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UPDATED: How is your third week without One Life to Live?
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UPDATED: So many have posted comments since we originally posted this two weeks ago and are still reeling from the loss of their favorite soap.
Back on January 16th millions of soap fans for the first time in four decades could not sit down at 1 or 2 in the afternoon to watch One Life to Live. As well, soap fans who would watch the new episodes at night on SOAPnet, could no longer do so, with their new realigned programming lineup sans One Life. And of course, still others might TIVO the show or would watch online at ABC.com. One Life could no longer be must-see appointment television having been canceled by the network for its replacement, The Revolution.
So, how are you coping this week without your favorite show? Your extended fictional friends and family? Do you find yourself craving the show, so you want to watch old clips on YouTube? Did you watch the final week’s episodes again? Did you find yourself reaching out to other One Life fans to share in the loss? Or, are you simply walking around lost and feeling depressed over it?
On-Air On-Soaps wants to hear from you and how you are coping or dealing with the first three weeks without One Life to Live. We are sure there are at least 2.8 million fans or more out there feeling the same way!
Days Of Our Lives
‘Brilliant Minds’ Officially Canceled After 2 Seasons at NBC; DAYS Alum Al Calderon, OLTL Alum Teddy Sears and Zachary Quinto Among the Cast
After languishing on the bubble for months, on Friday, NBC handed down the decision and canceled the medical drama Brilliant Minds after two seasons.
Brilliant Minds stars Zachary Quinto as neurology physician Oliver Wolf, who’s character and the series is inspired by the life and books of neurologist. Oliver Sacks. The series focuses on the medical mysteries of the mind, as Wolf a larger-than-life neurologist and his team of interns explore the last great frontier, the human mind, while grappling with their own relationships and mental health.
The final six episodes of what will now be the end of its second and final season were already set to air beginning on May 27, after being pulled off the network schedule in February as viewership saw a steep decline. Brilliant Minds second season became the lowest-rated drama on linear TV viewing, which didn’t bode well fo a network renewal, although it had its hard core fan base.
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There are some exceptional notables in the cast along with the talented Quinto that includes Days of Our Lives alum, Al Calderon (ex-Javi Hernandez) who joined the series in its second season as Nurse Nico Silva, and One Life to Live alum, Teddy Sears (ex-Chad Bennett) who plays Wolf’s love interest and fellow physician, Dr. Josh Nichols.
The rest of the talented cast includes: Tamberla Perry, Ashleigh LaThrop, Alex MacNicoll, Aury Krebs, Spence Moore II, Donna Murphy, John Clarence Stewart, and Brian Altemus.
In an ironic twist of fate on Thursday, April 30, Days of Our Lives finally revealed the actor who was Al Calderon’s successor in the role of Javi, when they announced that actor Jacob Martinez had now stepped into the role. Since DAYS tapes ten months ahead of streaming new episode, Calderon left in the spring of 2025, but will be seen in the part for the final part this month, and then on June 20, Martinez debuts as Salem’s new Javi.
Taking to his Instagram with a sorrowful and heartfelt post on the Brilliant Minds cancellation was Teddy Sears who wrote, “Thank you, Brilliant Minds. I got the call today and I didn’t want to hear, but I knew that it would come, You have to be a particular vintage to quote Don Henley from memory, but that’s the line that came to mind earlier today after I got off the phone with our inimitable showrunner Michael Grassi who delivered the news that NBC has cancelled the series”.
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Sears continued, “To say that I feel sad to be moving on from these stories, this character, and this cast and crew just doesn’t paint the entire picture. I’m sad, sure. But I’m also deeply grateful that I got hired to play this part, so proud of the stories we told, and the other actors I got to play alongside. I’m excited to see what comes next, what adventures await, and terrified to be without a professional home. A quick and heartfelt thank you to everyone, all over the globe, who found us and found themselves in us, in our characters and in our stories. We wouldn’t have been able to tell them without you. And we still have 6 fresh episodes yet to air, and I do hope you tune in enjoy the remainder of the series. They’re the best we’ve done.”
As he wrapped up his sentiments, Sears signed off with, “The more I know, the less I understand. All the things I figured out I have to learn again. I’ve been trying to get down to the heart of the matter. But everything changes…Thank you, Brilliant Minds.”
The medical drama was created and executive produced by Michael Grassi alongside Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, Lee Toland Krieger, DeMane Davis, Jasmine Russ, Henrik Bastin, Jonathan Cavendish, Andy Serkis and Shefali Malhoutra.
