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/

I liked the idea of them, I guess, but Susan Haskell seemed to lose so much energy in her last few years on the show. I think they made Marty much too traditional, which brought out some of SH's bad habits, IMO.

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I loved Patrick and Marty's theme music and I will never forget him reciting Brown Penny to her while he made love to her. I even clearly remember their first scene together. I occasionally rewatch their romance on YT.

I loved Finn Wittrock as Damon. He was so obviously an amazingly talented young actor who put most of his acting partners to shame. He stole almost every scene, imo. I adored Damon and was so looking forward to his inevitable affair with Liza. It was never clear if he was fired or if he just wanted out of his contract, but it was obvious that the new regime was favoring talentless Asher over him. Regardless, I was thrilled to read his glowing theatre reviews. Too many young soap actors stay too long on the soaps when they should leave. I certainly hope that he stays away from the soaps and ends up a movie or prime time star in a few years times.

Agreed on all counts. I do think the LA move played a part--he's made it clear in a recent interview around Sweet Bird that for now (he said the next five years or so) he wants to focus and build up his stage work.

I spoke too soon when Khan mentioned Hal Corley for part of AMC's writing team and I said he wouldn't be interested. I just had a brief chat about some things with him and he mentioned that he WAS part of the team they were assembling last year--in fact he started watching the final months of AMC just to get a feel for the show at the time, and that he would come back but he's very suspicious of any chance that the deal with the WGA will work out (due not just to PP but the WGA itsels who are really digging int heir heels as they feel this will set precedent for what union members get at future cyber shows). He also said Lorraine Broderick (who he worked with at ATWT as well--though execs fired him from there, with AMC he moved with LB at her request) is tothe best he knows very happyright now at DAYS, so...

(Oh and that despite some health problems, Agnes Nixon remains more sharp than ever, but obviously won't comment on this right now).

Thanks for that update, Eric. Its nice to know Agnes is doing well and that Hal is interested. I wonder what would have been now.

Daytime never gets it right.

They used to. Daytime used to be home for some really wonderful actors who had had both extensive training and theatre experience. By the mid-'80's, though, it seemed as if "the look" was all that counted to most casting directors, save for Joan D'Incecco and Betty Rea.

Am I wrong for believing that a total unknown should probably take a crack at these reboots in regards to HW?

Nope. #Khan4AMC2HW

I've always been iffy towards Leah Laiman. Doesn't she have quite a not-so-good writing track record?

True, her record isn't spotless. Leah Laiman, though, seems to be the one few, remaining writers who truly enjoy writing for soaps and want soaps to be just that. Nowadays, that's probably the best any of us could hope for out of a potential HW.

I spoke too soon when Khan mentioned Hal Corley for part of AMC's writing team and I said he wouldn't be interested. I just had a brief chat about some things with him and he mentioned that he WAS part of the team they were assembling last year--in fact he started watching the final months of AMC just to get a feel for the show at the time, and that he would come back but he's very suspicious of any chance that the deal with the WGA will work out (due not just to PP but the WGA itsels who are really digging int heir heels as they feel this will set precedent for what union members get at future cyber shows). He also said Lorraine Broderick (who he worked with at ATWT as well--though execs fired him from there, with AMC he moved with LB at her request) is tothe best he knows very happyright now at DAYS, so...

(Oh and that despite some health problems, Agnes Nixon remains more sharp than ever, but obviously won't comment on this right now).

Eric, I didn't know you and Hal were tight like that.

Its nice to know Agnes is doing well and that Hal is interested.

I have to say I really enjoyed ALL MY CHILDREN a lot when Hal Corley served as interim HW during that period after Megan McTavish's first exit from the show. IMO, the show had become so ugly and mean-spirited, so Corley bringing back some of the light to Pine Valley in time for Lorraine Broderick's return was much, much appreciated.

(And yes, Eric, you can tell him I said so, lol.)

I spoke too soon when Khan mentioned Hal Corley for part of AMC's writing team and I said he wouldn't be interested. I just had a brief chat about some things with him and he mentioned that he WAS part of the team they were assembling last year--in fact he started watching the final months of AMC just to get a feel for the show at the time, and that he would come back but he's very suspicious of any chance that the deal with the WGA will work out (due not just to PP but the WGA itsels who are really digging int heir heels as they feel this will set precedent for what union members get at future cyber shows). He also said Lorraine Broderick (who he worked with at ATWT as well--though execs fired him from there, with AMC he moved with LB at her request) is tothe best he knows very happyright now at DAYS, so...

(Oh and that despite some health problems, Agnes Nixon remains more sharp than ever, but obviously won't comment on this right now).

I've been you friend for how long and I didnt know Hal was your friend too...haha....lol...

It doesnt look too good for PP then if WGA is a no go...

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Eric, I didn't know you and Hal were tight like that.

Ha he posts on a theatre forum (he really knows his theatre--of course I guess his plays have won some awards), and I had no idea who he was as his pseudonym doesn't give it away but we started talking off the forum and suddenly I clued into his name. He has great stories of how tight the writing staff was at AMC in the 90s--Agnes Nixon he says had last say , the network almost always trusted her (so I guess she didn't hate McTavish back then as some claim--at least until the ntwork suggested she be replaced). Apparently Agnes would call people up with script notes at 8am on Easter, etc, and the writers hung out a lot outside of work.

Khan, I will. And yes, apparently Nixon still keeps both her home and her Manhattan flat--so she's well enough to travel between them.

As for PP and WGA, Corley said he didn't know the current state--WGA writers wouldn't be approached at thispoint until something IS dealt with, he just said it would be a lot of hard work and the main issue (something I think most of us gathered from all the rumours by now...)

Unfortunately, I'm a union man, so I believe PP needs to iron out some sort of deal with the WGA. Writers need protection; otherwise, producers, IMO, can work them like mules for little or nothing.

Yeah Corley was very very vocal about that too, even while saying he thought the union was being a bit too harsh with this (as I said because they're worried about setting precedent for future cyber shows which, if this succeeds or not, they realize will become a big issue).

In the 80s, the WGA got royally screwed over regarding royalties because the DGA and SAG made deals, which the writers were then forced to follow suit. Therefore, when the WGA had the latest strike, they really went out of there way to involved SAG (AFTRA), and get the deal they wanted for new media.