Talk:Maggie Horton

Creator

The creator of Maggie Horton is late soap opera writer and creator William J Bell who served as the headwriter of 'Days of our Lives' from 1966-1975 and as the show's storyline consultant from 1975-1976. Bell was the solo headwriter during this period. Rogers was casted as Maggie Horton after unsuccessfully auditioning for Bell's soap opera 'The Young and the Restless' in 1973, the year she debuted on DAYS. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.79.195.31 (talk) 06:03, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

GA Review concerns

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I am concerned with the GA review above. In my opinion, this article does not meet GA criteria nos. 1 or 2; I haven't checked the rest. I think it needs to be taken to GA reassessment, but before I do that, I was wondering if either the GA nominator or GA reviewer could shed some light on the following sources. Some of them may be reliable, so if you can make a case for them, that would help.

Moved these comments to the GA reassessment. Please comment further there.

about.com; what makes Gwen Morett reliable, is she a recognised expert? Answer: Gwen was featured as the guest recap writer for the Days of Our Lives site before acting as the full-time Guide for almost three years. It was a role that enabled her to relive and share storylines from over 20 years ago, including when Victor was evil, Bo and Hope got married in England, and when Kimberly Brady was accused of murder. Over the years, she especially got hooked on the great love stories of the '80s and '90s. In addition to covering DAYS, Gwen has written various articles for sites like Associated Content and Suite101.com. SOAPnet; I'm not familiar with this site. Is it reliable? Answer:Soap Net is an airing Soap Opera network, and this source is indeed relibable. Just like Soapoperadigest.com, and NBC.com Michael Fairman Answer:He was a pioneer in online new media as creator and executive producer of SoapCity.com for Sony Pictures Digital Entertainment. SoapCity.com. was the first site of its kind for the soap genre. It featured web casts, chats, event coverage, news and updates on all major network soaps operas. The site housed official show sites of “The Young and the Restless”, “Days of our Lives”, “As the World Turns” and “Guiding Light”. Michael has been a producer and writer for several soap oriented series and projects ranging from, E! Entertainment Television’s daily live soap-talk show, “Pure Soap” to SOAPnet’s “Soap Center”, to producer for over seven Daytime Emmy, Soap Digest , and Soap Update award shows, for Dick Clark Productions, ABC and Lifetime Television Networks. Michael has also been a writer/producer in the on-air promotions department for ABC Daytime and SOAPnet, creating numerous spots for various soaps and image campaigns. sitcom boy Answer:Craig Hamrick has written several books about TV trivia. The three most recent, The TV Tidbits Classic Television Trivia Quiz Book, Big Lou and Barnabas & Company, are all currently available on Amazon.com. Poptower Days of Our Lives Fans Blog Answer: Frederick Brown has watched Days since early 1970. raising-redheads.com jason47.com - appears to be a scan of an old magazine, but it's not clear where it's from, or when Answer:The website is only used for that article scan, as I could not find it elsewhere. It is an interview with Suzanne Rogers from 1980. soapoperafan.com blog/Matthew Purvis Answer: A daily recap tvmegasite.net Answer: Management Credits Owner / Founder Suzanne Daytime Manager Gisele Content Managers: Daytime Michelle & Cheryl - (Days of Our Lives and Passions) Beth - (Port Charles) Primetime Jacques - (Heroes and Lost) Actors Minal (Scorpio Files) Mary Jane (Hunt Block) Annmarie (Peyton List and Mark Collier) Our Other Credits pages: Soap Update, Recap, and Transcript Writers Other Volunteers! alicesfamilytree.com Answer: Thats a family tree of the Horton family, the shows main core family. "The Days of our Lives: The True Story of One Family's Dream and the Untold History of Days of our Lives" - I don't even know what this is; is it a book? Answer: Yes, it is a book written by executive producer Ken Corday which tells the history of the soap, and the history of his family. Days of Our Lives Fan Club Answer:History provided by longtime viewers, supported with references. "imdb.tripod.com" - (not tripod) imdb is not a reliable source for plot details, and this link doesn't mention anything about her drinking anyway. Answer: It's not about her drinking storyline, it's supposed to indicate the time that a character mentioned in the article was on the show. Maria's Not Your Typical Days of Our Lives Page! Answer: History answers from an online quiz. DaytimeConfidential.com Answer: Daytime Confidential is reliable, but it's the interview with Suzanne needed. The Days of our Lives Pub Answer:That was the original source for a picture. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gabi Hernandez (talk • contribs) 19:44, 11 June 2010

There are several other issues with the article that I can spot, but if you can demonstrate that any of the above are reliable, that would help.--BelovedFreak 13:28, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

GA Reassessment

• Talk:Maggie Horton/GA2

Comment: In my opinion, the whole "Two major leaves" section would read better in past tense (like the one the precedes it), which is often how real-life events are written. I also think that the section could be re-titled ("Departures" perhaps). -- James26 (talk) 23:54, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

Comment: A few issues about the lead. I have to agree with an earlier criticism about the opening sentences being kind of random. Things jump about too often, without enough consistent flow. Also, a lead section doesn't need that many citations, because it simply represents the article that follows (where the citations can be found). Citations in the lead are generally used to cite personal facts about real people, or obscure information in the article.

I was confused by the statement about the marriage being central "for the first thirty-four years of Rogers' portrayal, until his onscreen death in 2010." Wouldn't the first thirty-four years be 1973 to 2007 (or, if going by when they reportedly married, 1974 to 2008)? Additionally, there was some other text that I thought didn't really need to be mentioned. Anyway, here's a proposed revision I did. It's not perfect, of course. It can be accepted, altered, declined, whatever.

Maggie Horton (née Simmons) is a fictional character from the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives, a long-running serial drama about working class life in the fictional town of Salem. She has been portrayed by actress Suzanne Rogers from 1973 to the present.[2][3] One of the show's earliest characters, she was created by scriptwriter William J. Bell and producer Betty Corday as a romantic interest for original character Mickey Horton. Maggie, however, would become a much bigger part of the show in later years.

Maggie's storylines focus on drudgery, money worries and family troubles. She is portrayed as a stoic, opinionated and family-oriented woman who is generally loving and supportive, but occasionally interferes in her friends' and relatives' lives. A prominent storyline in 1984 included Maggie discovering that she had Myasthenia Gravis, which mirrored Rogers' real-life struggles with the disease.[4] In 2003, Maggie was "killed off" in a "whodunnit?" murder storyline involving a serial killer. Rogers returned to the show in 2004 after producer James E. Reilly decided to have all the murder victims, including Maggie, turn up alive on the island of Melaswen, or "New Salem" spelled backwards.

Maggie's most well-known relationship was her longtime marriage to Mickey Horton. The characters met during Rogers' first episode in 1973, when Maggie cared for him while living on a farm. Following a series of experiences together, the pair grew extremely close, and their bond became central to both characters until Mickey's onscreen death in 2010.

For her work as Maggie, Rogers won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1979. The character has been described as a "legend" and a television icon.[5][6] In the 2000s, many widely read soap opera-related tabloids would routinely publish articles about forthcoming developments in Maggie's storylines. In 2009, Rogers celebrated 36 years on Days, with only two minor interruptions.

Now then...to be honest, I'm not certain this article is ready for GA status just yet. The reviewer has claimed "I'm new to wikipedia, and am still finding out how to use it" (though I don't know how long she's been around since writing that). However, the effort is obviously there, and it certainly can improve. Anyway, hope that helps. -- James26 (talk) 04:13, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

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