So, what do you think of NBC’s decision to cancel Brilliant Minds after two seasons? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
General Hospital
‘General Hospital’s’ Jonathan Bennett Receives 3 ‘Critics Choice Real TV Awards’ Nominations for Hallmark Series, ‘Finding Mr. Christmas’
Many things are coming up roses for Jonathan Bennett! On the heels of the news that he is set to debut this month in the role of Joe Fitzpatrick on General Hospital, who is rumored to be a new love interest for Lucas Jones (Van Hansis), comes the news that Bennett’s reality series, Finding Mr. Christmas has received 3 nomination for the Critics Choice Real TV Awards.
Bennett’s Hallmark Channel series finds itself in tough competition alongside fellow nominees: RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV), Squid Game: The Challenge (Netflix), Survivor 50 (CBS), Top Chef (Bravo) and The Traitors (Peacock). In addition, Jonathan himself is nominated for Best Show Host and the series participants as the Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series.
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) revealed the nominees for the eighth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards on Thursday, which recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms. Winners will be announced online at CriticsChoice.com on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 9:00am PT/12:00pm ET.
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Taking to his Instagram to celebrate the nominations, GH’s Bennett, enthused, “3 Critic Choice Nominations! I’m so proud of the FINDING MR CHRISTMAS and to be in the company of all the legends in all these categories is so surreal! Congrats to Hallmark Channel and to our nominated cast and nominated show and everyone who made this magical show possible. This is crazy! This gives FMC 6 Critics Choice nominations in 2 years. Not bad for a little show on Hallmark Channel. What are your thoughts on our show?” Jumping first into the comment thread was one of his new GH co-stars, Dominic Zamprogna (Dante) who expressed, “Yeah buddy!!!🔥🔥”
In the series, Bennett, the host and co-creator spends eight weeks guiding 10 aspiring actors through a series of “festive face-offs” and acting challenges alongside actors like soap opera notables, Hunter King (ex-Summer, Y&R) and Alison Sweeney (Sami, DAYS). Along the way, they develop their skills and a bond with one another. The show, which is available on Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Plus, highlights LGBTQ+ representation with openly gay contestants vying to be the next Hallmark star.
It should be noted that Traitors received the most Critics Choice Real TV Award nominations with 6 nods, followed by Dancing with the Stars with 4.
Bennett is very familiar to daytime fans having started his career as JR Chandler on All My Children in 2000-2001, before landing the part of Aaron Samuels in the motion picture, Mean Girls in 2004 starring Lindsay Lohan, which would become his breakout performance.
You can check out the full list of Critics Choice Real TV Award nominations here.
So, excited for Jonathan Bennett’s General Hospital debut this month? Have you ever watched Finding Mr. Christmas on Hallmark? Let us know via the comment section below.
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General Hospital
‘General Hospital’s’ Kelly Thiebaud on Britt and Cassius Sibling Drama, But Who Will Ultimately Blow His Cover?
On the April 30 episode of General Hospital, Britt (Kelly Thiebaud) had some choice words and warning for her brother Cassius Faison (Ryan Paevey) who has been masquerading as his twin, the very dead, Nathan West.
As the story has unfolded, viewers learned that Britt knew all along that when “Nathan” showed up in Port Charles seemingly resurrected with a missing 7 years of his life unexplained, that Cassius was taking his place.
Now in developments on today’s GH, Josslyn Jacks (Eden McCoy) is figuring out that this guy pretending to be Nathan is someone else, and Cassius learns from Britt, that Joss is not just a ditzy sorority girl as he claimed, but a WSB agent! The moment stuns Cassius. Are the walls about to close in on him and his charade?
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Daytime Emmy winner, Kelly Thiebaud spoke to Soap Opera Digest, about the story point and getting the opportunity this time back at GH to work with Ryan Paevey, when she hadn’t had the chance to before.
BROTHERLY LOVE?
Thiebaud expressed on sharing scenes with Ryan Paevey, “It’s just been so wonderful to have him back and to actually work with him! When he first came onto the show (as Nathan at the end of 2013) I was kind of heading out — it was right towards the end of my contract, so we didn’t actually work together a ton. It’s been really refreshing and so much fun to really spend time together and get to know each other and work together. I think we have really great on-camera chemistry and banter with each other. I really enjoy working with him.”
