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AMC last aired on ABC on Friday, September 23, 2011.
The rights to AMC & OLTL, which currently belong to Prospect Park, will
revert back to ABC soon, which means that more characters from both shows could
appear on GH or "a more formal resurrection" of the soaps. Walt Willey (ex-Jack,
AMC) thinks the fans deserve something more like a miniseries to wrap things up.
Lindsay Price (ex-An-Li Chen Bodine; ex-Michael, B&B) and Australian chef
Curtis Stone are engaged to be married. They had a baby boy named Hudson on
November 6, 2011.
The Daytime Entertainment Creative Arts Emmy Awards to honor those behind
the scenes was held at the Westin Bonaventure on Sunday, June 17, 2012. GH
was the most winning soap, taking home statues for Casting, Costume Design,
Song, and Technical Direction; Days won for Makeup and Stunt Coordination;
B&B won Art Direction/Set Direction and tied Y&R for Hairstyling; AMC was
the winner in Editing and tied Y&R for Sound Mixing; OLTL won Lighting; and
Y&R took home Score.
Jordi Vilasuso (ex-Griffin, AMC; ex-Tony, GL) is engaged to be married to
Kaitlyn Riley, 25, who is expecting their first child.
The 33rd Annual Young Artist Awards were given out on Sunday, May 6, 2012.
Robbie Tucker (Fen, Y&R) tied Tate Berney (ex-AJ, AMC) for Best Performance in a
Daytime TV Series in the 12 and Under category, while Andrew Trischitta
(ex-Jack, OLTL) and Austin Williams (ex-Shane, OLTL) tied in the category's
older group. Haley Pullos (Molly, GH) took home two awards: Best Guest Starring
Young Actress 11-13 category for her appearance on "House" and Best Performance
in a Daytime TV Series. Danielle Parker (ex-Emma, AMC) won for the same title in
the 10 and Under category. Emily Alyn Lind (ex-Emma, AMC) won the Best
Performance in a TV Series by a Recurring Young Actress 10 and Under for her
role on "Revenge," while Erin Sanders (ex-Eden, Y&R) was named in the Recurring
Actress 17-21 category for her part on Nickelodeon's "Big Time Rush."
Citing "irreconcilable differences," Lindsay Hartley (ex-Cara, AMC;
ex-Arianna, Days; ex-Theresa, Passions) has filed for divorce from husband
Justin Hartley (ex-Fox, Passions). They met while starring on Passions, wed in
2004 and have a daughter, Isabella, 7. Lindsay is seeking joint physical and
legal custody.
J.R. Martinez (ex-Brot) and Diana Gonzalez-Jones are proud parents of Lauryn
Anabelle Martinez born on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. She weighed in at 7 lbs., 13
oz. and is 21 inches long.
Sarah Michelle Gellar (ex-Kendall, AMC) and husband Freddie Prinze Jr. are
expecting their second child. The couple, who will celebrate 10 years of
marriage this September, have a daughter, Charlotte, 2 1/2.
"Soap Life," a documentary about the evolving face of daytime, was
completed in June. For more info. and to view the trailer, visit
https://www.facebook.com/soaplifedoc.
AMC´s Jill Larson on What Went Wrong with the Actors
Contract Talks with Prospect Park!
Score an item from Erica Kane's
wardrobe! Raid OLTL and AMC's wardrobe and accessories closets courtesy of It's A Wrap!, which is hosting a sale of designer duds and other choice items from the canceled soaps at their Burbank and Beverly Hills, CA stores.
For more information, visit
http://www.itsawraphollywood.com.The 2012 Writers Guild of America Awards Daytime Serial nominees were:
"All My Children" Writers Jeff Beldner, Lorraine Broderick, Joanna
Cohen, Lisa K. Connor, Chris Dunn, Lucky Gold, Kate Hall, Chip Hayes, David
Kreizman, Dave Ryan, Donna Swajeski, Rebecca Taylor, and Addie Walsh.
"General Hospital" Writers Meg Bennett, Nathan Fissell, David
Goldschmid, Robert Guza, Jr., Karen Harris, Elizabeth Korte, Mary Sue Price,
Michele Val Jean, Susan Wald, and Tracey Thomson.
