She begins taping this Monday so there's likely no conflict on the horizon. If it's for consecutive episodes, she'll be done way before AMC starts taping again

Between the Kenicotts and Francesca James, I'm tempted to lobby for the return of Margo and Claudette.

AMS would love that. I want to play Mark Dalton and Angie's love child.

Yes! Yes, I would! Time to start the beating of the drums!

What episode does that Claudette cap come from? IIRC, the only episode from that marathon she could have been in was the birth control pills ep, but I don't remember seeing her in it when it aired for the cancellation marathon.

I'm so happy for Jennifer Bassey. Frankly, screw AMC if she's pulling gigs like that. Meanwile, does she pronounce it like Dame Shirley or the Count?

I'm so happy for Jennifer Bassey. Frankly, screw AMC if she's pulling gigs like that. Meanwile, does she pronounce it like Dame Shirley or the Count?

Jennifer is fab and Grey's is one of a handful of scripted shows I still watch so the news was all fan-gurl information for me. I'm really thrilled for her. I don't like saying "screw AMC" but it is really great she landed a gig like this on the heels of 2.0 putting her aside for the time being.

You're right, I don't mean "screw AMC", but in light of her recent Tweets, it seemed like she had no prospects (no pun intented) but that's obviously not the case.

Good for Jennifer! Greys Anatomy lost me years ago though this current season didnt seem bad from the glances Ive gotten at it.

Robert Newman

Hi all,

A lot of you have asked about my interest in working on the returning soaps AMC and OLTL. Oddly, they are both being shot in the town in which I live, Stamford, CT, so the commute would be great. I do have some interest, but my guess is that, at least at first, they will only be tapping into the incredible talent that have put in their time already on both shows. Wouldn't be much of a reunion if you recast any characters or added new ones. But down the road, who knows? They both are stocked with several actors I have great respect for and would love working with. We'll see. In the meantime, I continue to pursue my beloved theater work. I'll keep you posted on upcoming shows. -R

As I stated in a previous thread, make this happen!

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IMO, Robert Newman would make a fabulous Ross Chandler recast.

Jeff Martin would be a good fit too

Back to AMC, though. I think RN is too young for Ross, but he looks old enough for Jeff. I'm not of the "Bring back Bobby Martin!" mindset, but if they were ever to go there...then yeah, he'd be perfect. If they wanted to pull a Coronation Street and bring back a random character from the old days, he could be Dan Kennicott and shake Brooke's tree.

I would love for Robert Newman to show up on the new AMC! I don't care if he's Ross Chandler (as others have said, he can play slightly older well), Jeff Martin, or Dan Kennicott.

A new awesome blog by Cady about the returning and new cast Celia is definitely related to someone in town, too!

http://cadymcclain.com/lets-talk-about-the-kids-of-all-my-children/

ICAM with Cady's blog!

I notice that Cady and the other actors keep talking about the brilliance of Agnes and nobody mentions the actual headwriters of the show lol. With OLTL you have Erika Slezak mentioning the HW and others I'm sure. I wonder what that is about.

Ideally, perhaps Agnes would be taking a larger role as she once did with several proteges in the '90s. I always felt Marlene McPherson was an optimal choice for AMC in that regard, so it wouldn't surprise me. OTOH, Agnes is eighty-five [!@#$%^&*] years old, so I'm really not expecting that.

With PP taking so long to work out a deal with the Writers' Guild, I have to wonder if Agnes didn't write a story outline that the head writers are using now.

I thought some AMC sets were nice over the years, but towards the end they got small and looked like no gave a damn. Which they didn't. I agree the move to LA helped but the sets were still mostly 'meh' to me.

At least we HAVE sets and it's not being filmed in an office or a ditch.

There were a few standout sets for me over the years, such as the Wallingford Estate, Cortlandt Manor, Linden House and the Valley Inn. By the 2000s, none of them were being utilized anymore.

Off-topic: Jennifer Bassey landed a two episode arc on Grey's Anatomy!

Jennifer is fab and Grey's is one of a handful of scripted shows I still watch so the news was all fan-gurl information for me. I'm really thrilled for her. I don't like saying "screw AMC" but it is really great she landed a gig like this on the heels of 2.0 putting her aside for the time being.

Grey's is still my favorite prime time scripted show so I'm really excited for Jennifer to land a role on it!

I know it's been talked about a lot but I'd love to see the Valley Inn return.

Jennifer will be fantastic on Grey's. She's so great.

And in terms of the lighting for DAYS, jfung, I agree, too dark is not good but they could dim the lights JUST a tad lol, at least for me, but it's not a big deal at all. I also agree the park bench is getting old LOL, I'd rather they bring back the pier and give the park bench a rest. But back on AMC ... lol

Ohh ... LOVED Cady's blog. She'd be so fun to get drunk with LOL. She said a lot of things that probably needed to be said and I'm glad the actors aren't censored anymore. I trust Debbi and Cady and Julia so if they are happy with AMC, I think we will be as well. Will everything "meet our standards"? Of course not but I'm just thrilled we have this chance and it has everything it needs to succeed. It's personally just great to hear how appreciated they all feel and how well things are run, etc. Sounds like they're giving Agnes a TON of credit with the writing, over the two co-hw's, which is interesting to me. I mean, they aren't really 'known' and Susie and Thom are more 'known' but still ... weird. Probably an oversight maybe?

Also, it's kinda sad when I read comments on other places, I try not to but, folks just crying over no Greenlee, or Ryan, etc. and even Y&R with "Phyllis isn't in a storyline! where is she! waaaaah" it's the fact that all of those characters got SHOVED down viewers throats that the average viewer now feels the show "needs" them, you know? I'm not saying they can't be written a lot better, and be vital, but it was ridiculous under Frons. IDK why I brought in Y&R but I'm using it as example of this desire networks had to focus on a core few and repeatedly use them over and over and over again. I'm glad to see Cady say there will be balance. We'll see.

Erika Slezak's interview also has me just as excited for OLTL.

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I don't remember who the other AMC HW is.

Elizabeth Snyder maybe? I'm not sure.

That is correct

That was Mona's stash.

She looks a little like Joanna Lumley there.

She looks more like Melody Rogers aka Elise Flynn or aka Zack Morris's mom.

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LOL, Jonathan!

That damn Elise Flynn... with her mic and cameraman toadie.

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LOL, Jonathan!

That damn Elise Flynn... with her mic and cameraman toadie.

I loved it when All My Children would incorporate these regular recurring characters, like Elise Flynn or Olga Swenson, into storylines.

On a related note, it was great to see Winifred in the final episode. I wonder if she'll make another appearance. Hopefully JR didn't shoot and kill her.

I think Burton Armus was the proposed writer who supposedly intended on bringing back Dan Kennicott along with bringing Tempo (Brooke) and Enchantment (Erica) back to forefront, and amping up the rivalry between the two women.

I think RN is a talented, beautiful man, and could certainly take him in any recast that would add to the canvas rather than a new character.

Great news for Jennifer Bassey. It doesn't sound like it would interfere with AMC, and it might also cause TNPTB to reach out to her sooner than later. Primetime guest spots don't pay as well as they used to - although the minimum still isn't anything to sneeze at (there is a great HBO special about "That Guy" character actors, who speak on the subject), so AMC as a regular gig would still be nice to have on her resume again.

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