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AMC premiered on January 5, 1970, set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania.
After more than 41 years, it last aired on ABC on Friday, September 23, 2011.
It will begin airing at
Hulu.com on Monday, April 29,
2013, at 5 a.m. ET!
Prospect Park says that "The terms of the F/X Canada deal stipulated a five
day run. Now that the shows have been reduced, the agreement is no longer
valid. However, the great news is that Canadian viewers can now access the
shows via iTunes Canada."
TOLN now has a YouTube Channel
where you can see the premiere episodes of both AMC & OLTL.
At
Hulu.com, you can now watch newly-produced
looks back at the first 3 weeks of AMC.
Beginning on Monday, May 20, 2 new episodes of OLTL and AMC will air each
week instead of 4. AMC will air on Mondays and Wednesdays and OLTL on
Tuesdays and Thursdays, plus a single behind-the-scenes show on Fridays.
On a possible return to AMC, Susan Lucci says, "We are going to be
meeting in the next couple of weeks, all in the same room to put our books
on the table, and see what we can come up with."
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The Online Network is delivering four new half-hour episodes of
AMC &
OLTL Monday - Thursday.
They will be available free on Hulu.com at 5 a.m. ET/2 a.m. PT for 10 days. On Fridays, they'll offer an original weekly
Recap Show with behind-the-scenes footage, catching you up on the best
moments of the week, one-one-one interviews with the stars, and
lifestyle segments with the cast of both shows.
The new AMC theme song is "We Are the Love We Give" by Imaginary Friend.
Carol Burnett (Verla) on the Tonight Show
4/23/13 Carol Burnett on the dedication of her square and being on the Gary
Moore Show.
AMC creator Agnes Nixon and Prospect Park Chairman and CEO Jeff Kwatinetz
both graduated from Northwestern University. Three finalists from the
university's annual Agnes Nixon Playwriting Festival have been commissioned to
write an upcoming episode of the soap for $1,500 and a professional credit.
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Prospect Park has filed a $25 million breach of contract lawsuit against ABC,
claiming that the network has violated the licensing agreement it forged with PP
two years ago and
has been sabotaging the company's attempt to relaunch AMC and OLTL online.
PP claims that ABC has actively caused problems, including refusing to
transfer the website addresses for the shows and failing to consult on
storylines.
Read the full complaint here. ABC has responded that it remains very
supportive of the online launch of both OLTL and AMC. "With respect to Prospect
Park’s lawsuit, we believe the claims are baseless, and we will defend them
vigorously in court and not the press.”
Musician Hot Chelle Rae stopped
by the set of AMC to sing their new single "Hung Up." In the scene
airing on Thursday, May 9, AJ asks the band to make a special stop to Pine
Valley as a surprise for his best friend Miranda.
Go to the iTunes store to download new videos for AMC and OLTL, titled "Meet
the Crew" and "First Day of School," released by The Online Network and Prospect
Park. They offer interviews with the cast and crew, as well as snippets from
OLTL. The videos can be viewed by logging into your Apple account in
iTunes and downloading the full versions.
New 30-minute long AMC & OLTL episodes will run four days a week,
for a total of 210 episodes each year at 12 Noon. Watching on Hulu.com will be free,
but they will only have the current episodes available. A Hulu Plus
subscription at $7.99 a month will allow you to access every episode from
the beginning, plus you will be able to watch the shows on devices other
than a computer, such as a tablet, smartphone or Internet-connected
televisions. iTunes will also be archiving every single episode, which can
be purchased for 99 cents each.
The OnLine Network has released an awesome new behind-the-scenes video
titled "We Are A Family" on Hulu that shows the casts of AMC and OLTL
reuniting at the new studio and taping scenes for the soaps' online reboots.
So get your tissues ready and
click here!
TOLN released a
"Best Of" Video for AMC on their Facebook page. Viewers can get caught
up on the rivalries and the romance before the show debuts on April 29! At
the end of the video, you can get a taste of the highly anticipated new
footage.
New AMC synopsis: "Love, excitement and suspense return to Pine Valley
with the Chandlers, Cortlandts, Martins, and Hubbards. Revisit the lives of
core characters who've inhabited the landscape for decades along with a
younger generation that promises twists and turns of its own. Follow JR as
he comes to grips with his past and meet his teen-aged son, AJ, who might
just break the cycle of dysfunction that has plagued his family for years.