"The Young and The Restless" Writers Amanda L. Beall, Tom Casiello,
Susan Dansby, Janice Ferri Esser, Jay Gibson, Scott Hamner, Marla Kanelos,
Natalie Minardi Slater, Beth Milstein, Michael Montgomery, Anne Schoettle,
Linda Schreiber, Sarah Smith, Sandra Weintraub, Chris Whitesell, and Teresa
Zimmerman.
The awards were presented at simultaneous ceremonies on Sunday, February 9,
2012, in Los Angeles and New York: GH's writing team won the WGA
Award.
On January 19, 2012, the nominees for the 43rd NAACP Image Awards were
announced, celebrating the accomplishments of people of color in the fields
of film, television, music and literature and honors individuals or groups
who promote social justice through creative endeavors. The nominees in the
daytime categories were: Outstanding Actor in
a Daytime Drama Series: Bryton James (Devon, Y&R), Emerson Brooks (Erica's
captor, Ben, AMC), & James Reynolds (Abe, Days), and B&B's Aaron D. Spears
(Justin, B&B), and Texas Battle (Marcus). Outstanding Actress in a Daytime
Drama Series: Y&R's Christel Khalil (Lily), Julia Pace Mitchell (Sofia),
Tatyana Ali (Roxanne), Tonya Lee Williams (Olivia), & B&B's Yvette Freeman
(Dr. Lewis). The winners were announced during a live telecast on NBC on
Friday, February 17: Emerson Brooks (Erica's captor, Ben, AMC) and
Tatyana Ali (Roxanne, Y&R).
Cameron Mathison (ex-Ryan) purchased a $1.672 million Spanish Colonial
Revival home at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains with his wife, Vanessa, in
February 2012. Built in 1928, the 3,700 square-foot home sits on just under half
an acre of land and includes four bedrooms, five bathrooms, a swimming pool, a
rose garden with fountain, a decorative staircase, wood-beamed ceilings, vintage
tile, ironwork, wooden details, and arched doorways. The family also includes
son, Lucas, 8, and daughter Leila, 5.
Susan Lucci (Erica) is included in the lyrics to Gloria Estefan's new single,
"Hotel Nacional," and appears in
the music video.
Chrishell Stause (ex-Amanda) shared what was in the
original ending vignette she filmed for the last episode of
AMC: "Amanda & Jake walk into Oak Haven with Trevor and
their new adorable boy they adopted, where Janet greets
them. You see them hug & visit. Each family was gonna have
their own sweet vignette with music playing over. Makes me
sad only a few were filmed and none will be seen."
Brian Frons left his post as president, Daytime,
Disney/ABC Television Group, when his contract expired in
January 2012. He had joined ABC Daytime in 2002.
Unable to resolve their "mounting issues," Prospect Park has decided not to go forward with the
relaunch of AMC online at this time.
AFTRA, the union that represents actors on AMC and OLTL, states that it "was
deeply disappointed to read that the executives at Prospect Park have decided to
suspend their efforts to produce the long-running and popular daytime serials,
'One Life to Live' and 'All My Children,' via online distribution. Despite
initial progress in our negotiations with Prospect Park toward resolving a fair
agreement to cover the performers appearing on these programs, we were perplexed
and disappointed that for the past month Prospect Park has not responded to our
repeated inquiries to resume those discussions. We now conclude from the press
reports that Prospect Park faced other challenges unrelated to our negotiations,
which prevented continuation of those discussions. We remain hopeful that an
opportunity to revive these two popular series will emerge in the future, and
remain ready to resume discussions should that opportunity arise."
J.R. Martinez (Brot) won the prized mirror-ball trophy on ABC's "Dancing With
the Stars" Season 13 with his partner Karina Smirnoff on November 22, 2011.
J.R.'s heroism as a severely-wounded soldier in Iraq landed him on the cover of
People magazine's 11/7/11 issue. People also named him one of 2011's sexiest men
alive. At 28, he is planning on writing a book about his experiences.
