After the Vanessa Williams fiasco last year, and a short 4-minute tribute to "Guiding Light" delivered by Betty White (Who is NOT even a GL cast Member), CBS does'nt have no immediate plans to pay tribute to the outgoing 54-year old daytime soap. It simply wants to distant itself from ATWT and P&G. Last Year's show was carried by The CW, after CBS, ABC & FOX said no. On this sunday's menu; Broadway Muusical numbers are planned; and a tribute to ABC's "All My Children", which celebrates its 40th anniversary. ATWT will leave quietly after its last show on September 17th.
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No "As The World Turns" tribute planned at the 2010 Daytime Emmys
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Looks like that the 2010 Daytime Emmys is going along the lines of the Tonys, Grammys and Oscars with all of the musical numbers that they are going to have from the previews that have nothing to do with a soap opera, game show, talk show, etc. and extending the show. And what is Garth Brooks doing at the Daytime Emmys anyways? He hasn't set foot on a soap opera or a game show.
You can count on at least a mention of As The World Turns but little else.
You can count on at least a mention of As The World Turns but little else.
Dirty rotten shame is all I have to say. "ATWT" was the number-one
soap (and, usually, the number-one daytime show) for 20 years (1958-78),
and had maintained good ratings until recent years. I guess that if and when
"Y&R" goes (and it's been number one even longer than "ATWT" was), there
will be little or no mention of its departure, either.
Most of these awards shows have suffered their own ratings declines, which
is why I think they're turning into variety shows.
As a matter of fact I've seen and heard far less being made of "ATWT"'s departure
than I did "Guiding Light"'s a year ago; maybe it's the fact that "GL" dates back to
radio, or was the oldest surviving entertainment show on network television at the
time of its cancellation, but it seems there was a great deal more buildup given to
its leaving the daytime scene. Or am I missing something, since I'm not a big fan of daytime TV?
soap (and, usually, the number-one daytime show) for 20 years (1958-78),
and had maintained good ratings until recent years. I guess that if and when
"Y&R" goes (and it's been number one even longer than "ATWT" was), there
will be little or no mention of its departure, either.
Most of these awards shows have suffered their own ratings declines, which
is why I think they're turning into variety shows.
As a matter of fact I've seen and heard far less being made of "ATWT"'s departure
than I did "Guiding Light"'s a year ago; maybe it's the fact that "GL" dates back to
radio, or was the oldest surviving entertainment show on network television at the
time of its cancellation, but it seems there was a great deal more buildup given to
its leaving the daytime scene. Or am I missing something, since I'm not a big fan of daytime TV?
I
imhomerjay
Guest
So they make a fuss over something that's being shown the door for a reason, and...what...people will either not know what they're talking about, be surprised it was still around, or be of an age that it really doesn't matter anyway. It's all well and good it had a nice run at the top, but that ended 30 years ago.
And when the point comes that Y&R is going, if the daytime emmys are still being aired, it'll be more like goodbye to the genre itself.
And when the point comes that Y&R is going, if the daytime emmys are still being aired, it'll be more like goodbye to the genre itself.
I
imhomerjay
Guest
Well sure, now that the better quality shows in many cases...and thus Emmys...are on cable, then yes, the awards have lasted longer, but it's hardly that the cable programming shrank in relevance or influence.
Myabe not, but they won two acting Emmys during the time I watched. And the winners had their say about the situation.
I'll watch my tape of the first half tonight.
It's criminal we didn't get to see any acting clips. At least during the half of the show I watched. Oh, wait, "The Bold and the Beautiful" was classy enough to do that with Betty White(made me wish I watched soaps) instead of the usual "exciting" montage with so-called music.
I'll watch my tape of the first half tonight.
It's criminal we didn't get to see any acting clips. At least during the half of the show I watched. Oh, wait, "The Bold and the Beautiful" was classy enough to do that with Betty White(made me wish I watched soaps) instead of the usual "exciting" montage with so-called music.
