True Jsf, They could just air it through it current contract of July 5, 2006 - July 5, 2007 and be done with it.

but NBC gave it a 2 month extension, which I am very happy about.

People can call me crazy, fanatic, or say im in a fantasyland all they want, but I am staying optimistic that when it leaves NBC on Friday Sept 7, that following Monday it turns up somewhere else.

Rick in Wonderland.

it's no big deal that PASSIONS is getting until september 7 to wrap up.

everyone knows that it takes a long time to get a new show -- like TODAY HOUR FOUR -- ready. just because TODAY is already in existence doesn't mean NBC doesn't need months of preparation to get it right.

you say NBC could end PASSIONS in june and be done with it? i don't think so. what would they fill the hour with????? it's much cheaper for them to continue to run PASSIONS -- with even MORE budget cuts.

wait and see: you'll be getting more and more cast cuts in the next few months, very few new sets, and practically no special effects.

i predict PASSIONS ratings will be around a 1.0 by the time it leaves the air.

Oh, please! GIVE IT UP ALREADY.

it's no big deal that PASSIONS is getting until september 7 to wrap up.

everyone knows that it takes a long time to get a new show -- like TODAY HOUR FOUR -- ready. just because TODAY is already in existence doesn't mean NBC doesn't need months of preparation to get it right.

you say NBC could end PASSIONS in june and be done with it? i don't think so. what would they fill the hour with????? it's much cheaper for them to continue to run PASSIONS -- with even MORE budget cuts.

Exactly.

Basically, NBC is holding on to the hour till Today is ready. If they let the affiliates have the hour for the summer, it will be that much harder to get it back from them in Sept.

yeah, i'm sure NBC is sending DOZENS of their top execs around the country to talk about a future PASSIONS.

I read that post as the Passions music supervisor's top brass - meaning Lisa Hesser and possibly JERk. Not NBC brass.

yeah, i'm sure NBC is sending DOZENS of their top execs around the country to talk about a future PASSIONS.

I read that post as the Passions music supervisor's top brass - meaning Lisa Hesser and possibly JERk. Not NBC brass.

I read that post as the Passions music supervisor's top brass - meaning Lisa Hesser and possibly JERk. Not NBC brass.

Did you even read the post? It said "Passions" execs met with NBC brass. So yes, NBC brass.

Edit: that wouldn't even make sense, for JER and Hesser to meet to discuss the show's future. It's in NBC's hands, no matter what, due to their stake.

Edited February 4, 200718 yr by JointStrikeFighter

Did you even read the post? It said "Passions" execs met with NBC brass. So yes, NBC brass.

Edit: that wouldn't even make sense, for JER and Hesser to meet to discuss the show's future. It's in NBC's hands, no matter what, due to their stake.

Dude, your attitude in these threads is getting seriously out of line. You do not get to speak to me like that, ever.

Now, on to business.

Some of our big brass has headed out to New York

says the Passions music sup. Which means HIS show brass is headed to New York, which is where NBC is located. Which means, the Passions executive producer - Lisa Hesser(/new last name). NBC is not coming to Passions in LA.

Dude, your attitude in these threads is getting seriously out of line. You do not get to speak to me like that, ever.

Now, on to business.

says the Passions music sup. Which means HIS show brass is headed to New York, which is where NBC is located. Which means, the Passions executive producer - Lisa Hesser(/new last name). NBC is not coming to Passions in LA.

I never said NBC came to them. Or if it seemed that I did, sorry, because I definitely did NOT mean that. NBC would NOT come to them, that's only common sense. It'd be the canceled show that would have to come to them.

The whole point, however, in all this, which some people seem to want to deny, is that the meeting was GIVEN. That it was allowed. That no one turned them down. That the "Passions" brass COULD go to New York. That's the whole point I'm trying to make.

and in responding to me, asking if I had read the article, where exactly did I say the meeting did not happen?

and in responding to me, asking if I had read the article, where exactly did I say the meeting did not happen?

Okay, Drew. You win. I'm a failure. I misconstrued your post and thought it was saying something else that wasn't necessarily true. I FAILED. Sorry. Some people can't be perfect like the archetypes on soaps.

I'm not asking you to call yourself a failure. I'm asking you to be courtious and not put words and accusations in other peoples mouths. I get you're angry Passions is going off the air, and if I was still a fan I'd be bummed too. But you can handle a cancellation with grace (like most of us in in the Days threads Re: 2009), or you can be sulky and bitter and lash out at people. Hopefully you'll choose the correct path.

Fine. I'm over-the-top. I'm sorry. You're right. I'm a little bitter when I see anti-"Passions" posts since the show is now canceled. I had such high hopes for this show and it seems like they're dashed. It hurts that this show is now a "lame duck" of sorts that everyone either feels pity for or says "haha! finally" I do have a life outside of this show. I went out earlier tonight, had dinner out with a lady friend and enjoyed my night. It's just when I get on this site and I'm "that soap guy" again. (which I'm not in real life -- um, they'd have me head ifthey knew I watched soaps, lol, or worse: the RUMORS...oh yeah...those rumors -- which wouldn't be entirely untrue. ) So yes, I overreacted. You're right, I haven't always coordinated myself in the most dignified manner when it comes to this particular issue. I do apologize for that. I planned to handle it with more dignity and grace but for whatever reason, I did "fail" at that. So, sorry, and I'll try to keep things ... more... civil.

PSNS is getting until the second week of September because that's when the fall line-up starts. AKA Today's Fourth Hour.

PSNS is getting until the second week of September because that's when the fall line-up starts. AKA Today's Fourth Hour.

*JSF restrains himself...with unbelievable effort*

no seriously ... thats why its lasting that long. Once they give the affiliates back the hour, they are very stubborn about giving it back to the network. Passions will hold the hour untill Today is ready to expand.