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

December 17, 201212 yr

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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.

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January 18, 201312 yr

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Let's find out.

January 18, 201312 yr

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Let's find out.

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January 18, 201312 yr

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Let's find out.

**fights the urge to post the Tootsie Pop commercial with Mr. Owl**

January 18, 201312 yr

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Llanview in the Afternoon: An Oral History of 'One Life to Live' · 1,044 like this

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Woke up to an email from another longtime vet who's on board for the new One Life to Live...
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Zachary Bullard Who!

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John Walter Seip Yeah U cant tease like that. LOL

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Llanview in the Afternoon: An Oral History of 'One Life to Live' This person told me Prospect Park would be making the announcement. Sit tight!

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Kymberleigh Mclaughlin do tell dear Llanview

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Edited January 18, 201312 yr by John

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He also linked the HuffPo article asking whether Erika was back, and all but said that he knew she was.

And here's another report. If Prospect Park isn't confirming her return, I suppose I shouldn't OFFICIALLY confirm it either -- but if you want to connect the dots between these reports and the comments I made last Friday, then I won't stop you...

I'll believe it all when it happens, but I do trust this guy, who's in touch with the majority of the cast, a bit more than PP at this point.

Edited January 18, 201312 yr by Vee

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Well, off to class!

January 18, 201312 yr

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This thread is a mess :lol:

Reminds me of the good ol' days here :wub:

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I'll believe it all when it happens, but I do trust this guy, who's in touch with the majority of the cast, a bit more than PP at this point.

Maybe PP should hire him to do their PR.

January 18, 201312 yr

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This thread is a mess

It's really like a soap, isn't it? A broad canvas of characters, multiple story threads, abrupt tonal shifts, and conflict to spare.

Edited January 18, 201312 yr by Khan

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Let's find out.

I just fell out.

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January 18, 201312 yr

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Take with huge grain of salt

RUMOR: PP will start Prod on BOTH OLTL & AMC Monday Feb 18th 2013. Both shows will share the same studio. Rumor says that Both shows will split studio space. Each show will have 2-3 sets up at a time & share Crew. Rumors also say both could debut as early as May 6th 2013.

Time will tell.

Edited January 18, 201312 yr by John

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Chris McKenna Who Played Joey from 1990-1993, Answered My Tweet:

John Walter Seip ‏@johnwalterseip

@ChrisLMcKenna Was wondering if Prospect Park asked you to be Joey again on their revival of #OLTL, would you be open to it?

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@johnwalterseip hey, who knows? Just heard about it

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Hahaha! We'll make it happen.

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Take with huge grain of salt

RUMOR: PP will start Prod on BOTH OLTL & AMC Monday Feb 18th 2013. Both shows will share the same studio. Rumor says that Both shows will split studio space. Each show will have 2-3 sets up at a time & share Crew. Rumors also say both could debut as early as May 6th 2013.

Time will tell.

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Saw it all over twitter from different folks

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GH: November 2025 Discussion Thread

I still remember the gloriously outspoken HBS letting that info out in an interview. IIRC Nora was at a funeral and she didn’t know who it was that died or why Nora was there. I know it has gotten even harder.
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