All My Children AMC: The Prospect Park Era (old production thread)

[Khan]

Tell you what, when you don't creep the [!@#$%^&*] out of people with your love for all things AT, you can lecture me about my irrational behavior.

To think: I come back because I wanted to read Eric's reaction (I respect you, too, btw) and maybe apologize for reacting so awfully in the first place...and I have this kid accuse me of using all this to dismiss the reboot altogether. As if I haven't been registering for all the board to "hear" my thoughts about AMC & OLTL 2.0.

[cassadine1991]

we are talking about two completely different things..

[Khan]

No, we're not. Your obsession with AT gives soap fans as a whole as bad of a name as my acting foolishly over some stupid scriptwriting job. But you have made me realize the error of my ways, as they say. And for that, I thank you.

[PeterAKer]

I really want Beth Chamberlain as Liza and bring back Grant Aleksander back as Alec and I'll be one very happy person.

[Khan]

I wish no one had seen it, to tell you the truth. I guess I just needed to vent. Sorry, everyone.

[John]

Yeah I want an age apporiate Liza now. Sorry Jamie. You were good but not Liza. Shoulda been Melanie Cortlandt

[cassadine1991]

they should've casted Beth Ehlers as Liza, they were supposed to, or so I've heard

[EricMontreal22]

It's OK. While I stand by (most of) what I said, I do think I made it sound more personal than I really meant it to be. As stated, you are one of my favorite posters, even if recently we seem to have gotten into a few (smallish) fights like this, I think if someone else had written what you did I wouldn't have even bothered replying, if that makes sense. I understand why you had the knee jerk reaction and, IMHO, took it more personally than I would have expected, now--and initially didn't consider your own personal frustration. And actually, I think the discussion/argument/whatever has brought up some interesting comments about who they should look to for new writers, etc.

[marceline]

SLAP!!

[John]

Her age is still about 8-10 years too young but at least the look woulda been similar

[Khan]

Well, I still believe young adults (that is to say, writers in their 20's) are too young to write even dialogue, at least for soap operas. I'll cop to behaving rashly and OOC before, but I won't budge on that particular point. Yes, as Vee pointed out, many professional writers started out young, including Agnes Nixon. Perhaps, if it still were 1950, or any period when you could count on a liberal arts education to be rigorous and thorough, I'd agree. However, young writers today aren't that sophisticated. Some are, but not all, or even most. Because they grow up in an era of soundbites and such, I find their work relies too much on quips and name-checks and pop culture references and not enough on building or revealing character through concise dialogue and action. With some exception, they don't have personal experience to draw from in their work, just what they saw on television and their smartphones.

[Cheap21]

I LOVED Jamie Luner as Liza

[Khan]

Nope. Judith was working at ALL MY CHILDREN already when Wisner was hired. In fact, Judith suggested him initially, because of a soap magazine article he ghost-wrote for her. Wisner says as much in his WLS interview.

[marceline]

Me too. I'm sorry she isn't part of the reboot.

[Khan]

Why not? I wasn't watching much anymore at that point. Might as well cast her in one of my least fave AMC roles.

I didn't love JL as Liza; and quite frankly, all this talk of recasting her is foolishness. Marcy Walker was, is, and always will be Liza Colby. If she isn't interested in returning, then just leave her character be.