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Subject: I don't agree that they've changed over the years with the same result..if I'm understanding what you're saying and I'm not sure I am because you start off with the word again...and I never read your posts on this subject before...so if I'm not understanding I'm sorry...but seems to me there have been various groups of writers over the years...some better than others...I've watched AMC since 1979 but there were years..particularly in the mid 80's...where I'd stop watching for awhile because the writing got SO BAD. Then I'd tune back in and there'd be different writers and the stories were better so I'd watch again. Then the writers would change and things would go downhill...and then they'd change again and improve and so it goes. I really think that the problem right now is that the writers are having to wrap up storylines for several key departing characters...and get ready to integrate those departures into storylines for continuing characters. If the networks are not making money off of soaps anymore...then sure...they'll all be gone. Perhaps SoapNet will take over and produce original broadcasts of soaps. There is a large audience for soaps...surely no smaller than the audience for the golf channel...the food channels...the game show channels...etc. I'd hope so...but who's to say. It just seems like soaps are all over the world..AMC plays in Italy, etc...and there is a market for them...it's a special entertainment form...and I'd hope not every network would think there's no audience for it. They have networks for so many piddly things...you'd think someone would take up producing soaps. I guess they'd have to buy the rights to something like AMC...but perhaps they would do that...a tried and true soap...when done right!! SORAS
Response Posted by: SORAS
Date Posted: Thu Nov 5 21:48:26 2009
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