Today is the big day! The first episodes of All My Children and One Life to Live in over a year are finally up on Hulu!
Click here to watch AMC and here to watch OLTL.
I don't think it's possible to overstate just how critically important these episodes are to all soap fans - not just those of AMC and OLTL.
If this move from television to the Internet is a success, it is entirely possible that other late, lamented shows like As the World Turns, Guiding Light, heck, maybe even Another World and Ryan's Hope and Edge of Night might become candidates for revival, as well.
Back in November of 2011, I wrote about the fact that there is only one way to bring our beloved soaps back: Prove that they can still make money.
A year and a half later, AMC and OLTL's revival has made it possible for us to do just that. Watch the shows. More importantly, watch the commercials. Don't skip through them and don't tune out as soon as one airs. Watching the commercials is what's going to make this experiment a success and lead to more opportunities down the line. This is critically important. And it's something anyone can do.
The fate of the entire genre is in your hands. Soap fans got their miraculous second chance. Let's not blow it.
I haven't watched either show in years, but I had to tune in for this. THEY ARE WONDERFUL!! I really hope they succeed.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to the Friday wrap-ups, courtesy of our own Alina.
I am thrilled to have AMC back and if ATWT and AW could come back, I would be ecstatic. Watched both days so far.
ReplyDeleteI am s seasoned streamer and am thrilled to see AMC and OLTL take the streaming route! I hope they are a huge success and will help bring back ATWT and GL! And Edge of Night...oh yeah that would be awesome if that returned! I believe this is the way of the future for soaps and all soap fans should support these shows snd ensure a bright future for all of us!
ReplyDeleteI am s seasoned streamer and am thrilled to see AMC and OLTL take the streaming route! I hope they are a huge success and will help bring back ATWT and GL! And Edge of Night...oh yeah that would be awesome if that returned! I believe this is the way of the future for soaps and all soap fans should support these shows snd ensure a bright future for all of us!
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