Members miche Posted November 26, 2008 Members Share Posted November 26, 2008 http://www.daytimeconfidential.com/2008/11...-at-abc-daytime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rocket Man Posted November 26, 2008 Members Share Posted November 26, 2008 If ABC Daytime has to make cuts and perhaps improve the shows by returning favorites as everyone takes a pay cut, here are my recommendations: "All My Children" Tamara Braun (Reese Williams)--send her back to Paris with Bianca Rebecca Budig (Greenlee Smythe)-- she will be gone early Jan. 09 David Canary (Adam/Stuart Chandler)--KEEP Bobbie Eakes (Krystal Carey Chandler)--send her away since Babe is gone Melissa Claire Egan (Annie McDermott)--send her away to the looney house forever Beth Ehlers (Taylor Thompson)--have her reunite with Brot and leave Pine Valley for good Alexa Gerasimovich (Kathy Mershon/Kate Martin)--KEEP Ricky Paull Goldin (Jake Martin)--KEEP Vincent Irizarry (David Hayward)--KEEP Thorsten Kaye (Zach Slater)--KEEP Daniel Kennedy (Petey Cortlandt)--KEEP Michael E. Knight (Tad Martin)--KEEP Jill Larson (Opal Cortlandt)--KEEP Susan Lucci (Erica Kane)--KEEP Ray MacDonnell (Dr. Joe Martin)--KEEP Cameron Mathison (Ryan Lavery)--send him away to seek happiness outside of Pine Valley Alicia Minshew (Kendall Hart)--KEEP James Mitchell (Palmer Cortlandt)--bump recurring, if not already happened Brianne Moncrief (Colby Chandler)--un-recast this role to the original actress Debbi Morgan (Angela Hubbard)--KEEP Tonya Pinkins (Livia Frye)--is she around anymore? Eden Riegel (Bianca Montgomery)--back to Paris PRONTO! Cornelius Smith Jr. (Frankie Hubbard)--KEEP Chrishell Stause (Amanda Dillon)--KEEP Sterling Sulieman (Dre Woods)--send him away Aiden Turner (Aidan Devane)--leave Pine Valley with Greenless happily Elizabeth Rodriguez (Carmen Morales)--send her back to prison Denise Vasi (Randi Morgan)--KEEP Walt Willey (Jackson Montgomery)--KEEP Darnell Williams (Jesse Hubbard)--KEEP Jacob Young (JR Chandler)--KEEP ***However, bring back Julia Barr (Brooke), Marcy Walker (Liza) and Jennifer Bassey (Marian) to improve ratings. "One Life to Live" Eddie Alderson (Matthew Buchanan)--KEEP Kristen Alderson (Starr Manning)--KEEP Melissa Archer (Natalie Buchanan)--send her away out of Llanview with Jared to be happy Camila Banus (Lola Montez)--WHO?!? write her off Peter Bartlett (Nigel Bartholomew Smythe)--KEEP Justis Bolding (Sarah Roberts)--she will be gone very soon BethAnn Bonner (Talia Sahid)--send her to Washington DC to become a FBI agent, she serves no purpose for Llanview Kathy Brier (Marcie McBain)--send her away to Switzerland to the fertility clinic with Michael John Brotherton (Jared Banks)--send him away with Nat Brandon Buddy (Cole Thornhart)--KEEP Kamar de los Reyes (Antonio Vega)--send him away (see my comment for BethAnn) Kassie DePaiva (Blair Cramer)--KEEP Michael Easton (John McBain)--send him away, too much exposure and he's the weakest link in Llanview Patricia Elliott (Renee Divine)--KEEP Andrea Evans (Tina Lord Roberts)--reverse her departure to stay in Llanview Farah Fath (Gigi Morasco)--KEEP David Fumero (Cristian Vega)--send him away with Sarah Susan Haskell (Marty Saybrooke)--KEEP Jacqueline Hendy (Vanessa Montez)--WHO? (see my comment for Camila) Catherine Hickland (Lindsay Rappaport)--KEEP Brian Kerwin (Charlie Banks)--KEEP Ilene Kristen (Roxanne Balsom)--KEEP John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex Balsom)--KEEP Mark Lawson (Brody Lovett)--send him away in the looney bin forever, no purpose Florencia Lozano (Tea Delgado)--KEEP Patricia Mauceri (Carlotta Vega)--KEEP Pamela Payton-Wright (Addie Cramer)--KEEP Sean Ringgold (Shaun)--send him away out Llanview to work for Ms. Whitney Houston Erika Slezak (Viki Davidson)--KEEP Hillary B. Smith (Nora Hanen)--KEEP Chris Stack (Michael McBain)--send him away with Marcie Timothy D. Stickney (RJ Gannon)--KEEP Trevor St. John (Todd Manning)--KEEP