Guiding Light cancelled?

January 21, 200718 yr

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I think the article is a fake, but anyway it also says that ATWT has been renewed until March 2009 and insiders say that is when ATWT will be cancelled to make room for DAYS.

Here is the link, again I think this is fake, looks like some made up username and made the arcitle.

http://www.geocities.com/shop2000/yahoonew...l?1169341890037

That article is beyond fake and humorous. First off, it lists the day and time as "By Steve Gorman

Tomorrow at 12:01 am". Red flag about its fakeness right there.

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January 21, 200718 yr

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I don't see how any soap being canceled benefits another. If anything, it causes much more worry for the industry as a whole.

While you're right, I don't see why a show couldn't replace a cancelled show. It's called a cycle. One show goes out and another fills its place. It's been happening for the past 50 years. How do you think these soaps came to be? One was cancelled and they produced another. Instead of having to produce a brand new soap that would call for fans peeking interest, CBS could gain a lot for bringing DAYS, a huge soap with much fan support, over. I see nothing wrong with that.

Days isnt going to CBS. If it does go somewhere it would be ABC. Errol already mentioned this. Pay attention and you will learn something.

Please! While Errol is a man of many wonders, he's no psychic. While ABC seems like the likely choice for DAYS if they're cancelled on NBC, I can see CBS gaining interest as well if GL is taken off the air. CBS cares about older viewers and have for some time. DAYS is gaining it's old viewers back, slowly. CBS likes to pull of those teen stunts in the summer. DAYS has an amazing teen scene right now. DAYS and Y&R are both produced by Sony. There's a lot of connection between DAYS and Y&R.

I'm just saying that CBS would be pretty smart to take over DAYS. And I'm parying that it happens. Sad to see GL go, but really, it's their time. They're definitely the next soap to go, rightfully.

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Thanks for the link winterguy.

January 21, 200718 yr

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It IS fake.

First of all, in news (even Internet news), there ARE paragraph breaks, lol.

Also, yahoo! news would NOT air on geocities.com. It would be news.yahoo.com, or something like that.

Having said that, it amazes me how some losers have SO much time on their hands to do something like this. I mean, jack the Yahoo! web design and logo JUST to piss off "GL" fans.

There are SOME crazy soap fans out there.

January 21, 200718 yr

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I'm sorry, all this banter about Days going to CBS, at the expense of GL and ATWT is seriously pissing me off.

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January 21, 200718 yr

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If GL should be canceled, CBS could just as easily add a syndicated program. Face it, syndicated shows are making way more money than these soaps are, and they're cheaper to produce. Soaps are just a dying breed, according to these network execs.

January 21, 200718 yr

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Wishing cancellation on another show, just because you think it can benefit the show you love more is just shameful behavior.

RIGHT! CBS would definitely gain from this decision. DAYS is pulling in a helluva lot more viewers than GL, and the numbers are gaining. CBS would be smart to pick up DAYS.

January 21, 200718 yr

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If GL should be canceled, CBS could just as easily add a syndicated program. Face it, syndicated shows are making way more money than these soaps are, and they're cheaper to produce. Soaps are just a dying breed, according to these network execs.

Or they could make B&B a full hour show.

January 21, 200718 yr

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RIGHT! CBS would definitely gain from this decision. DAYS is pulling in a helluva lot more viewers than GL, and the numbers are gaining. CBS would be smart to pick up DAYS.

Who says the Days fan would go to CBS? Anyone remember Search for Tomorrow?

January 21, 200718 yr

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RIGHT! CBS would definitely gain from this decision. DAYS is pulling in a helluva lot more viewers than GL, and the numbers are gaining. CBS would be smart to pick up DAYS.

Who says the Days fan would go to CBS? Anyone remember Search for Tomorrow?

January 21, 200718 yr

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If GL should be canceled, CBS could just as easily add a syndicated program. Face it, syndicated shows are making way more money than these soaps are, and they're cheaper to produce. Soaps are just a dying breed, according to these network execs.

So instead of helping the soap world, you'd rather just sit back and watch it slowly die? At least adding DAYS to the lineup, will help things out in the soap world. CBS would get a lot of new viewers.

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Who says the Days fan would go to CBS? Anyone remember Search for Tomorrow?

Who says they wouldn't? I'm sorry, but I'm thinking DAYS is a just a little more popular than SFT. No one can know until it's done.

January 21, 200718 yr

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Who says they wouldn't? I'm sorry, but I'm thinking DAYS is a just a little more popular than SFT. No one can know until it's done.

:rolleyes: Dream on baby! :lol:

January 21, 200718 yr

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Dream on baby!

Don't worry, baby. I will :lol:

January 21, 200718 yr

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Please, Christ almighty, let this be NOT TRUE.

I expected the death of daytime to happen soon, but not all within a month! Damn!

As soon as one network makes a move, all the others seem more than eager to just throw in the towel, too. Argh!

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