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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 154591" data-attributes="member: 27">I think most networks are simply intimidated by the sheer number of episodes.&nbsp; When SoapNet started airing reruns of Another World they claimed they had every intention of continuing with it to the very end.&nbsp; I mean, if a channel dedicated to soaps can&#039;t take on the challenge of airing ten/twelve years of a weekday series, who would?&nbsp; And yet even they discontinued it well before the end.&nbsp; A streaming service obviously has a different format, but I don&#039;t think I&#039;d be as comfortable watching it on a laptop as I am watching it on my TV in the format (weekdays) I remember so fondly.&nbsp; Yeah, I&#039;m an old fart. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; SoapNet could have been a treasure trove in the right hands, but ABC/Disney never gave it proper leadership, and the leaders they had never had a decent vision for it.Santa Barbara and others with shorter runs benefit from not being viewed as such a challenge to program.&nbsp; All soaps pre-1983 or so are spotty in their availability, so those &quot;single episode&quot; finds would lend themselves to streaming services or Video on Demand.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure [USER=68]@Alexis[/USER] and others can attest to the fact that not every single episode has to be seen in order to enjoy the &quot;gist&quot; of a soap.&nbsp; I&#039;ve always thought hour-long soaps can be perfectly enjoyable if you only watch Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.&nbsp; The other two days are just icing on the cake.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 154591, member: 27"] I think most networks are simply intimidated by the sheer number of episodes. When SoapNet started airing reruns of [I]Another World[/I] they claimed they had every intention of continuing with it to the very end. I mean, if a channel [I]dedicated to soaps [/I]can't take on the challenge of airing ten/twelve years of a weekday series, who would? And yet even [I]they [/I]discontinued it well before the end. A streaming service obviously has a different format, but I don't think I'd be as comfortable watching it on a laptop as I am watching it on my TV in the format (weekdays) I remember so fondly. Yeah, I'm an old fart. :) SoapNet could have been a treasure trove in the right hands, but ABC/Disney never gave it proper leadership, and the leaders they had never had a decent vision for it. [I]Santa Barbara[/I] and others with shorter runs benefit from not being viewed as such a challenge to program. All soaps pre-1983 or so are spotty in their availability, so those "single episode" finds would lend themselves to streaming services or Video on Demand. I'm sure [USER=68]@Alexis[/USER] and others can attest to the fact that not every single episode has to be seen in order to enjoy the "gist" of a soap. I've always thought hour-long soaps can be perfectly enjoyable if you only watch Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The other two days are just icing on the cake. [/QUOTE]

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