Members Eric83 Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 David Gregory posted on his FB that his airdates for September. September 6,7, 21, and 27. What happened to his big story in the late summer/fall which was supposed to be Jess/Ford/Tess triangle? I read on DD (yeah I know, but they do sometimes have real insiders) that they scrapped the Jessica/Ford story because Bree Williamson is not making the move to PP so they will have Jessica sort of play in the background for the rest of the ABC run and probably wait until PP to do anything major with her, All I can say about this is thank god we may have averted the awful Jess/Ford pairing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 I doubt it has anything to do with PP but more like how badly this Jess & Ford rapemance story has been received Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 I still wish Jessica could die, but this is the next best thing. Just stay off the screen. I don't think they care about that. All of Rex's stories have been reviled by fans and he is still sucking up tons of airtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OLTL_fan Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 Whatever is the reason, thank God they dropped this and slashed his airtime! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alexisfan07 Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 I shudder to think who they'll sic him on next... There was a rumor about Jessica getting killed off and I could easily see it come to fruition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 That's cause Rex is the Ryan Lavery of OLTL and a Frons pet, same thing happens with Ryan all the dang time, despite how badly received his story & character is/are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 Then that shows fan opinion is meaningless. I don't think anyone at OLTL cares how fans feel about Jess/Ford. They spent a year trashing characters and rewriting history for this couple. If it's suddenly stopped it must be due to some issues going on within the show. I would guess that TSJ's departure and the need to push forward a lot of the Todd story is a factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ER Tosh Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 Good news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 The best part about PP is that the airtime suckers on AMC and OLTL will likely not continue (Budig, Mathison, Minshew, Kaye, JPL ...). So that's one bonus. Sucks for their fans but they've been dominating for WAY too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ReddFoxx Posted August 23, 2011 Members Share Posted August 23, 2011 For once, I think the fact that many viewers were not interested in seeing something actually changed writing decisions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HeedTheMessenger2.0 Posted August 24, 2011 Members Share Posted August 24, 2011 And Ford only had 4 airdates in August as well... with the lack of Nate & James and the continued airtime of Starr & Dani, it seems the choice to cancel OLTL really put a kink in their airtime. And ratings have never been higher, hah! I like Tess better than Jessica, at one point I did like Tess/Ford but now I just don't care. After Jessica returned and the way that she acted, could care less about the character! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted August 24, 2011 Members Share Posted August 24, 2011 I think it's a little of both. If "Fess" had had any traction with the audience, they might've been tempted to feature it both on ABC and online. However, BW's decision not to join the online show just made it easier for TPTB to decide not to push ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted August 24, 2011 Members Share Posted August 24, 2011 I hope not. At the very least, I'd write off Jess for awhile, and then either recast or bring back Erin Torpey. With Megan dead, Kevin and Joey off-canvas, and Natalie not really that strong of a character (IMO), Viki needs at least one child on the canvas who makes a big (and hopefully, positive) impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted August 24, 2011 Members Share Posted August 24, 2011 As much as I hate to thank Brian Frons for anything, he's probably responsible for the Ford brothers' reduced airtime. Frank and Ron were convinced America would flock to their bare torsos like flies to dogshit, but time has proven them wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eyespy Posted August 26, 2011 Members Share Posted August 26, 2011 It IS possible to have a real romance brought together after time passes in certain cases. Note that Jessica isn't pursuing the "rape" charges. Those online are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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