CONFIRMED: ‘All My Children’ & ‘One Life To Live’ Find New Life Online

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Parisa Michelle

It’s now official: Prospect Park has finally announced Monday that they will relaunch two beloved but canceled ABC soaps on The Online Network (TOLN).

TVLine.com reports that production on both shows will begin next month.

The two shows of course are All My Children which last aired on ABC in September 2011 and One Life to Live which ended January 2012. But both shows have found new life online. Continue reading →

All My Children & One Life To Live Canceled, AGAIN!

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Parisa Michelle

As a long-time fan of General Hospital, it pains me to report this news to fellow ABC soap-lovin’ fans:

Despite news in July that the ABC canceled shows All My Children and One Life to Live were getting a second life online by Prospect Park, there is now sad news that the online attempt is being canned as well.

So, looks like the sun has permanently set in Llanview and Pine Valley.

Prospect Park announced Wednesday that it has called it quits on its plan to keep the two soaps alive past their cancellation dates on ABC.

Rich Frank and Jeff Kwatinetz of Prospect Park said in a statement to E! News:“After five months of negotiations with various guilds, hundreds of presentations to potential financial and technology partners, and a hope that we could pioneer a new network for the future, it is with great disappointment that we are suspending our aspirations to revive One Life to Live and All My Children via online distribution.”

Susan Lucci Rips Into ABC For Show’s Demise

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Parisa Michelle

Susan Lucci has played the iconic role of Erica Kane on All My Children for 41 years, so, she feels entitled to let ABC know exactly how she feels about ABC’s cancellation of the soap opera.

In the new epilogue to her book, All My Life, Lucci has a word or two for the network’s daytime chief, Brian Frons, who she feels was responsible for the decisions which lead to the show’s cancellation and replacement by The Chew, a much less costly produced show.

“An iconic show was losing out to greed … If Brian Frons could show his bosses that he could save the network 40 percent … he could keep his job even if the rest of us lost ours…I watched Brian Frons’ decisions destroy the production of our show and the lives of people on both sides of the country. [He] has what, for me, is that fatal combination of ignorance and arrogance. I cannot fathom any network executive choosing to alienate millions of loyal viewers in these economic times.”

In a statement, an ABC rep told the NY Times Post, “We have all the respect in the world for Susan, and are sorry she felt the need to write this epilogue to an otherwise incredible career.”

All is not lost for All My Children fans. ABC has licensed the two programs to Prospect Park, a media and production company which plans on continuing broadcasting AMC and One Life To Live past their ABC finales (set for September 23 and January 2012, respectively) via online formats and additional emerging platforms including internet-enabled television sets.

HAPPY NEWS: All My Children & One Life To Live Saved From Cancellation!

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Parisa Michelle

OH HAPPY DAY!!

All My Children and One Life to Live fans have prayed for this day ever since they learned that their favorite daytime shows were canceled by ABC. You can stop the prayers and the tears, both shows have been saved and will continue to air but not on ABC.

ABC has licensed the two programs to Prospect Park, a media and production company which plans on continuing broadcasting AMC and OLTL past their ABC finales (set for September 23 and January 2012, respectively) via online formats and additional emerging platforms including internet-enabled television sets.

Rich Frank and Jeff Kwatinetz of Prospect Park said: “We are privileged to continue the legacy of two of the greatest programs to air on daytime television, and are committed to delivering the storylines, characters and quality that audiences have come to love for over 40 years. All My Children and One Life to Live are television icons, and we are looking forward to providing anytime, anywhere viewing to their loyal community of millions.”

Agnes Nixon, the creator of both series, had this to add: “I’m just so happy that ABC found a home where the legacies of All My Children and One Life to Live can continue. I’m excited for their future with Prospect Park. It takes a lot of living to make a soap opera a serial, and the wonderful teams on both shows have done just that. Together, we are a big family that keeps going, and I’m looking forward to working alongside these wonderful people as we ensure that the shows will continue with all the love and excitement we’ve always had. I also am so happy for our loyal fans, whom we love so much, and who have been so supportive over the last 40-plus years.”

