I realize that Erica is Erica and Erica has to be the Erica in the relationship, but I think it would have been really interesting if she'd had at least one celebrity relationship (as celebrities do) with a dynamic, charismatic famous actor or musician about her age. Sort of like Barbra Streisand and James Brolin, but not Brolin's Caleb-likeness. A guy more cocky, vain, insecure, passionate, sensitive, and altogether eff'd up whose star isn't shining so bright any more.

IOW, Erica should return to the woods and hook up with that bear.

Even I hate to admit this, but...Nick Davis was the real love of Erica's life. Nick knew her the longest, understood her the most (which was why their relationship was antagonistic sometimes) and loved her as a father and as a lover. To Erica, marriage to Nick always will represent the one lost opportunity. And that's a fact.

Well isn't Mike Roy coming back? (Don't answer that, I've avoided spoilers). I started watching just shortly after Dimitri's Natalie wedding disaster, so I do always think of her with Dimitri. I remember fondly her fighting with him on the way to a businesstrip with him in the back of a limo, her shaving him in the hunting lodge, and the whole Budapest adventure (when will that finally be on youtube??? I'd pay good money just to see Helga fall off a roof again), no to mention the post Kendall stuff. So to me he seems Erica's only major love, but I'm sure everyone is relative about that. Jack does seem--like I said--more like a companion, a great friend who sometimes gets benefits.

You're right that we've never seen Erica in, particularly, a slightly more maternal role to a man she loved (except I suppose Josh's death scene, and some of the material with Mark, which is different...)

Dimitr was Erica's best match. Its a shame things went os bad between Nader and ABC bc I would have loved to have seen him return sometime after he left and reunite with her

Susan_Lucci Susan Lucci

Heading towards my last week of All My Children..very emotional time yet excited to see David Canary & Julia Barr again!

Edited August 24, 201114 yr by dragonflies

Susan_Lucci Susan Lucci

Heading towards my last week of All My Children..very emotional time yet excited to see David Canary & Julia Barr again!

Thanks for posting this. *sniff probably the last time we will see Adam, Brooke, and Erica grace our screens together.

Susan_Lucci Susan Lucci

Heading towards my last week of All My Children..very emotional time yet excited to see David Canary & Julia Barr again!

Speaking of Canary, he was on TMZ yesterday!

I would love to see Jack pop the question and have Erica reflect on her life, her men, her choices - and say no. That she has finally realized the reason shes been through all of this is because she felt the need to have a husband in order to be happy, but that she now sees she can be happy and live alone. That a husband wont complete her, but that she would like to date Jack after spending time alone and see where it goes.

I actually would be OK with that.

Susan_Lucci Susan Lucci

Heading towards my last week of All My Children..very emotional time yet excited to see David Canary & Julia Barr again!

Are they only back for the final week? Maybe their scenes can be edited in sooner.

Yeah I think it was said JB is back for like 6 episodes and I think DC might be the same or a bit more. JB was supposed to be in more, but was on vacation when they wanted her to start taping or something like that

http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/one-life-to-live/the-gina-tognoni-interview-one-life-to-live/2011/08/24/

MICHAEL:

How did you get the news that One Life to Live was cancelled? Were you at the studio that day when ABC Daytime President Brian Frons gave his bi-coastal video conference with the bad news to both OLTL and AMC?

GINA:

No, I was off that day. I was in between episodes, and my agent texted me and she said, “Oh my goodness. I just heard. I will call you in five minutes.” And I am like, “Oh man.” And I am thinking, “I can’t imagine it’s just All My Children, because she wouldn’t be texting like this.” I just could not quite believe it; to have both shows cancelled at once! It is like this big gaping hole. I am sorry, it really is, and it just does not make any sense. It made sense to someone, because someone pulled the plug. Daytime has been so good to me. I have invested more than a few years in it. I have had nurses come up to me who I know, and whether it is in a nursing home or whatever it is, and they tell me for people who are watching daytime, it brightens their day. I know, I have seen it. We were a part of that, and to see that deteriorate is sad.

