http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5B74MX20091208?type=entertainmentNews

The show, the last remaining daytime drama made by a Procter & Gamble media unit that coined the term "soap opera", will air its final episode in September 2010.

Another long-running soap opera bites the dust, eh? I wonder which one will be next... ???

I also wonder what will take ATWT's place

Oh no! :o How sad...

I used to watch it religiously when I had the time, and so did my brother.


I'll try and look at the bright side: in Holland, we're about 18 months behind...

I guess it's official... the American daytime drama is dead and gone... :(

In a way I saw this one coming, but its still sad.  :(  :(

This sux.  :\'(

As The Stomach Turns was/is a classic...

This sux.   :\'(

As The Stomach Turns was/is a classic...



You used to read Mad magazine too, huh?
;)

The age of the afternoon soap is coming to a close.  Western culture and the lives of its inhabitants has simply outpaced and outmoded the nature of the classic soap opera. 

Now, don't get depressed, there will always be cheap, trashy TV shows in the afternoon...even after Oprah goes off the air!
:)

Another long-running soap opera bites the dust, eh? I wonder which one will be next... ???

I also wonder what will take ATWT's place


My guess...

Days of Our Lives. NBC will shed all of its Soap Operas and have some Talk Show take its place.

I also wonder what will take ATWT's place


Daytime Talk Shows, most likely.  Anyone who you would least likely think to get a talk show, will probably get a talk show lol

Daytime Talk Shows, most likely.  Anyone who you would least likely think to get a talk show, will probably get a talk show lol


So why has no-one offered me one yet?  ::)

So why has no-one offered me one yet?  ::)


Because you aren't a B-List celebrity :D

Because you aren't a B-List celebrity :D


Oh! Good one! ;D

You used to read Mad magazine too, huh?
;)



Yes, I piddled away a good portion of my younger years reading my brothers' Mad magazines and its various spoofs, including "As the stomach turns", and a "My Three Sons" spoof featuring veteran actor Fred McMoron.  ;D ;D

Yes, I piddled away a good portion of my younger years reading my brothers' Mad magazines and its various spoofs, including "As the stomach turns", and a "My Three Sons" spoof featuring veteran actor Fred McMoron.   ;D ;D


I even had the books, like Al Jafee's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions!
Q: Did you catch that fish?
A: No, I talked him into giving himself up.
A: No, I was sitting here minding my own business when the crazy thing jumped into my pail.
A: No, it's a plastic model to get people like you to start fascinating conversations.

Q: (from a woman just pulled over by a police officer) Did I do something wrong, officer?
A: No, today we're giving tickets out for doing things right.
A: No, I just got tired of lugging around these heavy summonses so I decided to give some of them away.
A: No, I'm giving a ticket to this crazy street because it's going the wrong way.

Q: (from a waiter, to a husband and wife) Table for how many?
A: A hundred and twelve -- we like to change seats every few minutes.
A: One -- my wife will sit on my shoulders.
A: I don't know -- I can't count that high, either.

But we're off topic.  I never had any use for soaps.  My mother and sister used to watch and "All My Children" and "General Horsepiddle" and fill each other in on the goings-on.  I was like, you know, those people are characters on a TV show, as in NOT REAL.  My family kinda resembles "Dark Shadows" nowadays!
::)

I even had the books, like Al Jafee's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions!
Q: Did you catch that fish?
A: No, I talked him into giving himself up.
A: No, I was sitting here minding my own business when the crazy thing jumped into my pail.
A: No, it's a plastic model to get people like you to start fascinating conversations.

Q: (from a woman just pulled over by a police officer) Did I do something wrong, officer?
A: No, today we're giving tickets out for doing things right.
A: No, I just got tired of lugging around these heavy summonses so I decided to give some of them away.
A: No, I'm giving a ticket to this crazy street because it's going the wrong way.

Q: (from a waiter, to a husband and wife) Table for how many?
A: A hundred and twelve -- we like to change seats every few minutes.
A: One -- my wife will sit on my shoulders.
A: I don't know -- I can't count that high, either

Kinda wandering in to Here's Your Sign territory, isn't he?

They simply have to bring Larry Bryggman back as John Dixon! Pair him up with Lucinda (the beyond-incredible Elizabeth Hubbard) again and let some final sparks fly! I also hope John & Kim's son Andy makes an appearance with Scott DeFreitas in the role. It would be nice to see Lisa find happiness at last in marriage! I hope they give Barbara a happy ending,too... she's suffered long enough! A final tribute to Hal Munson would be in order as well. The very last scene should focus on Nancy, of course, provided Helen Wagner's health holds out for the very end, Lord willing.  It's going to be a very emotional final episode, that much is for certain... :(