Robin Strasser (Dorian Lord)--KEEP Tika Sumpter (Layla Williamson)--send her away to Paris for her fashion career Jason Tam (Markko Rivera)--send him away, serves no purpose Brittany Underwood (Langston Wilde)--KEEP Jerry verDorn (Clint Buchanan)--KEEP Austin Williams (Shane Morasco)--KEEP Bree Williamson (Jessica Buchanan)--KEEP Robert S. Woods (Bo Buchanan)--KEEP ***However, bring back Renee Goldsberry (Evangeline), Nathan Purdee (Hank), and Dan Gauthier (Kevin) to improve ratings. "General Hospital" Bradford Anderson (Damian Spinelli)--send him away to cyberforce world Brandon Barash (Johnny Zacchara)--send him away to looney bin since his family are all crazy Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos)--send him away to take over NYC mob scene Julie Marie Berman (Lesley Lu Spencer)--KEEP Nazanin Boniadi (Leyla)--send her away to the 15th floor of General Hospital Sarah Brown (Claudia Zacchara)--send her away as her brother Steve Burton (Jason Morgan)--KEEP Leslie Charleson (Monica Quartermaine)--KEEP Derk Cheetwood (Max Giambetti)--make him a real man to be with Diane Drew Cheetwood (Milo Giambetti)--send him away, he serves no purpose in Port Charles Tyler Christopher (Nikolas Cassadine)--KEEP Claire Coffee (Nadine Crowell)--send her away to Mars Jason Cook (Matt Hunter)--send him away to Seattle Grace Hospital with the Grey's Anatomy folks Sonya Eddy (Epiphany Johnson)--KEEP Jane Elliot (Tracy Quartermaine)--KEEP Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer)--KEEP Blake Gibbons (Mitchell Coleman)--WHO?!? write him or her off Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis)--KEEP Ron Hale (Mike Corbin)--KEEP Rick Hearst (Ric Lansing)--KEEP Carolyn Hennesy (Diane Miller)--KEEP Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth Spencer)--KEEP Finola Hughes (Anna Devane)--KEEP John Ingle (Edward Quartermaine)--KEEP Kent King (Lainey Winters)--send her away to Seattle Grace with Matt Lisa LoCicero (Olivia Falconeri)--send her back to Brooklyn or Bronx Stephen Macht (Trevor Lansing)--KEEP Kimberly McCullough (Robin Scorpio)--KEEP Kelly Monaco (Samantha "Sam" McCall)--send her away with John McBain Minae Noji (Kelly Lee)--send her to the 15th floor with Leyla Jay Pickett (David Harper)--useless, write him off Ingo Rademacher (Jasper "Jax" Jacks)--overstayed, overpaid time to leave Port Charles with Kate Kirsten Storms (Maxie Jones)--KEEP Jason Thompson (Patrick Drake)--KEEP Greg Vaughan (Lucky Spencer)--KEEP Megan Ward (Kate Howard)--send her out of PC with Jax forever Bruce Weitz (Anthony Zacchara)--send him to the looney with his kids Bergen Williams (Big Alice Gunderson)--KEEP Laura Wright (Carly Corinthos Jacks)--KEEP, I can't get rid of her because she's a Spencer John J. York (Mac Scorpio)--KEEP Jacklyn Zeman (Bobbie Spencer)--KEEP ***However, bring back Antonio Sabato Jr. (Jagger), Genie Francis (Laura), Kristina Wagner (Felicia), Tristan Rogers (Robert) Sharon Wyatt (Tiffany), and Jim Reilly (Sean) to improve the ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rakesh Posted November 26, 2008 Members Share Posted November 26, 2008 Before panic sets in about possible cuts at ABC Daytime, we asked the network what was really happening. "We are carefully and responsibly managing our costs, which include some production cuts, but in ways the audience will not see on screen. Sweeps to date, all of our soaps are showing ratings growth and we are excited about upcoming storylines on all three shows," a spokesperson for ABC Daytime explains. http://www.soapoperadigest.com/news/breaking/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted November 26, 2008 Members Share Posted November 26, 2008 According to Daytime Confidential, Agnes Nixon confirmed these budget cuts in a recent interview. http://www.daytimeconfidential.com/2008/11...ildren-pay-cuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted November 26, 2008 Members Share Posted November 26, 2008 Gotta love the spin by ABC Daytime. The biggest paycut I can think of is firing Frons, aka the network soap killer......