What If... (web series)
| What If... | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Web series Soap opera |
| Directed by | Frank Valentini |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 5 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC.com |
| Release | July 12 – August 30, 2010 |
| Related | |
| General Hospital All My Children One Life to Live | |
What If... is an American web series that acts as a crossover between three ABC soap opera General Hospital, All My Children, and One Life to Live. The ten-part series was originally streamed on ABC.com from July 12 to August 30, 2010.
Production
ABC announced to for a web series to to crossover their three soap operas in June, 2010.[1] The first episode was made available on ABC.com on July 12, 2010.[2] One Life to Live executive producer, Frank Valentini directed the ten-part series.[3] What If... revolved around characters from two of the three series meeting each other and interacting in a shared alternate reality, not in continuity with any of the series.[4]
Cast
Each episode features two cast members from either General Hospital, All My Children, or One Life to Live. The following is a list of featured cast members.[5]
- Susan Lucci as Erica Kane
- Maurice Benard as Sonny Corinthos
- Laura Wright as Carly Corinthos
- Cameron Mathison as Ryan Lavery
- Steve Burton as Jason Morgan
- Rebecca Budig as Greenlee Smythe
- Kelly Monaco as Sam McCall
- Michael Easton as John McBain
- Trevor St. John as Todd Manning
- Bradford Anderson as Damian Spinelli
- Kassie DePaiva as Blair Cramer
- Michael E. Knight as Tad Martin
- Dominic Zamprogna as Dante Falconeri
- Bree Williamson as Tess Buchanan
- Debbi Morgan as Angie Hubbard
- Darnell Williams as Jesse Hubbard
- Kristen Alderson as Starr Manning
- Kirsten Storms as Maxie Jones
- John-Paul Lavoisier as Rex Balsom
- Erika Slezak as Viki Lord
- Anthony Geary as Luke Spencer
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original stream date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sonny and Erica: Love in a Time of Claustrophobia" | Frank Valentini | Sara Saedi | July 12, 2010 [6] |
| 2 | "Ryan and Carly: How to be Bad" | Frank Valentini | Sara Saedi | July 12, 2010[7] |
| 3 | "Todd and Spinelli:Fear of Flying" | Frank Valentini | Sara Saedi | July 12, 2010[8] |
| 4 | "Jason and Greenlee: Blame it on the Alcohol" | Frank Valentini | Sara Saedi | July 19, 2010[9] |
| 5 | "Angie & Jesse and Starr: Why Did I Get Married?" | Frank Valentini | Sara Saedi | July 26, 2010[10] |
| 6 | "Dante and Tess: I Might Like You Better If We Slept Together" | Frank Valentini | Sara Saedi | August 2, 2010[11] |
| 7 | "Luke and Viki: Pain in My Heart" | Frank Valentini | Sara Saedi | August 9, 2010[12] |
| 8 | "Rex and Maxie: Learning to Fly" | Frank Valentini | Sara Saedi | August 16, 2010[13] |
| 9 | "Tad and Blair: I Suck at Love" | Frank Valentini | Sara Saedi | August 23, 2010[14] |
| 10 | "John and Sam: Love in an Elevator" | Frank Valentini | Sara Saedi | August 30, 2010[15] |
References
- ^ http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/video-abc-daytime-what-ifs-web-series-character-mash-up-is-almost-here/2010/06/08/
- ^ http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abc-daytime-what-if-episodes-launch.html#_/exjun_
- ^ http://webseriesnetwork.com/profiles/blogs/abc-launching-soaps-mashup-web
- ^ http://www.aoltv.com/2010/07/12/abc-soaps-launch-what-if-web-series/
- ^ http://www.tubefilter.com/2010/05/11/what-if-abc-takes-a-crack-at-the-soap-opera-mashup/
- ^ http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abccom-what-if-web-series-erica-meets.html
- ^ http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abccom-what-if-web-series-carly-meets.html
- ^ http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abccom-what-if-web-series-todd-meets.html
- ^ http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abccom-what-if-web-series-greenlee.html
- ^ http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abccom-what-if-web-series-angie-jesse.html
- ^ http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/08/abccom-what-if-web-series-dante-meets.html
- ^ http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/08/abccom-what-if-web-series-viki-lord.html
- ^ http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/08/abccom-what-if-web-series-rex-balson.html
- ^ http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/08/abccom-what-if-web-series-blair-cramer.html
- ^ http://www.welovesoaps.net/search/label/What%20If?&max-results=9