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Post by Dix C. Martin on Mar 22, 2011 7:26:15 GMT -5
Been seeing it all over the internet, people are saying that as early as today we could get official word. Tearing up as I'm typing this. Damn you AHIC.
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Post by Marissa Tasker on Mar 22, 2011 22:06:58 GMT -5
Same day update:
FOX News reports a writer, who wished to remain nameless, from "All My Children," told them, "Everyone always says the writing is on the wall for soap operas to shut down, but this time the writing is in capital letters. We all hope we can get jobs in reality television."
The article continues on citing the reasons for soaps' declining ratings across the board, namely the fact that women aren't staying home as much as they used to and more competition from cable. However, Lynn Leahy, editorial director for Soap Opera Digest and Soap Opera Weekly, believes there is still a future for the genre despite all the dire predictions. As she told FOX News, "The genre will survive, but not necessarily in its current format. The problem isn’t so much that viewers stopped liking their shows, they stopped being at home to watch them. Soaps started as 15-minute episodes, and we may see them go back to that, with viewers 'snacking' on soaps in 15-minute bites on their smart phone, rather than at home in front of a television. Web soaps are proliferating now, but they’ve yet to figure out a model that makes it a robust business.”
What do you think? Continue the conversation in the comments below.
Originally posted March 22:
All My Children has been on the air for 41 years and is home to one of the most famous soaps divas of all time: Erica Kane (Susan Lucci). But could Erica and the classic ABC soap's time be up? The rumors of the show's demise have been circling for a while now, but they recently picked up steam again after a recent report from Deadline.
In the article, the entertainment outlet cites low ratings as one of the reasons "All My Children" could be the one to leave the ABC Daytime lineup. The show reportedly received recent back-to-back all time low ratings in the Women 18-49 demographic, placing it last behind all the other soaps. Their ratings for the week of March 7, were apparently also down 34% from last year.
In an attempt to save money, ABC moved the production of "All My Children" from New York to Los Angeles last year. That seemed to signal their commitment to the Daytime drama, but the move also marked the exits of a few fan favorite characters. Adam (David Canary) and Zach (Thorsten Kaye) left the canvas, as their portrayers did not want to make the trek to the west coast. The show has tried to introduce new characters – Caleb (Michael Nouri), Griffin (Jordi Vilasuso) - to take their place, but the void felt by the fans does not yet seem to be filled.
Now there's chatter a talk show will take the place of "All My Children" should it go off the air. We've all heard the reports that they are cheaper to produce, but would you watch yet another talk show?
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Post by Marissa Tasker on Mar 24, 2011 17:45:25 GMT -5
After three consecutive days of waiting to hear whether or not "All My Children" was about to get the axe from ABC, as has been speculated since Deadline's article on the soap being in danger, executive producer Julie Hanan Carruthers took the time today to assure her cast and crew that the show was not being canceled by the network
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Post by Mrs. Angela Hubbard on Apr 2, 2011 21:14:35 GMT -5
Via Twitter... ABC Soaps In Depth has reported that All My Children is not being canceled! And also... Lorraine Broderick the same woman who studied under the brilliant Agnes Nixon many years ago is being named head writer.
*Pops Cork*
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Post by Erica Kane Montgomery on Apr 9, 2011 18:03:59 GMT -5
I cannot even wait until this woman starts writing again! I am so fed up with some of this nonsense. Did anyone see the previews for this week? I, as a concerned Jerica fan, would like Lorraine to just re-write everything that's happened post-Erica's plane crash.
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