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UPDATE: OLTL's Ron Carlivati issues statement on TOLN deal!
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According to Soap Opera Digest, One Life to Live’s head writer, Ron Carlivati issued this statement on his decision to stay on with One Life with its move online via Prospect Park to The Online Network (TOLN.com) where One Life will be housed come January 2012.
As many know, Carlivati, was set to join the writing team of General Hospital once One Life to Live wrapped up its run on the ABC television network. Then, came the news that Prospect Park had acquired the rights to the show and was intending on moving the shows online, which then put in question, where Carlivati would ultimately choose to go.
In a statement today, Carlivati said, “I am both excited and honored to remain with One Life to Live as Head Writer and Consulting Producer when the show moves online. My heartfelt thanks to Executive Producer Frank Valentini, as well as to Rick Frank and Jeff Kwantinetz of Prospect Park for this incredible opportunity. I would also like to express my very sincere gratitude to everyone at ABC Daytime, especially Jill Phelps at General Hospital, for supporting me in this decision.”
Congratulations to Carlivati from On-Air On-Soaps, and we can’t wait to see what will be in store for the citizens of Llanview on their new home in 2012!
Days Of Our Lives
WATCH: ‘Saturday Night Live’s’ Cold Open: ‘Days of our Impeachment’
In a week that saw Days of our Lives make the mainstream news media, Saturday Night Live decided to spoof the current President Trump impeachment hearings and turn them into its own amped up soap opera, with special guest star, Jon Hamm. The hearings are also currently upsetting many a soap fan its pre-emptions of their network daytime dramas.
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In the SNL cold open; Mad Men alum Jon Hamm took on the role of former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Bill Taylor. Kate McKinnon reprised her portrayal of President Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani, while Heidi Gardner played a fainting soapy impeachment hearing attendee.
Meanwhile, SNL’s Alex Moffat played House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff and Mikey Day served as “cross-examiner” Republican Rep. Jim Jordan. Cecily Strong took on the role of former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch and Pete Davidson portrayed attorney Michael Avenatti. Then, Kenan Thompson stopped by as suspended NFL player Myles Garrett and Melissa Villaseñor played “telenovela sensation,” Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
As “AOC”, Melissa says: “This hearing is lacking one thing — a star!” . She then let her hair down and makes out with Taylor played by Hamm.
Now below watch Days of our Impeachment and let us know what you thought of the send-up via the comment section below!
Days Of Our Lives
DAYS Brock Kelly and Y&R’s Donny Boaz Make Debuts: What Were Your First Impressions?
This week saw the arrival on the soap scene of two characters who look to figure heavily into story in the towns of Salem and Genoa City. First, over at Days of our Lives during their first week of episodes with their time-jump, Brock Kelly appeared in his first scenes as Evan, the manny, to little David.
On DAYS, Evan looks to being taking an interest in a grieving and distraught Sonny (Freddie Smith), who is dealing with the anniversary of his mother’s death and that his husband, Will (Chandler Massey) is in prison for the crime that killed her (whatever that is has yet to be revealed).
For Brock Kelly this is not his first time on DAYS, having last been on the show back in 2005 as Abigail’s (then played by Ashley Benson) first boyfriend, Josh.
Over at Y&R, the much talked about Chance Chancellor finally arrived in Genoa City, and already had a confrontation with Cane (Daniel Goddard), helped save the day in a hostage crisis, and more.
Actor Donny Boaz has already mixed things up with many a resident of the town and shared scenes with Michelle Stafford (Phyllis), Mark Grossman (Adam), and more. This is Boaz’s first daytime soap. The last time Chance was in Genoa City he was played by John Driscoll.
From the looks of it, Y&R has major plans for the character of Chance and it appears that the series will soon reveal some of the layers of his connection to Adam, and figuring out who is behind the new will that emerged out of nowhere of the late Katherine Chancellor that has caused turmoil for so many.
If you caught Brock or Danny’s debuts; what were your first impressions? Let us know via the comment section below. (more…)
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Zach Tinker Returns to The Young and the Restless
Fen Baldwin is coming home to Genoa City for the holidays. That means that Daytime Emmy-nominated actor, Zach Tinker will appear in scenes Christmas week December 23rd when he reprises his role on The Young and the Restless.
In story, Fen took off from the small Wisconsin town to pursue his dream of a singing career, but his parents Michael (Christian LeBlanc) and Lauren (Tracey E. Bregman) found out that he wound up in trouble, once again, doing drugs and landing in rehab.
Tinker in his first go-round on daytime landed a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series earlier this year .
The role of Fen was previously played by Max Ehrich before being recast.
Y&R tweeted out a behind the scenes photo of Tinker’s return with his TV parents. Check it out below.
It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas! Fen and @ZachTinker are home for the holidays! #YR pic.twitter.com/O5zuLUHagQ
— Young & The Restless (@YRInsider) November 15, 2019
Now, do you hope Fen stays in Genoa City longer? Share your thoughts via the comment section.
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Zach Tinker Returns to The Young and the Restless
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Melissa Reeves Talks On DAYS Time-Jump; Paul Telfer & Eric Martsolf Chat Between Their Scenes On ‘Inside Salem’ Podcast
Tristan Rogers Making A Return To Y&R
Former DAYS and GH Star Tyler Christopher Arrested
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Anna to the Rescue As Finola Hughes Returns To General Hospital
Day of Days 2019 (Photo Gallery)
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Days of our Lives Blockbuster Flash-Forward Promo: Where Are Your Favorites One-Year Later?
