Has anyone considered the fact that this pissing contest between ABC and PP is nothing more than a way to bring publicity to the fact OLTL is coming back? Both stand to gain $$$ from this working out and you can bet, in the end, it'll be nothing more than water cooler talk to get the word out the defunct soaps are on their way back. ABC and PP stand to gain from sharing these 3 characters, PP Isn't going to shoot free publicity in the foot!

ABC has to Okay PP to negoiate with the actors abourt doing oLTL along with GH. So far ABC has not allowed this.
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This is categorically not true. The ACTORS themselves simply don't want to do the reboot. ABC isn't telling them not to do it. Again, I know for a fact, this ain't true.

IMHO, I wish now that pp never would been able to do a reboot. It's been a yr that OL has been off a yr. I adjusted, it helped when Cartini came to GH and brought those 3 characters with them. To lose them or even to recast them as different characters on GH, I just don't like it. They were not "lent" to GH, that is bs, this is total crap. They should be able to play their characters ON GH.ABC owns them. OL can live without them. To the poster who commented on Lucy, and her comment, you should be ashamed of yourself.

So because these 3 characters may go back to OLTL you want the whole project scraped. Yeah that is SELFISH. Screw the actors crew writers etc who have agreed to do it. They can be without work just as long as Starr John & Todd stay on GH. Ill say it again, very selfish

Ok im confused. Im not saying ABC is telling them not to do it. For these actors GH is their first position. If they wanna do any other roles ABC has to ok it. So in that sense ABC would have to ok them negoiating with PP right.

I did hear that for them to do both shows their contract would have to be with PP since they have the rights to OLTL. I dont buy that. Couldnt ABC & PP do a joint agreement if the actors were willing to play the roles on OLTL as well?

If the actors dont want to do PP's OLTL & PP recasts. I hope GH gives them roles tied to GH. Could see ME staying as a Caleb. Im not sure who KA could play. Id say Serena but Carly Schroeder looks to be returning. What was Sean & Tiffany's daughters name?

Some are suggesting RH should play Tom Hardy but I think he' too young for the role.
There is also rumor that RH's contract at ABC ends soon anyway & KA/ME were the only ones that signed multi year contracts.

I guess time will tell

I'm pretty much still LOLing at this scenario because it just seems obvious that this is what they would end up doing anyway-- generates great buzz though, don't you think?

Yesterday I watched Episode 1 of Netflix's new online series House of Cards starring Kevin Spacey. All 13 episodes are online, so a person could (although I won't be one of them) watch a marathon of episodes in one weekend.
I know PP is not doing a telenovela style arc but I really think it might have allowed more flexibility, perhaps for the GH shared actors, in particular.
This is a reminder though that the web series, whatever shooting schedule they decide on, will not be the same as GH.

@slat40....Sounds like you aren't a OLTL fan. You would rather 3 OLTL characters inhabit the GH universe than work on the show that created the characters? The reboot that will employee many other actors and crew that were on the original OLTL? So the livelihoods of 30+ people aren't as important as 3?

Folks some of y'all are talking about this like PP is just doing business. Sure they are but so too are the actors and the network. I don't know any employee that happily goes and does the same job for a fraction of their current pay. Too while pp legally owns the characters, abc still has the proverbial better hand and in business you typically press your advantage. How we may or may not FEEL about all of it is irrelevant. Yes pp could recast but how compelling would the tale of two Todd's be with both original actors gone? Do I really want to watch Natalie break up with fake John after all they have been through. Pp is BEST served from a business pov if the three actors WILLINGLY go and I only see that happening if the are getting a paycheck from abc and the PP money is gravy. They only need ka here and there as the 2todds story plays out. They only need Mcbain for the custody hearing ( and if pp is smart they will negotiate to borrow LNG and maybe even kemo for a big Sam vs Natalie girlfight).

If pp plays right they get what they need and still could borrow here and there as needed - ie John losing his mind over Liam spending time with someone like cutter or Todd trying to stop a Blair wedding

Are you aware that actors are people who have families and live outside of the studio? Why would any actor want to travel from California to Connecticut for an online soap that will pay way less than they make at ABC? I say no to PP and they can try and recast the actors for their online production and yes to ABC and GH keeping the actors but changing their characters. Soap watchers are savvy enough to handle the actors being cast as other characters. Michael Easton can be a non vampire Caleb, Kristen Alderson could be Christina, Lucy Coe's daughter (change her hair color and style) and Roger Howarth could be a Cassadine perhaps Sam's Father. GH fans handled Sarah Brown as two characters on the soap at two different times fine. GH fans are smart enough to understand why this situation is happening and they will be able to understand that because of PP's greed that the actors now have new characters.

