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danderson400 · 07-10-2016, 10:46 AM

I was pissed off at ABC for canceling China Beach, Life Goes On and Twin Peaks, and i was equally pissed off at NBC for canceling Santa Barbara!

tlc38tlc38 · 07-10-2016, 11:02 AM

I wish ABC hadn't cancelled All My Children.

Regulus · 07-10-2016, 01:23 PM

In 1969 my family was chosen to be a "Nielson Family". For the next six months we jotted down the TV shows we watched on a diary that every family member was given. Each week the diaries were sent to AC Nielson (Which provided the pre-payed mailers). When the six months were over I was a bit dismayed. Why? Because 1969 went down as the year the number of shows I (and the rest of the family) watched that wound up getting cancelled was A BIG FAT ZERO!!!

Nordy · 07-10-2016, 10:52 PM

I personally hated NBC for cancelling Café Americain. It was a show with Valerie Bertinelli. I wrote multiple letters begging for its comeback. Guess they didn't listen.

factsoflife · 07-10-2016, 11:51 PM

Yes. I really hated ABC when they cancelled One Life To Live and All My Children. I have never really forgiven them for that and refuse to even watch the shows that replaced them, especially The Chew.

danderson400 · 07-11-2016, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by factsoflife

Yes. I really hated ABC when they cancelled One Life To Live and All My Children. I have never really forgiven them for that and refuse to even watch the shows that replaced them, especially The Chew.

Yeah, i hated NBC for canceling Sale Of The Century, Santa Barbara, Sunset Beach and Scrabble. I have never really forgiven them for doing that. why would they expand the Today Show instead of keeping Sunset Beach?

Edward216 · 07-11-2016, 12:46 AM

Oh come on, I'm sorry but I remember watching Sunset Beach sometimes and the acting wasn't very good and the storylines/plots were ridiculous.

Ed.

Edward216 · 07-11-2016, 12:50 AM

Yeah I know I've been angry and hated a network when they've cancelled one of my favorite shows. But I've always gotten over it, it's just a TV show after all.

Ed.

danderson400 · 07-11-2016, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Edward216

Oh come on, I'm sorry but I remember watching Sunset Beach sometimes and the acting wasn't very good and the storylines/plots were ridiculous.

Ed.

Yeah that's why i liked TPIR better than Sunset Beach. Your right the acting wasn't very good and the storylines/plots were ridiculous. Although i did watch that show sometimes, maybe because i wasn't hot on TPIR either. The only soap my family watches is GH, and sometimes my mom doesn't even watch that.

danderson400 · 07-11-2016, 12:59 AM

Forgot to ask: did "Sunset Beach" air oppsite "The Price Is Right"? it did in my market and it, like many other shows got dominated by TPIR.

Edward216 · 07-11-2016, 01:08 AM

I believe Sunset Beach ran opposite The Price Is Right in my viewing area too.

Ed.

factsoflife · 07-11-2016, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by danderson400

Yeah, i hated NBC for canceling Sale Of The Century, Santa Barbara, Sunset Beach and Scrabble. I have never really forgiven them for doing that. why would they expand the Today Show instead of keeping Sunset Beach?

NBC really didn't give Sunset Beach a fair chance. They kept moving it around the schedule, didn't give it much promotion and canned it at the first chance.

They also really tried to kill Santa Barbara and Another World for years too.

factsoflife · 07-11-2016, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by danderson400

Forgot to ask: did "Sunset Beach" air oppsite "The Price Is Right"? it did in my market and it, like many other shows got dominated by TPIR.

For its entire run on NBC, "Sunset Beach' aired from 12pm-1pm, with the first half-hour competing against local programming on ABC and CBS and the last half-hour competing against the first half-hour of Y&R on CBS and Port Charles on ABC. TPIR of course aired at 11am.

NOW, the exception to this is that in some local markets "SB" was carried at other times due to stations airing newscasts at 12noon. In my area NBC aired "Sunset Beach" originally at 3pm where it competed against GH on ABC and GL on CBS. And then at one point they tried airing it at 2pm against OLTL and ATWT. So it is entirely possible that in some areas it aired against TPIR.

tlc38tlc38 · 07-11-2016, 02:06 PM

Sunset Beach ran at 10am in my area, while TPIR was on at 11am.

I liked SB. It was like Passions, a parody of soaps.

factsoflife · 07-11-2016, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

Sunset Beach ran at 10am in my area, while TPIR was on at 11am.

I liked SB. It was like Passions, a parody of soaps.

But "Sunset Beach" was not intended to be a parody. Whereas at a certain point Passions clearly was trying to be a parody. Sunset Beach was however actively trying to grab a younger audience than other soaps had. It was an experiment that ultimately did not work.

07-10-2016, 10:46 AM	#1
danderson400 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 24, 2015 Location: danderson400 Posts: 654	Did you hate a network for canceling a show? I was pissed off at ABC for canceling China Beach, Life Goes On and Twin Peaks, and i was equally pissed off at NBC for canceling Santa Barbara!

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Regulus Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 07, 2011 Location: Port Orange, Florida Avatar - Poiuyt Posts: 3,374	In 1969 my family was chosen to be a "Nielson Family". For the next six months we jotted down the TV shows we watched on a diary that every family member was given. Each week the diaries were sent to AC Nielson (Which provided the pre-payed mailers). When the six months were over I was a bit dismayed. Why? Because 1969 went down as the year the number of shows I (and the rest of the family) watched that wound up getting cancelled was A BIG FAT ZERO!!!
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07-10-2016, 11:51 PM	#5
factsoflife Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 11, 2000 Posts: 8,747	Yes. I really hated ABC when they cancelled One Life To Live and All My Children. I have never really forgiven them for that and refuse to even watch the shows that replaced them, especially The Chew.
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Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,648	Oh come on, I'm sorry but I remember watching Sunset Beach sometimes and the acting wasn't very good and the storylines/plots were ridiculous. Ed.

07-11-2016, 12:50 AM	#8
Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,648	Yeah I know I've been angry and hated a network when they've cancelled one of my favorite shows. But I've always gotten over it, it's just a TV show after all. Ed.

07-11-2016, 12:59 AM	#10
danderson400 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 24, 2015 Location: danderson400 Posts: 654	Forgot to ask: did "Sunset Beach" air oppsite "The Price Is Right"? it did in my market and it, like many other shows got dominated by TPIR.

07-11-2016, 01:08 AM	#11
Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,648	I believe Sunset Beach ran opposite The Price Is Right in my viewing area too. Ed.

07-11-2016, 02:06 PM	#14
tlc38tlc38 Member Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Posts: 19,284	Sunset Beach ran at 10am in my area, while TPIR was on at 11am. I liked SB. It was like Passions, a parody of soaps.