MICHAEL:

What does this mean for you in terms of the future, and if you fit into the picture when OLTL moves online? Since you were written off early, did you not receive a proposal from Prospect Park like the other actors?

GINA:

I really don’t know where I fit within this new Prospect Park venture. I also don’t know what will happen with any other perspective daytime jobs. We will see. Yes, I have spoken to other shows since the cancellation of OLTL. I am flattered and we will see where that all leads. At the moment, I am in New Jersey with my husband. I love the east coast and it’s my home. There is quite a bit of acting opportunity here in the Northeast, which I am extremely excited about. There are over 22 shows being produced in New York over the next year; including pilots and existing shows. So there is so much going on and I am excited about the new chapter in my life. I have no idea of what is coming around the corner. So you talk about having faith? This is when I truly have to have faith in the process. And, it is not the easiest thing to do every day. I am here to say, it is possible. It is about taking a moment and trying not to act out of fear or scarcity. You have to remember, you have been taking care of yourself this far and you will get yourself to the next place. But, it is about staying centered, relaxed, and grateful.

MICHAEL:

When you look at the different network primetime shows, is there somewhere you can see yourself fitting in? And, what would you like to play?

GINA:

I absolutely would love to play a role on The Good Wife and Blue Bloods. I would love to play a detective or an investigative reporter. I like the police procedural aspect of those shows. I really dig it!

MICHAEL:

What about the four remaining network daytime soap operas? Is there one you sort of fancy and could see yourself on?

GINA:

I would say Y&R has always been the most glam, well-done soap. I think Maria Arena Bell (Y&R executive producer and head writer) is terrific. I am also a fan of B&B. I think it is an adorable show and it’s out there, and it does not try to be more than it is. I think Brad Bell (B&B executive producer and head writer) is really neat, too. I would love to play opposite Billy Miller (Billy Abbott, Y&R)! I think he is so adorable and vivacious. I have known him from various events we have both been at. He is really cool and I really dig him. I think he is a really great young talent. So I think it would be really fun to run around with him on Y&R. I gotta tell you, CBS is a great place. It would be hilarious if we could bring Dinah from Guiding Light to Genoa City! Wouldn’t that be interesting? And can they do that? And if not, maybe have me come on as a distant cousin of Dinah.

It would be hilarious if we could bring Dinah from Guiding Light to Genoa City! Wouldn’t that be interesting? And can they do that? And if not, maybe have me come on as a distant cousin of Dinah.

You're all VERY lucky I don't know how to do gifs because I would be posting a very nasty one after reading this.

What she said about MAB, er WTF?

She's just kissing up to get a job. It's not a surprise. That's what actors do. But putting Dinah into that acid bath. Why? Why? Does she really want to see Victor throw Dinah out of an ambulance or Adam have her raped by a gyno?

Its really quite sad how bottom-barrel Y&R has become. 5-10 years ago, when the rest of the soaps were fighting tooth and nail to stay relevent resorting to stunt casting, cheap plot stunts, etc... Y&R still managed to somehow stay above the fray and was almost regal in its approach. Now.... its neck-deep in that cesspool.

That's Hogan Sheffer for you. And of course Maria "honoring history" Bell.

That's Hogan Sheffer for you. And of course Maria "honoring history" Bell.

Well she does bring John Abbott on once a year to "counsel" Jack, Billy, and Katherine.

HOnestly I know years back people used to say Y&R was boring and slow paced etc compared to ABC and NBC but they never deviated from the formula that made them successful and no matter what people said they still were successful.

Edited August 24, 201114 yr by JaneAusten

I know I'm touched when Billy gets to verbally abuse John.

Wait, we can't forget about "honoring history" by telling a month-long story about Phillip being a self-loathing gay man who abandoned his newborn son. Thanks again, Maria.

I should go back and read some of those ass-kissing 2008 and 2009 interviews for a laugh.

Edited August 24, 201114 yr by CarlD2