All My Children Canceled – So Is One Life To Live

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Parisa Michelle

ABC confirmed today the long-heard rumors that All My Children and One Life to Live will both be cancelled shortly.

AMC will go off air September 2011 and OLTL January 2012. The network will replace the soaps with two new shows, The Chew and The Revolution.

ABC’s other soap, General Hospital, will not be affected by ABC’s daytime changes.

The cancellation of two powerhouse shows is course shocking news to fans of both since One Life to Live has been on air since 1968 and All My Children since 1970.

Disney/ABC Television President Brian Frons said in a statement: “We are taking this bold step to expand our business because viewers are looking for different types of programming these days. While we are excited about our new shows and the shift in our business, I can’t help but recognize how bittersweet the change is…Each of the shows has touched millions and millions of viewers and informed the social consciousness. It has been a privilege to work with the extraordinary teams who brought the residents of Pine Valley and Llanview to life each day, and we thank the cast, crew, producers and most especially the fans for their commitment to the shows through their history.”

Wow.

Susan Lucci & Pal, Snoop Dogg?

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Parisa Michelle

All My Children’s Susan Lucci has published her memoir, simply titled, All My Life: A Memoir. To promote her book, she was on the The Wendy Williams Show this week where the soap opera queen ran into Snoop Dogg.

This photo makes me smile for some reason. How about you? Why not help me give it a caption. Go ahead, give it your best shot in Comments Section below.

Video: Learn How To Kiss Soap Opera Style–From Susan Lucci

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Parisa Michelle

VIDEO CLIP OF THE DAY.

Yes, it’s true. Susan Lucci of All My Children totally made out Wednesday with anchor Brian Kilmeade of Fox & Friends.

Don’t get too excited. The kiss was actually staged to show how you too can kiss soap-opera style. And who better to teach us this type-o-smooch than Lucci who has been on the soap since 1970 and smacked lips with or married just about every man who ever walked through –or hell probably even Mapquested–Pine Valley.

“First of all, there’s a lot of eye contact, Brian,” Lucci said. She then got close. Real close. And said, “You can even go like this and hide it a little bit.”

Watch the rest for yourself:

The Day I Fell In Love with Aiden Turner…Soap Opera Style…

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Parisa Michelle

CELEBRITY ENCOUNTER.

It started as just a typical day..I was having coffee with some friends on a beautiful spring LA day. My friends left me, and I noticed Aiden Turner was sitting at the table next to me. I knew who this beautiful man was, I just couldn’t for the life of me remember his name. “How can I possibly strike up a conversation with him if I don’t remember his name?” was all that was racing through my head.

So, I picked up my Blackberry and nonchalantly started to google “dancing with the stars cast list 2010”. With my head bent downwards towards the screen, I couldn’t possibly see Aiden walking towards me. “Are you getting any reception here?” whispered in the most beautiful British accent was all I needed to jolt me out of my search. I tried hard to cover my Blackberry, but not quite sure I succeeded. After a brief attempt to try to see why his phone had no reception, I thought I should introduce myself. “I’m Parisa by the way”. “Aiden” was his response. And with that, the mystery of his name was solved.

I just had to have a picture with this man. And God bless him; he remained calm and cool as we tried to take 10 pictures together, each time failing as my stupid Blackberry was not cooperating. He just smiled bigger and bigger as each picture failed to save. Not that I minded either, because I got to hug him 10 different times. Finally, success. A picture was made and it is indeed worth a thousand words. Aiden and I then continued to speak for a while about his time on All My Children and Dancing with the Stars.

He was so surprisingly honest and open about his struggles in the industry. He admitted quite frankly that All My Children wrote him off of the show and he is now paving the pavement like all other actors looking for his next gig. When I met him, he was still on DWTS. As for DWTS, he said he gets nervous before each performance because it is “one take only” and it is “before a live audience.” “I am not used to that; scares the crap out of me.” I told Aiden he needs to smile more when he is getting critiqued by the judges. “Aiden, it looks like you want to kill them!” He laughed and promised to work on it. It was quite refreshing to hear such humility in Tinsel Town..and so, I fell…and fell hard. You know, in the soap opera kinda way; not for real 😉

Aiden Turner: Dancing With The Stars