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Post by ruffles on Apr 14, 2011 18:03:30 GMT -5
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Post by joelc on Apr 14, 2011 18:21:29 GMT -5
Really sad to hear this. Come January only 4 soaps will remain on the air. The genre is pretty much dying. You have to wonder how much longer the others will last (DOOL has been rumored to be on the chopping block for a few years now).
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Post by meggie on Apr 14, 2011 18:39:21 GMT -5
I just heard this too and thought of all of you. I don't even watch the soaps anymore but feel a sadness at their cancellation.
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Post by karenk on Apr 15, 2011 5:43:27 GMT -5
Well, we can all certainly relate. I feel especially bad for my mother's generation who really look forward to their stories. It makes me feel pretty old to see the passing of an entire genre. The youngsters won't know what they missed!
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Post by teddymac on Apr 15, 2011 10:23:31 GMT -5
I've only been watching OLTL for about 6 months now, and I've come to really love it. I can't believe this is happening again after losing ATWT last year.
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Post by ruffles on Apr 15, 2011 16:54:08 GMT -5
It's a very sad and sorry situation.
Soap fans must be among the most very loyal viewers. It's got to be a dollar driven business decision. What ever they put in to replace those shows won't be watched by me. The news is more than enough reality. With all the earth quakes, tornadoes, fires, wars, glacial melt downs, and the political/economical idiocy, I need something that gets me off the planet if only for that hour.
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Post by tjr on Apr 26, 2011 10:49:44 GMT -5
This is so sad. besides GL, I loved OLTL (Karen Wolek/Marco Dane: Baby switch and the Joe Riley days) and AMC (Cliff, Nina, Jenny Greg). BUt look on the good side: more dull talk shows and game shows that insult our intelligence.
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Post by Amanda on Apr 29, 2011 17:55:59 GMT -5
TV is going to make itself irrelevant in much the same way that radio has -- no concern for what viewers/listeners want. It's all about the almighty dollar for them. And some people (obviously) are going to watch the junk -- reality TV, talk shows, all the programming that has no depth. But, just like with the music industry, the underground is going to come alive, and people are going to start looking elsewhere for a quality product, and TV will follow suit with the big record companies and radio stations and crumble in upon themselves.
And at this point? They deserve it.
I don't feel too slighted with not having TV anymore. I have a few shows that I love and will go out of my way to watch. Which only means that those are shows I am going over to a friend's house to see, which translates to that "community" experience of viewing, which you all know better than anyone is a fantastic model!
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