Thursday, April 14, 2011

Goodbye, Erica Kane

Today, ABC announced the cancellation of two long-running soap operas, All My Children and One Life to Live.  Both are Agnes Nixon creations.  One Life to Live premiered on July 15, 1968 and has starred Emmy-winner Erika Slezak as Viki Lord since 1971.  All My Children premiered on January 5, 1970 and has starred Emmy-winner Susan Lucci as Erica Kane since the first episode.  41 years later, she had this to say:

"It's been a fantastic journey.  I've loved playing Erica Kane and working with Agnes Nixon and all the incredible people involved with All My Children.  I'm looking forward to all kinds of new and exciting opportunities."

Susan Lucci is a class act.

8 comments:

AC said...

Thank God long suffering Susan Kucci won an Emmy before the show was cancelled. Otherwise, she would become a martyr in her own time.

Doug said...

Wow! That's a good, long run. I agree: Susan Lucci is a Class Act. And damn she looks awesome! I want to know who her surgeon is, though she told Oprah recently that she'd only had a nose job.

Ron said...

I agree, Susan is First Class. I used to watch her EVERY DAY in the Eighties. Back in the Phoebe Days. Hard to believe she has hardly changed. In fact, I don't see any change at all!

Sam said...

I watched it in the 80s too. Loved that Phoebie.

Sam said...

And Doug, about that nose job, that's what Michael Jackson said.

Sean said...

I have an idea. Instead of completely canceling the soaps, why not rework them into 1.5 hour weekly shows for Friday or Saturday night? There is no original programing on those night anymore and I think the demographics for soap watchers would match up well with those who stay home on those nights as well.

chrisamon1980 said...

No. It is not a goodbye to Erica Kane. It's only the beginning of the modern era of the 21st century and we the people as all viewers of the world like me are protesting against the cancellation of All My Children on ABC. That's what happened in the news on April 14, and April 18, we want Susan Lucci aka Erica Kane back to All My Children. We care about her and we love Susan Lucci aka Erica Kane. We want All My Children to go on with the show and return on air, now! and I'm here as a viewer and the rest of all the viewers is with me to help save the soaps of All My Children and One Life to Live and Soapnet against the enemies of the hostile takeovers of The Chew and The Revolution. It was Brian Frons, President of Daytime, Disney/ABC Television Group the one who accused of call it a cancellation and ending the long running soaps of All My Chidlren and One Life to Live because it is we as all the viewers love the soaps of All My Children and One Life to Live, the Soapnet, Susan Lucci, and we love Robin Strasser aka Dorian Lord, she is not leaving Llanview of One Life to Live, because it's our favorite. Brian Frons is the one to brame. Damn him! Brian Frons is fired. The viewers are going to remove him and find another replacement when Brian Frons resigned and step down as President of Daytime, Disney/ABC Television Group. The Chew, The Revolution, Disney Junior blamed the viewers. We want All My Children and One Life to Live back to normal and returned on air. We're here to support the show. And Soapnet. Please.

chrisamon1980 said...

It is not a goodbye to Erica Kane, It's only in the beginning of the modern are and I want it to look like in 1980's and 1990's. 21st Century for the 20th Century
Susan Lucci aka Erica Kane should stay and we want Robin Strasser aka Dorian Lord to stay and we the viewers love them and we want them to come back as well.
Cancelling and ending the long running daytime soaps of ABC's All My Children and One Life to Live, and the shutting down Soapnet is denied. The shows created by Agnes Nixon must go on and the Soapnet is staying on. Period.