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NOV 1985

A DAILY soap opera depicting the lifestyles of the black community is under development by O.J. Simpson's Orenthal Productions and Ralph Edwards Productions in association with Columbia Pictures TV. The serial, called Heart and Soul, is being developed for syndication. It will revolve around the music industry and will feature original music produced in stereo. Stephen Karpf, Elinor Karpf and Jason Karpf, whose previous credits include the daytime soaps General Hospital and Capitol, will serve as head writers and producers on the drama.

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Interesting! Time and Tide sounds so old fashioned but I wonder if it was a proposed fourth Ted Corday soap? I recall Corday's inspiration for titles Days and Morning Star came from Book of Psalms makes sense someone would pick a title out of an classic proverb.  

 

I wonder why NBC kept trying out soaps in mid-morning timeslots as opposed to something later in the afternoon in the 60's. 

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Variety October 1953

CBS announces 4 new soap operas to expand their lineup

Woman with a Past written by Mona Kent

Those Manning Girls written by Lawrence Klee

The Road Ahead written by Irna Phillips with Alex March producing.

The Family Upstairs from Charles Vanda (originating in Philadelphia)

 

Variety states that 'Woman' and 'Manning Girls' would get to air first.

 

Woman With a Past did get to air but Secret Storm was it's companion soap.

So none of the other 3 made it to air.

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Return to Collinwood has a few details about some ill-fated attempts at reviving Dark Shadows in serial form:

 

Another opportunity arose in 1997 when 20th Century Fox's television production arm - called Twentieth Television at the time - and The Fremantle Corporation proposed producing with Curtis either a new daytime version or a weekly primetime version. A daily version in the original soap opera format was preferable since the Fox Network was considering possibly expanding their affiliate programming into the daytime market - a scenario that did not transpire. For the next four years, Fremantle continued to explore possibilities to resurrect Dark Shadows as a syndicated primetime weekly hour-long series but the deal was contingent on filming in Canada for budgetary reasons, a stipulation that Curtis could not accept as he felt the program would need to be produced under his watchful eye in Los Angeles, close to home.

 

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In 2001, Curtis teamed with Aaron Spelling's company, Spelling Television, in an attempt to bring Dark Shadows to the Fox Network as a primetime weekly serial. Writer Eric Bernt was hired to pen the story with new twists, including introducing the character of Angelique in the premiere episode. Curtis' creative input remained a vital element but in early 2002, after delivery of Bernt's script, Fox decided not to pick up the project. 

 

Also in 2001, Fremantle made one last attempt to get in the Dark Shadows business with a plan to produce a new daytime version in Spanish using the original daytime series' scripts. But the idea once more failed to materialize. 

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March 1951

The Loving Family by John Knuebeh

Starring Gale Page, Harry Ellerbe, Jimmy Page, Marjorie Lord, James Kirkwood and Wheaton Chambers.

Produced by Douglas W Bagier and Mishel Green

Directed by Walter Thompson

Filming of 260 15 min eps from Hollywood announced in full page Variety ad.

Never proceeded beyond this.

 

 

 

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