HOLIDAY MIRACLE: Prospect Park Back On Track To Revive AMC and OLTL

[Eric83]

Starr and John ain't sh-t and have had nothing to do with GH's rise in the ratings IMO. I like Todd on here, but his character is needed on OLTL.

[GregNYC]

"There are ongoing talks between ABC and Prospect Park about the characters returning to General Hospital at some point, which could be fine with [Prospect Park] as they eventually want to go much younger with their soaps."

You would think that execs would learn their lesson by now that focusing on younger characters instead of veterans got most of the soaps cancelled.

[dragonflies]

Yep the younger comment made me roll my eyes and shake my head

[MrQuartermaine]

They claim they want younger, but the only people they've signed on are veterans (Slezak, Strasser, Woods, & verDorn).

[John]

Yep I dont buy going younger. Seems to me & knowing Susie & Thom's writing they want multi-Generational stories

[Vee]

This isn't helping my already deep well of skepticism, Errol.

Can you PM at least? Can I sweet talk you? As much as I sweet talk anyone.

[dragonflies]

Errol you're such a tease lol. you can't say that then not tell us

[EricMontreal22]

Pratt MUCH MUCH MUCH more so (though for those first few months--presumably before he kicked Agnes out of the writers room lol, he did use some history). K&S were largely just dull I thought but had some sense of community. Didn't they start the Damon/Tad stuff or was that under Broderick's three month interim? Either way we've been told that they requested Hillary come back for a bit to reprise her role but they were turned down. As for Jane, I agree--and when Broderick did come back to quickly tie up the story--even though due to time we were left with huge holes, she did at least immediately make Jane's character much more psychologically complex.

I still hope we hear something about Julia Barr returning--especially since I don't think we can count on Susan doing more than brief appearances at best--and Jill Larson has been oddly quiet on her FB after pumping up this reboot for a year saying to never give up hope--I hope she's approached (besides, with Tad there and no Ruth or Joe, she's all the more needed--and bringing Petey in would be great for the younger crew).

[EricMontreal22]

I'm not particularly. All of this just goes back and forth one way or the other, and I don't think too much can be breathed into it--but who knows. Maybe Agnes Nixon is more involved in the initial outline for AMC anyway? Or they approached someone like Broderick but she can't say anything due to being on contract at DAYS and trying to get out of that. Or?

[Cheap21]

I really don't want to see Brooke without Adam. I'd like to think they are married by now and with no DC, I really think she should be limited to visits

[EricMontreal22]

For some reason I severely doubt it will be, but... I would love if it were. SBH was a writer on that story. I also wondered if, this being online, they would be more interested in having gay characters since even the lamest gay storylines on soaps have made a big impact virally (youtube, etc).

(Next AMC casts Kevin Sheffield )

[EricMontreal22]

I like the Castillos (as far as new characters go) and we know you hate them But I do hope that the fact Angie and Jesse were approached so early on, means someone there realizes how beloved they are, and that--especially since they prob knew Erica would be doubtful (at least full time)--they could center them on the show. At least I hope.

[EricMontreal22]

If it is Billy Douglas, it could open the possibility of a (shock) complex gay character. He's a pretty blank slate--we knew him as a YOUNG teen for a year, and he showed that he managed to be independant and also show a lot of loyalty to friends by the end, but that's really it. I mean he could have become a con man (and still be a loyal guy to friends), or whatever. This is way too much to hope for I suspect, but... They could even play it up "And the return of the first regular gay teen character on American TV, now all grown up, and with a past!!"

[John]

By desc sounds like like a Joey Buchanan recast

[EricMontreal22]

Why can't I find her on FB? Or was that posted to some FB group?