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I can't see Frons being able to out of Soapnet's contract with Sony. I don't think the person above him will tolerate him alienating Sony like that by getting rid of Days and Y&R.

Plus, if he acquires something else, I think Sonography and One day with ......will go next.

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Because Brian Frons worked at NBCD during SB's glory days and considered it his baby. It's a well known fact that Frons loved SB and the people who worked on it. Hell, 2 of the 3 current ABCD exec producers (Julie Hanan Carruthers and Jill Farren Phelps) he met while working with them on Santa Barbara. I don't blame Frons on this one. This goes higher than him IMO (Re: Disney Executives, who don't know the first thing about daytime)

That's so baseless though. Both The OC and One Tree Hill are extremely low-rated shows, hence why they were cancelled. Thing is they were cancelled.............yesterday! There's absolutely no demand for either show so what makes them think this is going to bring Soapnet viewers is beyond me.

Yes having AW is nice and it was gracious of them to give it back to us. But AW doesn't have nearly the cult following or demand that SB has built up in the past 14 years. People who didn't watch the first time around would kill to see it again- and those that did watch the first time around are salivating at the opportunity to do it all over again. When will they LISTEN damnit!

WE WANT SANTA BARBARA ON SOAPNET IN 2007!!!!!!!!!!!

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Not to mention SB wasn't a low-rated show by today's standards. During their creative zenith (85-89), they pulled in anywhere from 3.5 to 5 million viewers, staying in the 4s & 5s during 87, 88, and some of 89. One Tree Hill & The OC averaged about 3 million viewers apiece this past season. Doesn't wash with me.

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As far as I know One Tree Hill hasn't been cancelled (yet.)

I remember the press release when Another World got picked up by SoapNet. I was stunned the amount they paid was so high. But I don't remember the figure.

I don't think there's a chance SoapNet would want to dump either Sony soap. I believe they're bringing in the viewers.

SB had a lot of horrendous years after they removed the Dobsons and before they brought them back to fix the mess. No it wasn't as stinky as the past few years of GH but it was duller than dull much of that time and truly awful for a lot of it. Precious little of that middle time, which was a lot of years, is worth viewing. The beginning and a few other years of the run were excellent.

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But it was very low rated then. That's why the low ratings for the soaps today are upsetting the networks enough to be thinking of getting out of the soap business completely. Everything's a fraction of what they used to be which isn't worth it for the most part for them to keep things going this way.

I wouldn't be at all surprised if ABC doesn't have some exit strategy planned for SoapNet too, to transform it into another kind of cable channel eventually.

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This is a good move for SOAPnet, but very disappointing considering both shows are available on DVD and we want classic soaps. Still, Dallas has been running for years and could be removed for a daytime soap, plus they could cut 90210 down to one episode a day.

I just hope this does well so they get more money to add a daytime soap. Then again, who knows? Maybe they'll get Ugly Betty and more current soaps.

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Sorry, I have to defend Frons on this one. This might actually be a smart move. I guess the average SoapNET Viewer is 30+ and therefore those two shows with a rather enthusiast teenage following might allow SoapNET to get a new layer of audience which could get interested in the other programs of the cabler...

Of course past DAYTIME soaps would be well-received by us long-time fans but business-wise this seems to be good deal for SoapNET.

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I was thinking the same thing, but you know they'll just continue to re-run the series after it ends, like they do with the other shows.

OTH is in it's fourth year, with an avg of 22 eppys a year, so that's 88 eppys there and more or less the same for the OC, so they'll get a *good* 4/5 months for each *cycle*

and ETA: I would be shocked it the CW didn't pick up OTH for it's fifth season. The show has brought in some strong numbers in the last two seasons. I'm actually kinda glad that this show was picked up, I watched the first season and really liked it, just had way too much to do to ever continue and don't have the $ for the dvds. I always thought it was uber better than the OC.

and btw, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the new banner....I miss Jax, and want him back soon~!

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