Former ALL MY CHILDREN Star Kim Delaney Escorted Off Stage After Disoriented
Speech
After almost 30 years on AMC, Michael E. Knight (Tad) says good-bye to his soap star
life in an article
here! Also, read a revealing
interview by Michael Fairman, in which MEK reveals his contract negotiations
status.
Y&R has hired All My Children's Daytime Emmy-winning
casting director Judy Blye Wilson. She had hoped to continue on with AMC but
never heard an offer from Prospect Park.
Mary Fickett (ex-Ruth Parker Brent Martin) died on September 8, 2011 at her
home in Callao, Northumberland County, Virginia. She was 83. She appeared in the first
episode of the show in 1970 and made her last appearance in 2000. ABC plans to
dedicate the September 21 episode of AMC to her.
In her new memoir "All My Life" out September 13, Susan Lucci (Erica,
AMC) includes an emotional chapter on the subject of AMC's cancellation. Written
before Prospect Park announced its plans to continue AMC on the Internet, Lucci
reveals how she found out that Brian Frons was poised to make the announcement
and vents her anger and frustration with what she views as a series of bad
decisions made by Frons that squandered the daytime institution she'd called
home since 1970. "There's little doubt in my mind that this plan must have been
in place for some time," she writes. "One big question that keeps me up at
nights is, "Did Brian Frons have this on his agenda when he moved the show to
L.A.?" Lucci also lets loose for the first time about AMC's ex-head writer, "If
Chuck Pratt's intention was to come on board and mess with the history and
integrity of our show, I believe he was successful in his efforts."
Check out our new Q&A with Colin
Egglesfield (ex-Josh) by
Laurie Bedigian
People Magazine has put together a
Collector’s Special Hardcover book for fans, "People Celebrates All My
Children." It is now available for
pre-order at
Amazon.com for $13.57. The publication date is
September 27, 2011, which means it should be on newsstands as early as the first
week of September for $19.95. It is described as "A commemoration of the long-running soap opera that ends in September,
2011 after 41 years. With dozens of pages of brand new, exclusive
photographs and interviews, the book visits Pine Valley and all the
characters that made the show an American institution. Chock full of
favorite moments, story lines, and insights from star Susan Lucci, creator
Agnes Nixon and many others, it’s a collector’s book that will satisfy
millions of fans."
Chuck Pratt, AMC's former head writer, doesn't have many fond memories of his
time in Pine Valley, but he does recall "when we did the tornado and we dug
through the rubble and instead of finding Kendall, we found Bianca. That was a
moment. It was a great moment to be a part of. Our ratings went up, and I was
attempting to get a younger audience with the show, and it gelled for a while
but then it didn't really, in the end, work out. It was sad. I was sad to go,
but I left behind a lot of good writers and I think we did a good job, but it's
unfortunate how it all turned out."
J.R. Martinez (Brot) was interviewed in the AFTRA (American Federation of TV
and Radio Artists) Magazine's
Summer 2011
issue. On page 26, you can read all about the land mine that changed his
appearance and his life, his role on AMC, and his future as an actor and
motivational speaker.
NEW! SOAPnetic is
SOAPnet's exclusive online video service, in partnership with your Internet
Service Provider, where you can view two weeks of full episodes of GH, OLTL, &
AMC – all commercial free! Also available are full episodes of SOAPnet original
series, such as “Bank of Mom & Dad” and "Being Erica," as well as SOAPnet
original series from previous years, including "GH: Night Shift" and “MVP.” Plus
exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the Daytime Emmys red carpet and
SOAPnet events, like Soap Nation, and interviews with your favorite daytime
stars.
Tonight Show Video Clips from 6/17/11 - Josh Duhamel is heading back to All
My Children and he gave the scoop to Jay on Friday, as well as told us about his
latest film Transformers and a very amusing nickname. As usual, you'll find the
full episode on NBC.com now
Josh Duhamel, Part 1
Josh Duhamel tells Jay about All My Children return and getting kicked off a
plane.