Follow Pete Cortlandt as he falls in love with a girl named Celia who has a
dark past even she doesn't know about. Get re-acquainted with Angie and
Jesse and see them tested by tragedy and loss. Witness the return of Zach
and David and follow the emotional journey of Bianca's daughter Miranda,
whose own mother lived in the shadow of the great Erica Kane but who is
determined to forge her own path, on her own terms. All that and more begins
on April 29…"
Read our wonderful new AMC fan fiction
written especially for us by Patti G!
Celebrity Events Group is giving away four pairs of tickets to each of
its five A Tribute To Pine Valley events that have been announced in Florida
on April 27 and 28, and May 4, Tennessee on May 5 and Ohio on May 19. For a
chance to win, send an email to
atributetopv@gmail.com and include your full name, phone number, address
and the show that you can attend. Those that enter will be put into a
lottery, and winners will be chosen at random. Each winner will win a pair of
tickets for the main event only. Please be sure to include which show you
would like to be eligible for. Travel and accommodations ARE NOT included.
For more information about the events, visit
www.atributetopinevalley.com.
Check out our AMC cast page to see who has
signed on to the Online AMC.
View a video showing
the new sets on the new AMC, especially Opal finally getting a house of her own!
The Online Network has confirmed that the premiere
episode of "All My Children" will be set around five years later from the time
setting of the last episode, unlike "One Life to Live" which has advanced in
real time.
Jacob Young (Rick, B&B; ex-JR, AMC; ex-Lucky, GH) and wife Christen are
expecting their second child in September. Their son, Luke, will be 5 in
November.
View a great
official new AMC cast photo taken at the Sleepy Hollow Country Club, by noted
photographer Chapman Baehler and styled by E's Fashion Police, George
Kotsiopoulos! Featured in the cast photo: Top row (L-R) - Heather Roop (Jane
McIntyre), Jordi Vilasuso (Griffin), Darnell Williams (Jesse), Eric Nelson (AJ),
Cady McClain (Dixie), Vincent Irizarry (David), Denyse Tontz (Miranda), Sal
Stowers (Cassandra), Robert Scott Wilson (Pete), Jordan Lane Price (Celia
Fitzgerald). Middle row (L-R) - Ray MacDonnell (Joe), Francesca James (Evelyn
Johnson) , Debbi Morgan (Angie), Jill Larson (Opal), David Canary (Adam),
Thorten Kaye (Zach), Ryan Bittle (JR). Bottom row (L-R) Lindsay Hartley (Cara),
Julia Barr (Brooke), and Eden Riegel (Bianca).
See Hulu's behind-the-scenes promo
here!
AMC pictures, autographs, and scripts are being
auctioned on eBay to benefit Autism Speaks.
The cast of AMC do the
Harlem Shake on set!
Thorsten Kaye (Zach, AMC) spoke with SOD columnist Carolyn Hinsey about the
first week of filming in Pine Valley, the absence of Alicia Minshew's Kendall
and appearing simultaneously on "Smash."
Click here for the the full story!
Enjoy a beautiful video of a
sexy photo shoot with the cast of the new AMC & OLTL.
Sonia Blangiardo is Supervising Producer of AMC.
AMC's new head writers are Marlene McPherson & Elizabeth Snyder.
Jill Larson (Opal) posted a
short video of AMC's new sets as they were being built on February 21, 2013,
four days before the start of taping. Also, she shows off
Opal's
wardrobe.
Vivian Gundaker is Coordinating Producer of both AMC and OLTL. From
1995-2010, she worked for P&G as producer at both Another World and As The World
Turns.
Alison Goodman is Prospect Park's Online Network's casting director.
Carole Shure is the Production Executive for The Online Network, and Chris
Savage is the Unit Production Manager/Line Producer for AMC and OLTL.
Online AMC began taping new episodes on February 25, 2013 in Stamford, CT.
AMC taped first for two weeks, then OLTL is shooting episodes for five weeks.
Next, AMC will return and tape for five weeks. They'll alternate back and
forth until each show has completed 17 weeks of taping.
Melissa Claire Egan (Chelsea, Y&R; ex-Annie, AMC) is engaged to longtime beau
Matt Katrosar.
Josh Duhamel (ex-Leo) and wife Fergie (Stacy Ann Ferguson) are expecting their first child.
Cameron Mathison (ex-Ryan) is
shooting a movie, so he couldn't re-join the show for now, but hopes to in
the future. The actors were only given a few weeks' notice about when shooting
would start, so that's probably why Mathison, Knight and others have not yet
signed on.
