Members arcibaldo Posted January 17, 2013 Members Share Posted January 17, 2013 In my country Italy AMC not was popular but loving more .Capital more popular , first soap in prime time in Italy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sindacco Posted January 17, 2013 Members Share Posted January 17, 2013 Same with Sunset Beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NothinButAttitude Posted January 17, 2013 Members Share Posted January 17, 2013 I know that SB had a huge cult in London. When I was study abroad there this summer and was watching EE with some Brit college students, they brought American soaps (which ones they liked, silly plots, etc) and for some reason, they preferred SB over any other show. Apparently they grew up with them and watched them when SB was running over in the UK. Another World was another one they raved about--at least the last couple of years, which we (Americans) loathed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members frequentsoapfan Posted January 17, 2013 Members Share Posted January 17, 2013 Well if we're talking about outside the US my mother said during the 80s Y&R was the most popular show in Trinidad & Tobago. Everyone was raving about that show around the time when people in the US were still raving about GH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted January 17, 2013 Members Share Posted January 17, 2013 ABC did try a few times to sell GH to international markets in the 80's and 90's, it just never caught on for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GregNYC Posted January 17, 2013 Members Share Posted January 17, 2013 I think that the ABC soaps use a lot of references to pop culture and current events, that by the time they air in foreign markets, they are old news. On the other hand, the CBS shows, especially the Bell soaps, exist in a bubble with no reference to pop culture or current news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted January 17, 2013 Members Share Posted January 17, 2013 Loving prob benefitted from the fact they could show it from the start--and it was 30 minutes. That's attractive to a lot of markets. The Bells have actually said that in foreign markets they've noticed where Y&R does well, B&B flops and vice versa. It also depends on where they're shown--recently AMC was picked up mid 2000s era for a tiny Aussie new channel that had zero watchers anyway--I think my Australian friend said it lasted a year and would score rating points of like 0.01 Also, as "more realistic" as UK and Aussie soaps (as well as some Euro soaps) tend to be--when it comes to American ones often the appeal seems to be more for "rich campy characters" which, while the ABC soaps have some of that aren't quite the same--even their camp is different. SB and B&B back in the 80s could be seen as somewhat related to huge international hits like Dynasty. I assume GL was bigin Germany since they're doing those major DVD releases of it there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members will81 Posted January 18, 2013 Members Share Posted January 18, 2013 I remember they did show GL, AMC and OLTL in the 90's on a Soap dedicated cable channel here in Australia. Because I remember watching them. But that didn't last past about 1999, and I am not sure what episodes were being shown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted January 18, 2013 Members Share Posted January 18, 2013 The one my ex Geoff, who lives in Melbourne mentioned would have been in the past 5 years. I believe they showed GH too. Anyway, it didn't last... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AdelaideCate007 Posted January 18, 2013 Members Share Posted January 18, 2013 Fox Soap on Foxtel! I miss that channel. General Hospital has been on in Australia several times on several different channels. It was on Network Ten a few times, and it was on W and Fox8 too and then back on W and W2 most recently. Your friend is probably thinking of it being on W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Paul Raven Posted January 18, 2013 Members Share Posted January 18, 2013 Days was the first soap to be seen in Australia from the late 60's.In the 70's it was Days,Y&R,SFT and GH all on the same channel(Nine network).Bill and Susan Hayes came out to appear on an award show. AW was shown in the morning on 9 also.Seceret Storm aired in the 60's also. At one point AMC was added in the morning. A competitive network(10) tried to compete in the 70's with ATWT,DRs and RH but that was short lived. Dark Shadows also had a run and I think LIAMST. Later in the 80's or 90's after 9 dropped them,10 relaunched AW and AMC for a short time and showed OLTL. SB,SuBe.Generations also aired at some stage. So of the major soaps only GL never aired on network TV in Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members will81 Posted January 18, 2013 Members Share Posted January 18, 2013 Thanks Paul for that info Yeah I just did some quick research on US Soaps in Australia Days: Mar 1968 - (channel 9) Secret Storm: 1969 - 1969 (Channel 9) General Hospital: 1969 - 1990 (Channel 9) 1991 - 1998? (Channel 10) Soap Channel I think definitely Fox8 possibly still on there now Return to Peyton Place: 1973 (Channel 9) 1973 - 1976 (Channel 7) The Young and the Restless - Apr 1974 (Channel 9) Then went to cable around 2006 or something As the World Turns: 1975 (about 6 months on Channel 9) 1978 (about a year on Channel 10) Another World: 1975 - 1985 (Channel 9) 1986 - 1999 (Channel 10) Search for Tomorrow: 1975 - 1982 (Channel 9) All My Children: 1980 (about 6 months channel 9) 1984 - 1985 (Channel 10) then on Soap Channel around 1995 - 1999? then 7Two around 2011 Texas: 1981 - 1983 (Channel 10) Santa Barbara: 1987 - 1993 (Channel 10) The Bold and the Beautiful: 1987 - (Channel 10) I know Sunset Beach and Passions aired here as well as Loving (couldn't find any info though), not sure about Port Charles, I don't remember it and I was collection SOD at the time, so was aware of the show. Couldn't find any listings for DRS, RH, DS or LIAMST or any others. Possibly they aired here for very brief periods of time. And the ones I mentioned on Soap Channel GL, OLTL (didn't find any airings on Network tv here for OLTL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ladyceejay Posted January 31, 2013 Members Share Posted January 31, 2013 All I can say is, the overblown fanfare for the last addition to Y&R was seriously unwarranted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members y&r_fan Posted February 1, 2013 Members Share Posted February 1, 2013 I've always thought the reason B&B has always done better than Y&R in Australia is its timeslot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ryan Chamberlain Posted February 1, 2013 Members Share Posted February 1, 2013 All I can add is. I've only ever lived in the US. But, personally. I think the actors that ABC pick (especially the veteran ones from the 70s/80s/90s) have more charisma than the rest of the soap actors out there. Also, ABC daytime was more brazen and diverse in their storylines than CBS/NBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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