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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 390980" data-attributes="member: 27"><p>I would not say they're "dying" exactly, but they're certainly not "in demand" as they once were. I don't see them ever having the sort of popularity they did in the 1980s, at least not in their current form, and this project doesn't sound (so far) like they're attempting to re-invent the wheel. There will always be some interest in this type of storytelling...it's just hard to predict the level of interest. We've gone over a decade without another cancellation, which gives an idea that things have stabilized.</p><p></p><p>Another surprising piece of news (reported by <em>Variety</em> in their story about this project) is that Procter and Gamble, of all people, is involved. They even cite "P&G Studios" as a partner. I had no idea there even WAS a P&G Studios, given how eager they were to get out of the soap opera biz in the 2000s. Back then they spun off their TV arm in the form of a company called Telenext Media, but apparently they did not leave the TV business entirely (and they changed the name back). So they've obviously had some change of heart. It's been 25 years and I still have not forgiven them for cancelling <em>Another World</em>, but that's for me and my shrink to work out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 390980, member: 27"] I would not say they're "dying" exactly, but they're certainly not "in demand" as they once were. I don't see them ever having the sort of popularity they did in the 1980s, at least not in their current form, and this project doesn't sound (so far) like they're attempting to re-invent the wheel. There will always be some interest in this type of storytelling...it's just hard to predict the level of interest. We've gone over a decade without another cancellation, which gives an idea that things have stabilized. Another surprising piece of news (reported by [I]Variety[/I] in their story about this project) is that Procter and Gamble, of all people, is involved. They even cite "P&G Studios" as a partner. I had no idea there even WAS a P&G Studios, given how eager they were to get out of the soap opera biz in the 2000s. Back then they spun off their TV arm in the form of a company called Telenext Media, but apparently they did not leave the TV business entirely (and they changed the name back). So they've obviously had some change of heart. It's been 25 years and I still have not forgiven them for cancelling [I]Another World[/I], but that's for me and my shrink to work out. [/QUOTE]
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