Members Vee Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 What exactly is a "typical" soap schedule, though? In the UK they're less than ours per week and they're far stronger and healthier than our output. Supposedly there was hue and cry when those shows expanded to three or four days. I don't care if they're on five days a week. I care that they're good and doing well. I do think it's too extreme an adjustment to make so quickly. I would've cut to 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Days22 Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 I will reduce my viewing. Aint watching no slow [!@#$%^&*]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ReddFoxx Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 Advertisers do care about binging. Most like to pay based on used views per day on a particular show, if a viewer is doing an omnibus within a two hour period on one day, advertisers may not want to cut a check for anything more than one unique view for the day. Advertisers online can be selective and sometimes it's fight to get them to pay for some views. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 Yeah, that'll help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChitHappens Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CookieMonster Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 We're used to having our shows five days a week for an hour. It was a major adjustment going to four at half an hour. Now this? I just told my dad I'm done. There's no way I'm getting any deeper in this mess. I'm not going to watch these stories unfold at a snail's pace, an hour a week. Here's an idea: Maybe you would save some money if you cut that useless "MORE" show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 LOL. Okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members edgeofnik Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 At least they are being honest and using facts. As I said in another post, sitting down at the computer watching the shows on the same day, doesn't always work for me. It's not the same as on TV. Anyway, trying to launch both at the same time probably was a mistake. I felt compelled to watch both and then moved more to OLTL. I do see them increasing to three a week or alternating weeks. Let's just be glad that we received additional episodes. It's definitely better than nothing! I'd rather that they focus on quality, then producing a cr*p product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CookieMonster Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 It's the truth. Why should I keep watching this mess if I'm going to be getting a grand total of 50 minutes of story? Soaps are not structured to work like that. We'd STILL be waiting for JR to wake up from his coma if they started that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Days22 Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 The shows arent gonna last so no need to further put my time into it. Like I would do with any primetime show that isnt gonna last. *shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ~bl~ Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 I hope they didn't have special episodes planned for Memorial Day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CookieMonster Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 I'm going to go cancel my Hulu subscription. Glad I didn't waste more than one month of money on this mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 The fact is that in just about every other part of the world, most soaps - much more successful than our network soaps - are not running five days a week for an hour a day. They're at 30 minutes 3 or 4 days a week. So this is an adjustment you would've had to have eaten someday one way or another. I don't think they should be at 2 and I don't think that will last, but in terms of their being a half hour and not five days a week anymore? Get over it. IT'S FREE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CookieMonster Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 I'm going to cancel my Hulu subscription. I'm fine with how it is NOW. It was an adjustment, but it was one I happily made. I will NOT continue to invest my time and money in two days a week. I have better things to do and frankly it won't hold my attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 Haha, and I was just thinknig of signing up for Hulu Plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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