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| LuvingLumi | Oct 16 2010, 03:47 PM Post #41 |
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Come on Ron, We are counting on YOU !!
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and that's not even as bad as this: 987,000 viewers lost in 8 months. 13K shy of a million. Now that is telling.... I agree in part it's the overexposure of Sami, but frankly when hasn't Sami been overexposed? Combo of sucky writing and overexposure might have finally done it. That and about 50% of the people on this show now weren't there 5 years ago. Telling. They need the vets back, they need a good writer, they need another producer that doesn't have his head in his ass and they need someone that'll say, NO because it makes sense, not because they have an agenda. In 2008 after having disastrous ratings also (not as bad as this last stretch though)....the ratings did start to go up again the first week of October...and continued to slowly climb.....the ratings for Days are flat now, they aren't going anywhere...which is bad. I wonder if that latest blind item in Nelson's Branco's article had to do with Days. |
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| Grandpa Hughes | Oct 16 2010, 05:18 PM Post #42 |
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"Dedicated to the brotherhood of healing. "
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Awww! Looks like I "spoke" too soon! :unsure: |
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| dooldooldool | Oct 17 2010, 06:06 AM Post #43 |
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The same could be said of nearly every hour of network programming, from daytime to evening to late night. One year ago, NBC affiliates were screeching about the 10PM Jay Leno Show. Well, guess what, NBC is getting WORSE ratings at 10PM than it did last year. Is it plastered all over Daily Variety or Access Hollywood or ET? Nope. Folks have finally figured out that the model of just broadcasting a show is nearly obsolete. How will shows continue to be produced? By costing less money. Advertisers aren't bailing yet. They don't really have anywhere else to go. |
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| dooldooldool | Oct 17 2010, 06:08 AM Post #44 |
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Well, since its been renewed through September 2011, it will last at least 10 months. |
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| FanODays | Oct 17 2010, 06:53 AM Post #45 |
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The biggest reason that I don't watch much anymore is that there are no love stories. Days sucess was based on incredible love stories but not anymore. To be honest I don't know what the show is about and I don't really care about any of the characters anymore. I know Corday resented the one thing that made Days so very different, supercouples, but he went too far to the extreme, now there is no love. I'm not convinced Sami's true love is Rafe, I'm sad to say and that just ruins her character. Chloe and Philip should be secretly in love but unwilling to hurt others so trying to stay away and so on. If this is the stuff that Corday said would save Days a few months ago then he's just proven how he doesn't know anything about the show or its viewers. |
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| sungrey | Oct 17 2010, 11:40 AM Post #46 |
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I'm going to chime in again and say destroying the "supercouple" formula has made the show unwatchable at times. Someone needs to step in and tell Ken Corday his Tomlin/Higley/Whitesell team is not working... and it's not, don't kid yourselves... Then the show needs to have Ken step back into the EP seat in a more active role, and a competent writer needs to be brought aboard who knows the show. Yes, I'm going to say Sheri Anderson again (if this show's going to go down, at least let someone write it who knows the show inside and out), but a number of past Days writers could work as well. I'm not ready to give up on Days yet. My frustration level with this show is nowhere near where it was when Reilly was writing it, but a wholescale exam needs to happen. Don't tape so far ahead. Maybe then you can ID and fix what isn't working. Edited by sungrey, Oct 17 2010, 11:42 AM.
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| Sariah | Oct 17 2010, 12:53 PM Post #47 |
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Quoted, as they say, for truth. This is exactly how I feel about the show - exactly the same problems I have with the writing. I don't understand WTF is wrong with this show, or why the writers are so abominably bad. It's not that hard to write a romance, I promise. I've managed to get three of them published, and if I can do it, you'd think that the idiots who went to school for it and interned on a show for it and spent years in the industries could write the most compelling, exciting, watchable romances around. And I don't believe the soap genre as a whole is dead. Desperate Housewives is a soap. So is Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice. People still want to watch soaps - it's just that the daytime shows are utterly incapable of delivering anything remotely compelling or interesting to watch. |
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| PhoenixRising05 | Oct 17 2010, 03:24 PM Post #48 |
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Very good point. This isn't simply about these shows sucking anymore. That is what so many people don't seem to get. Quality doesn't make a damn difference anymore. There are just too many other factors now. And that isn't an excuse. It's a fact. |
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| sungrey | Oct 17 2010, 03:43 PM Post #49 |
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NBC's 10pm woes are partially correct. Leno did draw higher numbers in some slots. Let's break it down. Monday -- Chase gets a weak lead-in from The Event and faces tough competition Tuesday -- Parenthood, too good a show to fail IMHO, isn't getting a satisfactory lead-in from Biggest Loser. Wednesday -- Law and Order LA is drawing decent numbers, but SVU is more of a 10pm show and should be moved there. Thursday -- Apprentice's ratings are awful. LOLA should go to 10. It'd have a chance on this night to make a dent. Friday -- Outlaw. Already canceled, Dateline probably runs at 10. Meh. There are very strong shows at 10. They just happen to be on other networks. |
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| dooldooldool | Oct 17 2010, 06:12 PM Post #50 |
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Quality doesn't mean ratings. That's been true for 50 years. http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/10/13/nbcs-3rd-week-10pm-ratings-cant-beat-the-jay-leno-show-from-2009/67881 |
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| PhoenixRising05 | Oct 17 2010, 06:18 PM Post #51 |
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Exactly. How many shows called "great" by many fans get canned every year? In the end, how the fans feel doesn't make a difference. It's all about what is making money. That is what drives the decision-making now. |
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| sungrey | Oct 17 2010, 07:10 PM Post #52 |
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Oh, sure. As someone who prefers to see scripted shows at 10 (and by extension, the chance to see ex-soap actors in primetime), I'm just saying I hope NBC doesn't repeat the Jay Leno mistake any time soon. |
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