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February 4-8, 2008


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how would you know how many people have cable or not? people either DVR soaps. or watch them on soapnet when they get off work. vast majority of people work during the day. so however you wanna look at it. it's simple fact that more viewers are tuned in soapnet then ABC itself.

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I've been happy with DOOL the last few weeks. It is not surprising to me that it is the one soap that didn't drop this week. Last week I was a little mystified by the DOOL criticism about bringing in Shirley Jones in light of the fact the show did go up in overall ratings from the previous week. DOOL, in my opinion, is better than soaps that some tout as the best on television. Then again, all of the soaps have their fans, and I'm sure each thinks the soap they watch is the best. One person's best is another's really really boring.

Regardless, I think the show has been really good the past couple of weeks, and I think John and Marlena, in particular, have had an interesting story. I fear that will change soon unfortunately. I'm glad for a couple of weeks, the ratings have rewarded the show. Next week, though, DOOL gets the three week jinx. LOL.

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I'd like to see all soaps go nothing but UP because I am a fan of this genre of storytelling and want it to survive its an American tradition starting on radio and should be preserved.

RE: Angie/Jesse: ITA their acting has been just mesmerizing

I'm really enjoying this true romance its so interesting to me that I watched them 20 years ago and now here I am again and Frankie all grown up

...I love their storyline....its like an old fashion romance finally an 'African American core family again on ABC. Who would have thought it. As for PimpDaddy and his pimping machine,

IMO Brian Frons is the absolute worse thing to happen to this genre of storytelling no question about it and until he goes ABC will continue to circle the drain his vision is warped and simply outdated...its not cutting edge, he doesn't take risk and he' totally into pairing driven storylines (his preferred pairings) ...until he goes ABC soaps will continue to circle the drain. I find their storytelling polarizing and divisive. and I can not be "trained" to accept his vision as he has said that I can be trained to accept anything that is presented which is insulting and condescending

...in all my years on forums I have not yet one poster who likes his method of story-telling (for various reasons).

not one.

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