With the stakes at an all-time, Thiebaud explained how she views her on-screen alter-ego’s involvement with her more hot-to-temper sibling and why Britt revealed the truth about Josslyn to him. “People finding out about Cassius would expose what she’s involved in and what she agreed to do,” explains Kelly “And now Josslyn is digging around, and she’s connected to Carly (Laura Wright) to Jason (Steve Burton) and that whole dynamic! It’s messy!”
BRITT’S MURKY FUTURE
Britt has currently also reached her breaking point with Jason being carted away by the WSB, Rocco (Finn Carr), the child she gave birth to, shooting Cullum (Andrew Hawkes) to protect her and Jason, Marco (Adrian Anchondo) being killed after trying to help her, and Cullum holding over her head getting her Huntington’s disease medication to control her symptoms, while blackmailing her into finishing the research on her father, Cesar Faison’s, final project. Thiebaud summed it up best for Britt right now, sharing, “It’s been a really tough time for her.”
So, who do you think will be the person to blow Cassius’ cover? Will it be Britt herself? Josslyn? Liesl? Brennan? Nina? Lulu? Rocco, Maxie, Cullum or someone else? Let us know your pick in the comment section.
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It sucked.
Still does, always will.
Week 1 Sucked
Week 2 Sucked sucked
This was a horrible week – I did not know what to do with myself without One Life to Live – and everything seemed to go wrong that could – I really need for this show to come back so I can have a sense of normalcy. In a means to cope, I read all of your final interviews and watched your videos so I could still feel connected to some degree. I still need to know how this Victor thing plays out! Not ready to say good bye! UGHHH!
Michael, the code on your site.. ITo contact you with ..I put my Name, E-mail & the code thing you have to put letters & numbers ..This code have to do before I hit the submit !!!!!!!!!!!!!! And yes I miss OLTL TERRIBLY!!!!!! Feel very lost without OLTL! They were a paert of my home for years.. Joining me in my living room everydat at 2:00 p. m……….They were like family…. I love them all !!!!!!!! The Revolution is BOMBING in ratings already!!!!!!!!!! I could of told ABC that>>. their such JERKS!!! Took off the BEST SOAP OPERA EVER!!!!!!!!!! Talk more later ….
Holly said it best for all of us.
I have spent many hours a day contacting Disney and ABC and talking to my facebook friends of OLTL. But I can promise one thing that I did not do was watch ABC network!!! I celebrated about the laughable ratings of the Revulsion.
you are not accepting my correct email address.This week was sad and heartbreaking.How can ABC do this to millions of loyal viewers? I will support GH and if they cancel it I will never watch ABC> I already belong to groups that are Boycotting ABC.They better take us seriously.
I’ve had a hard time this week without OLTL. But I have been watching old episodes of OLTL on youtube. Plus going anywhere to talk about OLTL and get any news about it.
you can watch old episodes on Youtube? Didn’t know that. I must check it out.
Ditto, except I’ve been DVRing old episodes that air at 3 & 4AM. Going to lots of chats boards & FB pages. Obsessing without it 🙁
Oh, me too. I just found out that they are running old shows on Soapnet in the middle of the night so I am DVRing them too! I am addicted to this website, I feel like I am with friends!
I’m watching old episodes on Youtube also. I’ve just gotten to the Hospital Rapist Storyline. I miss my soap!
Me too!!! To get my “fix” I’ve been watching fav John and Nat youtube episodes and tape old 1’s from soap net. I miss the wonderful stories and the great actors who brought the stories to life. Daytime tv is depressing.
It was the worst week ever!!! Going through some major OLTL withdrawals. Haven’t turned to ABC….my anger level is too high right now.
Agree-I am still so furious over all this. I cannot even stand GH-first, because it is just SO BAD right now, and second because it forces me to watch ABC & be subjected to the HIDEOUS promos for the HIDEOUS crap that ABC is so in love with. I hope I can watch my dvrs of the old OLTLS that are running on Soapnet without the same promos!
They ruined everyone’s afternoons & they couldn’t care less! ABC was the best daytime network & now it’s the worst! They took it all away so fast.
I watched Celebrity Ghost Stories on the Bio Channel instead.
How do I feel?! Baby Drew is one week old today and I’m never going to see him grow up!
Okay, in all seriously (actually I was sort of serious there) there is a void in my television viewing that leaves me bitter, confused and heartbroken all at the same time. Nothing can replace the familial-feel of One Life To Live. I’m trying my best to watch General Hospital, but it’s hard to get into the mob-centered stories (reason I stopped watching years ago) and connect with characters I once cherished…wait, Robin is leaving GH soon right? Oh boy…
I wish none of this had to happen.