I agree with you, they will strip the characters from GH (and most likely PP will fail in less than a year) and then the characters will be gone for ever. The characters could have lived on for years on GH but PP will make sure they are dead for good.

i just wish JFP,Y&R or evenB&B would just step in an hire them all. would serve ABC/PP right for this stupid Fiasco. thier is no reason at all they can't do both. anyways it's GH fault for bringing them over in the first place.

Look PP is shady as all get out but I for one m gonna support the shows cause if these succeed that could help new producers get new soaps greenlit on the net and cable.

You may not like it, but it is true. ABC licensed the characters to PP. PP has the rights to the characters now. ABC/GH had to get permission from PP to use the characters in the first place. That is the reality of the situation.

If you ask me, I feel that on some level, when PP allowed GH to use the characters, it was with the intent of keeping OLTL fresh in the minds of viewers. That could help PP during the reboot and when those characters come back to OLTL, it will give OLTL a boost for the reboot, and GH will have had a good temporary story arc.

Instead, PP has secured what is needed to do the reboot this time around, and GH/ABC/Fans are saying "mine mine mine" and making PP look like the bad guy. Maybe PP shouldn't have let them use the characters in the first place (hindsight and all).

What GH should have done is write the 3 characters as if they were a short term story, and not attempt to set roots. That way, if PP failed, then they could easily turn it around and make it long term. If PP succeeded, then the story continues as it was written.

Instead, GH decided to have them set roots. John gets a job, Todd buys companies, gets an office. Starr lives with her boyfriend. All three characters were separated from what existed on OLTL. I call that poor planning on GH's part. We can call PP shady or selfish all we want, there is no excuse for the poor planning done on the part of ABC/GH. They gambled and lost. They were cocky.

@thecourt99.....Ditto on your post. Well said.

I must disagree with a previous post -

I am a person who follows an actor...I followed Laura Wright over from Guiding Light, everywhere Sarah Brown went I followed...and I will watch Steve Burton.

While I love the characters they played or play...it's the actor/actress who makes me want to watch. It's the same reason why I follow Vanessa Marcil in everything she does.

I am a person who follows an actor...I followed Laura Wright over from Guiding Light, everywhere Sarah Brown went I followed...and I will watch Steve Burton.

While I love the characters they played or play...it's the actor/actress who makes me want to watch. It's the same reason why I follow Vanessa Marcil in everything she does.

Hi while I think people follow actors, I do too, however, I am a bigger actor fan then I am character fan in certain cases. So in situations like Vanessa Marcil, Jonathon Jackson, Amber Tamblyn, Kimberly McKullugh, Jessica Tuck, and Josh D (well ok I admit to skipping most his movies but I love him) I think the actors have so much talent and play such interesting roles I follow them everywhere, however, these actors had the chops to make it off soaps. I will also say that as much as I loved them on GH, OLTL or AMC, I have found that those roles are my least favorite of theirs and did enjoy each and everyone's primetime and film work much more.

I have never followed actors, even ones I liked a lot, to another soap. I may go download a clip or something out of curiosity or if I was home sick I'd tune in once, but I think for the most part soap following is rare, it happens but I do think its rare.

However, I would also like to point out that when I was much more into soaps and soap hoping was more common, there were more soaps and so it was harder to say I'm going to stop watching my favorite or add another hour of soap viewing to my day. Now that is different, I think with no soaps on ABC had FV and RC brought these actors on as new characters OLTL fans would have followed, just like I think had they recasted Sarah Webber or someone with Rebecca Budig (I know don't yell) AMC fans would have followed, because their shows are gone and while the character is different, its still away to enjoy their favorite actors.

There aren't 12 soaps anymore, there are 4 so I think people who watched two before the cancelation would have been willing to pick up one for an actor and not just a character.

I also agree with Court, they knew how long they legally had the rights to the characters so GH was wrong on how they planned and handled the situation. No other discussion needed, GH was wrong and handled it poorly and that is on them not PP.

