OLTL: The Prospect Park Era (old production thread)

February 28, 201312 yr

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That's better now.

One Life to Live" begins filming on Monday, March 11.

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April 21, 201312 yr

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Agnes Nixon always said how if you tell a story *well*, issues like that usually won't matter and people will be compelled to watch.

Of course, I happen to agree. (Duh, lol.) I think it matters not a whit whether a particular gay love story trades on familiar -- and yes, dated -- tropes reserved usually for "straight" romantic couples. As a viewer, in fact, I'm at a point where I am willing and ready to welcome such a tale for a same-sex couple, if only because I think it needs to be told well before we can say these shows need to try something else. As a writer, though, you can't think about all that. All you can or need to think about are your characters. They have to tell you where they want the story to go; and however we, the audience, view it -- as bold and contemporary, or as old and cliched as the hills -- you have to worry about later.

April 21, 201312 yr

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Claire Labine (Head writer for: Where the heart is 1970-73;, Love Of Life, 1973-75;, Ryans Hope 1975-82, 1983, 1987-89, also EP 1975-82;, General Hospital, 1993-1996;, One Life To Live 1996-1998:, Guding Light, 2000-2001) always said that if you write great scenes, people will watch. ITA & have loved her since RH. Wish she was involved with OLTL again.

Edited April 21, 201312 yr by John

April 21, 201312 yr

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Claire Labine (Head writer for: Where the heart is 1970-73;, Love Of Life, 1973-75;, Ryans Hope 1975-82, 1983, 1987-89, also EP 1975-82;, General Hospital, 1993-1996;, One Life To Live 1996-1998:, Guding Light, 2000-2001) always said that if you write great scenes, people will watch. ITA & have loved her since RH. Wish she was involved with OLTL again.

i'd rather have her back on GH.. Didn't really like her on OLTL, also I remember she didn't really like her time on OLTL either

Of course, I happen to agree. (Duh, lol.) I think it matters not a whit whether a particular gay love story trades on familiar -- and yes, dated -- tropes reserved usually for "straight" romantic couples. As a viewer, in fact, I'm at a point where I am willing and ready to welcome such a tale for a same-sex couple, if only because I think it needs to be told well before we can say these shows need to try something else. As a writer, though, you can't think about all that. All you can or need to think about are your characters. They have to tell you where they want the story to go; and however we, the audience, view it -- as bold and contemporary, or as old and cliched as the hills -- you have to worry about later.

so did you read all of the other pages on here surrounding this topic??

April 21, 201312 yr

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so did you read all of the other pages on here surrounding this topic??

I did. Well, most of them. Catching up on posts is always difficult for me, because there's usually too many to parse through. Why do you ask?

April 21, 201312 yr

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I did. Well, most of them. Catching up on posts is always difficult for me, because there's usually too many to parse through. Why do you ask?

the ones on page 225 where i think Eric says some people were flirting with the whole Shane/Jack being a couple BTS

(I *do* think someone--RC, FV, the director, the actors, flirted with the idea in some scenes though and it's not just fans wanting teen slash fiction.)

Yeah I do--it wasn't all just fans wanting to see something that wasn't there. I'mnot saying they did this *much* but I'm sure they were aware when writing it...