I admit, I'm not sure why, but I didn't expect as much media coverage as we're getting. Great!

It's probably because people were complaining about lack of promotion literally a month after they announced the show would be coming back.

http://www.z100.com/go/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=451815&article=11230994

I didn't expect as much media coverage as we're getting.

Neither did I. For once, I am delighted that someone is trying to get people to watch. Who knows? Maybe I'll watch, too! (Naaaah.)

In their heart of hearts, some fans don't want this (meaning, the revivals) to happen this way. When they said they wanted AMC and OLTL back, they meant, "We want 'em back on ABC (and on SoapNet)." And they know it. Hence, all this confusion about where and when and how to watch. They're not adjusting, because this is not what they wanted. Ever.

Yes, they want it back the way it used to be. The same questions keep getting asked (sometimes innocently without anger or annoyance but moreso with misdirected anger/annoyance at PP):

Why can't _______ come back? Where is____? (aka How dare actors get other jobs?)

Why can't you put it back on tv? (As though it were an option right now and it's PP's fault it's not back on tv.)

I guess some people are afraid that the shows being online preclude them from turning up on tv anywhere and aren't appreciating that, if the shows' second chances fail, there won't be a third chance anywhere. It's not like the networks were beating one another off with a stick to get the shows when they were cancelled. They're not realizing that the shows being online and revamped may be the key to opening some closed doors when it comes to television.

Edited April 27, 201312 yr by applcin

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DC weighing in on the PP/ABC mess (around 58:00 - 73:00)

http://www.pupuplatters.com/pupuplayer/pro/pupuplayer_pro.php?id=289

Neither did I. For once, I am delighted that someone is trying to get people to watch. Who knows? Maybe I'll watch, too! (Naaaah.)

Do you really not plan to watch?

http://www.dallasvoice.com/dead-10145746.html

I'm out of the loop and have no intention of reading 300 pages. Is Marlene still the HW for this? I'm in two minds to check this out to see how it compares to her drek on DOOL.

Do you really not plan to watch?

(...sigh...)

You know, Darn...I always return to the same conclusion. I am thrilled for those who have campaigned like hell to get this show back. It's a classic story of triumph in the face of adversity. And I pray the reboots meet PP's expectations and so much more (in spite of what I said during my unfortunate, public breakdown earlier this week). But, in the end, my memories of what AMC used to be, when Pine Valley was both my home away from home and my ideal hometown, are etched too deeply into my mind for me to appreciate the new episodes. So, IOW: no, I don't think I will plan to watch. God bless 'em and all that, but...*shakes head*.

Is Marlene still the HW for this?

Yep. Elizabeth Snyder (ANOTHER WORLD, B&B, GH, and SUNSET BEACH) is her Co- Head Writer.

Edited April 26, 201312 yr by Khan

I'm out of the loop and have no intention of reading 300 pages. Is Marlene still the HW for this? I'm in two minds to check this out to see how it compares to her drek on DOOL.

yeah her and Elizabeth Snyder are HW the show under Agnes Nixon's watch

(...sigh...)

You know, Darn...I always return to the same conclusion. I am thrilled for those who have campaigned like hell to get these shows back. It's a classic story of triumph in the face of adversity. And I pray the reboots meet PP's expectations and so much more (in spite of what I said during my unfortunate, public breakdown earlier this week). But, in the end, my memories of what AMC used to be, when Pine Valley was both my home away from home and my ideal hometown, are etched too deeply into my mind for me to appreciate the new episodes. So, IOW: no, I don't think I will plan to watch. God bless 'em and all that, but...*shakes head*.

Yep. Elizabeth Snyder (ANOTHER WORLD, B&B, GH, and SUNSET BEACH) is her Co- Head Writer.

really???? so you don't want to see the new era of Pine Valley, after AMC was completely destroyed from 2004-2011???

(...sigh...)

You know, Darn...I always return to the same conclusion. I am thrilled for those who have campaigned like hell to get this show back. It's a classic story of triumph in the face of adversity. And I pray the reboots meet PP's expectations and so much more (in spite of what I said during my unfortunate, public breakdown earlier this week). But, in the end, my memories of what AMC used to be, when Pine Valley was both my home away from home and my ideal hometown, are etched too deeply into my mind for me to appreciate the new episodes. So, IOW: no, I don't think I will plan to watch. God bless 'em and all that, but...*shakes head*.

I know the freakout that you're about to get so let me just say that although I'm disappointed I won't be able to get your insights, I understand. When your heart isn't in, it just isn't.

really???? so you don't want to see the new era of Pine Valley, after AMC was completely destroyed from 2004-2011???

To be honest, cassadine, I am someone who believes ALL MY CHILDREN was "destroyed" long before '04. Don't get me wrong, I realize I'm in the minority here. However, for me, AMC stopped being AMC in the early '90's, when outrageous stories like Janet/Natalie and Kendall's introduction became the norm rather than the exception.

Mind you, I stuck with it for quite the while. (Same goes for GUIDING LIGHT, the only soap I love more than AMC; GL got "bad" for me around '95, but I still watched semi-regularly until Gus and Harley's wedding -- and then, of course, I picked it up again in the last few weeks, because I wanted to "say goodbye" to Springfield.) I'd watch for awhile, get pissed off (usually, because Megan McTavish was up to her old b.s.), stop, then watch again during another "low" emotional point in my life when I needed a little comfort food for the ears and eyes, so to speak. But it truly, truly was not the same for me after '93 or so.

Edited April 26, 201312 yr by Khan

Yep. Elizabeth Snyder (ANOTHER WORLD, B&B, GH, and SUNSET BEACH) is her Co- Head Writer.

yeah her and Elizabeth Snyder are HW the show under Agnes Nixon's watch

Thanks. I haven't really watched since Leo and Vanessa died/left, but I'm curious to see how it pans out. If Marlene replicates her tenure at DOOL, it won't be a long before I check out again!

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Nice write up but one...edit: Jesse's daughter is named Natalia, not Natalie.