Oprah Winfrey Releases Video Statement about Not Picking Up "AMC" and "OLTL" - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

JamesG · 04-23-2011, 12:23 AM

Oprah: I Can't Save "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" (VIDEO)
by Chris Harnick
posted Apr 22nd 2011

Sorry "All MY Children" and "One Life to Live" fans, Oprah Winfrey cannot save your soaps.

Since ABC canceled the long-running soap operas, fans have been issuing pleas for Winfrey to bring the shows to OWN. She's heard the cries, but can't be do anything about it.

The exiting queen of daytime took to YouTube to issue her statement.

http://www.tvsquad.com/2011/04/22/op...-life-to-live/

TV Knowledge Fan · 04-24-2011, 12:45 AM

...because she's having enough trouble trying to lure viewers to her own OWN cable channel without "going bankrupt". She can't afford to sustain ANY soap operas- now and in the immediate future. I pity those people who believed Oprah could have done something to save "ALL MY CHILDREN" and "ONE LIFE TO LIVE". In the meantime, you can see as much of Gayle King and several other Discovery shows on her channel as you want....

catlover79 · 04-24-2011, 06:18 PM

I didn't think she'd pick them up. There still are people out there who don't have cable, and even people with cable may not have access to OWN. So from a business standpoint, the cost of putting those shows on cable doesn't make sense. It would be more logical for another network to do so, and we all know that won't happen. Sad but true.

04-23-2011, 12:23 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 56,966	Oprah Winfrey Releases Video Statement about Not Picking Up "AMC" and "OLTL" *Oprah: I Can't Save "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" (VIDEO)* by Chris Harnick posted Apr 22nd 2011 Sorry "All MY Children" and "One Life to Live" fans, Oprah Winfrey cannot save your soaps. Since ABC canceled the long-running soap operas, fans have been issuing pleas for Winfrey to bring the shows to OWN. She's heard the cries, but can't be do anything about it. The exiting queen of daytime took to YouTube to issue her statement. http://www.tvsquad.com/2011/04/22/op...-life-to-live/

04-24-2011, 12:45 AM	#2
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	I really didn't expect Oprah to do anything about saving them... ...because she's having enough trouble trying to lure viewers to her own OWN cable channel without "going bankrupt". She can't afford to sustain ANY soap operas- now and in the immediate future. I pity those people who believed Oprah could have done something to save "ALL MY CHILDREN" and "ONE LIFE TO LIVE". In the meantime, you can see as much of Gayle King and several other Discovery shows on her channel as you want....

04-24-2011, 06:18 PM	#3
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I didn't think she'd pick them up. There still are people out there who don't have cable, and even people with cable may not have access to OWN. So from a business standpoint, the cost of putting those shows on cable doesn't make sense. It would be more logical for another network to do so, and we all know that won't happen. Sad but true.
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