MVP: New SOAPnet soap?

[Cheap21]

Im watching AMC on SN and I saw a promo for what looks like a new show called MVP debuting this week, I think. Anyone heard of this? Whats the deal? Is this some new original soap coming to the network? Anyone going to watch?

[dragonflies]

Yeah that was announced awhile back that Soapnet had acquired rights to the show or something like that

[brimike]

It's a Canadian prime time soap that failed. It's based on Footballers' Wives (on BBC), but it's about hockey (hence why they tried it in Canada)

[Cheap21]

haha, thanks. I dont even watch SN anymore but have to bc my AMC and OLTL didnt tape today.

So Frons is getting crappy Canadian shows to fill up the lineup? Why oh why when there is a plethora of great American stuff that has yet to air on the network

[Chris B]

I actually think this is a smart move. It's a genuine soap to the core and that's the type of original programming they should be going for. Cheap, this was a successful show in Canada, but too expensive for them to produce a second season. If this is successful, SOAPnet would produce the next season and keep it on the air.

DaytimeFan said it was bad, but I'm hoping it can fill my Footballers Wives fix. I also love that SOAPnet is showing it with the Emmys. That's old school and gives me hope maybe CBS will air a Y&R special with next year's Emmys.

[dragonflies]

At least it's an actual soap and not another stupid reality show

[EricMontreal22]

I never saw the final eps but it was actually kinda decent... However Chris, as much as I love you with your Kylie and Marco Da Silva avatar, you're kinda wrong--yes it was expensive but the ratings for it even by CBC standards were miserable--it never took off.

[Sindacco]

The US/Canadian (or what ever it is) version of Footballers Wives is just a cheap ripoff of the british Footballers Wives that was awesome.

[EricMontreal22]

It's Canadian And yeah it was a rip off but actually pretty diff--less fun but also way less campy (though being Canadian they did have a few butt shots in the changeroom scenes). the actual stories were completely different and much less focused around the rich.

[EricMontreal22]

CHris B I apologize--I see that TVGuide Canada in their pimping of the show said this: "MVP: The Secret Lives of Hockey Wives, SOAPnet/CBC — Sneak peek!

— Want to learn why Canadians fell in love with MVP, the campy hockey soap? Head here to see what all the fuss is about. MVP premières on June 19. I urge everyone to check it out, or I’ll be seriously be disappointed! If the show’s a success, CBC and ABC will co-produce another season (while MVP was a hit in Canada, the show couldn’t afford its budget for a second season)."

The thing is from all I read, and the Globe and Mail covered CBC's decision to first try it on a different night and then to cancel it in much details, it just never got the numbers-- the ratings reported were DISMAL.

[DaytimeFan]

I actually think this is a smart move. It's a genuine soap to the core and that's the type of original programming they should be going for. Cheap, this was a successful show in Canada, but too expensive for them to produce a second season. If this is successful, SOAPnet would produce the next season and keep it on the air.

DaytimeFan said it was bad, but I'm hoping it can fill my Footballers Wives fix. I also love that SOAPnet is showing it with the Emmys. That's old school and gives me hope maybe CBS will air a Y&R special with next year's Emmys.

Oh Chris B, I'm sorry to disappoint you....but MVP is basically the anti Footballers Wives. It's not campy, fun, wicked, melodramatic. Nothing. It's boring and slow and, essentially, utter crap. It COULD have been something, but the writers obviously thought Canadians wanted boring schlock instead of campy fun.

And it failed because it got HORRIBLE ratings, even by CBC standards.

[EricMontreal22]

I actually thought (yes I watched it longer than I shoulda) that it was startign to get campier and better... it ran what... 9 full eps? But while I liekd it more than you, that's pretty correct.

[Adam]

I remember watching it once for like 5 minutes, then doing something else. Not a great show. It didn't pull me in anyway.

Does SN even still air classic Ryan's Hope or even Port Charles repeats anymore? There was a time where I wish I could get Soapnet in Canada, now not so much.....

[Loretta3938]

They've pretty much guaranteed I won't watch it, since they are replacing Thursday's same-day airing of Days for it.

[EricMontreal22]

Why the Hell don't they have even ONE show that focuses on classic soap episodes? even maybe once a week ONE random classic soap? it wouldn't be hard to do... Full us a bone! The marathons sometimes cover old soaps (though things like Sonny Fest don't) but that's IT. It's really shocking to wastte the resources they have

Why the Hell don't they have even ONE show that focuses on classic soap episodes? even maybe once a week ONE random classic soap? it wouldn't be hard to do... Full us a bone! The marathons sometimes cover old soaps (though things like Sonny Fest don't) but that's IT. It's really shocking to wastte the resources they have