From NewinPV/Betty at SOC:

Chuck Pratt’s Plan to Save AMC –

[insert picture of Kendall, Greenlee, Erica] – Pratt says strengthening the stories of Kendall, Erica, and Greenlee is at the top of his to-do list.

Pratt says he was approached by Frons to shake things up. He's met with Agnes Nixon several times, and plans to start with an umbrella story like they use in primetime and Guza excels at on GH.

About Ehlers: She’s a war vet, and Pratt wanted a character that audiences can relate to since the country is right now at war (similar to what Agnes did with the Vietnam war). The story will reach out and include other characters, namely Jake, and only get bigger.

On current characters: Adam should be less of an “aside character.” Y&R does that with Victor, so why doesn’t AMC with Adam? Above all he feels the show should revolve around Erica Kane. She is the Scarlett Ohara, and challenging that character and keeping her strong is where the story should be.

On the formal couples on the show: Pratt wants to beef up the men w/o beefcake, and make them stronger men that are not as reactive as they have been. He wants to get Zach “off the couch”, and notes they’ve had Ryan remember he loves Greenlee for a start. He feels one of the most important things is to bring Ryan/Greenlee/Aidan/Zach/Kendall front and center, and turn it into the big questions of relationship and marriage instead of who slept with whom. He says they are all very different marriages, but [“hint-hint”] that all ARE married, or will be. He promises that the bonds of marriage will be tested.

Beth Ehlers/RPG Interview

They just filmed their first scenes together where there is very little dialogue between them.

Ehlers isn’t nervous about recreating the chemistry with RPG because she knows it’s there. Goldin agrees that re-creating that was a piece of cake as long as they are on screen together. BE explains it’s important to her that the audience enjoy them, but she isn’t trying to win an award for making them seem like different people - she only wants the relationship to be viable. They both agree that they’d also probably click with other men/women on the show, and RPG jokes that right now he has a “bromance” going on with Aidan Turner. They aren’t trying to sell the pairing because they don’t feel it needs to be sold. They both agree that Gus and Harley is over and that’s not who they want to do. This is a new chapter.

Record This:

Monday, July 28th – Zach lectures Kendall about meddling in other people’s love lives.

Tuesday, July 29th – Krystal confronts Colby with the truth about Richie.

What will Happen:

JR wants to form an alliance with Zach

Annie sets a trap for Colby and Cassandra

Erica and Sam get caught in a kiss.

Comings and Goings:

-Beth Ehlers checks in on July 24th in a very brief appearance, when her character jogs past Jake.

-AMC is casting an elderly couple that will encounter a PV duo in Vegas inspiring them to elope.

This is very discouraging... Sounds like Pratt will continue the focus Frons brought to the show... which is killing it. I like he wants Adam and Erica featured... but I think he's missing the point on everything else. He wants Kendall/Greenlee/Zach/Ryan to be front and center? Aren't they already? does it work?

When will tptb on this show realize what makes it All My Children? Its just ... not... anymore. :: sigh :: Ratings will continue to decline.

I think Chuck's meeting with Agnes went like this:

Chuck: Are you alright Agnes?

Agnes:"NO. I AM NOT ALRIGHT." My show is in the crapper what are you going to do about it?

I think Chuck's meeting with Agnes went like this:

Chuck: Are you alright Agnes?

Agnes:"NO. I AM NOT ALRIGHT." My show is in the crapper what are you going to do about it?

:lol:

The catch-phrasing has already started to spread!

"Soap Opera Network: NO. WE ARE NOT ALRIGHT."

:lol:

I like that he name dropped Agnes Nixon, but really they've done that for year snow with little show of it actually doing anything quality wise.

ANd yeah roll eyes at the whole idea that we need more of Ryan/greenlee/Aiden/Kendall/Zach. Getting Zach "off the couch" has me worried he's gonna turn into Sonny as well. I dunno... AMC needs to be shaken up but...

EVERYONE "meets" with Agnes. It's a talking point new HW's are required to give in their first interviews. It might just mean they offered to hold the door open for her.

LOL exactly. I still have huge respect for the woman but even 3-4 years ago Alicia M mentioned that Agnes was often around the story offices... It was better than it is now but I didn't exactly see classic AMC. (during the messy Richard Culliton era we even saw on AMC's Biography on A&E Agnes talking at a story meeting).

