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DIGEST: Do you have any characters who were favorites before you took over? Cwikly: We love all our children the same. It's just on some days, we love some more than others (laughs) DIGEST: What about introducing new characters? Brash: We have some on the boards. But for the spring and summer, it's more about putting our ducks in a row for what's already there. For the fall, I think we might see a new character here or there. We're not writing a new family, although we have those ideas. New characters are not coming into fruition yet. We're just planting seeds for them. DIGEST: So, you're not make the first new head writer mistake, which is crowding the canvas with newcomers. Brash: Right. We feel strongly about the characters we have already. The canvas is rich. Cwikly: There comes a time when you've got to bring in a Brady family or whatever. I know that fans want the characters they love, but sometimes, you've got to bring in somebody new. I'm sure when Roman Brady first appeared and started to have a family, if there was an Internet then, people would've written. "Who are these people? Who are these interlopers on my soap opera?" DIGEST: Will we ever know why Stefano hates the Brady's. Brash: Yes! Not tomorrow, but we have the idea in our heads, and it's on paper already. We think it's rather compelling, actually. It's also something we have to build to that probably wouldn't be until February sweeps next year. It's definitely high up on our list of places we want to go. DIGEST: Paula, you're in California, and Peter is in New York. How do you work together? Cwikly: We're working extremely closely together. At this point, I'm getting the short end of the stick because I get up at 4:30 in the morning to get on the phone with him! Brash: She's lovely that way. Cwikly: We work until 6 o'clock LA time. Which is 9 o'clock for him. Basically, since I started this job, I work and sleep. It's fun because I get to be the characters. I walk around and say, "If I was Sami, what would I do?" But I have to tell (the reader that) Peter does voices. You should hear his Celeste and Rolf. Sometimes, he'll say, I'm sliding into an Irish brogue." I say "That's Rolf and Grandpa Shawn's love child." DIGEST: Do you agree on storylines? Cwikly: Yes. From the beginning, we made two promises to each other. One is, if we ever pitch something to each other and one says, "Hate it, absolutely hate it," we will drop it. The other is that we won't take the phone into the bathroom. We will hang up. Even with cordless phones, there are places they should not go. Brash: It's surprising how few, if any times, we've come to, "Hate it, I won't do it." It's been a very happy joining of visions. Having Paula as a collaborator, I found someone I'd like to work with for a long time and stay doing this with for a long time. DIGEST: What do you want fans to take away from the storylines? Cwikly: Wow... Trust us, we know what's good for you (laughs)! (Former BEACH Co-writer) Chris Whitesell, who I adore, who gave me my first writing job and is very responsible for the writer I became, called me the morning it was announced. He said, "Get on your thick-skin suit because no matter what you do, you're not going to make everyone happy. That's always going to be a fraction who doesn't like it, and you gotta hope that the people you're making happy are the larger." That meant a lot. Brash: We've written long term story for the summer and the fall that's going to be exciting and will take the show in new directions that I don't think anyone is expecting. We're psyched. In June and late summer, it's some great stuff. We're gonna to be in sweeps starting today. Every day's a Friday, and every month is sweeps. Cwikly: We have lots of stuff coming up. We have the huge May for Bo and Hope, but there's also balance. You'll see everybody. In June, we have graduation, the Last Blast Dance.... Brash: ....we wrote a long-term document that included story for the summer and the fall into 2003 and beyond. The first chapter is titled "A Summer to Remember." So watch now, for God's sake!
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