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Date Posted: 04:53:25 03/24/11 Thu
Author: KC
Subject: The spin has already begun!
In reply to: Ravenbeauty 's message, "I am so sorry AMC fans......" on 16:03:14 03/22/11 Tue

Too many news sources and sites have echoed what you warned us about. Too many scoopsters who have said the same thing about AMC being canceled. They are trying to do damage control right now. I have a feeling we will get an announcement before the year is out. I think you are still on the money with this Raven (and you are in good company). Other news sources have reported the danger that AMC is currently in! They are using the cast now for damage control because they know we won't buy their denials anymore! Something is happening, and it's not going to be good for AMC fans no matter what spin we get (and aren't these the same actors that are told to deny they are leaving the show even though they are)? Yeah right!

I'll stick with you, Deadline.Com, Popeater.Com, Daytime Confidential, and others that have been trying to warn us!

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[> [> Re: The spin has already begun! -- Ravenbeauty, 07:47:37 03/24/11 Thu [1]

I know....rather obvious isn't. They certainly did not hold a meeting over me (I'm small potatoes for them). They held a meeting because it's on every news site and spoiler site for a reason. All of these sources telling other well known sources of information the same exact thing, and there is nothing to it? That's like trying to cover the sunshine with one finger. If there were no truth to it, nobody would need to have a meeting! The fact that a meeting was even held would be enough to concern me! These people work closely together on a daily basis and would already know if there was nothing to be concerned about. They would laugh it off in the halls or during rehearsal. Apparently they were concerned enough to do damage control from within which is VERY Telling. Too much smoke from too many directions for there not to be a true fire. I also noticed one of those tweets after it was brought to my attention where a performer from the show said that AMC is not being canceled, but quickly added that we should write in to see that it doesn't happen! Need I say more!

Reminds me of so many ABC denials over the years. My favorite was from a spokesperson at AMC who denied that Ambyr Childers was being replaced. I had it in my column and it was refuted by ABC. The very next week it came out that she was indeed being replaced as Colby! I guess what surprises me the most is that people still believe these denials without entertaining the obvious.....

In any event, nobody wants to see AMC go because I think it would create quite the domino effect (and I adore Susan Lucci).

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[> [> [> Re: The spin has already begun! -- Jay, 08:03:40 03/24/11 Thu [1]

This is what was written on another site:

For several days, published reported have indicated that ABC would be announcing All My Children's cancellation at any time. Though the network is not commenting publicly, the cast of All My Children has been told that the show is not being canceled -- but that doesn't mean that fans should become complacent.


For several days, All My Children fans have been rocked by rumors that the 41-year-old soap would soon be going off the air. With each passing hour, more and more media outlets seemed to pick up the story. Officially, ABC did not deny talk of AMC going dark and its non-specific response to the rumors did nothing to lessen fans' panic.


"The [Deadline Hollywood] piece is just another story in a long line of stories about this same topic again and again," a network spokesperson told soapcentral.com earlier this week.


Now, soapcentral.com has learned that All My Children's executive producer, Julie Hanan Carruthers, has assured castmembers that the cancellation rumors are just that -- rumors.


"AMC is not being cancelled," Bobbie Eakes (Krystal Carey) informed fans via Twitter. "But now is a great time to let the network know you'd like to keep it that way."


Eakes was the first All My Children castmember to speak up about the rumors. Denise Vasi (Randi Hubbard) also posted that All My Children "is not cancelled."


Later, Days of our Lives star Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) informed his followers that he'd spoken to his former Passions co-star, Lindsay Hartley (Cara Castillo; ex-Theresa Lopez-Fitzgerald, Passions), and also heard that All My Children was staying put.


"AMC [is] not going anywhere folks," Martsolf wrote. "Just talked to my girl Linds. It's all good."


Though the statements that AMC is not in imminent danger of being canceled might temporarily calm jittery nerves, it does not mean that the show's record low ratings should be ignored. For the week of March 7, All My Children drew just 463,000 viewers in the women 18-49 demographic -- more than a third lower than the comparable week in 2010. Overall, for the same week, AMC had 2.32 million total viewers.


Some skeptics, however, have noted that then-executive producer Ellen Wheeler was reportedly blindsided by CBS's April 1, 2009 cancellation of Guiding Light. Wheeler had been under the impression that the show would be renewed for another year.


In 2009, after months of cancellation rumors, ABC announced that it would move production of All My Children from New York to Los Angeles to help lower its production costs.


"The move to Los Angeles enables both All My Children and One Life to Live to dramatically improve the series production models and achieve significant efficiencies while enhancing each show," Brian Frons, president of the Daytime division of the Disney/ABC Television Group, said in a statement at the time. "We had to examine every option on the table to combat the current economic realities, and rising costs of production, and we are doing it in a way that makes each of our shows stronger."


Still, rumors have persisted that All My Children has still been operating over budget -- even after the move that was designed to save it money.


AMC stars including Eakes, Vasi, and Ricky Paull Goldin (Jake Martin) have taken to Twitter to tell fans to let ABC know that they want the show to continue. Fans are urged to call 818.460.7477 for ABC's automated feedback line -- and then enter the following numbers at the prompts: 1, 2, 3, and 255. This will allow fans to leave a recorded message to express their love of All My Children.

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