A Friend saw the Monday show and spilled:
OMG I just watched the scenes. EJ brings up the shooting but he also knows Will is gay... says something threatening about his sexuality "i hear that prison isn't a nice place especially for someone with your particular disposition....."
Friday, January 6, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
OLTL's Final Week Per SOD
In the new issue of SOD they are talking about the final week of One Life To Live.Jerry Ver Dorn said the show might rearrange the scenes on the final show.So no one will know what the final scene will but he hopes Erika Slezak is in it because that's fitting.Kristen Alderson said they taped 2 endings for her character and she doesn't know which one they'll use.As for the stories in the week everyone's still dealing with the prison break/aftermath.Once all that's resolved the characters move on.Rex,Gigi and Shane decide to leave town and have their goodbyes with everyone.Destiny gives birth but not in a hospital.Melissa Archer said that Nat and John's story is left open but it does have some kind of closure to it.The Fraternity Row also ends.Roxy meets characters played Agnes Nixon,Ron Carlivati and Frank Valentini.The characters Frank and Ron are going to play were originally scripted for Prospect Park's Rich Frank but he backed out of it.In the final week there's a death,a bith and a surprising proposal.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
The Reason I Lost Respect For Kevin Kline
"I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films. I vowed I would never do a commercial, or a soap opera - both of which I did as soon as I left the Acting Company and was starving."
-Kevin Kline-
-Kevin Kline-
Monday, November 21, 2011
WSJ Article: Life after 'Life' Is A Mystery
From The Wall Street Journal
Life After 'Life' Is a Mystery
By TRIPP WHETSELL
Last April, veteran daytime actress Ilene Kristen was finishing a yoga class near her Upper
West Side apartment when she received a frantic message on her cell phone. It was her agent
informing her that "One Life to Live," the ABC soap opera on which she'd portrayed Roxy
Balsom since 2001, had just been canceled along with its iconic suds sibling, "All My Children."
"Shock is the only word to describe it," said Ms. Kristen, who has also played minor parts
on "Law & Order," "The Sopranos" and on Broadway, and is probably best remembered as the
scheming Delia on "Ryan's Hope," the Emmy-nominated soap of the 1970s and '80s. "We'd
been hearing rumors about both shows for months, but until I got the call I didn't think it was
going to happen. I was dumbfounded."
Seven months later, she still is. So were many of her "One Life to Live" castmates last Thursday
as they gathered to tape the series's final episodes for television, which will be broadcast in
January after 11,096 shows and 43 years on the air. Talks are under way to relaunch "One
Life to Live" on the Internet through the production company Prospect Park, though similar
plans for "All My Children" were recently scrapped. Its weekday 2 p.m. slot will be filled by "The
Revolution," a health and lifestyle program from the producers of "The Biggest Loser."
Outside ABC's West 66th Street studios, fans stood with flowers for the fictional citizens of
Llanview. Three floors above, in the life-size doll house that is the "One Life to Live" set, Ms. Kristen, longtime regular Erika Slezak (who has played Vicki Lord since 1971), and onscreen
spouses Robert Woods (Bo) and Hillary B. Smith (Nora) struggled to remember their lines and
not break down.
"The hardest part is saying goodbye and realizing we may never see each other again," said Mr.
Woods, who joined the cast in 1979 and, as Bo, endured the deaths of two wives, a fiancée and
a son, was shot, and slept with his father's ex-mistress while time-traveling back to 1968. "We
work so closely here and it's like a family. I did a lot of other things over the years, like 'The
Waltons' and 'Police Story' and movies of the week, but this show was the job that gave me
recognition."
For many of the cast members, the show's consistency through the decades has allowed
for precisely the sort of security and comfort that their murdering, comatose, back-stabbing,
amnesiac, time-travelling characters always found so elusive.
"It provided me weekends and time with my children, and that you don't get in the theater," said
Ms. Smith, whose character survived a brain tumor, a stroke, blindness, and a kidnapping, only
to have her house burned down by a racist stalker. "It provided an opportunity for a normal life."
