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

[Errol]

Michael Easton signed before with Prospect Park the first time they made these online plans. Now, he can't just go back to "One Life to Live" even if he wanted to because he's under contract with ABC.

ABC would have to let him move over and he'd have to agree. We don't, currently, know the view points of the actors on this matter.

[leahanna]

so what do you think will happen? It sounds like Gh is releasing them if they have been told they are not allowed in the building after Feb 8th

but don't you think if the actors wanted to go to PP, there would be no issue? They would leave GH and go to PP

and there a lot better actors on Mars than Melissa Archer

[Scotty]

Not if ABC wouldn't let them out of their contracts they couldn't.

[rhinohide]

Whoa. A little bit hostile. I could say that you only want him to bang Samsel.

I don't care if John and Natalie reunite. I've explained my main reason. I don't want any remnants of OLTL left under Cartini's creative control. I'm perfectly happy for all three actors to remain with GH. But not the characters. Barring that. If GH by hook or crook manages to keep the characters, I never want any of them to set foot in Llanview. No crossovers. No mentions. Nothing.

[Scotty]

Well at least there is some good news tonight.

Nic Robuck ‏@NicRobuck

@oltl_36 thank u 4 being my #1 fan! i don't think u will c james ford back on oltl...sorry

[NothinButAttitude]

Actually I think it will. One Life fans that came to the show will tune out. And soaps barely have credibility nowadays, so implanting these three actors in a role shortly after leaving another role will cause ruckus too. One Life can do just fine without them. They did about 30 years before Todd was even a thought on the show.

[Vee]

The bottom line is that Ron and Frank believed - with good reason at the time - that they were all that was left to shepherd OLTL and its legacy, and potentially keep it preserved for the future. Which is an admirable move IMO. But they knew this could happen, and now it's no longer up to them what happens to OLTL. They wove elements OLTL into their new show, but OLTL now belongs to another party who's come back into the picture. Whether or not they will be a good custodian remains to be seen. But RC and FV took up the job which wasn't theirs to keep forever.

For more on the many different facets of this case, please consult this classic episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIVKa9qVi6E

[marceline]

How do you know they don't want to go? Where is the evidence they are being bullied? All I see are three actors who are just biding their time and cashing their checks while the lawyers and accountants work stuff out and a whole lot of drama queens on the internet who are losing their minds.

[Vee]

As Khan would attest, Marlene McPherson is a lot easier to bury alive in order to intimidate her to do your bidding than, say, a Roger Howarth or Michael Easton.

[leahanna]

but that's what confuses me, they have no jobs for them so what is ABC doing here, paying them to sit around and wait for the lawyers and if PP doesn't budge, then what

[rhinohide]

I would love a recast for John.

It doesn't really matter what GH fans want. Or what OLTL fans want. Only what pp wants and believes is necessary for their success i believe they said these characters are ""essential". Why should pp care more about what GH fans want than their own "hopefully" loyal viewers? That would be asinine.

[leahanna]

yeah I get the impression Easton and Howarth do not like to be told they have to do something

[chrishntr]

Thank God!!!

[Soapsuds]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I joke of course....

[AlexElizabeth]