God or your dreams.
Jamey Giddens Bumped Up to Head Writer For Upcoming Season 8 of Tyler Perry's Sistas
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Soap Fans: Let's rally to keep sand running through that hourglass. Watch
#DAYS
LIVE every day. Get all your friends to watch LIVE, tweet about the show, post on FB and IG, especially those friends who are women 25-54. Dr. Marlena Evans survived the Devil himself. She got this.
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This thesis statement that: "Soaps were great but reality TV made them unnecessary" is so vapid. How about discussing the death and decline in health of the amazing auteurs like Bell, Nixon and Labine, leading to a decline in story quality?
#TheStoryOfSoaps
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Kill the character of Roseanne Conner off and re-center the show around Darlene, a widowed Dan, Jackie, Becky and the kids. Call it "The Conners." Worked for "The Hogan Family."
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This episode wasn't racist. It centered on Dorothy's son impregnating and marrying an older black woman and was groundbreaking and smart, unlike the Tina Fey foolishness. Blanche and Rose were getting mud facials. Just stop killing us and leave my GGs alone.
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I realized a childhood dream with today's
@nbcdays
episode. I got to write for one half off my all-time favorite soap opera supercouple - Bo Brady (
@peterreckell
)!
#DAYS
#Bope
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Just found out from my amazing colleagues at
@willpackerprods
that I am no longer a co-executive producer on
#AmbitionsOWN
... I am a full EXECUTIVE PRODUCER! Thanks to
@willpowerpacker
,
@LionsgateTV
&
@OWNTV
. To God be the glory!
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So...about my 1st air show. No pressure, just two superstar Kristen Blake DiMeras in ONE episode! Tune in Monday!!
#DAYS
A familiar face returns to tempt John, and a shocking truth is revealed to Lani. Watch
#DAYS
weekdays on
@NBC
and stream exclusively on
@PeacockTV
for FREE.
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I was once put in Twitter timeout for arguing a wee bit too passionately about JaSam vs. Liason on General Hospital. You can keep your account if you incite sedition???
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Hey soap fans...recognize this guy?
@rickhearst
joined us tonight at the premiere of
@AmbitionsOwn
. What kind of trouble will he stir up with Robin Givens? You'll have to tune in to find out!
#Ambitions
#GH
#YR
#BoldandBeautiful
#DAYS
#GuidingLight
#Dynasty
#DaytimeDivas
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Remember all the 80's soap heroines having to take off one earring to answer the phone? It was so glam.
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My Auntie on the phone: To hell with Ice Cube . I ain't watching SVU no more.
Me: That's Ice T.
Auntie: Ice Cube ain't the one with the blonde white woman?
Me: No.
Auntie (realizing): Ooooh, the one from Friday?
Me: Yes.
Auntie: Fuck him.
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I rarely comment on daytime stories that irk me anymore but this retcon of Kay's will, stripping the first and only black billionaire in daytime of his fortune and giving it to a white man - on a soap watched primarily by older black women - is egregious.
#YR
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Just to clarify what I tweeted yesterday: Kristian Alfonso had absolutely nothing to do with any changes to the Bo & Hope story. She was 100% collaborative with Ron & the writing team from start to finish. I live my life for Hope Williams Brady!
#DAYS
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Hey
@netflix
, looking for a few more
@strongblacklead
(s)? We happen to know a few, right
#Ambitions
fans?!
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You may never get Dreamers, JaSammers, Liason lovers and Frizzies to agree on who Jason, Sam, Drew, Franco, and Liz should love, but I gather most would rather see Laura Spencer than a bunch of actors from other shows or newbies in new roles.
#GH
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Shout out to
@MicheleValJean
, who finally addressed Luke's rape of Laura via Elizabeth's rape. Give this black woman her due. (Shoulda interviewed her.)
#TheStoryOfSoaps
#GH
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I love that Stamos and Cranston are respectful and unapologetic fans of the genre that launched their careers.
#TheStoryOfSoaps
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Thank you, Ms. Carroll. You proved we could be so much more than downtrodden.
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They've been living
#BeyondSalem
, but next week Soap Opera's favorite gay husbands come home to Days of Our Lives!
#DAYS
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I've been holding off commenting because I hoped it wasn't true. Rest well,
@nelliebranco
. At times we were the best of friends. Other times the worst of enemies but I never stopped wanting the best for you.
