1 hour ago, SteelCity said:

What needs to happen is a really good main villain on any of the soaps. Someone who's not there you be redeemed and just have an evil reign of terror for a good while. 

I have no suggestions for DOOL. For GH I think Esme does the trick.

2 hours ago, Tonksadora said:

I have no suggestions for DOOL. For GH I think Esme does the trick.

It really couldn't hurt to create someone new for a change, or reinvent a character we haven't seen in a long time. 

3 hours ago, Tonksadora said:

I have no suggestions for DOOL. For GH I think Esme does the trick.

Esme is basic. Just like Hannah O'Connor on OLTL and Nelle on GH. They weren't "big bads".  All the same model from #firefrank. He doesn't let his writers create. Just follow the model...

 

2 hours ago, slick jones said:

Esme is basic. Just like Hannah O'Connor on OLTL and Nelle on GH. They weren't "big bads".  All the same model from #firefrank. He doesn't let his writers create. Just follow the model...

 

Well, when you put it that way, there's a dearth of "big baddies"! Has someone buried the template for the real deal in a mayonaise jar in the back yard?!

I'd be shocked if Y&R got a new HW, seems like JG is going nowhere anytime soon.  His Y&R might as well be sponsored by Unisom.

We need a "Stefano" "James Stenbeck" "Carl Hutchins" or "Roger Thorpe" villain.  One that could wreak terror long term and drive story.

1 hour ago, Spoon said:

I'd be shocked if Y&R got a new HW, seems like JG is going nowhere anytime soon.  His Y&R might as well be sponsored by Unisom.

We need a "Stefano" "James Stenbeck" "Carl Hutchins" or "Roger Thorpe" villain.  One that could wreak terror long term and drive story.

We were in another thread mentioning the dearth of "big bads". Whoever would have thought that the US daytime market would run out of supervillains!?

I just thought of another one! How about Bold and the Beautiful has big earthquake after 36 years! How have they not gone that route yet? Or for the sake of the soap gods, wildfires?!

What-major-soap-change/event-would-shock-you-if-it-happened-this-year?

Any of the shows showing an increase in ratings.

9 hours ago, SteelCity said:

I just thought of another one! How about Bold and the Beautiful has big earthquake after 36 years! How have they not gone that route yet? Or for the sake of the soap gods, wildfires?!

B&B had an earthquake in spring 1994. Los Angeles had an earthquake in January 1994.

On 7/7/2022 at 10:17 PM, kalbir said:

B&B had an earthquake in spring 1994. Los Angeles had an earthquake in January 1994.

Not ringing any bells, but I didn't start watching until '96. They could still do another.

On 6/24/2022 at 5:56 PM, j swift said:

@Dylan & @DramatistDreamer

My thought was not based on the platform but the sponsorship.  Scroll through tiktok, youtube, and instagram and a huge proportion of the content is sponsored by direct-to-consumer brands.  Given that daytime dramas were built on their ability to sell cleaning products, it stands to reason that some company would seek to use the same model to produce long form daily content.

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose, but after all of these failed talk shows, perhaps there will be space for new creative opportunities.

Great Point!

On 7/7/2022 at 8:20 PM, Paul Raven said:

What-major-soap-change/event-would-shock-you-if-it-happened-this-year?

Any of the shows showing an increase in ratings.

That is really the most obvious shocker & yet this thread went on for some time before you came up with it! Nail on the head! Brava.