tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post8590653061183710345..comments2023-11-02T09:08:08.645-04:00Comments on We Love Soaps: Today in Soap Opera History (October 14)Kevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13659344675956886092noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-10449929663367422502015-10-14T19:26:42.493-04:002015-10-14T19:26:42.493-04:00Sadly, I no longer get Retro TV but I did watch so...Sadly, I no longer get Retro TV but I did watch some episodes online, courtesy of a generous uploader but I lost track. For the time I did watch however, I was surprised and elated at how quickly I become engrossed in the stories. Just well timed, methodical storytelling that was allowed to unfold in a timely fashion, using gradual build and character revelation. Today's network soaps seem to lack this type of consideration. I don't know why I stopped watching, other than the fact that there is sooo much great TV, I don't know how to make the time to watch all of it! <br />Wow, Roger, I hope that those digitized archives that you worked on can be made available soon. Is it painstaking work? I remember once, while in Grad school wanting to intern for PGP/ATWT but it seemed that the show was cutting back at that time, if only they had started back then in '01 but perhaps the technology wasn't quite there yet?<br />Anyway, I'm going to check back in and try to catch up with The Doctors and I love La Liz Hubbard! <br />Love the fact that you lend so much of your expertise and talents in service of the soaps! Hopefully, those P&G folks will have the sense to listen to your advice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-23616024498384209192015-10-14T16:25:46.562-04:002015-10-14T16:25:46.562-04:00Have you watched The Doctors on Retro TV at all? ...Have you watched The Doctors on Retro TV at all? They started with Dec. 1967 and are currently airing Feb. 1970. It has been wonderful to see these episodes for the first time, and made me appreciate the great Liz Hubbard even more. It took SFM Entertainment several years to digitize all those episodes, and more years to find a home for them but it was worth the wait. I worked on a project earlier this summer that involved digitizing a small portion of the P&G archive. I hope someday the entire catalog is digitized (at least 1979 forward which is mostly what's available). It would take years to do, but once it's digitized the archive could be made available on Netflix, Hulu or a place like Retro TV easily. I'm not sure how they handle the episodes with music that can't be erased but we're still talking about thousands of episodes I'm sure a lot of people would love to see again, or for the first time.Roger Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605713149480918249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-78932272932401797202015-10-14T16:20:02.966-04:002015-10-14T16:20:02.966-04:00Just wishful thinking on my part ;) Although I lo...Just wishful thinking on my part ;) Although I love my classic ATWT, I know that most P&G soaps, in terms of the production side and how they archived and (didn't) preserve their Masters, is a friggin' mess (LOL).<br />Well, at least we fans have some YT episodes to watch. Some of my favorite episodes may still be missing but it's better than nothing :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-44629924948307884482015-10-14T12:58:54.374-04:002015-10-14T12:58:54.374-04:00There were a few issues that took a while to addre...There were a few issues that took a while to address:<br />* There are no records with episode #s, description and airdate in existence. Stuff from the past 15 years has been documented somewhat online (although not episode #, which is what we needed).<br />* When the tapes were brought out of storage, they were not organized in any way so it was sometimes hard to find one, even if we nailed down the episode # (and sometimes that episode had previously been marked as special--stuff like Steve & Betsy's wedding--so it was occasionally even harder to find.<br />* By the time ATWT got to Craig & Sierra, soaps were using pop music so frequently, which they claimed they purchased for one-time use. Due to he technology of the time, SO many classic Craig and Sierra moments had Billy Ocean's "Suddenly" playing in the background and it couldn't be removed. Since it's too expensive to license songs today, we had to skip many, many episodes I wanted to release. I think this is what ultimately did the project in because sales were terrific, and the demand was greater than even anticipated.Roger Newcombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605713149480918249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2585163331194032530.post-76433756805095627502015-10-14T12:53:21.371-04:002015-10-14T12:53:21.371-04:00Man, I wished that SoapClassics were able to pump ...Man, I wished that SoapClassics were able to pump out a few more boxed sets before folding!<br />Steve & Betsy and Craig & Sierra wouldn't have taken that long, I think, because those couples only spanned a few years when you think about it. I would've loved to buy those!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com