http://daytimeconfidential.com/2009/07/27/rumor-report-is-production-of-all-my-children-moving-to-los-angeles

Several sources have come forward, revealing to Daytime Confidential that ABC Daytime is strongly considering moving production of All My Children to Los Angeles! "This has been talked about for quite some time," says one source. "It would be so much cheaper to produce the show in L.A., because they can build permanent sets. That's one of the reason's it is so expensive to do shows in New York, because you have to pay the Union workers to come in and break downs sets every day."

The big question is, would New York-based ABC veterans like Susan Lucci or Michael E. Knight move to L.A.?

"The network is getting to to the point where they have to do something to keep the shows profitable, so if they lose a few stars with the move, that's a risk they are willing to take," says a second mole. "A few years back there was talk of moving One Life to Live to Florida, but the network backed off because much of the veteran cast refused to move."

Reportedly this move would prevent ABC from having to cancel one of its three soap operas for the time being.

"That Aisha Tyler Show was definitely planned for the ABC Daytime lineup," says a source. "People at all three soaps were definitely worried, no matter what was said in the trades."

The mole is referring to the Hollywood Reporter article claiming a planned talk show vehicle for Aisha Tyler was rumored to be slated for ABC's daytime lineup, a claim ABC denied.

According to an additional source, despite recent ratings woes, ABC's flagship soap General Hospital is the safest soap on the network's lineup, because GH is the most proven brand.

"GH may be the lowest rated ABC soap right now, but historically it's the lineup's most popular soap, it will be the last one to be cancelled," says an insider. "All My Children is considered the legacy soap, even though One Life to Live is older and was the first soap Agnes [Nixon] created for ABC, because AMC has iconic characters played by people recognized outside of the soap world. One Life's problem is it never created those types of superstar characters. Moving AMC to LA will actually buy both soaps time."

Those in the know say an announcement from Brian Frons about AMC's potential move could come at any time.

I don't beleive it...

It seems like this kinda of relocation would kill a soap opera budget more than anything else in one full swing.

There're a few problems with this that may have been discussed in house but clearly not addressed in this "rumor."

1. Where would All My Children be produced? There's no such thing as ABC Television Center in Hollywood anymore. GH tapes at the former site which is now under different owners, while AMC tapes at ABC TV-NY which is OWNED by ABC. So the production would still have to either rent or lease studio space which COSTS MONEY.

2. Even though GH is based in LA, they still truck in sets. Even when it was ABC Television Center, their warehouse was 10 miles away.

3. An entire cast of 30 is supposed to relocate?

4. I doubt it because the reason Ugly Betty moved from LA to New York was because of the fact that Bloomberg is offering tax breaks for productions shot in New York. AMC proudly sports the "Made in NY" at the end of each episode. Clearly, they're getting the benefits of being produced out of New York.

Edited July 28, 200916 yr by R Sinclair

LOL so it could go from a poorly written soap in NY to a poorly written one in LA?

I don't see what difference it would make unless changes are made the same people will still be hacking up the show

http://daytimeconfidential.com/2009/07/27/rumor-report-is-production-of-all-my-children-moving-to-los-angeles

This is a crock of ish. Especially about OLTL not creating "legacy" characters as AMC has.

Umm...I'm not even a fan of ABC soaps, anymore, but OLTL.......right now....has Viki, Todd, Dorian, Bo, Blair, etc....

and AMC has....ummmmmm..........Erica? That's about it. You might add Tad....but Alicia Minshew's Kendall? Nahhh. Thorsten Kaye's Zach? Nahhh. Jamie Luner's Liza? Nahhh. Not even Jesse/Angie, since they were pretty much AWOL for nearly 20 years. (Don't even talk to me about Cameron Mathison's Ryan, LOL, who is only on because Frons has a hard-on for this no-talent hack).

But...back to my point....OLTL actually has more "legacy" characters than AMC at this point....even AE's Tina was the biggest ABC star of the 80's.

This article, like much of DC's stuff, reeks of an agenda, and not of any basis in reality.

I actually agree with them on that. I think people are more familiar with characters from AMC and GH than they are with OLTL.

