Things can and will change from a pitch to development and preproduction, let alone the production process.

4 hours ago, Errol said:

#TheGates is trending:

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23TheGates&src=trend_click&vertical=trends

 

By the way, Entertainment Tonight has picked up the story. 

https://www.etonline.com/the-gates-the-first-black-daytime-soap-opera-in-35-years-is-in-development-221126

 

31 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

 

Wow.

The current CBS lineup in Seattle:

9-10am Let's Make a Deal

10-11am The Price is Right

11am-noon Y&R

noon-1pm news

1-2pm The Talk

2-2:30pm B&B

I wonder where they would put The Gates?
 

This is tremendous news for our favorite genre! I saw it on Facebook earlier, but I have to say, coming here and seeing a big red breaking news banner at the top of of the page warmed my heart. Never in a million years did any of us think we'd see a new daytime drama again, and here we are.

P&G's involvement gives me hope that we will see (at least) GL and ATWT given the post-mortem respect they deserve. I don't see them ever being revived, but I'll gladly eat crow if I'm wrong. I'd be satisfied with more official releases (preferably DVD but streaming is fine) and some merch.

Fingers crossed that this comes to fruition and gives us everything we've been wanting. Definitely looking forward to tons of speculation about various aspects of the show with all of the great soap minds we have here on SON!

For example, the format and timeslot. I can't see it being a full hour, and AFAIC, Let's Make a Deal has never had any business being a 60-minute show. Cut that back to thirty minutes, slot The Gates at thirty minutes, and somehow find a way to pair it with Y&R. The TPIR/Y&R combo (whether back to back or with the news in between) has been an institution for decades now, but in order for this show to succeed, it has to feed off of Y&R.

Edited March 7, 20241 yr by All My Shadows

I meant to do a story on this awhile ago, but Martha Byrne and Lauralee Bell are also developing a new soap opera together as well. Lauralee mentioned it to me on the Emmys red carpet.

Just now, Errol said:

I meant to do a story on this awhile ago, but Martha Byrne and Lauralee Bell are also developing a new soap opera.

Streaming or for a network?

Just now, Soapsuds said:

Streaming or for a network?

That's why I never got around to doing a story on it. Just that detail. Nothing further. Not on the record at least.

7 minutes ago, Errol said:

That's why I never got around to doing a story on it. Just that detail. Nothing further. Not on the record at least.

Interesting.🤔

50 minutes ago, janea4old said:

The current CBS lineup in Seattle:

9-10am Let's Make a Deal

10-11am The Price is Right

11am-noon Y&R

noon-1pm news

1-2pm The Talk

2-2:30pm B&B

I wonder where they would put The Gates?
 

From 1 to 2 and can the Talk lol 

Honestly there's no way they're going to cut LMAD or another show in half for this. I'd be shocked if they did.

37 minutes ago, All My Shadows said:

I can't see it being a full hour, and AFAIC, Let's Make a Deal has never had any business being a 60-minute show. Cut that back to thirty minutes, slot The Gates at thirty minutes, and somehow find a way to pair it with Y&R. The TPIR/Y&R combo (whether back to back or with the news in between) has been an institution for decades now, but in order for this show to succeed, it has to feed off of Y&R.

I've been spending the last few minutes trying to think of a recognizable, not currently active, preferably with some history on CBS, game show that could be revived and run in any spare 30-minute timeslot.

Concentration? The Joker's Wild? Tic-Tac-Dough? Sale of the Century? Scrabble?

I'd personally love to see a Tattletales or Hollywood Squares revival, but who do you get as stars in this day and age? Also, some shows were already revived too recently (To Tell the Truth, Match Game, Card Sharks).

5 minutes ago, dragonflies said:

From 1 to 2 and can the Talk lol 

Honestly there's no way they're going to cut LMAD or another show in half for this. I'd be shocked if they did.

Yeah

LMAD is doing well for CBS.

The easiest thing to do is cut low bottom of barrel performing The Talk.

Yeah the Talk gets barely a million viewers lol