Former DAYS and GH Star Tyler Christopher Arrested
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Anna to the Rescue As Finola Hughes Returns To General Hospital
Amanda Setton Cast As GH’s New Brook Lynn Ashton
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GENERAL HOSPITAL: Lucas Needs Fatherly Advice From Tony As Ryan Carnes and Brad Maule Deliver Tender Scenes
Day of Days 2019 (Photo Gallery)
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Soap Opera Halloween Promos: Bumps In the Night And Costumes A-Plenty
Kelly Ripa Reveals How Her Son Chose NYU Due To The Consuelos Connection To Former Soap EP/ Director, Chris Goutman
Justin Hartley Guest Hosts ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’
47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards: Three Ceremonies Over Three Nights
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Chloe Lanier’s New Short Film ‘The Reveal’ Releases First Trailer
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Breaking NewsNovember 10, 2019Networks To Preempt Daytime Programming For Donald Trump Impeachment Hearing Coverage
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Days Of Our LivesNovember 10, 2019Days of our Lives Blockbuster Flash-Forward Promo: Where Are Your Favorites One-Year Later?
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Breaking NewsNovember 13, 2019Former DAYS and GH Star Tyler Christopher Arrested
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Days Of Our LivesNovember 11, 2019Days of our Lives Celebrates 54th Anniversary (Photos)
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General HospitalNovember 12, 2019Anna to the Rescue As Finola Hughes Returns To General Hospital
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Breaking NewsNovember 11, 2019Amanda Setton Cast As GH’s New Brook Lynn Ashton
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I am beyond excited about this. Ron is amazing and a true fan of this genre. I know not everyone agrees or likes some of this storytelling but he is 1000 times better than the other hacks writing for daytime now. Thanks Ron for making this OLTL fans day. Now just bring Dorian Lord and Lindsay Rappaport back for the TOLN.com version.
Soo existed about this news!! hopefully everyone else will sign on tooo .. great step in the right direction !!
This is the best news of the week! Nobody does humor better than Ron. Now I am just holding out for Robin Strasser, Illene Kristen, Bree Williamson, Roger Howarth, Florencia Lozano, Tuc Watkins, Robert Woods, Hillary B Smith, JP Lavoisier, Austin Williams, Peter Bartlett (Nigel), and KISH back by any means necessary! I would love for Chris Stack and Kathy Brier to stay on, as well as Dan Gaulthier and Gina Tognoni. That would be enough for me.
I can’t wait to see what One Life To Live is like when it is online.
Plus, I’m sure he thinks getting away from ABC Daytime is probably the best thing for him….Lord knows that Brian Frons & Company probably have their sites set on getting rid of GH now. I just don’t trust ABC anymore….
OMG, I am so happy! Hopefully now Ron can write more freely without you-know-who breathing down his neck. With Frank, Ron, Erika and so much of the cast moving over, I’m feeling really optimistic about the future of ONE LIFE TO LIVE. Hopefully, AMC can have some good fortune, too, like Susan Lucci signing on, because I’d really like to see these two shows survive and thrive in this new frontier of internet broadcasting. Also, I wonder if any other canceled soaps will be resurrected. It’d be great to see ATWT, GL and/or AW rebooted and broadcast online. If OLTL and AMC do well, maybe PP can approach P&G about getting these other soaps back out there. I am hoping this will be a soaps renaissance. Long live ONE LIFE TO LIVE.
This is wonderful news. I am really thrilled about Llanview’s on-line future–yay! 🙂
So glad to hear Ron will be staying on…and also glad to hear Melissa Archer is staying she is my favorite on the show along with John, can’t wait to see what its like when pp takes over!! a fan of AMC and OLTL forever
The baby business is long overdue, Brody is wrong & so is Natalie. Maybe a new blood test Should be taken For Jess’s baby, & if Brody is the father, Jess can keep baby but let him know he is the father and Ford will help her with the baby. The blood tests got too many hands in it. Natalie has hurt her sister and John so bad. Brody needs to get out of town back where he came from and Natalie needs to get right with her sister. And John can take care of his baby , but don’t take Natalie back she is always going from man to man enough already.
Jared, I would LOVEEEEE if they brought Guiding Light to Prospect Park! Most of the cast would come back. And as long as they don’t have hacks like Ellen Wheeler and writers like David Kreizman and have amazing ones like they had in the past then this would be awesome!!!
So glad Frank and Ron are commited to OLTL. Makes me feel so much better for the online version. Can’t wait to see this and see what they can do online as opposed to network tv.
This guy could have left for General Hospital but is sticking with his show, a class act!!
I think that John really needs to know the truth that he is the Father of Natalie’s baby and not Brody. Brody really needs to see reality that he is not Liam’s Father John is. and Jack man I always knew he lied but doing this to his own Father just because his uncle Victor is the only Father he has ever known that is just cruel Jack manning is cruel I mean where does he think his last name came from it sure did not come from Victor.
Now how dumb do you think we are. Stacy-GiGi how did this all come about ? Stacy
reading the computer also? How did she get in their house. And how can they get from Ok. to Landveiw in 1/2 hour. What child would drop a letter and not give it to her mother or open it to if money is in it. I am getting fed up with all this Grim’s story telling
OLTL is doing. Glad when it is all over no computer watching for me. I know it is soaps, but make it a little believable. IT is so dull now nothing to turn on that channel for other shows are more interesting to watch. Get kim out of jail, get rid of Cutter.
So its set for an online viewing…Frank I think is out for himself.
Please correct me if I’m wrong.
That article dates from September 30th, 2011. That was before Prospect Park “suspended” (read cancelled said in a polite way) on November 23rd the plan to bring back OLTL for January 2012.