Disney’s Scratched Plans to Replace SoapNet

After the cancellation of two of its three* remaining soaps last week, the Disney owned SoapNet’s crumbling format came up for discussion.  Ceasing production on “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” will leave the network without much of its core programming and Disney executives were scrambling for ideas rebrand it.

Two of the ideas tossed around and subsequently rejected were a “Carrie” network and “Disney Moms.” They later decided to make it “Disney Junior,” but it is unclear at press time just exactly what programming that will include.

An insider at ABC/Disney Studios told us, “I’m still not clear on the ‘Disney Junior’ concept either, but that ‘Carrie’ network idea didn’t fly because the typical female Disney viewer doesn’t relate to self-centered, materialistic, brand-obsessed women like Carrie Bradshaw. That ‘Sex and the City’ chick makes Erica Kane on ‘All My Children’ look like Princess Diana. I didn’t get the ‘Disney Moms’ idea either. Too much like our ABC Family network. Unless we made the programming all about Disney stage moms. That would make for some compelling TV.  I mean, if we left out Dina Lohan.  Better yet, if they are really serious about a strong relaunch, they should just swallow their pride and do a ‘Disney After Dark’ type network and have it feature made-for-TV movies about how nearly all of their child stars flip out run off of the rails once they turn eighteen. Then Dr. Drew could move his show over from HLN too!”

*General Hospital will run at least until the Cassadines freeze the world.