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Debbi's not going to go to PP until her Y&R gig flatlines, IMO - so probably April at the latest.

The wait may be good for the show. It's been a mess for a long time. And I think they need Susan - and I think a lot of this deal drama is just standard paper tiger negotiation kabuki that happens all the time, I think they'll get her - and then I think they need to figure out how to totally remold that show. Because it's obvious Frons and ABC thought they could lift David Canary seamlessly out of the show and that JR, Michael Nouri and co. would just naturally fill the void, and it didn't happen. A lot of things became very disorganized. With OLTL it may have a somewhat smoother transition, and I am glad PP is taking an interest in allegedly focusing on stories versus Frons's faves, and remolding that canvas, but AMC can also certainly thrive. It's just a bit more obvious work up front, given the possibility of losing so many key players. That said, now that PP has easily nabbed people like Easton, I'm not totally convinced the allegedly 'disinterested parties' at AMC like MEK or AM or Thorsten Kaye will say no, either. A lot of these people aren't gonna get better deals again.

This is not to say that I want Zach or John on AMC or OLTL - I think the shows are better off without them, without CM though he's a nice guy, etc. But I understand why PP has aimed for landing them.

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Landing Lucci is key to PP being able to even market the show to other networks. She is the only recognizable face on that show and has the highest Q rating of any soap actor which is why she is so important. While we all know AMC could go on without her, not having her limits PP"s options in terms of marketing the show to cable networks. And while people may shrug at Q factors, the entertainment business uses them and is why some shows get picked up and some don't. A cable network like Bravo wants to be assured they have some recognizable faces and appeal to not just the soap viewers but a broader potential audience.

ALl this from a reliable insider on another board by the way.

Ugh just kill the show then. Aside from Kendall, none of the others have any ties to the canvas

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Every ABC show has at least one of these characters: AMC has Greenlee, OLTL has Natalie/Rex/David and GH has Sam/Skye (I love Skye but relating her to every character from Pine Valley to Port Charles was stupid.) and Ethan (if what I saw when I tried to watch GH is true.)

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Greenlee could easily be rebooted on the show without Ryan. The issue for PP is likely Cameron Mathison's high Q rating. He's a fun, amiable guy when he's not Ryan Lavery, and Ryan used to be fun too. The pairing is what sucks. If PP has no qualms with separating the couple and pairing them with others - and I suspect they won't care - they can continue to co-exist on the show as individuals.

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Operative words being "at the latest." After all, we are talking about MAB's Y&R. Girlfriend might be taken TO THE LAKE before Christmas. ;)

Yup. The transition wasn't smooth, and no way would AMC fans have settled for Michael [!@#$%^&*] Nouri as a replacement. Judy Blye Wilson should have been taken TO THE LAKE for that one.

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