Anyone remember when there was talk of doing an OLTL primetime spinoff like ABC did with GH?

Another Spin Off on SoapNet?

By Regan Cellura on July 18, 2008

Multiple sources are reporting that Brian Frons, head of ABC Daytime, has said a spin off of One Life to Live is in the works and much like General Hospital Night Shift, the spin off will air on SoapNet. Frons not only heads up ABC Daytime, but also runs SoapNet and it looks like a Young & the Restless

primetime spin off is being discussed as well.

Knoxnews.com and our pal Nelson Branco have the details.

ABC Daytime President Brian Frons told reporters at an "OLTL" press conference today that he and SoapNet have been in talks to develop a spin-off of "OLTL" for primetime. Concepts are being tossed around, but nothing firm has been settled. Among the rumored ideas: Taking police detective John McBain (Michael Easton) and following him on a case.

According to last year's most powerful man on soaps, Brian Frons, SOAPnet will be spinning off OLTL into its own prime-time series. Details are sketchy, but the masterminds are leaning towards focusing on John McBain. Personally, I think they'd be fools not to centre the show around David Vickers and Tuc Watkins. Frons adds Y&R may also get the Night Shift treatment.

Yes, I do remember. I watched the two seasons of Night Shift, an amazing show that I wanted to continue. But, of course, it only

ran two seasons. Quality television it was. Of course Frons killed that, too!

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Here are the SOD & SOW Covers. Hopefully they're not reading and/or don't mind...

Thanks for posting these! I just may have buy a soap magazine for the first time in probably close to 10 years. Hopefully they'll do lots of retrospects for both shows in the coming months.

Crazy Cause and Effect: Angry AMC and OLTL Fans Take Credit for Bringing ABC Down

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/21/crazy-cause-and-effect-angry-amc-and-oltl-fans-take-credit-for-bringing-abc-down/90208?utm_campaign=WP%3ETwitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

Thanks for posting those covers. I guess I'll be buying the new SOD. RH is on the cover.

Crazy Cause and Effect: Angry AMC and OLTL Fans Take Credit for Bringing ABC Down

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/21/crazy-cause-and-effect-angry-amc-and-oltl-fans-take-credit-for-bringing-abc-down/90208?utm_campaign=WP%3ETwitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter

I doubt fans had any impact, but if they were going to be so glib it might have been interesting to compare the primetime ratings CBS has now to when they had GL/ATWT, NBC had when they had more than one soap, etc.

ABC is sinking into such a ratings pit they might actually starting blaming soap fans at some point.

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I doubt fans had any impact, but if they were going to be so glib it might have been interesting to compare the primetime ratings CBS has now to when they had GL/ATWT, NBC had when they had more than one soap, etc.

ABC is sinking into such a ratings pit they might actually starting blaming soap fans at some point.

How the mighty have fallen.... ABC's huge renaissance in 2004/2005 certainly faded quite quickly.

Yes. Can't remember why though.

It was cause of the Reese stuff where Pratt blamed Eden for all the bad stuff.

It was idiotic cause he was pimping Zach & Reese like there was no tomorrow then when Bianca & Reese were leaving town, suddenly he was a Bianca & Reese shipper.

I don't know how accurate the sources at the New York Post are, but they are claiming Brian Frons may be out soon.

http://www.nypost.co...K#ixzz1KA7nqtJZ

Frons could not cancel AMC and OLTL without approval from his bosses so if he is on his way out, it isn't because of that.

It appears that at least the last part of it may be true....

Robin Strasser on Twitter:

NY Post wants to talk to me? Read what they wrote yesterday. I did get a "directive" to "keep quiet". Pants on fire denies but it's true.

2 hours ago

http://twitter.com/#...!/robinstrasser

Robin Strasser should say whatever she wants to say. It isn't like she is going to get another job on the soaps after how she has spouted off.

Frons could not cancel AMC and OLTL without approval from his bosses so if he is on his way out, it isn't because of that.

If he goes I'd say it's because he's no longer needed and also because this has been a PR disaster for ABC that has gone on day after day - it must have been bad for Baba to wring her hands for him on The View.

I think Robin would make a good impact on a show like B&B. If she had some time on there I might even manage to watch an episode.

Is there room on the Y&R canvass for Strasser? MAB can always find room for a displaced ABC actor.

If she isn't careful, that woman is going to wake up in the trunk of a car as it fills with water from the Hudson river.

Is there room on the Y&R canvass for Strasser? MAB can always find room for a displaced ABC actor.

She'd dive into the Hudson River and save her tweeting ass to get her a poppin' in GC.

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She'd dive into the Hudson River and save her tweeting ass to get her a poppin' in GC.

Someone should start a "Robin to Y&R" campaign. I love Jess Walton as Jill, but I think I could see Robin as Jill. She would definitely restore the Brenda Dickson camp factor. Would be a hoot to see Jeanne and Robin going at it.

Someone should start a "Robin to Y&R" campaign. I love Jess Walton as Jill, but I think I could see Robin as Jill. She would definitely restore the Brenda Dickson camp factor. Would be a hoot to see Jeanne and Robin going at it.

Jill has been written into such a shell of her former self it wouldn't really matter if Jess Walton, Robin Strasser or some random of the street was brought in to read the drivel Maria Bell and her minions pass off as scripted soap opera... so yeah, what the hell.

Hogan Sheffer is where strong female characters go to die.

Jill has been written into such a shell of her former self it wouldn't really matter if Jess Walton, Robin Strasser or some random of the street was brought in to read the drivel Maria Bell and her minions pass off as scripted soap opera... so yeah, what the hell.

If Maria likes an actor she will make the character frontburner( Compare Vail's Heather to Eden's).