Cady McClain will be back as Dixie, but Michael E. Knight won't be returning as
Tad...for now.
Susan Lucci (Erica) and David Canary (Adam/Stuart) will be a small part of the
new AMC.
Sarah Michelle Gellar (ex-Kendall, AMC) and husband Freddie Prinze Jr.
had a baby boy named Rocky James in September. The couple, who have been married
for 10 years, also have a daughter, Charlotte Grace, 3.
Choose from two different 2013 Vincent Irizarry (Dr. David) calendars at
http://www.vincent-irizarry.com/main/store/.
Jeff Kwatinetz and Rich Frank of Prospect Park announced the imminent online
relaunch of AMC and OLTL on The Online Network (TOLN). They have signed guild
agreements with both SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation
of Television and Radio Artists) and the DGA (Directors Guild of America);
entered into a consulting agreement with Agnes Nixon, the creator of both shows
guaranteeing her active involvement; hired Foz McDermott as TOLN's head of
production, Jennifer Pepperman as Executive Producer on OLTL, and Ginger Smith
as Executive Producer on AMC; and arranged the necessary financing to begin
production in February of both shows. Please visit
www.theonlinenetwork.com for more details.
Carol Shure, whose producing credits include ATWT, Another World, and AMC, is
working with Prospect Park for the planned relaunch of AMC, which they hope to
get into production this month, January.
Matthew Borlenghi (ex-Brian) and Shanelle Workman (ex-Flash/Sarah, OLTL) are
involved in legal battles with Workman's mother over her younger sister, Ariel,
who stars in "Modern Family".
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Jon Lindstrom (ex-Craig, ATWT; ex-Kevin/Ryan, GH & PC) and Cady McClain
(ex-Dixie, AMC; ex-Rosanna, ATWT) announced their engagement in December, 2012.
Jordi Vilasuso (ex-Griffin, AMC; ex-Tony, GL) and wife Kaitlin became proud
first-time parents to daughter Riley Grace Vilasuso on November 26, 2012, at
5:11 a.m.
In case you didn't see it, Susan Lucci was awesome last week on The Colbert
Report!
Video
Emmy-winner Barbara Esensten, who created Loving/The City with James Harmon
Brown and wrote for a slew of soaps including Guiding Light, Port Charles, One
Life to Live, Days of Our Lives, Dynasty, and All My Children, passed away on
November 14, 2012, at the age of 75.
"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.
The winners of the 43rd NAACP Image Awards were announced during a live telecast on NBC on
Friday, February 17, 2012: Emerson Brooks (Erica's captor, Ben, AMC) and
Tatyana Ali (Roxanne, Y&R).
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."
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.
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
Roscoe Born (ex-Mitch, OLTL; ex-Tom, Y&R; ex-Jim, AMC) has a tune on
YouTube,
"I Will Be Your Song."
Susan Lucci (Erica) takes part in a national program to increase awareness of
atrial fibrillation, from which her
husband, Helmut Huber, suffers.
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.
Newsgroup for AMC
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AMC Scoops and Spoilers
by Mandy
and Suzanne
SOD 5/27/13
Brooke Newton took over the role of Colby Chandler on 5/16.
Jason Pendergraft debuts on 5/27 as Dr. Anders.
JR holds Cara’s fate in his hands on 5/20, while Pete and Celia embark
on an adventure. Brooke delivers unwanted news on 5/21, while AJ gets a present
that could change his life. David tries to find his way back into medicine on
5/22, while Zach unlocks a secret password. Opal gets a surprise visitor on
5/23, while Celia’s visions grow more intense and Miranda finds comfort from a
new friend.
SOD 5/20/13
Angie learns the unthinkable on 5/13. Miranda lends a hand to a friend
on 5/14. Opal does what she does best - meddles on 5/15, while David plots a
reinvention. Pete sets a sophisticated plan in motion on 5/16 and a fan favorite
returns!
SOD 5/13/13
Dan Hartley has replaced Jake Boyd as Pete’s best friend from San
Fransisco, Dylan.
Hot Chelle Ray will appear on 5/9, when AJ asks the group to come
serenade Miranda.
Jesse’s worst nightmare is confirmed on 5/6. Miranda’s feelings catch
Bianca by surprise on 5/7, while Celia can’t believe what she overhears. One mom
gets an early Mother’s Day surprise on 5/8, while someone bids farewell to Pine
Valley.
Page updated 5/19/13
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