Members reallyhateskateonlost Posted December 7, 2009 Members Share Posted December 7, 2009 If ABC has the stupidy to name Ellen Wheeler as the new head writer for AMC then they really never had any faith in the show as Susan Lucci said they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted December 7, 2009 Members Share Posted December 7, 2009 Watch it happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted December 7, 2009 Members Share Posted December 7, 2009 I think we're more likely to get someone like Passanante or Laiman (does she still write?), or a scriptwriter who is already on staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members You're Soaking in it Posted December 7, 2009 Members Share Posted December 7, 2009 To think AMC would get either one of those two over Broderick permanently at the helm? It's just ridiculous. Frons should really take a good, hard look at the fan response to just the mention of Broderick. It's the first time in a VERY LONG time that the overall response to such news mostly ranged from "the show is in BAD shape, but this could help" to "Hallelujah!" Almost NO negative reaction. If he wasn't really considering Lorraine for anything more than an associate position, and was thinking of putting one of the predictable "usual suspects" in the seat, the fan response alone should make him think again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted December 7, 2009 Members Share Posted December 7, 2009 I agree, but it seems like she was hired specifically not to be headwriter. Either by her choice, or Frons's choice. She may not want to be headwriter. Or he may not want her in that spot since he needs more of a puppet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pamela1965 Posted December 7, 2009 Members Share Posted December 7, 2009 i think OLTL is toast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aMLCproduction Posted December 7, 2009 Members Share Posted December 7, 2009 ABC isn't spending money on OLTL...... AMC got to move to LA, GH got Franco, OLTL got empty promises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted December 7, 2009 Members Share Posted December 7, 2009 Wouldn't surprise me if OLTL is toast and ABC wants to move Valentini and Carlivati to AMC... If OLTL is getting the boot, that is exactly what I think will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted December 7, 2009 Members Share Posted December 7, 2009 That could be it since Branco loves OLTL. Its either that or ATWT has been cancelled. AMC getting Passanante as a writer wouldnt be bad news to Branco. Remember he wants AMC to fail so that OLTL can survive. He'd be happy for a Passanante move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted December 7, 2009 Members Share Posted December 7, 2009 That would suck. I hate that NB has the power to make me worry about the fate of my soaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aMLCproduction Posted December 7, 2009 Members Share Posted December 7, 2009 At the expense of OLTL though? If OLTL is on budget, I don't understand why ABC/Frons would let it go. Would fans welcome RC/FV to AMC. It seems this is very pluasible since LB is only a temp fix for AMC. ( THe stage is set) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LoyaltoAMC Posted December 7, 2009 Members Share Posted December 7, 2009 I really wouldn't be worried about OLTL getting the axe just yet. Yes, ABC is pouring money into AMC & GH over OLTL, but I doubt they would cancel right now, just as the cast is poised to move into a new studio and Gina Tognoni is set to return. Plus, the Mitch Lawrence stuff has always been good for their ratings, and that's just getting started. Nah, it's safe for a while. Also, I don't think we'll hear any more about the AMC HW issue for a while now. It seems that Lorraine is there temporarily to guide things along until they find someone else. If it's anything, the thing that makes the most sense is the cancellation of ATWT. They pulled out all the stops for November sweeps, but the numbers totally tanked. The timing seems right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted December 7, 2009 Members Share Posted December 7, 2009 I'm still saying it's ATWT cancellation. If it had been a writer change or casting change ...Toups would have tried to pre leak it.....lol...well attempt to...lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bongobong Posted December 7, 2009 Members Share Posted December 7, 2009 My guess is that Ron C. was fired from OLTL. Nelson likes his work, and the show's ratings have been pretty rotten for a while now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LoyaltoAMC Posted December 7, 2009 Members Share Posted December 7, 2009 Honestly, I don't see that happening now. The show is relatively stable creatively. Plus, I doubt Frons/ABC would want two of its shows in HW limbo at the same time. If it's anything, I'm going with ATWT getting the axe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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