Comments on: The Death of Daytime Soaps Continues...

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:12:00 +0000

reality Tv generally does not interest me..I do like the Travel and Foodnetwork..other than that classic movies and newer movies..Soaps have always been part of my life in some way whether on Tv or the internet..There will be less to watch now..hopefully the web only soap dramas will catch on..

I think that soon the only soaps left will be BELL/SONY owned Y&R, B&B..also GH will survive I think

By: Chip

Chip — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:08:00 +0000

Two events of the 1970s brought us to this moment: the rise of the soap-opera press and the switch from live 30-minute broadcasts to taped 60-minute shows. Until then, viewers truly didn't know what would happen next, and had to tune in to find out. But once actors' contract negotiations started getting publicity, and once shows were taped in advance, we started learning what would happen — making it easy for us to tune out. The 60-minute format also diluted the dramatic impact of every show.

Factor in the changes in the number of people at home to watch daytime TV, the invention of the VCR and DVR, the availability to hundreds of cable channels, and the rise of reality TV (which swears its contestants to secrecy, so we still don't know what happens next, the thing we truly loved about soaps) and I guess we should just be grateful that "As the World Turns" lasted as long as it did.

By: slhutzell

slhutzell — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:46:00 +0000

this sucks

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:12:09 +0000

I think that soon the only soaps left will be BELL/SONY owned Y&R, B&B..also GH will survive I think

By: Chip

Chip — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:08:00 +0000

Two events of the 1970s brought us to this moment: the rise of the soap-opera press and the switch from live 30-minute broadcasts to taped 60-minute shows. Until then, viewers truly didn’t know what would happen next, and had to tune in to find out. But once actors’ contract negotiations started getting publicity, and once shows were taped in advance, we started learning what would happen — making it easy for us to tune out. The 60-minute format also diluted the dramatic impact of every show.

Factor in the changes in the number of people at home to watch daytime TV, the invention of the VCR and DVR, the availability to hundreds of cable channels, and the rise of reality TV (which swears its contestants to secrecy, so we still don’t know what happens next, the thing we truly loved about soaps) and I guess we should just be grateful that “As the World Turns” lasted as long as it did.

By: slhutzell

slhutzell — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:46:00 +0000

this sucks