I'm even more shocked by CBS and Y&R picking up MW, PL and Goutman. Firstly, Maura still seems very Carly during her interactions with men and I can't stand her talking about 'Jack'. Have this bad feeling Goutman will become EP and the show will center around 'Diane Jenkins'. Goutman over used West on ATWT to save money (just as GL did with Reva) and could see Y&R adopting a similar production model. While Victor has always been the 'star' he has never been over used in the same manner. When Newman goes public, I'll bet Diane's 'self-made' comapny ends up on top. It is at that point that Y&R will become, as ATWT, the Maura West show.

Ekkk--Chris Goutman...Ekkk

Maura West was the most liked on the show that was one of the reason why she was used alot. Michael Park had more air-time then her since he started back in 1997.

ABC and OLTL must think they can somehow gain some ex-ATWT viewers considering the hiring of TC, TD, RH and Zimmer from GL. OLTL already has a large cast and these actors aren't really needed. If anything, I could see OLTL fan getting a bit annoyed by their show getting taken over. 'Vets' only get so much airtime and Zimmer will, no doubt, hog time from Vicky and Dorian. I get she was on the show 25 years ago but doubt viewers missed her. KMH would have been great but pretty sure she has already moved west. I would think Cady McClain would have been a better choice than TC considering a lot of AMC viewers watch OLTL.

On another note, does CBS really think Maura West will boost Y&R ratings? Most ATWT viewers tuned in for Y&R and just watched the entire lineup. Also, she is a bad fit for Diane. Geez, you'd think ATWT was a hit considering how in demand all of these people are. Even Pissy and Goutman have found work. Maybe CBS should have just kept the show on air if they planned to hold so much of the cast and crew.

People do need work. OLTL is still going to be under budget. Roger is not going to OLTL it hasn't been confirmed it was just a rumor. I do agree that Maura isn't fit to play Diane but she is doing great in the role even though she is miscast. I wish they would of found a different role for Maura but she is doing a great job as Diane. It's like Liza on AMC she had blonde hair and was in her late 40's early 50's and when she was recasted a few years ago she turned into a red head and was deaged to her 30's and alot of people accept her in the role. I could be wrong about Liza's age anyone that watches AMC alot could answer it right.

Maura West was the most liked on the show that was one of the reason why she was used alot. Michael Park had more air-time then her since he started back in 1997.

If you take out all MW's maternity leaves is that still the case? LOL I've never read anything negative about MW. I remember when SoapNet did an ATWT special KH was worried when she found out that Scott was involved with MW in real-life (because Carly was a schemer and KH she thought of him as her "son"), she talked about what a lovely woman MW and just gushed about her, which brought MW to tears. I thought that spoke volumes.

If you take out all MW's maternity leaves is that still the case? LOL I've never read anything negative about MW. I remember when SoapNet did an ATWT special KH was worried when she found out that Scott was involved with MW in real-life (because Carly was a schemer and KH she thought of him as her "son"), she talked about what a lovely woman MW and just gushed about her, which brought MW to tears. I thought that spoke volumes.

Do you take any of these interviews or 'specials' as sincere or real--these are ACTORS pimping their show. Generally, the actors are basically reading a script. I doubt Maura was so touched at that very moment that she just had to cry LoL! I'm sure KH resented the hell out of the young girl who stole her spot lights. Sometimes I think viewers have a difficult time telling the difference between actors and characters. If ATWT was such a big happy family, why did Maura leave early and tape her final scenes months in advance? Within one month, EB will make some Sony-written statement regaring Maura's skill and it will land in the soap press. Will you believe that, too?

Do you take any of these interviews or 'specials' as sincere or real--these are ACTORS pimping their show. Generally, the actors are basically reading a script. I doubt Maura was so touched at that very moment that she just had to cry LoL! I'm sure KH resented the hell out of the young girl who stole her spot lights. Sometimes I think viewers have a difficult time telling the difference between actors and characters. If ATWT was such a big happy family, why did Maura leave early and tape her final scenes months in advance? Within one month, EB will make some Sony-written statement regaring Maura's skill and it will land in the soap press. Will you believe that, too?

