Members Ann_SS Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 If ABC was smart, it would air reruns of prime time shows that it wants to promote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 Won't it be difficult for soaps to recover from taking Wednesday off? I mean, look at GL's Inside the Light experiement for example. If one of those featured someone not popular with their audience, the ratings would tank for the rest of the week. Fridays would be the best option if they did take one day a week off. Wait for it... A revival of Bandstand hosted by Cameron Mathison and Vanessa "In Concert" Marcil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 This plan sounds half ok and half pointless. I could see taking a month off and showing repeats, but repeats featuring current couples??? That means repeat from the last year and is there any need to see them again so soon? They should just do "A Daytime To Remember" type retrospectives the month of August and show older stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oltl1 Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 ITA. It would give the writers time to try to come up with something new and let them weed out a lot of the crap they use to fill in an hour. My only concern is does this mean a bloodbath is on the way b/c there is no way they need this many contract actors per show to fill 4 hours a week. My second question, and I don't know if anyone can answer this is, how much money would this save ABCD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 +1 And please get Reba to return! Love her countryfied narration. No, seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 It definitely would be a risk. I think that they should do some market research before deciding on which day to take off. I doubt this would do it, but I think that it might buy the ABC soaps some more time. I thought about it some more and edited my previous post. Instead, I think that they should rerun prime time shows on the day off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 Rumor has it that Frons is going to ask Bob Guza to add his contemporary spin on these plans. Guza keeps trying to figure out why Dinah Shore and Shari Lewis aren't answering his calls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scotty Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 Yes, but on three of those days, ABC doesn't air any episodes of their soaps at all (New Year's Day, the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day), the other holidays you listed are when the encore episodes are aired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 What if Thursday becomes the new Friday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scotty Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 This would be the equivalent of taking about 6 weeks off per year when you think about it... 5 episodes per week x 4 weeks = 20 episodes cut + 6 encore episodes that already air + 3 holiday pre-emptions = 29 episodes, not to mention the occassional pre-emptions for breaking news coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 If they play actual classic episodes, then I like this idea. If its just going to be Rylee circa 2004-2006 or what have you in AMC's case than no thanks. I mean I guess better than cancelling outright, but it just means my viewing of 2-3 episodes a week currently will go down to 1-2, because I won't watch if its just a repeat of a show within the last 2-5 years showcasing a couple Frons wishes to promote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eric83 Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 I am glad I decided to check on here today, if this can keep all 3 soaps on then I say go for it. I love this idea actually, but I dont want to watch episodes pimping these couples. It'd be great to showcase episodes from classic storylines, but oh well I'll take what I can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 I see this as just a stepping stone to cancellation, if it were to come to be. Sorry, but I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 Sounds like they're trying to prolong soaps, what next, taking the summer off and just air repeats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 I'd rather they all just be canceled, but since that isn't an option (at least not right now)... I wish they'd cut all these shows back down to 30 minutes and cut a shitload of characters from the shows to make it work. This way, ABC for example, would only have an hour and a half of a soap block, they could use the other hour and a half to air a new gameshow or talkshow, or whatever the f.uck they desire. But EastEnders in the UK airs 4 days a week, taking Wednesday's off typically, and I've never really found that to be a problem. I kind of like it, in fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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