The final TV tapings of "One Life to Live," along with the recent departures of "All My
Children," "As the World Turns" and "Guiding Light," have marked not just the death-knell of
four shows whose genre has been on the decline for more than a decade, but something more
significant for New York.
As the last remaining daytime drama based in the city, "One Life to Live" also represents the
foreseeable end of New York's once-thriving soap-opera business. A cottage industry since
the 1950s, in its heyday it produced more than half the daytime dramas on the air, where full-
time contract players could fetch upward of $200,000 a year and struggling actors, writers and
musicians could earn enough to avoid waiting tables.
Besides helping to launch the careers of Laurence Fishburne, Tommy Lee Jones, Ryan
Phillipe, Hayden Panettiere, Phylicia Rashad and others, "One Life to Live" also offered steady
employment for thousands of technical staffers through the decades. But the format has been
all but devoured in recent years by the expanded cable universe and the advent of reality
television, where the plot lines are only slightly less believable.
Robert S. Woods and Hillary B. Smith, who have played married couple Bo and Nora Buchanan
on 'One Life to Live' for nearly two decades, at one of the final tapings.
"There were so many different factors," Ms. Smith said. "There was the advent of cable. There
was also that primetime started imitating daytime and being very successful at it. For some
reason, daytime thought they needed to imitate primetime and we became a poor imitation of
ourselves, a watered-down imitation of what we were."
Frank Valentini, the show's executive producer, said measures had been taken to reduce
overhead in recent years—including voluntary pay cuts for several principal cast members—but
acknowledged it may have come too late as ratings plummeted and production costs soared up
to $300,000 per episode.
"I think our leaving definitely shallows out every facet of the entertainment business in New York
because we keep so many people working at any given time," said Mr. Valentini, who's been
with "One Life to Live" for 26 years. "That includes not just our primary cast, but also people
who come on in short-term roles. Because we generate so many episodes, we make a lot of
money for the city, so this affects everyone, including the local vendors where we buy our props
and costumes."
Agnes Nixon, who created both "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" and was on-set for the
final taping, agreed. "There was nothing wrong with the story lines or the cast," she said. "It was
the cost and nobody could change that. But it's been 42 wonderful years, and how many people
have that? I can't complain too much."
As Thursday's shoot wound down, Ms. Kristen and her castmates paused to reflect on
the accomplishments of "One Life to Live" and plot their next moves, even as the online
reincarnation lingered on the horizon. On the rehearsal hall bulletin board hung an invitation to
the following night's wrap party at Capitale and a memo reminding everyone to clear out their
dressing rooms by Dec. 9.
"Of course I'm sad, but I'm not a depressive person and as an actor you're always back to
square one," Ms. Kristen said, choking back tears. "The one thing I know is that people stop
ironing when they see me, and they don't run to the refrigerator or put me on fast forward. That I
know. I could die as Roxy, and I hope we have the chance to continue it. I didn't think we'd have to say goodbye so quickly."
Life After 'Life' Is a Mystery
By TRIPP WHETSELL
Last April, veteran daytime actress Ilene Kristen was finishing a yoga class near her Upper
West Side apartment when she received a frantic message on her cell phone. It was her agent
informing her that "One Life to Live," the ABC soap opera on which she'd portrayed Roxy
Balsom since 2001, had just been canceled along with its iconic suds sibling, "All My Children."
"Shock is the only word to describe it," said Ms. Kristen, who has also played minor parts
on "Law & Order," "The Sopranos" and on Broadway, and is probably best remembered as the
scheming Delia on "Ryan's Hope," the Emmy-nominated soap of the 1970s and '80s. "We'd
been hearing rumors about both shows for months, but until I got the call I didn't think it was
going to happen. I was dumbfounded."
Seven months later, she still is. So were many of her "One Life to Live" castmates last Thursday
as they gathered to tape the series's final episodes for television, which will be broadcast in
January after 11,096 shows and 43 years on the air. Talks are under way to relaunch "One
Life to Live" on the Internet through the production company Prospect Park, though similar
plans for "All My Children" were recently scrapped. Its weekday 2 p.m. slot will be filled by "The
Revolution," a health and lifestyle program from the producers of "The Biggest Loser."
