Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted April 29, 2008 Members Share Posted April 29, 2008 That could very well be the case, as Pratt was only credited as an Executive Producer on DH on the first episode ALONE. He also has a permanent consulting credit on fellow ABC show Ugly Betty, I believe. I think Beldner more than anyone else knows and gets AMC. I've never been too impressed by Walsh to be honest with you. But AMC is a huge mess as you've said, I don't know if the show could fully be as great as it once was. The sad thing is, B&E have gotten rid of such talents as Michelle Patrick and Stephen Demorest, and that clearly isn't helping the show either. You know what I think is missing in Pine Valley? That small community atmosphere the show used to have. Everything is so convoluted and isolated on the show these days. I personally don't think AMC's felt like AMC since Lorraine Broderick's last HW stint, since then the show has been in one gradual downward spiral creatively, some moments better than others mind you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted April 29, 2008 Members Share Posted April 29, 2008 LOL that's a big one I know Frons HATES AMC, but I don't know why he's allowed to keep hiring crap writers for it. Does Sweeney hate AMC and the ABC soaps or something too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted April 29, 2008 Members Share Posted April 29, 2008 I get the feeling Sweeney doesn't give two shits about ABC's Daytime Division, since the real money maker is obviously primetime with ad revenue. I mean, how else do you explain all 3 ABC soaps hitting all new lows in the ratings, yet Frons keeps on getting a promotion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Toups Posted April 29, 2008 Administrator Share Posted April 29, 2008 He wasn't listed as a Consulting Producer in last Thursday's ep, so I guess he was only CP before the strike happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted April 30, 2008 Members Share Posted April 30, 2008 I like Tomlin and think he would be good for AMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AddictedToSoaps Posted April 30, 2008 Members Share Posted April 30, 2008 I wouldn't mind if only Tomlin was hired. His current stuff on OLTL isn't too bad. I'm open to seeing what he could do for AMC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kylie Posted April 30, 2008 Members Share Posted April 30, 2008 Oh boy, Pratt gets his claws on AMC and we can all start lining up to carry AMC to it's final resting place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SoapQueen89 Posted April 30, 2008 Members Share Posted April 30, 2008 Oh boy ..... Pratt? AMC fans have my condolences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kubla Khan Posted April 30, 2008 Members Share Posted April 30, 2008 Let's wait until we get confirmation until we ring the death knell, eh. So far we have a "not true" as our best confirmation thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted April 30, 2008 Members Share Posted April 30, 2008 I am not getting too excited as this is just a rumor. I also am wondering why the hell SOD even reported it..... this seems like a SID blurb rather than SOD. I guess they are all soap rags now in every sense of the word. Tomilin and Pratt though, not my choice for replacing B&E. The same plot driven crap we've seen for the past decade just rinse wash repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted April 30, 2008 Members Share Posted April 30, 2008 I am among the minority that thinks Gary Tomlin was not the Antichrist in his recent stint scabbing for OLTL. Was it up to RC's standards? No, and many of the stories were forced and random. I think some were mandated by Frons, and some were Gary's own fault. But as a dialogue man he did fine and the show retained most of the same feel IMO. His BE story worked for me, too. Gary's a good guy who means well, but he's a much better EP IMO, running events and such, than he is a HW. Yet at OLTL, in his first EP run, he had bad writers working for him, writers (like Whitesell) who were actually much worse than him. So I think I'd definitely give him a shot HWing AMC over the cancerous B&E. Chuck Pratt was a lot of fun in the MP and 90210 days, but showed no faculty for writing for daytime. He inevitably re-drew all the women into 2-D catty bitches like MP and 90210, unaware that daytime did not have the smooth, somewhat brisker pace of primetime, and that characters had to move slower. However, his primetime years were often glorious, and unlike Guza, the mob was not his forte - just soapy trash. So again, I'd give him a chance. Anyone over B&E. They'd be far from ideal, but they're better than B&E. Especially Gary Tomlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted April 30, 2008 Members Share Posted April 30, 2008 I wonder if SOD was asked to put this out to gauge reaction or maybe they were given this blurb to throw off people for some reason? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted April 30, 2008 Members Share Posted April 30, 2008 Who knows. We'll wait and see if the AMC rep lied when the news breaks in a couple of days LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Laurie Posted April 30, 2008 Members Share Posted April 30, 2008 Honest to blog, soaps really need to stop the merry-go-around of head writers. How about fresh blood or promoting from within the writing staff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted April 30, 2008 Members Share Posted April 30, 2008 I want Kate Hall for HW!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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