Where will the stars of AMC and OLTL go?

[DaytimeFan]

Agreed that Lucci won't stay in soaps. She's done, she'll pack it in.

Just thought I'd point out, however, that no actor has a contract with AMC, all the contracts are with ABC since it is the production company behind the shows. They are all ABC employees, not employees of each show.

Lucci is the one who is going to be laughing all the way to the bank this time. AMC stopped being relevant to her brand probably a decade ago.

[SFK]

Lucci will never be a contract player again but I wonder, I just wonder, if she'll do at least *one* CBS cameo at some point, like her modern day daytime equivalent of the Dallas guest spot.

[DRW50]

I don't even think there will be any Caleb/Livvie fanbase at this point - not when Easton has lost any hint of charisma he had in 2001-2002 and when Sam is just Jason's moll, with Kelly Monaco barely there.

I do think Easton, JPL, Mathison, and Budig will all get as much help from Frons as possible.

The rest, aside from Susan Lucci and a few of the younger names in the casts, will probably fade out.

If the untalented and uncharismatic David Gregory wanted a good career he would go into porn, or at least the Skinemax stuff. That seems to be the only reason he had a following on OLTL in the first place.

[Michael]

I seriously think Jacob Young would make a great Philip recast on Days!

And I swear to God, if they announce that Daniel Cosgrove is joining as Eric Brady, I'm going to start planning my Days finale party at that moment.

[JaneAusten]

I don't get this thought that GH is just waiting to pick up all these soap actors from the soaps cancelled. Or Days. GH is likely gone soon

so why does anyone believe they can afford to hire high priced actors from other shows. Easton lives in NY. Do people really believe

he'd pick up and move to LA for a show that likely has less than a year remaining anyway unless he wants to relocate to california.

Days is not loaded with cash. Maybe some money was freed up with JKJ leaving no clue. But they are bringing on someone new for Chloe already.

Y&R and B&B might hire a couple. But they both have bloated casts as it is.

[DRW50]

Y&R will happily dump any of their unworthies if they can get a few more names for empty stunt casting. B&B may too.

I do think some of the actors may go to GH if it's a quick money infusion and they can work it out. If Easton wants some more to help with his graphic novels then he may go.

[lovely_m]

That's never stopped them before. Haven't there been rumors (prior to cancellation) that Jacob Young may go to Y&R once his contract ends?

[Ann]

Not really related to this thread, but I saw Michael Lowry on a Cymbalta drug commercial earlier today.

[leahanna]

the only reason I see Easton on GH is maybe for six months as some OTT villain and the only reason I see him doing that is if he wanted to move to LA and he just had a new baby, but I doubt he goes to GH

[JaneAusten]

You could be right, But in GH's case the rumor is they have to cut another 50 percent of their budget to secure themselves through Sept 2012. If not,

they could be gone sooner. So how could they afford Easton.

As far as Y&R you could be correct but as much as I adore Tristan Rogers and Stephen Nichols even Maura West, what exact value

and viewers have they brought with them? Aside from getting Y&R some industry buzz, I don't see it. I also don't see it with

Genie Francis either. In this day and age I guess you do what you have to to survive but adding high priced vets just for buzz purposes seems pointless especially now.

[DRW50]

It's an ego trip for MAB (and Bloom, before she was fired), and also a way to hide just how terrible Y&R is. Every time Y&R does more stunt casting, there's a round of "Y&R cares about veteran actors/Y&R is wonderful/ABC's loss is Y&R's gain" etc. They did this with Eden Reigel, Nichols, Rogers, and now Genie Francis. It's a way to avoid ever actually writing or producing in a way that helps improve the show.

[Money]

High priced actors? They're out of a job and they have absolutely no bargaining power to negotiate anything. They would happily work cheap especially if Frons is continuing to keep them employed by ABC. Frons will definitely ensure that his pets move to GH if they're willing to stay/relocate in LA. And if the other soaps think that these actors can bring some of their fanbase with them, why wouldn't they want to employ them. Again, they will be coming cheap.

And IA with Leahanna that if Easton goes to GH he will be a villain. It keeps with his Caleb persona and I think the dude wants to distance himself from the McBain character since it has done him no favors.

[JaneAusten]

At this point who are they one upping. GH didn't want Genie that was made clear for years. Or Tristan or Eden Reigel so aside from lampooning to soap

fans about signing a big name who are they impressing? As I said its for buzz and you are correct. None of these casting decisions no matter how much

I may like the actors involved have improved anything. It just masks the real issues and takes the easiest way out.

With that maybe they will get Susan Lucci for a cameo of some kind who knows.

[DeeeDee]

Don't forget Haiduk, Branson, Hendrickson & Miller!

[JaneAusten]

I am just assuming that the rumors about GH ending in Sept 2012 are true so with OLTL ending in January, GH is all of a sudden going to bring on new

characters as they are trying to wrap up storylines for the characters already on the show? Maybe I am jaded I just don't see it but I guess you never

know.