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Beauregard Aurelius "Bo" Brady and Hope Alice "Fancy Face" Williams Brady are going
#BeyondSalem
, y'all!
#DAYS
@nbcdays
@peacockTV
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Chele!!!!!!
@MicheleValJean
So PROUD of my SIS and THRILLED for the Daytime Soap Opera Genre!! A new soap with a wealthy BLACK family marking
@ProcterGamble
's RETURN to soaps?!!! Look at Soap Jesus.
#TheGates
CBS and NAACP Developing Black Daytime Soap From Michele Val Jean
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SPOILER ALERT: The final scene of
#KeepingUpWithTheKardashians
finds Kim opening a shower door to find Ray-J lathering up inside. Everything else was a dream.
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We got Pennsylvania? Pine Valley and Llanview up in this bitch showing up and showing out!
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Praying for Naya. Praying for the world. Praying for everyone suffering. Praying for the depressed and anxious. This is a lot.
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Dear
#Timesup
, we humbly ask you to investigate the pay disparity among female and male performers in daytime. Ellen Pompeo spoke up after 14 years; Genie Francis has spent 40 years on and off
@ABCNetwork
's
@GeneralHospital
never being treated equally to male stars.
As the rest of Hollywood addresses the pay and power gap between women, this is what
#GH
is up to — bumping the most popular actress in the soap's history to recurring!
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Watch
@billymflynn
be transformed into Belinda Chinashop by
@GlenAlen
.
#DOOLBeyondSalem
#BeyondSalem
#DAYS
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.
@TheJudiEvans
is one of the sweetest soap stars I've ever met. My God, this year has been horrible to her. Praying for her healing.
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I grew up with Eve Donovan and loved Charlotte Ross but Kassie DePaiva has made this role so complex and relatable. One of daytime's best recasts ever.
#DAYS
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So, I have a bit of news... To God be the glory & a THOUSAND thank yous to
@willpowerpacker
,
@SheilaDucks
&
@OWNTV
for believing in
#Ambitions
and me.
.
@OWNTV
orders two new
@WillPowerPacker
shows: Soap written by
@Jamey_Giddens
of 'Daytime Confidential' and unscripted dating show
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"Classic" doesn't mean 1 or 2 seasons ago. Err body needs to take a page from Y to the R. Go old school. Give us a treat! Not GH from last season, or Bold when it still revolved around who gets to pick Liam's pubes out of their teeth.
#YR
#BoldandBeautiful
#GH
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Behind on
#GH
, but they have my 76-year-old Auntie shook. She texted me: "You see they done slung Sonny daughter Christine out the window?"
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Today on
#DAYS
, Sami and Nicole have a calm, rational discussion about their respective grievances.
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Guys, there are only 4 left and they're separated by tenths of a point in the key Women 25-54 demo. Don't do this. Cover the genre ALL the time or not at all. NBC wants the show. Corday Productions made an economic decision to halt production because they're 8 months ahead.
Days Numbered for 'Days of Our Lives'? It's the Lowest-Rated Daytime Soap Opera This Season
#DOOL
#TVRatings
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.
@TamaraBraun
dedicated her Emmy to the victims of racial violence. Love this and her. Focus on the good eggs. They exist.
#DaytimeEmmys
#GH
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You just know somewhere on Seaview Circle, Val is arriving at Karen's with a casserole. Abby will bring something store bought. RIP, Kevin Dobson.
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I miss my grandmother. It's been so long since she died (2004), and I usually do super well with it. But the more success I achieve, the more sad I feel that the one person I most wanted to see me succeed didn't. Any way, hug your loved ones. They're here then gone so fast.
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It's beginning to look a lot like a soap opera Christmas.
#DAYS
#AVerySalemChristmas
is LIVE on
@peacockTV
!!!
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Because their fairytale Prince Charming married a Black Queen. That's why they're mad. Stay pressed and stressed.
Where does novelist Emily Giffin find the energy to hate Meghan Markle so much?
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Oh, shut up about those Housewives. Y'all ain't even touched on 90210, Dawson's Creek, Passions, The O.C., Jesse and Angie, et al.
#TheStoryOfSoaps
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I can think of 10,000 things Hollywood can do to improve race relations before worrying about 30 year old sitcoms. How about hiring more than one black writer per room? How about more people who can do black hair and makeup? More black network execs giving notes?
