AMC and OLTL Will Move Online!

[DRW50]

The finale of AMC does concern them to a point, depending on what is in the finale. If they want some moments to stay untied then I can understand that. If they were that controlling, they would have nixed all the high-profile returns that most shows only do when they're finishing for good.

I can see why you have doubts about this move but I can't really say this is a horrible blunder because pretty much everything they've done so far has been spun as a horrible blunder.

[SFK]

But who says that PP is even doing that? (Not that that aren't well within their right to throw in their two cents.) All that item says is that because of the PP *deal* the original plans are being reworked... that could be a purely LB/AN thing because they now know that the show will live on. I get what the *actor* is saying, great stuff that we would have enjoyed, but now not so appropriate as this really isn't the end. And again, these folks wanted (or at least said they wanted) AMC to continue. PP is going to make that happen. If LB/AN or whoever is genuinely upset that their great planned ending won't come to be, all I can say to that is be careful what you wish for.

[R Sinclair]

Yeah... you did! And I'll just leave it at that! Had me confused...!

[dragonflies]

I guess I'll have to disagree, AN had already said she was going to make it so the show could pick up from a point if the show got picked up, that should be more than enough.

[DRW50]

So far it sounds to me like AMC is still continuing along with what Agnes said months before we found out about PP - the finale would have endings but also cliffhangers.

I guess it depends on which actor is upset about the material. It sounds to me like Tad and Dixie, Zach and Kendall, etc. will still have happy endings, and Erica will probably have an ending fitting to her. Perhaps the new ending calls for Rylee to take an acid bath?

The only ending I may be sad about is the Hubbards and that has little to do with PP, it's more the baby switch story.

[All My Shadows]

Prospect should definitely be concerned about how the show ends on ABC. It's like buying a car from your neighbor...you're gonna want them to take care of it until the sale is finalized, no?

[SFK]

I just think PP is getting a raw deal. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Unless you know, you don't know, and PP is probably scrambling day in and day out to get this thing all legit and off the ground. They have immense pressure from the fans and from the industry at large that's looking to see what the hell they make of this. The only anger I can really understand is from fans who wanted the show dead and buried on ABC in Septmber and had no desire or hope for an AMC beyond that and now feel they might be "cheated" out of their ending. ♫These. Are. The. BREAKS!♫

[marceline]

I'm not terribly worried that we won't get a "proper" ending because frankly we all have a different idea of what that would be. I just want them to decide and focus on getting it done because the longer things stay up in the air the greater the possibility of dropped threads and choppy editing and episodes where Tad goes from his house to the Chandler mansion to Krystal's to Jesse's to the police station all in the course of one show or Pine Valley goes from night to day and back to night in ten minutes.

The actors (and we) deserve better than that, especially the ones who are returning. Last minute changes and rewrites screw with the quality. Write the show and let it end without all that chaos.

[SFK]

As great as this news was for the fans, I think the worst thing about this whole scenario was PP being pressured to go to press (and to deliver a fully realized product) before they were ready to do so. It's the rush and frenzy that will potentially hurt this project, bugging out fans along the way. I get the whole, "Lose 'em for a week and you'll lose 'em forever" thing or whatever, but I wish folks had more patience and chill because I'd gladly wait weeks, months for them to iron this thing out rather than having them throw some slapdash crap on the web or cable. It's the crap that's got the soaps steady losing fans for the last two decades damn near.

[marceline]

Honestly I think it's far more urgent here in the online echo chamber. That's why we keep getting scoop, buzz and gossip instead of news and facts. There's just no perspective here. I don't think PP is guilty of half of what we've been told but nature abhors a vacuum.

[Vee]

Still not bothered.

[EricMontreal22]

Totally agreed. There's so much ridiculous speculation--on another forum a bunch of posters who hate the David story (and are convinced ALL these actors returning will be brought to life by him, none are dreams, etc--something I don't buy, but anyway) claim that LB and AN are forced to do this story to keep the possibility of dead characters being on the online version, bla bla. Which is obviously ridiculous cuz the story was started before the PP news broke...

[EricMontreal22]

My only real worry still is about if Canadians will have access. While there will prob be ways to view in good quality for free the way I do with *ahem* HBO shows, I would liek to support these shows and could justify $10, I mean that's like a drink and a half when I go out to the barbut I do agree that woul dhave to be the high end of the price, I can't picture anyone really paying more except some really hardcore (and decently off) fans.

[Chris B]

As far as Canada goes, since they weren't canceled there, I'd say it's likely the current networks airing them would buy the rights to continue airing them, if the ratings are good in Canada. If it's true they'll still be five-days-a-week and named AMC or OLTL, then I don't see why they'd get canceled in Canada.

[Eric83]

Errol has confirmed both soaps will be relaunched this January.