1 hour ago, slick jones said:

Maybe if KeMo added some energy to her performances there wouldn't be a need for petitions.

lol

14 minutes ago, Contessa Donatella said:

Also of course, we have one for Blaze. 

https://www.change.org/p/reinstate-jaqueline-grace-lopez-in-gh-as-blaze

Unfortunately, because Jacqueline was not on contract but recurring status, a petition might not work. Without getting into it, which is no fault of hers, the show decided they no longer needed the character. Nothing can stop them from doing so, particularly for a short-term character when looking at Kelly's time on the show.

Like Kelly, Jacqueline was also blindsided by the news of her exit. You'll note hers was even more abrupt. At least Kelly gets to film her exit if things don't change.

2 hours ago, Contessa Donatella said:

Yes, some change.org petitions have prevailed. 

It's not really much time or energy involved. I've been involved in several fan campaigns. Only two have prevailed. AW: Saving Donna Love. DAYS: Firing Albert Alarr. Other DAYS fans claim getting Dena Higley fired. 

Specifically, the Beverlee McKinsey petition, well, I got this lovely email but they do not award Posthumous Emmys. 

I don't believe Albert Alarr had anything to do with a fan campaign. There's more to the situation than just fans launching a campaign that got him ousted. Meanwhile, the specific question was about change.org petitions. The Another World example doesn't apply because the website didn't exist then, and the internet in its infamy never had that much of an impact at the time Another World was still on the air. 

26 minutes ago, Errol said:

Like Kelly, Jacqueline was also blindsided by the news of her exit. You'll note hers was even more abrupt. At least Kelly gets to film her exit if things don't change.

You bring up an important point. The "how" of the situation with JGL is one of the things that bothers fans a great deal. 

26 minutes ago, Errol said:

I don't believe Albert Alarr had anything to do with a fan campaign. There's more to the situation than just fans launching a campaign that got him ousted.

I think the fan campaign about Alarr was definitely a contributing factor. But, I have to look at the timing. Fran Drescher had people from the union meet with Corday & someone from Sony. It was immediately after that meeting that the firing was announced. 

26 minutes ago, Errol said:

Meanwhile, the specific question was about change.org petitions. T

Yes, I moved from change.org petitions specifically to more generally, fan campaigns. The change.org petitions I am aware of that were successful had nothing to do with soaps, or even entertainment, at all. 

4 hours ago, Paul Raven said:

Have any of these petitions ever worked?

Seems like a waste of time and energy.

Never! Total waste of time. 

3 hours ago, slick jones said:

Maybe if KeMo added some energy to her performances there wouldn't be a need for petitions.

We’re getting her job back!!! lol

 

Oh...??

Oh...??

Frank/ABC could care less! Tanking the ratings is the only thing that would change their minds!

There have been many times where actors were let go over the years that have upset me, but this isn't one. Monaco has been sleepwalking on the job for more than ten years. I honestly have no idea how she's been on the show for this long. I would have cut her back when Burton went to Y&R. She's been on borrowed time since then. She had some life in her performances with Billy Miller, and Dom Zamprogna raised some effort.  Rabid fans like these believing they have a  chance of getting their way are DELUSIONAL .

Very. 

 

And I like SM, but I have to agree. I liked Sam with Dante, and it's sad that is some wasted potential with the potential return of Lulu. However, that does not take away from the years where SM has phoned in. 

 

What only leaves a sour taste in the mouth is the fact there's clearly more to the story. And the fans...not to mention stans...smell the blood in the water. 

I feel like their money would be better spent on charity.

Like The Kelly Monaco Retirement Fund for Somnambulist Actresses 😄

Total & complete waste of time, energy & of course, money. I respect their right to decide how to use, spend & whatever, even if it only makes them feel better. They are adults, after all. Today I read one of their posts which gave me an inkling of what they are thinking. 

Don't tell me it's impossible. This is a soap & anything can happen.

I thought about this statement. I get it. At times soaps do not follow the rules other shows do. But, I still think their cause is hopeless.

And isn’t there some ridiculous petition to get that awful Blaze actress back? lol These petitions never work. Move on. 

 

 

 

 

 

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On 9/9/2024 at 7:13 PM, jasonminer1974 said:

Frank/ABC could care less! Tanking the ratings is the only thing that would change their minds!

Ratings are already tanking lol

Basically, there always are petitions. It's like an i that has to be dotted, or crossing a t. They're just there. Effective for some things, but not most. KeMo, I think, has 5 of them & now that is really & truly going overboard with wasting people's time.

But, to me, what's worse with KeMo is that her mother is out on Twi/X every single day & some of the things she posts, well, she literally does not understand what she is reading & then reacting to. She commented about it being disrespectful that Kelly's exit was not in the fall preview. Yes, THAT preview, the fake one. Plus, of course, it's not like they would have previewed a death we're not meant to know about that may not happen until November sweeps, anyway. And, no, that's not a spoiler. I do not know the date of said unknown death.

Spoiler

I only know that she will not tape her last show for at least 3 weeks.