3 minutes ago, j swift said:

The truth is that we don't know how people will consume serialized drama as more people cut the cord. Passions and AMC/OLTL were a lifetime ago in the age of streaming and smart tv technology.   And, optimistically, given that streaming sponsorship relies on micro data of the audience, writers and creatives won't be beholden to keep trying to entice 18-35 year old viewers, if an older more dedicated audience continues to watch the show.

The problem is most of the older viewers who would use a streaming service are probably not who would be sitting through a soap, especially not one that is as poor as DAYS has been in recent years. I hope they make it work but this feels like a death sentence to me.

2 minutes ago, victoria foxton said:

 

  

I think we should begin planning a lynching

I wish it would be possible to Fans make a protest March Like DS Fans Did Back in the day

By this time next year GH will be exclusively on Hulu... It would make common sense to air classic episodes of all the canceled soaps on streaming apps. The subscribers would go through the roof. I would love to see Gillian Spencer as Viki on One Life To Live before Erika Slezak joined the show. But the networks are too cheap to pay residuals and licensing fees for music.

4 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

The problem is most of the older viewers who would use a streaming service are probably not who would be sitting through a soap, especially not one that is as poor as DAYS has been in recent years. I hope they make it work but this feels like a death sentence to me.

I agree from the perspective that there may not be a big marketing push, given that most entertainment talk shows will be on hiatus in August, to inform current viewers of the switch.

I always use the example that Y&R switched time slots in LA over a decade ago, and I no longer know what time it airs.  It is hard to break old habits.

Edited August 4, 20223 yr by j swift

If Days continues with the garbage that is on air now it won't last long. It needs to make changes ASAP!! 

1 minute ago, DRW50 said:

The problem is most of the older viewers who would use a streaming service are probably not who would be sitting through a soap, especially not one that is as poor as DAYS has been in recent years. I hope they make it work but this feels like a death sentence to me.

The PAINFUL Truth, I really wanted to Days To Survive until 2026, as I Hope GH will at least reach it's 60th Anniversary, I'll seriously try to see how I could get myself to influence the producers into doing a decent Anniversary next year, it's a Milestone Budget should be easier to justify than usual

1 minute ago, Marco Dane said:

By this time next year GH will be exclusively on Hulu... It would make common sense to air classic episodes of all the canceled soaps on streaming apps. The subscribers would go through the roof. I would love to see Gillian Spencer as Viki on One Life To Live before Erika Slezak joined the show. But the networks are too cheap to pay residuals and licensing fees for music.

I'd pay a monthly fee for sure for the classics. 

 

7 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

If Days continues with the garbage that is on air now it won't last long. It needs to make changes ASAP!! 

At the very least they should make more special episodes as soon as they can to serve as a palate-cleanser to the months of dross they have to burn through.

16 minutes ago, victoria foxton said:

 

In the words of The Great Dorothy Zbornak: Why don't you just Shoot me? 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Crickets on RC Twitter account.😂😂😂

With individual streamers existing now for major companies, Netflix and Hulu may have issues as they lose back catalog. Hulu may also be in trouble with NBC pulling their shows to Peacock and Disney+ added some shows that are more graphic than GH, so it isn’t the destination that it once was. The European equivalent has everything both Family Friendly and not on Hulu and Disney Plus too, so it goes back to contracts. It may be a known brand, but it may be less for streaming network shows and if there are not enough originals people may unsubscribe if all they use it for is time shifting shows that are now on other streaming sites. 
 

getting back to Days since the show is streaming only in the US thankfully Canadians can still watch, they should start making the format more palatable for online viewing. There is no need to flashback to something that happened a day or week before typically unless they are giving new information. With how far ahead they are we probably won’t get changes for a long time which makes it more annoying.

I do wonder if Days and Peacock will provide help to set up the app, as it is not available on all smarttvs, and if you only have a phone watching something longer is a pain. So they should team with Roku or something….

59 minutes ago, Gray Bunny said:

Side note: if our dreams came true and they uploaded the entire 57 year catalog of the series to stream, I wonder which eras/decades would have the most hits. 

I personally would watch the Bill Bell years to pinpoint elements he later used on Y&R/B&B and also to see the actors/actresses he later cast on Y&R/B&B. 

My guess is that most Days fans would watch 1983-1998 as those 15 years encompassed the supercouple era and Reilly's sci-fi era.

Expect major announcements in the next 2-3 weeks re: DAYS move. There will be more known on the move very soon.

12 minutes ago, Errol said:

Expect major announcements in the next 2-3 weeks re: DAYS move. There will be more known on the move very soon.

That sounds more soapier and compelling that anything currently airing on JG’s Y&R.

Someone mentioned Peacock’s woes, yikes I didn’t realize it was this bad. Typical of NBCU though:

https://www.avclub.com/peacock-added-no-new-paid-subscribers-q2-2022-1849345829

 

25 minutes ago, Soapsuds said:

Crickets on RC Twitter account.😂😂😂

LOL I was wondering  what his response was going to be. 

Edited August 4, 20223 yr by soapfan770