There was definitely a feeling of sadness and frustration. I can’t figure out the rationale of cancelling any soaps when there are so many channels dedicated to specific interests like golf, history etc. Leave us our soaps! This is an art form; it truly is. I know it’s been said many times but there is always an audience for a well told story.
I totally agree. The revolution will never be watched on our TV’S how could they do this to us?
It was horrible! First they took away AW n ATWT and now OLTL! As Carolyn Hinsey says Soaps Still Matter. Look at the success of shows such as Downton Abbey! And they are rebooting Dallas for Pete’s sake! Stupid people!
I miss my show!
I started taping the old ones from soapnet.
Tried watching a few of GH. Haven’t watched in decades – it is not the same is OLTL.
🙁
No words to describe how depressing it is… I miss both OLTL and AMC so much its just wrong – i have watched these over 25 years – and my husband watched too we got double depression in this house! Yikes!
I agree, I have watched both AMC and OLTL since the beginning. I worked alot this week, so it kind of help me deal with the loss of it. The days I was home, it felt very strange not to sit down between 1 & 3 to watch “my stories” for the first time in over 40 yrs. I miss them terribly.
It was a sad week for me also soap fans. I initially cried the week before knowing it was going to end soon. I miss AMC & OLTL sooooooooo much. I want them back. They are my part of my family.
I try to follow many soaps in one form or another through my life. OLTL was prominent in our home but I was an ATWT guy, too. When ATWT fell, I was comforted I could return to Llanview full time, so rich its character and story canvas. I liked AMC, too, and thought it odd in the days following its finale, but then there was Propsect Park hope. Now there is not. And… OLTL meant the end of New York-based soap production and say what you will, there is something so rich and wonderful and honest about that studio tradition and actors schooled in theatre. Like so many things today — and this make me sound aged beyond my youthful 48 years — corporate entertainment giants market, grind, and shine whatever jewels they have into dust. There is not so much to the jewel. I lament the loss of daytime drama: the ongoing stories, legacy chatacters, the announcers’ voices! OLTL had one long life and for that, I am forever appreciative.
I think I miss OLTL more than any other of my cancelled shows. I wish I could see John and Natalie moving on as a family with Liam and Matthew grow into a father with Bo’s and Nora’s support.
I have tried to focus on Days and GH but there is little incentive. I will keep trying especially with Days. At least Will and EJ are keeping it interesting and I am hoping for some EJ an Sami scenes in February.
ABC failed us and failed their employees. Here’s to all the people they have put out of work at OLTL and AMC in the past 6 months.
Days destroyed the Ej/Sami potential (and they had the best one on this show since decades imo) so i am not interested anymore and of course i don’t watch !
First week sucked. I guess if MA doesn’t go over to Gh with ME then all my weeks will suck!
This week without OLTL was harder than I ever imagined it would be. I’m a reasonable, intelligent, college educated woman who grew up watching this show. I’m almost 43 & can’t remember not watching. I grew up watching with my mom & share it now with my own 4 children. It has been a part of my life, a tradition, a friend, an escape. It was fun & entertaining! Now we are blanketed with a landscape of mediocre television that greedy men & women say we want. Well, I prefer the fictional town of Llandview, Nora, Viki, Dorian, Bo, Clint and all the wonderful characters in ths great town! This week I have missed the fabulous actors, characters & stories! What OLTL has been replaced with will never be watched in my home! So I reached out to fellow fans & watched old episodes that’s far better than the Repulsion!
I totally agree I am 46 and have watched the soaps since grade school with my Mom and now I watch them with my girls. My girls and I laughed, cried and yelled at the tv while watching the soaps. I feel like I lost my best friend. I just watched the show with the Fraternity last show and sat a cried my eyes out. I just want the stories back on tv. Wake up ABC!
I totally agree!!! I’m going 2 b 42 yrs old & i didn’t think i’d take it this hard. I was wrong!!! I sorely miss OLTL. Esp now that it’s Valentines day and wonder how the couples would’ve celebrated. I keep going on soap sites and fb wondering if ABC will reverse their decision and if Nat will join GH, something??? Rgt now daytime tv sucks. So boring for this stay at home moms. It seems like Oprah was the foundation of it all. Once she left the house of daytime cards just fell.
It was hard without my OLTL. I wanted to see if Viki said, “Yes”, I wanted to see what happened with Todd/Blair, I wanted to see Natalie, Liam and John together as a famiily. I wanted to see more of baby Drew. Hell, I just want my OLTL back.
