DramatistDreamer

On Tubi, I caught the first (only?) Season of this series. The writing struck me as being a level above Empire, the last predominantly Black cast series that I watched on Fox. Similar to Empire though, the pacing of stories was a bit unbalanced. That final episode was an example of how awry the pacing had gone. If they get a second series, they're going to need to bring back Nadine Ellis though, because the show needs a strong female co-lead because as much as I love Yaya, she can't shoulder the lead on her own. Debbi Morgan continues to shine in whatever role she's in and that cameo with Darnell, well...hand and glove, is all I'm going to say. After seeing her character get killed off in Insecure, it was great to see the L. Scott Caldwell return in a whole different character. She reminded me of a more malevolent version of Stephanie Forrester. Joe Morton, as much as I would welcome him playing a different kind of character, he does the complex character who has a difficult father-daughter relationship so well. That ripoff of the Solange-Jay Z and Beyonce elevator fracas made me giggle. It wasn't that bad. I saw a lot of those reversals coming, including the one in the season finale but I was reasonably entertained.

Reminiscent of Natasha Richardson. While skiing, she bumped her head. Because she laughed afterwards, people assumed it was not a serious injury and dismissed it, to tragic results.

The Ontario government is taking action.

How many times does that man have to show people that he's a criminal before folks take it seriously?! He's a criminal and he's always been a criminal. Speaking of folks telling on themselves.

LOL, someone like EB just needs to go on ahead and break that fourth wall and say "Why the hell do we keep talking about this $hit, when I was Summer's age, nobody handed me $hiy, I had to fight for my opportunities. She loves her job. Now would you all kindly shut the hell up about it!" RN is a true professional. He endured, not just with or without Zimmer, he endured through those Peapack years, still being a viable character and actor, which is no mean feat.

I know that he mentioned another tournament...Rio, was it? So it's a possibility that he could play that but his body language looked so definitively done in that Delbonis match that I am not sure.

It was difficult to watch at times and I only managed to get the match at the beginning of the second set. Still, there's a poignance to ending his professional career in Argentina, if that was his final match.

Are folks watching this DelPo/Delbonis match?

That reminded me to check the ABC website and I see that episodes 1 and 2 are available to stream without having to sign in. I may check out the first episode later on and see what I think.

Some of my predictions have panned out this far, but I guess I'll have to see about actual awards.

In regards to whether daytime soap fans (I am specifically talking about them), every year that the Daytime Emmy awards were streamed, there was a chorus of fans who complained endlessly that they wanted to watch their soaps and all things soap related on their TV, as always. That is what nudged me to start this topic in the first place. Anyone who is confused by this topic, I would encourage to be back in this thread and read the original premise and some of the comments.

And it's the fault of the daytime soaps (or the companies and networks that produce and air them) that they haven't been able to capitalize on the enduring appeal of continuing drama. Daytime dramas, in particular have been too slow to embrace innovation, different creative voices and truly diverse characters and stories. They have been and continue to be the architects of their own demise. Some shows struggle to find an audience, but it sounds like some viewers tuned in for the premiere episode but didn't return. I'm curious as to whether that changes and viewers give it another chance. I also wonder how long ABC will stick with the series and if they cancel it, will another network or service pick it up.

I thought about whether this would have found more of an audience had it been presented on UniMas but it doesn't sound like it, if it bores you. EDT. Damn, autocorrect.

Hm, I should probably try to watch an episode or two of "Promised Land" before trying to analyze those ratings, lol. I watched a teaser and it didn't look bad but the fact that I didn't feel compelled to rush to watch it...

