Members Khan Posted November 24, 2011 Members Share Posted November 24, 2011 Now what the [!@#$%^&*] does Bette Midler have to do with anything?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted November 24, 2011 Members Share Posted November 24, 2011 YOu sure are being a scrooge tonight...lol..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted November 24, 2011 Members Share Posted November 24, 2011 You hear that again and again. Those in charge are mostly just gouging those they still keep employed, more work than ever for the same or lower salary, while not hiring anyone else. I think they see this as a great opportunity to do things they've wanted to do for years. No wonder some are trying to roll back child labor laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 24, 2011 Members Share Posted November 24, 2011 (I'm not laughing at the lack of a resolution for you, SoapBoy, just in the way you phrased it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~bl~ Posted November 24, 2011 Members Share Posted November 24, 2011 This post jumps topics numerous times, sorry about that. The board has been crashing for me tonight. It is too bad that there isn't an L&O show for JvD to be on, of course the first thing that came to mind about that program was how Tom O'Rourke played a judge occasionally on one of them. Perhaps one of Jerry's friends could convince him to act one last time for charity or if they create an original project. Had to throw that idea out into the universe even if it is pie in the sky. Scotty do you have definite dates for the December/January pre-emptions? Is it one or two episodes at that time of year? I think for a web soap to be successful it needs to have a much longer duration than Gotham. It is kind of ludicrous to expect people to want to invest money in a production that is less than an hour in duration that is serialized. Short films with daytime stars in soap like plots would be a more feasible idea, though the chance of that happening is small. Here is what Kassie DePaiva said on Facebook: she's upset...not that I can blame her. Frank Valentini found out via press report also, yikes. Words just don't express how sad I am at hearing that Prospect Park has dropped the deal to move forward with "One Life". I think what upsets me the most is how this whole deal has been handled from the get go. I wanted more than anything not to have been cancelled by ABC. I find it mind boggling that a company can spend 45 years building the strongest brand in daytime... launch a cable network to support it and then decide to cancel both broadcast and cable airings leaving the beloved fans with no where to turn for that brand. Then PP shows up out of nowhere as the great white hope promising to continue these shows.... I was happy to sign on. I love what I do and I'm proud to go to work everyday. I was asked to take a cut in pay and was happy to do it if it meant our show would go on. That was the first week of September. But other than a very quick speech on the studio floor by PP in late September the company did not give out any information regarding when and where we would be working. Last Wednesday the cast received an email telling us our dressing rooms must be cleared out by the 9th of Dec. or ABC would be tossing things out... and then to hear the official news today via a media report. The last 2 weeks have been emotional for me. The stories are rocking and show is so good. It is must see TV. Don't miss a day... don't miss a scene. My hat goes off to Ron Calivarti.... he has written really powerful stuff and I think the fans are going love it. I especially want to shout out to Frank Valentini... who has fought the hardest to make the transition happen. He has been amazing and I want you fans to know how hard he worked to continue giving you fans the show you deserve. He found out this wasn't going to happen just like I did...via a media report. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I have so much to be grateful for but I must say I wish things had worked out differently. It's been the best 18 years of my life. I hope you will continue to watch "One Life" until the bitter sweet end. P.S. what is the Criterion Collection? Khan that is so strange, as I am finally at the point where I can almost see myself watching old stuff. I was able to watch the ATWT sets and only got really emotional twice. With AW, I could deal with the reruns, but again that was different. I understand how what happened would make you angry all over again, as that has happened to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted November 24, 2011 Members Share Posted November 24, 2011 I love The Wages Of Fear and Written On The Wind (for different reasons) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 24, 2011 Members Share Posted November 24, 2011 For. Get. It. I'm not putting up with B&B, DAYS or Y&R on a regular basis again just to keep this genre alive. If the fate of soap operas depends on that? Then this industry needs to die. Fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted November 24, 2011 Members Share Posted November 24, 2011 Thanks for sharing what KDP said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 24, 2011 Members Share Posted November 24, 2011 ROFLMAO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TeamEric Posted November 24, 2011 Members Share Posted November 24, 2011 Considering PP did very little publicity for TOLN and appeared not to care one whit what the soap press said or did, I can't agree with your take here. It's more likely PP like many others businesses underestimated the $$$ and work involved for a new project. It happens every single day in Americas businesses and especially in Hollywood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TeamEric Posted November 24, 2011 Members Share Posted November 24, 2011 Word. If I was younger and could afford it, I'd join the Occupy Wall Street protesters. We bailed out the banks and gave the 1% huge tax breaks and they are sitting on their billions versus investing back into the economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 24, 2011 Members Share Posted November 24, 2011 I think the time is ripe for Aggie to write that novel she's always wanted to write. If Millard Kaufman can sell a first novel at age 89, and David Seidler win an Oscar for writing "The King's Speech" at...whatever age he is, why can't she? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted November 24, 2011 Members Share Posted November 24, 2011 Here we go again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~bl~ Posted November 24, 2011 Members Share Posted November 24, 2011 Scotty do you have definite dates for the December/January pre-emptions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chris B Posted November 24, 2011 Members Share Posted November 24, 2011 I honestly think Prospect could've made this work if they retooled their plans and also were more open with the press and fans, which would get them on their side. If they had gotten more fan support, they could be convicing fans to make campaigns to get advertisers on board and stuff like that. Then I would've officially abandoned AMC and focused just on OLTL and try to get it on the air at least for a one or two month run. If it works out and investors see that people will watch it they'd be more willing to put money into it. I just don't think they had an clear ideas and no back up plans which is what ultimately killed this deal. It IS interesting to know via Deadline that NBC did make an offer for OLTL. That's shocking, but considering how strong its ratings are it isn't surprising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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