Members EricMontreal22 Posted August 19, 2011 Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 Exactly. I mean I get why we're all so jaded and cynical about this (some of us more than others... ), and these leaks of bits of information are hard to fully trust, but at the same time if we're told she's being offered the same salary, than... she probably is, and they can afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted August 19, 2011 Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 I'd expect SOME of the younger cast would be eager to stay and more willing to the Net idea (that's an age stereotype I know, but...) And we know Jill L, from her facebook support alone, is all for the idea (mayeb she'd actually get... a story?!?! Nah...) Agreed abotu David. I *love* VI, but after this Orpheus storyline (which I actually--kinda--like, so I'm not dissing it), I don't think there's really any more story or room in PV for David. I guess he could pop back up whenever they want to bring someone back from the dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted August 19, 2011 Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 Of course, this is mere speculation, but I think Tad and Dixie will get their happy ending and leave town. I do not see either Cady or Michael sticking around for online. Again, just speculating. Most likely, PP cannot offer SuLu anything near what she's getting now at the network. However, if they were smart, they'd offer her a "perk" in the form of an overall development deal with the organization. She could help develop and launch original shows based on beauty, fashion, health & fitness that would target her core female audience. You can say that again. Honestly, between the actors who should go and the ones who will go, I've no idea what they have to build on. (You can thank so many hack HW's for that one!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted August 19, 2011 Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 Yeah, I can see Jill Larson doing it. I really wouldn't mind losing Ryan, Greenlee, Kendall, Zach, David, Jake (I think RPG is ready to move on from soaps) ... Jake can be recast. JR can be recast. Will a ton of recasts hurt, yeah, probably in the short term. I can see Daniel Cosgrove and Stephanie Gatschet doing it. I don't know why ... but I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted August 19, 2011 Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 Come January, it'll be an AMC filled with new characters we don't know but will have to pretend to know ("You know my cousin, Leroy Hubbard, don't you, Opal?") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted August 19, 2011 Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 I actually don't see this happening. I know, I may sound naive, but when this was first announced that's what many of the naysayers said. "It'll be AMC in name only, just you watch, it will be a completely new set of characters and not feel remotely the same, bla bla bla" And now we've seen that PP at least seem to be *trying* to keep as much as they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted August 19, 2011 Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 Oprah's already got that on lockdown. I don't feel as worried but then again I have no problem wiping out the entire cast. I do think it would be nice to if Opal took on a role somewhat like that of Myrtle. Where she's the open heart, bent ear and easy hug of Pine Valley. She could slide into that role with no problem. in fact have her open Myrtle's boarding house again or maybe a hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted August 19, 2011 Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 Would LOVE the idea of Opal running a boarding house. I actually don't know why AMC gave up on the boarding house idea--it's a great way to integrate new, young characters who don't have enough connection to core cast otherwise. Agnes Nixon seems to have used it on all of her soaps... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted August 19, 2011 Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 It would be even better IMO, if she had a man to help her with it and they slowly fell in love, That could be a story for those of us at the higher end of the demos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted August 19, 2011 Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 I always thought Opal should be the next 'Myrtle' That's where soaps lack, characters who can take over for characters that either pass on or leave. There should be characters who can transition ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted August 19, 2011 Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 It'd be good, too, if they were to bring back "Pine Valley University" as a way of introducing newer and younger characters to AMC 2.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted August 19, 2011 Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 This is where I agree with those who see AMC as gutted--they forgot the need to keep characters who move into these roles. To be fair this is true of many of the soaps (OLTL springs to mind, although if they actually used Renee that could help). And yeah I'd be all for PVU coming back too--really it seems a no brainer to focus these new characters in situations like that, not just isolated with park scenes or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ER Tosh Posted August 19, 2011 Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 Sorry wrong thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saving ATWT Posted August 19, 2011 Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 I'm waiting to see if all the broadcast networks move to streaming to get around sharing with affiliates. I could see a network such as FOX going for it and transforming the old affiliate system into a MY Network model. There is so much money to be gained or lost during the transition. Y&R and the other remaining soaps need to watch the PP deal close. This could have worked out well for ATWT had PGP been willing to give up creative control. Hulu should go for it and create a soap to compete. They should just reuse old Santa Barbara scripts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted August 19, 2011 Members Share Posted August 19, 2011 I actually think the PGP soaps could have benefitted even more than the ABC soaps *could* from such a model, but PGP obviously wanted out I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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