There's nothing soap fans hate more than change. Whether a show's longtime leading teen is recast with a skinnier actress or the show suddenly changes dramatic style with the entrance of a new headwriter, viewers freak out because what they have always prized about daytime drama is its continuity and constancy. Now, in 2007, soaps have shrinking budgets to correspond with miniscule ratings. So some soaps have to make big, big changes - or they will face cancellation.
Jacki Garfinkel
Jacki Garfinkel is Managing Editor of www.JackMyers.com. Always a fan of television, even in kindergarten Ms. Garfinkel knew to choose the afternoon session so she could watch The Price is Right and all the classic cartoons in the morning. &… read more