I was just listening to Wendy Williams on the radio and she started talking about AMC. She said that hte show will introduce a transgender character who will undergo the transformation from a man into a woman. Supposedly, there's supposed to be a kiss between the character and Bianca and teh story kicks off on Thursday. WTF?! I havent watched AMC in a month. What is going on

Is this that Zarf character?

So Zarf is actually going to become a woman? Will they recast the part with a woman or will they dress the male actor as a woman? I hope AMC doesn't f' this up

I have seen stories about this on cnn.com. I am paraphrasing because I read it really fast, but Zarf is going to be attracted to Binks, kiss her and realize that he wants to be a woman. So they are going to go through the whole transformation.

Remember on the City, they had Azure? She had already gone through the change. She was a man, now she was a woman.

So this 'Zarf' is changing his gender because of a lesbian? AMC has truly sunk lower than PSNS. Wait, on second thoguh, I can't even see anything like this happening on PSNS.

^LOL reminds me of that Simpsons episode...

The idea to bring on a transgender character would be brilliant, if handled properly.

The fact that they're going to try to sell it as a male becoming a woman so he can be a lesbian= not handling it properly.

It is what it is- a creative way of putting Bianca in a lesbian relationship without having to pair her with someone of the same sex. It's insulting. But it follows the pattern developed by McT & Frons for Binks.

This show is over. They're so out of touch, it's not even funny.

The idea to bring on a transgender character would be brilliant, if handled properly.

The fact that they're going to try to sell it as a male becoming a woman so he can be a lesbian= not handling it properly.

It is what it is- a creative way of putting Bianca in a lesbian relationship without having to pair her with someone of the same sex. It's insulting. But it follows the pattern developed by McT & Frons for Binks.

This show is over. They're so out of touch, it's not even funny.

ICAM Juniorz!

afterellen.com is gonna be all over this news and not in a good way.

They should save this storyline for Nip/Tuck.

Here are a couple of articles on it.

From:

http://www.playfuls.com/news_0003520_Carls...ldren_Role.html

Carlson Takes Transgender 'Children' Role

10:47 AM, November 28th 2006

by Playfuls

After taking on a role in the musical "Taboo," actor Jeffrey Carlson has signed on to play a transgendered character in the U.S. soap, "All My Children."

When Carlson embraces his new role Thursday on the popular TV series as Zarf, it will mark the first time a transgendered character will be featured on a daytime series, Playbill.com reported.

"'All My Children' has a long standing commitment to telling socially relevant stories that entertain and inform," series exec Julie Hanan Carruthers said. "Viewers can expect a heartfelt story between two people who share a common ground, yet learn about inherent differences and understanding. At its core, this is a story of acceptance and love."

The unprecedented move has already drawn support from organizations such as the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, that has applauded the series' efforts.

"Telling the story of a character's transition from male to female is groundbreaking television," GLAAD official Damon Romine told Playbill.com. "'All My Children' has a track record of telling honest and important storylines, and we applaud them for their commitment to telling Zarf's story with compassion and integrity."

From

http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=13988

Jeffrey Carlson Joins All My Children for Transgender Plot

Monday, November 27, 2006; Posted: 10:11 AM - by BWW News Desk

Brian Frons, president of ABC Daytime, Disney, ABC Television Group announced plans today for a groundbreaking storyline on ABC’s “All My Children” involving a character coming to terms with her transgender identity. This marks the first time any daytime drama has chronicled a transgender coming out story.

The up-and-coming story line involves Zarf (Jeffrey Carlson), born biologically male, who becomes a larger than life rock star persona, hiding her true need to become female. This is the story of that journey, touching the lives of many characters in Pine Valley. Zarf initially connects with and shares her struggles with Bianca (Eden Riegel), whose own life experiences in coming out as a lesbian, leads to her own education, acceptance and compassion. Later, Zarf begins to develop additional relationships within the community, especially with Babe Chandler (Alexa Havins).

Mr. Carlson’s first air date will be on Thursday, November 30thth.

“All My Children has a long standing commitment to telling socially relevant stories that entertain and inform. Viewers can expect a heartfelt story between two people who share a common ground, yet learn about inherent differences and understanding. At its core, this is a story of acceptance and love,” says executive producer, Julie Hanan Carruthers.

“Telling the story of a character’s transition from male to female is groundbreaking television,” says Damon Romine, entertainment media director of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD). “All My Children has a track record of telling honest and important storylines, and we applaud them for their commitment to telling Zarf’s story with compassion and integrity.”

For nearly 37 years, “All My Children” has established itself as the leader in daytime dramas as one that educates through entertaining. Over the past three decades, viewers have watched the characters deal with both social and personal issues including abortion, HIV and AIDS, substance abuse, eating disorders and many more. In 2000, television history was made when “All My Children” became the first daytime drama to incorporate a lesbian character, Bianca Montgomery (Eden Riegel) as a contract role. In 2003, another historic moment was made when the show aired daytime televisions first same sex kiss between two women in a loving relationship.

“All My Children” celebrated its 36th Anniversary on January 5, 2006. The program has successfully maintained its popularity and continues to be one of daytime’s most compelling dramas. “All My Children” took home the 1998 Emmy® Award for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series, the third time the show received this top honor, having also garnered the award in 1994 and 1992. In 2004 the show also received its third consecutive Emmy® Award for Outstanding Daytime Drama Series Writing, its third Writers Guild Award and its third GLAAD Media Award in April of 2004.

Created by Agnes Nixon, “All My Children” premiered on the ABC Television Network on January 5, 1970, as a half-hour show; seven years later it expanded to an hour. Julie Hanan Carruthers is executive producer, Megan McTavish is head writer with Conal O’Brien, Casey Childs and Angela Tessinari directing. “All My Children” is produced in New York and airs MONDAY-FRIDAY (1:00-2:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Visit “All My Children” on the Web at abc.com

AMC is getting exactly what they wanted with this trangender crap. The show is being talked about in the media and everyone is talking about it. TTIC know this show is sunk and is only doing this for hype. This transgender story sounds like crap and I won't watch one second of this idiot Zarf. Didn't like him last summer, and won't like him now that he's going to become a woman.

Well I for one am going to wait and see before I pre judge it. Yeah I know this is McTrash, but I'm still giving it a chance

I think the problem some "AMC" fans are having with this, me included, is they're bringing in a new "odd" character in order to get a media storm to get ratings...while they're not really working to fix the real problems that are plaguing the show: bad writing, ruining of history, of potential, of characters, of couples with that bad writing and plotting, firing of vets with a storm of newbies coming in, etc...

It's like a cheap trick/gimmick. I hope AMC does the story well and I hope they repair the entire show and stop screwing up everything with the bad writing, bad plotting of stories, bad plotting period/bad-ideas that they come up with - with such incredible ease.

Oh goodie he'll eventually be best buddies with Babe.

This story just tanked.

Man has sex change to become lesbian?