pre-WisCon post

[gwynnega]

I'm mostly packed for WisCon. I'm wide awake, though I should be trying to sleep NOW since I have to get up before 5 a.m. Bleh. I can hardly wait for WisCon, in spite of my usual massive pre-travel angst. I won't be online much until I get home next week.

In non-WisCon news, the big soap news of today is that Disney has opted to cancel SOAPnet in 18 months and replace it with a station for preschoolers. Um...because preschoolers watch so much TV after 11 pm? There had been rumors about SOAPnet getting the axe, but everyone had expected it to be replaced by "women's programming." Very odd. (When the news broke, it was such a shocker that it crashed Daytime Confidential's server.)

Oh, and my Books To Bring on the Plane poll is tied between The Robber Bride and Faro's Daughter, so I'm bringing 'em both...

Comments

[tesserae]

Have a marvelous trip and I'll look forward to seeing you when you get back.

>>Faro's Daughter

...is excellent. Have you read These Old Shades yet?

[gwynnega]

I loved These Old Shades!

[lanterne_rouee]

wow. shame about soapnet. not that it affects me directly, but i expect it will affect some of the people who upload to youtube. lol unless a replacement network comes along between now and then.

[usedtobeljs]

Oh, boooo re the Soapnet cancellation.

But hugs, and happy WisCon!

[gwynnega]

Thanks, Lori!

::hugs::

[herself_nyc]

No more RH reruns????? How will I LIVE????

Have a great time at Wiscon. Give Rory a big big BIG hug for me.

[gwynnega]

Thanks! I will!

Soapnet isn't kaput for another 18 months, and I've been wondering whether they were going to start RH back at 1975 when they hit the end of 1981 again, or just stop showing it. YouTube IS full of the later episodes!