AMC and OLTL Will Move Online!

[dragonflies]

They pulled an ABC. reminds me of their "We don't comment on rumors" crap. No comment usually means there's TRUTH to it

[Vee]

Well, if nothing else, the tree in the logo still looks nice.

[ER Tosh]

At this point I think PP would say "no comment" if they were asked if the sky was blue.

[dragonflies]

I love the comment below the article "No comment when have they ever commented" LOL!!!

[leahanna]

Errol,

what do you think? Is online OLTL happening?

[Errol]

I think there are various matters going on that doesn't tie in with the other. I do not believe that the Online Network is dead, I do not believe that OLTL and AMC are dead. Production may not start when expected for the shows or the network, but this company, Prospect Park, has the rights to our soaps for the next 10 years. I'll just leave my comment there.

[dragonflies]

You're way more optimistic than me Errol, I think AMC is dunzo, OLTL has a chance moreso IMO

[JaneAusten]

I think AMC was always a longshot. And if these shows want to continue on with the same casts are these actors expected to just be sitting around waiting for these projects to move forward. Not that I ever felt it was that critical to have to keep all the same people or characters but someone did. Im still not convinced OLTL is dead delayed maybe. It just depends on how much money they stil needed to move forward.

[~bl~]

I don't think I feel optimism about any of this as while they have the rights for 10 years, it doesn't mean anything will ever get made. A lot of movie scripts end up in development **ll, so it isn't an unheard of thing to pay for the rights to something and get no final project. If either project comes to fruition, it may take years and by then there may be completely new people involved (which is a double edged sword potentially.)

I feel most for the people whose livelihoods are based around OLTL as I bet some were expecting to have a place to work and now their lives are back in flux.

[dragonflies]

Chrishell7 Chrishell Stause

So happySusan_Lucci spoke up! Hate that it was made to look like the actors are the reason things stalled

[Dana]

I thought I read near the beginning of this that if they don't actually pay anything to ABC if they end up not showing the shows. If that's true, then at least they won't be bleeding money for licensing fees if it takes awhile to get this project off the ground.

I had a feeling from the beginning that maybe they were being too ambitious and that they should consider scaling back (to like 1 or 2 shows a week and maybe a 1/2 hour in length) until they at least get the shows going.

[EricMontreal22]

No, it really, really doesn't. If there is merit to this, I still don't think it has anything to do with ABC/Disney. They are a business, they have no time to invest in trying to get some weird type of revenge on their soap fans mad that they canceled them.

I got a largely great finale. Speak for yourself

[EricMontreal22]

That's a good point, although sometimes I think Jamey's desire to "break news" and get a reaction trumps even his OLTL love.

[~bl~]

Prospect Park did spend money on the sets and props right, so they did invest some money. Then again they could repurpose some of those things like ABC did on "The View" after it cancelled "The City".

[EricMontreal22]

This is what pisses me off--it's not quite Jamey level, but, if you want to be a serious twitter for *info*--WHY feel the need to go on "Of course poor little me was RIPPED to shreds when I suggested-0-way back when things looked like a go mind you--that this would probably all fall through"?! Ummm, seriously I don't get how these people think.