Anywho what difference will this make overall if Pratt, Frons are still there? Nothing will have changed but the location

In the battle of AMC vs. OLTL in terms of notoriety and general recognition....uhh...AMC beats OLTL by a landslide. There are people out there, adults, who have never even heard of OLTL.

Edited July 28, 200916 yr by All My Shadows

I'm sorry but outside of the soap world OLTL is unknown whereas Susan Lucci is a recognizable actress and her character is well known. GH is the stable due to the Luke and Laura era and AMC probably have the most recognizable actors outside of the soap industry.

If moving to LA gives them a longer shelf life then they should go for it.

In the battle of AMC vs. OLTL in terms of notoriety and general recognition....uhh...AMC beats OLTL by a landslide. There are people out there, adults, who have never even heard of OLTL.

Let's not even go there.

If they've heard of AMC, they've probably heard of OLTL.

If they haven't heard of OLTL, they probably haven't heard of AMC.

This DC article is a joke, and completely false.

Anyone with half a brain realizes that ABC will cancel all three of their soaps at once, since not one of them stands out in any key ratings category at this point.

So why let this DC article induce arguing among the fans of any of the three shows?

It's like they post a bogus article, wait for the fans to take sides/gang up on each other, and then enjoy the result.

Just let if effing go, lol.

The ABC soaps are all toast....likely within 5 years....and they will be toast together.

I'm sorry but outside of the soap world OLTL is unknown whereas Susan Lucci is a recognizable actress and her character is well known. GH is the stable due to the Luke and Laura era and AMC probably have the most recognizable actors outside of the soap industry.

If moving to LA gives them a longer shelf life then they should go for it.

Susan Lucci is, and will always be, a joke...both inside and outside the soap industry.

She's a "name," but nothing more. NO ONE in or outside daytime thinks she ever deserved an Emmy, nor thinks she could've succeeded outside of daytime. (Her many failures include a recurring role on DALLAS, some ABC primetime TV movies, etc).

Like I said, let's not make this an "us vs. them" issue, which is clearly what the loons at DC are hoping for, if only to try to be relevant for a change.

Daytime Confidential: I'm still waiting for Lisa de Cazotte to take over as EP!

She's a "name," but nothing more. NO ONE in or outside daytime thinks she ever deserved an Emmy, nor thinks she could've succeeded outside of daytime. (Her many failures include a recurring role on DALLAS, some ABC primetime TV movies, etc).

Get over yourself. Most soap actors could not make it in primetime. That's why they're on soaps.

Daytime Confidential: I'm still waiting for Lisa de Cazotte to take over as EP!

Get over yourself. Most soap actors could not make it in primetime. That's why they're on soaps.

Get over "myself"?

Get a grip, buddy.

I'm actually of the opinion that talent doesn't really matter that much in "making it" in primetime. In fact, plenty of "no talent hacks" have proven that.

But Susan Lucci?

She's a punchline.

Because she's well-known...AND completely untalented.

It does sound like propaganda to me, especially the part about GH being the most "proven brand". Not for many years now, and if they are going overbudget, than what does all that legacy do? The same goes for AMC.

I do agree that AMC HAD more legacy characters. Emphasis on HAD. With the exception of Erica, they are all gone now. All the teary memories of the past, but if Susan Lucci had not taken huge pay cuts, would AMC even be on the air now? There's no way moving to LA would buy AMC time. It would just be a bloated, expensive, creatively dead show suddenly based on another coast.

It's one of the most slanted articles I've read. It sounds like total pushback to their ratings and critical freefall. Hey, these shows still rock, so they're going nowhere.

Edited July 28, 200916 yr by CarlD2

I don't believe this. No soaps in recent history have changed filming locations, it's not at all practical. Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what the last soap was to move production? I know it must have been one decades ago.

I don't believe this. No soaps in recent history have changed filming locations, it's not at all practical. Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what the last soap was to move production? I know it must have been one decades ago.

I think The Brighter Day was the only soap to move from the east coast to the west coast, but that had to be like over 40 years ago.