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Gender: Male
Status: In a Relationship
Age: 34
Sign: Libra

City: BROOKLYN
State: NEW YORK
Country: US
Signup Date: 10/5/2005
Monday, August 11, 2008 

Current mood:  aggravated

What a weird time to take a vacation.

 

The last two weeks have been pretty interesting out here in Tom-Land. My best friend from film school came a-visitin' from Austin, so we had lots of fun catching up, culminating in a fantastic music festival this weekend at Liberty State Park (with a fantastic view of the Statue of Liberty's ass, something this New Yorker has honestly never seen in his 12 years living here) and a fantastic Radiohead show.

 

I hear I missed a STELLAR return-to-form episode of Days of Our Lives, with the DiMeras front and center. It warmed my heart to hear it, in spite of the creative chaos overshadowing the best job I was ever fired from. I only wish I had seen it.

 

I was dismayed to learn that last week, only ONE SOAP OPERA surpassed a 1.0 in the 18-34 demographic. Folks, that's not good. AT ALL. You may find small comfort in the spinned knowledge that your show is ranked third or fourth out of eight in households - but that number is a false comfort compared to those all-important demos.

 

On the other hand, I was thrilled that the one show that overcame the 1.0 hurdle is also one of only TWO soaps that has IMPROVED in demos from a year ago… and is also the show my good buddy just started co-head writing. So I raise a glass to Hoag, and hope his good fortune continues over there in Genoa City. Whatever his influence was over these last few weeks of air shows, it clearly wasn't a BAD influence, and I hope it goes on. (And no, I'm not saying that to kiss any ass or get any job… he knows better.)

 

But beyond all of that, something happened this week that shook the Internet-reading soap audience to its core, surpassing even the DOOL debacle. Sorry, Nelson… you might have competition when it comes to your "Story of the Year - 2008" title.

 

Carolyn Hinsey was fired.

 

I'm assuming those who stop by and visit my MySpace page are already in the know, regarding who Ms. Carolyn Hinsey is, and what her role has been in soaps. If you don't - well, just google the name.

 

I've hung out with Carolyn socially on a few different occasions, most notably Emmy Night of 2001, when myself, Hogan, Tom Reilly and Carolyn shared a walk from the Emmy dinner to Radio City Music Hall, avoiding the red carpet at all costs. She also hosted an ATWT-only Emmy party a week after ATWT swept in 2001 at Blondie's (a Thursday night that left most of us ATWT employees running on no-sleep and possibly still a few sheets to the wind when we reported to work on Friday morning - and a night we still talk about whenever we're able to reunite with fond-yet-exhausted memories). I've seen her at a few other events, and we've exchanged hugs and pleasantries.

 

Here's what I, Tom Casiello, publicly stating on the Internet for the record, think of Carolyn Hinsey: I think she's a very passionate fan of soap opera. I think she stands out in a crowd in numerous ways. I think she's very vocal and out-spoken. I think (like most of us out here on the Web, including myself) she has a LOT of opinions - some of which I agree with, and some of which I don't. I think (much like myself) she gleefully and happily loved working within an industry where she was already a fan, and had already viewed so many she worked alongside from a fan perspective prior to working with them professionally. I think she was always nice to me. I also think she wasn't always nice to some of my friends. I think sometimes she was dead-on… and other times, she was so wrong, I couldn't help but wonder why there weren't more repercussions. I think absolute power corrupts absolutely, and I think what happened with Carolyn is probably something that would happen to most anybody in her shoes, given that much power that quickly. I'm sorry the whole situation was allowed to get to his point, but I'm also sorry somebody lost their job.

 

And that's what I think.

 

But apparently, at some point over the weekend, something unexpected happened.

 

It began when previous SOD and SOW employees came out of the woodwork and, without posting their own names, started spilling stories about things Carolyn had done in the office - petty, cruel, mean-spirited things. Then they started telling tales of what petty, mean-spirited, cruel things some ACTORS have done. And by the end of it, the thread turned into which actors were gay, which actors had given which reporters STD's, and basically believing that with Carolyn getting fired, everyone got a free pass to spill whatever awful gossip they felt like.

 

Carolyn's predecessor, Alan Carter, God bless him, used his real name. And I think he was the only one. The rest? Hid behind soap nom de plumme's, as they detailed horrific stories involving actors' personal lives, called Carolyn every four letter name in the book, and then signed off with a flourish that the witch was dead, karma came back and bit her in the [insert-ass-comment-here], and by the way, [insert actor name here] is a &$%@ as well!

