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Post by flyboyla on Aug 31, 2022 15:42:07 GMT
According to Ken Corday, with the move to Peacock, episodes may end up running 56 minutes after the current episodes filmed have aired. Right now, they’ve filmed all the way through February of 2023. That means they’re six months ahead on production. Corday also added that production value will also look better on the new streaming service once the filming gets underway for the exclusive streaming network. At least we’ll get more Days for our bucks. I thought that they’d either limit the show to 30 minutes per episode or air only 4 times a week.
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Post by leafs27 on Sept 1, 2022 17:50:26 GMT
I saw that too. I wonder how this will impact the storylines if they can show more? They are already a little draggy.
I am curious how this will impact what I see, they have not announced the show leaving the Canadian network. Maybe they will air a condensed version? Or it's just leaving? I have no idea.
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Post by stargazer1682 on Sept 1, 2022 18:08:34 GMT
I'm kind of surprised they're making the jump so soon. I would have expected it to be closer to the end of Days' contract with NBC, or whatever production pivot point where the newer, so-called edgier episodes made under the new arrangement with Peacock would be the ones to air there. At the very least I figured that NBC would air the episodes they paid for.
I guess I also don't understand if this change represents a new contract for Days. I kind of assumed it was, which made me think it'd continue on NBC through the airing of the episodes made under that agreement.
If that's not the case, how well does this bode for Days? Presumably they have less than a year left on their contract; maybe 6 months, and it could take that long for the Peacock original content to begin airing. Does that even give Days a chance to prove their worth online before Peacock or whomever decides to continue the investment?
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Post by bookworm on Sept 3, 2022 17:55:43 GMT
Comcast owns NBC and Peacock, so I guess that's why they didn't have to wait for their current contract to run out. I have a feeling Days will lose a lot of viewers with the move, even at their new discounted price for a year, because so many fans are older and either can't do streaming because of old televisions or don't want to have to figure it out. And with the show filming six months ahead, it may be difficult to even get to the new longer episodes before a large ratings loss.
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Post by stargazer1682 on Sept 3, 2022 22:43:50 GMT
Comcast owns NBC and Peacock, so I guess that's why they didn't have to wait for their current contract to run out. I have a feeling Days will lose a lot of viewers with the move, even at their new discounted price for a year, because so many fans are older and either can't do streaming because of old televisions or don't want to have to figure it out. And with the show filming six months ahead, it may be difficult to even get to the new longer episodes before a large ratings loss. By most account, the longer episodes will be as soon as they move. Days' production model has been such a cluster-f that they actually end up shooting more than they can possibly air; and it's said a lot, if not most episodes end up running long. So they cut a bunch of scenes and material out, even if it helps with the story, in order to trim it down for time (and regardless of whether there's any redundant material). A lot of fans have noted the last couple of years that at times stories have felt disjointed, presumably because something missing that was cut for time, even if it was something that benefited the story. Without the restrictions of a network timeslot, all indications point to the episode running however long they run, with little if any concern about trimming it down. It's possibly the one good thing that could come out of the move.
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