The what? I watched the show but I don't remember a fiasco.Troy Goodwin said:
I didn't watch the show, but several of my social networking contacts report that a few of the folks at this event - most notably Dick Clark, who was honored at this year's Daytime Emmys - appear as if their skin were colored orange! I have not been able to come across any YouTube videos or Twitpic photos to confirm this, but I guess I'll take their word for it...
Oops, I ranted in the 'Cash Cab' thread about the Awards. I noticed the orange/red lighting all over the stage, and some of the more tanned people on stage looked like they'd been dipped in tea or kool-aid. I'm not sure if it was only the lighting, or if the combo with the makeup was the problem. When I first heard that they were going to salute Dick Clark and American Bandstand, ever since I've been asking why. He already got a Lifetime Achievement award from the academy years ago, with requisite tribute and everything. The show was OVERLY Vegas-baby and the ad spots were about 80-90% charitable/PSA/obscure-looking. Not even close to Daytime Emmy shows of the past. </rantagain>
Oops, sorry... http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=170795.0
Shameful. No acting clips except Betty White. No kids' shows. They weren't even mentioned. Sure, "Sesame Street" would win its category for the 40th time, but still ...
Ryan Seacrest gets on my nerves. The only positive things I can say about him is that he consdiers Dick clark a friend and he made "Little Women" tolerable (along with Kirsten dunst) when it aired on NBC.
All that wasted time on Dick Clark. Here's an idea. why not tape all that footage before the actual show airs, use the extra time to show what made all these shows good and give the kids' shows their due, and air that tribute during the breaks in Dick's New Year's Eve show instead of that so-called music they normally play.
I never saw Dick kiss his wife when it wasn't New Year's Eve.
Ryan Seacrest gets on my nerves. The only positive things I can say about him is that he consdiers Dick clark a friend and he made "Little Women" tolerable (along with Kirsten dunst) when it aired on NBC.
All that wasted time on Dick Clark. Here's an idea. why not tape all that footage before the actual show airs, use the extra time to show what made all these shows good and give the kids' shows their due, and air that tribute during the breaks in Dick's New Year's Eve show instead of that so-called music they normally play.
I never saw Dick kiss his wife when it wasn't New Year's Eve.
JeeperOne
Banned
Hopefully CBS will have enough sense (And $sen$e!) to move Y&R & B&B over to CBS.com (On sites accessible to folks worldwide) within the next year so they can keep on rolling since they have worldwide cult followings & fan bases.
As for ATWT, what do they plan on replacing it with? Reruns of GUNSMOKE or M*A*S*H (Remembering when the latter was actually on CBS Daytime in reruns dureing the late 1970s)?? ???
Cheers
As for ATWT, what do they plan on replacing it with? Reruns of GUNSMOKE or M*A*S*H (Remembering when the latter was actually on CBS Daytime in reruns dureing the late 1970s)?? ???
Cheers
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imhomerjay
Guest
Yeah, they have worldwide popularity, but it's entirely possible the broadcasters there don't want to dilte the strong audience numbers they get in the first place. Putting them on the website only to potentially lose some of those license fees? Maybe someday the balance shifts in favor of that move, but not short-term.
Well after Guiding Light's well produced tribute was cut to shreds by several minutes last year (The original appeared uncut on the web), the Powers That Be took 56 years and crammed them into less than 90 seconds. Also, no tribute to Helen Wagner, who appeared in all 56 years of the show..which ran in DAYTIME...a feat which most likely will never be repeated.
Just take the Daytime Emmys and throw them down the porcelian recepticle, if thats all the time you give a 56 year DAYTIME program.
As long as most of the rest of Daytime is going dysfunctional, how about a reunion of a lot of the baby-daddys from MAURY next year?
Just take the Daytime Emmys and throw them down the porcelian recepticle, if thats all the time you give a 56 year DAYTIME program.
As long as most of the rest of Daytime is going dysfunctional, how about a reunion of a lot of the baby-daddys from MAURY next year?
Studio20 said:
I think the Rose Bowl in Pasadena is booked that day.
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