Just as soaps were very pivotal in the transition from radio to television, they will be right in the thick of things again in the transition from television to the Internet. Exciting news.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Life goes on, and I'm moving on to the next thing, but I hope the soaps that are still running will thrive. They have millions of loyal viewers.
I just don't see ABC letting go of soaps completely.
Considering the popularity of soaps with the African-American audience, it's grotesque that the entertainment industry, for all its vaunted liberalism, is lagging so far behind social changes in the United States. And why has there never been an all-black daytime network soap? It would probably blow the white soaps off the map.
We all grew up, our grandmothers and mothers had about three channels to watch, so we watched those soaps and now, a generation has grown up with the Internet and computers and video games.
I can't imagine soaps will ever stop, because people will always watch as long as they have great stories and characters. But the soaps will have to keep evolving, won't they?
The television business is actually going through a tremendous transition, but I think at the end of the day, television is still paramount.
Radio killed variety and TV killed radio, and the internet will kill television and it will go on and on.
The world is changing, and the Internet is about to become the next broadcast network.
Soap operas are such a great way to break-in to the industry. The diminishing landscape of daytime TV means it's going to be harder for young talent to get discovered.
Reality TV has totally destroyed soap operas. They're gone. They used to be the biggest thing in the world - they're gone.