Re: TAN: Lights Out for Daytime???

In rec.arts.tv.soaps.misc on 8 Nov 2003 20:37:18 -0800  in Msg.#
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(Mo Taylor) wrote:

> Hi Everybody,
> 
> I've been lurking around the soap newsgroups for a few weeks now, and
> I have yet to see any posts directly addressing the plight of daytime
> television. We all know that the ratings for our beloved shows are
> plummeting. Soaps had been in a decline for a while now, but it's
> really getting bad. You've got DOOL killing off popular characters,
> and actors like Heather Tom being asked to take pay cuts to help the
> shows' bottom lines.
> 
> It seems like each show is going through major changes, and they're
> often not for the good of the show. ... 

It's been discussed. 

> Is this the beginning of the end? What is your honest opinion?

We've already passed the beginning of the end; now we're somewhere in
the middle of the end days.

-- 
DonnaB 8^> "Is that a fact?" - Hoss, BONANZA; "And, that's a fact." - John Black, DOOL 
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