I too agree with Court. ABC/GH underestimated PP's ability to get the shows on the Internet. The actors, writers and production team were also aware of the potential for PP to ask for the characters back since they were on loan. It's complicated but I don't see PP as the big bad wolf here.

So many of the responses on here attacking PP for wanting the characters that they are paying ABC for is ridiculous.

When abc borrowed the characters from prospect park they did so under the knowledge that since they had a term limit contract with PP for OLTL to go into production up to a certain date... And then agreed to extend it, that the characters would have to be given back. Not the actors, but the characters.

I think OLTL and PP have every right to ask and require the return of the characters. They are central to Blair and Vikki as well as Natalie. With all the people on this blog screaming to stop attacking soaps for the crap stories they write because we have to stand by them to keep them, I think it hypocritical that so few people are not being more understanding of PP.

As for creating new characters for the actors on GH, good luck with that. I'm sure PP could sue for creating a father and daughter duo with howarth and alderson or even a whispering cop from the John actor because it would be blatant creative theft if GH did. Sure we like the actors but the new characters would have to have back story and chemistry and the soap world is littered with characters fleshed together quickly to give a recent out of work actor a job.

Look at all the casting on Y&R with AMC outcasts or days with its GH outcasts.

Howarth is great as Todd and was quick to get into the scene
Because they didn't treat the character on GH as new. The same with John and Starr. It was just a continuation. My prediction will be EASTON will most likely return to GH and hopefully not as Caleb. Howarth may come back but without Starr as an anchor they will literally be recreating a whole new scenario. It's doubtful alderson will get a place on the show because she won't be able to pull off a new character.

Also, it could be a year before we see these characters/actors on GH again

So many of the responses on here attacking PP for wanting the characters that they are paying ABC for is ridiculous.

When abc borrowed the characters from prospect park they did so under the knowledge that since they had a term limit contract with PP for OLTL to go into production up to a certain date... And then agreed to extend it, that the characters would have to be given back. Not the actors, but the characters.

I think OLTL and PP have every right to ask and require the return of the characters. They are central to Blair and Vikki as well as Natalie. With all the people on this blog screaming to stop attacking soaps for the crap stories they write because we have to stand by them to keep them, I think it hypocritical that so few people are not being more understanding of PP.

As for creating new characters for the actors on GH, good luck with that. I'm sure PP could sue for creating a father and daughter duo with howarth and alderson or even a whispering cop from the John actor because it would be blatant creative theft if GH did. Sure we like the actors but the new characters would have to have back story and chemistry and the soap world is littered with characters fleshed together quickly to give a recent out of work actor a job.

Look at all the casting on Y&R with AMC outcasts or days with its GH outcasts.

Howarth is great as Todd and was quick to get into the scene
Because they didn't treat the character on GH as new. The same with John and Starr. It was just a continuation. My prediction will be EASTON will most likely return to GH and hopefully not as Caleb. Howarth may come back but without Starr as an anchor they will literally be recreating a whole new scenario. It's doubtful alderson will get a place on the show because she won't be able to pull off a new character.

Also, it could be a year before we see these characters/actors on GH again

So many of the responses on here attacking PP for wanting the characters that they are paying ABC for is ridiculous.

When abc borrowed the characters from prospect park they did so under the knowledge that since they had a term limit contract with PP for OLTL to go into production up to a certain date... And then agreed to extend it, that the characters would have to be given back. Not the actors, but the characters.

I think OLTL and PP have every right to ask and require the return of the characters. They are central to Blair and Vikki as well as Natalie. With all the people on this blog screaming to stop attacking soaps for the crap stories they write because we have to stand by them to keep them, I think it hypocritical that so few people are not being more understanding of PP.

As for creating new characters for the actors on GH, good luck with that. I'm sure PP could sue for creating a father and daughter duo with howarth and alderson or even a whispering cop from the John actor because it would be blatant creative theft if GH did. Sure we like the actors but the new characters would have to have back story and chemistry and the soap world is littered with characters fleshed together quickly to give a recent out of work actor a job.

Look at all the casting on Y&R with AMC outcasts or days with its GH outcasts.

