On 5/3/2021 at 8:54 AM, titan1978 said:

I think there is an inherent disconnect between someone caring for these shows while not understanding them.  And the amount of creative meddling is a hallmark of network executives that really took off at NBC in the mid 1990’s.  They all do it now.  It’s one of the reasons many talented writers have fled from network TV.  Promotion and press is also part of his job!

 

If he cared about the genre the network would have invested in bts talent, specifically writers.  What he did was try to reinvent them into what he thought they should be.  And he was often wrong.

 

I’m not saying the guy was evil or anything, just wrong on almost every level.

 

And Pratt is a plot driven writer.  GH and it’s characters have a long history of that style of writing- it can work there.  But Y&R and AMC are not those shows.  It’s exciting but shallow, and then also leaves a huge mess in its wake when the constant plots wear the audience and the characters out.

Plus in 2011 when he canned AMC & OLTL and brought in The Chew & The Revolution,  ABC had ordered 15 potential pilots for their afternoon slots. Frons didnt care about AMC/OLTL and even GH

1 hour ago, Jonathan said:

Who was the co-host of the podcast? I felt bad for him because Wisner could not understand him.

That would be Alan Sarapa. 

  

Edited May 6, 20214 yr by victoria foxton

Reunion Road Trip on E! features the cast of All My Children.

 

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/05/05/e-takes-a-walk-down-memory-lane-as-new-special-event-series-reunion-road-trip-premieres-thursday-june-10-at-9-pm-et-pt-572111/20210505e01/

 

 

1 hour ago, Jonathan said:

Reunion Road Trip on E! features the cast of All My Children.

 

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/05/05/e-takes-a-walk-down-memory-lane-as-new-special-event-series-reunion-road-trip-premieres-thursday-june-10-at-9-pm-et-pt-572111/20210505e01/

 

 

  This looks like it might be good. I'd love to see these. 

Who’s surprised to see Rebecca and Cameron not I but I am excited to watch the show.

So cute to see Debbi and Darnell.

Started digging into the 1990 episodes posted recently. WEHT Eric Kane? It's odd seeing him as a talk-to in his daughter's life.

1 hour ago, DemetriKane said:

Who’s surprised to see Rebecca and Cameron not I but I am excited to watch the show.

I am more... nonplussed by the people they are "reuniting". I mean JR on one hand, Maria on the other and Greenlee/Ryan on the third never had much to do with each other on the show. How much of a "reunion" is it if it is people who rarely had airtime together? If you want to use  Greenlee/Ryan bring me Alicia Minshew for instance. Heck, bring at least Melissa Claire Egan to be the two-degree of separation between Greenlee/Ryan and JR.
 

@FrenchBug82 I definitely feel you on that. Maybe they’re reuniting anyone who was on the show. All of the characters have been on the show at the same time and cross paths before but it would make more sense to reunite people who shared storylines. 
 

I’m not mad at “All my children”getting this prime time level press. I did think Who did Jr shoot? Was a clever ending and probably helps keeps the show fresh in our minds. Just not sure why they keep acting like the reboot didn’t happen. 
 

if I’m doing a reunion I’m reuniting fake silver Kane and Erica Kane, the entire 80s teen set including Alfred and Amanda, etc.

Edited May 6, 20214 yr by DemetriKane

I don't think it's a reunion for them to sit and talk about their specific storylines as much as it's all of these people with a shared experience (all of whom were on the show with at least half of the others) coming together to discuss the legacy of a show that made them all famous and that they all remain very connected to.

2 hours ago, All My Shadows said:

I don't think it's a reunion for them to sit and talk about their specific storylines as much as it's all of these people with a shared experience (all of whom were on the show with at least half of the others) coming together to discuss the legacy of a show that made them all famous and that they all remain very connected to.

 

Yeah that's definitely what it is but it is going to lack the emotional resonance of the other reunions where it is people who are not just there to talk about a show but have actually worked closely, loved, bonded with each other for many years.

Not criticizing the fact it exists; I'll eat up any soap content. But it feels like a mish-mash random list rather than one that makes sense if you watched the show.

7 hours ago, Vee said:

Started digging into the 1990 episodes posted recently. WEHT Eric Kane? It's odd seeing him as a talk-to in his daughter's life.

 

That story was, I believe, a huge flop with fans. The character was sent packing. I can't remember if he was later killed off. 

10 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

 

That story was, I believe, a huge flop with fans. The character was sent packing. I can't remember if he was later killed off. 

All Eric Kane did was look dapper in a suit.

I think the E! reunion came together like this:

"Who from the All My Children cast lives in LA?" and "Jacob is in town? Ok, let's book him too."

 

Yes, I agree it's a random group of people, but I'm sure they made it work.

2 hours ago, Jonathan said:

I think the E! reunion came together like this:

"Who from the All My Children cast lives in LA?" and "Jacob is in town? Ok, let's book him too."

 

Yes, I agree it's a random group of people, but I'm sure they made it work.

 

Thinking about it I suspect this also might have to do with the Kelly Ripa "reboot" and who signed on to that project. Just a hunch.