Members dragonflies Posted December 9, 2007 Members Share Posted December 9, 2007 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...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted December 9, 2007 Members Share Posted December 9, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted December 9, 2007 Members Share Posted December 9, 2007 BTW, isn't March 2008 when NBC can officially announce whether or not they're keeping Days around or not for another year? I know Days' contract expires in March 2009, but aren't they supposed to announce their intention to keep it around at least a year before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted December 9, 2007 Members Share Posted December 9, 2007 Yep. It's a symbiotic relationship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AddictedToSoaps Posted December 10, 2007 Members Share Posted December 10, 2007 ITA. Passions may be a very different soap, but it has its fans. I hope for their sake that this news isn't true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcar03 Posted December 10, 2007 Members Share Posted December 10, 2007 I don't think NBC is going to try to find another home for PSNS. I was surprised they did this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcar03 Posted December 10, 2007 Members Share Posted December 10, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members patzo101 Posted December 10, 2007 Members Share Posted December 10, 2007 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shawn Posted December 10, 2007 Members Share Posted December 10, 2007 WORD. And thank you for understanding the points I made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shawn Posted December 10, 2007 Members Share Posted December 10, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted December 10, 2007 Members Share Posted December 10, 2007 Maybe this will be the final straw for Andrea Evans, she did say she wanted to return to OLTL, if this isn't her chance to finally jump ship then I don't know what is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted December 10, 2007 Members Share Posted December 10, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AddictedToSoaps Posted December 10, 2007 Members Share Posted December 10, 2007 Does NBC have any control over PSNS even though it's on DirecTV? (Sorry if this is a dumb question, I don't follow PSNS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted December 10, 2007 Members Share Posted December 10, 2007 I believe it was our very own Toups who said NBC can officially announce in March 2008 if they had any intention of renewing Days after March 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted December 10, 2007 Members Share Posted December 10, 2007 NBC Universal owns part of the show and distributes it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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