Howarth is great as Todd and was quick to get into the scene
Because they didn't treat the character on GH as new. The same with John and Starr. It was just a continuation. My prediction will be EASTON will most likely return to GH and hopefully not as Caleb. Howarth may come back but without Starr as an anchor they will literally be recreating a whole new scenario. It's doubtful alderson will get a place on the show because she won't be able to pull off a new character.

Also, it could be a year before we see these characters/actors on GH again

Prospect Park is building the new studios for AMC & OLTL in Connecticut!!!

"Barry Katz, senior vice president and general manager at NEP, said new opportunities for NEP “are coming fast and furious.”

“At the same time, what’s old is new,” Katz noted. NEP is building studios in an old factory in Connecticut for the webcast versions of the soap operas “All My Children” and “One Life to Live.” They start production on Feb. 25.

“We became a Connecticut entity because of the tax credit there,” Katz said. “We can build a studio anywhere.” Currently, NEP has nine permanent studios in New York, two in the UK and 13 semi-permanent, custom control rooms in Connecticut, Los Angeles and the UK."

Why not cast RH in the role of Steven Webber. Think of the triangle they could be created between Olivia and Carly. And finally Liz will have a brother we want to watch and just think of the scenes with Heather.

What's so hard to understand? With PP they'll have to move, get paid less and be broadcasted in a medium where the exposure is very limited.

And because PP loaned the characters to GH for a year, the actors were able to enjoy gainful employment. Now they at the crossroad that was before them when ABC cancelled OLTL. PP doesn't owe them anything but PP has every right to ask for the characters.

Michael Easton(John) can stay on as Caleb Morley his character from (Port Charles). Roger Howarth(Todd) can stay on as his character Kent from (Loving). Kristen Alderson I don't know about her, because her acting is terrible now that she got older. I remember when she was young, she was a good actress, but all that has change.
Prospect Park ownes the characters, and its only right that they want them back for the One Life To Live Reboot, because ABC knew they was going to revive the series since August.
This all could've been avoided if ABC left OLTL on the air, when it belongs.

@sanka9....not sure what you mean "in a medium where exposure is very limited."

Do you know the number of TVs in the USA vs. computers? How many homes does ABC reach as compared to distribution on Hulu, Hulu Plus, i-tunes and The Online Network? I don't think the opportunity to be exposed is limited. I think many people are limited in wanting to try something new and different. Embrace the future or be left behind. I'm sure many people were scared to move from radio to TV, but look what happened. It turned out okay.

Do you use an out house? Do you have a home phone attached to the wall and run to it when it rings for fear of missing a call? Do you listen to your vynl ablums on a record player?

Exactly!! PP is 100% in the right. Anyone that things they got owned is well a moron, all PP has to do is say sorry ABC you are NOT ALLOWED TO USE the characters of Todd, Starr, and McBain and GH will be legally FORCED to stop using the characters. That is it, ABC and GH knew this was under the contracts a temporary loan of the use of the characters, FV and RC didn't think it through and now GH is in a mess. Now if the actors don't want to go (KA really doesn't have anything to offer hollywood so she should take whatever is offered) then that is up to them, but the characters belong to OLTL and should be on that show. Also if PP says sorry no more using the characters and the actors refuse to go then yes they could play different people (although it will fail, except possibly ME/Caleb but I still think it will fail) then the actors will be dropped from contract when the 13 or 24 week cycle comes up.
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OLTL fans will NOT accept a reCast Starr Manning. KA has chemistry with Dorian, Blair and the rest of the cast. She built that over 10 years and it was a HUGE focus.

Also, OLTL will NOT accept ANOTHER Todd Manning recast. Trevor did a good job, but they turned him into Victor and Todd came back. TSJ hasnt agreed to come back. So we are going to have ANOTHER todd recast?

Just DUMB!

Since they seem to be determined to act like Congress, I have a solution for them. The events of the Characters on General Hospital didn’t happen, Cole and Hope are still alive, Victor turns out to really be Todd after all, I mean this is Lanview, if they got chimps to do DNA tests, they would get better results. It was all part of the brainwashing. This way the “recast” of Todd will be fine, I actually preferred St. John’s Todd, plus him, Vicki, and Tina really look like siblings. I hate to lose the real “Star” but Kristen has to do what is best for her. Everything that happened on GH, was part of Alyson’s story from the closing scene of the last episode. Easton will be a loss, or maybe the soaps will discover the next leading man.