Topic: So I guess Soapnet doesn't care about Soap Fans!!
Topic Posted by: John
Date Posted: Thu Aug 16 14:35:20 2007
Additional Comments:
So has eveyone here given up the hope that Soapnet will do the right thing and bring back AW? I have called them and emailed them and I have even given them ideas of how to promote AW on the network as well. However, I think Soapnet doesn't care about Classic Soaps and their fans anymore. It's a shame because I remember when Soapnet was all about it's fans. Not Anymore! It really is sad to think because they stopped airing AW at such a Very Amazing time in the show's history. I was so excited to have AW back and I always thought that Soapnet was too! So, what would be the next step to get AW back on the air or online at the very least. I was hoping that P&G would step in and start their own Classic Soap Network but that is truly a dream of mine. Is anyone hearing anything on P&G's side and whether or not they have any plans?
Posted by: Reed Date posted: Fri Mar 21 21:02:32 2008
Message: They sure don't. Soapnet would rather show you stale straight to video movies on Sundays than ANY soap opera especially Another World.
Posted by: Rosebud1 Date posted: Fri Aug 17 14:39:46 2007
Message: It isn't up to SoapNet. P&G has to agree to give them something to air & if they aren't willing, then it doesn't matter what SoapNet wants. P&G's position, since the day they signed on to end production of the show, has been that there isn't a market big enough for them to bother with. They could have kept the show going, if they had wanted to. They could have given SoapNet more material than they did. Keep in mind, P&G has over 20 soaps that went into production & they could revive any or all of them on cable. But they don't because they don't see the market being viable/worth their time. They could also have sold any or all of the titles in that library to interested parties, but instead chose to get parental & decide for everyone that there wasn't a viable future for any of them.
They also could have released boxed sets of soap episodes & even outtakes over the last 30+ yrs. But they have chosen not to, for the same reason--they don't see the market out here as valueable enough for them to 'bother with'.
