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What If... (web series)
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<h2 id="production">Production</h2> <p>ABC announced that a web series would crossover their three soap operas in June 2010.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> The first episode was made available on ABC.com on July 12, 2010.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> <i>One Life to Live</i> executive producer <a href="/facts/Frank_Valentini/7yBsRpNY">Frank Valentini</a> directed the ten-part series.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> <i>What If...</i> 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.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="cast">Cast</h2> <p>Each episode features two cast members from either <i>General Hospital</i>, <i>All My Children</i>, or <i>One Life to Live</i>. The following is a list of featured cast members.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Susan_Lucci/FQIrd26m">Susan Lucci</a> as <a href="/facts/Erica_Kane/c5j3VsK8">Erica Kane</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Maurice_Benard/1ErG0Mme">Maurice Benard</a> as <a href="/facts/Sonny_Corinthos/2uSF6moF">Sonny Corinthos</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Laura_Wright/aSbmpu26">Laura Wright</a> as <a href="/facts/Carly_Corinthos/HGMDdkaL">Carly Corinthos</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cameron_Mathison/XBr3wlyg">Cameron Mathison</a> as <a href="/facts/Ryan_Lavery/3XxN7fAE">Ryan Lavery</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Steve_Burton_(actor)/72CWMVPX">Steve Burton</a> as <a href="/facts/Jason_Morgan_(General_Hospital)/7KuQnVYg">Jason Morgan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rebecca_Budig/ELIQn3E4">Rebecca Budig</a> as <a href="/facts/Greenlee_Smythe/IDKGYJ5F">Greenlee Smythe</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kelly_Monaco/v3DoXJYH">Kelly Monaco</a> as <a href="/facts/Sam_McCall/c2XBVt5g">Sam McCall</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Michael_Easton/gaYbR19X">Michael Easton</a> as <a href="/facts/John_McBain_(character)/AcNCa3Mw">John McBain</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Trevor_St._John/cc0VSAKw">Trevor St. John</a> as <a href="/facts/Todd_Manning/p3dFCJa9">Todd Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bradford_Anderson/lcjUErtR">Bradford Anderson</a> as <a href="/facts/Damian_Spinelli/MllhTxyp">Damian Spinelli</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kassie_DePaiva/qI7fE11z">Kassie DePaiva</a> as <a href="/facts/Blair_Cramer/gYaVbGTK">Blair Cramer</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Michael_E._Knight/oXQnkpcJ">Michael E. Knight</a> as <a href="/facts/Tad_Martin/DxI4ckKa">Tad Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dominic_Zamprogna/BaBB8G7X">Dominic Zamprogna</a> as <a href="/facts/Dante_Falconeri/w3VCb8El">Dante Falconeri</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bree_Williamson/wbypaxIH">Bree Williamson</a> as <a href="/facts/Tess_Buchanan/wKbXnI7n">Tess Buchanan</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Debbi_Morgan/voX7n5qX">Debbi Morgan</a> as <a href="/facts/Angie_Hubbard/xkJ4LE3z">Angie Hubbard</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Darnell_Williams/rhyDfCg3">Darnell Williams</a> as <a href="/facts/Jesse_Hubbard_(All_My_Children)/BguqSEgU">Jesse Hubbard</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kristen_Alderson/hQphEz2z">Kristen Alderson</a> as <a href="/facts/Starr_Manning/leoMIujm">Starr Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kirsten_Storms/aEhE1PYA">Kirsten Storms</a> as <a href="/facts/Maxie_Jones/jG4cD1Gh">Maxie Jones</a></li> <li>John-Paul Lavoisier as <a href="/facts/Rex_Balsom/f2JJUyrc">Rex Balsom</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Erika_Slezak/6lg2Pm8j">Erika Slezak</a> as <a href="/facts/Viki_Lord/Fh6WfcdE">Viki Lord</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Anthony_Geary/sYze0JFp">Anthony Geary</a> as <a href="/facts/Luke_Spencer/lB3XUmMb">Luke Spencer</a></li></ul> <h2 id="episodes">Episodes</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">No.</th><th scope="col">Title</th><th scope="col">Directed by</th><th scope="col">Written by</th><th scope="col">Original release date</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">1</th><td rowspan="1">"Sonny and Erica: Love in a Time of Claustrophobia"</td><td><a href="/facts/Frank_Valentini/7yBsRpNY">Frank Valentini</a></td><td>Sara Saedi</td><td>July 12, 2010 (2010-07-12)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">2</th><td rowspan="1">"Ryan and Carly: How to be Bad"</td><td>Frank Valentini</td><td>Sara Saedi</td><td>July 12, 2010 (2010-07-12)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">3</th><td rowspan="1">"Todd and Spinelli:Fear of Flying"</td><td>Frank Valentini</td><td>Sara Saedi</td><td>July 12, 2010 (2010-07-12)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">4</th><td rowspan="1">"Jason and Greenlee: Blame it on the Alcohol"</td><td>Frank Valentini</td><td>Sara Saedi</td><td>July 19, 2010 (2010-07-19)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">5</th><td rowspan="1">"Angie & Jesse and Starr: Why Did I Get Married?"</td><td>Frank Valentini</td><td>Sara Saedi</td><td>July 26, 2010 (2010-07-26)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">6</th><td rowspan="1">"Dante and Tess: I Might Like You Better If We Slept Together"</td><td>Frank Valentini</td><td>Sara Saedi</td><td>August 2, 2010 (2010-08-02)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">7</th><td rowspan="1">"Luke and Viki: Pain in My Heart"</td><td>Frank Valentini</td><td>Sara Saedi</td><td>August 9, 2010 (2010-08-09)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">8</th><td rowspan="1">"Rex and Maxie: Learning to Fly"</td><td>Frank Valentini</td><td>Sara Saedi</td><td>August 16, 2010 (2010-08-16)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">9</th><td rowspan="1">"Tad and Blair: I Suck at Love"</td><td>Frank Valentini</td><td>Sara Saedi</td><td>August 23, 2010 (2010-08-23)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" rowspan="1">10</th><td rowspan="1">"John and Sam: Love in an Elevator"</td><td>Frank Valentini</td><td>Sara Saedi</td><td>August 30, 2010 (2010-08-30)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"38th Daytime Emmy Award Winners" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 2011-06-19. Retrieved 2011-06-21. <a href="http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/_pdf/day_1011_telecast_winners.