If I'm recalling the story correctly, Bryan Singer was in the middle of the Superman copyright lawsuit. He ended up on the opposite side of the studios, but it was then one of those studio executives who hired him to be lead director on "House."

Lawsuits happen in showbiz, but opposing parties often end up on new projects together, it is the nature of the business.

Exactly. This was never going to stop Disney from doing business with these people.

Fritz was a stage manager on the shows

Fritz Brekeller

3 minutes ago near New York, NY

Spent the day in CT yesterday - packing up my office. Lights are being taken down and the sets dismantled. AMC & OLTL are done for the year and certainly done at CFC.

However, Prospect Park has not cancelled the shows (as much of the press has reported) - but merely back burnered them for the time being. A new year is just weeks away, filled with new hope and promise.

I mean Mitch Lawrence, James Stenbeck and numerous others came back from the dead multiple time, perhaps our beloved shows will too. Thanks for all your support and stay tuned....

Fritz was a stage manager on the shows

Fritz Brekeller

3 minutes ago near New York, NY

Spent the day in CT yesterday - packing up my office. Lights are being taken down and the sets dismantled. AMC & OLTL are done for the year and certainly done at CFC.

However, Prospect Park has not cancelled the shows (as much of the press has reported) - but merely back burnered them for the time being. A new year is just weeks away, filled with new hope and promise.

I mean Mitch Lawrence, James Stenbeck and numerous others came back from the dead multiple time, perhaps our beloved shows will too. Thanks for all your support and stay tuned....

Thank you John.

I never trusted actors for BTS info. Half the cast of DS claims that it was aired Live not to mention Susan saying Agnes went to guiding light when it was failing on the ratings on NBC and her creative talent of bringing the show to number 1 is what got ABC's attention.

So I really don't think Debbie is correct.

Thank you John.

I never trusted actors for BTS info. Half the cast of DS claims that it was aired Live not to mention Susan saying Agnes went to guiding light when it was failing on the ratings on NBC and her creative talent of bringing the show to number 1 is what got ABC's attention.

So I really don't think Debbie is correct.

I do feel thats what Debbi was told by her manager . Truthfully, contracts with talent crew, unions and studio expire soon if some already havent already done so. PP cant hold on t the actors until the shows came back. So I take it more as we are releasing the actors and If and when this returns we will contact you.

I really feel for the crew members, even more than the actors in some ways. You could tell they really worked their asses off on these shows. They looked wonderful from sets to costumes to lighting to hair and makeup. I really wish there was a way to let these people know how appreciated their work was.

I really feel for the crew members, even more than the actors in some ways. You could tell they really worked their asses off on these shows. They looked wonderful from sets to costumes to lighting to hair and makeup. I really wish there was a way to let these people know how appreciated their work was.

Some Creative Daytime Emmy nominations would be a good start. The Hair and Makeup people were flawless (contrast Debbi Morgan's hair on Y&R and on this AMC) and yes, some people clowned the sets but frankly, I think Chandler mansion looked a he** of a lot better than the new Newman ranch.

Yes, some of the sets were a bit on the diminutive side but it's not like it was Peapack or anything.

If they really only had 30 mil for both shows - and they looked better than GH which is running on quite a bit more than that - that's really remarkable, and I thought the shows looked fantastic. I would hate to see some of those sets and particularly the crew responsible for making those sets and outfitting the cast gone for good. Cortlandt Manor, the Hubbard house, the Chandler mansion, Shelter (yes, Shelter looks a damn sight better than the "clubs" on GH and on ABC's OLTL), La Boulaie, Natalie's place, Pete's, even Téa's wacky, beautiful house - I loved it all. (I'm not counting Llanfair because it was basically identical, and perfect.)

I think we're back where we started, really, only we have more information this time around, which is why the AMC cast, at least, and some of the OLTLers surprisingly don't seem too upset (I'm pissed at how they've been left out of the loop, myself). It's dead, sure, but at this point, it's going to take at least two years for OLTL and AMC to be more than Princess Bride "mostly dead" for me. Anything could happen.

