ALL:Which soap has the most dedicated, DIE HARD fans?

[Maxim]

This is no way a derogatory question. Just a fun provocation.

But which soap has the most obsessed DIE-HARD fans. Borderline crazy even. And Why do you think that is?

From what I've seen... DAYS has some Reeeeeallly dedicated fans, that sometimes scare me. I've seen a lot of fights in soap forums and mostly it's been by Days fans. I guess they just LOVE their show.

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You all may differ. 

Please just don't fight. This is an invitation to a fun, polite discussion. 

Edited January 31, 2024 by OpportunisticSlut

[Janet Marlowe]

Which soap has the craziest fans with A LOT of time on their hands (ballot stuffing, ect.)???

Yes, probably DOOL.

Actually,  NBC soaps in general.

[DaytimeFan]

DAYS fans, of which I am one, are the most die hard. How many "The Plan to Save DAYS" have we lived through?

I'd say GH fans are second.

[Lye-C]

Are we talking deranged fans, and can we call out specific fanbases? Because I think the Days fans who whine about there not being enough Hortons are a special kind of crazy. 

[AMCOLTLLover]

Ofc the nbc soaps. I mean the nbc soaps were always way too out there. I loved days and even own so many merch etc. But I can’t stomach anymore of Leo, Theresa and the other crap

days wins

But GH second.

[Khan]

I'd say it's a toss-up between DARK SHADOWS and PASSIONS.

[Lye-C]

What do Leo and Theresa have to do with Days having a hardcore, dedicated fanbase?

Thank you! I was a member of the official Passions fan club for several years and got many cool things from it. 

[Spoon]

I think it's natural for a show's true base to want to see the original (or close to it) core family thrive.  Felt that way about the Bauers on GL, advocated for them until the bitter end.  I would've settled for Jeffrey to be a Bauer if it meant an increased focus.

[kalbir]

I'd say Days. The SOD Awards were proof of that.

[Lye-C]

I disagree. The Hortons haven’t been relevant since Frances Reid retired. Marlena and her family are the true center of the show now. Deidre has appeared in more episodes than anyone and not it’s not even close.  

Nah. GH constantly beat them in categories Days should have won in the late 90s. 

[BetterForgotten]

Maybe there’s an argument that no character/family should truly be the center of an ongoing show. Maybe the true center is the fictional town and show itself, and characters just come in and out regardless of their last name?

Deidre Hall left the show in the late 80’s and then was fired in 2009 - the show went on during both eras. 

[Contessa Donatella]

It has always been said that DAYS fans were the most loyal, dedicated but also "out there." Fans as in fanatical. 

When it comes specifically to diehard I'd say AW fans definitely were. I'm still in touch with people I've known online since the early to mid-90s & we have a group that is called "AW LastGaspers". 

Nowadays I think GH fans have become diehard. 

[Lye-C]

Those exits left holes in the show filled with below-average entertainment value. It went on but at the cost of its heart and soul and it’s still never fully recovered.

[Spoon]

If I wanted to watch a bunch of randos, I'd watch a primetime show.  One of the two main appeals of soaps for me is the familial connections and the generational legacy.  That type of long term storytelling takes decades and can't be replicated by primetime.

[Liberty City]

YUP! 

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