Members SFK Posted October 29, 2011 Members Share Posted October 29, 2011 Yeah, I wouldn't get too wrapped up in this business about the ages of the adults. On the other hand, I don't see why people are in such a rush to age the kids. Let the kids be kids, there's plenty enough for the adults to do, and bring on some new adults or former characters, but let the kids play their Degrassi-aged storylines when the time comes, and it'll come soon enough. Say J.R. took his own life, sure, it could be a little interesting to start AMC with A.J. a young teen still dealing with the strife of all that, but for one, I am so not interested in watching A.J. do what J.R. has done for the last few years, be a spiraling assh0le. It would be very easy to say, "Oh A.J.'s been a handful ever since J.R. died, and it's just getting worse", but again, we've done that. The inevitable A.J./Miranda pairing, frankly, I can wait. SORASing ages the children's parents more than anything. Bianca and J.R. don't need to be grandparents by 2013. If the show makes it that far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted October 29, 2011 Members Share Posted October 29, 2011 I dont think we will a jump more than a year anyways. I even wouldnt besurprised if OLTL starts right off and AMC just jumps how ever far the difference is in airdates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted October 29, 2011 Members Share Posted October 29, 2011 Speaking only for myself, I have no attachment to any of these kids. I'm not one of those viewers who is all about core or legacy characters. I agree that they are an important part of the show but a boring or intolerable character doesn't become less so just because they get jackhammered to a core family. (Exhibit A: Greenlee) and if I find a character interesting I don't care if they have the core/legacy pedigree (Exhibit B: Madison). This reminds me of all the fuss I see about the character of CJ on OLTL. For years I've seen people begging for the return of CJ. I don't know why. He hasn't been seen since he was in kindergarten, his best friend Al is long dead and his family barely acknowledges his existence. Yes, he's Cord/Tina's kid but that didn't do Sarah any good. There's this group of fans that has bestowed CJ with some kind of mythical show-fixing power. He's like Prince Arthur to them. One day CJ will show up, pull the sword from the stone and all will be restored. It doesn't matter who plays him or what story he gets, the show just needs CJ and it's all based on nothing but his bloodline because in reality CJ would be one more in a long line of throwaway 20 to 30 something himbos like Cutter, Joey, Schulyer, Kyle, Fish, Ford, Brody, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted October 29, 2011 Members Share Posted October 29, 2011 You certainly have a point, and in the past I've also conceded that C.J. would be a no-brainer character to bring back. But what has being Viki's sons done for Kevin and Joey lately? I liked the latest actor playing Joey, but he was for the bulk of his stay written as a joke ("Jokey"? ). But in One Life's case, their bigger issue is their treatment of men in general, and they have no use for a man like Joey and C.J. would only work for them if he was written as another spin on Jared/Cutter/Ford. But yeah, there are certain characters who I want to like because of who they are related to. SMG Kendall was very easy for me to hop on board with, SMG was kicking ass as this obnoxious troll and the fact that she was Erica's daughter just made it all the more spectacular. The stuff AM and even ER had to play was hit or miss with me. CBL, I really do like her but they need to get it together with her Bianca and I wouldn't lose a wink of sleep if they ditched the Marissa thing. I do think being Erica Kane's grandchild is an awesome pedigree, and I admit, I do expect more for Kendall and Bianca's kids. At least one of those kids needs to be hated and envied, totally running sh!t at their high school. Any character can be written like crap, but I think being tied to a core family is a great head start because of established audience relationship. Throwing that away in my opinion is pretty unwise (again, I look to OLTL and Flash/Sarah as an example). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted October 29, 2011 Members Share Posted October 29, 2011 Id o like them being in the same universe--but if Knots Landing could survive fine during Dallas' dream year, this will work fine. There have been so many inconsistencies between the two shows, you can't really worry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted October 29, 2011 Members Share Posted October 29, 2011 I can't remember when it mattered to AMC to share OLTL's timeline. I think it was during the Ace/AJ/Miranda/Bess Baby Switch. But let's look at the current canvas.All the players in that story are gone. Babe, Jamie, Kelly, Kevin, are all gone. Ace and Bess are dead while AJ and Miranda are step siblings. Frankly I would like it if AMC absorbed a few OLTL characters. I think it would be great to add some OLTL/GH characters to the new AMC: GT's Kelly, DG's Kevin, would fit in nicely. RJ Gannon and Jamie Vega could cause trouble for everyone. RJ vs. Liza vs. David could be insane. Kelly vs Madison could be great. Jesse vs RJ vs Bo vs Jackson? Angie vs Lindsay vs Maria.vs Bianca. There's nothing but potential in these new shows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted October 29, 2011 Members Share Posted October 29, 2011 And really, the boys at OLTL seem to get their rocks off sending up all of the soapy inconsistencies and WTFs the genre has become famous for. They embrace that kind of stuff. I think that AMC and OLTL will become closer now than perhaps they ever were. It'll be a tighter operation with even less cooks, Valentini looking over both shows. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw some crossing over. Even Jesse and Bo teaming up for a little caper would be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted October 29, 2011 Members Share Posted October 29, 2011 I love you friend but I desperately hope you are wrong about this. I want AMC and OLTL to develop completely different identities. AMC needs to find its own voice again But I love the idea of a Jesse/Bo/John McBain/Derek Frye webisode. Preferably with a Snoop Dog cameo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted October 29, 2011 Members Share Posted October 29, 2011 Well, I can buy that FV will let AMC be AMC, though he will certainly have a vested interest in OLTL, that's just a given. But I think he may have fun with this new venture and do more gimmicky things like those "What If?" crossovers or whatever in this new format. I don't know why, they have of course told us otherwise, but I can't shake the idea that these shows will not air 5/days a week, 52 weeks/year. I just don't believe it's gonna stay that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scotty Posted October 30, 2011 Members Share Posted October 30, 2011 Or perhaps a meeting between Viki and Erica (assuming Susan Lucci signs on). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ER Tosh Posted October 30, 2011 Members Share Posted October 30, 2011 It seems that other people are getting into the online TV business. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/youtube-tv-channels-kutcher-poehler-254370 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted October 30, 2011 Members Share Posted October 30, 2011 Of course there's the obvious Erica/Dorian pairing, but for some years now I've thought that a lunch date with old publishing colleagues Viki and Brooke would have been a really charming scene. Whether the scene occurred on AMC or OLTL, there's always the opportunity for Erica or Dorian to drop in the restaurant and say something catty as the ladies finished their meals. Dorian and Brooke would certainly know of one another via Adam and the fact that Dorian was a publisher too, and of course Erica and Viki would know one another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members skiman12082004 Posted October 30, 2011 Members Share Posted October 30, 2011 So we have three weeks left of OLTL taping for ABC and we still don't know anything official yet. We don't even know for sure when it will last air on ABC in January. I swear I am trying to be patient but this not knowing sucks. I want to know what's going on with AMC even more because I truly miss it. I have been watching the "classic" episodes on SoapNet just to see some of my favorite characters. But honestly we have to find out something definitive over the next couple of weeks right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted October 30, 2011 Members Share Posted October 30, 2011 Youtube announced this was coming a while back, and it will probably hasten the end of youtube as we know. If the site is running original and professional shows by the WWE, Ashton Kutscher and whoever else looking to make a buck with commercial laden content, then how is that youtube anymore? Where is the "you" in that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted October 30, 2011 Members Share Posted October 30, 2011 I dont think ABC knows when the Revolution should premiere. They keep changing the hosts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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