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/

Bassey is a wonderful supporting payer and a real spark plug - she livens any scene. For that reason I'm not surprised someone finally realized her value. Even if Marian didn't have any family on the show she'd fill that function (as she did off and on for years before Marcy Walker returned in 1995).

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it does make sense if they are hoping to get ER

Yeah maybe. Does she live on the East Coast?

Yeah maybe. Does she live on the East Coast?

I dont know but I dont think that matters. Actors can commute

I dont know but I dont think that matters. Actors can commute

It may matter because minimums for these projects are not that high, and I would be surprised if PP can offer much above those rates to start. Plus, many of these actors were working above minimum for the hour version of the show, and these rates are based on 1/2 hour format. It may not pay to work on the East Coast if you are located now on the West Coast.

I'll tell you one very recent character they need to bring back and recast: Randi, the hooker turned doctor's wife.

That character was a classic heroine in the mold of Donna or Karen on OLTL that was mauled by a horrible actor choice and worse writing. That character can still be so much more.

Scott and Madison I can take or leave. They had their happy ending and don't really need to be there.

I do think Tad and Dixie should shore up the Ruth and Joe end of the canvas, particularly if Jake and Amanda aren't around. But they should be, because Amanda and her family history and their madness could drive story for years.

I've been busy for the last few weeks and I've tried to "tune out" news of this new AMC/OLTL for fear that nothing happens, but now that a cast/head writers [for OLTL]/producers have been established and with yesterday's news of the Hulu deal, I'm looking forward to welcoming these soaps back into my life.

Quick question: Where are they taping? East coast? West coast? I heard some rumors about Connecticut awhile back.

Didn't early reports say that the two shows share filming space? If that's the case, then the slow movement for AMC is fine. OLTL actually has a writing team in place and a near-full cast. They could film OLTL first and film 5 weeks of the show--and since the show is half hour, they *could* film twice as much (ala PC or B& in that time frame. Then that gives AMC enough time to get everything into place. Of course, AMC wouldn't be that far ahead when it initially premiered, but it would catch up. Or they could launch with just OLTL and AMC could come a few weeks later. Would allow each show to get a good amount of promo as well.

An Afternoon with Jamey Giddens, though

I am so sad I will not be attending.

LOL, SFK. All My Children to air on the HuberLucci Network !!!

WONDERFUL!

Good catch! I didn't notice that!

I've been busy for the last few weeks and I've tried to "tune out" news of this new AMC/OLTL for fear that nothing happens, but now that a cast/head writers [for OLTL]/producers have been established and with yesterday's news of the Hulu deal, I'm looking forward to welcoming these soaps back into my life.

Quick question: Where are they taping? East coast? West coast? I heard some rumors about Connecticut awhile back.

Stamford, CT

Good catch! I didn't notice that!

Are you for real?

Are you for real?

Yes, I'm real. Pinch me.

*Pinches hard, draws blood* I wasn't sure if you were being facetious. The Huber/Lucci thing was the entire point of the post.

*Pinches hard, draws blood* I wasn't sure if you were being facetious. The Huber/Lucci thing was the entire point of the post.

I didn't get it. I was wondering why you didn't post a pic of Erica and Jack!

Leave Jonathan alone. He's recovering from all the Harvey Wallbangers he had last night.