I'm going to go cancel my Hulu subscription. Glad I didn't waste more than one month of money on this mess.

Yeah I see no point in keeping mine either. That's the whole reason I got the subscription to watch these on my tv. There isn't much else I watch on hulu plus that I can't watch it online

Ill shut up now and stop being devils advocate.

But there is nothing positive in this announcement. Other than maybe everyone should be lazy viewers.

Regardless PP needs to pick a plan and [!@#$%^&*] stick with it instead of yanking everyone around like they have been doing for a year and a half.

Actually, the producer of House of Cards talked about how the medium lends itself to adaptation. Since the episodes can potentially live forever, and new viewers can pick it up at any time, he mentioned that if something didn't work in the original version, they could actually go in and reshoot it. Change it.

This is a process, and there will be many adaptations that will take place over the course of time. And that they're happening rapidly could be a good thing. Jeff and Rich have a finger on the pulse. Maybe just not my pulse. Right now, with the exception of FX Canada, they aren't airing on TV. Maybe one day the episode will be 45 minutes instead of 25. Not saying that will happen. But it could. And they don't have to worry about running into the next schedule program.

I'm with Vee on this one. Change always makes me nervous, and this was a daunting challenge from day one with no guarantees of success. I'm going to stick with it and adapt as needed. If it gets cancelled in two weeks, or 5 months or a year, or 10 years --- well I've already been through that once.

Edited May 16, 201313 yr by rhinohide

Come on.

Beautiful!

I agree its probably the prod of the episodes isnt going at the pace they had hoped. Im good with this. Id rather have quality shows over quanity

One of the guys commented that the binging is the problem. Is that the beauty of online viewing? You can watch when it's convenient.

Not sure what is required, but no matter when one watches, isn't that counted? Must it be weekdays that the shows are viewed?

This works better for my schedule but probably doesn't bode well for the shows.

That's what I was thinking. I'm two weeks behind, so it will make it easier for me to catch up and then watch the new shows, but I hate what it might mean for them, too .

Also, hi guys. Just so you know I'm still alive.

I think it's mostly a cover for their production constraint. They've had to run an endless marathon to get stuff on-air, and cutting the airing schedule down (at least for now) makes it easier on the turnaround. The good news is that if it's that, then it's not about the money or the numbers (which are good).

Edited May 16, 201313 yr by Vee

Ya think, genius? THEY ARE ONLINE SHOWS!

LOL that made me shake my head, cause that sounded really idiotic. They didn't expect this seriously? THEY are the ones who were calling this no longer "daytime" but "anytime"

read the SID article, they said they can always go back to the 4 episodes per week..

I honestly think it would be better to take a break than to cut the shows back to 2/week. I waited a year to see the show again. If they took four weeks off to catch up, I would probably go back and watch all over from the beginning again and wait for the next run. I also think it would be better to let one show run for 8 weeks or so, and then run new episodes of the other.

I adapted to 25 minute shows. I can adapt again.

Either way, I'm thrilled that the GH fuckers can't write for OLTL characters anymore.

I wonder if it would work if they did this like primetime and do actual seasons. Maybe take a month off air for like 3 months take a month of or something like that.

read the SID article, they said they can always go back to the 4 episodes per week..

When they do, let me know. Until then, my $8 and I are out.

When they do, let me know. Until then, my $8 and I are out.

Sit down and have a cookie, dear.

If it means they can slow down production and editing then I'm glad. A lot of the continuity errors we've seen should never have made it to air (Lucy moves to Portland, Pete's evolving facial scratch, etc...) not to mention that a little more rehearsal time and the chance to do additional takes would be good for some of the newer actors.

I'm not even going to address the hysteria and grand pronouncements I've seen in this thread. Nobody's better at throwing a fit than soap fans. They can make Trekkers look downright stoic.

Edited May 16, 201313 yr by marceline

so it looks like poor Cassandra will now be rescued sometime around Labor Day

Stories do move kind of fast but an hour per week stories are still going to drag...

Sad for the actors who thought they were going to work X number of days.

Of course Cady is going to say that. I wouldn't expect her to say anything but lol

Edited May 16, 201313 yr by dragonflies