Members dragonflies Posted April 19, 2011 Members Share Posted April 19, 2011 The Stars speak out, from Erin Torpey, Jennifer Bassey and so on: http://abc.soapsindepth.com/2011/04/the-stars-speak-out.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted April 19, 2011 Members Share Posted April 19, 2011 And goodness knows how rough Michael Easton - daytime's Monty Clift - will look without makeup. From Mark Lawson: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Brightside Posted April 19, 2011 Members Share Posted April 19, 2011 Canwest (now Shaw Medida) applied for a soap channel license back in 1999 to block it. The CRTC approved it but the channel was never launched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Khan Posted April 19, 2011 Members Share Posted April 19, 2011 Suddenly, I'm reminded of all those Mickey & Judy "Let's Put on a Show!" musicals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scotty Posted April 19, 2011 Members Share Posted April 19, 2011 Here's an article from the Associated Press with more info. about Hoover pulling their ads from ABC: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gmZxkixlqp32BW7X9XtHCd14VlwA?docId=6eae9278c7ab4c3ea59346aed6d7a5e3 Hoover pulling ads from ABC over soap operas (AP) – 3 hours ago NEW YORK (AP) — A Hoover executive whose wife and mother are big fans of two ABC soap operas that were canceled last week said he is yanking the vacuum-maker's ads from the network in protest. Hoover marketing executive Brian Kirkendall's actions have becoming a rallying point for fans of "All My Children" and "One Life to Live." ABC said last week it will end the daytime dramas, each on the air for more than 40 years, and replace them with cooking and weight-loss shows. The number of people who said they "liked" Hoover on Facebook has jumped from around 7,000 to more than 11,000 people in a day since Kirkendall announced his move on the social media site. A columnist for Soap Opera Digest also asked fans to make Friday a "buy Hoover day" to support the company. "It was about as innocent as you can imagine something starting," Kirkendall said on Tuesday. "Now I feel like I'm in the middle of a movement." Kirkendall said he was visiting his ill mother in North Carolina over the weekend and mentioned that the shows were being canceled. She reminded him that, as a toddler, Kirkendall would sit on the couch beside his mother as she folded laundry and watched the soap operas. His wife was angry about the cancelations, too. Hoover is one of many companies to advertise on the programs, and soap opera fans have started a grass roots movement to contact advertisers about the decision, said Carolyn Hinsey, columnist for Soap Opera Digest. Kirkendall said he was overwhelmed by the number of calls Hoover received Monday. "I'm not trying to be a martyr," Kirkendall said. "I'm just reacting to what our consumers said." He said that as steward of Hoover's brand identity, he made the decision before consulting with upper executives. But they seemed pleased by the amount of attention the decision was drawing. ABC had no comment on the action on Tuesday, a spokeswoman said. Hoover, a brand owned by Techtronic Industries Co., had bought time for six ads this week, four of them on soap operas, Kirkendall said. He would not detail how much money in ad spending Hoover had committed to ABC before this protest. Hinsey suggested in a blog on Tuesday that consumers should buy Hoover vacuum cleaners, vacuum bags or other products on Friday and post their actions on Hoover's website. "Hoover couldn't pay a PR person to get them the goodwill that they have gotten in the last 24 hours," Hinsey said. She said protesters should keep their actions positive, but suggested soap opera fans interested in next week's British royal wedding might want to watch some other network than ABC. Kirkendall also wrote on Hoover's Facebook site that the company is setting up an email address for fans of the shows to express their concerns. The decision by ABC means that by next year, "General Hospital" will be its only daytime drama on the air. Copyright © 2011 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted April 19, 2011 Members Share Posted April 19, 2011 Oh really.... never knew that. Canwest has been financially on the brink basically since the beginning of the last decade, so its no surprise it was never launched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted April 19, 2011 Members Share Posted April 19, 2011 LOL she tells people to watch some other show. How on earth is ABC going to know you didn't watch if you're not a Nielsen viewer? I swear it's like people have lost brain cells when it comes to all this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted April 19, 2011 Members Share Posted April 19, 2011 Frons was going to find ways to stick it to OLTL and AMC in their last months even if no sponsor pulled out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaytimeFan Posted April 19, 2011 Members Share Posted April 19, 2011 I love that Jennifer Bassey, while giving a nice tribute to AMC, also plugged what she's working on now. Such a pro, you go girl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members reallyhateskateonlost Posted April 19, 2011 Members Share Posted April 19, 2011 John Mcbain and Rylee to General Hospital! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeeeDee Posted April 19, 2011 Members Share Posted April 19, 2011 +1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CCCapwell Posted April 19, 2011 Members Share Posted April 19, 2011 No he won't. It's in ABC's best interest for AMC and OLTL to get the best ratings possible, they want an established audience there to watch their new programming. Putting aside any personal opinion of the percentage each soap's fans will make it a point not to watch the new shows, there still will be some who come the monday after the final episode will tune in to the trash ABC will air, and ABC knows this, so they wont be slashing budgets or doing anything damning to either AMC and OLTL, remember hiring LB to write AMC and RH to return to OLTL were decisions made when they knew both soaps would be cancelled, so while Frons is an SOB for many reasons, he did set up AMC to have a good head writer for its final months, and gave OLTL's fans an actor many wanted to return, so I wouldn't worry about anything else happening, he already did the worst by cancelling them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wingwalker Posted April 19, 2011 Members Share Posted April 19, 2011 Listening to the DC Podcast with Logan. I love the part where Logan said he talked to Jori Peterson (ABC Daytime's PR person) and said "Jori, I know you think I'm the devil & I can't trust you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted April 19, 2011 Members Share Posted April 19, 2011 They're not doing a good job of it given AMC's ratings & demos, most people aren't even tuning in as it is. I'm sure Frons thinks he can build a new audience for these shows, I really doubt he cares if soap fans watch it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted April 19, 2011 Members Share Posted April 19, 2011 And how do we know those changes weren't ordered by Sweeney? Frons didn't bring on Broderick out of the goodness of his heart. It was cheaper to give her the show since S&K's contracts were up. As for RH, it's not like he cost a lot of money. (Sorry he just didn't and if he did then that means somebody or a number of somebodies got kicked to the curb for him and you can kiss some potential returns goodbye. Bye Marty! Tina who?) This is a temp job for him. It the equivalent of working at Borders during the Christmas season. It would make good business sense for Frons to take your attitude. Look around and tell me where you see good business sense. The man has always been an egomaniacal, vindictive, petty dick and if you think that's going to change anytime soon I encourage you to (re)watch the video where he tells the people working these shows that they are out of a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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