FX Canada drops AMC/OLTL!?!?!?

May 18, 201312 yr

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On Friday May 17, both All My Children and One Life to Live were completely removed from the schedule and from FXC's website and replaced with re-runs of 30 Rock. This comes just one day after PP announced both shows are being cut to just two episodes per week. Fans here are not too happy. FX Canada was the ONLY place in Canada to watch the two soaps, as they are not available online here. No word yet from either FX Canada or PP.

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November 11, 201312 yr

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Haha, I'm confused Eric, did you post in the proper thread? I just wandered in here and saw my name mentioned and I can't find what post you might be referring to.

Actually, I don't think I'd ever heard of Edgemont. Just looked it up on Wikipedia, seems like something I would have enjoyed along the lines of Hillside/Fifteen (were you thinking of that show in regards to me?). That's so cool about you being in an episode, I'll see if some are on YouTube.

November 11, 201312 yr

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Edgemont has no place on a classic tv network like ME T.V.

Sorry it just doesn't

November 11, 201312 yr

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No it doesn't but some channels have a "you must air so many hours of children's programs a week"...and Edgemont counts towards that.

November 12, 201312 yr

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Yes, in the Wikipedia article it's mentioned that it meets E/I requirements. I guess I'm naive for assuming that people just pop up out of thin air, but reading that DZ was the star of a Canadian teen soap was so surprising to me.

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