Lisa Rinna Says Soaps Will Be Dead in 5 Years - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 04-17-2009, 11:35 AM

As someone with 50+ episodes of 'Days of Our Lives' under her belt, Lisa Rinna knows about soap operas. And with 'Guiding Light' recently being canceled after 72 years of existence, Rinna told PopEater that it won't be the last soap to go, and the entire genre may be extinct in 5 years.

http://www.popeater.com/television/a...surgery/432833

80sTrivia · 04-17-2009, 08:46 PM

I hate to admit it, but I feel that soaps will be extinct in the next decade or so...

catlover79 · 04-17-2009, 08:56 PM

For once, I agree with Lisa. I also feel for the people who write for the soap mags - they wouldn't be too far behind!!

HuntingtonM15 · 04-17-2009, 09:05 PM

It's sadly quite true.

browneyes106 · 04-18-2009, 01:37 PM

I have to agree with Lisa. Soaps are starting to decline and many viewers are losing interest. I have a friend who is a nurse that works night shifts and she used to watch soaps during the day when she was home. But in the past couple of years she got fed up with Days of Our Lives and One Life to Live and stopped watching. Now during the days when she is home she usually movies she gets through netflix or she watches reruns of older shows like Home Improvement and Roseanne. My aunt who has been retired for 15 years basically stopped watching soaps a few years ago too. She is another person who watches movies or old shows on cable. I kind of find soap operas tiring to watch sometimes because the storylines drag on too much.

MickeyMac · 04-18-2009, 04:09 PM

Another thing that is contributing to the decline of daytime TV is that the younger audience that would normally make their way to the soaps is dwindling. A lot of that audience is watching something else instead of the soaps. Sad but true.

ThomasE · 04-19-2009, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

For once, I agree with Lisa. (

"For once?" LOL. Do you disagree with Lisa Rinna a lot. I can hear her reaction to your comment.

Lisa: OH NO! WHAT DO YOU MEAN FOR ONCE? COME ON! I CAN'T BE THAT BAD! JUST ASK HARRY AND HE'LL TELL YOU! NOW I'M GONNA YELL AND SCREAM MY OPINIONS OUT REAL LOUD UNTIL I ANNOY PEOPLE! YEA! OH, BY THE WAY, GO TO MY BLOG AND VOTE IF YOU WANT ME ON THE NEW "MELROSE PLACE".

Don't get me wrong, I do love Lisa, but she is loud but I still love her and she knows I'm a fan.

Mr. Television · 04-19-2009, 12:54 AM

Soaps are dying, sitcoms are dying...what's going to be left on tv in a few years but crappy reality shows?

Mr. Television · 04-19-2009, 12:54 AM

Soaps are dying, sitcoms are dying...what's going to be left on tv in a few years but crappy reality shows?

MickeyMac · 04-19-2009, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Clint Eastwood Fan

Soaps are dying, sitcoms are dying...what's going to be left on tv in a few years but crappy reality shows?

You may have a point. I was talking with a friend last night who watches more television than me and she was saying how difficult it is for dramas because if they dont do well the first few episodes they get dropped, which as she told me is not time for a show to find its audience. I have to agree with her.

Miss Lisa · 04-19-2009, 11:42 PM

I'd say in ten years all that is going to be on TV is reality shows and news. The sitcoms that I watch are all reruns and I have lost interest in OLTL. A couple years ago I found some old tapes that had a bunch of episodes on them and those were better then the episodes they have today.

Mr. Television · 04-19-2009, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by MickeyMac

You may have a point. I was talking with a friend last night who watches more television than me and she was saying how difficult it is for dramas because if they dont do well the first few episodes they get dropped, which as she told me is not time for a show to find its audience. I have to agree with her.

A show like Hill Street Blues which was at the bottom of the ratings for years wouldn't make it today. Neither would Cheers. Very sad indeed.

Marvo301 · 04-20-2009, 12:01 AM

The biggest problem for soaps is that there is so many other choices to watch. When soap opera's first appeared on TV most people only had a few channels and in the afternoon they all had soaps on. So you watched soaps or you didn't watch TV at all in the afternoon. Now thanks to cable and satellite we have so many channels that people can find many other options to watch instead of Soaps.

catlover79 · 04-20-2009, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Clint Eastwood Fan

A show like Hill Street Blues which was at the bottom of the ratings for years wouldn't make it today. Neither would Cheers. Very sad indeed.

browneyes106 · 04-20-2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by MickeyMac

You may have a point. I was talking with a friend last night who watches more television than me and she was saying how difficult it is for dramas because if they dont do well the first few episodes they get dropped, which as she told me is not time for a show to find its audience. I have to agree with her.

I also agree. In the past couple of years I have seen quite a few well written one hour dramas and sitcoms that been axed just because they didn't have high ratings. NBC totally pissed me off last year when they axed Journeyman then starting showing that dumb celebrity choir show. ABC also made me mad when they didn't renew Miss Guided for a second season. Every time I see promos for shows like The Biggest Loser I feel like throwing something at the TV. I think if weight loss shows like that should be summer shows and not something that airs during the fall and winter.

04-17-2009, 11:35 AM	#1
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Miss Lisa Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 08, 2005 Location: My very own Green Acres Posts: 1,113	I'd say in ten years all that is going to be on TV is reality shows and news. The sitcoms that I watch are all reruns and I have lost interest in OLTL. A couple years ago I found some old tapes that had a bunch of episodes on them and those were better then the episodes they have today.
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HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,059	It's sadly quite true.

04-18-2009, 01:37 PM	#5
browneyes106 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 6,097	I have to agree with Lisa. Soaps are starting to decline and many viewers are losing interest. I have a friend who is a nurse that works night shifts and she used to watch soaps during the day when she was home. But in the past couple of years she got fed up with Days of Our Lives and One Life to Live and stopped watching. Now during the days when she is home she usually movies she gets through netflix or she watches reruns of older shows like Home Improvement and Roseanne. My aunt who has been retired for 15 years basically stopped watching soaps a few years ago too. She is another person who watches movies or old shows on cable. I kind of find soap operas tiring to watch sometimes because the storylines drag on too much.

04-18-2009, 04:09 PM	#6
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	Another thing that is contributing to the decline of daytime TV is that the younger audience that would normally make their way to the soaps is dwindling. A lot of that audience is watching something else instead of the soaps. Sad but true.

04-20-2009, 12:01 AM	#13
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,450	The biggest problem for soaps is that there is so many other choices to watch. When soap opera's first appeared on TV most people only had a few channels and in the afternoon they all had soaps on. So you watched soaps or you didn't watch TV at all in the afternoon. Now thanks to cable and satellite we have so many channels that people can find many other options to watch instead of Soaps.
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