AMC and OLTL Canceled! Part 2!

November 24, 201114 yr

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It is too bad that there isn't an L&O show for JvD to be on, of course the first thing that came to mind about that program was how Tom O'Rourke played a judge occasionally on one of them. I just hope that soap classics comes through so I'll be legally able to watch him even if it is material that is decades old. Then again perhaps one of Jerry's friends could convince him to act one last time for charity or if they create an original project. Had to throw that idea out into the universe even if it is pie in the sky.

Scotty do you have definite dates for the December/January pre-emptions?

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Not yet, but I would assume that ABC will continue with its typical Christmas/New Year's repeat schedule this year....with an encore for Christmas and New Year's Eves (Dec. 23 and 30 this year since they both fall on Saturdays) and pre-emptions on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2 (since the holiday fall on Sundays)....although I am not 100% on that.

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You sure are being a scrooge tonight...lol.....

Well, maybe I am. I'm just tired of pretending this industry and genre can be saved when they clearly can't (not even online).

Truth is, storytelling, in and of itself, is giving way to so-called reality, where all one has to do is turn a camera on him- or herself, film themselves doing both anything and nothing in particular, and then upload it for virtually all of civilization to see.

No one wants to be entertained (in the classic sense that that's what stories do) anymore. People just want to watch each other "do stuff"; and if not for the fact that I believe suicide to be a sin -- something I learned from reading the Bible, perhaps the "greatest story ever told" -- I'd check out of what Mark Twain once called "the damned human race."

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I think that was true for some of the last decade but generally I think the panel shows, reality shows, talk shows, etc. are on the wane. Look at how little reality or game or talk stuff is in primetime. It's just daytime that is gutting everything, for monetary reasons, because daytime is seen by the networks as a gutter anyway.

Most likely with Internet censorship on the rise, the Youtube/Facebook/etc. era will also wind down.

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It IS interesting to know via Deadline that NBC did make an offer for OLTL. That's shocking, but considering how strong its ratings are it isn't surprising.

Perhaps, if ownership of OLTL had reverted to Agnes Nixon and Creative Horizons after ABCD had cancelled it, it might have happened.

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No one wants to be entertained (in the classic sense that that's what stories do) anymore. People just want to watch each other "do stuff";

I think you just contradicted yourself. People do want to be entertained, and they are being entertained. Regardless of what you think about modern entertainment, it's still doing its job -- entertaining the masses. If it wasn't working, then they wouldn't produce it anymore (for example, soaps).

and if not for the fact that I believe suicide to be a sin -- something I learned from reading the Bible, perhaps the "greatest story ever told" -- I'd check out of what Mark Twain once called "the damned human race."

I hope you're joking.

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It's just daytime that is gutting everything, for monetary reasons, because daytime is seen by the networks as a gutter anyway.

IOW, daytime TV is about 5-10 years behind the times.

Most likely with Internet censorship on the rise, the Youtube/Facebook/etc. era will also wind down.

God, I hope so. In a way, I just want the next technological wave to happen, so that the Internet will go the way of radio and, now, network television. It's just not a generational thing when I say the 'net has ruined modern culture. It truly has.

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I hope you're joking.

Of course I am. Would I really kill myself because soaps are dying and no one values good storytelling anymore? That's like blaming Oprah for not picking up AMC and OLTL.

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God, I hope so. In a way, I just want the next technological wave to happen, so that the Internet will go the way of radio and, now, network television. It's just not a generational thing when I say the 'net has ruined modern culture. It truly has.

I tend to blame the whole Lorena/Menendez/OJ era. I don't blame them for killing soaps, I blame them for turning ugly personal stories into huge national melodrama. It's become so incredibly morbid, with the media desperately feeding on the corpses of the latest victims of kidnapping and murder.

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Speaking of, when's Maria Arena Bell gonna create that hot new vixen for Casey Anthony on Y&R? ;P

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IOW, daytime TV is about 5-10 years behind the times.

