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/

Roger Newcomb from We Love Soaps says we should be getting news on the writers very soon. Hopefully on Monday lol.

Can't imagine Jeff Beldner would leave Y&R (unless JG and JFP fired him and we haven't heard about it yet).

Addie Walsh and Lisa Connor I think are the safest bets. Lisa has the added connection of having been a supervising producer alongside the EP Ginger Smith. Rebecca Taylor is also probably a safe bet (unfortunately).

Stephen Demorest was a McTavish hire so probably not. Same with Pete T. Rich.

I never understood who brought Chip Hayes to AMC so he is a big question mark.

As soon as Agnes Nixon became HW in 1999 she immediately snapped up Fred Johnson from GL so we know she likes him.

Probably won't be any real surprises for AMC Curious about OLTL.

Can't imagine Jeff Beldner would leave Y&R (unless JG and JFP fired him and we haven't heard about it yet).

Addie Walsh and Lisa Connor I think are the safest bets. Lisa has the added connection of having been a supervising producer alongside the EP Ginger Smith. Rebecca Taylor is also probably a safe bet (unfortunately).

Stephen Demorest was a McTavish hire so probably not. Same with Pete T. Rich.

I never understood who brought Chip Hayes to AMC so he is a big question mark.

As soon as Agnes Nixon became HW in 1999 she immediately snapped up Fred Johnson from GL so we know she likes him.

Probably won't be any real surprises for AMC Curious about OLTL.

what do u think about my OLTL choices?

Roger Newcomb from We Love Soaps says we should be getting news on the writers very soon. Hopefully on Monday lol.

Isn't We Love Soaps inaccurate? Or is that Daytime Dish?

Isn't We Love Soaps inaccurate? Or is that Daytime Dish?

Daytime Dish

Daytime Dish

ok

Can we please stop the passive aggressive, mean girl, real fan bullshit? I don't judge anybody's reasons for watching or not even if I don't agree with those reasons. If someone says that they quit watching a show because they didn't like the wallpaper on a certain set then that is their right.

My statement was no way meant to be taken how you took it. However, I see your point.

OLTL Writers with exp that could work & years of exp

Lloyd "Lucky" Gold ( Script Writer, 1985-1997)

Susan Bedsow Horgan (Breakdown writer, 1988-1994; EP: 1994-1996)

I do recall enjoying Lucky Gold's brief tenue as head-writer on GL, I dont recall why he was demoted..

I'm intrigued with Susan Bedsow Horgan.. based on her brief head writing stint on ATWT. What I saw of the show during her brief tenue was pretty good especially with her focus on the Hughes Family (bringing back Nancy/Chris.. reintroduction of Frannie, etc). A shame she didnt get a chance to head-write on another soap, but probably due more to her wishes, imho.

Edited January 12, 201312 yr by Soaplovers

Do you all think that whomever they hire for head writer will have more freedom and flexibility with PP than they had with ABC? This could be a great opportunity for talented head writers with imagination and talent for writing multi-generational stories. Or will PP be as prescriptive and as interfering as the network suits?

I think they'll be somewhat lax but who knows?

Do you all think that whomever they hire for head writer will have more freedom and flexibility with PP than they had with ABC? This could be a great opportunity for talented head writers with imagination and talent for writing multi-generational stories. Or will PP be as prescriptive and as interfering as the network suits?

I imagine that there will be some interference, but hopefully to reign in a writer if they go overboard not stop their creativity. According to previous posts, it sounds like this Foz guy is amazed and in awe at how fantastic Agnes Nixon is... so that is a good sign especially since ABC didnt think Agnes Nixon knew anything about soaps.

Well Roger Newcomb of we love soaps seems to have an idea who the writers are & in his opinion says they are good ( in the comments)

http://www.welovesoaps.net/2013/01/jordi-vilasuso-added-to-all-my-children.html

Edited January 12, 201312 yr by John

http://rdsn.net/buzz/2013/01/10/podcast-478-bree-williamson-of-nbcs-deception/

Fans may remember Bree from playing the role of Jessica Buchanan Brennan on ABC Daytime‘s former soap, “One Life to Live.” Recently, it was announced that both “OLTL” and “All My Children” would return to the web and start production in February. We asked if she would consider going back to the soap she once called home:

“Of course, I would consider it. I loved that show. My life was awesome when I was on ‘One Life to Live,’ and it’s awesome now. I think there are a lot of things that have to be worked out, but I would consider anything. I’m being vague because I don’t know what is going on, I live in Los Angeles now, (One Life) is shooting in Connecticut, and it’s happening fast. I think some people are not being open about it because no one knows what it is yet. I loved the show, the characters, and everyone I worked with. If there was a universe where it worked out, great! However, getting there is another thing, too. I don’t know what it is yet, so I can’t say anything.”

No Bree, stay in LA.

what do u think about my OLTL choices?

Just remembered Craig Carlson was an AHW for Agnes Nixon during her 1999-2001 stint at AMC so that's an interesting possibility. He has been out of the soap biz for a long time though.

On the one hand I can't see Anna Cascio, Shelly Altman, Scott Sickles or Chris Van Etten (or any of the other former OLTL writers now at GH) leaving GH for this. On the other hand....I can kind of maybe see one of them leaving to head up the writing team with a promise from RC/FV that they will be re-hired if it doesn't work out. Don't think Fran Myers will leave DOOL. Don't think Roger would think Lucky Gold was a good choice.

Re Roger's comment "I know of some writers in place but they haven't written with Agnes", I wonder if he means that they have never written with her in the past (which changes everything) or just that they haven't been helping her with anything for PP thus far.