Members marceline Posted April 22, 2011 Members Share Posted April 22, 2011 Star Trek conventions? Whoa! Back up chief! LOL! Seriously though, here's how I draw the line: conventions of any sort are group experiences that are about connecting with other fans and celebrating a common interest. Dressing up for soap weddings is a solitary, isolating practice. These boards at least provide some measure of socialization and connection. Unfortunately, this "campaign" has turned from a group activity to a MOB activity. It's about attacking, bullying and punishing. It's one thing to share memories about the show you love. It's another to call Rachael Ray a bitch just because she wished a couple of her chef friends good luck with their new show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted April 22, 2011 Members Share Posted April 22, 2011 This is my favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rakesh Posted April 22, 2011 Members Share Posted April 22, 2011 Well, as expected, Oprah is being attacked (look at the comments) for not saving the soaps. LOL! Be happy she even made a video to acknowledge you guys. Then again, turning both serials into a 30 mins primetime series, 3 times a week could be good for OWN in a way... but no, the audience is just not there. They can always try TV Land... I doubt any network will step up and pick up either of these two soaps. If anything was to happen, I can see OLTL getting picked up, not AMC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted April 22, 2011 Members Share Posted April 22, 2011 Aww AMS, I wasn't picking on you just countering your opinion lol. Its like politics, there are moderates and extremists on each side.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SFK Posted April 22, 2011 Members Share Posted April 22, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adam Posted April 22, 2011 Members Share Posted April 22, 2011 Like I said, she just gave the "escapees" more ammunition to continue their assault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Soapsuds Posted April 22, 2011 Members Share Posted April 22, 2011 Ditto!! AMS..youre one of my favorite posters on here!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members You're Soaking in it Posted April 22, 2011 Members Share Posted April 22, 2011 Yeah, cuckoo like Starr Jones yelling at audience passers-by for blocking photographers trying to take her picture (certainly not Ms. Jones trying to get uninterested photographers' attention) ... and mood-killer Dick Clark obnoxiously berating you-name-just-about-anyone during commercial breaks ... or like the time that two lead actors from different shows were so smashed that they couldn't keep themselves from openly / obviously flirting with each other in the lobby before disappearing altogether... Yeah, good times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members quartermainefan Posted April 22, 2011 Members Share Posted April 22, 2011 I don't think that it has to be a civil rights movement. Why do Mets fans continue to support their cursed team decade after decade and keep stats and stuff and go to games rain or shine? If its your thing, its your thing. I think they're nuts, but everyone is nuts in a way a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Clear Drama Posted April 22, 2011 Members Share Posted April 22, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted April 22, 2011 Members Share Posted April 22, 2011 The stupidity in the comments makes me want to cancel these shows myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Becki Posted April 22, 2011 Members Share Posted April 22, 2011 I've never dressed up for a wedding on a soap but I've sure as hell taken off work to watch one. I did my share of campaigning when Port Charles was cancelled. I had a feeling even back then that Frons would destroy ABC daytime. I also just wanted to thank Scotty for all the links to the articles and tweets you've provided. I've enjoyed reading all of them. *hug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members trish672 Posted April 22, 2011 Members Share Posted April 22, 2011 I have participated in a few campaigns to save a show. But they were shows that were being killed in their prime after only a season or two. 40+ years is a damned good run but the quality is not there anymore. What happens if the shows are saved by some miracle? Are millions of viewers going to appear out of nowhere? Will ABC handle the soaps any better? I just don't get the shocked outrage over cancellations that have been predicted for years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scotty Posted April 22, 2011 Members Share Posted April 22, 2011 And the madness continues.... Die-Hard Fans Boycott Soap Cancellations A local group of soap lovers joins a national protest of the cancellations Thursday, Apr 21, 2011 | Updated 5:19 PM CDT By Lisa Balde Brandi Macon won't stand for the death of her good friends. "I was so sad," Macon said. "I was hurt. How could they do this?" The 29-year-old Chicago native and 12-year soap opera watcher plans to protest Tuesday against the recent cancelation of her favorite soaps, "All My Children" and "One Life to Live." She joins about 35 equally frustrated supporters at 10:30 a.m. in front of ABC's State Street home in Chicago. It's part of a string of protests by fans across the country in New York, Austin and Los Angeles. "It came with no warning," Macon said of the cancelations. "How dare you do this to our family." Macon started watching soaps with her mom in 1999, back when Dixie Martin of "All My Children" developed heart problems and refused to confide in the love of her life. Macon found her mom roped into the storyline and yelling at the TV, "Dixie, get it together!" Since then, "All My Children," along with "One Life to Live" and ABC's "General Hospital," became part of her life. Thanks to three hours of daily recordings, Macon knows the shows' characters like her (heavily dramatized) best friends. "People think it's just a TV show, but these characters become such a part of your life," said the 29-year-old Chicago native. "We laugh with them, we cry with them. When somebody dies, we feel it. It's important to us." Last week, the death knell sounded for two of them. "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" were canceled in favor of an evolving daytime lineup on ABC. Viewers banded together under a Protest Across America Facebook group. Some vowed not to watch the network. Others plan to turn out Tuesday to protest. The group even started reaching out to sponsors, and soon after, Hoover pulled its ads. Macon calls it a movement. About 2,500 Chicago-based fans joined her Facebook group and other groups boast more. "It's growing every day," she said. Source: http://www.nbcchicag...l#ixzz1KDM21Apj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members You're Soaking in it Posted April 22, 2011 Members Share Posted April 22, 2011 Where are these comments at? Don't tell me they're like the Facebook ABC Soap comments... I can't tolerate those, like: "WTF who is playin Zackk now? Gimme my Zak back! omg nuZack seems Mexican!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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