I, too, believe they expected the shows to be blockbusters out of the gate, and that didn't happen.

Same. I've said before that PP needed to grow new viewers in addition to the pre-existing ones in order for this to work. So far, I haven't been convinced that that has happened. Ergo, I tend to think this is PP's last attempt to squeeze what few dollars they still can from the enterprise before walking away altogether.

And I'm gonna need for you to calm down. When PP ends world hunger or finds a cure for AIDS then maybe people can ne grateful. Picking up 2 soaps ain't sh-t. And at the end of the day it isn't that deep. I can't believe you are calling people morons after you compared AMC and OLTL's cancellations to 9/11. Have a seat and quickly.

Exactly. And then some people get mad when I say that some fans act like PP cult members. All PP did was decide to produce new episodes for two classic daytime dramas. When they announce after three weeks that they can only come up with two 25 min. episodes each week, is it really that mean to say that something is not going very well?

Really? A year of prep, contracts, lawsuits, deals with the unions, financing by a private equity firm that specializes in media and communications, all to just throw up their hands after three weeks. Does that sound realistic?

It does if they haven't been entirely honest about how much equity is at their disposal.

Exactly. And then some people get mad when I say that some fans act like PP cult members. All PP did was decide to produce new episodes for two classic daytime dramas. When they announce after three weeks that they can only come up with two 25 min. episodes each week, is it really that mean to say that something is not going very well?

I'm just going to +1 x infinity your posts from now on

I can understand supporting PP that is cool but to act like they can do no wrong, uh wow

wow... all I see are bitter, paranoid, ungrateful sorry excuse for soap fans who never gave these people a chance... this whole self-entitlement soap fans have is partly to blame for these shows getting cancelled in the first place

this arrogant, selfish, ungrateful and self-entitled view most soap "fans" have give the rest of us a bad name and it makes me ashamed so they are cutting back on episodes of both soaps, so what?? it's better have 2 per soap, than NONE at all. if something happens b/c of the whole immature attitude of some people, and they are cancelled again.. you better blame YOURSELVES. you overreacted and lashed out like children. calm the hell down, before throwing accusations and attacking, shouldn't the revival of both All My Children and One Life to Live in ANY form be a good thing? This is reviving this "dying" genre, I just don't understand this

look at this from the actors and crew's POV, they are busting their asses off

I think part of the frustration on some people's parts is what happened before. The shows were cancelled, we were told oh they're coming back, then we're told oh it is not happen, then oh it is on again, then here is the schedule, now oh we changed our minds again less than a month into it. If people in a fit of anger feel like throwing in the towel they have every right, even if I am not in that head space.

Exactly. You cannot blame viewers who gripe because they are sick and tired of the roller coaster. They want the shows to succeed as much as anyone else; however, they want and need and deserve some stability here, too.

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Because they have been sloppy and unprofessional in handling these shows from day one; and at some point, somebody has to stop making excuses for them. I wanted AMC and OLTL back, but more than that, I wanted them brought back by people who knew what the [!@#$%^&*] they were doing and not treating the whole enterprise like some keg party.

Marry me

As has the predictable hysteria and negativity at every little bit of PP news. I guess we all just have to deal.

See M, if this were blunder #1, I could see the use of the terms "hysteria and negavitiy" being annoying. But these people changed the endings of 2 soaps so that they could pick them up how they wanted only to drop the project because they were not ready. Then the lawsuit against ABC because GH and now this? I'm sorry, but how confident would you be in any other business venture that does not appear to be able to get it right?! I mean, these guys are idiots!

Honestly with fans like these we might as well develop more cheap fare like the chew. Maybe what these kind of fans deserve is all these soaps gone and dead and just cheapo fare. With pp to be honest I was shocked they were bringing them back a second time and being able to do what they could do. Ginger smith had nothing as Amc was much harder sale then oltl. U know it's these kind of soap fans that got our shows cancelled abc in first place.

U know it's these kind of soap fans that got our shows cancelled abc in first place.

Yes, these fans held a gun to the heads of ABC executives and demanded immediate cancellation, despite years of declining revenue, ratings, and rising production costs.

U know it's these kind of soap fans that got our shows cancelled abc in first place.

No, what got these shows cancelled by ABC was ABC mishandling these shows resulting in massive viewer defections. If people like Brian Frons had put aside ridiculous agendas and such and just allowed the writers to write as THEY saw fit, we wouldn't have needed Rich and Jeff's help.

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Well two days a week worked very well for Peyton Place

I think this schedule will help keep the suspense of the shows & leave fans with the feeling they cant wait til the next episode

LindaTNo1, on 17 May 2013 - 08:49, said:

Who knows, maybe Y&R will write a storyline arc for Darnell Williams character, Sarge, for the summer. Folks over there would like to see their Sarge return for a short term arc. I don't know if Darnell is still "off contract recurring" or completely done with the show. They miss their Sarge from what I am getting from board sites all over.

Im sure the contract Darnell has with PP, will not allow him to appear on a competing daytime drama.

Thanks for the response. I guess there are contracts binding an actor to the Production Co. they signed on to.

No, what got these shows cancelled by ABC was ABC mishandling these shows resulting in massive viewer defections. If people like Brian Frons had put aside ridiculous agendas and such and just allowed the writers to write as THEY saw fit, we wouldn't have needed Rich and Jeff's help.

Yes, these fans held a gun to the heads of ABC executives and demanded immediate cancellation, despite years of declining revenue, ratings, and rising production costs.

As has the predictable hysteria and negativity at every little bit of PP news. I guess we all just have to deal.

There ya go! I'm with you on this for sure.