AMC and OLTL Canceled!

[Bright Eyes]

Going back to the dream returns talk, in my dream world, all of the following would make a return, in some form, before OLTL ends:

Lynn Benesch (Meredith Lord), Michael Storm (Dr. Larry Wolek), Anthony D. Call (Herb Callison), Jessica Tuck (Megan Gordon), Andrea Evans (Tina Lord), John Loprieno (Cord Roberts), James DePaiva (Max Holden), Brynn Thayer (Jenny Wolek), Judith Light (Karen Wolek), Julie Siegel (Lee Warrick or Leonie Norton), Melissa Fumero (Adriana Cramer), Laura Bonarrigo (Cassie Callison), Wortham Krimmer (Andrew Carpenter), Dan Gauthier (Kevin Buchanan), Ellen Holly (Carla Gray), Al Freeman, Jr. (Ed Hall), Pamela Payton-Wright (Addie Cramer), Fiona Hutchinson (Gabrielle Medina), Ellen Bethea (Rachel Gannon), Nathan Purdee (Hank Gannon), Timothy D. Stickney (R.J. Gannon), & Marilyn Chris (Wanda Wolek).

I'd mention more, but I wouldn't want anyone to think I was getting out of hand. And for the love of God, can Andrew/Cassie and Cord/Tina PLEASE REUNITE!

I've met the pipe, I know the pipe. I'm okay.

[DRW50]

Their new shows seem more like ripoffs of stuff on other networks.

[You're Soaking in it]

That's really interesting, Errol... and Wednesday being the day before the cancellation announcement? The timing is ironic, to say the least...

Soaps are back - in the form of big men jumping on each other!

[LoyaltoAMC]

I think Andrea Evans, Melissa Fumero, Dan Gauthier, and Laura Bonarrigo are definite possibilities. I'd add Patricia Elliot (Renee) to that list too. I don't think she's appeared at all this year. Of the others, I think that Michael Storm is the only realistic one, and even that is somewhat remote. I'd love to see him back. He was an important part of the series for over 25 years, even if his later years were in a limited capacity.

[Bright Eyes]

I agree. Realism is always such a disappointment.

[Errol]

People seem to think that boycotting ABC, sending soap to the studios, etc will get ABC to change their minds about canceling the soaps. Unless you want the FBI on your butt, you will do no such thing. You watched enough soaps over the years to find a more constructive manner in dealing with this. Calling is a waste of time and energy as the network is deleting your messages and changing telephone #'s for their employees as fast as you hit a key stroke on your keyboard (for many, they ain't fast enough). Tuning out only gives you less time to tune in. If you find yourself seeking input from the 2-3 people that "boycotted" outside of the Early Show studios after Guiding Light and As The World Turns got canceled, you'll come across as much of a loon as you've been deemed to be for watching soap operas.

So ask yourself, what can you do to save your soaps?

[~bl~]

I don't think there is anything we can do as for some their favorite soap is gone and their interest in daytime goes away too. That's life, but if someone wants to send a letter knowing that it will be tossed into the trash, the postal service will be very happy that you paid for the stamp. If someone doesn't want to watch ABC or any channel related to Disney because they are so disgusted over what happened, that's fine as long as I am not told what to do. Doing this won't make them change their minds, but it may make some feel better. These people aren't the first viewers to give up a television station solely based on a decision by the owners.

[Vizion]

FYI, Robin Strasser is on Twitter now, I'm sure she'll be entertaining

http://twitter.com/robinstrasser

[Soapsuds]

How much time does GH have, Errol??

[ER Tosh]

Also they just hired Tom Casiello.

http://www.prowrestling.net/artman/publish/WWE/article10018013.shtml

[Soapsuds]

Hackello was already discussed on the writers thread.

[Errol]

As it stands, GH will be gone by September 2012.

[EricMontreal22]

Word.

[EricMontreal22]

With all due respect--why the final question?

[LoyaltoAMC]

I agree, but as someone mentioned upthread, possibly you, Eric, ATWT and GL were seen as dinosaurs, relics of a different time. Even into 80s, they were starting to be considered the shows "your grandmother watched." When they were cancelled, I think the media considered them these quaint little old shows. I think the ABC shows, rightly or wrongly, were perceived as more hip...the shows that people reporting the news actually grew up with. AMC and OLTL were their shows, so that's probably why more the coverage. I was never a big ATWT fan, and in fact it the only one of the P&G shows that still aired from the 80s and on that I never watched for any period of time. But I always respected its place in soap history. It was a shame that it, and probably the less-iconic GL, went out with a wimper. But honestly, with the way news stories are eaten up and forgotten the next day in this immediate gratification culture, I'm sure any uproar over these cancellations will soon die down.