Alison Sweeney: How Days is fighting to stay alive (Read 671 times)

[fluffysmom]

Thanks for the info Mikey. I am glad they could recreate the set. It reminds us of the good old Days. It wouldn't be the same to have the Horton Christmas anywhere but the Horton living room.

[Sparkster]

Thanks for the wonderful insight Mikey! It's always interesting to hear insider information like that so thanks for sharing with us.

I get sick of seeing the same sets over and over and really wish we could have the Titan sets back but I understand the constraints they're under. But you guys make a good point. If the storytelling is good and compelling no one would even notice the sets, or the lighting, or the hair/wardrobe, etc.

I am really glad they brought the Horton home set back though. I thought they had said they were going to completely dismantle it after Alice's funeral and I was kinda sad about that. Then when they brought it back when Jennifer came back I was really excited. I think it's important to use things like that set and some of the traditions like the Horton Ornament hanging to keep a historical perspective.

[Trey]

It's very frustrating that basically they're using budget to dumb up the viewers with crap t.v. rather than invest in quality t.v. and entertainment. That's what got them their fan base and loyalty. And, one of the reasons I've stopped watching a lot of reality t.v. and crap filler shows.

It's tiresome to watch desperate people make fools of themselves on camera just for a little fame. It's not interesting to me to watch the cast of Jersey Shore be glorified for being drunk and stupid all the time (and to have other people mimic their behavior to that they can get famous, too).

Leave our soaps alone!

[MrsM]

I agree completely Trey! I can't stand the Jersey Shore or shows like that!

[DancingDays]

I really don't care for "reality" shows. I get enough reality during my day. I like tv to be my excape from real life. The more fantastical the better. Why do tv execs think shows like "Lost" were so popular? It's because they had good stories that weren't even CLOSE to reality.

I will admit that I enjoy shows like DWTS and SYTYCD, but only because I'll watch dancing any time, any where. Stupid, sad, drunk losers *cough* Jersey Shore *cough* only make us dumber for watching.

Give me romance or intrigue, or even humor, and I'm there. (And, no, The Bachelor/Bachelorette do not count as romance to me) I love soaps because it's so UN-realistic. Baby switches? Love quadrangles? Marrying one man, his father, and his bother, and sleeping with his son (all happened/are happening on B&B, btw)? Hopefully, that never happens anywhere, but on my tv in the afternoon. And I say, bring it on!!!

[Trey]

I agree, DancingDays...there is a line between quality programming in reality TV as well. It's just that the dumb ones are the ones that dominate daytime TV.

I think the reason that shows like DWTS, SYTYCD, The Voice, etc. work is that it's fun entertainment relying on skill, rather than how obnoxious and stupid the human race can be.

Daytime TV works on Daytime, it's proven, but it costs a little extra to have quality. And, really, how many times can you make someone over before you just don't care? How many times can you renovate someone else's house and not give a crap? It's not quality. It's lazy.

[Tom Horton]

While I agree that yes there are some better reality shows out there, as a genre it holds little appeal to me. More importantly though, I think it has hit its peak. The market is flooded with them now and even the big hits like American Idol are starting to fade. Fictional genres have existed as a perfermorming art in one medium or another for thousands of years and still going strong. By comparison the reality genre is very new and already fading. I don't care how cheap it may be to make, I wouldn't see it as a good investment. I can film crazy things my family members do really cheap but that doesn't mean it should air on television. I get that the initial idea was that if they could make cheap enough shows then they could afford a drop in ratings (ad dollars) because the savings would offset the lost revenue but at some point that bottoms out and then in addition to poor ratings you get a reputation for poor quality products and that creates a new and even harder to fix PR problem. Trying to cut corners that way just doesn't pay off long term. I'm sure that rejuvenating the soap industry at this point seems like too much work that would take too long but that seems to be true of every path of action that leads to long term success in any industry.