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 12, 201312 yr

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One can only hope that hell does, in fact, never ever freeze over......

Soap Whisperer ‏@ThSoapWhisperer

I have also been informed that when @FarahfromKY returns to OLTL, it will be a cold day in hell...

February 12, 201312 yr

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One can only hope that hell does, in fact, never ever freeze over......

Soap Whisperer ‏@ThSoapWhisperer

I have also been informed that when @FarahfromKY returns to OLTL, it will be a cold day in hell...

I think it will be a cold day in hell before she books a job beyond 'Celebrity' Buckwild.

February 12, 201312 yr

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I am excited about new openings for the shows but I think they need to get even ahead of that and get the actors doing promo headshots asap! It would help with promotion

Edited February 12, 201312 yr by alexisfan07

February 12, 201312 yr

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I am excited about new openings for the shows but I think they need to get even ahead of that and get the actors doing promo headshots asap! It would help with promotion

Who's to say that new openings will even have headshots of the actors in them?

February 12, 201312 yr

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I am excited about new openings for the shows but I think they need to get even ahead of that and get the actors doing promo headshots asap! It would help with promotion

As I said previously, they can't do that until February 25th. Hulu is handling marketing/advertising and there's nothing to market/advertise until after February 25th.

February 12, 201312 yr

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Ok this may have been covered but the Press release says both start production Feb 25th. Thought it was only AMC & OLTL starts March 11th. Confused

February 12, 201312 yr

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Farah Fath ‏@FarahfromKY

@ThSoapWhisperer well thats sort of a harsh way of putting it lol

Soap Whisperer ‏@ThSoapWhisperer

For those wondering, I've been informed as of now that when Kristen, Roger and Michael return to GH it will be as Starr, Todd and John!

February 12, 201312 yr

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Wow, great news for AMC that Adam will be on permanently and that Michael E Knight says Ray MacDonnell (Joe Martin) will be part of it too. This is big. I never expected Adam and Joe. I pretty much thought they were retired.

The time jump is interesting, but I'm sad that it probably means Trent Garrett (Asher) won't be back. It would have been nice if AMC had a couple familiar faces among its younger characters too, instead of starting completely afresh with anyone under 30.

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February 12, 201312 yr

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Yeah, like he's really out of shape.....lol

Sean Ringgold ‏@SeanRinggold

@thegessnerest I'm working getting ready for the Soaps to start back up. Living in the gym that's about it :-) I see you everywhere :-)

February 12, 201312 yr

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AMC could still probably use one more female familiar face in the late 20s/early 30s range ... Stephanie Gatschet would be perfect. Not sure why there is still no word of her signing on. They went after people like Minshew and Budig who seemed reluctant and probably aren't joining, but not her? Hopefully they are just keeping it a surprise! Also it would really make sense for Eden Riegel or Christina Bennett Lind to have been approached too if Miranda is going to be a big part of the show, so I expect they may just be keeping a Bianca involvement under wraps.

Other than that (and missing Trent Garrett as Asher/Natalie Hall as Colby), I think the cast has rounded out nicely.

I'm excited!

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February 12, 201312 yr

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Alot of people are speculating on another board that MEK is sick. That's why he isn't returning right away. They also informed me that there was a rumor going around that he had cancer at one point a few years back. Color me shocked...and very sad. And, I'm praying that he is okay.

February 12, 201312 yr

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I wish OLTL would undo the deaths of Cole & Hope. I watched that crappy storyline about Starr/Hope/Marcie for too long to have them kill off that little girl

February 12, 201312 yr

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It's weird to think Robin Strasser, of all people, is one of the leading soap voices on Twitter LOL. I wish we could get someone like Erika Slezak on Twitter. She would be an interesting mind to interact with.

You say that like its a good thing...

February 12, 201312 yr

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Yeah....that would have been neat and they could have had a contest as to spot the episode that she were a particular dress in and win something or other.

Apparently they got Dorian's outfits from the same place they got them when the show was on ABC...

robin strasser ‏@robinstrasser

@MichaelFairman @susangammie Let's say that again: YAY for @SusanGammie and the RETURN of #OLTL TY MICHAEL You helped pave the way TYtwice!

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@soapsaversunite @vivaldi @susangammie SWEET-humbling2 @Vivaldi is in my 'hood. I'd pass it & sadly think: aww it's over-BUT look it's NOT!

Yeah, SG bought a lot of Dorian's duds at this UES boutique. Political correctness (and RS's current stance) be damned, I hope SG incorporates some real furs instead of those cheap-looking crap faux furs the real Dorian and Viki wouldn't be caught dead in (pun intended?).

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