Lucci Going With AMC To L.A.; MacDonnell Out; Kaye Not Moving
By Jillian Bowe on September 30, 2009
I made my final decision just a couple of days ago.
Don't expect her to hitch her truck and move to Beverly though. Lucci let it be known she will stay a New Yorker,
My life is here, said Lucci.
The AP also reports Lucci's co-star, Thorsten Kaye will not be moving to L.A.
Expect to see one less member of the fictional Martin clan. According to the news service, Ray MacDonnell who potrays the family patriarch Dr. Joe Martin, will retire.
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12 February 2008
6 hours 31 sec
Wait, no Zach Slater? Could my dreams actually come true? And if Thorsten does go to OLTL, could he save the show because he one of Fronsie's toys?
2 April 2009
4 hours 3 min
Does this mean Kaye is out or will he possibly commute? Hey Jillian any truth to the rumor that Cameron M is not long for AMC after the move? Please say yes
13 June 2009
1 day 10 hours
I think I read that CamMat put his house for sale in NYC, so, yeah, I'm guessing he's sticking with the show.
As far as TK, I suspected with SH at OLTL, he wouldn't move (especially since I doubt AM will move either, or even commute with a newborn).
18 February 2009
2 hours 27 sec
I think the story is unclear about whether Thorsten is leaving the show or commuting. I don't think there's anything terribly new from what has been reported here before. It sounds as though Susan Lucci and Thorsten Kaye are likely going to commute.
15 May 2008
1 hour 51 min
Sorry wasn't up to snuff for ya TV Gord!
Kaye's not MOVING doesn't mean he's not commuting.
1 July 2009
2 hours 59 min
Jillian, thanks for the scoop. I am with Katie what about Cameron, Alicia, and the other cast memebers?
13 June 2009
1 day 10 hours
Didn't SID say something about TK's "final airdate" though? It sounds like he might be leaving the show altogether.
ETA from SID on Twitter: "Clarifying: No, Thorsten will NOT be commuting. He will be leaving AMC. He has said in the past doesn't want to return to OLTL... who knows?"
28 September 2009
19 weeks 1 day
I heard that on his official board, Thorsten Kaye said he will not be moving OR commuting.
Alicia Minshew is going on maternity leave in November, and it's uncertain if she will return on a permanent basis or at all. (If she doesn't is it too early to talk recast? Doesn't Sarah J. Brown already live in LA?)
1 July 2009
2 hours 59 min
I think I read that too. That would be interesting Sarah as Kendall. As far as Cameron, I read that if he goes it will only be to wrap up storylines, that's what I read.
9 September 2009
24 weeks 2 days
Yay for La Lucci! Thank goodness, no more Zach Slater! Sad about Ray MacDonnell
1 July 2009
2 hours 59 min
Unless Pratt is fired and even better Frons, AMC will still suck!!!!!
14 November 2007
3 days 37 min
Carolyn Hinsey just wrote on facebook: As predicted, no Thorsten or Alicia. No Chrishelle or Beth Ehlers, either.
WOW!!!
1 April 2009
1 day 11 hours
It still cracks me up that these moronic exec's think that moving across the country will save this Crap-Tastic show.
Big Deal. Now Lucci can shake and fluff her hair in California instead of New York?
2 April 2009
4 hours 3 min
Well if Kaye is out I wonder if Alicia will leave with him or just go on maternity leave and decide during that time what she's going to do hmmm. I heard that about Cameron to if they lose all three thats a big chunk out of there cast that they always use. It might free up time for other characters to be pushed to the front or to return.
2 April 2009
4 hours 3 min
wow no Chrishelle? I thought she'd stick around since they were moving to LA.
18 February 2009
2 hours 27 sec
No offence to you, Jillian. My comment was regarding the original AP story, which I read first before coming here. (I'm sorry that I was unclear...I scrolled past the story here, because I thought it was basically reprinting the AP story.) The AP story was unclear about whether Thorsten was actually leaving the show. It just said he would not be moving. Based on that story, it didn't say he wouldn't be commuting, so it was still a possibility. That's what I was saying.
26 November 2008
8 hours 31 min
Wow, if Alicia doesn't go either then you know Eden Riegel's phone number is on speed dial. I can't imagine Erica Kane in PV without any of her daughters. Who's life whould she interfere with now? LOL! And if Chrishell is leaving too, then it ruins the only thing AMC has going for them.
14 November 2007
3 days 37 min
Chrishell just tweeted this:
So the official statement has been released. Yes I am moving to LA, but I am not singing a new contract with AMC.
I love the show dearly but am going to try and do some other things. Hopefully I will still film with AMC but not as a contract player...
You guys are amazing and I really appreciate all your support-this show has changed my life and I will always be very grateful! -xo
1 September 2009
22 weeks 1 day
Good for Looch. Don't let them beat you Susan. That show would DIE instantly without you! And Dr. Joe, talk about comfort TV. Ray McD is the best. It's hard not to be happy for someone who achieves retirement, but I'm sad for me. I just like knowing Dr. Joe is there, and I'll miss him. Ordinarily I would hope for a proper sendoff for someone who's been such an integral part of the show since the beginning, but I'm hesitant with Pratt's at the helm. Knowing Pratt he'll kill Dr. Joe in some ludicrous, pointless way in a lame attempt to reunite Greenlee and Ryan.
FIRE CHUCK PRATT!!
18 February 2009
2 hours 27 sec
My prediction (and my hope) is that Joe and Ruth will retire to wherever Tara lives and there will be a big sendoff to coincide with the 40th anniversary. If these idiots in charge want to lure former viewers back to sample the show again, that would be a great way to do it. If, however (as many of us suspect), ABC is trying to drive soap viewers away so they can cancel these costly shows, they'll just let him fade away the way Brooke and Jackson have.