I know SoapNet didn't last, but do y'all think another network of this nature could prosper? Perhaps it could show soap opera reruns and be marketed toward older people the way Antenna TV and Me TV are...
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“Days of our Lives” to move the hourglass to Peacock
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I'm not a television producer (I wish!), last I read was that ABC gave it a green light (green must mean go, better than a red light!), And has a number of old cast members on board for it. But, as we know the only thing certain in life...is well, you know DEATH and TAXES.
No. It was too niche then, and it included then current shows as a draw. Way too niche. Even in a world of niches, some things are just not valuable.
It’s been a year and a half and since the idea was announced, and it was really a prime time idea loosely tied to the original, not a soap in the daytime sense. About six months ago, Lucci gave some vague response about it being alive, which may be technically true, but this means for two seasons running ABC has done nothing with it. If that doesn’t denote comatose, nothing does.
I think the most interesting thing no one has yet to acknowledge is how much of the shows that stream online are now actually serialized. This wasn’t for a majority of TV shows for so long yet it’s become the norm for much of television and streaming shows. The five day format of a soap opera is all about dead, but the serialized nature and soap opera elements will always persist just in a different form.
And not to get too off topic but this isn’t just a US issue either; Australia’s Neighbours just ended a a 37-year run last week for similar reasons Days is moving to Peacock.
And not to get too off topic but this isn’t just a US issue either; Australia’s Neighbours just ended a a 37-year run last week for similar reasons Days is moving to Peacock.
It always amazed me how some characters in soaps could be a baby one year, a teen the next, and an adult the next year after that.
It's known as SORAS - Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome. Soaps can't wait the length of time it takes an infant to become a teenager to get a storyline going..It always amazed me how some characters in soaps could be a baby one year, a teen the next, and an adult the next year after that.
I guess I see this as a smart move personally. It may help bring more viewers to Peacock and it gives them another “original” show to promote without a lot of work developing a new show. The die hard fans will find it there if they want to watch it bad enough.
I expect this to become more of a trend with some shows moving to streaming platforms.
I expect this to become more of a trend with some shows moving to streaming platforms.
And prime time reboots of soaps haven't fared too well...Dallas on TNT, and Dynasty on the CW. Both came nowhere near their original in every respect. Although Larry Hangman was great as J.R., unfortunately, he passed away while filming the second season of the Dallas reboot. It was obvious afterwards, that he was carrying the show, and the only thing that was worth watching.
It's rare, but sometimes you have a character like Robin Scorpio on General Hospital. Actress Kimberly McCullough joined the cast in the 80s as a six or seven-year-old and has played the role on and off ever since. Pretty much the same with the actress who played Starr Manning on One Life to Live.
Days of our Lives is my favorite soap opera. But when NBC cancelled Passions in 2007 and moved to direct tv they cancelled Passions 3 months later in December and aired the show only 3 times a week until the soap wrapped in August while they finished filming in March.
All my children and one Life to live didn't last past 13 weeks when they went to streaming.
Days will be on for at least a year until September 2023 as when their contract will end but once they move to peacock it will most likely be the beginning of the end for Days. The only soap that's worth watching right now.
All my children and one Life to live didn't last past 13 weeks when they went to streaming.
Days will be on for at least a year until September 2023 as when their contract will end but once they move to peacock it will most likely be the beginning of the end for Days. The only soap that's worth watching right now.
And each of the four remaining (soon to be 3) network soaps has a storyline specialty, to explain why one becomes someone's favorite. What I love about Days are the "crazy fun", outrageous, over the top, implausible, campy storylines. They have a bit of everything. As well as the most humor and comedic relief.
GH is known for murder and mayhem, cops vs. the mob, criminal activity, and the occasional epic disaster. And the highest number of onscreen fatal casualties.
B&B is all about love, and romance, couples hooking up and breaking up.
Y&R is the closest to the trials and tribulations of everyday life No outrageous storylines, maybe a murder now and then. The most realistic, you could say..
GH is known for murder and mayhem, cops vs. the mob, criminal activity, and the occasional epic disaster. And the highest number of onscreen fatal casualties.
B&B is all about love, and romance, couples hooking up and breaking up.
Y&R is the closest to the trials and tribulations of everyday life No outrageous storylines, maybe a murder now and then. The most realistic, you could say..
I used to kid my mother that when she was watching soaps that I'd rather watch something more realistic like Star Trek.
Speaking of streaming, does anyone remember this odd situation with Prospect Park? After ABC's cancellation of OLTL, three of that show's characters became part of the General Hospital universe. Upon reviving OLTL for streaming, Prospect Park wanted those characters removed from GH, citing intellectual property or something like that. So General Hospital's writers had to concoct stories to explain why these three people suddenly were using different names.
I could see GH going online; doesn't ABC own that show outright? Y&R and B&B could be a little
more problematic: the Bells outright own B&B and, I believe, have an ownership stake in Y&R.
I don't know if CBS could put those two shows online without their permission. A poster on a
competing site has suggested that CBS should now move Y&R to 1 PM in the East and let the affiliates
have 12:30-1 for local news, as ABC and NBC affiliates do. I don't think CBS will do this in the immediate
future unless there's an overwhelming demand from the affiliates. (BTW, I assume Y&R would still be
split-fed to the earlier time zones: 11 AM or 12 N. Also, nobody on B&B is enthusiastic about going to
an hour. Then there's The Talk: do you cut it to 30 minutes (B&B at 2, The Talk at 2:30)? I'd be more shocked
at a rearrangement of CBS's lineup than I am at NBC's putting Days online.
more problematic: the Bells outright own B&B and, I believe, have an ownership stake in Y&R.
I don't know if CBS could put those two shows online without their permission. A poster on a
competing site has suggested that CBS should now move Y&R to 1 PM in the East and let the affiliates
have 12:30-1 for local news, as ABC and NBC affiliates do. I don't think CBS will do this in the immediate
future unless there's an overwhelming demand from the affiliates. (BTW, I assume Y&R would still be
split-fed to the earlier time zones: 11 AM or 12 N. Also, nobody on B&B is enthusiastic about going to
an hour. Then there's The Talk: do you cut it to 30 minutes (B&B at 2, The Talk at 2:30)? I'd be more shocked
at a rearrangement of CBS's lineup than I am at NBC's putting Days online.
Feel sorry for the ppl that have to answer the phone at the affiliates.
CBS has a steady lineup since 2011 when The Talk was added and as long as the ratings are good for that time of day I don't see any reason why they will change. But NBC is going to all news and talk in the daytime with moving to Days to Peacock and ABC will be at the same point if they cancel GH or move it to streaming.
Remember that there are affiliated NBC stations and Owned and Operated NBC stations. O&O's are required to run programming as decided by the main office. Affiliates are required to carry certain shows to remain as an affilliate, but have more leeway in dayparts like daytime.
My prediction for Florida... WTVJ will air it while at least half of the state's affiliates will carry it. I just feel like some affiliates will pre-empt it for more news (I see you, WBBH.)
Days won't be available for airing by affiliates either. Peacock only.
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