I am certain he did meet with her--she's still mobile and goes to the studios every so often, etc, but as others said even if she offered the best ideas I don't think it would do much... It's kinda too bad she never kept ownership of her shows the way Bell did (she only kept ownership of Loving/The City and look where that got her lol)

Edited July 15, 200817 yr by EricMontreal22

The catch-phrasing has already started to spread!

"Soap Opera Network: NO. WE ARE NOT ALRIGHT."

Like Faulkner said, all this sounds like s.hit. I don't wanna see Zach/Greenlee/Kendall/Aidan/ and Ryan on the front burner. They've been on the front burner for years. It's time they take a back seat and characters like Josh and Amanda get to shine.

On current characters: Adam should be less of an "aside character." Y&R does that with Victor, so why doesn't AMC with Adam? Above all he feels the show should revolve around Erica Kane. She is the Scarlett Ohara, and challenging that character and keeping her strong is where the story should be.

He's met with Agnes Nixon several times

And haven't we heard this before. Every head writer comes in and the first two things they say are that the spoke with Agnes and that Adam and Erica were going back on the frontburner. And then what happens?

-AMC is casting an elderly couple that will encounter a PV duo in Vegas inspiring them to elope

Oh god please, no Aidlee marriage.

And did anyone else notice their was no mention of Tad or any other vets?

Oh god please, no Aidlee marriage.

*shudders at the thought*

On current characters: Adam should be less of an “aside character.” Y&R does that with Victor, so why doesn’t AMC with Adam? Above all he feels the show should revolve around Erica Kane. She is the Scarlett Ohara, and challenging that character and keeping her strong is where the story should be.

If this actually happens I will get behind pratt.

Edited July 16, 200817 yr by EricaKane70

Hopefully Pratt lives up to what he says about Erica & Adam, and not lie through his teeth like B&E did when they said Erica would get her own storyline

Oh god please, no Aidlee marriage.

Sorry but I think they elope, there's a script out that has them in Vegas, so I think they get married then one or both regret it

Edited July 16, 200817 yr by Zendall Fan

On the formal couples on the show: Pratt wants to beef up the men w/o beefcake, and make them stronger men that are not as reactive as they have been. He wants to get Zach “off the couch”, and notes they’ve had Ryan remember he loves Greenlee for a start. He feels one of the most important things is to bring Ryan/Greenlee/Aidan/Zach/Kendall front and center, and turn it into the big questions of relationship and marriage instead of who slept with whom. He says they are all very different marriages, but [“hint-hint”] that all ARE married, or will be. He promises that the bonds of marriage will be tested.

Wow. Absolutely no mention of Annie

Wow. Absolutely no mention of Annie

The writing has been on the wall for her character for months. I doubt he'll save her, and really how the hell can she be saved now?

^^ Brain tumor?

^^ Brain tumor?

Don't even go there Then maybe a post-op Annie will have a thing with Petey.

Actually, Adam? "Pannie"? Would be kind of hot.

All of it sounds great except for the Erica nonsense! She doesn't deserve to be front and center of any story and she never has! She ruins the show and I'm sick of having to FF through every scene she's in. I think this show is perfect until she's on the screen. Stick her on the backburner where she's always belonged, or better yet, ship her to Paris w/ Bianca!!

He may have talked to her for the bulk of those several times over the phone but he met her at least once. He said her eyes lit up when he told her about the Taylor McBride/Iraq story. Of course, I assume she was injected with the same drugs they gave her when she gave her approval to the (un)aborted fetus story, heh. I'm sure the Iraq story will be at the least fine, but I still don't believe Agnes wasn't drugged or paid a handsome sum for the (un)aborted fetus story comment.

She did, I saw her as I was leaving my meeting with Agnes.

You mean the meeting you had right after I had brunch with her?

All of it sounds great except for the Erica nonsense! She doesn't deserve to be front and center of any story and she never has! She ruins the show and I'm sick of having to FF through every scene she's in. I think this show is perfect until she's on the screen. Stick her on the backburner where she's always belonged, or better yet, ship her to Paris w/ Bianca!!

Sorry Nini, you're in the minority. We want more Erica!