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Babygurl Posted November 26, 2008 Members Share Posted November 26, 2008 Wow, NBC and now ABC does that mean CBS will be following? I guess this is something all the major networks will be facing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GregNYC Posted November 26, 2008 Members Share Posted November 26, 2008 I expect the P&G soaps and DAYS to get budget cuts, but the ABC soaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Chamberlain Posted November 26, 2008 Members Share Posted November 26, 2008 I agree with Zendall Fan. Frons needs to be fired or take a damn paycut immediately. He's the issue here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members baller Posted November 26, 2008 Members Share Posted November 26, 2008 IMO this just goes to show that the "Kim Zimmer not taking a cut approach" isn't going to work anymore, and that the cuts are going to happen. Lose a little for Drake and D and DAYS if even Susan is taking the pay cut. Also kind of seems ABC is actually doing some things right with the cuts and everything--no sort of drama involving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted November 26, 2008 Members Share Posted November 26, 2008 Yeah imagine how much moola they'd save by firing Frons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bwilsonwriter Posted November 26, 2008 Members Share Posted November 26, 2008 I knew something was going down the minute that I read about Susan Lucci was ask to get a paycut or she has to go from reading a tabloid magazine at the supermarket. I bet RB thinking Thank God I left just in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteveFrame Posted November 26, 2008 Members Share Posted November 26, 2008 The sad thing is that a lot of those you mentioned are already on recurring so they don't even get paid unless they are used so getting rid of them does nothing for the budget. And in order to cut costs a lot of the ones you say keep still need to go or take big cuts esp. if you want to bring back some of the names you are bringing back. I feel AMC could cut Zach, Kendall, Ryan, Annie, Aiden & Greenlee - all 6 and be just fine. They are all 6 played out, overexposed and a nice break from all 6 wouldn't bother me even though right now with the better balance I am enjoying all for the first time in a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jonathan Posted November 26, 2008 Members Share Posted November 26, 2008 Wow, Agnes is very outspoken in this article. I had a hunch that these salary cuts were happening. Broadcast TV is dying in general, not just in daytime. I just hope they can recover from this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Peyton Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 I liked Ange's straightforward and direct approach in the article. Due to the sorry state of daytime television and all soaps falling in the ratings along with the horrible economic situation. It was inevitable that big pay cuts for the actors and everyone involved with daytime television were going to happen. It actually makes logical business sense and may help keep daytime soaps afloat for a bit longer due to these prudent measures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LeClerc Posted November 27, 2008 Members Share Posted November 27, 2008 So is AMC taking the brunt of this for ABC? Because that's what it sounds like. Does anyone really think that Frons is going to make Steve Burton, Maurice Benard or Laura Wright to take a paycut? I don't think so. I hope Agnes was allowed to reveal what she revealed or she can say goodbye to whatever minor influence she still has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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