AMC and OLTL Canceled!

[DRW50]

I guess for me, if a network is in such bad shape that even the person running the network is talking about its problems and her regrets, then there's nothing wrong with assuming the network needs help. This is also the second network Oprah has been involved in that has had a rough time.

[Mr. Vixen]

Wait...I have seen The OWN network. I watch it all the time! I personally love it...I was just saying it seems the rest of the world...doesn't.

[SFK]

I don't get OWN. The only show I wish I wasn't missing is the behind the scenes one because I'm nosy like that.

[Vizion]

Of course assuming it needs help makes sense, it's the "Well, OWN needs to do x, y, and z" when you haven't seen it part that doesn't make sense to me.

Oh yeah I know it has some issues. I just don't see how, at this point in time, scripted programming is the answer. They don't even have a set schedule/lineup yet and still have a ton of shows that are already in the can and have yet to premiere.

That and 'Our America' IMO are the best shows on the network right now. Behind the Scenes makes Oprah a lot more likable and down to earth and less obnoxious than she often comes across on her show.

[DRW50]

I haven't given a long list of programming suggestions for OWN. All I have said is I think the network could benefit from a scripted program. I'm sorry if that is presumptuous.

[Vizion]

There's no reason to apologize or anything, I just think it's a merry-go-round type of convo at this point.

I was looking for the clip, in the first eppy she tells Terri McMillan's husband that he seems "gayer" or "more gay" this time on her show then he did first time he appeared. After the show they had a big debate in the office about whether that was offensive or not and whether it was going to be a PR issue. It was a really interesting conversation cause it was a really honest episode (especially when they called one of her employees who is gay in and he said to Oprah "Hell yeah that's offensive, what if I said you seemed blacker today than you did yesterday" ). It seems a lot more authentic than the ass-kissy nature of her actual show.

[DeeeDee]

+1.

Pretty much.

[DeeeDee]

Seriously.

Warren Buffett & Richard Branson are rich.

Go harass them.

[Cheap21]

OMG, the magazines are SUPER dramatic...lol. Love it

LMAO at how they pegged Lucci's next job in there

On a side note, I love how they used the same "F you" image of Viki that I used in my mock cover

[JackPeyton]

Didnt this originate in Page 6? I wouldnt put much stock in it to be honest.

+1

Where did you see her squirm in that video? She was straight forward and to the point

So. Much. Truth.

The expectations do not much matter. What matters is the money to pay for them, then the audiance to wacth them, and the sales ads to be greater than the cost for the network to turn a profit. Oh, and before any of that ABC has to actually sell the shows.

[Ann_SS]

So Robin has met the line; attacking Oprah. LOL! I f Robin is so offended by ABC why doesn't she really take a stand, quit, and say what she has to say? All she does is tweet snarky comment. It is cowardly and pathetic.

And with every mob, there are fringe elements that go too far. Based on the hysterical tone of some of the posts on SON and elsewhere, it is clear that there are people who have no perspective about the cancellation of two television shows. Add these people with the mental unbalanced and I worry about the endless focus on Brian Frons and now Oprah that I see online. It is whipping up a frenzy where anything can happen and then people will claim they are not responsible. It is way past the time to pull back in the crazy.

[marceline]

*sigh* Strasser is doing exactly what I was afraid she'd do when she joined Twitter. She's flaming out. She's tweeting too much, too often and she's so drunk on the number of followers she has that she's beginning to act like a cult leader. She could do a lot of good but not by tweeting every angry thought she has.

[Cheap21]

She's coming across crazy. Not a good look for her.

[Ann_SS]

LOL! At first, I read your post as "she was drunk when she tweeted." Strasser better be careful. Most public figures can be criticized, but criticizing Oprah is dangerous business. If she thinks that soap fans are devoted, she has never met Oprah's fans.

[DaytimeFan]

Robin is coming off very badly on Twitter. Going after Oprah is a nasty mistake on her part. She's coming off as a deranged loon.

The NY Post is reporting that Lucci's headed to Desperate Housewives thanks to her contract: http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/next_for_lucci_6MNCJNtpJFvRPlmvP7KlPO