Comments on: Quick! Bail out the soap opera industry!

By: emjem24

emjem24 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:13:10 +0000

chapoutier said:
Like the auto industry, I think they should have to come up with a viable business plan first.

Like bringing back Luke and Laura.

OMG- a fellow GH afficionado? Say it ain’t so! First the Bills (now 4-4 unfortunately) now GH.

Anyhoo, didn’t you get the memo? Luke and Laura, I believe (it could change it is a soap opera), are divorced. Now, Luke is married to Tracy Quartermaine otherwise known as Cruella Deville. Laura has been battling some mysterious, brain-altering illness that has kept her locked away in some nursing home or mental health care facility. Perhaps, she’s in Boca now?

GH has lost its mojo since the late 90’s when they resurrected the Spencer family. Then the whole show became all about Sonny Corinthos and his naughty mafia ways. Things went south after that.

Unfortunately, it’s not only GH… it’s all the soap operas. And when they cut bigwigs like Deidre and Drake it just makes the shows worse.

By: Papa Louie

Papa Louie — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:57:08 +0000

Haven’t they already bailed out G.E., the owner of NBC and MSNBC?
It seems to me that they’re already bailing out networks.

By: MarcoPolo

MarcoPolo — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:53:38 +0000

IIRC, Hall was at the DNC convention this year.

Looks like she got that change she was looking for!

By: CleanGuy

CleanGuy — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:34:10 +0000

Just move the show to Public Television, right after Sesame Street…

By: DaveC

DaveC — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:53:12 +0000

pretty good finger on that pulse of the Soap Pulse, Michelle.

By: purplepeep

purplepeep — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:41:19 +0000

Dexter Alarius said:
“He was a one-eye one-horned flying purple-people eater…”
We have that 45!

Pretty young then, but I remember it well. The debate rages on as to whether the People Eater was purple or if the people he ate where purple, it’s a bit vague.

I wonder if there’s anyone 30ish or under who would know what “45″ means, lol. At our house we had some great Edison 78s and even some cylindrical records.

By: Dexter Alarius

Dexter Alarius — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 22:09:32 +0000

On November 24th, 2008 at 4:50 pm, purplepeep said: Mebbe you shoulda gone for the “music” thread instead then

“He was a one-eye one-horned flying purple-people eater…”

We have that 45!

By: AuntiEm

AuntiEm — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:51:01 +0000

The reason is as simple as ageism, They took off the soap Another World years ago because the newer younger executives were nauseated by older couples having a sex life. I stopped watching NBC for that reason and I was only in my forties then. No Country for Old Men or Women?

By: purplepeep

purplepeep — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:50:49 +0000

Dexter Alarius said:
I considered it a cross-over.

Ah, a crossover. Mebbe you shoulda gone for the “music” thread instead then

By: Dexter Alarius

Dexter Alarius — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:40:01 +0000

I considered it a cross-over. The main theme here, I believe, is ridiculous bailouts.

By: purplepeep

purplepeep — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:36:18 +0000

Dexter Alarius said:
Obviously, the OpShop must be bailed out. Recent experience shows a stupid business model is no reason to NOT bail out a company.

I think your comment here was meant to respond to a different blog entry, Dexter.

By: Dexter Alarius

Dexter Alarius — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:29:58 +0000

Obviously, the OpShop must be bailed out. Recent experience shows a stupid business model is no reason to NOT bail out a company.

By: purplepeep

purplepeep — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:28:34 +0000

chapoutier said:
Like the auto industry, I think they should have to come up with a viable business plan first.

Like bringing back Luke and Laura.

I think Luke’s still hanging in there, Chappy. Or at least the actor (Tony Geary?) who plays him is still on some soap, I believe.

Now if AMC could get Cliff and Nina back, I might chip mebbe $1.27 in for the bailout.

By: Flyoverman

Flyoverman — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:22:26 +0000

Like bringing back Luke and Laura.

Thanks Chap for providing me with two minutes of uncontrolled wretching.

Where’s the medicinal brandy?

By: Paul Revere

Paul Revere — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:17:46 +0000

For those not familiar with daytime soaps this is major, major news. The problem with “DAYS” is the Executive Producer, Ken Corday, who is riding the dust of his dad’s coat tails all the while destroying that show. Too bad. However, Ken Corday has done this type of stunt before, so don’t be surprised if they are both back next year. It’s a soap opera afterall.