Members All My Shadows Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 I wouldn't want them to take 20 days off in one big block. I'd like it to be sorta like those random "teacher's workshop days" in school, where out of the blue, you just don't have school on a random Tuesday or Friday. The soaps can take a one or two day break every month. ETA: But yes, my dream is for them all to go back to 30 minutes. So easy to watch, so easy to marathon a week's worth of shows. Just plain easy. They can do the 90 minute soap block, put a game show in there, and even rerun two of their primetime sitcoms like the networks used to do decades ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 If GH went to 1/2 hour they'd cut everyone but Sonny, Carly, Jason, Sam & Spinelli, that's all we'd get I have to agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Y&RWorldTurner Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 But how is that different from the show right now? LOL! And yeah, they'd have to rely on a lot of actors going on recurring. Most actors are just happy to work these days, so I don't know how many would object to not being on contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 I think all of daytime should have gone the primetime route.. For example Monday- Y&R at 11 am..rest of day ..game shows ..talk shows Tuesday: B&B full hour 11am.....same as above Wednesday: ATWT 11 am...same as above Thursday & Friday whatever the hell they wanted..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 It wouldn't be much different, it would be worse cause 3/4 of the half hour would be them. "Classic" to ABC Daytime is Rylee circa 2004. Wouldn't they have to pay royalties to people who aren't on the show if they air older episodes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 Exactly. Even 2004 is going too far back. My guess is they would show the episode where Greenlee went off the cliff -- and they will just blur out Eden's face and put a picture of Christina Lind over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 They aren't going to air really old episodes, they don't want to remind viewers how great the show was, and how bad it's gotten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sindacco Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 Why would it? Thursday is a normal working-day while Friday is the last one and people prepare for the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 so the show will air 4 days a week about twice a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 Thursdays haven't been doing well either. I can see them doing a Port Charles type of thing, tape for part of the year, then go on a break, if it comes down to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jcar03 Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 If "classic" didn't mean last year to ABC instead of episodes from further back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 Yeah, I don't have a real problem with them cutting some episodes, but they've lost me as well on their idea of "classic" eps (which I simply will not watch). I'm already turned off by "classic" Christmas episodes that are barely two years old. Give me Christmas 1984, and you have me in the palm of your hand. There are certainly newer fans who are not nostalgia buffs and will enjoy specially packaged episodes about their favorite couples, but in this YouTube age, merely rerunning easily available episodes is just not going to cut it. They HAVE to mix in pre-2000 "classic" episodes to make this worth while, to appeal to their entire audience. I don't have numbers, but wasn't Daytime to Remember a real hit? I don't want my personal tastes and the tastes of others I talk to in the online soap community to blind me from the facts, but I do recall that those episodes were very well-received and a lot of us weren't ready for them to stop and PC to begin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 Of course what would be wonderful is if TPTB took this opportunity to really put their feet into these soaps and crank out some top notch material with less days to spread it all out. A noticeable improvement in the quality of storytelling should be our "bonus" here. If it's same old same old crap, yeah, I have to agree that it's like killing a spider plucking one leg at a time. When will they learn that quality storytelling is the most cost-effective measure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bellcurve Posted July 12, 2010 Members Share Posted July 12, 2010 Will they have to renegotiate everyone's contracts again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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