Prospect Park files Ch 11 Bankriptcy Protection

[ChitHappens]

[John]

Yeah these shows aint coming back. I appuald the effort. However a company like SONY with lots of cash would have been better suited for this

[amybrickwallace]

I hope Agnes does get them back, but I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

[Khan]

I agree.

[amybrickwallace]

So do I. It's a shame they weren't involved in the first place.

[Vee]

I'm not sure Disney would ever have gone for that.

[JONNYSBRO]

Usually once a network cancels a show it never comes back. Abc owns them lock stock and barrell lol they can't lose the rights to them. To be honest i believe PP will get something minor but to go up against their unpaid fees abc will prevail in the end.

[cassadine1991]

Not all the time

[Khan]

I don't know whether SONY in particular would have gotten involved. Nor do I think ABC/Disney would have entertained the suggestion (unless SONY's offer was really, really, REALLY good). But I do agree with (the gist of) John's statement that a more established, financially solvent corporation would have had better luck re-launching these shows.

At this point, with everyone involved BTS moving onto other projects, I'd rather see ABC/Disney launch some brand-new, online soaps using some choice personnel (such as Agnes Nixon as an executive consultant). And as for Jeff and Rich and everyone else at PP? I think they should stick to what they know best: selling Aunt Bee phony health tonics.

[amybrickwallace]

Now I have a picture of my head of them trying to rip off Aunt Bee from The Andy Griffith Show!! Nip it, nip it, nip it!!!!

[allmc2008]

+1

What is ironic is that everyone thinks that is the only age demo that watches soaps.

[SOAPSFOREVER]

Agnes sold these shows to ABC years ago. The only way she'd get them back is for her to buy the rights to AMC and OLTL back, at a huge cost, I would imagine. I doubt a woman of her age would do that. What would be the point? She can't afford to put them into production again at this point. These two iconic shows are done. I hope PP is, too. They made a mess of things, despite their good intentions.

[amybrickwallace]

I'm even more well versed in classic sitcoms than I am in soaps!!!

[sivad40]

I've actually theught about doing this if I ever won the PB or MM for that much amount of money but I don't think it would be a wise investment. I wonder which situation would be easier, getting the two ABC soaps or the CBS soaps from P&G?

[allmc2008]

God that is a hard question LOL. PG has a long history of not selling there shows where as ABC really was never asked. I am sure it would be a combo of a sells pitch and lots of money!!