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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February 10, 201312 yr

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Still no PP OLTL for Ilene Kristen, although it does sound like she has a lot of other projects going on...

Ilene Kristen Thanx Melissa......Prospect Park has not called me so at this point so it looks like Roxy on OLTL is not to be. I loved portraying this wonderful wild woman and I do miss her a lot. I'll be appearing in the 10th episode of Deception , and have been working on many readings of new plays, a wonderful new musical called Top Dog by Murray Weinstock and most

Yesterday at 12:35am · 3
Jewell Margolis They could still contact you, I know there are still some AMC actors that haven't been contacted yet.I think I will e mail Prospect Park and mention we love Roxy..

Yesterday at 12:37am
Ilene Kristen wow it wouldn't let me finish my sentence......i am most excited about finishing up my cd with all my original material....12 cuts .
Yesterday at 12:37am

February 10, 201312 yr

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Still no PP OLTL for Ilene Kristen, although it does sound like she has a lot of other projects going on...

Ilene Kristen Thanx Melissa......Prospect Park has not called me so at this point so it looks like Roxy on OLTL is not to be. I loved portraying this wonderful wild woman and I do miss her a lot. I'll be appearing in the 10th episode of Deception , and have been working on many readings of new plays, a wonderful new musical called Top Dog by Murray Weinstock and most

Yesterday at 12:35am · 3

Jewell Margolis They could still contact you, I know there are still some AMC actors that haven't been contacted yet.I think I will e mail Prospect Park and mention we love Roxy..

Yesterday at 12:37am

Ilene Kristen wow it wouldn't let me finish my sentence......i am most excited about finishing up my cd with all my original material....12 cuts .
Yesterday at 12:37am

I still believe OLTL will contact Ilene to recur as Roxy when needed.

February 10, 201312 yr

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The thing that worries me about Hulu doing a lot of the advertising is that Hulu doesn't get soaps. When it was announced by Prospect Park that Hulu would be airing these shows, the Hulu blog entry or something on their website about it was full of soap cliches or stereotypes and I was cringing. I hope they treat these shows with respect and not like trashy guilty pleasures.

I knew what the article was going to be like once I saw the Vicki/Nicki ad. If they knew what the story was about they so would no have laughed. I hope they embrace the soaps because, if done right, this may be a great way to get new viewers.

February 10, 201312 yr

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+1

I knew what the article was going to be like once I saw the Vicki/Nicki ad. If they knew what the story was about they so would no have laughed. I hope they embrace the soaps because, if done right, this may be a great way to get new viewers.

But like Errol said that ad wasnt done by the PR team

February 10, 201312 yr

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But like Errol said that ad wasnt done by the PR team

Just read that

February 10, 201312 yr

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Laura Wright ‏@lldubs

We are not saying goodbye to Roger, Michael and @krisalderson - just see ya in a few )))))

Laura Wright ‏@lldubs

“@gooliegoo: @lldubs I thought Todd Manning wasn't going to be on after the 8th because of the OLTL thing. Confused!” its the 7th

February 10, 201312 yr

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Media Outlets Like tV line & Deadline spoil casting for all other TV shows on Broadcast & Cable channels & no one gets mad at that. However because PP is going the same route they get vilified. Dont get the big deal

John, lemme tell ya... Stop stressing it and consider the source(s). The loudest, most vocal detractors, as with everything, are the ones who have the least knowledge of how a situation works. If you notice, among all of the bitching and griping and vilifying, no examples of other production companies, studios, networks, etc. are being given to support this idea that Prospect Park is doing everything WRONG. It's just people getting pissy about what they THINK SHOULD happen and what information they THINK SHOULD be given. Nothing about what they KNOW DOES happen and HASN'T BEEN DONE.

Laura Wright ‏@lldubs

“@gooliegoo: @lldubs I thought Todd Manning wasn't going to be on after the 8th because of the OLTL thing. Confused!” its the 7th

I detest her, but when someone retweeted that on my timeline, I cracked the hell up.

