AMC and OLTL Will Move Online!

[TeamEric]

Mariano Rivera had the BEST reaction ever to fans BOOing him. He was in Boston eating at the Park Plaza when some fans spotted him and booed... he stood up, gave them a huge grin and bowed. Those fans just cracked up laughing because he played ALONG. He didn't pout, run or get angry. He earned a great rep as a solid good guy who could handle fans just fine.

Carla and The Chew hosts need to remember PLEASING the fans is THEIR #1 job.

[TeamEric]

Let me guess that was Battali's comments?

He's an arrogant ass and another reason I hope this show tanks.

[MontyB]

I absolutely agree.

I have to say, it saddens me the someone that I know is looking forward to The Chew because he loves Carla. No accounting for taste. I still hope The Chew flops miserably just for G.P.

[TeamEric]

The only reality "info-tainment" I am interested in watching is on HGTV. The Chew wouldn't appeal to me on any channel.

[AllMyDaysatGH]

http://michaelfairma...amc/2011/09/21/

Nice, lengthy, interesting article written by Michael Fairman. It has a lot of interviews with the cast of AMC. Here's a little excerpt that made me chuckle ;-)

[Jonathan]

TV Guide article:

http://www.tvguide.c...ws-1037914.aspx

[Jonathan]

[AllMyDaysatGH]

^Wasn't sure what to really think when I read that

That was a very nice article!

[TeamEric]

Remarkable that elderly Agnes Nixon sounds the MOST enthused about PP's new venture... she still has that pioneer spirit. Good for her.

I still say SL will appear on PP.

[All My Shadows]

To me, it seems like they (well, Su and MEK) don't want to get tied up in this unless they can be sure it'll be an enjoyable experience. I love that people are coming out and slowly starting to speak out against the things they thought went wrong with the show. It shows that they weren't over doing AMC, they were just over doing what all of these "idiots" wanted AMC to be. And I'm definitely speaking about MEK there.

SuLu's part about it not being AMC if Agnes isn't involved seems like a response to all of the "it's not AMC if Lucci isn't there" stuff. I think she'll do it if Agnes can have some input. She's 83 years old, but let girlfriend bring her ideas to the table!

[TeamEric]

I could be wrong but MEK sounds very burned out and in need of a very long break.

Didn't I read PP wants Julie and Broderick/Nixon?

Personally, PP's choices of keeping the same creative teams isn't very appealing... Nixon consulting is a good idea but both AMC and OLTl suffer from over-reliance on soap cliche plotting. Fresh blood is needed.

[Angela]

It does appear MEK is in talks with PP, though, but I agree he seems like he's over it. I don't know if it's burned out exactly. He just seems to think there's nowhere else to go with Tad due to the corner the writing has put him in through the years. In other intervews, he's mentioned maybe it's best it ends this way with Tad and Dixie happily ever after.

I think he has points but MEK is such a good actor that if a writer puts effort in making Tad more interesting they could. I thought he was dynamite with Jamie Luner's Liza and it could have made a good triangle upon Dixie's return.

A lot of the actors, not much unlike the fans, seem burned out with so many years with the same old writing for their characters be it too much drama or too much goody-two-shoes.

[Jonathan]

I sort of want Tad and Dixie to just ride off into the sunset. If MEK and CM decide to do the online version and Cady decides to bolt again, what in the world are they going to do with Dixie?

[Khan]

As burned out as he sounds, I think MEK could be persuaded to continue with the show, provided PP makes some serious, hard promises. If Agnes (or as he says, someone of her choosing) were to steer the ship, fine. But if it's going to be another Pratt-like situation, where someone who doesn't know the show just throws everything great about it out the old window, then forget it. MEK has contented himself with the idea of being Tad Martin for life, but not if that involves continuing to write the character the way they've been for years.

[DRW50]

I'm not really sure what they could even do with Tad now - I think they significantly damaged the character in the late '90s and it's never been the same. Tad never should have been a moral authority figure in Pine Valley. I can't blame MEK for struggling.

I have such a soft spot for Cady as an actress that I'd like to see Dixie again in some capacity, but I do agree that I have no idea where they would go. All I could suggest is she goes back to Pigeon Hollow for a while and they try some pseudo-supernatural element (like True Blood or whatever), that would also tie into her various returns from the dead.