Members Khan Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 I think P&G made at least two attempts to sell ALL MY CHILDREN -- one, to CBS; the other, NBC -- but neither network had the space for it. Nixon, though, took that as a sign that the material wasn't strong enough and infamously put it away in her drawer until ABC asked for another show after ONE LIFE TO LIVE's initial success. However, in the past, Nixon has said she left P&G for two reasons: to own her own soap (which she ended up doing at ABC), and to write stories featuring more diverse characters. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeliaIrisFan Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 Has it ever been addressed re: why P&G didn't try to sell AMC to ABC when they were first shopping it around for Nixon? Was GH already enough of a success that ABC didn't think they needed P&G as a middle-man? For that matter, did ABC own GH outright at that point, or was it initially owned by the Hursleys like Nixon owned her shows and Labine and Mayer owned Ryan's Hope? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 4, 2012 Members Share Posted November 4, 2012 AFAIK, it hasn't. But maybe someone here knows more? I don't think ABC owned GH initially, no. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted November 5, 2012 Members Share Posted November 5, 2012 I don't think P&G did any daytime advertising at ABC in the 60's.They were the perennial third network and I don't think P&G thought it was an effective use of their ad dollars. GH was originally a Selmur production. This from actor Rick Jason's website talking about his primetime ABC series Combat. Selig Seligman, the executive producer, was an old chum of ABC president Leonard Goldenson; they’d gone to law school together. Selig had worked for ABPT pictures in Ohio as a buyer for the movies that played theaters throughout the Mid-West. When ABC decided to try producing their own shows, Goldenson tapped his friend Selig, who formed a company and called it Selmur Productions, from his and his wife Muriel’s first names. They moved to California and did a daytime court show, which proved highly successful. ABC then decided to invade night-time production, bought Selig’s production company, keeping him on as executive producer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted November 5, 2012 Members Share Posted November 5, 2012 Variety March 1st 1973 ABC appoints Agnes Nixon as consultant to daytime programs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Steve Posted November 5, 2012 Members Share Posted November 5, 2012 I might be wrong about this, but I thought I read somewhere that ABC was sponsored by P&G's rival Colgate-Palmolive and those two companies each exclusively advertised on the networks they chose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Charles Posted November 6, 2012 Members Share Posted November 6, 2012 <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/JbWqN4slNXE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Charles Posted November 8, 2012 Members Share Posted November 8, 2012 <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/caUcCP0F1Fg?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jonathan Posted November 12, 2012 Members Share Posted November 12, 2012 I went to the Paley Center today and watched the 5th Annual Daytime Emmys from 1978. Here is a screenshot of La Lucci. This is her first nomination. Also, here is one of Tad the Cad in a commercial for STUD. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted November 12, 2012 Members Share Posted November 12, 2012 You have to love that late 70s frizz. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted November 12, 2012 Members Share Posted November 12, 2012 Jonathan, who do you think you are, Eddie Drueding? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jonathan Posted November 12, 2012 Members Share Posted November 12, 2012 I didn't know who that was until I googled the name. I didn't even go to watch All My Children videos, it just...happened. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Charles Posted November 12, 2012 Members Share Posted November 12, 2012 (edited) Which scenes did Susan Lucci submit that year? It probably had something to do with Erica having sex with Nick whilst engaged to Tom. Edited November 12, 2012 by Pine Charles 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jonathan Posted November 12, 2012 Members Share Posted November 12, 2012 I'm not sure. During the ceremony, they didn't show actress clips. However, for the Outstanding Writing award, they did show a clip of Erica and Nick. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Charles Posted November 13, 2012 Members Share Posted November 13, 2012 <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uXeWOHKrbFE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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