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/_pdf/day_1011_telecast_winners.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"38th Daytime Emmy Award - Creative Arts Emmy Winners" (PDF). National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2011-06-21. <a href="http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/_pdf/day_1011_creative_arts_winners.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/_pdf/day_1011_creative_arts_winners.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"VIDEO: ABC Daytime What If's web series character mash-up is almost here!". Michael Fairman On-Air On-Soaps. <a href="http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/video-abc-daytime-what-ifs-web-series-character-mash-up-is-almost-here/2010/06/08/" target="_blank">http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/news/video-abc-daytime-what-ifs-web-series-character-mash-up-is-almost-here/2010/06/08/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"We Love Soaps: ABC Daytime "What If" Episodes Launch July 12". We Love Soaps. <a href="http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abc-daytime-what-if-episodes-launch.html#_/exjun_" target="_blank">http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abc-daytime-what-if-episodes-launch.html#_/exjun_</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"ABC Launching Soaps Mash-Up Web Series". Webseriesnetwork.com. <a href="http://webseriesnetwork.com/profiles/blogs/abc-launching-soaps-mashup-web" target="_blank">http://webseriesnetwork.com/profiles/blogs/abc-launching-soaps-mashup-web</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"ABC Soaps Launch 'What If' Web Series". The Huffington Post. <a href="http://www.aoltv.com/2010/07/12/abc-soaps-launch-what-if-web-series/" target="_blank">http://www.aoltv.com/2010/07/12/abc-soaps-launch-what-if-web-series/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"'What If': ABC Takes a Crack at the Soap Opera Mashup". Tubefilter. 11 May 2010. <a href="http://www.tubefilter.com/2010/05/11/what-if-abc-takes-a-crack-at-the-soap-opera-mashup/" target="_blank">http://www.tubefilter.com/2010/05/11/what-if-abc-takes-a-crack-at-the-soap-opera-mashup/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"We Love Soaps: ABC.com WHAT IF Web Series: Erica Kane Meets Sonny Corinthos". We Love Soaps. <a href="http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abccom-what-if-web-series-erica-meets.html" target="_blank">http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abccom-what-if-web-series-erica-meets.html</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"We Love Soaps: ABC.com WHAT IF Web Series: Carly Meets Ryan". We Love Soaps. <a href="http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abccom-what-if-web-series-carly-meets.html" target="_blank">http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abccom-what-if-web-series-carly-meets.html</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"We Love Soaps: ABC.com WHAT IF Web Series: Todd Meets Spinelli". We Love Soaps. <a href="http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abccom-what-if-web-series-todd-meets.html" target="_blank">http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abccom-what-if-web-series-todd-meets.html</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Kevin Mulcahy Jr. "We Love Soaps: 'What If' Web Series: Greenlee Meets Jason". We Love Soaps. <a href="http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abccom-what-if-web-series-greenlee.html" target="_blank">http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abccom-what-if-web-series-greenlee.html</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>Kevin Mulcahy Jr. "We Love Soaps: ABC.com WHAT IF Web Series: Angie & Jesse Meet Starr". We Love Soaps. <a href="http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abccom-what-if-web-series-angie-jesse.html" target="_blank">http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/07/abccom-what-if-web-series-angie-jesse.html</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Kevin Mulcahy Jr. "We Love Soaps: ABC.com WHAT IF Web Series: Dante Meets Tess". We Love Soaps. <a href="http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/08/abccom-what-if-web-series-dante-meets.html" target="_blank">http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/08/abccom-what-if-web-series-dante-meets.html</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:14"><p>Kevin Mulcahy Jr. "We Love Soaps: ABC.com WHAT IF Web Series: Viki Lord Meets Luke Spencer". We Love Soaps. <a href="http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/08/abccom-what-if-web-series-viki-lord.html" target="_blank">http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/08/abccom-what-if-web-series-viki-lord.html</a> <a href="#fnref:14" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:15"><p>Kevin Mulcahy Jr. "We Love Soaps: ABC.com WHAT IF Web Series: Rex Balson Met Maxie Jones". We Love Soaps. <a href="http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/08/abccom-what-if-web-series-rex-balson.html" target="_blank">http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/08/abccom-what-if-web-series-rex-balson.html</a> <a href="#fnref:15" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:16"><p>Kevin Mulcahy Jr. "We Love Soaps: ABC.com WHAT IF Web Series: Blair Cramer Meets Tad Martin". We Love Soaps. <a href="http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/08/abccom-what-if-web-series-blair-cramer.html" target="_blank">http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/08/abccom-what-if-web-series-blair-cramer.html</a> <a href="#fnref:16" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:17"><p>"We Love Soaps: What If". We Love Soaps. <a href="http://www.welovesoaps.net/search/label/What%20If?&max-results=9" target="_blank">http://www.welovesoaps.net/search/label/What%20If?&max-results=9</a> <a href="#fnref:17" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>