They've tried this a few times in primetime (ABC had a glut of reality shows in the few years after American Idol hit big; NBC junked their 10 PM lineup for Leno) and it hasn't worked. Ultimately if ratings keep falling they may decide to try again, or just stop showing new programs altogether. NBC and CW are probably close to that point...

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Austin Peck can be yours by the hour!

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Scotty I'll miss your articles & whatnot

KDP how I adore thee

Nixon’s only regret is that All My Children ended with a huge whodunit that will now never be answered. The writers themselves never figured out who J. R. shot at the party because they were waiting to learn which actors would continue with the soap online. Nixon, who prefers more nuanced resolutions, says she would have liked it more if Pine Valley could have lived on in the minds of fans in a different way.

“I would have never written an ‘end’ because life doesn’t end,” she said.

I like Agnes, but this makes me She did NOT have to end the show that way, she CHOSE too. I agree that life can continue on, it's what she did in some aspects. Let it end with viewers seeing that the character's lived on. Then they could have picked up the show a year or two ahead if needs be.

For the record I liked the finale, I didn't mind the ending, I am just more peeved on behalf of those who didn't have a clue that PP was trying to put these shows online. Those are the people I feel bad for that got robbed of a proper ending, same with OLTL fans

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Terri Conn's mother on Twitter (yeah several months old but justr saw it, LOL):

cathycconn Cathy Conn

#OLTL my daughter Terri Conn will find her way after #Aubrey. Wish her love and luck. Mom

15 Apr

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Scotty I'll miss your articles & whatnot

KDP how I adore thee

I like Agnes, but this makes me She did NOT have to end the show that way, she CHOSE too. I agree that life can continue on, it's what she did in some aspects. Let it end with viewers seeing that the character's lived on. Then they could have picked up the show a year or two ahead if needs be.

For the record I liked the finale, I didn't mind the ending, I am just more peeved on behalf of those who didn't have a clue that PP was trying to put these shows online. Those are the people I feel bad for that got robbed of a proper ending, same with OLTL fans

Awww....thanks.

I'll miss writing those too....

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#OLTL my daughter Terri Conn will find her way after #Aubrey.

We're all relieved.

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I also said the same about the shooter.

But...better late than never.

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Agree that great minds can think alike :)
In terms of Derek, I see the show doing one of two things based on the most recent episodes that featured him.
1) They do the gradual fade-out of the character until he stops appearing and is occasionally mentioned by Jacob (i.e. still living and existing in town, just not being seen). We saw some evidence with him having a group of co workers he's friends with, plus a female co worker interested in him... so possibly we see him regain his walking and go back to his life with the Fire crew and eventually we stop seeing them on air.
2) His mentioning to Jacob that he hopes to win Ashley back signals that perhaps the dark side we saw glimpses of has been hidden and will rear itself if she appears to be moving on with a new guy.
In terms of Ashley, the show seems committed to keeping her character on the show especially since she was shown in the Thanksgiving episode having a quiet day with Jan and Mona as they discuss Black Friday shopping, food, and other day to day matters... so I think delving into her backstory in terms of who her father is would be a good place for the show to go while keeping her as a good friend to Naomi, Shanice, and a good nurse during medical stories.
Perhaps one of the children of the handsome new doctor could be her love interest down the line.

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By SoapDope78 · 2 hours ago2 hr
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Oh, how I wish we'd gotten to see Ross deal with his teenage sons. I loved his relationships with Phillip and Sam, but he really deserved to be seen with his own kids (other than the horror that became Dinah). The boys simply disappeared off canvas after either the Nursery Stalker or the affair with Tori.

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What I liked about Bloss is that I liked how they grew to be the stable couple- the closest to an Ed and Mo in their prime. Especially after the Tori story when their extra-marital exploits were in the past. I wanted them to SORAS the three kids, along with Dinah and with Phillip's family as Ross's extended family would really be solid core family material.
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