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Gina Tognoni (Kelly, OLTL) on Cancellation
By SOD • Posted: Apr 18, 2011
"It makes my heart sad and I am at a loss for the words to describe how I feel when I think about the cancellation of ONE LIFE and ALL MY CHILDREN," Tognoni said. "Over this past year I have met so many faces at events and countless loving and honest comments on Facebook and Twitter. I know without a doubt that these shows were special to you all. They entertained you, they got your minds off of whatever may be worrying you that day and got you laughing or crying instead — all in the same hour. I will miss working with a team of actors, directors, producers, cameras, makeup, wardrobe, hair, lighting, sound and every great effort that was made to keep this show going. This is a change in television culture; I believe that is why this is all so significant. I will miss the process and the fans. I LOVE YOU and loved doing it for you, with all my heart."
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Thank you for your heartfelt comments. You captured exactly the role of soaps in our lives. I have an M.S., and Ph.D., . I need a little good natured levity, drama in my life,sure beats drugs or alcohol. So well written, so well acted. OLTL is deeply appreciated.
And, it's not over till the fat lady sings. I hope the protests will help. I know I am not watching ANY ABC shows except OLTL as long as the cancellation remains in effect.
I don't know who the big wigs are polling. If they are looking to please the younger audiance, they won't. They are not watching TV in the daytime. It's about time they lisened to the mature audiance and stop letting young geniuses? make the decisions. One Life to Live is in my opinion the Best Show in daytime. I just hope they rethink their serious mistake of cancellation.
Some of us young people do watch Soaps, I'm 18 myself and has been watching OLTL for three years susequent to my former favorite soap Passions which was cancelled back in 08. This soap has gotten me over my grief of Passions. Now the director wants to cancelled it for a measly 40% profit savings which is going to evenually backfired due to the millions of soap fans swearing off ABC, including me when OLTL goes off in Janurary.
Thank you for your heartfelt comments. You captured exactly the role of soaps in our lives. I have an M.S., and Ph.D., . I need a little good natured levity, drama in my life,sure beats drugs or alcohol. So well written, so well acted. OLTL is deeply appreciated.
And, it's not over till the fat lady sings. I hope the protests will help. I know I am not watching ANY ABC shows except OLTL as long as the cancellation remains in effect.
Gina,
You are a class act. I don't think that TV culture has changed. I think how data is getting to the network and the advertisers is not valid. It's amazing how many people that I've met commuting to work, men and women, that will discuss what's happening this week on my soaps. I hope that Disney/ABC sees the error, and reinstates these great shows.
its very sad to see these beloved shows canceled. I will miss my shows and the entertainment that I so enjoyed. I am not going to be watching the ABC network.
You are right Gina...you all do come into our homes and entertain us. You are our daytime entertainment when all the other junk tv is on. We don't want reality shows. We want our soaps! Brian LIED when he said we didn't want soaps. Where does he that from? NOT from us!! We have been outrage -angry- disappointed in Brian's choices. He is using poor judgement on this.
Here is a protester/viewers point of view. Recorded on Saturday, April 16.
http://youtu.be/loWhod7FpL8
April 19, 10am- protest/boycotting ABC Studios in LA and on April 26 starting at 10am We are not only only boycotting but protesting ABC Studios across America! WE have also asked sponsors to pull back if ABC refuses to bring back our soaps. HOOVER has been the first sponsor to pull back.
We are fighting for all our ABC Soaps. This is our fight. WE will win and Brian Frons you will loose! Without sponsors you can't have your shows! Just like politicians can't get paid unless we pay our taxes.
And Brian-you are fired!
we fans our shows need step up let our roar be heard now fire brian frons now tired ppl taking our soaps away to many soaps went away since the city was first one from abc we need ppl step up help us fans uby boycott abc shows help show main ppl at abc we let them take our show no not we talk on fb on twitter email myspace email main ppl fire brain frons call abc line s talk stars from our shows we get our voices heard we fans got power let show them we mean buisness
and now you will be gone again. We love you too. Missing you and everyone else on OLTL is going to hurt badly for a long time well after the show ends.
Gina is a true class act. I am a huge fan of her acting and I will miss her as Kelly.