 

Funny. For all the faults people complained about re: Carolyn her column, at least Carolyn always signed her name to her opinions.

 

Look, I get that this woman wasn't very well-liked. I really do. But somehow, between Thursday and Sunday, "re-affirming that the right decision was made based on somebody's work ethic" turned into "Can you tell me who else on B&B is gay?" I was embarrassed. And frankly, a little bothered. If this is all the general audience is looking out of daytime, then I'd say certain head writers are working far too hard. And they aren't dumbing down their stories nearly enough.

 

Sorry. I know it probably sounds like I'm getting back on my moral high horse again. (I think it's the little bit of Ryan Harrison that I have in me.) I just couldn't believe when I got back what this gossip thread had turned into. It took on a life of its own, and even some of my friends who got a kick out of it early in the weekend, were suddenly pretty disturbed by Sunday night.

 

Now it's become a funeral pyre for soaps, pointing out that CH being in power for so long is a prime example of how certain other head writers and executive producers have also been in power too long, when they're clearly "destroying the industry".

 

I swear to Agnes Nixon and Bill Bell, 2008 is going to be the year that goes down in daytime history as the year everybody just turned on each other. From the second the ball dropped in Times Square on December 31, 2007, it seems like everything soap-related involves venom and vitriol, scandal and lies, cruelty and bitterness. You know - all the things you WANT to see on THE SHOWS THEMSELVES.

 

I give up. To all those employees who are left at SOD and SOW who now have to deal with the fallout of this insanity, I give you my sincerest condolences. And major thumbs up for trying to keep your heads held high with all of this mudslinging. I've been there. It ain't fun.
 

And folks? Let's all lighten up? A little? Please? I know I'm probably going to be disagreed with, and somebody will post something mean and nasty about me, but -- hey. At least I signed my name to this.

Signed,

Tom Casiello/Ryan Harrison/Jack Snyder/insert self-righteous pedestal-standing annoying soap hero name here

 

8:17 PM
 
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Jen

 
Honestly, I don't really see what the huge deal is about her being fired. People lose their jobs all the time and even those who are in the spotlight, as Carolyn. I think though many took this chance to take pot shots at her and the magazines as well as the genre...and I think it's really sad that they are taking advantage of someone's misfortune, whether you like her or not.

As for the fans, yeah some really need to lighten up - it's not that serious people. And some well, some just need to build a bridge and get over it.


Tommy C is love. Another great column!
 
Posted by Jen on Monday, August 11, 2008 - 4:35 PM
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Heetz

 
Hi Tom,

welcome back. Albeit under negative circumstances. Before I begin, I would like to make a shout-out to everyone at Y&R. The show is leaps and bounds better and I see that progress stopping for no one. Kudos to Maria, Hogan and all the hard working writers in that pack.

Sadly my friend, the negativity on the boards is neither isolated nor uncommom. This weekend, I was helping a friend of mine do research on some prescription drugs she is concerned about taking. In the process of looking up side affects, I couldn't believe how mean some of these posters were. I thought we would hear from some pretty intelligent people on their experience with these medications but what we found were folks who eventually disagreed with the opinion of someone and resorted to the dumba**, a**hole, f***head kind of remarks that left me shaking my head.

Sadly, the internet has made it way to easy to have a faceless voice. If no one knows who you are, you can never be held accountable for your actions. I always wonder how bold or frank most of these people would be if put in a situation with real people? I doubt they'd say anything at all for concern of getting punched in the face. Certainly the pettiness is not reflective of an intelligent or compassionate society. Lets be honest, the keyboard has empowered a lot of people.

You're right in saying the soaps are dumbing themselves down nearly enough. People want smarter, more daring soaps, but in the process of saying so, dumb themselves down to shameful levels.

In the end, whatever you may think about CH, she is a person without work and in these times, that sucks. I admit, I disagreed with her views more than I agreed with them, but I never wished her ill over it.

I guess the one thing you can't take away from here is her moxy. She put it all out there while the naysayers are still hiding behind false names and faceless opinions. That there says A LOT of whats wrong with people today.

Chris
 
Posted by Heetz on Monday, August 11, 2008 - 5:45 PM
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DonnaB
Donna Bridges

 
Welcome back, Tom! Very glad to hear that you've had some fun personal times. That's got to be a part of what summer is for, right?!!!

