Members nassaunew Posted January 17, 2007 Members Share Posted January 17, 2007 USA TODAY In other NBC news: •Daytime soap Passions has been canceled after an eight-year run to make room for a fourth hour of Today, which will air on all network affiliates, though only about half will initially air all of Today in a continuous block, says NBC Universal Television president Jeff Zucker. The worsening economics of daytime soaps led NBC to choose expanding Today. Passions will likely finish its run in August, but NBC is discussing continuing the soap on a cable network (such as SoapNet) or online. Zucker suggested that NBC's only other soap, Days of Our Lives, is unlikely to continue past 2009. http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/ne...presstour_x.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mason Posted January 17, 2007 Members Share Posted January 17, 2007 Oh, sh!t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ridge Posted January 17, 2007 Members Share Posted January 17, 2007 Wow so DAYS is definitely done in 2009 . I hope it is not done before. I don't have SoapNet, don't plan on getting it either so the prospect of having a regular "live" soap and not repeats of it won't be that great if not everyone has it. It sucks but it seems that even DAYS fate is sealed unless it is going somewhere else. DAYS should really just kick ass for the next 2 years knowing that it is done then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ridge Posted January 17, 2007 Members Share Posted January 17, 2007 All of these "economic" talks are so sickening. Yeah they are not making money... much like the rest of America... Give me a break.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members daysfan Posted January 17, 2007 Members Share Posted January 17, 2007 Noooooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JER Soaps Fan Posted January 17, 2007 Members Share Posted January 17, 2007 Sorry, Kenny, but the net would piss off a lot more fans if it said it were seeking alternatives to airing the show on NBC, and really werent, or nothing came out of it. Notice that same line is popping up in pretty much EVERY report on the cancellation. That means the network really IS considering it. I believe so, anyway. It really makes you wonder why these full episodes of "Passions" have been available on NBC.com, and they JUST started that, when the net probably knew the show's fate at around the same time. Who REALLY knows how many hits the site gets? And how much ad revenue the Internet ads on the show's site take in? If it meant "Passions" survived, I actually wouldn't mind watching it online -- provided, for God's sake, that we had a way to record it to a DVD, unlike the current Internet stream. We all have our favorite 'keeper' episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mason Posted January 17, 2007 Members Share Posted January 17, 2007 ITA! They're taking away our shows and they use "economic reasons" as an excuse?! I don't think so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KLN Posted January 18, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2007 Eric Martsolf posted: "Hey Guys- What can I say...but wow. I did receive the official word yesterday that Passions will be discontinued at the end of the summer to accomodate a fourth hour for the Today show. It hit me the way it's hitting all of you...pretty hard. There are still wavering possibilities concerning a "new home" for the soap, and those will be answered in time. But for now, I share your dissappointment with all of you. If the show does come down, I can promise you one super-charged Ethan Winthrop...I'm gonna take this guy out in style! Feel free to make all the noise you desire concerning your sentiments.... You're the best fans an actor could have, All the best, Eric" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JER Soaps Fan Posted January 18, 2007 Members Share Posted January 18, 2007 Thanks for posting that, Kenny! I'm glad to hear Eric will bring his A-game. Hopefully all the "Passions" actors will take this to heart (and dear GOD, let's pray that JER will bring his, too) so that the last months are non-stop entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted January 18, 2007 Members Share Posted January 18, 2007 I am so sorry Passions fans This will get the ball rolling. OMG 2007 is only a month old and its already shaping up to be the worst year in daytime history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mason Posted January 18, 2007 Members Share Posted January 18, 2007 I know. I don't even want to think about what we'll be discussing this time next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members King Posted January 18, 2007 Members Share Posted January 18, 2007 HAHAHAHAHA! WOW! I mean....he's really not a great actor at all so I found that funny. Anyhhhhhhhhoooo! I want to start hearing some spumors on how the show will end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rhiannon Posted January 18, 2007 Members Share Posted January 18, 2007 I'm pisssed at the prospect of Days being gone by 2009, because Passions was doomed from the start with Reilly at the helm.... If NBC owns Passions outright, it makes me wonder why they never got rid of JER; my only guess is that JER had something in his contract that prevented them from doing so. I hope the 4th freaking hour of Today bombs like David Caruso did after leaving NYPD Blue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KLN Posted January 18, 2007 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2007 Yes, with NBC looking into other options for Passions, it's obvious that they didn't want to just abandon the show. They would've helped it creatively, if they could have. But they never fired JER. Tells me that he refused to go... and his contract protected him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Foucault Posted January 18, 2007 Members Share Posted January 18, 2007 LOL A new day is born! The odor of Passions will soon leave the NBC lot. Sometimes, there really is a rainbow at the end of a long rainy two years. I hear it.. Do y'all? I hear it.. Sing with me Ce-le-brate good times Come on! It's a celebration. There's a party goin on right here. It's a celebration That'll last throughout the year. So bring your goodtimes (Eric's Ethan, TC, Whitney, Rebecca, Ivy and Sam) And your laughter too (Early Tabitha, Timmy, and Precious) And we're goin celebrate a party with you COME ON NOW! Celebrate goodtimes Come on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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