As The World Turns Discussion Thread

[NothinButAttitude]

@victoria foxton, I NEED to see this episode. Who's arm do I need to twist to see it?!

[victoria foxton]

Yes, it's the same person.

Just sent you a link to the group.

You're welcome.  

You're welcome. It's surreal that they don't want to make money. Out of the treasure trove of vintage episodes they possess.

[NothinButAttitude]

 

Thank you! This'll be great to watch this weekend. 

[DramatistDreamer]

You mean P&G? Or the collector.

Unless episodes are in HD quality, I Don think episodes would sell very well, at least not consistently. This is why B&B is streaming their classic episodes on their own YouTube channel and even there, people often complain about the poor visual quality.

By the standards of today, I don’t see many people buying anything less than 1080p quality. The SoapsClassics people understood this, which is why every single DVD that they sold was in such clear visual quality.

[victoria foxton]

I meant P&G. You made a great about the quality. Let's say P&G came out with a streaming service for their soaps. And it was in HD quality. I do think P&G would make money out of it. I do know all of us SON members would subscribe.

[Joseph]

You said it! 

That's true, I would if I could, of course restoring such episodes would take some time but I'm pretty sure it would be worth it, isn't The Doctors Proving it?

[victoria foxton]

 I love Retro TV for restoring The Doctors entire run. 

Edited July 23, 2022 by victoria foxton

[FrenchFan]

I would pay to see soaps from the 1970s’ in all their glory ! Why can’t networks get that they are sitting on a gold mine ?

[Michael]

I wish we could 'like' posts here, but thank you for the tags, @victoria foxton! This is awesome and I can't wait to dig in.

[victoria foxton]

You're welcome. 

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Edited July 23, 2022 by victoria foxton

[DramatistDreamer]

It’s very interesting because Netflix lost nearly a million subscribers this year, but you know what type of streaming service is doing very well? Free Ad-Supported Television A.K.A. “FAST”. The Pluto TV and Freevee type streamers. 
 

P&G could be doing their own version of FAST and running ads for their own products. They could even run retro commercials on a regular basis and fans would watch. It would be akin to comfort food.  Have soap stars film a brief introduction to announce episodes that were really groundbreaking or were a fan favorite. Have fans vote for their favorite episodes beforehand. There are genuine possibilities to make use of the P&G library. 

Hell, even the music for pivotal scenes, have segments where the musicians talk about how a certain song was used for episodes or characters. Do you think Jermaine Jackson or Billy Ocean will turn down the chance to remind people about their hits? We all have seen an artist’s catalog get reactivated because the music was featured on a show.

Who wouldn’t want to hear about Gloria Loring’s creative process and how “Friends and Lovers” came to be?

[Joseph]

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Let's just be happy with what have for the moment, please?

[DRW50]

I don't think anyone is unhappy. I think people are pointing out the lengths they have to go to to see a vintage episode that other genres would have already put out  on DVD years ago. 

Edited July 24, 2022 by DRW50

[Joseph]

I do get that, I for one thing know that better than some, but i really think can't do much about it, It's all on the dumb Hands and heads of P&G executives

[antmunoz]

Victoria, is it a Facebook group that we can join?  I’d love to see the episodes.