Deadline Hollywood Says AMC May Be A Goner

[Clear Drama]

Latino no-heat prbly still thinks he can act.

[Kylie]

Dang, you guys are ruthless! LOL He's lying, doesn't know what's going on, or is telling the truth. Since you guy say the last option can't be true, I tend to think he really doesn't know yet. I doubt he'd lie. Unless he and Chriselle are both being told to Twitter the "lie".

[Pine Charles]

Oh....ha ha.

That's all I have to say.

[Saving ATWT]

It's like that cliche, everything old is new again...

I do wish someone would try an edgy, risk taking soap that didn't need to rely so much on the family unit but, instead, a collection of co-workers, neighbors or friends. Rent was the musical that brought Broadway back and it was, at the time, a somewhat risky move.

I also think the soap needs to consider primetime due to the larger audience. Sadly, husbands seem to control the remote. This really stands out when you take a look at the top TiVo/DRV ratings with shows like Grey's and Housewives commonly at the top of the list. I can only guess that girlfriends and wives watch these shows the next day when they are alone. Oddly, you never see 'dude' shows on the list

[Errol]

In response to anonymous writer in FOX News piece....I'm in the process of writing an article called "Chronicles of a Shady 'AMC' Writer" on the website

Excerpt of Intro:

Should be posted in the next half hour or so.

[Clear Drama]

The chronicles of a shady Kreizman should be the title. B/c lets be honest he's the only one w/ a short term contract and the you know what to talk to press. Everyone else on AMC seems w/ a lid on it.

[Kylie]

Oh hell, say I'm wearing sunglasses (not blinders)...but maybe the hack is out looking for work because he got fired. Not because AMC is getting canceled!

[Errol]

Posted

The Chronicles of Shady 'AMC' Writer

[EricMontreal22]

Agreed, except your last point--sci fi shows that often would be called dude shows also often top the list.

[alphanguy74]

I just think there's only one thing to say about the condition of daytime drama:

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[SFK]

As if that classic sitcom moment weren't camp enough, the fact that it's taped off of the TV just sends it over the edge.

[Kylie]

If the boom is lowered before I wake up, I will miss you AMC. And here's hoping ABC gives them 6 months to wrap up.

[Clear Drama]

They wouldn't just seize ops. it likely is given atleast until Sept.

[Kryptonite]

I hope ABC can maybe make some timeslot changes instead of cancelling AMC outright. Maybe even scaling it back to 30 minutes. AMC does extremely well for affiliates in some markets and I know affiliates don't won't to lose those ratings for an unproven talk show. There's a slot open with Oprah gone now so maybe there's going to be some news there or its being given back to the affiliates.

One thing I know for sure ABC has big plans for their daytime changes for next season so I do believe that but I'm not 100% sold until I hear it that its a full cancellation of one of their soaps mainly AMC. ABC affiliates are going to be extremely vulnerable without Oprah in the picture so to lose Oprah and All My Children in the same year would be insane for ABC. They minus well give their time back to the affiliates if they lose both of them.

I honestly hope B&B starts looking for a cable network or syndication real soon b/c once their recently signed contract expires in 2013 I believe they'll be gone. Their future is not on CBS anymore, I say this for B&B b/c the soap is still doing very well overseas and I know Bell can syndicate the show some suitor here in the States.

For NBC, they have a favorable chance at bringing back a two-hour soap lineup so that DAYS has a companion soap. If AMC does go away then that hour is the perfect slot for a new soap to get established or moving DAYS.

I just feel like the remaining soaps need to start looking at the future and stop thinking their time is safe on their current networks.

[Vee]

AMC could (I won't be awful and use past tense yet) be saved, easily. That show could still work with the right care. But there are two people definitely putting it in the ground, and that's Julie Hanan Carruthers with her mismanagement as a producer, and then Brian Frons is number one with a bullet. He knew what he wanted this show to be and he worked hard to make it happen year after year, which is why we're still stuck with Rylee, a couple no one wants. So much ripples out from that epicenter, that singular example of creative micromanagement. AMC does not have to be in this position, but Brian Frons put it there.