Frankly, I think even the title ("Our Private World") was lacking something.

I've seen one episode on Our Private World on YouTube, and it really was exactly like a daytime soap opera, simply broadcast at night.  The only difference I noticed was some of the sets were larger than we saw on daytime in that era.  I suppose it wasn't a terrible idea to test a "normal" soap opera during primetime.  But comparing OPW to Peyton Place -- well, there's no comparison.  OPW seemed more like an experiment, rather than a continuing drama specifically created for primetime.  

Do you think the show would have succeeded if it had been a daytime spinoff of ATWT?  

On 10/1/2024 at 6:54 PM, Avatar610 said:

Years later Nicolas Coster said in an interview how much more advanced "Peyton Place" was from a technical standpoint since it was shot on film and could get better angles as opposed to the much heavier TV cameras used for "Our Private World".

I started re-watching Peyton Place last month as it approached its 60th anniversary and it has really excellent production value, especially with the entire backlot that they turned into the town square. ABC clearly didn't spare any expense, as opposed to Our Private World which seemed like a cheap way to cash in on ATWT's daytime success. Tying it into a daytime soap probably also meant the pace was closer to the daytime counterpart rather than the more quicker paced Peyton Place.