Cuz TV Union labour is significantly cheaper than in NYC. (BTW out of curiousity what talk shows are in CT?)

Springer .Maury and Springers ex bodyguard(Can't think of his name) all moved to CT.

But they rate even lower than the soaps When you said ALL the talk shows I was thinking stuff at least like Dr Oz, etc... Springer and his psin off prob get more of the audience they want in CT anyway (kidding)

Frons did some video Q&A thing with Laura Wright a while back and basically said he can move money around as he sees fit when he thinks something is worth the $. And of course that moving around is probably uni-directional to GH. That really bugs me.

Jill Farren Phelps calls Frons

Phelps: I need money for this shoot out we're going to have on Pier 17 where Sonny gets shot in the head by Carly because she caught him with Brenda again. Think Sonny shooting Carly in the head while giving birth to Sonny's kid some years back.

Frons: Sonny's life in peril? That surely will drive up the ratings. You'll have the money in your budget within the next 20 minutes.

Frons calls Frank Valentini

Frons: Since you aren't using the money at the moment, I'm going to take x amount out of your budget this week. GH needs it for a big event. Don't worry, you'll get it back in the end as I'm certain the ratings potential for GH will spill over to OLTL.

Valentini: But...

Frons: I didn't ask you to respond. I was telling you as a courtesy.

Frons about to hang up...

Valentini: But, I got Roger Howarth to agree to come back to the show...

Frons: Really? Well good for you Frank. Just make sure he works on the cheap as he did on ATWT. I can't afford to pay him more than x amount because the network won't give me more money. I wish I could help you more, really, I do.

Frons hangs up the phone

IMO AMC would have been better off moving to CT like all the talk shows. What made them think things would be cheaper in LA?

That's actually what I was going to say, they'd have been better off moving the show to CT and if they had, they'd most likely still have David Canary around more too

Has any *network* show moved to CT? Was there ANY thought or chance AMC might? Was this ever a viable option? Or is this all talk cuz of those talk shows? (I'm asking as I'm really not sure)

It's true ABC is renting a studio in LA but they DO have crew and people in LA--do they in CT?

Edited August 29, 201015 yr by EricMontreal22

I remember reading that there was in fact talk of AMC moving to *either* L.A. or CT, and that the decision came down to the wire. I need more solid evidence though.

Maury, Jerry, and Steve all tape in Stamford which is an urban-suburban 'burb of NYC. A lot of the older vets have homes near there, Slezak, Canary, even the Zenk-Pinters, and it would be a short drive for them. However, it is on average an hour-long (more or less depending on local/express/peak hours) ride up from the city damn near $13 one way (I live in the area, R. Sinclair can tell you). The show would probably have to give out travel stipends for cast and crew living in the city, at least in the beginning, but then folks would probably be on their own. That would kinda suck.

Jill Farren Phelps calls Frons

Phelps: I need money for this shoot out we're going to have on Pier 17 where Sonny gets shot in the head by Carly because she caught him with Brenda again. Think Sonny shooting Carly in the head while giving birth to Sonny's kid some years back.

Frons: Sonny's life in peril? That surely will drive up the ratings. You'll have the money in your budget within the next 20 minutes.

Frons calls Frank Valentini

Frons: Since you aren't using the money at the moment, I'm going to take x amount out of your budget this week. GH needs it for a big event. Don't worry, you'll get it back in the end as I'm certain the ratings potential for GH will spill over to OLTL.

Valentini: But...

Frons: I didn't ask you to respond. I was telling you as a courtesy.

Frons about to hang up...

Valentini: But, I got Roger Howarth to agree to come back to the show...

Frons: Really? Well good for you Frank. Just make sure he works on the cheap as he did on ATWT. I can't afford to pay him more than x amount because the network won't give me more money. I wish I could help you more, really, I do.

Frons hangs up the phone

As long as GH looks good.

AMC doesn't fly Alicia back and forth, she and her family bought an apartment in LA. They only go to NY to check on her husbands restaurants, according to her.

Oh my bad. I thought I read that she was flying back and forth too and so was her family??? My bad!

Has any *network* show moved to CT? Was there ANY thought or chance AMC might? Was this ever a viable option? Or is this all talk cuz of those talk shows? (I'm asking as I'm really not sure)

It was confirmed AMC was all set to move to CT, but at the last moment decided on LA. I can't remember the reason why.

ETA: I think the reason why was because LA had a studio they could rent that they could use for HD, and CT didn't

Edited August 29, 201015 yr by Zendall Fan

Does this mean that AMC or OLTL are in danger of being canceled in the next couple of months? No. ABC won't cancel a show until AFTER SOAPnet is off the air because they expect an influx of viewers back to ABC since many transitioned their soap viewing solely based on the availability of SOAPnet.

Eighteen months is a long time to hold on to a devaluing property in the hope that the audience will come back. It'll really get interesting if Disney manages to sell off ABC in the meantime.

But they rate even lower than the soaps When you said ALL the talk shows I was thinking stuff at least like Dr Oz, etc... Springer and his psin off prob get more of the audience they want in CT anyway (kidding)

Thye Bus them in from New York.

That's actually what I was going to say, they'd have been better off moving the show to CT and if they had, they'd most likely still have David Canary around more too

I bet DC wouldn't have retired at all and of course TK would have stayed. Plus CT would have been perfect for outdoor taping year around.

I think it is high time I do that article I've been planning on how much a 30 second ad costs for AMC, GH, OLTL....

Yes, I would love to see that.

I appreciate all your insightful info in this thread.

Thye Bus them in from New York.

And don't get it twisted Eric, there is definitley *that audience* in CT too.

I bet DC wouldn't have retired at all and of course TK would have stayed. Plus CT would have been perfect for outdoor taping year around.

ITA, if anything, I bet DC would have been ecstatic to spend his last years on the show in such a comfy situation. I seriously hope OLTL considers this possibility when/if budget issues in the city seriously make them consider cancellation (though they are apparently always under budget, ahead of schedule, ratings being the real issue). I really don't think OLTL would be lucky enough to make the cross-country trek.