Members allmc2008 Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 I believe that if people on the message boards actually where a little bit more positive when the shows canceled instead of making threads like Worst Paring or Worst Storyline I think other production companies/networks would buy them. Granted the networks did not make it easy on us so it was in our nature to make threads like that but still. I was on the SC message boards and realized how negative people are. SoapNet was the same way! If people where positive I bet the networks would be enticed to at least put them on DVD. But like I said the networks did not make it easy on us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members P.J. Posted October 8, 2012 Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 TPTB couldn't give a hoot less about the positivity of message boards. An agitated fanbase is a good fanbase. Daytime soaps as we know them no longer work economically. It's much easier for Nick/TVLand/anyotherStation to develop their own programming (be it a stale comedy or shlocky "reality" show) than for them to pay P&G/ABC/NBC to license a show and pay hundreds of employees to produce 5 shows per week. They produce; they own. They can then sell "seasons" on dvd/all the gimmicky t-shirts they want (if it happens to be considered a hit) , rerun it into the ground or bury it after two shows if it's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members allmc2008 Posted October 8, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 8, 2012 I have always believed that the economic part could be solved. Cut them back to 30 minutes and have a hiatus from end of December to late February. If an anniversary special lands on those months for example AMC's January 5th then have a January 5 special then continue with the Hiatus. If I had it my way I would have cut the shows back to 3 days a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members P.J. Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 But 30 minutes/3 days a week isn't what we're used to. Would I settle for that over not having ATWT/GL? Sure. At some point in the future, a more telenovela format might succeed here in the US...but it would IMO take a huge shift in viewer habits and how ratings are determined. Frankly, I'm not sure any kind of scripted, multi-day, new content show is viable anymore. It's hard enough for the traditional networks to make 22-25 seasonal episodics work now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted October 9, 2012 Members Share Posted October 9, 2012 I wouldn't want half hour cause you basically have no budget and no cast. Think the show revolves around a few now, it'd be worse if those shows were a half hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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