February 14-18, 2011

[EricMontreal22]

Ha no he only started two weeks back

That;'s fair enough--he def deserves responsibility, but I do think he IS capable of doing much much better and I do blame the writing partly.

[DRW50]

I think what I hate the most about all of this is that it doesn't even seem like someone is going to work on saving AMC if AMC stays.

The ratings increase under Pratt still confuses me, as I thought the show was unwatchable, but clearly an audience is still there. Yet no one at ABC will make the moves to do this.

[NYC123]

Sad but true.

I was one of the only people who enjoyed Pratt. Pratt's writing didn't make sense all the time but the pace was faster and more exciting. Honestly AMC right now is to damn slow.

[Soapsuds]

Yeah it's all in the past. MB and SB dont get the ratings they once did. I'm surprised SB is still on GH. He hated being on the show until they made his character unJason.

[tylerbo20]

maybe there will be some scrambling over at NBC to fix Days of our Lives once and for all...if i dont see news of a new head writer soon or that deidre hall is returning this show will not last.

[Eric83]

I would be all for that but we would lose the people who are not one of the favorites. OLTL would be Todd/John 24/7 and AMC would be all Ryan/Greenlee. Ugh, but I prefer that to seeing another soap cancelled.

[AlexElizabeth]

Isn't that how it already is? LOL

[Soapsuds]

Blah..blah..blah..blah..same old stuff to save AMC. Sounds familiar...like the whole plan to save Days. How many times can ABC try to save this soap?? It doesnt seem like they are doing anything right now to save AMC.

I am curious as to how the ratings were for Oprah's AMC fest. It sure didnt help give AMC a bump in the ratings with all the Erica's men crapola.

[DRW50]

I wonder about this. OLTL has short term ratings spikes again and again. Is the show only able to appeal in these brief spikes? If you watch regularly then you start to get bogged down in how nothing changes, except things you don't want to change (generally the best of 2008 is gone, so is the best of 2009...I can't come up with a best of 2010 at the moment).

I don't think soaps cutting episode orders will help much but of all the soaps OLTL may be the one that would benefit from fewer episodes a week, because RC seems to be better at short-term writing.

[Southofnowhere]

Let's say AMC goes. How many AMC fans will stick watching OLTL?

Folks who watch now because OLTL comes on after AMC will be gone.

Any many hardcore AMC fans will be mad at OLTL and not tune in?

What OLTL has going for it now won't be the same with AMC gone.

AMC also has Susan Lucci to do PR , as OLTL has no stars know outside daytime.

Let's say OLTL goes. AMC loses some OLTL who are mad. They also gain FV and run o OLTL's bizz model. More than liley back at their old studio in NYC. Only actor they will lose is RB.

IMO AMC is the smarter bet. If u get rid of AMC might as well end OLTL at sametime.

As for GH , OLTL payed for it's overruns until Vanessa retruned. No reason a AMC run by FV can't do the same.

[Soapsuds]

It's been given more years. I doubt they will do anything different.

But back to AMC......like Toups pointed out

AMC gained nothing during the whole snow storm fiesta .....their demos didnt budge.....That's a telling story right there.

[dragonflies]

Days is not that bad, it's miles better than all the other soaps, and I mean ALL

[Eric83]

Todd has not been on that much in the past 3 or 4 months, but at least with an hour show other characters are allowed to have story. If it is cut for 30 minutes all the "non-essential" characters would be out.

[NYC123]

OLTL may have gone up but the MAIN POINT is MAINTING AND HOLDING THE VIEWERS!? Did they no. No one did. Period.

Like many people have pointed out, if AMC goes first OLTL will be right after regardless. Give it 2-3 months. OLTL will hurt more with AMC gone then if AMC if OLTL is gone.

[Soapsuds]

And has that done anything for AMC ratings?? Nope!

I really dont care which one goes first..but looking at all the numbers and budgets..AMC should go.