http://tvguide.ca/Soaps/Suds/Articles/091113_suds_report_NB.htm

LOL at his Molly Burnett hate.

Who wants to bet than in 3 weeks she will be the most improved actress ever and that she is best actress on days and he loves her hair?

He amuses me. I love it.

LMFAO at Nelson blaming OLTL's poor ratings on a lack of promotion.

LMFAO at Nelson blaming OLTL's poor ratings on a lack of promotion.

Wait...WHAT!? Lily and Damian are going to adopt Noah!? WHAT THE [!@#$%^&*], ATWT!? STOOPIT!

Speaking of the gays, why did One Life fail miserably when it came to promoting their groundbreaking, historic gay nuptials? When AMC aired their Reese and Bianca wedding, every single mainstream news outlet and magazine promoted and covered the event. Couldn’t Brian Frons have booked Scott Evans and Brett Claywell on The View or on Live! With Regis and Kelly? Gay marriage is a hot topic right now, so One Life really dropped the ball. Why didn’t ABC ask gay marriage right advocates, like Rosie O’Donnell or Ellen DeGeneres, to appear on the show as one of the married couples or as the minister? I bet you a billion dollars they would have jumped at the opportunity because they are passionate about equality in America, especially after what happened in Maine. And then they wonder why daytime is dying. Pathetic. As Santa Barbara, Ryan’s Hope and Generations proved, writing a great soap just isn’t enough. The marketing people on soaps need to start thinking outside the box and stop relying solely on soap magazine coverage. Heck, do I have to produce a Scott Evans sex tape to get this show on the map?

Because, as groundbreaking as "daytime's first mass gay wedding!!!" is, how many "mass gay weddings!!!!" happen in real life? Of course, it was a big deal, but IMO, Nelson's just mad because AMC beat OLTL to the punch.

And in regards to the last sentence...I can only imagine how many boxes of Kleenex he had ready and waiting next to him when he typed that. You *know* he only wrote it to heat up his lil loins.

Wait...WHAT!? Lily and Damian are going to adopt Noah!? WHAT THE [!@#$%^&*], ATWT!? STOOPIT!

Remember Krietzman is writing this show now.

But won't that adoption make Luke and Noah legal brothers? LOL!

But won't that adoption make Luke and Noah legal brothers? LOL!

Yes, it will...that's Krietzman for you!

Edited November 14, 200916 yr by Ruxton Hills

Promotion is just a part of OLTL's ratings troubles, in a long list of other factors. I doubt they wouldn't have gotten a nice little bump if the climax to some of their stories got the proper promotion it deserved.

SOAP OPERA MYSTERY HOUR — This week’s hottest blind items

— Which closeted gay star is jealous over an out gay actor’s buzz and mainstream coverage?

—Which daytime queen finally got his wish when he finally set up a threesome with his boyfriend and another soap actor?

—Which daytime diva is thisclose to having a nervous breakdown?

Oh god he made all three of these up himself.

What is this trend with adults being adopted? B&B Marcus and now this. I don't get that. Something tells me if Noah called Damian "Daddy" it would be in an entirely different connotation.

I do think that OLTL could have had more promotion of their gay weddings, but then, for all I know, if they had, then people might have tuned out even more than they did. Those episodes all got 1.8, the lowest rating of the week for the show. It does suck that AMC's truly offensive wedding storyline got so much mainstream press coverage, but I don't really remember it having any effect on ratings. Did it? If I had to guess I would guess that OLTL was told they could do the story but it was not going to be trumpeted, because Frons is certainly not going to want publicity for a relationship between men. It's bad PR in the eyes of a lot of executives, because they think people are terrified of men having an intimate relationship. It's not the same as the generally leering view of two women (made even better if a manly man is on hand to turn one of them straight).

As for getting Ellen or Rosie to be involved...something tells me Rosie isn't as popular as he thinks she is.

Edited November 14, 200916 yr by CarlD2

What is this trend with adults being adopted? B&B Marcus and now this. I don't get that. Something tells me if Noah called Damian "Daddy" it would be in an entirely different connotation.

I don't know, but I HATE it! I do remember thinking awhile back that Lily and Holden treat Noah like a son, which is nice, but I was thinking more like son in law, not adopted son. It's beyond silly. I guess making Luke and Noah brothers is one way to make marriage gay irrelevant.

Promotion is just a part of OLTL's ratings troubles, in a long list of other factors. I doubt they wouldn't have gotten a nice little bump if the climax to some of their stories got the proper promotion it deserved.

ABC as a whole is behind the times on promotion. CBS does a far better job. They promote Y&R in primetime and I've seen banner ads for ATWT and Y&R on a number of entertainment websites on a regular basis. They also stream their soaps on CBS.com. ABC does none of that. (However I remember they did stream Night Shift on ABC.com.) They occasionally cross pollinate with The View but that's preaching to the choir. That does almost nothing to put their product in front of fresh eyes.

Promotion is a strategy not a tactic. Promoting Bianca's wedding or the mass gay wedding here or there won't do the job.

Based on Noah fate on Friday, I suspect he gets adopted so that Luke has visitng rights or another healthcare related issue. While ATWT has not been perfect with Nuke, at least they've stuck with it. I guess I don't get all the praise for OLTL -- Dorian mocking gay marriage is certainly not a winning storyline.

ABC as a whole is behind the times on promotion. CBS does a far better job. They promote Y&R in primetime and I've seen banner ads for ATWT and Y&R on a number of entertainment websites on a regular basis. They also stream their soaps on CBS.com. ABC does none of that. (However I remember they did stream Night Shift on ABC.com.)

GH is streamed on ABC.com. And once AMC moves to LA and into HD, I bet they will put AMC online too.

If Frons' SOAPnet strategy is to move the shows to subscription based or free with ads internet platforms, I could absolutely see this happening.