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/

You said a reboot was "re-imagining everything and starting from scratch", which IS correct but that's not what Dallas is, it's a continuation of the show just 20 ears later.

Yep that's how I see it. AMC/OLTL are continuations too, not really reboots. It's a continuing story from where the shows left off on ABC

Wouldn't Dallas be a mix of the two? Bionic Women, Batlestar Gallactica, etc, didn't have direct connections tothe original (Star Trek did more so but I'd call it a genuine sequel). This is all confusing me

Clearly I confused myself too.

I'm completely open to lots of changes. I feel like that needs to happen if they are going to attract new viewers and they need to do that.

Erika finally made an official statement, now I can get excited!!

"I am pleased to officially announce that, pending the final contract, I am joining the revival of One Life to Live which will be produced by Prospect Park and aired on Hulu and iTunes on the internet. We expect to begin production near the middle of March and the air dates are yet to be announced. This will be an exciting and groundbreaking adventure and we hope that you will all join us as we bring back all the characters you loved and possibly some new ones. I will let you all know when a firm air date is announced."

Yay!

First it's a February production date and airing in April, now it's a March production date and airing sometime in the future. This is fun!

Love ES though.

Bill Bell always thought any role could be recastable. I dont think every role but many could be. So im ok with recasts as long a the characters are needed

Even he said he learned not to recast certain roles (Katherine Chancellor).

I thought contract was final. Unless she is in the window between signing contract & it becoming final

Edited January 31, 201312 yr by John

First it's a February production date and airing in April, now it's a March production date and airing sometime in the future. This is fun!

Love ES though.

According to Jill Larson's video AMC begins production end of February. Only one show has to be in production by the end of Feb for the lease to remain in affect. Plus we dont know when in April these soaps premiere could be late April

Edited January 31, 201312 yr by John

If they're doing the taping schedule we thought, sounds like one show is taping for 4-5 weeks and ten the other. Definitely isn't room for each to do six and have OLTL starting in March if AMC starts February 25.

Im wondering if they are doing 3 and then 3. Maybe filming 10 episodes a week? that will give them 30 episodes and 7 weeks ahead

Maybe I'm jumping the gun but I really do think OLTL should start production first, they have less work to do in terms of contract negotiations and looking for recasts

Edited January 31, 201312 yr by alexisfan07

First it's a February production date and airing in April, now it's a March production date and airing sometime in the future. This is fun!

Love ES though.

They said previously that AMC is going to shoot first in Febuary and OLTL is going to shoot sometime afterword.

Again, pre-production, which is under the umbrella of production, which would meet the criteria of the contract, is all that needs to start in February. This can include opening the production office, supplies, setting up offices, still continue to hire support staff and cast, scripts starting to be churned out, so that departments (electrical, lighting, props, set decoration, wardrobe, hair/makeup, special effects, audio, etc) can figure out what they will need. A lot of work has to be done before the first word is spoken by an actor in a set.

pending the final contract

Oh, [!@#$%^&*].

Also, I'd heard they were reporting to work on February 25th. Now it's the middle of March? Or maybe the 25th was for AMC. But another source, KDP, also claimed online that they'd be in the week of the 18th of February.

Edited January 31, 201312 yr by Vee

Oh, [!@#$%^&*].

Also, I'd heard they were reporting to work on February 25th. Now it's the middle of March? Or maybe the 25th was for AMC. But another source, KDP, also claimed online that they'd be in the week of the 18th of February.

Cast could be called in earlier (in pre-production) than filming for wardrobe fittings, hair/make-up, and lighting tests. Contract cast can also be called in for screen tests with new (and re-cast) talents, so that the show can make final selections.

Edited January 31, 201312 yr by EnglishTea