I don't understand how On Demand= Paying for the shows. I thought On Demand was when cable providers put the shows On Demand where you can watch the shows whenever you want.

I don't know enough, is On Demand a pay service only?

There are usually some freebies on On-Demand, usually '80s movies or straight-to-dvd fare, and some teasers of more current and in-demand stuff. Was Passions free to cable subscribers?

I hardly have enough money to eat/pay bills. I don't think I'll be paying to watch my soaps. This is a joke. Mainly in this day and age with the economy being so bad. Keeping the shows free on network TV would have made more sense.

There are usually some freebies on On-Demand, usually '80s movies or straight-to-dvd fare, and some teasers of more current and in-demand stuff. Was Passions free to cable subscribers?

No, you had to get DirecTV or pay to watch online, which I did

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Keeping the shows free on network TV would have made more sense.

Makes sense for who? Not ABC.

I don't know why some think these shows should just be handed to them. This is the internet, they have to make profit somehow. I will pay for OLTL if the price isn't too ridiculous.

If they are making 260 episodes a year they wont be seasonal.

Viewers. You know. The people who actually watched these shows for years.

Us normal folks are in a recession. No jobs=no money/limited money=choosing to eat to survive or actually being entertained by something other than weekday afternoon reruns of Jersey Whore.

Yeah, but life isn't fair. Just like you're in a recession, the people keeping these soaps alive are in a recession and have to make money. There is nothing wrong with them charging, if it comes to that. People pay for movies and to watch shows on cable it is no different.

If this turns out to be something interesting, I'll just watch the inevitable free illegal streams.

No, you had to get DirecTV or pay to watch online, which I did

I see. So how much was it online?

Does anybody else have a Roku? We moved and haven't hooked it up in a few months, but we get Netflix instant, shows/movies we purchased through Amazon.com, as well as some other random channels on there. It would be nice and convenient if we could get AMC/OLTL via Roku so we could watch on the 60 in. TV and not even have to futz with a computer.

If this turns out to be something interesting, I'll just watch the inevitable free illegal streams.

Same.

You guys already knew this was going to be pay-to-watch. Either pay or watch the free stream but stop bitching.

I'm very excited they'll be working throughout the city and pushing the envelope on content.

If they do plan on shooting that many episodes they need to heavily focus on selling this series in other countries. It's very ambitious. It's easy to expand if something is successful, but it'll look bad if they end up cutting back on episodes. Peyton Place started twice weekly and it got bigger and bigger (same with the UK soaps) depending on ratings.

I hope these soaps are available Pay-Per-View with AT&T U-Verse. I'd definitely pay for it. They also need to get it on Netflix and other services. Shame there isn't a cable network that could also air them, but who knows what the future will bring?

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Why are people in general so negative at the thought of paying to watch soaps? The same thing happened when WoST decided to charge for the expensive service they provide. And it always comes up negatively when a websoap (like Venice) wants to charge. Why does that bother people? You have to pay to watch True Blood and many other shows on HBO, Starz and Showtime. That isn't met with such negativity, but otherwise it is.

In this case they actually seem to be producing shows on a major scale so I don't see the problem. It's no different that paying for a DVD or HBO or going to the movies. I will definitely pay as long as the shows are good, just like I do for all my favorite shows on cable.

I never paid to watch stuff at WOST. I was a member there until it went to pay to watch. I dont watch or pay for Venice either. I am not going to pay to watch something that is on my computer. Had the shows stayed on the air and were pay for view ...I might consider it on tv set. When will people every learn. They are still trying to attract younger hip audience instead of catering to their real fans...the long dedicated viewers that still watch now on ABC. That's why all the soaps are in the gutter. They dont care to produce a good product. Instead they want to produce edge stuff that will bring in the teen scene....I guess they have money to pay for the soaps online....

^Agreed!

Whatever the case, I hope the set up is as simple and user-friendly as possible. JMO, but that's why I was hoping for less episodes because finding the discipline to watch and not get super behind may be an issue for me (and others). For instance, thinking back on the P&G AOL channel, it could be a little daunting staring at the 27 newly uploaded episodes of Texas you had to watch if you let yourself get behind. Plus, the episodes may only be available for a set number of days. It would also be nice if the system was super personalized and you could check off the episodes you've watched.