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AMC and OLTL Will Move Online!

AllMyDaysatGH
in Discuss The Soaps: Archive (2010 - 2014)

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This is going to sound strange, but here goes. I think that OLTL has not had as steady an identity as AMC. Look at what OLTL was under Rauch versus how it was under Gottlieb. They were both called OLTL, but they seldom resembled each other.

One Life to Live has been many things to many fans. I fell in love with a freaking pocket of show, like '93-'95, and with considerable breaks, it's that pocket that's kept me hanging on and hanging in. The show was that good to me back then, and I have often been disappointed that it hasn't been as good since, but at this point I'm sticking with it til the end. I don't know, maybe long term fans of a show where Viki/Niki/Jean/Tommy/Tori/Princess/Jess/Tess/Bess are our leads aren't bothered by its ever-changng personality. But I think it's pretty safe to say that the OLTL of today will most likely be this OLTL until its PP death. FV's blend contains satire of Rauch's campiness with the occasional attempt at Nixon's or Gottlieb's social commentary when not (*allegedly*) quashed by TPTB. I'm really hoping that the wise folks at PP aren't too laissez faire with FV however.

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OLTL has lost more of its identity than any other soap other than GH but it's almost been sanitized to the point that the current folks watching don't care. Its actually become more of what ABC had been trying to do with their soaps than any other.

I think GH is the closest to Frons' vision. I doubt the uber camp is his style, and, although I loathe what he did to ABC Daytime, the obsession with fetishizing and romanticizing rape also doesn't fit what he did to the other ABC soaps.

One Life to Live has been many things to many fans. I fell in love with a freaking pocket of show, like '93-'95, and with considerable breaks, it's that pocket that's kept me hanging on and hanging in. The show was that good to me back then, and I have often been disappointed that it hasn't been as good since, but at this point I'm sticking with it til the end. I don't know, maybe long term fans of a show where Viki/Niki/Jean/Tommy/Tori/Princess/Jess/Tess/Bess are our leads aren't bothered by its ever-changng personality. But I think it's pretty safe to say that the OLTL of today will most likely be this OLTL until its PP death. FV's blend contains satire of Rauch's campiness with the occasional attempt at Nixon's or Gottlieb's social commentary when not (*allegedly*) quashed by TPTB. I'm really hoping that the wise folks at PP aren't too laissez faire with FV however.

What OLTL most needs is better pacing, and a heart. It also needs to stop having such deeply unpleasant characters parading around as prize studs, with insta-forgiveness. I have no idea why I'm supposed to root for Ford, Clint, Jack, Rex, etc. I guess it's supposed to be hip.

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Ooof, imagine the crap storm if PP acquired GH before launching AMC.nbe.jpg

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With the bTS Crap at GH I dunno if any of those actors will want to continue to PP. Heard a lot wanan jump ship before it leaves ABC

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Oh I hate fooling with that damn DVR FF/Rew. laugh.png So how is it for you, do you have a set time where you sit down every evening? Are there days you don't feel like "tuning in" and you play catch up the next day? Do you watch in bed on your laptop or sit at a desk? Just curious. I'm wondering if I'll have the discipline for this.

I watch at my desk top. I have a nice 21" Mac and a nice chair. So every day or maybe I skip a day I just go to hulu for OLTL and NBC.com for DOOL and it's very easy. If you miss a few days and want to catch up no problem. There are commercial breaks but never more than 60 seconds, and you can use that minute to do whatever.

http://www.hulu.com/...o+Live&st=0&fs=

I find it very natural now and prefer this to watching on TV. I tend to watch late night when there are no distractions.

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This is going to sound strange, but here goes. I think that OLTL has not had as steady an identity as AMC. Look at what OLTL was under Rauch versus how it was under Gottlieb. They were both called OLTL, but they seldom resembled each other.

I think OLTL's only identify is ES.

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The 3 leads at GH have nothing else going. Burton would stay to continue to pimp out his next pyramid scheme. Geary wont stay. I think he only stayed around this long due to JJ. The rest of the cast is irrelevent to the show at this point.

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I watch at my desk top. I have a nice 21" Mac and a nice chair. So every day or maybe I skip a day I just go to hulu for OLTL and NBC.com for DOOL and it's very easy. If you miss a few days and want to catch up no problem. There are commercial breaks but never more than 60 seconds, and you can use that minute to do whatever.

http://www.hulu.com/...o+Live&st=0&fs=

I find it very natural now and prefer this to watching on TV. I tend to watch late night when there are no distractions.

I regularly went to hulu for All My Children. I much preferred it to traditional TV.

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I regularly went to hulu for All My Children. I much preferred it to traditional TV.

I don't record TV anymore nor do I care for DVR's. I regularly watch programs (including soaps) via YouTube, network websites, Netflix, Hulu, etc. Almost always I'm watching it via my 36" TV that is connected to my computer.

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I don't record TV anymore nor do I care for DVR's. I regularly watch programs (including soaps) via YouTube, network websites, Netflix, Hulu, etc. Almost always I'm watching it via my 36" TV that is connected to my computer.

what I have found is the TV is too good and it makes the streaming look less than it does on the computer. I watch Star Trek on netflix but on an HD TV you sort of are confronted with the fact it is not HD.

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what I have found is the TV is too good and it makes the streaming look less than it does on the computer. I watch Star Trek on netflix but on an HD TV you sort of are confronted with the fact it is not HD.

I've found that in instances as well, but with Netflix I mostly watch it through my PS3 on my 42" TV. The HD is HD that way while via PC it clearly isn't.

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I have watched OLTL on YouTube a couple times when I've missed it. I'll open all four segments in their own tabs and let them load so it's easy viewing if I want to fast forward, and I know this sounds nuts, but I have also watched two tabs simultaneously for speedy viewing.

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I have watched OLTL on YouTube a couple times when I've missed it. I'll open all four segments in their own tabs and let them load so it's easy viewing if I want to fast forward, and I know this sounds nuts, but I have also watched two tabs simultaneously for speedy viewing.

What a way to multitask!

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