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In Soaps on October 1, 2009 at 11:53 am
It has been debated among the faithful fans of All My Children, who will go? Who’s character will leave?
Wait no further….
What would AMC be without Erica Kane? Well, wonder no more Susan Lucci is staying with the show. She will commute to the set and maintain her residence in New York.
The only other original cast member Ray MacDonnell (Joe) will not be moving with the soap, he is retiring. He has been a fixture of Pine Valley for so long, he will be missed.
Alicia Minshew (Kendall) is going on maternity leave in November, so her fate is up in the air and Thorsten Kaye (Zach) has chosen not to relocate to Los Angeles. That is not surprising since his family (including Susan Haskell of OLTL) are in New York. Let’s hope the absence of this popular couple will not hurt the show.
Details about Chrishell Stause (Amanda) are not yet known. We do know the cast members staying with the show are Brittany Allen (Marissa), David Canary (Adam), Bobbie Eakes (Krystal), Melissa Claire Egan (Annie), Stephanie Gatschet (Madison), Ricky Paull Goldin (Jake), Vincent Irizarry (David), Shannon Kane (Natalia), Michael E. Knight (Tad), Jamie Luner (Liza), Adam Mayfield (Scott), J.R. Martinez (Brot), Cameron Mathison (Ryan), Debbi Morgan (Angie), Cornelius Smith Jr. (Frankie), Denise Vasi (Randi), Darnell Williams (Jesse) and Jacob Young (JR).
All My Children will tape for the last time in New York on Friday, December 11th.
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In Soaps on September 9, 2009 at 10:02 am
Anyone who watches One Life To Live knows by now the actress who played Carlotta Vega, Patricia Mauceri, was let go from the soap opera. It was not due to storyline dictation or poor
performance. The character was recast and she believes she was replaced because of her religious beliefs.
Mauceri has been with the show for 14 years and claims that she was let go because she objected to a gay storyline. When she questioned the storyline due to her devout Christian beliefs she was replaced.
Mauceri spoke with FOX News and told them it was not being in a gay storyline that she objected to, she objected to speaking the truth of what that person, how that person would live and breathe and act in that storyline. That it would go against her belief system, and what she knows the character’s belief system is aligned to.
The scene at the center of the issue, which has already aired, involved her character’s reaction to thinking she found out her son is gay. It was a harmless scene that was not meant to inspire controversy.
If the powers that be felt so strongly that this scene had to take place and they believed the current actress would get in the way, then they should have replaced her for the episode not permanently. Mauceri told FOX that she’s considering legal options regarding her termination.
An ABC spokesperson told FOX that they were not aware of her claims that she was fired due to religious beliefs. The spokesperson went on to say should such claims surface they would be frivolous.
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In Soaps on August 25, 2009 at 11:11 am
Only a few weeks after Robin Strasser (Dorian Lord) re-signs with the show comes news that Erika Slezak (Victoria Banks) has too renewed her contract with One Life to Live.
The message Slezak wrote to her fans on her Official Website states, “I am very happy to be remaining with One Life to Live for the next few years – and am looking forward to good stories and lots of fun.”
I know I can’t wait!!
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In Soaps on August 8, 2009 at 11:48 am
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In Soaps on August 6, 2009 at 7:06 pm
It’s been confirmed by cast and websites such as Daytime Confidential. ABC soap opera All My Children is moving to Los Angeles after 39 years of being filmed in New York. The show is set to move to CA in December, begin filming in Los Angeles on January 4th and airing in HD in February. The new facility is reportedly twice as big as its current studio, complete with two stages which will allow for permanent sets.
Another ABC soap is also getting an upgrade toward streamlined production modules and facility improvements. One Life to Live will now move into All My Children’s former New York studio which is 30% larger than it’s current space.
I have to say I am a little disappointed. I remember when I was nine years old I visited the original All My Children studios in NYC as a guest of Susan Lucci. It was the first time I had ever visited a television studio. I was able to explore the sets and meet the cast. It was such a wonderful experience.
I’m from NY and there are so few TV shows actually taped here, I’d hate to lose the ones we do have. What about the cast?
According to setside sources, all contract players will be offered the chance to relocate. Brian Frons, President of ABC Daytime told the cast everyone who is on contract will be moved, unless they don’t want to go. I am curious to see who will go and who will stay. You have to think about the actors who have a families rooted in NY.
Also, with AMC veterans such as Jill Larson, Lee Meriwether and Jennifer Bassey on recurring status, this could mean the end for their beloved characters.
More as this story develops.
