Another World Discussion Thread

[amybrickwallace]

By the end of Petronia's run in 1987, the only ones that had seniority over her were Wyndham, Watson and Ford - and she had only been there for six years!!!!

[DRW50]

Sort of like JvD at Guiding Light. They ran so many talented people out of those P&G soaps in the 80s.

[cassadine1991]

Don't get why P&G wrecked their own soaps.

Still don't understand why they don't do anything with these soaps especially since PGP rebranded itself into this

Edited February 28, 2014 by cassadine1991

[Max]

I had no idea that PGP has now rebranded itself.

Given that the reboots of AMC and OLTL failed, I sadly but objectively can't see anything that P&G could successfully do with its soaps (which don't have anywhere near the rabid fan following that those cancelled ABC soaps had). Once a soap has been cancelled, most of its casual/habitual viewers will never return. I also don't know of any network that would air a P&G soap-reboot, and the internet just isn't a viable platform for soaps (as evidenced by the failed ABC soap reboots and because of the fact that soaps attract an older audience).

Furthermore, if any P&G soap reboot ever did see the light of day, the quality of what we would see on screen would likely be horrendous, given the bare-bones budget such shows would receive. Given the choice of a bad revival or no revival, I would rather take the latter.

Edited February 28, 2014 by Max

[amybrickwallace]

So sad, especially how soaps were their bread and butter for decades. It's an insult to not only the fans, but to the cast and crew on each of those soaps who worked so faithfully for P&G over the years.

What I wouldn't give to hear Vicky Wyndham's take on this development. Then again, she's so many years removed from it she'd probably be indifferent to it now. Sad.

[DRW50]

PP had a low budget and the shows were high quality.

P&G soaps revived and reinvented themselves again and again. If someone really tried, I have no doubt that the same would happen again. AW could have run for decades more with proper handling.

[cassadine1991]

Exactly the PP reboots were great and rivaled the network soaps in terms of story and production quality

I still believe that AW, ATWT, and GL still have story in them, and yeah if someone cared and tried then I could see the P&G soaps return

[amybrickwallace]

I see your point, but they'll never go for it. "Soap" is a four-letter word to them!!!

[Paul Raven]

Beverlee McKinsey guested on Hawaii Five O before playing Iris

[DRW50]

Her episode is on Youtube I believe.

[amybrickwallace]

Speaking of the original Five-O, the actress who played the secretary Jenny Sherman was Peggy Ryan. Peggy Ryan was the mother of Kerry Sherman (Amy, SB). So there's another soap connection there.

[DRW50]

April 1980 DIgest

[amybrickwallace]

Thanks for sharing that article, Carl. She's another who went too young.

[cassadine1991]

Happy 92nd Birthday Harding Lemay

[amybrickwallace]

God bless him. He really ranks as one of the greats of the genre.