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

[marceline]

I feel like people are making a lot of generalizations and assumptions about what viewers will or won't accept. They won't watch on computer, they won't watch if there's a break, etc... IMO, PP needs to be more concerned with attracting new viewers rather than trying to placate old ones.

[soapfave06]

So happy they have apparently got Debbi Morgan signed on. If this doesn't happen now, I'm really going to be pissed. I missed the Hubbards the most, next to the Martins.

[EricMontreal22]

Maybe it's putting too much faith in Nixon, and while apparently she's a force to be reckoned with behind the scenes (excepting Pratt and a few other eras, apparently she would have final approval of storylines on AMC and her word went, even when she wasn't directly involved--which means she prob agreed to some awful stories lol but). I doubt she would be making statements if she wasn't at least told she would be having input.

[allmc2008]

I could easily except the Hubbards as Pine Valley's new strong hold if they blended with the Martins a little bit. Maybe Paul Martin has a Grand Daughter that can fall for Frankie if Randi doesn't comeback!!

That being said I wouldn't want the Martins to be phased out COMPLETELY.

[Errol]

Personally, my comments on the matter is based on the numerous comments I've seen posted on my articles on the website, our facebook page and Twitter. People using the technology they claim they refuse to use to watch their soaps. Do I personally agree with them? No, I'm personally fine with whatever route they (Prospect Park) go as I'm equipped and I watch most shows online now anyway. I watch TV via my iPhone, iPad, XBOX, PS3 or Mac. It's the one's bitching about the technology that has me saying what I said before.

[frequentsoapfan]

I don';t understand why DM keeps singing on to soaps. Why stick to a dying industry when you can get primetime and movie roles? She lost the opportunity at a role in a Denzel movie to have a crappy run on Y&R.

[EricMontreal22]

God I wish I had never heard that Palin was an AMC fan. *cry*

[Errol]

She posted the statement on her official website, which is where she "releases" things to the press, apparently. That's where I was first alerted to it.

[EricMontreal22]

Yes and no. I think in a way it does make sense to have got them as a package deal. I think they also already saw some of the flack they got last year when rumours circulated they might only go with One Life, etc--but money wise and also trying out something new it would make sense to go with one first.

[marceline]

Oh I agree with you. I've seen numerous articles about how television viewing has changed. People are dropping cable left and right because it's easier and cheaper to stream with Netflix, Hulu and other services.

[EricMontreal22]

I agree with all of that.

[dragonflies]

I think PP should have went for one, then seen if it was successful or not then picked up the other

THIS!!!

[EricMontreal22]

What I was told, for whatever it's worth, is the WGA is actually very interested. However they are also being quite difficult and holding their ground (this was last year) because they see whatever decisions they make (about pay, etc) could and probably would set the precedent for future "cyber" shows--that's one reason why they're being so difficult (well and unions often are difficult--as much as I am pro union in general).

[marceline]

Well technically she was off soaps for almost 20 years and had a good active career so its not like she's Crystal Chappelle and hopping from soap to soap for her entire life.

[Khan]

Actually, to me, it would have made more sense to have asked Agnes Nixon to co-create and help develop a new websoap for PP, one which straddled conventional, soap-styled storytelling with cyber-age production and streaming.