For several days, published reported have indicated that ABC would be announcing All My Children's cancellation at any time. Though the network is not commenting publicly, the cast of All My Children has been told that the show is not being canceled -- but that doesn't mean that fans should become complacent.

I HOPE THE ABOVE STATEMENT IS TRUE AND AMC WOUN'T BE CANCELLED ---

I was riveted on this show for two days this week because of two stories, both of which were prime soap magic. First, the baby story because of the moral choices that had to be made, none of which were all positive or all negative. A mother gives up her child but cares enough to leave it safely in a police car (more original than a doorstep). A woman who has endured the pain of blindness and the smothering sympathy of everyone around her is about to experience yet more but gets a reprieve. A father who made a promise he can't keep has to make a momentary decision to atone for his failure. A baby has a possible future in dreaded foster care or with a close, loving family. This story allowed to carry over for three days let the actors and fans experience emotional highs and lows - I cried. (But can't condone burying Ellie where animals can dig her up.) The second story - Erica's indecision between two men - was more subtle but produced a very surprising moment - her arguing with and dismissal of her beloved daughter Bianca over her selfish, egotistical needs.

The writers should have quit while they were ahead. The rest was more repetition - JR and Marissa/Kendall and Griffin - same scenes over and over, same dialogue, really saying nothing and NOTHING HAPPENING! JR dropped a bombshell - hiring Reese - but dropped is right - Marissa dismissed it and we heard no more the rest of the week. Instead, we got a new character for Griffin - an admirer who has nothing to do with anything - and having to watch Kendall suck up to him 3 times in one day (and *another* checkup, at that)!!!

So which way is this show going - engrossing stories or spinning its wheels? This week there was, at least, a glimmer of hope (and some damn fine acting).

DW and DM's performances were awesome and they very much deserve to be performers of the week. I was also glad to see Brot in their story. I am reserving judgement on the baby switch story until I see some real development instead of contrived plot devices such as conveniently have Brot find a baby in his car in time to make the baby switch after Angie gives birth. Actors alone cannot carry a s/l if it is poorly written. I agree with zndlfan that having them deal with the loss of a child would have been much more of a dramatic story.

The Sarah with the champaign bottle was a cheap plot device to have Kendall save Griffen for a change. Their scenes are still contrived and feel forced, because they have nothing in common other than the hospital and Kendall's all too many check ups to interact. The character of Griffen is a clear example of how lack of character development and how force feeding the audience with a transparent agenda does not work to entice viewer interest. I would like to see Kendall interact more with her boys instead of constantly be in Griffen's orbit day and night. It takes away from the depth of Kendall's character as a grieving widow and loving mother of two children.

Tad and Cara have great potential as a real couple if the writers don't use them for the sole purpose of angst factor in Jake and Amanda's marriage.

Thanks blueone65---

I saw it on www.soapcentral.com/oltl......

ITA with NeedleFish00. Put Cooney with KWAK and let Jerica have a story together for a change

I can't watch my Jerica being trashed any more. I'm now going to watch another network. Rest in peace, AMC

Really ??? I haven't read that yet anywhere ---WOW

Well, the actress that plays Marty on OLTL has been let go.
Now TK is free to come back as Zach!!!!

I have to agree that Darnell Williams and Debbie Morgan were the performers of the week. I wish AMC wrote a different story then a baby dieing and a baby switch. I think one thing that AMC could do to help is to bring back Thorsten Kaye since he left there is a major hole in this show. I want Kendall to spend more time with her boys. I just like to see Kendall have a differnet story then thanking Griffen for saving her life in every scene on ever show they are on.