How Tristan Rogers would set up a soap

[Toups]

http://www.tristanrogers.com/gb/gbook.php

[stenbeck212]

10 minutes? That's even less time than many soaps got on radio! Then again, that's the maximum length of a YouTube video. He seems to be as invested in a FORMULA as everyone else in television. That's a recipe for success, not a creative concept. Whether the characters are glamorous or wealthy, I just want engrossing stories. Must every pitch be about forcing the public to gorge on images of rich and beautiful people so they can hate their lives in comparison? If Gloria Monty could spice up the genre when the advertisers weren't expecting her to, why can't it be done when they have meddlesome ideas?

[DaytimeFan]

I really like Tristan Rogers but Stenbeck212 is totally correct, Tristan is focused on a Formula rather than a creative concept. He's actually created a production model which is fine but it isn't anything new. Tom Green (the comedian who used to be married to Drew Barrymore) innovated the internet to TV concept years ago and I'm sure he wasn't the first one either.

Tristan's model is a good one but it would really take the demise of every other soap in order to work. Audiences are only going to change their viewing habits when they don't have any other options left.

I don't disagree with his belief that an internet based or cable soap would need a wealthy family to anchor it. If you look at the really successful American soaps that have existed for 20+ years they are all well heeled. In Britain the inverse is true. It's a cultural thing I suppose.

[stenbeck212]

It's probably because we have the idea that hard work can bring wealth. Over there you're born into royalty or you're not.