I think that the public response on that one site about CH's firing began basically on point, but, far too quickly grew to include so many outright falsehoods, as well as the way in which it was couched, the vitriol, the gossip that didn't relate at all to CH's abilities as an Editor, or as someone that other people had to work for, or with. Eric Faison used his real name. One intern who got caught in the middle of the problem of a corporation owning two competing magazines who were forced at times to share resources made his identity known, while still using a soap character nom de plume. There are certainly many people who worked there in the past who did not post. Overall, I think that there was a chance for people to vent and for it to be positive in the sense that it might help things get better. But, now, I would warrant that it will end up being just another case of those people thinking that this shows that these Internet people are crazy.

I understand what you're pointing out about Carolyn's name always being out there, 'signing her column', but I think it's worthwhile to emphasize that this is not about Carolyn's column specifically. It's about her position as Editor of WEEKLY and her former role supervising at DIGEST. Yes, as you said, it's about power & abuse of power, how she abused her employees & her ability to affect the soap industry, questionable journalistic methods, ... Did she have a hand in the demise of daytime? Certainly. Was she the cause of it? Definitely not.

I don't doubt that part of her really truly was a soap fan, but possibly, like many, another part of her hated that & bought into the disrespect of the industry, thinking the genre is simply shoddy, cheap crap - and always has been - and that its fans are dumb.

Over time some things about the magazines have remained the same, but to a very large degree the magazines have become much less appealing to the thoughtful fans who want to read about 'the work', what happened backstage after the storyline's been on the air, etc. and instead moved toward a lower common denomination in what was featured or highlighted. And, I think CH had a hand in this sensationalized approach.

Personally, I keep hoping for positive things to come out of some of this stuff. Yes, there are lots of stories to be told. Probably some of them should've been being told all along, but not this way with falsehoods and truth and a feeding frenzy of posts.
 
Posted by DonnaB on Monday, August 11, 2008 - 8:27 PM
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MIA
mia WARD

 
Getting fired isn't the worst thing that could happen to a person. It might get CH a chance to come back to earth and get back in touch with what she really loves about life. I think in the past few years this kind of gossip is the only thing keeping me interested in the soap industry, because after all the stories are written, and characters have slept around and backstabbed, the writing isn't touching anyone. Yes, we've been treated with some powerful performances by some of our favorited stars, but the veil of professionalism has been lifted too long ago.
But this kind of garbage plagues any creative industry, I'm not shocked people have posted about her, I'm just surprised they haven't been doing so during her employment. Look at Anna Wintour.
 
Posted by MIA on Monday, August 11, 2008 - 8:54 PM
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Phloe

 
Hi, Tom! Well most people love gossip. Head over to TWOP and you'll see what I mean!

I think if what CH did to these workers is true, they have a right to post about it.

As far as rumors about soap actors go, I don't think it's right to "out" people. But I also feel that this is 2008 and people should just be honest about it. Neil Patrick Harris came out publicly and his career isn't suffering.
 
Posted by Phloe on Monday, August 11, 2008 - 9:19 PM
[Reply to this] 
♥δhɑĸɑßιgƒσσt♥

 
Hey Tom, good to read your thoughts.

Radiohead and the Statue of Libertys ass-ests? What a night! Color me jealous.

I heard Hogan was doing well from the fans of that soap. Word is the show is getting really good and viewers are tuning in. I am glad he found a show that suits him well. More power to him and company.

Numbers are scary but I still think their take on the numbers is skewed. There are more of us then they know. However, the shows do need a makeover.

Dumb the shows down? That is part of the problem. They are dumbed down way too much. What is wrong with an umbrella story? What is wrong with foreshadowing? Resolving a story line? Internal struggle? Dramtic confritations? A strory and character building to an expolsion of realization snd tranformation? Bluring the lines between fantisy and reality? Embrassing forward thinking? Oh PLEASE don't dumb it down for the few, sacrificing the many.

Carolyn let go? It is for the best. IMO The whole industry needs some spring cleaning. New people with forward thinking, love of the indurty and integrity should be put in place to lead the industry to the future. Because the future is already happening and the players now...are stuck in yesterday.

