TV Guide Interview with Goutman about ATWT's finale

[Ann_SS]

I'm disappointed that no other soap has contacted ESS about a contract role. OLTL, in particular, could use an actor who can you know, actually act. It would be a rare event on that soap.

[All My Shadows]

Nah, he needs to go to AMC as nuTrey.

Or maybe he's too young for Trey. Whatever the case, I need to see him on AMC. All of the dreams I had for Josh were dashed with the unabortion and subsequent murder, so I'd love for them to try that again. ESS as a bitchy Erica fangirl who idolizes La Kane while secretly wanting to take her place.

[Soapsuds]

I'm sure David K. would love him on AMC.

[Soapsuds]

I'd rather see him in primetime or in the movies. I think he is too good for soaps.

[Soapsuds]

Here is Eric on Numbers

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He was also on Law & Order

[kelly1142]

Happy about my PEm and yay for CarJack as well!

I'm looking forward to the Ryan family stuff.

[heffer]

In comparison with Guiding Light, which really upped it's game in the final months, this show has went on life support towards the end (after having a pretty good winter/spring).

[edgeofnik]

Let's face it -- 9 months to fill before cancellation was a bad thing. (OK they were filming Feb episode in Dec. -- still 7 months is a long time.) I agree the show was a BIG train wreck for a couple of years before that. It seemed like it got on track last summer/fall until Ben Franklin. I really thought Brad's funeral, etc. was going to give the show another year. After that, I can't blame the writers for just calling it in. Most other shows only had weeks -- EON announced end on Oct. 26 and finale was Dec. 28 -- filming about two weeks in advance, so they had six weeks to wrap the show -- and you figure at least four weeks worth of scripts written so rewrites and 10 new episodes for finale. Frankly, I've been shocked that ATWT has held most of its audience from last year. All of this is just a damn shame for ATWT. The question is who's next and will any lessons be learned or will anyone care.

[Khan]

No pun intended?

[DRW50]

I think ATWT's extra time should have been a gift to them to tie the show up in a meaningful way. I'm sorry that didn't seem to happen. The show certainly seems less awful now than it did at times over the past few years but that's not much of a compliment. At least GL gave me some things I'd wanted for years, like a Billy/Vanessa reunion. Other than seeing John again, and Lucinda and Barbara getting more story, this year has been a letdown. I can't help wishing they had ended the show with Bob and Kim getting married.

Khan, I meant to say -- there are some old British soaps on Youtube I think you might enjoy. If you want to PM me I can give you the links.

[difficultdiva]

Michael Fairman interviews Jake Silbermann

http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/as-the-world-turns/the-jake-silbermann-interview-as-the-world-turns/2010/08/18

[Khan]

Oh...shut up, Silbermann! Noah might've been dull, but your performance in the role certainly did not ease the agony.

[MontyB]

That's too bad. I have stopped watching ATWT regulary (though my DVR records it every day) and whenever I would tune in and see Luke and Reid, I thought they made the better couple.

[dragonflies]

Wow he got that right LOL

[Soapsuds]

Silbermann ( Noah) never evolved as a character. That all had to do with Silbermann lame ass acting! Gawd he is just as bad as he started. He might have even gotten worse!