Outside ABC's West 66th Street studios, fans stood with flowers for the fictional citizens of
Llanview. Three floors above, in the life-size doll house that is the "One Life to Live" set, Ms. Kristen, longtime regular Erika Slezak (who has played Vicki Lord since 1971), and onscreen
spouses Robert Woods (Bo) and Hillary B. Smith (Nora) struggled to remember their lines and
not break down.
"The hardest part is saying goodbye and realizing we may never see each other again," said Mr.
Woods, who joined the cast in 1979 and, as Bo, endured the deaths of two wives, a fiancée and
a son, was shot, and slept with his father's ex-mistress while time-traveling back to 1968. "We
work so closely here and it's like a family. I did a lot of other things over the years, like 'The
Waltons' and 'Police Story' and movies of the week, but this show was the job that gave me
recognition."
For many of the cast members, the show's consistency through the decades has allowed
for precisely the sort of security and comfort that their murdering, comatose, back-stabbing,
amnesiac, time-travelling characters always found so elusive.
"It provided me weekends and time with my children, and that you don't get in the theater," said
Ms. Smith, whose character survived a brain tumor, a stroke, blindness, and a kidnapping, only
to have her house burned down by a racist stalker. "It provided an opportunity for a normal life."
The final TV tapings of "One Life to Live," along with the recent departures of "All My
Children," "As the World Turns" and "Guiding Light," have marked not just the death-knell of
four shows whose genre has been on the decline for more than a decade, but something more
significant for New York.
As the last remaining daytime drama based in the city, "One Life to Live" also represents the
foreseeable end of New York's once-thriving soap-opera business. A cottage industry since
the 1950s, in its heyday it produced more than half the daytime dramas on the air, where full-
time contract players could fetch upward of $200,000 a year and struggling actors, writers and
musicians could earn enough to avoid waiting tables.
Besides helping to launch the careers of Laurence Fishburne, Tommy Lee Jones, Ryan
Phillipe, Hayden Panettiere, Phylicia Rashad and others, "One Life to Live" also offered steady
employment for thousands of technical staffers through the decades. But the format has been
all but devoured in recent years by the expanded cable universe and the advent of reality
television, where the plot lines are only slightly less believable.
Robert S. Woods and Hillary B. Smith, who have played married couple Bo and Nora Buchanan
on 'One Life to Live' for nearly two decades, at one of the final tapings.
"There were so many different factors," Ms. Smith said. "There was the advent of cable. There
was also that primetime started imitating daytime and being very successful at it. For some
reason, daytime thought they needed to imitate primetime and we became a poor imitation of
ourselves, a watered-down imitation of what we were."
Frank Valentini, the show's executive producer, said measures had been taken to reduce
overhead in recent years—including voluntary pay cuts for several principal cast members—but
acknowledged it may have come too late as ratings plummeted and production costs soared up
to $300,000 per episode.
"I think our leaving definitely shallows out every facet of the entertainment business in New York
because we keep so many people working at any given time," said Mr. Valentini, who's been
with "One Life to Live" for 26 years. "That includes not just our primary cast, but also people
who come on in short-term roles. Because we generate so many episodes, we make a lot of
money for the city, so this affects everyone, including the local vendors where we buy our props
and costumes."
Agnes Nixon, who created both "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" and was on-set for the
final taping, agreed. "There was nothing wrong with the story lines or the cast," she said. "It was
the cost and nobody could change that. But it's been 42 wonderful years, and how many people
have that? I can't complain too much."
As Thursday's shoot wound down, Ms. Kristen and her castmates paused to reflect on
the accomplishments of "One Life to Live" and plot their next moves, even as the online
reincarnation lingered on the horizon. On the rehearsal hall bulletin board hung an invitation to
the following night's wrap party at Capitale and a memo reminding everyone to clear out their
dressing rooms by Dec. 9.
"Of course I'm sad, but I'm not a depressive person and as an actor you're always back to
square one," Ms. Kristen said, choking back tears. "The one thing I know is that people stop
ironing when they see me, and they don't run to the refrigerator or put me on fast forward. That I
know. I could die as Roxy, and I hope we have the chance to continue it. I didn't think we'd have to say goodbye so quickly."