February 10, 201312 yr

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John, lemme tell ya... Stop stressing it and consider the source(s). The loudest, most vocal detractors, as with everything, are the ones who have the least knowledge of how a situation works. If you notice, among all of the bitching and griping and vilifying, no examples of other production companies, studios, networks, etc. are being given to support this idea that Prospect Park is doing everything WRONG. It's just people getting pissy about what they THINK SHOULD happen and what information they THINK SHOULD be given. Nothing about what they KNOW DOES happen and HASN'T BEEN DONE.

I detest her, but when someone retweeted that on my timeline, I cracked the hell up.

I did too. It was pretty funny. LOL

February 10, 201312 yr

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Then I guess they'll have to start auditioning for other jobs. Like every other actor in the business.

Yep. Still feel no pity for them.

ABC is a business, first and foremost. While ACTORS may have had doubts about PP coming back, ABC had to know it was a possibility. Well, ABC gave up their characters once they axed AMC/OLTL. ABC WILLINGLY SOLD THOSE CHARACTERS to PP. So now ABC/RC/FV want to whine because the company ABC gave rights to is reclaiming what is now THEIR legal property?

No.

ABC should have NEVER allowed FV to offer multi-year contracts to his pets while PP remained even a remote possibility.

Maybe ABC will think long and hard before tossing away property next time. PP is in the right, legally. Them's the breaks. And the affected actors can go find new jobs if PP is not to their liking or standards. But GH, a show which existed long before them, should NOT be held hostage or twisted inside out to keep them.

February 10, 201312 yr

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John, lemme tell ya... Stop stressing it and consider the source(s). The loudest, most vocal detractors, as with everything, are the ones who have the least knowledge of how a situation works. If you notice, among all of the bitching and griping and vilifying, no examples of other production companies, studios, networks, etc. are being given to support this idea that Prospect Park is doing everything WRONG. It's just people getting pissy about what they THINK SHOULD happen and what information they THINK SHOULD be given. Nothing about what they KNOW DOES happen and HASN'T BEEN DONE.

I detest her, but when someone retweeted that on my timeline, I cracked the hell up.

Not stressing. Finding it stupid as well. I think its silly some demand news now and get mad when they dont get it

Yep. Still feel no pity for them.

ABC is a business, first and foremost. While ACTORS may have had doubts about PP coming back, ABC had to know it was a possibility. Well, ABC gave up their characters once they axed AMC/OLTL. ABC WILLINGLY SOLD THOSE CHARACTERS to PP. So now ABC/RC/FV want to whine because the company ABC gave rights to is reclaiming what is now THEIR legal property?

No.

ABC should have NEVER allowed FV to offer multi-year contracts to his pets while PP remained even a remote possibility.

Maybe ABC will think long and hard before tossing away property next time. PP is in the right, legally. Them's the breaks. And the affected actors can go find new jobs if PP is not to their liking or standards. But GH, a show which existed long before them, should NOT be held hostage or twisted inside out to keep them.

+10000

why didnt ABC just give them one year contracts til they knew if PP was gonna succeed or not

February 10, 201312 yr

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Yep. Still feel no pity for them.

ABC is a business, first and foremost. While ACTORS may have had doubts about PP coming back, ABC had to know it was a possibility. Well, ABC gave up their characters once they axed AMC/OLTL. ABC WILLINGLY SOLD THOSE CHARACTERS to PP. So now ABC/RC/FV want to whine because the company ABC gave rights to is reclaiming what is now THEIR legal property?

No.

ABC should have NEVER allowed FV to offer multi-year contracts to his pets while PP remained even a remote possibility.

Maybe ABC will think long and hard before tossing away property next time. PP is in the right, legally. Them's the breaks. And the affected actors can go find new jobs if PP is not to their liking or standards. But GH, a show which existed long before them, should NOT be held hostage or twisted inside out to keep them.

Agree 100%.

ABC tries to make PP look like the bad guy in all of this, but really, ABC is partly to blame.

February 10, 201312 yr

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I think its silly some demand news now and get mad when they dont get it

This statement should be bumped every two or so pages.

February 10, 201312 yr

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This statement should be bumped every two or so pages.

Thank you

February 10, 201312 yr

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http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2013/02/are-soap-operas-still-relevant/

February 10, 201312 yr

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But like Errol said that ad wasnt done by the PR team

No, I said marketing/ad dept. PR doesn't necessarily fall under either.

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