Friday, April 26, 2013

Back from the dead, two soap operas woo viewers online

Producers (L to R) Rich Frank and Jef Kwantinetz pose on the set of soap opera "One Life to Live" in Stamford, Connecticut By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The biggest drama in soap operas these days isn't who's cheating, fighting amnesia, or waking up from a coma. It's whether the backstabbing and love triangles that hooked afternoon TV viewers will work on the Internet. In a bold wager to revive canceled ABC soaps "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," a pair of Hollywood veterans are taking the 40-year-old dramas online, remaking them for lifelong fans and a younger, Internet-savvy audience. Starting Monday, new 30-minute episodes will appear each Monday through Thursday on the free Hulu. ...








via TV News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/back-dead-two-soap-operas-woo-viewers-online-072256807.html

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