Friday, November 18, 2011
News From OLTL Studios
*BREAKING NEWS: NEWS FROM THE FRONT LINES AT OLTL**
Written by: Shawn Brady
Additional Reporting: Tammy Kreiss
First, I want to thank all of you for being patient about waiting for me to comment on the latest re: Prospect Park’s funding issues with One Life To Live. While I had an inkling something was off due to tweets and Facebook posts yesterday, I refrained from posting until we got all the facts in. Too often, when we are told to expect bad news and an official announcement (that was never forthcoming) we unnecessarily panic and end up reacting instead of properly processing and strategically executing our next move.
Now that the majority of the facts are in (we will never get the 100 percent truth that is happening behind the scenes), here is my assessment of the events:
Prospect Park is a small entertainment company when you consider all the big networks and studios in Hollywood. They don’t have the manpower to keep up with all of us who are so passionate about the movement and fighting to keep AMC/OLTL on the air. Could they have done a better job in communicating with us? Yes. Could they have utilized us to help mobilize support and get sponsors and investors on board? Yes. Could they have hired a PR person to communicate with us and clear up any miscommunications? Heck Yes! Should they outsource professional PR help? Yes. Because by keeping silent, they are damaging their own brand and reputation in Hollywood with their very public setbacks. And perception means everything!! Do I believe this to be a smokescreen by ABC or a conpsiracy theory to throw us off track by Prospect Park? NO!!
After it was leaked several weeks ago that Prospect Park had just started to go to Silicon Valley to secure funding for AMC/OLTL, I already knew they were in trouble and PP was way off their timeline.
That being said, this deal was never meant to go public or leak early. Prospect Park does not have ALL its ducks in a row. At the same time I don’t think they thought they would be conducting their business under the intense glare of the spotlight we and the media have put on them. This is NOT how deals are done in Hollywood and the LAST thing they expected was inheriting a strong outspoken, passionate, fan base of soap viewers like us.
My take: The studio and funding issues are a MINOR setback for OLTL 2.0 and Prospect Park. While we should remain vigilant, we should also give the company breathing room to conduct business to SECURE the funding necessary to bring our shows back to life. Should they in the meantime throw us a bone here and there and keep us posted? Yes! They should hire a crisis management & crack PR team stat to rectify this situation which is causing them to get a public black eye. I won’t even get into the AFTRA situation which is another major hurdle that must be overcome before the shows can even begin FILMING.
Here’s what WE do know about the PP/OLTL studio and funding debacle:
SFU’s own Tammy Kreiss went to the OLTL studios Thursday and was able to get some answers from Bob Woods, OLTL EP Frank Valentini, OLTL HW Ron Carlivati and yes, OLTL creator Agnes Nixon!
It is true that ABC ordered OLTL to vacate the studios this week ASAP as soon as filming is complete. While Prospect Park has lost some funding, Carlivati & Valentini assured fans that they do have the money to secure a studio and that they are looking at options such as JC Studios (AW/ATWT/Cosby Show’s former home in Brooklyn) along with Silver Cup Studios in Queens where Sex and the City was filmed. There has been no official announcement as to WHY ABC wouldn’t cooperate with PP/OLTL and let them stay at their studios until Katie moves in as expected.
Regarding the funding issue, Carlivati & Valentini admitted that there has been issue with investors pulling out of Prospect Park and losing funding to keep the show in production. Both RC & FV say things are getting pushed back a little. They insist OLTL will be continuing – just not at this studio.
They say the studio itself is a “minor detail” and we (soap fans) don’t know if the funding has anything to do with ABC giving OLTL the boot at 320 W. 66 Street.