Edited November 15, 201312 yr by Vee

Some Creative Daytime Emmy nominations would be a good start. The Hair and Makeup people were flawless (contrast Debbi Morgan's hair on Y&R and on this AMC) and yes, some people clowned the sets but frankly, I think Chandler mansion looked a he** of a lot better than the new Newman ranch.

Yes, some of the sets were a bit on the diminutive side but it's not like it was Peapack or anything.

Also the dresses for the Chandler gala. They brought the glamour for that whole event.

Oh, the galas looked wonderful. And again, a hell of a lot better than the Nurses Ball on GH this year, which was a lot of fun and done with a lot of heart but I'm sorry, you go back and look at the performances; that room was a half-empty barn. They had maybe 30 people in there, including a large portion of the contract cast.

Edited November 15, 201312 yr by Vee

Vee. you're annoying. And a (not) know it all!

I don't think Vee is annoying or a know it all.

I do.

On that note, I am loath to link to Carolyn Hinsey. Unfortunately, I must. Thus, here is Carolyn Hinsey interviewing Sonia Blangiardo.

 

A few key bits:

 

 

 

Sonia: All I can say is that every effort was made to make this show a success, but there were obstacles that could not be overcome.

Carolyn: What obstacles?

 

Sonia: In my opinion, the IATSE union dispute and the lawsuit with ABC. I think both of those discouraged potential investors. The union dispute also stopped our momentum because we had to halt production. [...] We had anticipated higher numbers. We did really well for Hulu, but no one knew how many total people were watching. To this day I don’t know. Maybe they couldn’t get accurate numbers.

 

Carolyn: Why was there so little information coming from Prospect Park through this whole process?

 

Sonia: The PR people they hired were not from daytime. They were not familiar with how passionate daytime fans are. They were reluctant to put out information unless everyone had approved it and, frankly, they were very hard to get on the phone.

 

Carolyn: Why do you think AMC did better than OLTL?

 

Sonia: [AMC execs] inherited a show that – unlike OLTL which ended at its peak – had been torn apart in its last years on ABC. No one understood who these characters were. They went back and found the core of each character and reestablished them. AMC had been only plot-driven for a long time, which is the biggest mistake you can make. The reboot brought people home to the old AMC that they loved.

 

Carolyn: Even though you jumped ahead five years?

 

Sonia: That was a big risk, because we aged the kids into major Pine Valley characters. It worked because they were part of our core families, so fans embraced them. People cared about Miranda because Bianca was her mother. My biggest fear was that we had to create five years of story that fans weren’t a part of. David got out of jail, J.R. was in a coma, where were Tad and Kendall? There were a lot of unanswered questions. We took a chance creating history fans weren’t privy to, but ultimately I think it worked.

 

Carolyn: Unlike OLTL, half of which was unrecognizable to me.

 

Sonia: Give them credit for trying to come out of the starting gate with a big splash at the club. They worked very hard. Their biggest flaw was concentrating too much on the “Wow Factor” for events. Sometimes, they lost track of why the event was happening in first place.

 

Carolyn: What was the biggest challenge on AMC?

 

Sonia: Honestly? Getting up and running. We started literally from scratch. We did not have pens. We got the green light in February and started taping in March. We had a few weeks to build sets, get wardrobe, create a system, build a control room. They asked me, “From a director’s perspective, where do you think the monitors should be?” Once we were up and running we knew what we were doing.

 

Carolyn: Is that where a lot of the money went?

 

Sonia: Oh, sure. Like with any start-up. I’m not exaggerating – I had to bring my own pens from home. We had to rent copiers. No one had mailboxes. It took us two days to figure out who got what dressing room. We had to staff hair and makeup for two shows.

 

Carolyn: What did you learn from working on the reboot?

 

Carolyn: Now that AMC and OLTL are over, will you be able to use those actors, costume designers, etc. on Season Two of TD?

 

Sonia: Yes, and I could not be more thrilled about that. Those casts are full of amazing talent and, frankly, personal friends.

[...]

 

Carolyn: What’s your message to soap fans?

 

Sonia: Don’t give up. AMC and OLTL will not be filming in 2013, but you never know what’s going to happen in 2014.

Edited November 16, 201312 yr by Vee

Vee. you're annoying. And a (not) know it all!

Exit to the left with that nonsense.

Edited November 16, 201312 yr by Mr. Vixen