Ditto! Couldn’t have said it better myself!
Ditto three. I might add: I want to see Trevor/Todd (can’t call him Victor) with Tea and Dani and Dorian back when Robin’s back feels better. Would even like to see Patrick and Marty- if she acts like the old marty, not a nut case. Give me back my One Life.
Ugh i hope to see Trevor as Todd/Victor again (on GH this time it seems) but not with Tea, not a good match to me..maybe he can be paired with a GH lady, maybe Elisabeth, maybe Carly, we will see, i would be curious to watch it.
Ditto four!
I agree, I just want OLTL back.
I feel for you all. When ATWT ended, I was lost. There was a huge void. It was more than a soap or a TV show; it was the first connection that I remembered to my grandmother. And it was gone.
There is a void on my television screen, a void in my day, a void in my heart, and a void in my soul–all where ONE LIFE TO LIVE should be. The fact that “The Revolution” is failing miserably certainly pleases me to no end, but it is small consolation for the fact that OLTL is not here anymore. I’ve been keeping an archive of OLTL episodes on my computer hard drive going back several years, so I’ve been watching some of those this week, but it is not the same as looking forward to a new episode each day.
This is also my first week of my Spring semester (in college) and it has been particularly difficult to be in class all day and then come home to find that OLTL is not there to provide me a much-needed respite from the difficulties of the day. It just makes everything so much harder. It’s like the sunshine has been taken away from the day, but I have no choice but to keep muddling through it anyway.
But rest assured, I will keep fighting for OLTL, and for AMC, until they are back on the air where they belong. This first week without OLTL was difficult, and I don’t see it getting any easier, which is why the only option is to continue to fight to get them back–someway, somehow–lest the rest our days be as LIFE-less as the ones which we’ve just experienced.
My TV stays OFF of ABC until GH comes on! Then it goes off to another station until the next GH show……In other words, ABC no longer exists except for watching GH.
And so it will go on, until they wake up over there
I’m lost without OLTL
That is how I feel. Lost without OLTL. DEPRESSING.
I was lost without my favorite soap which I have been watching 40+ years started watching with my greatgrandmother later watched with my grandmother & mother . My son & husband claim they weren’t into watching but knew characters & would ask questions when they missed something. I also watched AMC & GH from same time but OLTL was one I looked forward to and all week I would think it’s time & then remember no it’s not on anymore. I would read all comments from others on twitter and see I wasn’t alone in my feelings. I had already started watching Y&R after AMC went off had watched some before as grandmother watched. I am trying to get into B&B and Days to support ones left it is not the same as OLTL because I knew all the background but Its better than the crap they put on ABC will never watch it, it’s is a slap in face to women. Will continue to watch GH but there is a hole in my day & my heart with OLTL gone.
definitely sucked! It feels strange not to have this soap. there is definitely a void left to fill.
DEPRESSING!
Horrible. I miss my OLTL. It was the only soap I watched religiously, gave me something to do while my daughter was in school, so now my afternoons feel very empty.
I am still pretty raw about the loss – any least little thing at all can provoke spontaneous weeping or loud lamenting.
I am taken aback at just how hard this has been for me – but am also not entirely surprised. The line between real direct human attachment and the attachment we create with the imaginary or fictional is questionable. Emotionally, mind does not fully recognize the difference, ESPECIALLY when these attachments are reinforced daily over a long period of time. The pain and loss FEEL much the same as losing the daily presence of a truly beloved friend and companion.
And OLTL was such a fabulously compelling and highly, if imperfectly, entertaining companion – just like most of my “actual” friends come to think of it.
Those of us who are able to fully embrace the peculiarities of this art form (yes, I said it) found its pinnacle in this wonderful and crazy show, whose imperfections were part of the ride. Some of us go a little off the rails over couple preferences and TOTALLY incredulous story lines, but we also know this is an inescapable and necessary part of the package – and we could relax and ultimately embrace it.
Well, I could anyway.
If we always got what we wanted, even if that were at all possible, it simply would not be as entertaining – even if it makes us feel a little crazy at times. I am a puddle of RH/KDP/TnB/Manning Clan fangurlery, and believe me – that is the worst position to have been in for 90% of the last nearly 20 years. I find it hilarious when folks threaten the writers that they will stop watching if they don’t get their fave couple together pronto LOL. And the 2 Todd’s SL? Lord what an impossible but thoroughly engaging and hilarious mess THAT was!! Don’t even get me started on the volume of dropped plot points, the over-the-top torturing of the Jolie fanbase, the early exit of characters I loved (*sob* DORIAN *sob*) and the addition of those who were a total waste of MY time. I, after all, did have to concede that there are a lot of folks out there who apparently DO love the Ford brothers LOL. They all probably despise TnB so what are you gonna do? Roll your eyes, bitch and laugh your fool head off at how completely out of their minds THOSE “OTHER PEOPLE,” who are your compatriots after all, are.
