WTF!!!!!

EXCLUSIVE: Here is a great holiday gift for soap fans: I’ve learned that Prospect Park has revived its plan to continue cancelled ABC daytime dramas All My Children and One Life To Live online. I hear the company behind USA hit Royal Pains has inked deals with SAG-AFTRA and DGA for the soaps’ production, eyed to begin in the first quarter of 2013.

http://www.deadline....ine-web-series/

I can already think of a couple of people he should block right out of the gate.

But I don't even use Twitter!

I dont think any one story was why, the soap opera aspect become a bore and they went rated PG and targeting the kiddie demo for awhile, but the past 3 or so years its gone back to the soaps as the audience has grown a bit older now.

When did they go back to targeting to their primary audience (males 18-45)? Because from what little I've seen lately says otherwise. WWE has steered from the model (i.e. The Attitude/Ruthless Aggression eras) and audience that made them #1 years ago. The ratings they once made now goes to VH1 Monday nights.

Didn't they stop the soap stuff because of some backlash over a story where a man had sex with a corpse (in the story, not real)?

No. The Katie Vick story was controversial, but that wasn't the straw that broke the camel's back. IMO, I didn't mind the rivalry and thought it was good storytelling--something the company lacks now, thus resulting in sales and viewership being down drastically.

That doesnt mean it isnt still a soap. In the past few years they have had the love triangles, romances, back from the dead, redemption, heel turn, and family stories of a soap opera. Just because they arent good doesnt make it less of a soap. They did take a step away years ago but they have gone back to being soapy in the past 3+ years.

I personally disagree as a wrestling fan. Yes, they have AJ constantly attached to a male superstar, but I don't see WWE as soap. Half of the canvas lacks story--95% of the rivalries don't drive/have a story. It's all pointless booking.

I'm the one who started all the Foz head-scratching, not denying it, but I do concede that as Head of Production, his specialty needn't be the creative side of soap operas. He can trust that to his HWs and EPs. Most important is his business/production acumen. I still think he'll need to work with his team closely to get a handle on soaps as anyone who has not worked in the genre would need to do, but as a big fan of EP Linda Gottlieb's OLTL, I realize that a background in soaps isn't imperative for soap success. And it's not like Brian Frons had this great mind for soaps. McDermott's obviously a creative type and he's been successful running production, so this just sounds like a nice fat career advancement for him. PP must trust this guy. We'll see.

I hope you'll feel the same when PP announces they've hired the night manager at In-N-Out Burger to be AMC's new HW.

First Big Story: Erica Kane goes into the fast-food industry.

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I'll say this much: McDermott (I call no one "Foz") has good taste in comics. "X-Men," IIRC, was a particularly soapy comic BITD, written by Chris Claremont. (If I'm wrong, forgive me, because I'm not as big of an aficionado of this stuff as I probably should be.)

I've barely read any X-comic from past 1989 or so but the Claremont years were very dense, complex, long stories, a great sense of history, large group of characters, and strong women. Everything soaps used t obe.

Now all I read from that shell of a company is Ms. Marvel (sorry, not calling her Captain Marvel). The X-Men are the reason I became a fan of hers so I guess the tradition goes on.

I hope you'll feel the same when PP announces they've hired the night manager at In-N-Out Burger to be AMC's new HW.

First Big Story: Erica Kane goes into the fast-food industry.

And how would that be different than Palmer owning the Chicken Shack or Viki being a waitress in Paris TX?

I'm the one who started all the Foz head-scratching, not denying it, but I do concede that as Head of Production, his specialty needn't be the creative side of soap operas. He can trust that to his HWs and EPs. Most important is his business/production acumen. I still think he'll need to work with his team closely to get a handle on soaps as anyone who has not worked in the genre would need to do, but as a big fan of EP Linda Gottlieb's OLTL, I realize that a background in soaps isn't imperative for soap success. And it's not like Brian Frons had this great mind for soaps. McDermott's obviously a creative type and he's been successful running production, so this just sounds like a nice fat career advancement for him. PP must trust this guy. We'll see.

I'm sure Ginger Smith and Jennifer Pepperman will have no problem taking him down if he ever crossed the line.

Stupid OT question: Can fi-core writers ever rejoin the WGA or is them being fi-core permanent?

Stupid OT question: Can fi-core writers ever rejoin the WGA or is them being fi-core permanent?

They are still members of the WGA. They just have reduced rights.

While talking with McDermott he did confirm that the shows are at least going to be filming on the East Coast, so I'm pleased .

Errol Lewis ‏@ErrolLewis

@TheMightyFoz welcome to the world of daytime soaps. Pleased to have you

43mFoz ‏@TheMightyFoz

@ErrolLewis thank you sir... its been an interesting journey this far... bound to get more interesting!

41mErrol Lewis ‏@ErrolLewis

@TheMightyFoz well I for 1 can't wait! Pleased as punch soaps will film once again on the east coast, where the medium began, most of all

35mFoz ‏@TheMightyFoz

@ErrolLewis as are all of us. I am especially psyched about the east coast return for many reasons!

All right Erroll, go head and book that first interwiew with the Foz.

While talking with McDermott he did confirm that the shows are at least going to be filming on the East Coast, so I'm pleased .

Errol Lewis ‏@ErrolLewis

@TheMightyFoz welcome to the world of daytime soaps. Pleased to have you

43mFoz ‏@TheMightyFoz

@ErrolLewis thank you sir... its been an interesting journey this far... bound to get more interesting!

41mErrol Lewis ‏@ErrolLewis

@TheMightyFoz well I for 1 can't wait! Pleased as punch soaps will film once again on the east coast, where the medium began, most of all

35mFoz ‏@TheMightyFoz

@ErrolLewis as are all of us. I am especially psyched about the east coast return for many reasons!

Are you going to plan an interview? If so I hope he can verify what Soaps Uncensored is true or not. I would also like to know how OLTL/AMC will be show and if they will be airing at the same time or if they will alternate.

Are you going to plan an interview? If so I hope he can verify what Soaps Uncensored is true or not. I would also like to know how OLTL/AMC will be show and if they will be airing at the same time or if they will alternate.

Yes, Errol....you really should try and set up an interview with him.

Lol He retweeted Marceline.

I just tweeted him! Hope he tweets back.