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Shawn, I completely agree with ALL your posts :)

Passions isn't my cup of tea, but there are people who like/love the show, then that's their perrogative.

I do think being cancelled twice in what, a little over a year is an embarrassment in itself and if I were a fan I'd rather see the show go out with a bang rather than fade into oblivion......

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But the thing to remember is that soaps don't HAVE to be terrible.

They've gotten the reputation of being so(especially in recent years) because those in charge just don't care! For a lot of people it is about the paycheck and not about the art. It's more obvious on some shows than others, DAYS(pre-Ed Scott and even pre-Hogan) being the worst offender. The people over there were happy with being overpaid and leaving their audience underwhelmed for years.

People will always make fun of soaps, but that doesn't mean TPTB should stop producing quality content for those who watch it.

PASSIONS would be a very poor example for any cable or network exec to follow in terms of whether or not a move to cable would work. PASSIONS was available only to limited subscribers and wasn't available on all dish/cable carriers. Not sure if that would have made a bigger difference.

But, it wouldn't surprise me if PASSIONS came back to NBC once they got rid of DAYS post-Olympics.

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I don't think NBC is going to try to find another home for PSNS. I was surprised they did this time.

I'm not sure about what announcement NBC will make in March over DAYS if you have to do it a year in advance. They didn't with PSNS it was January when it was announced. I remember hearing that Corday could shop the show around starting in September 2007.

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Thank you very much. "Passions" may not be the best show on TV, but it is fun to watch. I do have this one question to ask:

Doesn't anybody here care that the cast and crew are going to be without jobs yet again? If this news is true, and I say "if" because it's not official yet, they are going to be unemployed. I feel the most terrible for them because in all I've read, they were happy to see that the show was continuing and they enjoyed working with DirecTV. Basically, they were all used as pawns by DirecTV. Like I said, it's NOT RIGHT! :angry::angry::angry:

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Frankly, with the exception of Juliet Mills, Ben Masters and Andrea Evans, the cast is damn lucky to be called actors with the level of skill that they bring to the airwaves, and really should try to find a trade in another industry.

Eye candy and monotone delivery does not great talent make.

The aforementioned trio are incredible performers and should be snatched up almost immediately.

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But the renewal announcement is for the remainder of the contract, right? If DAYS isn't renewed, it will be over regardless of if the show continues after the Olympics into March 2008. The ONLY reason why NBC would be making the announcement is to get their affiliates ready.

An affiliate doesn't want to carry a dead show walking.

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