Content has been leaving daytime soaps behind and network ratings alone have been a diminishing prospect over the past decade. Unless something radically different happens, those trends are expected to continue. Hardcore daytime soap fans may expect to view their soaps in the traditional way, but the ratings say otherwise. Time shifting viewerd have been a factor since the VCR became more affordable to the average consumer. In the 1980s, before I even hit puberty, I learned how to program a VCR, so that my Mom could watch her soaps after she came home from work in the late afternoon/Earl evening. I suspect that we weren't the only household doing this. If only the production companies for daytime soaps had picked up on this and lobbied for a way to count time shifted viewers earlier, daytime might have been regarded differently, and marketed to advertisers differently, as an evolving form of entertainment, instead of a fading one. The more I read these reports and see how some companies nare leveraging this medium as it evolves, the more I actually think, in clinging so steadfastly to old ways and habits, daytime soaps have done themselves a grave disservice. What's this got to do with the way viewers prefer to watch their soaps, you may ask? Habits can be and are cultivated. New habits, which can seem strange at first, become normalized. There was a time when it would have been considered absurd for strangers who have never met in person to have discussions online, let alone about soaps but it has happened, because people had the foresight to know that there would be interest and many of us are glad.

Is anyone surprised that Peng Shia has apparently announced her retirement? I could have guessed this would be coming soon.

It's the writer in me, lol. When I was a liaison for the NYPL Performing Arts Library, scholars, artists and teachers would always contact me for access to the video archives. I was thinking about the education/research component, which often draws a good amount of funding. These type of efforts often draw funding, which something like this tends to require. One of the problems that daytime dramas and soaps in general, have had to face is that they are often belittled as simple, mindless entertainment. If someone studying this genre (and there are people who write on its history and impact) can access these archives for study, it expands the significance of the daytime drama to realms beyond entertainment. It garners more respect for this drama, which has been sorely lacking.

@Xanthe A searchable index that functions digitally sounds like a terrific idea! To piggy by off your idea, I would love a digitally searchable index that allows you to search a daytime drama writer's work and see specific episodes written by a particular HW or a specific group of writers. Maybe even see a particular character's first appearance onscreen and see an onscreen link (a la Amazon Prime Video) to further information such as who created the character, etc. An accessible searchable index is great. If it's directly connected visually to the shows, so much the better.

It seems as though the current daytime soaps are finally starting to utilize digital platforms, streaming in particular, to expand their reach and each of their brands. This is a good thing, as I have been saying for several years now. Still, I can't help but think about all those beloved soaps of yore that could have benefited from some digital programming but some daytime dramas were either long cancelled, or did not utilize the technology early enough in the nascent days of streaming. If you were in charge of digital programming for a cancelled daytime soap, how would you go about doing this? The soap is already cancelled, so we're not talking about reboots or revivals, not are we pretending that the show never went off the air. Everything is the same except there will now be a digital platform created for your favorite cancelled daytime soap and you're in charge of it and how it will be run. Have at it and have fun. Okay, I'll go first. As The World Turns Streaming Platform: YouTube Uploading vintage episodes to a dedicated As The World Turns YouTube channel, especially from 1979-1989. (Supposedly, there are little to no surviving episodes predating 1979. I am still somewhat dubious about these claims). Uploads would be scheduled daily, four episodes per day. There would be viewing parties with a live stream and moderated chats for special episodes like Thanksgiving, Christmas, wedding, costume balls/galas, Emmy nominated/Emmy award winning, highest rated, groundbreaking and cliff-hanger episodes. Selected cast and crew to discuss the creative and production process behind specific episodes in-depth (pre-recorded, if not live) to air after the episode has been uploaded. A dedicated social media page where fans can not only find clips and pics from the daytime serial but the social media information of all available former cast members of ATWT. Would not shy away from topics such as whether an episode, topic or character portrayal was dated (e.g. "that didn't age so well") or presaged the future ("that character wasn't appreciated in his/her own time") or eternal.

Tuesday will be time for tears.

I have family that live on Canada and have been there many times, so it's going to be an interesting conversation, the next time we talk on the phone.

Hopefully JMDP can live a good quality of life with little to no pain as part of it. It's always sad to me when players are unable to conclude their careers on their own terms, when they want to conclude it.

I saw the name Candice Bergen trending the other day and did a hard double take. I admit to having only given a cursory reading of headlines and videos pertaining to the trucker protests in social media. These days I have been limiting how many stories of racists I am ingesting.