Members dragonflies Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 4 Are those friends people who would watch everyday or just a casual viewer. I don't see it mattering to a casual viewer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 Fair enough, I guess I read it more as a statement--sorry. I do think KM's point is valid however, that this is partly their own fault (though I don't see it as yet another treacherous PP move, more them just not being experienced.) They did pride themselves on the "your soaps ANYTIME!" attitude of the new format constantly, and yet they seem to have built a model that works better for "well you don'thave to watch at a set time, but you had better watch within 24 hours". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 I think part of this is a money issue. I wondered if they would have enough money to sustain these shows long term. The licensing fees have to be hurting them somewhat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members London Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 I was heated when I read this at work today. This is bad on so many levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 They were mostly watching everyday. I'd say three of them are at least as soap obsessed as I am (actually both still watch the CBS soaps daily as well as GH and the online soaps--annoying as I'd get texts from people watching the online soaps at 5am that I woul have to ignore until I could watch) the others far less so and those *were* watching only on weekends. AT least one of them was the kind of casual soap fan who would tune out of shows if she didn't like storylines, and tune back in--so it runs the gamut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vee Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 The thing is it's such a new venture that in six months or a year we may be laughing about all of the awkward start-up mess. I certainly hope so. The worst case situation has always been that these shows are on a year and that's that. Which is still way more than I ever thought I'd get. So I'm just enjoying the ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 That's ultimately how I look at it, as well. And hey, if my two fave soaps end on a semi successful year long experiment, unstead of the disappointing way they were canceled, I guess I can live (much like how my third fave soap Loving, did with The City.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 People have been binge watching soaps/shows since the invention of the vcr .....they act like this is something new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members marceline Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 Part of me wonders if one of the issues is trying to sell advertising to clients who are used to reading Nielsen ratings of same day, same day +1, same day +7. It's kind of funny for me to come here and see this hysteria on the same day the new Star Trek movie opens and I'm watching a completely different kind of meltdown from an equally strident fan base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EricMontreal22 Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 It didn't affect theimmediacy of incoming revenue the same way, however. (Although, and this is a solid argument, it has played a part in why daytime soaps Nielsen ratings went down so much.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 People also didn't watch network soaps every single day. Heck I would go weeks without watching and know I wouldn't miss much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheap21 Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 yes on here. You don't recall people complaining about the show taking too long with its reveals and not jumping straight into their stories? JR waking up itself got criticism bc it was stretched out across several episodes instead of him fully waking up the first time he moved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ThisIsHeavy Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 I'm not being hysterical I just am thoroughly familiar with spin tactics and I can read through that press release well enough to know that the reasons they stated aren't legitimately the primary reasons for their actions. As far as being overwhelmed time wise, I would need more info to asses that claim like how many episodes does a similar soap produce per year (the only one I can think of to compare is B& and then judge that against the fact that they are sharing studio space. That could be a primary reason but since they didn't talk about that in their release I only focused on the fact that the whole "binge viewing" statement and "to accommodate the fans" spin was complete spin. Either way no new start up venture would ever want to admit being overwhelmed or low on funds. I wish them the best and hopefully they can find a way to pull thing together and provide more content at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragonflies Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 So I wonder if itunes will reduce it's monthly cost for the show's now. I think this is going to hurt them in the long run.Hulu not as much maybe hulu plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members John Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 its not monthly its 8.99 for 20 episodes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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