Re: TAN: Lights Out for Daytime???

Donna L. Bridges <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> In rec.arts.tv.soaps.misc on 9 Nov 2003 14:28:52 -0800  in Msg.#
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> (Nick Cassaro) wrote:
> 
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vampchronic76) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> > > >I think NBC will be out of soaps in 2-4 years, with ABC following suit 
> > > >not too long after.
> > > 
> > > Another theory I've seen mentioned is that ABC may eventually move its three
> > > soaps over to SoapNet.  That could be interesting.
> 
> It would be so unlikely, though. Because there's no way that a cable
> channel, not premium, not PPV, could afford financially to produce
> even one soap - daily, one day per week, all year long. So, to even
> 'go there' you'd have to begin doodling with how they could change the
> soaps & still attract the same loyal soap fans.
> 
> > That would be the worst.  One of the reasons I'm looking forward to
> > the cancellation of the ABC soaps is that I want SoapNet to be rid of
> > them.  To have them off ABC and still be stuck with them on SoapNet
> > would be completely pointless.
> 
> LOL  Okay, so, are you only interested in classic soaps? Or, do you
> just not like any ABC current soaps right now? What they would have to
> do if that impossibility came to pass would be to cut their current
> broadcasts to once per day.

Well honestly, I've always been a CBS person, so to me(and yes, I
realize there are people besides me in the universe but I never
claimed to represent them) SoapNet is wasting its primetime block.  On
nights when there is nothing to watch on the networks, I would love
being able to flip to Knots Landing.