Why do you always have to be negative about Maura. Every show has a character they use almost everyday of the week why do you have to be like that to just Maura. Sonny and Jason are GH, Victor and Jack are Y&R, Brooke and Stephanie are B&B, Greenlee and Kendall are AMC, Carly and Jack were ATWT, Josh and Reva were GL. I'm not sure about OLTL and DAYS. But it's not only Maura everyone one of these people I said have had alot of air-time and the show was about them more than alot of other people. Most of these people have kept these shows alive. Maura had less air-time then alot of these characters. She is a great actress and got hired to do her job. I don't think she was Goutman's favorite. He even said that Terri Conn was his pet.

If ATWT was such a big happy family, why did Maura leave early and tape her final scenes months in advance? Within one month, EB will make some Sony-written statement regaring Maura's skill and it will land in the soap press. Will you believe that, too?

Maura did not tape her last scenes in advance. That's simply not true. She was seen by fans outside the studio that day as well as some that were inside for the final taping. There are photos of her on the set on June 23 as well as leaving the studio. She did not leave early. Some of us sent her flowers that final day and received an email. How could she have responded if she wasn't there?

Maura did not tape her last scenes in advance. That's simply not true. She was seen by fans outside the studio that day as well as some that were inside for the final taping. There are photos of her on the set on June 23 as well as leaving the studio. She did not leave early. Some of us sent her flowers that final day and received an email. How could she have responded if she wasn't there?

Thank you WorldTurner He doesn't even know what he is talking about He said that ATWT viewers were going to start watching OLTL when ATWT went off the air did they no they didn't. I am watching OLTL but that was before ATWT got canceled Now he is saying that she was not on set with everyone the last week. I don't believe that. The only way she wouldn't be on set is if the show was done with her character and they weren't. I miss ATWT alot and i'm glad Maura is on Y&R cause she is a great actress and any show would want that talent.

Do you take any of these interviews or 'specials' as sincere or real--these are ACTORS pimping their show. Generally, the actors are basically reading a script. I doubt Maura was so touched at that very moment that she just had to cry LoL! I'm sure KH resented the hell out of the young girl who stole her spot lights. Sometimes I think viewers have a difficult time telling the difference between actors and characters. If ATWT was such a big happy family, why did Maura leave early and tape her final scenes months in advance? Within one month, EB will make some Sony-written statement regaring Maura's skill and it will land in the soap press. Will you believe that, too?

Why would Kathryn Hays care about MW's airtime? She had seen dozens of "young girls" churn through ATWT and one of them is multiple Oscar-nominated actress, who shared a ton of screentime with her. If people disliked MW, she wouldn't have shared such a personal story, but, honestly, I don't care if it was real or not. Too bad it's not available, so people could judge for themselves.

WorldTurner, on 15 October 2010 - 12:13 AM, said:

Maura did not tape her last scenes in advance. That's simply not true. She was seen by fans outside the studio that day as well as some that were inside for the final taping. There are photos of her on the set on June 23 as well as leaving the studio. She did not leave early. Some of us sent her flowers that final day and received an email. How could she have responded if she wasn't there?

She did leave early, at least that's what she told Michael Fairman in the last interview that he conducted with her. She said that it's something that she regrets, because she'll never get that moment back. I believe she said that she left early because her family was leaving to go to LA.

And I don't care how popular she was, it's stupid for any soap to have 75% or more of their show revolve around one character. ATWT wasn't the only show guilty of this, the combination of too much Kendall, Zach and Ryan has been killing AMC for years. It's bad enough when one or two characters are dominating a show when they actually have a storyline, but a lot of Carly and Jack's episodes this past year were pointless. When the year started they didn't even have a story, but those two along with Dusty and Janet were usually shown three to four episodes a week, while other characters were relegated to only once a week. Carly and Jack had an episode where they were on screen for twenty five minutes, and while their scenes were sweet, they didn't lead anywhere. It's crap like that that makes people tune out. It's hard for people to get invested in the other storylines because they are only shown once a week, and people wind up resenting the one to four characters who are hogging up the airtime.