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[Contessa Donatella]

16 days! Just over 2 weeks! Just under 3 weeks! Can you believe it?! We're so close now.

[Joseph]

That sounds about right! Launching a new Soap is A Big Enough Gamble these days!

[vanguard]

The look of it seems to be the only thing that people are complaining about quite earnestly. Personally, I haven't really noticed anything about it specifically worth commenting about.

[vanguard]

https://www.soapcentral.com/the-gates/opinion-a-list-dos-don-ts-beyond-gates

Interesting opinionated article on BTG.

[GLATWT88]

I'm surprised that someone who has such experience with soap operas didn't realize that an hour long soap has a runtime of about 36 minutes without commercials (not 45). The exclusion being Days now that it's exclusively for streaming which has a more varied runtime. In fact, I don't remember the last time a soap had a runtime near the 45 minutes. By the late 90s, most soaps were clocking under 40 minutes to squeeze in more ads. 

[dragonflies]

Have we seen enough of it to actually say this though? lol 

[Joseph]

You read my mind! Lol 

We long saw bits and pieces that didn't show that much

[Liberty City]

[Khan]

Like I've said, I really don't care that the sets look the same as they do on every production today, with no thought put into how they can reveal something about the characters who inhabit them.  I just care about the writing and acting; and so far, I'm good with it. 

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[skiman12082004]

OMG, I love them already!!!

[Liberty City]

I know right?! The chemistry in this cast is insane.

[vanguard]

Lol. All this being said, I do like the part where the person states that the show should "use every minute wisely." I couldn't agree more.

Edited February 9 by vanguard

[Joseph]

Are we aware if the first episode will be a longer pilot or an episode with standard duration??? The thought crossed my mind and I'm fairly curious on how they will introduce the show

[dragonflies]

Same! I have a feeling this show is going to surprise us all, in a good way! 

[Chris B]

I'm one of the people who do care about how the show looks but from what we've seen, I think the show looks good and does look modern. It looks like they have a good variety of well-designed sets and the sets look like they're a good size. We also have sprinkles of location shooting so overall they do appear to have a modern production model that should attract an audience. What I'm most curious about now is how the music and directing will be. I'm also looking forward to seeing how the writers structure the show and I'm hoping for good scripts. 

Compared to some of the other recent soap launches, this really feels like a labor of love so I do think they'll give us something worthwhile. Even if everything doesn't work at launch, I feel confident they will make it work in time. When you look at PC or Sunset Beach, I feel there wasn't much care given to giving us a great show. With Passions, I do think JER had a clear vision and for the most part achieved what he wanted to achieve. 

I'm just thankful we don't appear to have a show that's just thrown together. If this is successful and another network decides to do a soap I hope they take similar care in making it.