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This is what happens when you release your entire cast from their contracts.
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I wouldn't worry about
#GH
. It does very well on Hulu, and all of the turnover is about Disney becoming a streaming forward business. In fact, word is all of the current daytime soaps do very well on streaming/onlinr platforms.
#YR
#BoldandtheBeautiful
#DAYS
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Put. Beth. On. Contract. Traci is the heartbeat and conscience of Genoa City!!
#YR
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First episode of the Mother Ship soap airs in November! Watch
@nbcdays
live 5-days-a-week on
@nbc
and also download
@peacockTV
to follow
#DAYS
&
#DOOLBeyondSalem
Sept. 6-10.
#BeyondSalem
In 1991, I was faking a stomach flu to stay home from high school to watch
@nbcdays
. Now, I'm writing for them. Thanks to Ken Corday, Albert Alarr and
@carlivatiron
! 1st episode airs Sept. 10 as part of
#DOOLBeyondSalem
!
#BeyondSalem
#DAYS
@peacockTV
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Um, Andy... Scripted soaps will NEVAH be unnecessary. "The Concubines of Calabasas" and the like are fun, but people will always want serialized drama.
#TheStoryOfSoaps
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So this happened...
#Ambitions
was such a joy to create. I am forever grateful to
@willpowerpacker
and
@LionsgateTV
for the incredible opportunity to tell a fun, decadent story showing that tales about black and brown people don't have to be steeped in pathos & tragedy.
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Just got off the phone with
@DanJKroll
, who also did some stellar reporting re: Genie Francis being bumped at
#GH
. According to his sources, soap's writers were blindsided by the move and Frank Valentini only wants her to appear in a dozen or so eps a year.
#Insulting
#Timesup
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Sending love to everyone who is grieving, in pain (physical, emotional, mental), or just not feeling themselves. The holidays can be hard, because of all the commercial, social, and familial pressures we put on ourselves. Take deep breaths and take it at your pace. Love y'all.
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His entire career and identity at this point is his obsession with this woman. Anyone who can't see that is as blind to their biases as he is.
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We lost my Aunt Rose (my Mom's older sister) to cancer last night. Thirty years ago, she successfully battled breast cancer only for it to return with a vengeance during an awful pandemic. Hug your loved ones. Tomorrow is not promised.
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Close friend of my family is fighting for her life from COVID. This virus isn't a media hoax. People who post about it aren't "fearmongering". It's real and deadly.
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Bring back the SOAPnet message boards! That's all we needed anyhow.
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The Hero you've been waiting for...
#DAYS
Peter Reckell returns as Bo Brady!
Watch
#DAYS
, weekdays on
@NBC
and stream exclusively on
@peacockTV
for FREE.
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Frank Valentini gives interviews about casting boyfriends in the parking lot, while marginalizing the one star on his canvas to cover
@Newsweek
and
@People
,
@GenieFrancis
.
#GH
#GenieIsGH
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I think my adoration for all things Bo and Hope is a matter of public record. Furthermore, Ron pitched a Happily Ever After where the couple reunited, returned to Salem, saw Doug, Julie & Victor then went off to hunt Megan. For whatever reason, that story wasn't approved.
#DAYS
@Jamey_Giddens
Got to ask because I'm just curious? Why do the Days writers dislike the Bo and Hope fans?! We have been a loyal and dedicated fanbase for forty (40) years and to get a payoff like this after all the hype and time!🤬 Feels, like another 2015 slap in the face!😡
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So, this cat is out of the bag... When you let God order your steps, you never go wrong!
#SistasOnBET
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I need for every white person in Hollywood who talked ad nauseum about how The Fresh Prince popping Chris Rock across the face was the worst moment in The Academy's history to dedicate a fraction of the energy to this. Y'all love to stay quiet about sex perverts but a slap...
"The Academy has been made aware of the alleged abhorrent behavior and will address this matter according to our Standards of Conduct and the due process requirements under California nonprofit corporation law," the organization said in a statement.
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I ate inside a restaurant. I went to a furniture store and bought a new couch, then I went to Starbucks and wrote. My close friends know this is huge for my Covid-crazed self. I feel normal again. Now to go scrub my hands and face.
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We were hoping this would turn out differently. Please pray for my family back home in Oklahoma and Texas.
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Welcome home, Fancy Face!!!
#DAYS
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