Learning how not to be so concrete with our expectations and personal agendas is actually a sign of good mental hygiene and the ability to enjoy life in general LOL.
Well – clearly I am still pissed and sad – and in denial that anything cannot still be done to bring my lovelies back. Maybe a small piece of OLTL will live on buried within a PT version of GH. Maybe the match will light and be extinguished before we know it. Maybe there are some grand but publicly unknown plans to bring the whole show back in another form or on another network. Slim hope – but much like a soap hero or villain who has clearly died right in front of our very eyes, hope is hard to kill.
Okay – back to the yawning vortex of YouTube OLTL clips, episodes and mvids – and back to the grieving online community who is supporting each other, is organizing the various good fights to right the wrongs however they can, and who is laughing and crying with one another in reliving nearly half a century of precious memories. These are wonderful and dangerous places – and it is easy to get lost in them for larger chunks of time than most of us can actually afford LOL!
Eventually I will have to make the cut and wean myself, but I am just not there yet. *Le sigh*
In the end, I really miss Jess/Tess/Bess & Wes the most. I love the show infinitely and it’s doubtful I’ll ever find such an awesome character anywhere else. Whaaa.
PS- I’m in mourning. Stage 3. There’s a beating waiting for my poor tv when/if
The Revolution (accidentally and by total mistake) shadows the screen. 😉
This week was very hard, watched some old episodes from the dvr, then I started watching old Bo and Nora (first date, kiss, bath tub scene, etc.) which made it even more difficult. By the way they were the best couple ever, super HOT. Overall this week sucked!!! Missing my OLTL, but super glad that the replacement show is tanking!! Llandview forever!!!
Go ahead ABC. Destroy the entire network. I along with alot of my friends will no longer watch anything that is produced by ABC. I knew that this would eventually happened when Loving was cancelled in favor of the view. Everyone is sick and tired of the programming incompetence of the ABC network. It is filled with too many commercials anyway. There is just too much good stuff to watch on HBO,SHO ESPN Etc to watch the garbage that you put on.
Well said John……..So True…..
The only good shows left on ABC..are Grey’s Anatomy…and Castle…..Body of Proof…(is that Abc??.. ) and thats it for me……
I dvr the shows…too many commercials ..I hate it…
I feel the same way about TV now…that I felt about Radio…Too much talking and ads…went to serius radio..never went back…….!
It’s to the point, that it is mostly Ads…And very little of a Program…Just commercials…Hate that!
It has been very depressing. I’ve been watching DAYS, and reruns of AMC on Soapnet to cope. OLTL was a wonderful show, & the Revulsion stinks. Stupid, stupid move.
I haven’t been able to get myself to watch the last four episodes yet…they’re on my DVR and I think about it every day, and it makes me feel so sad that I don’t watch them……I do know what happens the last minute or two, because there was no avoiding it…but, I feel sick at the thought of what I’ll feel watching those last four hours, so for me, I’m still basking in the glow of it not being over quite yet.
I’d better call my therapist and make an appointment…..
Linda
Watch the last four episodes, Linda, they are wonderful. Savor them. Maybe just watch so many minutes a day to prolong the experience. It might help you grieve and accept the reality of the loss to view them.
That’s exactly what my therapist would say, David, and it would cost me $150, so thank you, that’s what I’ll do this weekend – and I’ll let you know how it goes.
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Just writing this to you filled me with sad, though…..I’m sure I’m going to love it all the while I’m sad, however…I never thought I’d be this sad over the end of this show..I didn’t go through this over AMC. OLTL is so much worse. Thank you, David!
I did the same thing-I started taping every show on Nov. 23 & watched up until the last 3 or 4 shows. I finally got brave & am 1/2 way thru the last show. Watched the 1st half yesterday but started crying too much to finish. As long as I haven’t watched to the end it’s like it’s not really over . . .
I keep thinking maybe it’ll be like Firefly and we’ll get lucky – that some intelligent group will make a movie so that it can all be ended appropriately – like they did with Serenity. Maybe at least we can get that.
