Jump to content

May 19-23, 2008


Toups

Recommended Posts

  • Members

According to Strasser, weren't the dailies for OLTL last Mon and Tues through the roof? I would imagine that would've lifted the rest of the ABC lineup. And I can't believe AMC didn't get some bump on its own, however slight, for the wedding. My guess is OLTL at 2.2 and AMC at 2.1, with an even further divide in the demos.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 180
  • Created
  • Last Reply
  • Members

I agree with your assessments of the shows.

But y'all just don't believe that the ratings really don't dip and rise with the week's stories, do you? Not really, they don't.

And if they DID, we should all be horrified. Because if the shows really did rise and fall based on a week's stories, we'd see the shows do all kinds of horrific shock and awe just to increase eyeballs in a given week. And we'd be left with horrible plot driven messes with absolutely no long-term story.

What I believe is that both AMC and OLTL are good, and better than they were. With that in mind, I hope AMC and OLTL can sustain the quality, and the ratings will show a gradual increment due to the sustained quality.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Just for idle conversation while we wait for ratings....

Luke and Laura are listed on tvguide.com best wedding list. Along with the Moldavia (am I remembering that country's name right???) wedding from Dynasty.

You are spot on Supersage. I was fully engaged in all of the stories and I was so excited to see a wedding with a gathering of the cast like that. I know they are a pain to shoot but the payoff is spectacular for the viewers if it's done right and this one was. LOVED it...true story, I tend to watch the show while on my treadmill and while Jesse and Angie were saying their vows I was bawling like a baby. It's not easy to sob and run at the same time...I wouldn't recommend it! hehe

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Members

Hi new here...

Just wanted to comment on B&B. Overall the show is boring to me and it shocks me the people they currently have paired up (Taylor who I love is now paired up with boytoy loser Rick!?). And lets not even start on Eric and Donna.

However I did tune in the other day to see the funeral for Storm and I must say that Heather Tom had me in tears throughout the whole show. It was just gut wrenching stuff. Realism and everything. Cuz at the end of the day I have those same doubts too about those I love.

Anyways I think she's doing an excellent job and I wish her the best over there even though the show isn't exactly my cup of tea anymore when it comes to soaps.

Y&R has become mind rumbling boring. If not for the few scenes of Nick and Phyllis I thought I would have died yesterday. Everyone in the soap world (at least online) was crying and moaning for LML to be fired...well she's gone down and what do you know the show hasn't magically gone up in ratings nor in quality. I even think its gone down the drain with her gone. Who knows by this time next year B&B could be #1 and GH battling for #2.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.



  • Recent Posts

    • Of the so-called "contract" cast members, I'd venture to say these are recurring: Bryton James, Camryn Grimes, and (possibly) Michael Graziadei.  I've suspected since 2018 that Kate Linder and Christian LeBlanc are recurring.  And I believe we all know Miss Ordway is, because she said so. lol.  
    • Dante blaming Gio instead of his dweeb son and the other dweeb was just ridiculous. Gio's paternity story is going in circles with no reveal. I've already started fast forwarding Drew and his stupid ho Willow's story. Kristina's story is beyond dumb with no great payoff.
    • Sarah (with the English accent) isn't just some random character.  Sarah was once the housekeeper for Eliot Dorn and Margo Huntington.  One of the following 2 scenarios happened a few months ago: (1):  One night, while Margo wasn't at home, and while Oscar the Doorman wasn't at his post, a burglar sneaked into the private elevator, rode up to the penthouse, stole several thousand dollars worth of Margo's valuable diamonds and pearls, and tied-up Eliot Dorn and Sarah the Housekeeper, ensuring that Eliot and Sarah couldn't pursue the burglar back down to the lobby or phone the police to apprehend the burglar. OR --  (2): Eliot Dorn was SLEEPING with Sarah the Housekeeper, and the two of them conspired to steal Margo's jewelry and went on a lavish spending spree and then tied THEMSELVES up to make it look as though a burglary had occurred in the penthouse. Margo Dorn currently believes Scenario #1 occurred, and she's rather annoyed that the "incompetent police" haven't located her stolen jewels yet.  Eliot and Sarah know that Scenario #2 actually occurred.  When Sarah stopped by the Unicorn and saw Eliot kissing Raven Swift, Sarah snidely said, "Oh! This must be Mrs. Dorn!  Nice to meet you, Mrs. Dorn!" Sarah knew good & damn well Raven isn't "Mrs. Dorn" because Sarah worked for Margo Dorn on a daily basis for many months.  That was Sarah's not-so-subtle way of announcing, "I'll be paying a visit to District Attorney Logan Swift and letting him know that his wife is sleeping with you, and I'll be paying a visit to WMON to let Margo Huntington know that you're sleeping with Mrs. Swift!"  lol.     
    • The AMC hate came from Jamey Giddens/DC and their industry friends, IMO. For whatever reason I always felt they targeted the show, and it was wrong. AMC ratings were decent and even went up under Pratt (Yet, he was fired). The ratings were also good under Broderick and lowered out after her interim.  There was no reason to be upset with the show other than it being slow. They literally played it safe and did the best they could in 2010 and 2011. 
    • I have very detailed synopses of all 1976 storylines for the soaps from the Daytime Serial Newsletter. Please let me know if you are interested in a particular show and I will post it in the appropriate thread. As I stated they are very detailed, so I don't want to clutter up threads if posters are not interested.
    • Please register in order to view this content

       
    • Surely we (and Billy Flynn) are not going to be saddled with a character named Aristotle Dumas? This isn't 1970's Edge of Night.
    • What annoys me a little bit about the "day players" is they sound a bit too "Brooklyn-ish" sometimes.  Obviously, the show was taped in New York City, and the actors are all New York actors, but Monticello is supposed to be located in Illinois or Ohio.  Occasionally, they grab actors and actresses for small roles who have VERY distinct New York accents, which contrasts sharply with the main cast, none of whom have noticeable accents (except for our dashing European gigolo, Eliot Dorn, of course).  The heavy Brooklyn accent works fine if the character is a bookie, or the owner of a pawn shop, or a guy who's selling stolen guns on the street corner.  But when it's a steadily recurring character -- such as the first Mrs. Goodman, who worked for Miles and Nicole -- it's pretty jarring to me sometimes.  And you'll see it often -- such as an "under-five" character who witnesses a car accident, or a character who witnesses a shooting, or the occasional desk clerk, or waiter.  
    • Please register in order to view this content

       
    • Please register in order to view this content

       
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy