AMC and OLTL Will Move Online!

[SFK]

Yeah, I mean, while it *is* the NYP, it isn't exactly The Globe. I wouldn't let that gaff cost the entire article its credibility. Looks to me like somebody got wind of a juicy piece of something, and even without official confirmations they felt confident enough to run with the story before someone beat them to it. But who knows?

If this is true, first order of business is to snatch the pen from Debbi Morgan's hand before she signs anything too permanent over at Y&R.

Beyond initial shock/guarded excitement, my first thought was how this transition would be handled by AFTRA, i.e., if these shows would be grandfathered under normal TV jurisdiction or if contracts would have to be renegotiated under New Media (e.g., Web Series) agreements. SAG and AFTRA share New Media jurisdiction (where there are no set union minimums which could potentially be a big problem when you start [!@#$%^&*] with people's money no matter how much they say they're team players), and say SAG offers AMC and One Life a sweeter deal than AFTRA and we have another B&B-type drama on our hands.

Frankly, I hope this is true for the sake of us fans who have hope in a new dawn for soaps, but mostly because I am curious as HELL to see how they would pull this off.

[alexisfan07]

Haha, amen!

[SFK]

I would prefer less and/or shorter episodes. I can really see myself getting behind (fast!) and we would have to train ourselves into making new appointment TV.

[ER Tosh]

Yes I better add "The story may be a "trick" by ABC to stop soap fans from sending faxes to ABC twice a day" to my post from the other page

[EricMontreal22]

Agreed, I could happily deal with a couple of episodes a week or some other much abbreviated airing (especially if it meant episodes that were a decent length--if we got five times a week they'd prob be in one minute installments).

[alexisfan07]

Maybe they'll air the soaps once a week, sort of primetime-ing them, but will air them throughout the year, which will leave approx. 52 episodes a year. The format change would force them to move storylines a lot faster, too.

[SFK]

It would be interesting to see how ABC and other networks did or did not advertise these online offerings.

[quartermainefan]

I would offer it as a subscription service, $10 a month for 3 episodes a week. If they get just 200,000 hard core fans to pay that's 2 million a month which is supposedly half the million a week these soaps are reported to spend now. But they would only be adding 3 episodes a week. And they could go for cheaper salaries and still maintain the lighting, sound and set quality.

That's always been the deal killer for me with online stuff, the technical shabbiness of it all. The only one I was able to tolerate (and hear) was the Vanessa Marcil gangster one from a year or two back.

[chyti]

I'm trying to figure how this will work out especially since there is already Hulu, Netflix and itunes out there even Hulu had to lower there subscription prices and offer more content before people started buying into it. What other shows will they be offering since these other online sites have contracts with most major networks and film companies, and yes it will have to be a paid site if it is going to last and how much since unlike Hulu they will be producing the shows also people aren't going to pay more than nine bucks.

[Ann_SS]

Unlike the previous rumors, the Post named the company making the offer and there have been no denials (so far) so there might be some truth to this.

[JackPeyton]

I bet this deal is for past episodes.

[dragonflies]

I think it's a death knell, ie Passions & Direct TV

Also a case of be careful what you wish for. I doubt any actor could survive financially with the shows being online

[marceline]

Oh up is down and black is white and dogs and cats are living together because this time I'M the one who's thrilled and everybody else is cynical.

All I've ever really wanted is a new soap and if this is true in any way, shape or form that's what these will be! This is the closest thing I can get to wiping the slate clean and getting out from under the destructive creative vision of ABC/Disney and I'll take it. I'm jumping for [!@#$%^&*] joy! They can do all the things necessary to genuinely evolve the genre and no, the SOS crowd isn't going to like it and it might go down in flames but it will be a great experiment in the meantime and there is nothing left to lose.

[dragonflies]

Sadly they will be a new soap, AMC in name only. Might as well change the name.

Oh and if Debbi Morgan goes to Y&R we can count on no Hubbards.

I don't see SL commuting for this either, the commute wouldn't be worth it.

[marceline]

Exactly! I hope they do. I hope they change the name, revamp the cast and adopt a telenovela model. I hope this is basically a spin-off. Remember me? I'm Miss "Burn it Down!" That's what this is.