Jill Farren Phelps OUT, Frank Valentini IN, Ron Carlivati IN

[DaytimeFan]

Not necessarily. They have outs in their contracts just like the actors. Cycles, cancellation clauses, all sorts of options. Valentini and Carlivati both likely exercised an option, on their side, to go with Prospect Park's offers.

[DRW50]

I don't doubt it's cheaper, I just wonder if that's going to be enough, especially if this ends up being their peak. All the ingredients (no pun intended) were there for this show to be a hit. Something else will get the same ratings for less cost.

[DRW50]

That makes her sound like a noble fighter. I guess she must be well-respected in the industry, even if she has some bad moments.

I continue to be amused at the idea of "movie star" (AKA B or C list actor who had a part in one big franchise) Franco being any kind of real coup.

Weren't there rumors for years about GH being overbudget?

[trish672]

To where? The place where OLTL sits now ratings-wise? That's really the best case scenario. OLTL's resurgence didn't stop ABC from telling cast and crew to get their asses off their property.

[John]

Nelson Tweets RE: JFP

@nelliebranco

Nelson Branco

The big story here is JFP! I hear she's LIVID!

[DRW50]

I hope we hear some dirt. I'd especially love to hear her views on Sweeney, since JFP's most...creative...years at GH were before Frons came in.

[DaytimeFan]

That's what's great about JFP, she's both a villain and a victim. If she hasn't been working on her memoir (a la Julia Phillips' You'll Never Eat Lunch In This Town Again) then she should really start. It'd be a New York Times bestseller.

[BingCherry]

I wonder if Phelps is gonna take a bunch of the cast with her. She seems like the type who'd be like "Are you with me or are you not?"

[DRW50]

I think most of them are probably going to base their decision on whether they want to stay on a dying soap. Some may want the money to the end, others may want out early to try other options. It will be interesting to see what NLG says.

[ER Tosh]

So maybe if OLTL ends on a cliffhanger also, Ron can have Skye show up on GH and she can spend three minutes explaining what happened in the two Pennsylvania suburbs that she used to live in.

[John]

Why would they go with her. Its not Like Days, B&B and Y&R will hire JFP

[sheilaforever]

I assumed that those two signed contract renewals with ABC and not OLTL unlike the actors 'cause it was so expressively stated when they re-signed that will remain part of the ABC family for another 2 years...

[JaneAusten]

People like Burton and Geary always claimed no one other than Guza could write for them. But then neither of them bolted when he left.

[DaytimeFan]

Everyone who works for ABC Daytime (producers, writers, actors, crew etc) are ABC employees and their contracts are with ABC-Disney. Regardless of the length of their deals, there will be out clauses in them to the benefit of both parties. Valentini is likely working on a short term deal with GH, same for Carlivati.

[dragonflies]

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Love Jill Phelps. She's been like a den mother a dear friend and a fearless leader all at once...Will be forever grateful to her..

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Have also had the pleasure of knowing and working under Frank Valentini. Guy's a force of nature, and if anyone can make GH work, he can..