I cannot get over how completely stupid they are to kick a dedicated audience in the @ss to take a chance on something that may completely fail – there are many other ways they could have cut costs – or added revenue – and kept OLTL alive. It’s so insane! They’re so INEPT!!! I’m so awed and mystified by it!
Linda, it’s going to be sad and painful watching the final episodes. It was hard the first time I watched and maybe even worse last weekend when I went back and viewed them again. Every moment, every glance, every word, every smile seemed so precious, but heartbreaking, knowing the stories would never continue and that I would never see the characters again. But you are not alone and you will get through it. (Save your money for yourself. Most therapists cannot tell you anything you don’t already know or that a friend could.)
My first full week without OLTL was dismal! Now down to viewing just three shows: B&B, then DOOL and finally Y&R late in the afternoon here in St. Louis. Y&R doesn’t air in STL until 4 pm, which really sucks!
I DVR the old episodes of OLTL and watch those, but it’s just not the same! I’ve called, emailed and begged ABC to re-think this nightmare to no avail. I just hope that the horrible ratings of the replacement shows speak for themselves. It really doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure this out! Apparently the people at ABC and Disney are brain dead!!!!
Yes, it’s been exactly like a nightmare! If only we could wake up and find ourselves in Llanview again. It would be heaven.
Apparently, it does take a rocket scientist, because the executives of ABC/Disney aren’t, and look what a f—ing mess remains.
This week I thought was very hard–like I was getting withdrawal syndrome–you know feeling edgy. I really missed OLTL. I just hope my favorite charactes go to General Hospital and then that way I can get my “soap fix”.
I want John, Natalie and baby Liam to go to General Hospita to be together. If the Mannings, Tomas and John go to General Hospital, why not also Natalie and baby Liam. Is John suppose to be without his chld? If I were him, I would do whatever it takes for him, Natalie and Liam to be together.
Sooo true!
I feel like I was robbed at gunpoint. Something was taken from me…..and it feels horrible. There was no reason it should have been cancelled, and the final ratings reflect what a loyal fanbase it has and could have with proper promotion. If GH can become a telenovela primetime show, then why not OLTL? It would fit on Bravo or Lifetime perfectly, or dare I say ABC family. I bought the box set of every Dawson’s Creek, which is helping slightly, but really not being able to see Viki on a regular basis is going to put me through withdrawal symptoms. I am happy for the stars that have found work after OLTL, like HBS, and the gang going to GH. Robin Strasser is doing theater so I am excited to see that, but please tell me Erika Slezak will grace our TV screens or Movie theaters soon!
I laugh every time I read your post. Who would think grown men could miss some 65 year old lady who doesn’t exist and compare it to withdrawal? Yes, Erika Slezak as Viki was that incredible.
I deliberately keep my TV dark now every afternoon at 2:00PM. I haven’t watched CBS’ “Deal” and “Talk” since GL and ATWT got axed and now with AMC and OLTL, no way am I even allowing ole Chew and Revo to even come into my house ! I forbid it.
Yeh, sure, you can go ahead and indeed call it a boycott. Yesiree.
In addition to having lost these two ABC soaps, the terrible empty “lonely” feeling in the house each afternoon? … is awful., It’s esp. daunting to just realize there’s NO soap available AT ALL now during the 2-3 PM hour (East coast time) for the first time in years and years and years of daytime TV.
More and more, it feels like an era ( a really GOOD era!) has ended. It will never be the same. The nets couldn’t care less, either. –It’s all about the almighty $ .
Ahh heck, let’s face it……we’re ALL in mourning this week.
You are so right. Immediately after B&B goes off I am done with CBS for the day. Replacing AWTW & GL with The Talk & a hundred year old boring ass game show is every bit as insulting as what ABC did to AMC & OLTL.
About the lonely feeling in the house-I always loved having the soaps on-whether I was sitting there watching or just passing thru the room doing chores-(always recording them for later) It was like having company over that you loved every day-never feeling alone. There were days I’d watch a show live, then play the tape or watch again on Soapnet at night just for the company when my husband worked the evening shift.
