mygoodness
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So he is gone. Now who will take over & will the show improve.
Also with many not liking the direction the show has gone...why are the ratings good?
I'm a fan of all ABC soaps & AMC is by far the worst ( to me) How did it come on top out of the 3. 
Whoever takes over good luck I really hope the show gets better.
I'm excited & expect good things & I will understand a rocky start.
Edited by mygoodness (11/20/09 04:12 PM)
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Diva
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So he is gone. Now who will take over & will the show improve.
Also with many not liking the direction the show has gone...why are the ratings good?
I'm a fan of all ABC soaps & AMC is by far the worst ( to me) How did it come on top out of the 3.
Whoever takes over good luck I really hope the show gets better.
I'm excited & expect good things & I will understand a rocky start.
That is a very difficult thing to predict. Under Pratt's reign as headwriter AMC has been decimated both as to individual characters and the show in general. Pratt did not fit a soap writer’s profile and it boggles the mind why he was chosen to take over the HW position in the first place. His writing failed to respect show history, an important staple for a soap opera, character growth and integrity and he wrote plot driven s/l s and molded the characters to fit those stories. That type of writing is a death blow to any soap opera. Pratt’s writing failed to provide character development and motivation and continuity suffered greatly as a result. If show history did not fit his stories, then he just changed it at will or said that things just happened off screen and the audience was not aware of it.
AMC has had to deal with three HWs in four years…..one worse than the other. Being a pessimist and being fully aware that the same people making such decisions are still at the helm at ABC, I look with trepidation as to who they will choose to take over the HW position next.
AMC is moving to California and in that process has lost one of the most talented actors in the television industry today, Thorsten Kaye and the character of Zach Slater whom he portrayed. TK has a significant fan base along with one of the most successful pairings in soap history, that of Zach and Kendall Slater. To salvage a show that has been floundering in the ratings for quite a while and at the same time try to juggle the difficulties of relocation and the loss of some fan favorites is a daunting endeavor.
Now that Charle Pratt is gone I hope that both Thorsten Kaye and Alicia Minshew can be enticed to rejoin AMC as Zach and Kendall, two characters that Charles Pratt has decimated with his out of character plot driven writing. That would be a step in a positive direction, along with the choice of a writer that is familiar with the soap genre and writes character driven stories.
Edited by Diva (11/20/09 05:21 PM)
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mygoodness
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Both TK & AM, do not want to travel back and forth so I don't think they will stay. I don't blame them & think that putting their familes first is the right thing .
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kitty08
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I am going to think positive and bellieve the show will get alot better. After how bad Pratt made it, it can only go up from here. Let's hope one of the first things to happen is saying goodbye to nuLiza. My dream would be for YK and AM to stay but that ship has sailed unfortunately.
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Gator
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Nah, I don't think anyone's ship has sailed. Actors can be enticed to move if the right terms are included in a contract, from dollars to vacation time, and as we all saw, life can turn on a dime. One minute, the cast of AMC was going to work in NYC, and the next, they learn the show is moving to Los Angeles, and they had no idea this was a possibility. Life can surprise you when you least expect it.
Susan Haskell is on OLTL, but she might not be in May. TK and his family may want to try some Cali sunshine for a change. AM is already going to L.A. when her maternity leave is over. Because of all this, and the promise of a Pratt-less AMC, the future can be very bright. You never know.
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mrskaz
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Getting rid of Pratt was too little, too late...JMHO...
The thing is, until Brian Frons gets his pink slip, ABC daytime will continue to be in trouble..
Frons hired McT, B&E, and Pratt..
Frons approved the s/l they wrote, which means all the crap we saw, all the destruction was approved by him
I'm glad to see Pratt gone.....but I would feel much better if Frons went with him...
JMHO..
Will the show improve??? No....
McT started the downward spiral.....
B&E pushed it alone
Pratt was the final blow...
They are losing their biggest talent, TK, AM, DC.....
They have so many destroyed characters.....
I would love it if a decent HW who knows how to write for daytime, respects the history of the show, history of the characters, etc was brought on, but I don't think Frons is capable of hiring someone like that...
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cararn
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Yes it can be improved. Problem is..the only characters left are so unlikable it's going to take Shakespeare to fix it.
However, if someone comes along and corrects all the mistakes Pratt made, Bianca's baby, uncasting Liza, makes Annie pay, gives Adam back his balls, Erica leaves the Ryan love and brings back Jack, sends Scott packing and gives Michael E. Knight a good storyline along with Jessie and Angie, Amanda grows a brain, makes Kendall bright and sassy again and gives her back Zach, it could be saved.
Good luck to them.
Pratt is gone and I hope no one ever hires this man again to ruin their favorite show and characters.
I'd settle for a Bobby Ewing.
Why wasn't this done months ago? Maybe they woudln't have had to move to LA. It isn't like the fans weren't complaining then too.
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Maineiac
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So he is gone. Now who will take over & will the show improve. . .
This is the best thing that's happened to AMC in a long while. Now, if the new writer would do a little research and find out exactly what the main characters stand for and will try to remain true to their essence and their history, we will be happy viewers again. It's going to take time for us to see any positive difference because they film so far ahead, but let's hope things turn around as quickly as possible. I'm looking forward to this. How could it get any worse? There's only one way to go, and that's UP!
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KathyNYC
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Reged: 03/10/08
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I hope for AMC's sake it can be improved. It certainly cannot get any worse. Pratt's destruction was beyond anyone's imagination.
I know it sounds simple but I agree with those that have said the best way out of this past year..is to do a "Dallas" moment and completely lose last year. It's the only way to correct the total damage to the characters.
For example, Bianca - while personally not my favorite, I get that Eden and Bianca have had a big following over the years and she is Erica's daughter - a core family member. But there is no way to bring her back ever without Gabrielle - who is probably one of the worst constant reminders about how Pratt ruined AMC. It would be better to wipe out any reminder of this horrifying storyline.
That was just one example...there are many.
I agree - go back to the tornado, let Kendall be hit in the head by a falling house knocking her out - as in the Wizard of Oz - and have last year been her dream, i.e.nightmare.
Then we can all wake up with her and be happy that Kendall indeed killed the "wicked witch". .otherwise known to everyone in AMC land as Mr. Charles Pratt.
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chloe
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Reged: 03/15/08
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For me it is to late. ABC allowed him to destroy the history of the show, ignored what the viewers know happended, and completely changed the characters. His treatment of women was horrible, he was allowed to forget that most of his viewing audience is women, and he did his best to destroy favorite couples. His new couples were thrown together with little thought, and much to quickly to have any routing value. I will be gone when Alicia and Thorsten go. I will probably tune back in when Alicia comes back, although it will be difficult to not have Zach and Kendall. I hate that ABC allowed him to spend the last year of Zendall with them apart and acting OOC. I hope they do get the happy ride off into the sunset, but for me the damage he did is unforgivable! The man, and by extension, ABC have no clue what their viewers want to see. In my mind he destroyed the show and I am glad he is gone.
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