Our prayers have been answered kids! Well, sort of. It looks like All My Children and One Life to Live will continue... online. ABC has sold the online rights to AMC and OLTL to Prospect Park, an entertainment management and production company with music, film and television divisions. The deal, led by Prospect Park's Jeff Kwatinetz and Rich Frank, will allow the company to air the soaps on its new, yet-to-be-named Hulu-type online TV network.
"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," Frank and Kwatinetz said in a statement. "We believe that by continuing to produce the shows in their current hour format and with the same quality, viewers will follow the show to our new, online network."
Jeff Kwatinetz and Rich Frank are currently producers on the USA show Royal Pains. Kwatinetz is also the founder of an entertainment management company that managed Kelly Clarkson, Britney Spears, and Jennifer Lopez. He was also an executive producer on the Denzel Washington film Unstoppable. Rich Frank is a former chairman of Walt Disney Television and Telecommunications and was president of Walt Disney Studios. Let's hope with those credentials, Kwatinetz and Frank will do our soaps justice.
So what do you think gang? Will you watch AMC and OLTL in a non-traditional format online? I really want to hear your thoughts on this one.
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Are yu nuts! I’m there! I LOVE OLTL and will continue to be a fan long after the change!
You BET I’ll watch!!! Only thing is, I won’t be able to tape it so hope you will be able to watch the episode anytime during the day
If I understand it correctly, it is not new episodes but past shows – why do I want reruns???? If you were bringing back the original show that would be great but that is not the case….so no thanks
@ Judy from what I understand it will continue where it left off. I have not watched anything in ABC since this was announced only recorded my soaps. I look forward to watching them online. Thank you Prospect Park and all investors.
If this is picking up where it leaves off that will be great. All My
Children is the only one i watch now and have for years.
I will miss it very much.
Please keep us posted on the progress.
Thanks.
I will totally watch it online!! YAY!! I’m very happy to hear our soaps aren’t being cancelled!
I’ll take the continuation of AMC any way that I can get it. I’ll even pay a subscription to the website if I have to!
i will be all over it on line…so happy to see they will still be around..
I will certainly watch both of them!
yes i would i love this i deal keep them going.
yes i will watch them please keep them going i dont no why they keep taking them off.i love the soaps.
hey i am a man but i like the soaps and i love to watch them with my wife its are thang to do when we have time to gather so i gaus now we will have to watch them online i will so keep them going.
i will keep watch so please keep them going this are my fav.i love the soaps.
Yeah!!!! I am so happy someone is going to continue my soaps. I have been recording and watching these two shows for 35 years! Yes I will definately watch these online.
Definitely! I’ve been watching All My Children & One life to live from way back. I really look forward to it after a long day at work. Some of the story lines deal with real situations that have helped me in every day life. Some are humorous and gives me a much needed laugh.So yes, count me in!!!
What about the thousands that don’t have computors? And what about when the computor breaks down and we can’t afford to fix it for mounths? What happens to us? We are still left out in the cold…..This is a sad day coming….
Sincerely,
Madonna B.
California
OH, my gosh! I am so glad to be able to continue with AMC! I would be lost without my daily trip to Pine Valley! A day without Tad??? Unimaginable! Thank you, Prospect Park!
No way! The story lines have become ridiculous lately anyway!
Maybe it is time for them to stop.
Absolutely I will watch online so long as you can view it in the evenings after I get home from work. I am a life long fan of AMC.
It would be very sad to see Susan Lucci go…let’s hope something can be worked out. But either way, if new episodes are being produced, I’m watching!
If AMC is on-line I will be there. If Susan Lucci leaves, I’ll be there and a bit happier. She is getting tedious as a character showing no growth as a woman or human being, especially one supposedly in a recovery program. I think the current cast can do well, perhaps better, without her.
If at all possible I will certainly continue watching AMC if my rural Iowa internet is fast enough! If Susan Lucci leaves it will be a sad day but am confident that the rest of the cast will keep it going!
I am very excited someone heard our voices. I will continue to be a faithful viewer of AMC. Thank you for keeping my escape alive!!!
Yes, I would watch it in another venacular. However, heard the news (sad news) today that that possibly might now be all awash due to Susan Lucci not being able to cut a deal with the organizers/producers of the Prospect Park network.
I will watch AMC. I am hooked and need All My Children in my life please help all of the fans get their soap running again.