AMC: Lifetime TV Movie Franchise Announced

[Marco Dane]

Dear GOD NO!

[reallyhateskateonlost]

All the David Hayward haters, the actors are or were on GH, Maria, Ryan, soon Babe, Tad for a while, Greenlee...lmao 

[DRW50]

There are so many they could do. It's a shame Ryan's Hope killed of Mary as Kate Mulgrew could do a film. 

I guess she still could...

[CassieFan]

Fingers crossed this brings AMC back as a series on ABC.

[j swift]

There's so much to consider, because it seems like Lifetime (or any network) would insist that it would be a stand-alone story, so that it would have wide appeal.  Much like when they did the Flowers in the Attic movies, they re-introduced the characters every time, so they didn't need to depend on audience prior knowledge.  And given that's been a long time since AMC was on the air, I wonder how much time will be spent re-establishing characters.

Obviously, actors have aged, some have died, and others have gone onto to other projects.  So, will they re-cast?  Will they have new characters and just include cameos from other actors? 

I can't imagine a story set in Pine Valley without some reference to Erica Kane.  But, I guess anything is possible. 

[detroitpiston]

Not having Pine Valley shenanigans on my screen for all these years has left an empty space in my heart so this is exciting but the previous false starts leave me cautious.

Being able to check in on the Kane’s, Martin’s, Chandler’s and Hubbards again would heal a little bit of me for real lol. I really hope this all works out

[TEdgeofNight]

First off, this is in development so a holiday movie will not happen this year. Next year, at the earliest. I don’t see it happening. 
I think of Agnes. Her franchise as a Lifetime Network movie? She’d be horrified.

[Chris B]

I think this idea would've fit GL or ATWT better, but I'm not mad at it. Any attempt to bring a soap back is a good thing. It could also lead to a series down the road if it's successful, or streaming for classic episodes. 

ABC's soap catalog is huge and wasting away. Any effort to do something with it is a good thing in my opinion. This also has a much better chance of happening than Pine Valley did. The networks are all cutting their scripted content and there is a lot of competition in primetime. I wish they'd moved it to streaming or even Lifetime, but I'm interested in seeing where this goes.

[John]

Just hopeful that if it comes back to life, it has good story and production values. 

[Vee]

Very pleased for both this and The Gates, as any soap fan should be.

[janea4old]

 

[DRW50]

I don't agree. I think she'd be glad to see her favorite show back and she would have all kinds of ideas if she was still here. I agree that a TV movie isn't what she had had in mind but it's still bringing the show back in some form.

Edited September 12, 2024 by DRW50

[cityfan01]

Plus who’s to say this doesn’t lead to something more down the road of successful? 

[John]

I get being wary. Prospect Park burned us. ABC wouldnt even let Pine Valley film a pilot. I am worried about the quality of this Lifetime film and fans just shouldnt accept anything that has the All my Children/Pine Valley name attached to it. 

[Vee]

Compared to what, another stellar year of GH?