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<blockquote data-quote="ChrisSumner" data-source="post: 410084" data-attributes="member: 759">For me, it&#039;s coming at a perfect time. After literal decades of loyalty, I&#039;ve finally dropped all of the US soaps. Y&amp;R (which has been dull and uneventful for years) was the first, then Days (which has sucked since it moved to Peacock). B&amp;B is dreadful, but I will tune in if I hear there is a good episode or story (which typically will last 1-2 weeks). GH is the most recent one I&#039;ve dropped. There was hope when Patrick Mulcahey joined as HW at the beginning of the year, but they&#039;ve reset to the previous HW and the show is just awful. I&#039;ve replaced the US soaps with Neighbours and Eastenders since last year and I picked up Hollyoaks with their reboot. Beyond the Gates will be joining that lineup for me. I wish the other US soaps were better, but at this point I&#039;m done watching and being frustrated when they simply aren&#039;t trying. There is no ambition anymore. Y&amp;R in particular was the gold standard and not only are the storylines incredibly dull but the sets now have shrunk like every other soap (except GH) and the show looks terrible. I&#039;ll sample Days when the new HWs material airs, but that&#039;s not until next May. The only thing that could get me back to Y&amp;R is a new HW. B&amp;B is owned by Brad Bell so you pretty much have to accept it for what it is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ChrisSumner, post: 410084, member: 759"] For me, it's coming at a perfect time. After literal decades of loyalty, I've finally dropped all of the US soaps. Y&R (which has been dull and uneventful for years) was the first, then Days (which has sucked since it moved to Peacock). B&B is dreadful, but I will tune in if I hear there is a good episode or story (which typically will last 1-2 weeks). GH is the most recent one I've dropped. There was hope when Patrick Mulcahey joined as HW at the beginning of the year, but they've reset to the previous HW and the show is just awful. I've replaced the US soaps with Neighbours and Eastenders since last year and I picked up Hollyoaks with their reboot. Beyond the Gates will be joining that lineup for me. I wish the other US soaps were better, but at this point I'm done watching and being frustrated when they simply aren't trying. There is no ambition anymore. Y&R in particular was the gold standard and not only are the storylines incredibly dull but the sets now have shrunk like every other soap (except GH) and the show looks terrible. I'll sample Days when the new HWs material airs, but that's not until next May. The only thing that could get me back to Y&R is a new HW. B&B is owned by Brad Bell so you pretty much have to accept it for what it is. [/QUOTE]

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