New AMC thread-uh-oh

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/9/08 at 4:35pm

The old one is lost.

OK-AHA! Something is very wrong with Greenlee. So, probably she has to go through surgery or something and wake up as the "real" Greenlee, LOL!

What do you think?

Updated On: 7/31/08 at 04:35 PM

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 1/9/08 at 8:52pm

You mean this one?

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardid=2&boardname=off&thread=881721#2440550

Haven't finished watching today's ep yet. So far it's kind of boring. I'm barely paying attention.

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/9/08 at 8:55pm

How did you find that thread, girly? I had it bookmarked and today it wouldn't open. Yeah, today was boring except that one teensy moment with Greenlee in the park, which sparked my comment.

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 1/9/08 at 9:02pm

Through the Search feature. Ever since the board acted up last week, the "Manage Bookmarks" hasn't been working right.

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/16/08 at 10:43am

Headsup-Today is "Greenlee" day!

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 1/16/08 at 10:48am

Okay, I am feeling so sorry for the "new" Greenlee...I've never noticed such a blitz for a returning actor on a soap...and the replacement has had to bookmark the part for WEEKS!

I never liked her, but it's kinda sad.

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/16/08 at 10:50am

You can say that again! I was talking about it last night at work. How mean was that of ABC? That poor actress. I hope she goes on to bigger and better things.

Of course I love the old Greenlee, but this seemed like a smear campaign to me.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 1/16/08 at 10:54am

It's like when they brought back "old" coke!

"You hated the new Greenlee, so we're bringing back the old Greenlee! Hate the new, Love the old...we made a BIG mistake!"

It was so obvious. I may be projecting, but it seemed the "new" Greenlee has been much sadder.

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/16/08 at 11:15am

The "real" Greenlee had married that nerd Bob Guiney from the Bachelor. I guess she used her influence and ABC gave him a few little gigs promoting ABC shows. Shortly after that, Rebecca (Greenlee) left AMC. Maybe she was trying to make in film, who knows. I hardly see Bob anymore. When Rebecca became "available" again for AMC, they immediately fired the replacement. OK, I understand that, but was it necessary to go as far as to slam this poor girl day in and day out? I just now saw the announcement about the real Greenlee on the bottom of the screen during the View.

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/16/08 at 11:33am

Oh no, they just announced on the View that this is a big day, the REAL Greenlee is coming back. I bet ABC put out a memo that you cannot say the name "Greenlee" without saying "the real" in front of it.

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 1/16/08 at 11:37am

This has been annoying me so much the past week, but yesterday it seemed even worse.

How come the writer's strike hasn't caught up with the soaps yet?

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/16/08 at 11:44am

On AMC, it looks like it did! LOL-a little joke.

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 1/16/08 at 11:52am

Haha!

I really thought by now they'd be showing "Best Of's" or something.

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/16/08 at 11:56am

I can't believe that they write the episodes so far in advance-how many months is it now? Oh well, I'm glad for that.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 1/16/08 at 12:45pm

from Variety:
Daytime, however, is a very different beast.

Ratings for the daypart have been in decline for years, with several sudsers barely hanging on. NBC, for example, has made it clear that "Days of Our Lives" may not be renewed when its license agreement expires. There's been talk for years about CBS cutting one of its soaps, too.

That's one reason why networks have been scrambling to make sure their soaps stay in production. A long stretch of pre-emptions or repeats -- like the one that occurred during the O.J. Simpson trial -- could prove fatal.

Sudser producers have been saying for weeks that a strike wouldn't shut them down, but they've carefully avoided explaining just how they'd continue to operate sans scribes.

"ABC's daytime dramas are written well into the new year, and we will continue to produce original programming with no repeats and without interruption," the Alphabet said in a statement released last week.

During the 1988 walkout, network and studio execs -- along with non-WGA scribes -- were enlisted to keep the sudsers lathered up. There were also widespread reports of WGA scribes writing scripts at home and finding a way to get those scripts into producers' hands without physically crossing a picket line.

"You'd hear stories about scripts being dropped off behind a trash can or in an alley," one soap veteran said.

It's believed some scribes may once again risk the wrath of their union by working behind the scenes. One daytime insider said she's heard reports of scribes on Procter & Gamble and ABC-Disney-produced sudsers "working in the shadows."

What's surprising about the "Y&R" and "Days" scribes' moves is that the writers appear to be owning up to their decision to keep writing for the soaps rather than trying to hide their actions.

That said, the vast majority of soap scribes appear to be keeping their computers turned off.

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/16/08 at 2:11pm

INteresting, Doodle. Since ABC is guaranteeing new shows, how are they going to do that?

I'm watching Greenlee's return right now.

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 8:40am

Jane, I think we need to find you a job that gets you out of the house before AMC comes on!

The overload of "The REAL Greenlee" promos and her "TA DA" arrival yesterday has sorta turned me against Rebecca/Greenlee at the moment. Who knew she was such a fan favorite.

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 9:24am

LOL-girly, I do go out of the house before AMC, many days. I DVR it. Yesterday I was watching it from DVR. I love my schedule-sleep in, go to the gym, do errands, eat dinner, go to work!

Yeah, the arrival was anticlimactic but I for one am glad she's back. I always liked her. Her Greenlee is smart, no nonsense, sharp and sometimes conniving. The replacement was kind of soft and squishy!

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 10:36am

How soon before she sleeps with the new crazier Ryan?

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/17/08 at 10:42am

I was thinking that same thing yesterday!

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/21/08 at 1:04pm

Wait a minute-when did Crystal sneak in that face lift?


Angie's back!

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 1/21/08 at 8:59pm

She got a facelift? Unless it's Joan Rivers, I never notice that stuff. My cousin points that crap out to me all the time.

If Jessie can come back, then Jenny can too!

Updated On: 1/21/08 at 08:59 PM

[nitsua]

Posted: 1/21/08 at 9:04pm

It took me forever to figure out what AMC stood for.

*is dense*

[Jane2]

Posted: 1/21/08 at 9:05pm

Oh yeah, anyone can come back at anytime, it's the soaps!

Crystal-her face today was smooth as a baby's. She looks great-must be using Susan Lucci's surgeon!

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 1/23/08 at 9:39pm

Rebecca, Debbie and Darnell will all be on The View tomorrow.