PICS: All My Children Bids Farewell After 41 Years

[Munka]

> Such a sad day for soap fans! They had a great run. 41 Yrs!
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> Erica Kane and the rest of Pine Valley have left the
building.
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> The final episode of ABC's All My Children aired Friday, ending the
soap opera's 41-year run.
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> How did everything wrap up? Keep reading to find out:
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> It combined final elements of both Gone With the Wind (with Erica
being told by Jack that he didn't give a damn) and The Sopranos, with
a Jack Daniels-fueled J.R. pulling the trigger into a packed party at
the Chandlers' ... though viewers didn't really know who was the
target. (It seemed to be Erica.)
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> While such spawning career-defining characters as Susan Lucci's
indelible, 12-times-married Erica Kane, the show also launched the
screen careers of Kelly Ripa, Sarah Michelle Gellar (who made a guest
appearance this week), Josh Duhamel, Amanda Seyfried, Melissa Leo and
others.
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> The beloved soap often embraced farcical storylines involving
baby-switching, evil twins, amnesia, and the return of characters
presumed to be dead. It was also groundbreaking, particularly in its
early run during the 1970s, touching upon such once-taboo topics such
as homosexuality and AIDS.
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> In 1973, Erica Kane became the first TV character to have a legal
abortion. (Beatrice Arthur's Maude had an abortion on the CBS sitcom
Maude the previous year.)
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> ABC announced the cancellation of both All My Children and One Life
to Live earlier this year. The production company Prospect Park has
announced plans to debut an online versions of the soaps in January;
however, nothing has been finalized.

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