Josh Duhamel, Part 2
Josh Duhamel talks about his infomercial buys
Josh Duhamel, Part 3
Josh Duhamel talks about new Transformers movie and how he got the nickname HR
Stumbles and Stuff
Soap Cancellations Wash Out Thousands of Jobs
Soap opera fans protest at ABC's offices over cancellation of AMC & OLTL!
Read Patti G's report of the rally
here.
Tonight Show - We saw two of our favorite stars on Friday - Rob
Lowe and Susan Lucci! The
lovely Susan Lucci addresses the recent cancellation of "All My Children"
and acknowledges the "Desperate Housewives" rumors too! See all the fun in
the full episode online now:
VIDEO
TONIGHT SHOW
Susan Lucci, Part 1 (4/29/11)
Part 1: Susan Lucci talks about being blindsided by the cancellation of
All My Children.
VIDEO
Susan Lucci, Part 2 (4/29/11)
Part 2: Susan Lucci talks about the upcoming surprises on All My Children
and rumors she's joining Desperate Housewives.
VIDEO
Josh Duhamel (ex-Leo) vaulted a New York City taxi as he shot a new ad for
Reebok with Ali Larter for the new 'RealFlex' running shoe, on April 14.
Click here to view the video from the launch in NYC.
Jesse McCartney (ex-J.R.) has developed a new women's fragrance called
“Wanted.”
Click here to see the behind the scenes clip of the commercial.
Please
take this poll to let ABC know you will not watch their shows!
CNN Article The Soap Revolution
NY
Post says that Brian Frons is in trouble
Hoover pulls ads to protest cancellation of soaps
Write to save the soaps!
http://savesoaps.freei.me/
No More Love in the Afternoon by Catherine Hickland (about ABC Daytime's
Brian Frons)
Sign a petition to
Keep AMC on Daytime and join the
Facebook
page!
Roscoe Born (ex-Mitch, OLTL; ex-Tom, Y&R; ex-Jim, AMC) has a new tune on
YouTube,
"I Will Be Your Song."
On Friday, March 4, 2011, the 42nd Annual
NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actor and Actress in a Daytime Drama were presented
to Darnell Williams (Jesse, AMC) and Tatyana Ali (Roxanne, Y&R)!
On Sunday, February 27, 2011, Melissa Leo (ex-Linda Warner) won an Oscar for
Best Supporting Actress for her role as Alice Ward in "The Fighter." After
receiving her statuette from Kirk Douglas at the 83rd Academy Awards
ceremony in LA, she was bleeped for using the F-word during her
acceptance speech.
NPR correspondent Linda Wertheimer interviewed OLTL & AMC creator
Agnes Nixon and went behind the scenes of the OLTL set on December 20, 2010,
during the 6:50 a.m. broadcast (with repeats at 8:50 and 10:50 a.m.) of
"Long View" on NPR's Morning Edition.
You can listen to the interview here!
Rebecca Budig (Greenlee) won the championship trophy (Golden Skates) on ABC's
"Skating with the Stars" with partner Fred Palascak on December 21, 2010.
Sam Page (ex-Trey) is People magazine's "Sexy Man of the Week." in the 11/15/10
issue.
AMC and OLTL Creator Agnes Nixon was honored as "Queen of the Modern Soap
Opera" at the 8th Annual Giants of Broadcasting Awards on October 6, 2010, in New York
City's Grand Hyatt Hotel.
Susan Lucci (Erica) takes part in a national program to increase awareness of
atrial fibrillation, from which her
husband, Helmut Huber, suffers.
ABC is selling 40 photographs from every year of AMC since 1970.
See them all here!
Save SOAPnet on Facebook
Congratulations to Cornelius Smith Jr. (Frankie) and Debbi
Morgan (Angie), who were chosen as best actor and actress in
a daytime drama at last night's 41st NAACP Image Awards in
L.A.! 2/26/10
Agnes Nixon, the creator of both OLTL and AMC has created a
website for soap fans called "The Real World of Make Believe"
where you can learn more about this most talented creator and writer, view
wonderful photographs and videos from her past and the shows, including OLTL's 40th
anniversary special.
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