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Old 07-02-2005, 09:26
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I have just phoned Five and they have told me they will not be showing Sunset Beach any more after this week

This is the last week of Sunset Beach on Five .

I didn't expect this.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo


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Old 07-02-2005, 09:36
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Oh well. We cant expect them to show it if they arent getting the viewers.

All we can hope is that another channel gets it cheaper, such as Living who don't require huge audiences.

At least there is still General Hospital - it also needs all the support it can get if it is to survive!
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Old 07-02-2005, 10:04
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Oh no this is awful! I thought we'd at least get the first year and instead we only get 5 months worth. I will never watch 5 again!
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Old 07-02-2005, 10:20
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I have changed my mind, they could have at least gave it a late night slot seeing as they still have episodes to show!

look out for Operation Save SB 2
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Old 07-02-2005, 10:22
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Why don't we ask other channels to pick it up? ABC1 maybe?
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Old 07-02-2005, 10:28
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Originally Posted by Chris E
Why don't we ask other channels to pick it up? ABC1 maybe?
I think it could happen if they win this CC slot, but not at the moment becuase they are only on for 12 hours and aren't making any money.

Living TV is probably the best option.

SB fans are very hardcore and im sure anyone who is one, would get sky or cable if they could afford it just for SB!
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Old 07-02-2005, 11:00
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Its rather pathetic do they expect huge ratings for an early morning show thats on Five which isnt even avaliable in all regions?

EUGH.
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Old 07-02-2005, 11:50
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This is just stupid! Im glad i looked at the schedules otherwise it probably would have just disappeared.
Seeing as they have paid for the rights for the entire first year, why the hell don't they show the whole year!?
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Old 07-02-2005, 11:53
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Bad luck guys. I would be really annoyed if this was one of my soaps.
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Old 07-02-2005, 12:40
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I liked watching bits of this every now again but it never took off untill the earthquake why don't they just start showing it from there?
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Old 07-02-2005, 12:42
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That's exactly what I was thinking. They really can't expect the show to be getting the ratings that it had the first time during its second and third year. Most people are probably waiting for the show to enter its "crazy phase" before they begin watching. The first year is very dull!
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Old 07-02-2005, 14:08
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Oh that's really crap, I haven't been able to catch much Sunny B since mid December (due to college and what not, plus the storylines were somewhat...annoying) and I've finally managed to sort out my schedule with some free time and I get this!

This is totally unfair, why just show it for 5 months and then dump it? It makes no sense, what do they fricken expect when it's not advertised.
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Old 07-02-2005, 14:34
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We can have this same old argument time and time again yet it gets us nowhere. The argument being the useless way in which TV networks treat US soaps. They buy the rights, then do absolutly nothing to advertise them (no TV, no magazines, NOTHING). They just shove them in the schedule and expect them to get viewers!!! Hello!!!! When will a station actually do something ANYTHING to make a US soap work here....they don't! It's really beginning to bug me, having lost Days of Our Lives, The Bold and the Beautiful and now the Sunset Beach re-runs! I've given up on TV...thank god for the internet and dolphingirl!
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Old 07-02-2005, 14:39
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Ive asked DS for a General Hospital soap section like all the other soaps have.

STILL WAITING!
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Old 07-02-2005, 14:44
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The UK seriously lacks over-the-top and camp soap operas where the actresses have big hair, big shoulder pads and bigger pauses between words.
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Old 07-02-2005, 14:48
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There is so little <british> glamour on TV.

Footballers Wives couldn't come back at a better time.
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Old 07-02-2005, 14:52
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Originally Posted by Chris E
Why don't we ask other channels to pick it up? ABC1 maybe?
ABC1 wouldn't take it because it was an NBC show, not an ABC show.
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Old 07-02-2005, 14:54
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Originally Posted by motor mouth
There is so little <british> glamour on TV.

Footballers Wives couldn't come back at a better time.
But Footballers' Wives isn't the same as Sunset Beach. Anyway there isn't enough eps produced. They should make a full season.
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Old 07-02-2005, 14:56
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Why can't Sky bring back Sky Soap? It used to be on until midday when Sky Travel took over. (God, how I loved analogue - timeshare channels)

They could even have soaps on in the morning on Sky Mix or on Sky Travel Extra.
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Old 07-02-2005, 15:01
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Originally Posted by cifpower
Why can't Sky bring back Sky Soap? It used to be on until midday when Sky Travel took over. (God, how I loved analogue - timeshare channels)

They could even have soaps on in the morning on Sky Mix or on Sky Travel Extra.
Because that means spending money, and you cant repeat the same episode of a soap 20 times a year.

Face it, now that multichannel is here and resources and audiences are spread so thinly, we are resigned to watching cheap channels full of repeats.
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Old 07-02-2005, 16:33
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Originally Posted by motor mouth
Because that means spending money, and you cant repeat the same episode of a soap 20 times a year.

Face it, now that multichannel is here and resources and audiences are spread so thinly, we are resigned to watching cheap channels full of repeats.
This is too true. All the channels will not buy the rights to any soap because it's takes too much commitment from the channel. They are only interested in shows that they can buy cheaply and repeat about 40+ times. That way they spend little money and are still able to fill their schedule. Soap episodes can only be repeated that day, or that week in an omnibus...that's it! So channels have to keep buying more and more episodes and obviously they dont't want to do that cos it costs them money!
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Old 07-02-2005, 17:33
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Well maybe eventually we will get to see the remaining eps shown on Five in 4am slot or something, remember Five axed Sons & Daughters back in 1998 and eventually brought it back where it is now a regular part of the early morning weekend schedules.
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Old 07-02-2005, 18:02
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I suggested to Five that they might play it when they start a new digital channel.
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Old 07-02-2005, 18:05
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NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I've been watching SB since they started showing it again in September and I really like it.
If people say this is the "dull" era I'd love to see the crazy phase.

This is so not fair, they should advertise it and maybe do an omnibus again or just show the rest of the eps they have in a late night slot.

I've e-mailed them, i'd advise you to do the same! The e-mail address is:
customerservices@five.tv

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Old 07-02-2005, 18:33
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This truely sucks.
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