Members SFK Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 I wholeheartedly agree. One of the things that made the initial PP announcement so exciting to me was the... prospect that we'd finally be able to shake this usual suspects-incestuous soap web of bts talent who played a hand in taking the industry down to begin with. PP knows from primetime, they have experience in the game, and I would be looking at promising young writers on staff at some of the more successful cable series who are interested in serialized drama and are willing and eager to learn the soap ropes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 Ha but at AMC that was still when Agnes Nixon was coHW right? there was a lot of good stuff there at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 Well PP seems clueless about what's happening--but would ABC have allowed them to? I suppose money is money... But I'm reminded of when Buffy moved from the WB to UPN, the WB did all in their power to make people think Buffy was ending (including a Thank You message or something at the end of the season finale which could be seen as grateful, but more so came off as trying to make people think the show was over). I had a friend who was a casual viewer and paid no attention to online forums who was sure it HAD finished for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 Yeah I agree (and what happened to Rao? Wasn't he a long time soap fan?) , although obviously, at least at first, it makes sense to keep some of the same people on board as consultants or co-HW--as there'll prob be a lot of other aches and pains involved with adjusting to a new format anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 Jean Passanante is an ungodly hack. That being said, I'll wait for some actual facts and not vague rumors, thank you. I could live with her still being on staff - she never seemed to do much damage in a staff position - but not HW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 Agreed (I didn't realize she was also AW's last headwriter, co HWing the last year with leah laiman). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eric83 Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 Why? These are online rumors with absolutely no source. I don't believe them at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marley Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 Cameron Mathison teased that there would be a big all my children announcement made on GMA this morning and the announcement was that Cameron had now been given permission to reveal that he and the other actors has now been approached by Prospect Park. I was kinda expecting more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MontyB Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wizzerkat Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 Me, too. Cam made it sound more interesting than it actually was. Either way, at least this finally got accomplished! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 Anybody else getting the willies that Mathison is already in good with the folks at PP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 It doesn't surprise me at all. Mathison has a TV/primetime profile which makes a cable sale for these shows viable. That's the same reason PP signed Ted King at OLTL. I have no objection to CM in a proper place on the show. He just hasn't been in one in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marley Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 Totally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 So was all this "Nobody I know has been contacted..." stuff we got from actors purposeful disinformation or just a bad response to a gag order? Because while I understand these actors wanting/needing to respond to the constant inquiries, I hope from here on out they just stick with silence when they have nothing to share much the way Susan Lucci is (not) responding to the Deadline.com report. Granted gossip loves a vacuum but that's better than misinformation and will save them a lot of trouble in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members All My Shadows Posted September 15, 2011 Members Share Posted September 15, 2011 Really, it was just from around February through Jennifer's death in July or August. I was truly into the entire show, looked forward to it every day, hated it when I'd have to miss an episode. I guess the good thing about it is that I eventually got deep into learning the history of the show and the characters, so that's always a plus. Of course, it was the return of CRAIG that started to drive me away. It was June 2001, so I think Agnes was long gone by then. My main focus in watching was on (smallest voice possible) the Laura heart transplant story, which was allll Jean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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