One HUGE problem with the entertainment indusrty in general is they let people get away with murder. Their priorities are ALL out of whack, ego stroking to a nausiating degree, back door deals, contracts mean nothing...sex, lies and video tape baby. Welcome to Hollywood says the sign, the producers coach is over there and the cociane is on the table...make yourself comfortable. Of course the public loves the gossip and tabloids. What happens behind the scenes is a much more interesting drama than what is on our TV. It gives the public a glimpse into a whole 'nother reality. The show within the show.

The internet enables and brings out the mob mentality as far as I can tell. Just an obversation. I had to laugh when Nelson wrote the "story of 2008". Poeple were in a frenzy, gossiping, accusing, all in a tissy. Then when Days says no comment or it is being handled internally...they all turn on Nelson for writing the story, which they now say holds no water because Corday said so...If it wern't such a scary peek into the human psychie, it would be funny.

By the way, it was a great Days episode. For the last week and a half it has been on an up swing. Whoever wrote it, did leaps and bounds over the last two months. Lets hope the trend continues. Tune in again for the next wo weeks. It should be a good indicator of where we are heading. They have the potential of writing some great stuff with the return of Joe. Lets just see how it goes from thought to screen, because that is usually where it gets F'd up. Writers can have a great concept but fall short at bringing it to furition. I am sure there are many factors that come into play along the process. But still...In business a HUGE rule that has to do with wheather or not a company survies is: A great idea is nothing without exicution. Writers should live by that rule as well. Hell, we all should.

I am done rambling now. LOL Great to read you as always. Never give up, never surrender! {Said in Galaxy Quest form}

Shaka~
 
Posted by ♥δhɑĸɑßιgƒσσt♥ on Monday, August 11, 2008 - 10:38 PM
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♥δhɑĸɑßιgƒσσt♥

 
Man I should of checked my spelling and miss keys before I posted the above reply. You get the point though...LOL
 
Posted by ♥δhɑĸɑßιgƒσσt♥ on Monday, August 11, 2008 - 10:49 PM
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Absolutely Should-less
Damon L. Jacobs

 
Tom - It's so great to have you back!

But I have a question for you. If the boards bother you so much, why do you keep reading them? I'm not trying to be snippy with this, I'm just really curious. i can't stand the petty sniping on certain boards, so I simply don't read them. I read YOURS instead! You, Marlena, Snark, Sara Bibel, all set the tone for posters to add intelligent responsive respectful comments. I don't have time during my one life to live to invest in other people's negativity, their issues are really none of my business.
 
Posted by Absolutely Should-less on Monday, August 11, 2008 - 11:55 PM
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kazou

 
What started off as a cathartic airing of grievances devolved into the blog equivalent of mob-and-pitchfork-wielding villagers -- and that's truly disheartening. I don't see anything wrong with a retelling of some of the truly awful things Hinsey and her cohorts did to others -- if their actions can't stand the light of day, they should have treated people better. A straight recital of offense clears the air AND holds people accountable for their actions. But the mob mentality that took over by weekend's end truly disturbs me. People wanting her dead? Advising her to jump off her balcony? Glorying in the death of Lynn Leahy's husband? Who ARE these people?

I've been in an abusive work situation before and neither I nor any of my ex workmates would dream of degenerating into the foul-mouthed mob that took hold of that comment board. What does her weight have to do with her personality? (and repeating Cow/Sow and "white-trash" hundreds of times tends to blunt the impact.) Why the unimaginative name-calling? These are (theoretically) writers and editors -- can't they make their point without sinking to near incoherent rants using language less sophisticated than that found in your average bathroom stall? The same people saying how crass and foul Hinsey was are ... well ... using crass and foul epithets that make them seem unintelligent and less credible. I don't doubt they were abused but they are emulating the very things they complained about and in doing so delegitimative themselves.

The ugliness of that free-for-all is also damaging because it negates those people with true grievances. At this point I don't know if there were 600 posters ... or one or two people with 600 screen names (a lot of the screeds looked to be written by the same people). The handful of posts by people who had the courage to sign their names are pretty much the only ones I can give complete credence to at this point. Thank you for trying to bring some measure of dignity to a truly sad situation. I hope you're not next in the pillory! ;o)
 
Posted by kazou on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 2:06 PM
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♥ Shelly ♥
Shelly Kandian

 
I have to say that I do not read the above boards because I don't care for all the name calling. But I have to say that while I didn't always agree with CH's opinions I loved her for stating them, I mean hey someone had to.