Why will OLTL go on despite what seems a major setback to the rest of us? Because according to a very emotional Bob Woods, both Ron Carlivati and Frank Valentini are continuing the show for practically nothing. “You should see the huge pay cuts they had to take!” exclaimed Woods. According to Tammy Kreiss, Bob Woods convinced both Carlivati and Valentini to take a drastic pay cut to continue the legacy of the show. Carlivati is not giving up. He has continued to write for the show after it ends on ABC and has had to wrap up major storylines while continuing others for version 2.0. Woods said he has “every confidence OLTL will be back on soon,” and tearfully added that “Frank is going to make it happen.” Most importantly, Bob Woods added he has NOT been signed to PP due to funding issues and that while he has bought a new home upstate for his family, he WANTS to work for PP/OLTL and can commute to the new studio from his home.
Kreiss also had the opportunity to clear up the status of the Alderson clan on PP/OLTL: Momma Alderson told fans that the whole family is moving to LA for five months to “see what’s out there.” If there are no opportunities for them, Mrs. Alderson wants both her kids to return to PP/OLTL as “a family.” The Aldersons’ have given up their home in PA for the LA Move.
One mystery we were also able to clear up: according to Carlivati, the reason Jimmy DePaiva did not make the cut to return to the show as Max Holden is because of storyline constraints and budget issues with ABC. Carlivati made clear he loves Jimmy and that his absence was “nothing personal.” RC had to take into account all the other returns and where Max would fit in the canvas, especially with Blair juggling, Todd/Victor/Thomas.
Last but not least, when Agnes Nixon made her way out of the street after filming her scenes as the Head Writer of Fraternity Row, she was overwhelmed by all the fans showing her support and said “do not give up yet – we are only losing the studio.” Nixon said it has been a privilege to have been part of OLTL’s ending on ABC. Nixon, Valentini and Carlivati told Kreiss we are going to love this upcoming storyline dedicated to us (i.e. Roxy’s coupon campaign) starring Ilene Kristen. If it wasn’t for us, they all said, we wouldn’t have come this far.
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Written by: Shawn Brady
Additional Reporting: Tammy Kreiss
First, I want to thank all of you for being patient about waiting for me to comment on the latest re: Prospect Park’s funding issues with One Life To Live. While I had an inkling something was off due to tweets and Facebook posts yesterday, I refrained from posting until we got all the facts in. Too often, when we are told to expect bad news and an official announcement (that was never forthcoming) we unnecessarily panic and end up reacting instead of properly processing and strategically executing our next move.
Now that the majority of the facts are in (we will never get the 100 percent truth that is happening behind the scenes), here is my assessment of the events:
Prospect Park is a small entertainment company when you consider all the big networks and studios in Hollywood. They don’t have the manpower to keep up with all of us who are so passionate about the movement and fighting to keep AMC/OLTL on the air. Could they have done a better job in communicating with us? Yes. Could they have utilized us to help mobilize support and get sponsors and investors on board? Yes. Could they have hired a PR person to communicate with us and clear up any miscommunications? Heck Yes! Should they outsource professional PR help? Yes. Because by keeping silent, they are damaging their own brand and reputation in Hollywood with their very public setbacks. And perception means everything!! Do I believe this to be a smokescreen by ABC or a conpsiracy theory to throw us off track by Prospect Park? NO!!
After it was leaked several weeks ago that Prospect Park had just started to go to Silicon Valley to secure funding for AMC/OLTL, I already knew they were in trouble and PP was way off their timeline.
That being said, this deal was never meant to go public or leak early. Prospect Park does not have ALL its ducks in a row. At the same time I don’t think they thought they would be conducting their business under the intense glare of the spotlight we and the media have put on them. This is NOT how deals are done in Hollywood and the LAST thing they expected was inheriting a strong outspoken, passionate, fan base of soap viewers like us.
My take: The studio and funding issues are a MINOR setback for OLTL 2.0 and Prospect Park. While we should remain vigilant, we should also give the company breathing room to conduct business to SECURE the funding necessary to bring our shows back to life. Should they in the meantime throw us a bone here and there and keep us posted? Yes! They should hire a crisis management & crack PR team stat to rectify this situation which is causing them to get a public black eye. I won’t even get into the AFTRA situation which is another major hurdle that must be overcome before the shows can even begin FILMING.
