If anything, continue to encourage Kennedy Center honoree Oprah to nourish the artistic community by exploring new and interesting ways to produce cost-effective yet quality scripted series and to not rely on reality programming.

This is what I would like to see. I can understand why Oprah would not be interested in 40 year old shows. But what about any scripted programming? Would one scripted show be worth taking the risk, especially if it helps save her network from increasingly bad ratings?

If Oprah's network can't afford them so be it.

They need to be on a network that can afford them. These soaps don't have to air during daytime hours anymore unless a broadcaster picks them up due to affiliate restrictions. I think great hours for these soaps to air would be those early evening hours, B&B does very well overseas airing around 4-7pm in those locations. Daytime is just not a destination for them anymore.

It's real funny though how Hoover sales have dramatically increased this week since they protested ABC and took their ads off. That's real bad business for ABC to be having one of their major sponsors leave them eventually other sponsors will do the same since their sales are up.

RS is just pis sed that she wasn't on Oprah's Legendary Soap Star show.

But she doesn't HAVE to and she doesn't WANT to. She's not obligated to save this [!@#$%^&*] and I have no idea how people have the nerve to get upset with her about this. Oprah is a cotdamn billionaire, none of us are, and while OWN may have some problems, I would trust that she's making the best decision for herself and her brand as she has for 25 damn years.

On this. I have to agree 100 percent.

At least Robin Strasser is consistent, if nothing else.

I think it is possible to do a successful serialized program, hello Mad Men.

If I had the money of Oprah I wouldn't take on soaps in this manner, because if things didn't work out I'd become the devil myself... I'd be willing to do reruns though...

She is a smart business woman. She knows whether or not she can make money from them.

I do wonder whether she is going to make the same mistakes with OWN that Oxygen ended up having.

These people really give soap viewers a bad name. Yes, it's incredibly sad that these iconic shows will soon be gone, but life goes on. I'm heartbroken over it. But if you're going to protest, there are far, far more important things in this world to protest than a network for cancelling a television show. A. TELEVISION. SHOW. People need to get some perspective. I don't understand people who do these sort of things. And some of the hyperbole is ridiculous. Nelson compared Frons to Hitler. That was just insulting and ridiculous. I know emotions are running high, but c'mon, get a grip.

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She walks in condescending certitude doesn't Oprah, having gotten rich in the afternoon. You could put a continuing drama on a night? HarpNO

Robin get a grip. Learn from CZP who didnt lash out at everyone on her Twitter after ATWT was canceled.

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She makes the same (incorrect) assertion that most everyone else in an official capacity has made so far though. The notion that these shows MUST air during the day. OWN has no affiliates to appease, there is no reason why AMC and OLTL MUST air at 1pm & 2pm. *sigh*.

Yes, this is an example of what I meant earlier about reinventing the genre. Take the 5 day a week format and do something different with it, like air it later during the day or consolidate it to one day a week. Although, since OWN is a startup, I think it would be risky. I'd like to see an established cable channel do a late night soap, like SOAPnet for example.

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DON'T TWEET TWEEKED: AMC/OLTL could be broadcast AT NIGHT, if Oprah opines that's the 1 digit obstacle. Her discourse drips diss-dain.

I do wonder whether she is going to make the same mistakes with OWN that Oxygen ended up having.

I'm sure she has the money and could get the show. But would she make any money out of it. She is probably AMC biggest fans and she is being attacked by certain people.

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Okay, time for Robin to sit her ass down. She's just looking desperate now. She's been working for 45 years, she ain't got enough money saved up to chill the hell out?

Yes, this is an example of what I meant earlier about reinventing the genre. Take the 5 day a week format and do something different with it, like air it later during the day or consolidate it to one day a week. Although, since OWN is a startup, I think it would be risky. I'd like to see an established cable channel do a late night soap, like SOAPnet for example.

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DON'T TWEET TWEEKED: AMC/OLTL could be broadcast AT NIGHT, if Oprah opines that's the 1 digit obstacle. Her discourse drips diss-dain.

And again Robin needs to grow up!! Her Tweets are getting tiresome.

I'm sure she has the money and could get the show. But would she make any money out of it. She is probably AMC biggest fans and she is being attacked by certain people.

I don't believe she should pick up the soaps. I mean any scripted programming, or quasi-serial programming. The lack of interesting material on Oxygen ultimately doomed the network (all I ever watched on there was Girls Behaving Badly, reruns of Canadian soft porn Bliss at 1 in the morning, Oprah after the show, and reruns of Kate and Allie) and it sounds like the same is happening with OWN.

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She walks in condescending certitude doesn't Oprah, having gotten rich in the afternoon. You could put a continuing drama on a night? HarpNO

You go girl.

Robin F*CK YOU Strasser and Cady Stree-Hustlah McClain are my new favorite people.

Okay, time for Robin to sit her ass down. She's just looking desperate now. She's been working for 45 years, she ain't got enough money saved up to chill the hell out?

A big +1 to that!