Thanks Tom for posting on this as I really had no idea about this horrible backstage drama
 
Posted by ♥ Shelly ♥ on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 11:39 PM
[Reply to this] 
Rustyroo - a conservative in exile

 
Hi, I'm behind on reading blog posts. I'm not sure who you are referring to since I'm not part of any of that. I just love your attitude and find you a very honest, caring person who deserves the best.
 
Posted by Rustyroo - a conservative in exile on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 2:30 AM
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Robyn
Robyn Kaplan

 
Kudos to you Tom! You nailed it right on the head! I take my hat off to you and bow before you because you got it right:

The drama and the tension and the mudslinging does need to stop because it can and usually does get out of hand, oftening resulting in someone getting hurt.

I am a fan who has definitely gone through a bit of an awakening when it comes to soaps and that is, if you ask for something nicely, or include positive praise along with your comments/suggestions, you stand a better chance of being listened to.

No wonder AMC has gone through three sets of scribes in the last three years: they don't know what to write because they have so many different opinions to please and they're tired of being yelled at all the time.

So, I totally agree: CH may have been opinionated, but that is still one of the things that makes this nation unique: we are allowed to speak our minds without receiving dire punishment (being fired is not dire, she will bounce back I'm sure). And some things in this world need to stay private, esp people's sexual choices. And those of us AMC fans should probably absorb everything Pratt Jr has said and then wait to see his work before passing judgement. Because he can't (hopefully) be worse than what we've had, which means he can only make things better.

Positive thinking can be powerful because it does work. Maybe we should all try it a bit more.
 
Posted by Robyn on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 3:40 AM
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Matty Corms

 
I have to say i was STUNNED when i read that she had been fired, just stunned. I have no idea what this means to SOD or SOW or soap reporting in general. I think it definetly can be used to emphasis a lot of what is and isn't going on in the industry right now and well frankly it's a sad state of affairs. I have a feeling that by years end at least one more soap will likely be cancelled or on their way to being cancelled.

My only real question would be: what happens now? who takes over her role? does Lynn Leahey take over all the publications? or Stephaine Sloane? or what happens now?
 
Posted by Matty Corms on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 7:45 PM
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DonnaB
Donna Bridges

 
Here's the part where many people are confused. This is what the hierarchy looked like before Carolyn was fired.

DIGEST:
Editorial Director Lynn Leahey
Editor Stephanie Sloane

WEEKLY:
Editorial Director Lynn Leahey
Editor Carolyn Hinsey

The two mags have been owned by the same, if changing, corporate identity for many years. When WEEKLY had Mimi Torchin as its Editor, I do not believe that Lynn had any power over WEEKLY, just over DIGEST. When Mimi was ousted, Lynn then began to have a responsibility to & over WEEKLY, during interims, while Linda Sussman was Editor at WEEKLY through now. Last week Carolyn Hinsey was fired & her position was eliminated. How it was planned for the actual duties to be managed was & still is unknown. The mags have lost many personnel where through attrition those jobs have been done without. That's where budgetary savings comes in.

So, Lynn's postion has been with much of her time & attention spent with corporate duties & Accounting Depts. and Advertising Depts. and with the magazines (finally) moving onto the web & before that with further computerization & the like. So, for a long time she has been more hands off in the actual day to day operations of the mags. However, she continued to know about things going on at both magazines & I believe she continued to be the ultimate decider on magazine covers. And, for some unknown reason, she continued to do Editor's Notes at DIGEST instead of giving it over to Stephanie.

At an earlier point Carlyn had some supervisory position(s) at DIGEST but that was discontinued when she moved over into Ed. of SPW, naturally.

Last but not least thing that may be confusing, understandably, is that these magazines have been in competition with each other, actively, are located within proximity of each other, and share some resources, like the Photo & Art Departments. If ever there were a workplace environment made for some conflicts, that is it. However, that is in no way any excuse for anything involving inappropriate employee treatment, which is the big deal in the big file Human Resources had built involving Carolyn.
 
Posted by DonnaB on Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 3:44 AM
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Tralfaz

 
What a fantastic post.

What makes me sad about the ratings -- and, perhaps, about the world in general -- is that it leaves me, as always, wondering: When the hell did we hand the world, willingly, over to that demo? When did it not become enough to have 4 or 5 million people enjoying something if 90 percent of that audience didn't fit into a specific demo? How wildly short-sighted.