Here’s what WE do know about the PP/OLTL studio and funding debacle:
SFU’s own Tammy Kreiss went to the OLTL studios Thursday and was able to get some answers from Bob Woods, OLTL EP Frank Valentini, OLTL HW Ron Carlivati and yes, OLTL creator Agnes Nixon!
It is true that ABC ordered OLTL to vacate the studios this week ASAP as soon as filming is complete. While Prospect Park has lost some funding, Carlivati & Valentini assured fans that they do have the money to secure a studio and that they are looking at options such as JC Studios (AW/ATWT/Cosby Show’s former home in Brooklyn) along with Silver Cup Studios in Queens where Sex and the City was filmed. There has been no official announcement as to WHY ABC wouldn’t cooperate with PP/OLTL and let them stay at their studios until Katie moves in as expected.
Regarding the funding issue, Carlivati & Valentini admitted that there has been issue with investors pulling out of Prospect Park and losing funding to keep the show in production. Both RC & FV say things are getting pushed back a little. They insist OLTL will be continuing – just not at this studio.
They say the studio itself is a “minor detail” and we (soap fans) don’t know if the funding has anything to do with ABC giving OLTL the boot at 320 W. 66 Street.
Why will OLTL go on despite what seems a major setback to the rest of us? Because according to a very emotional Bob Woods, both Ron Carlivati and Frank Valentini are continuing the show for practically nothing. “You should see the huge pay cuts they had to take!” exclaimed Woods. According to Tammy Kreiss, Bob Woods convinced both Carlivati and Valentini to take a drastic pay cut to continue the legacy of the show. Carlivati is not giving up. He has continued to write for the show after it ends on ABC and has had to wrap up major storylines while continuing others for version 2.0. Woods said he has “every confidence OLTL will be back on soon,” and tearfully added that “Frank is going to make it happen.” Most importantly, Bob Woods added he has NOT been signed to PP due to funding issues and that while he has bought a new home upstate for his family, he WANTS to work for PP/OLTL and can commute to the new studio from his home.
Kreiss also had the opportunity to clear up the status of the Alderson clan on PP/OLTL: Momma Alderson told fans that the whole family is moving to LA for five months to “see what’s out there.” If there are no opportunities for them, Mrs. Alderson wants both her kids to return to PP/OLTL as “a family.” The Aldersons’ have given up their home in PA for the LA Move.
One mystery we were also able to clear up: according to Carlivati, the reason Jimmy DePaiva did not make the cut to return to the show as Max Holden is because of storyline constraints and budget issues with ABC. Carlivati made clear he loves Jimmy and that his absence was “nothing personal.” RC had to take into account all the other returns and where Max would fit in the canvas, especially with Blair juggling, Todd/Victor/Thomas.
Last but not least, when Agnes Nixon made her way out of the street after filming her scenes as the Head Writer of Fraternity Row, she was overwhelmed by all the fans showing her support and said “do not give up yet – we are only losing the studio.” Nixon said it has been a privilege to have been part of OLTL’s ending on ABC. Nixon, Valentini and Carlivati told Kreiss we are going to love this upcoming storyline dedicated to us (i.e. Roxy’s coupon campaign) starring Ilene Kristen. If it wasn’t for us, they all said, we wouldn’t have come this far.
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Friday, November 11, 2011
If Your Contacting Potential Prospect Park Investores PLEASE STOP NOW
Please read this from someone who has contacted Prospect Park On This Very Issue
TO ALL MEMBERS:
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH PROSPECT PARK. THEY HAVE REQUESTED THAT ANY AND ALL TASKS THAT REQUIRE THE CONTACTING OF POTENTIAL INVESTORS BE HALTED IMMEDIATELY, AS THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN DAMAGING TO THE PROJECT. THERE ARE GROUPS THAT ARE TASKING THIS AND HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT IT IS AGAINST PROSPECT PARK'S WISHES YET THEY ARE CONTINUING AND CAUSING GREAT HARM TO THE FUTURE OF THE SHOWS WE LOVE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO COMMENT ON THIS THREAD AND/OR MESSAGE ME DIRECTLY.
