Because, bad soap opera is bad soap opera, regardless of color.

That's one opinion. Also, if we go by your logic, then PASSIONS, which (at one time) had Andrea Evans and Robin Strasser in its' cast, was GOOD, too.

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So, the consensus is that Genereations was bad? I didn't watch it, but from youtube clips, I thought it was interesting.

With soaps on television withering faster than your favorite plant on a hot, dry, sweltering day, does it really matter how women have changed on soaps? And men for the matter? These days, the women are either simps, immature dolls, backstabbers, drama queens or pretensious divas. The men are milquetoasts, eunuchs, rapists, murderers, mobsters or infidels. Character development is a non-entity in soaps today. So every time I see a post that reads, "She's supposed to be strong and independent..." or "What happened to the days when the women were in control of themselves?", I just roll my eyes scroll down to the next topic.

It's a legitimate point, though, I think. There was a time when TPTB took the time to craft interesting characters; and one reason why soaps are dying is because they no longer do.

Did you really think Jess Walton was going to be the second coming of Brenda Dickson??

With soaps on television withering faster than your favorite plant on a hot, dry, sweltering day, does it really matter how women have changed on soaps? And men for the matter? These days, the women are either simps, immature dolls, backstabbers, drama queens or pretensious divas. The men are milquetoasts, eunuchs, rapists, murderers, mobsters or infidels. Character development is a non-entity in soaps today. So every time I see a post that reads, "She's supposed to be strong and independent..." or "What happened to the days when the women were in control of themselves?", I just roll my eyes scroll down to the next topic.

HELL YES IT MATTERS DUDE!

Because THAT is the reason why soap audiences are dwindling.

People are fed up with the sh*t that passes for entertainment from this genre of television. Soaps used to thrive on emotional storytelling through its believable plots and characterization.

People like YOU and attitudes like YOURS are why people in charge of these shows and people outside of daytime think we're all a bunch of idiots who don't understand the business and should just accept any piece of sh*t that passes for story on these shows. Completely, utterly pathetic.

Instead of wondering where the hidden liberal agenda was in your college courses, maybe you should have actually paid attention.

Or maybe he was upset that we didn't anoint his feet with extra virgin olive oil.

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So, the consensus is that Genereations was bad? I didn't watch it, but from youtube clips, I thought it was interesting.

There was more to Generations than the Maya/Doreen catfight, beautifully written by Michele ValJean. That one awesome catfight does not represent the show as a whole, which was a steaming pile of boring sh*t which made Loving look like L.A. Law in comparison.

HELL YES IT MATTERS DUDE!

Because THAT is the reason why soap audiences are dwindling.

People are fed up with the sh*t that passes for entertainment from this genre of television. Soaps used to thrive on emotional storytelling through its believable plots and characterization.

People like YOU and attitudes like YOURS are why people in charge of these shows and people outside of daytime think we're all a bunch of idiots who don't understand the business and should just accept any piece of sh*t that passes for story on these shows. Completely, utterly pathetic.

Instead of wondering where the hidden liberal agenda was in your college courses, maybe you should have actually paid attention.

BINGO.

So, the consensus is that Genereations was bad? I didn't watch it, but from youtube clips, I thought it was interesting.

I'm not one to argue with one's personal taste. (Not even if the show-in-question is PASSIONS. Okay, I take that back about PASSIONS. That show was just offensive to me, no matter how you slice it.) If you enjoyed GENERATIONS, or what you saw of it online, that's great. However, I think even AA audiences largely shunned it, b/c the writing and production values were abominable.

There was more to Generations than the Maya/Doreen catfight, beautifully written by Michele ValJean. That one awesome catfight does not represent the show as a whole, which was a steaming pile of boring sh*t which made Loving look like L.A. Law in comparison.

i've watched mroe thn jsut THAT yuo know. Dang, you all are so pessimistic and so easily give up, I hope you all never get cancer, you'd probably throw in the towel and off yourself before the first round of chemo. Where's the HOPE?

However, I think even AA audiences largely shunned it, b/c the writing and production values were abominable.

But Khan, consider this. This was the first time a daytime drama REALLY went the extra mile to cater to the black viewership, and then they get kicked in the teeth for it. And you all wonder why soaps don't spend enough time on black SL's? Maybe they don't want to cater to a segment of the audience that will turn on them in a hot minute, and is never even "appreciative", let alone SATISFIED with what they do. Hell, TYLER FREAKIN PERRY can't even get his just respect with the black viewership.

Edited July 26, 201015 yr by alphanguy74

I hope you all never get cancer, you'd probably throw in the towel and off yourself before the first round of chemo.

If only Y&R's Lily had taken your advice....

Where's the HOPE?

Everyday, on SoapNet! 5 am / 4 Central!

HELL YES IT MATTERS DUDE!

Because THAT is the reason why soap audiences are dwindling.

People are fed up with the sh*t that passes for entertainment from this genre of television. Soaps used to thrive on emotional storytelling through its believable plots and characterization.

People like YOU and attitudes like YOURS are why people in charge of these shows and people outside of daytime think we're all a bunch of idiots who don't understand the business and should just accept any piece of sh*t that passes for story on these shows. Completely, utterly pathetic.

Instead of wondering where the hidden liberal agenda was in your college courses, maybe you should have actually paid attention.

LOL!! I'm actually shocked you didn't insert the tired, old "You must be a right-wing Christian homophobic hater from the Midwest who watches Fox News and Nascar and eats pork rinds for breakfast."

And by the way, dearie, I had more important things to occupy my time instead of fretting over who was behind that darn hidden liberal agenda in college.

Did you really think Jess Walton was going to be the second coming of Brenda Dickson??

With soaps on television withering faster than your favorite plant on a hot, dry, sweltering day, does it really matter how women have changed on soaps? And men for the matter? These days, the women are either simps, immature dolls, backstabbers, drama queens or pretensious divas. The men are milquetoasts, eunuchs, rapists, murderers, mobsters or infidels. Character development is a non-entity in soaps today. So every time I see a post that reads, "She's supposed to be strong and independent..." or "What happened to the days when the women were in control of themselves?", I just roll my eyes and scroll down to the next topic.

And that's partly why soaps have died and are no longer growing any substantial viewing audience...

How are viewers supposed to invest in these characters if the people running these shows don't?

Edited July 26, 201015 yr by Y&RWorldTurner

LOL!! I'm actually shocked you didn't insert the tired, old "You must be a right-wing Christian homophobic hater from the Midwest who watches Fox News and Nascar and eats pork rinds for breakfast."

I don't judge people who are Republicans, Christians, Midwesterners, Fox News Fans, Nascar Fanatics, or Pork Rind Eaters.

I do judge those who flame and troll message boards with their cheap racist views and controversy instead of actually engaging in a discussion about them. I mean, it IS a message board, right.

And by the way, dearie, I had more important things to occupy my time instead of fretting over who was behind that darn hidden liberal agenda in college.

You could have fooled me.

More like Sean Hannity...

Can we say Fox News!