Members Juliajms Posted October 12, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 Seriously though, you speak the truth. I find foster/adoption stories to be among the most touching, but soaps so rarely do them. It's really strange when you think about it. I wonder if they've done focus groups that suggest the audience doesn't like these types of stories? Notice you pretty much don't see characters give up an onscreen baby for adoption and yet even abortion has been done on most soaps. You can count the number of characters who have adopted a child on soaps on one hand. I mean, adoption of an unknown child, not of a spouse or family member. Add to that when a character's adopted child comes back to find their bio parents the child either was raised by terrible people or the adopted family is dead. I just don't get the bias against adoption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 Maybe Traci can rescue an an abused child from his/her abusive parent/parents. They can do both the child abuse social issue, involve social services, and the ultimate adoption story with that... But with this current writing regime, they'd refuse to do any research, and so many facts will be wrong and the story will probably turn out to be offensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkH Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 Well, I know soaps take licenses with medical procedures...but the fact that TGVN was never on a ventilator, and was rolled into some kind of generic room (as opposed to a CICU) with no security (how many psychos have attacked this family over the years??)...well...I don't think we're supposed to take this as realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 Adoption stories on soaps are often terrible, although I would say the all time worst might be the Daisy/Susan story on GL. I would like to trust this team to be different but they put shock value first every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darn Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 This is the stupidest goddamn thing...I like Stacy Haiduk too, she played this role for all it's worth. Sometimes actors come on, do a good job, and LEAVE. It's not always necessary to jump through hoops to keep them. And Y&R's had enough look-a-likes to last 20 years. God, this show has gone full retard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alphanguy74 Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 I have one thing to say: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted October 12, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 I wonder if Y&R has noticed that Days is relatively successful and so they are trying to imitate that show? I'm being serious here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 The role of Victoria Newman is now being played by Charity Rahmer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 Indeed. Might as make her a long lost Fisher. They're like roaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aMLCproduction Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 The ratings has to go down in order for things to change. Just stop watching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darn Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 NO. That's what started this crap, soaps copying other soaps in an attempt to duplicate their success. And Days isn't so good that it needs imitators (in fact I think it's crap but I think all soaps are crap right now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted October 12, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 I'm not suggesting they should imitate Days, I'm suggesting they are imitating Days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 This is just lazing ass writing. The look like Patty will actually be the real Patty.....watch and see...its going to happen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Juliajms Posted October 12, 2009 Author Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 Do you really think so? I actually am going to give the writer's more credit than that. It might make a tiny bit of sense if crazy Patty wanted to look like her shrink, but why would a sane Patty have changed her face? Gah! I feel a migraine coming on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Heyou Posted October 12, 2009 Members Share Posted October 12, 2009 As I recall though, there were a lot of folks that thought the same thing before LML was ousted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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