THANK YOU,
KIMBERLY KELLY-BLACKBURN
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From Kimberly Kelly Blackburn
Damage was done already and this leader doesn't care. She was directly asked and refuses to oblige until PP calls her.
From Kimberly Kelly Blackburn
I am not sure but the group has a list of about 13 investors that they are contacting.
TO ALL MEMBERS:
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH PROSPECT PARK. THEY HAVE REQUESTED THAT ANY AND ALL TASKS THAT REQUIRE THE CONTACTING OF POTENTIAL INVESTORS BE HALTED IMMEDIATELY, AS THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN DAMAGING TO THE PROJECT. THERE ARE GROUPS THAT ARE TASKING THIS AND HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT IT IS AGAINST PROSPECT PARK'S WISHES YET THEY ARE CONTINUING AND CAUSING GREAT HARM TO THE FUTURE OF THE SHOWS WE LOVE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FEEL FREE TO COMMENT ON THIS THREAD AND/OR MESSAGE ME DIRECTLY.
THANK YOU,
KIMBERLY KELLY-BLACKBURN
Unlike · · Unfollow Post · 2 hours ago near Joliet, IL
From Kimberly Kelly Blackburn
Damage was done already and this leader doesn't care. She was directly asked and refuses to oblige until PP calls her.
From Kimberly Kelly Blackburn
I am not sure but the group has a list of about 13 investors that they are contacting.
Its Not OLTL Over AMC For Prospect Park
Early On Prospect Park was able to secure Frank Valentini & Ron Carlivati To Helom OLTL Thru PP. At AMC Ive heard that PP does not want Julie Currthers to be EP cause she cant keep the show under budget. There are also some actors who will not sign if Julie stays at AMC. Some AMCers wont sign I hear until they know the new EP and HW. PP wants to keep Lorriane broderick as HW But ABC is not quick to Let LB out of her 3 year deal with ABC Daytime which she signed last April. Those facts are part of the reason AMC actors are unsure as well as the time commitment from PP. Some are just burnt out over ABC's treatment of not only them but ABC as a whole.
Over at OLTL with FV and RC on Board, it was easier to sign actors IMHO because they knew who was leading the ship. Pluss even though some fans may not like Frank or Ron, they are widely respected by their cast and crew. Its easier for actors to commit when they know who will run the show.
Even though AMC may be on Hold, PP is still looking for A EP. PP has been talking to Veteran Producer/Writer, Gary Tomlin. Tomlin was the one that originally got OLTL Under Budget in 2001 and Got Days Of Our Lives its recent two year pickup. While PP would love to have Lorriane continue as HW, another name being tossed around is Chris Witesell.
Hopefully once PP settles on An EP & HW For AMC they can help get some of the cast to agree to sign on. Frank Valentini in his other role as VP Of Serialized Dramas for PP will also helping with this. Another venue PP could take is to sit down With the EP, HW and Agnes Nixon to look at show history to see who could be brought back to Pine Valley.
AMC is Not Dead, far from it but Its Hiatus has been extended But soon enough we will once again be visiting Pine Valley on a daily basis for years to come.
Over at OLTL with FV and RC on Board, it was easier to sign actors IMHO because they knew who was leading the ship. Pluss even though some fans may not like Frank or Ron, they are widely respected by their cast and crew. Its easier for actors to commit when they know who will run the show.
Even though AMC may be on Hold, PP is still looking for A EP. PP has been talking to Veteran Producer/Writer, Gary Tomlin. Tomlin was the one that originally got OLTL Under Budget in 2001 and Got Days Of Our Lives its recent two year pickup. While PP would love to have Lorriane continue as HW, another name being tossed around is Chris Witesell.
Hopefully once PP settles on An EP & HW For AMC they can help get some of the cast to agree to sign on. Frank Valentini in his other role as VP Of Serialized Dramas for PP will also helping with this. Another venue PP could take is to sit down With the EP, HW and Agnes Nixon to look at show history to see who could be brought back to Pine Valley.
AMC is Not Dead, far from it but Its Hiatus has been extended But soon enough we will once again be visiting Pine Valley on a daily basis for years to come.
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