I'm a 44-year-old male. I watch soaps (for a living). I love soaps. I watch Gossip Girl and The Real World. I spend a whole lot of money on the products advertised. I assure you I spend a ton more than than any 18-year-old out there.

Heck, as a gay male, I'd add this thought: Society seems to make a big deal about the "disposable income" that those in MY demo have. Perhaps WE should be the ones that everyone decides to cater to. After all, we're hipper, cooler (at least that's how many in the media portray us...) and have all that disposable income...
 
Posted by Tralfaz on Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 1:16 PM
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Tommy C
Tom Casiello

 
I totally agree with this whole demos thing. (Blame ABC for changing the rules on us in the 90's with they're "No-we're-really-Number-One-not-CBS" campaign)

But I have one question - where's MY disposable income?!?! Nobody told ME I had that! HAH! :-)
 
Posted by Tommy C on Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 1:20 PM
[Reply to this] 
Tralfaz

 
Oh, you had it. And then you disposed of it. D'oh!
 
Posted by Tralfaz on Friday, August 15, 2008 - 2:20 AM
[Reply to this] 
Jonny

 
Tom I am sorry but what Hinsey/SOD did to SOW was a travesty. They ruined what was the best magazine on the market. The true visionary of SOW was Mimi Torchin. That woman is gold freaking standard in this industry. She created SOW with such care and class. For years SOD was practically the only magazine until Weekly came out. What SOW turned out to be was a classy magazine with real news, real articles, lots of heart/wit, great criticism by the amazing Marlena/Connie Hayman(Nobody can touch the amount of brilliant journalism that woman has) and it was such a wonderful magazine. Marlena has a new column up about what happened during the ugly days of the SOD takeover. What Torchin gave the fans for 11 years a was a magazine that was no other and people adored it. Today's magazine is such a downturn from what it used. It is tabliody, trashy, no substance, hate the layout and I have to hear Carolyn spinning her own voice. You might as well call it the Carolyn magazine. I heard the sales for SOW are in the tiolet, I bet it ceases publication soon. It is a shadow of it's former self. Nothing will ever touch the old SOW in what it was. You could tell it cared and loved the industry. In fact when Mimi was fired, it sent shockwaves through the industry because she was beloved by actors/producers and the community. Hinsey was unbearable to work for is what I heard and Tom just read Marlena's article. It says it all because she lived through it, nobody else did.
 
Posted by Jonny on Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 4:12 PM
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Jonny

 
Tom I am sorry but what Hinsey/SOD did to SOW was a travesty. They ruined what was the best magazine on the market. The true visionary of SOW was Mimi Torchin. That woman is gold freaking standard in this industry. She created SOW with such care and class. For years SOD was practically the only magazine until Weekly came out. What SOW turned out to be was a classy magazine with real news, real articles, lots of heart/wit, great criticism by the amazing Marlena/Connie Hayman(Nobody can touch the amount of brilliant journalism that woman has) and it was such a wonderful magazine. Marlena has a new column up about what happened during the ugly days of the SOD takeover. What Torchin gave the fans for 11 years a was a magazine that was no other and people adored it. Today's magazine is such a downturn from what it used. It is tabliody, trashy, no substance, hate the layout and I have to hear Carolyn spinning her own voice. You might as well call it the Carolyn magazine. I heard the sales for SOW are in the tiolet, I bet it ceases publication soon. It is a shadow of it's former self. Nothing will ever touch the old SOW in what it was. You could tell it cared and loved the industry. In fact when Mimi was fired, it sent shockwaves through the industry because she was beloved by actors/producers and the community. Hinsey was unbearable to work for is what I heard and Tom just read Marlena's article. It says it all because she lived through it, nobody else did.
 
Posted by Jonny on Saturday, August 16, 2008 - 4:12 PM
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simonstuart
Reggie Smith

 
I like CH column on SOD and SOW, but I do believe that some stuff she said was truthful and then it became scripted, like the firing of the vets. I believe that if the behavior that went on there is alleging true, I feel that it needs to be a clean sweep and people should be reimburse for pain and suffering. If this went on, alleged, I do feel that it should have not happen in the first place and someone drop the ball on this one. I feel that this is the nail on the coffin for soaps because people ain't allowed to speak their minds about the state of the industry and to critique it fairly and honest so that the tptb can learn from it and do better for the fans. I feel that many don't care about us, thats why the ratings is falling the way it is.
 
Posted by simonstuart on Friday, August 22, 2008 - 4:02 AM
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