August 18-22, 2008

[dragonflies]

That's the thing though, Pratt is cleaning up B&E's mess, and that's gonna take a few months to wrap up their stuff. So I stand by what I said, AMC DESERVES these ratings.

[Steve]

I totally agree with you. I've watched AMC for 28 years and while this isn't the best it's ever been, it's certainly much, much better than it's been in several years. So, I'll hope with you that the ratings will rise next week when Pratt's work officially started airing (Aug 27th, for those who didn't know).

[dragonflies]

But what has Pratt done so far that's really amazing?

The editing on AMC sucks big ones, I know sometimes with the editing it makes it hard for me to watch, don't know about anyone else. I don't know if that can effect ratings or not.

[RalphOrtiz]

Twenty years ago (heck, ten years ago) - there wouldn't have been a discussion about the 'editing'.

Soaps are trying too hard to be 'modern'.

Write a good story, get some good actors, direct them well, stop trying to be cool......and all else should follow (yes, even in this age of declining ratings and a bizillion other cable networks..)

[DaytimeFan]

I hate the ratings.

[wiccachick_1]

How in the heck does GH hang in there above a 2.0? It baffles the mind.

AMC is in a holding pattern and has been for a while so I understand why they dropped. I'm liking the Jake and Amanda stuff lately though.

[nell17]

I agree. I'd bring back Jamie too for Brooke. I think the show needs more of Adam and Erica's families on canvas. Sometimes I wonder about recasting. It's been a while since we've seem any of them on screen. Would a recast work for any of those characters mentioned? A soap vet who could act? The only reason I ask is because I remember watching Ryan's Hope and remember then recasting almost all of the major characters several times with little opposition. Maybe it's because the writing was so good, you didn't notice as much, I don't know. Just thought I'd put that out there.

[marceline]

ABC has lost more than 2 million viewers since last year. That's shameful, just shameful.

[EricMontreal22]

Loving recast nearly every single Alden like 4 times it seemed...

Well the rumorus of Skye returning migth help this--Eden Reigel has said many times she'll return to the show whenever they want her--but maybe she just means in short term? It was odd that she said she'd love to return to see her mom in jail yet the show never took her up on it

[Cyberologist]

I was about to post the identical thing its minusing out and they just carry on like all's well so

I don't even see for GH trying to flip the script its the same deal. I mean do they even care? For me its

like someone is "designing" it to fail accidently on purpose (doesn't have to) They could be surprised that its still around its like every week

maybe if I do this I'll get another 30,000 to stop watching. The good news is for me they have stepped up their settings they are really nice

and wardrobe has been kind to some, others not as much. But the settings are really well done so Kudos to those set designers.

[foxhunter]

the abc average is really scary. "passions" had some better averages. there is no way the networks and studios can afford these shows. 2.5 million people? infomercials would be a cheap way out. bad news ahead...

[EricMontreal22]

Infomercials are NOT cheaper. and don't have loyalty. I'm not too worried--I think it's what's happening everywhere (*hides head in sand*) with cable channels. Or maybe I've just been too excited by AMC's Mad Men actually almost breaking a mill sometimes...

[Jess]

Yep, it is, giggle giggle.

[JackPeyton]

go days.

yay for y&r.

and amc deserves to be lower than GL.

[NYC123]

IMO AMC deserves it's ratings for last week because it was Zzzzzz....

Next week I am hoping for a bump because AMC is soo much better now.