Not well! This is the first time a show’s cancellation has upset me so much. No offense to other soap fans, but I’m a fan of good TV, not necessarily a blind fan of the genre. I think there have been cancelled soaps that had simply run their course, but our beloved ONE LIFE TO LIVE was not one of them. It was the highest rated soap on the network and the most acclaimed soap on television. Why was GH saved just because it happened to be an 80’s powerhouse? GL, ATWT, AMC and GH (potential) cancellations were/would be (in the case of GH) unfortunate, IMHO, but ONE LIFE TO LIVE’s cancellation was an injustice and a travesty. I’ve been catching some Y&R and DAYS on SoapNet recently. Y&R seems to be getting interesting again, though I’d LOVE LOVE LOVE for the RC/FV dream team to take over this show and restore it to its former and rightful glory. DAYS is just okay, mediocre at best. I won’t watch B&B or GH. And again, I’m sorry to other soap fans, I just don’t get why ONE LIFE TO LIVE had to be the one cancelled, while 3 of the 4 shows still on don’t even compete with our show in quality. Seems so wrong.
It broke my heart to hear Robert S. Woods (Beau) say ” I love you red” To Hillary B. Smith (Nora) in the final episode. My heart is still broken, I have watched for the whole run. Daily for the last twenty seven years. Needless to say, I would plan my day around One Life To Live. Errands and appointments would be completed only after I had ensured taping and now PVR’ing the show. The stories were great and the acting even better. I feel like part of my family is missing. I feel betrayed by DisneyABCTV. They should sell the rights to the show, so it can be aired as promised. I am now boycotting ABC and all Disney Ventures.
Sadly… it is just one more thing that has disappeared in our all to changing to fast world.
i miss it greatly
I felt like I lost a dear friend or family member all week,…..
I just noticed at the top asking how the 1st.week was without OLTL.For me it has been poor hell.It has all way’s put me in a better mood.I’ve been able to have the right to watch it untill ABC screwed us all over.All because there so greedy for more money.And with all the people in this world out of work already they hurt our favorite soap star’s also.I hate ABC & Disney for taking away our right’s to be able to watch what we love…
I missed OLTL so much. It was like missing a close friend who moved far far away, in the days before the internet and email. It’s an empty feeling, almost like a death. But I’m not willing to lose all hope yet. I’m angry that this great show, which is much better than GH (though I do watch GH) is being replaced by ABC just because it’s so profit hungry it doesn’t care what kind of garbage it gives us and tells us it’s filet mignon. Do they thnk the viewers are so stupid that they’ll like this garbage if they hype it enough? How dare they hype ‘The Revolution” at the end of our last One Life episodes. The only shows I watch on aBC now are GH and Castle. I watch old OLTL on soapnet and elsewhere online. I hope against hope that some network wil revive my 2 favorite soaps. Maybe Ron and Frank can save GH.
It’s been horrible!
It’s hard but i expected it.
I can only hope that The Revolution fails and get canceled. It won’t bring back One Life to Live. But it may save General Hospital which will be able to get a timeslot for September.
I have been watching old episodes on You Tube also! I MISS MY SHOW!! ANYONE know where I can find the episode where Tess steals Nash’s car or the Spring Fling episode? BRING BACK OLTL!
Nash wants his wallet back after Tess stole his car:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jA3MM2-_IM
Very sad and empty without my favorite Soap :'(
I think that it is dispicable to take a very high-rated soap(OLTL) off of the air and give us CRAP like (THE REVOLUTION),We have invested years and years into (OLTL)and we,the loyal fans of (OLTL) will fight to get our beloved SOAP back on the air,We don’t have to watch ABC,we can go elsewhere for quality programming,and I will,until(OLTL) is reinstated,if it means switching to another NETWORK,so be it.
Everyday @ 1:00 I went to ABC’s website and watched episodes of OLTL. I wanted them to know that OLTL was still getting hits especially during the “The Revolution”.
“The Revolution’s” ratings have dropped steadily this week, ending I believe at a 1.4, good job soap fans!
THE REVOLUTION DOESN”T WORK ON DAYTIME PROGRAMMING!!!!!!!!!!! OR THE CHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will NEVER WATCH THIS CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My first week w/o my shows has SUCKED…..Since 1982 Ive been watching AMC,OLTL and GH..Now I hear that GH is next to be cancelled,,they said probably later this year:(….I dont understand why they are taking all our shows away…Almost all the Dramas on TV these days are Soaps—-Greys Anatomy,Once Upon A Time just to mention a few..Their all ongoing stories…..
Michael,I have no idea what the network is thinking by putting daytime drama at its best on the back shelf never to be seen again.From my perpective,Daytime drama is a moving piece of artwork.It’s always been an educational experience for young and new performers to get their feet wet.I understand about the shortage of money and all of that but you would think there are ways to get around that corner.
It’s a crying shame that One Life to Live among its predecessors had to go.We,the viewers enjoy the story more than their replacements.