Members DRW50 Posted July 7, 2011 Members Share Posted July 7, 2011 If it's just archives of recent years I'll be disappointed. I need to see 70's 70's 70's 80's 80's 80's. Perhaps the big scoop is that they magically recovered every AMC and OLTL episode thought lost. And throw some Doctor Who in too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ann_SS Posted July 7, 2011 Members Share Posted July 7, 2011 It does make sense that this deal is for the Archives. The production costs of both shows would be substantial and it would be very difficult to make a profit from online ads and a reasonable viewing fee. Better the Archives than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NYC123 Posted July 7, 2011 Members Share Posted July 7, 2011 The only thing we can do is WAIT and SEE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted July 7, 2011 Members Share Posted July 7, 2011 The irony of a soap rag talking about sourcing is hysterical. So repeats? *facepalm* I swear it's like the American soap opera is allergic to evolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kylie Posted July 7, 2011 Members Share Posted July 7, 2011 It's not evolution I'm opposed to. It's a brand new soap called All My Children. If I wanted a new soap, I'd be watching a new one. We see this happen all the time in Primetime when the original cast of a show start to leave and all these newbies are brought in. IF this is a pay kind of thing, I don't want to pay for an new show, with new faces and characters. I want to pay for All My Children, better written than it currently is, but AMC. I'm not about to spend my money, or my time on dressed up, cheaper version, with the same name and faces/characters I care about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted July 7, 2011 Members Share Posted July 7, 2011 +1 I personally wouldn't pay for AMC in any form, and I doubt many would, but I agree overall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BecauseILoveIt~ Posted July 7, 2011 Members Share Posted July 7, 2011 I'm happy for the fans of these shows! They fought hard for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 7, 2011 Members Share Posted July 7, 2011 AMC has pretty much been a brand new soap since Disney/ABC took over (and especially since Frons) took over anyway. I do agree that they might as well just create a new soap. But if there is some way that some part of the show could go on, in a form that is not butchered by Frons and Sweeney, I wouldn't mind seeing that. Repeats are just...why? Who wants to see another round of Rylee? Is this going to be an exclusive deal with sadomasochoists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jonathan Posted July 7, 2011 Members Share Posted July 7, 2011 Here's an updated report from TVline: http://www.tvline.com/2011/07/oltl-amc-saved-online-prospect-park/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NYC123 Posted July 7, 2011 Members Share Posted July 7, 2011 Thanks! Looks like there is SOME truth to the report if they are going to have a press release soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alexisfan07 Posted July 7, 2011 Members Share Posted July 7, 2011 Maybe the shows will be combined? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BingCherry Posted July 7, 2011 Members Share Posted July 7, 2011 The more I think/hear about it, the more I think it's one of these scenarios: 1) the deal is only for repeats 2) the deal is only for one soap to be saved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members teplin Posted July 7, 2011 Members Share Posted July 7, 2011 I'd pay -- a little -- for 70s and 80s repeats. It's a hell of a lot better than anything that's been on screen for the past 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted July 7, 2011 Members Share Posted July 7, 2011 Repeats mean nothing to me. There's very few shows I willing watch repeats of and it sure won't be soaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted July 7, 2011 Members Share Posted July 7, 2011 It depends on whether I've seen them before. I haven't seen most of AMC or OLTL from the 70's or 80's. I can't say I want to watch the Karen Wolek hooker reveal again and again (as good as it is) but I could watch "I take thee...Cord" on a loop. But so much is stuff I've never seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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