Sorry, if I want to see nudity and sex I’ll watch a porn flick. I’m not interested in seeing skin, I’m interested in story lines. Maybe this was a mistake putting the soaps online.

See, Even Dixie may go topless. (Hopefully, with Tad)!

sex is fine,to promote a story line,sex for sex sake..not so much…we loved the stories of yesteryear BECAUSE it was romance….smut and romance are two different things.Just as the smut Book Fifty shades of Grey….has so hurt the romance of romantic reading,and trust me,I have read romance for many years.Now due to the fifty shades….hard to even find one that is NOT about kinky sex,that being said same as our stories it is a slippery slope as to have far they will go.Just saying…please have class and the stories will be awesome….but I await to enjoy the stories and hope… Read more »

I think if they push it too much, too fast, they risk turning off the loyal fans before they can attract the new ones. Don’t mind the swearing. But, I don’t think we need topless shots to have the shows be sexier. Sometimes the sexist things occur when our imagination takes over. Always leave them wanting more…

I agree with Cady 100%. The world would be a much more peaceful and accepting place if we’d finally get over our profound fear of sex. The naked human body is nothing new or shocking. Everyone has one. I just hope TPTB won’t rely on nudity, sex and profanity just because they can use them on the Internet. That would be the easy way of filling time. I hope to see rich and compelling stories with full character development. That’s one of the many things I have always loved about OLTL. So many of the characters are multi-layered, complex individuals.… Read more »

Cady , I couldn’t agree with you more as if I said it myself . There truly is too much violence in too many entertainment media type shows , sadly some go way over board . As a writer , I understand and relate to more risque sex in daytime and I applaud it , Its time we are able to say we enjoy the things we do without having to be teased , bullied , even mocked for our own personal tastes and lifestyles we choose to lead . I enjoyed your blog ! Much <3 , Huggs .… Read more »

Nudity is DISTRACTING. It takes you out of the moment. If I saw Cady McClain nude, I would just be thinking about the actress, her blog, how her parents feel about seeing her nude, how old she is, does she have parents still?…etc. etc. I would be gone. She would not be Dixie anymore, she would be an actress taking her clothes off.

Major turn off. Especially for soap stars. It would be like watching your good friends nude. Ewww.

I’m all for swearing….lots of storylines needed it and sounded silly because they couldn’t swear on ABC. As far as the sex, bring it on! I loved 50 Shades, why? Because the bedroom is the one and only place in my life i don’t want control, that is why that book was so popular. It is a romantic story, despite the sexual context. So, if they want to include some real life sex, I say go for it!

I miss the romance in today’s daytime dramas. I do not care for the careless regard of marriage (I am talking to you, Forresters and Logans!). I am all for reflecting sex and nudity as a part of daliy lives, yes. I am also mindful that such aspects of human nature are often woven into plotlines needlessly. Same with violence. Please proceed with care, AMC and OLTL. Just because we can do something does not mean we should do something. With careful review, we often find the obvious is not the best way to tell the story or display the… Read more »

i understand and agree about “where did the love go” and a little skin here and there doesnt bother me…but i honestly dont see the need for nudity…its about chemistry between the actors that really matters…thats what draws you in…if theres no chemistry no matter how much skin and body parts you show it wont matter. If i see a nipple or butt crack i surely wont turn it off…cause im happy just to get my families back.

I dont see the people down the street naked in bed together because its a private thing. Why do we need to see it on tv or on the internet? Are Clint and Viki going nude and shown in bed together? Older couples do get naked and have sex. So will they be shown. I doubt it. I doubt Bo and Nora will be shown that way too. If we can use our imagination for them, why cant we do it for the others? If there is nothing wrong with the human body then how come all ages from 18… Read more »

With the swearing, it depends. In my opinion, there are two types of shows when it comes to swearing. There are the ones that actually use the swear words for a reason and using them is effective in one way or another (Oz and Queer as Folk come to mind). Then there are ones that do it just to say they did (nothing comes to mind at the moment).

The same can be said in regards to nudity.

I am all about the story and I enjoy being able to watch my soaps with my family and discussing them with my family. That is how they lasted so long with one generation encouraging another to watch. I desperately wanted my soap OLTL back, but I am not interested in seeing nudity or them going too far over the edge with the stories. I love the beauty of the stories, the romance, when they are complex, when they are issues that need to be addressed that people do not want to talk about. I just hope they don’t destroy… Read more »

I fast forward when they get in bed together now on television. We all know what is going on behind closed doors, I don’t need to see it. I started to watch some of the online soaps that sprung up from all the cancellations, I couldn’t watch because of all the nudity and sex. They were soft porn…very little story and all sex. If AMC becomes soft porn, I will not watch. I don’t think anyone will watch because it is so easy to get soft porn online now. There will be nothing different to draw people’s attention to it.… Read more »

Im so excited and ready to see these shows!!

In the world, not just our homes, sex is a driving force; we love it !!
Sex is a big part of being human..
Sex issues are cause for divorce, easily ..
I’d say 90% of the adult world think about some form of sex everyday..
Anyways, I’m cool with the sex/making love stuff .. It’s a beautiful happening.
My grandma would freak but my sisters and friends would enjoy 🙂

(perhaps a closed or open mind and age will have much to do with opinions )

Anyways, I do not believe that AMC and OLTL will be turned into a soap orgy LOL..

I’m all for the love and passion, but more graphic sex would be kind of a turn off. Only because, having these characters in our homes every day, growing up and in some cases growing old with them…well it’s kind of like family. And who wants to watch their family having graphic sex?

the one thing that comes to mind for the Veterans… our beloved STARS.

this new format…. will re-ignite the actors passion….

give them a new edge to break bread….

the seasoned vets have more to chew on… and formulate in a whole new arena… if you will….

I’m hoping this stimulates the senses and catapults Serials.

whatever it takes for these shows to fly.

“This is probably because we are a country based on a puritan ethos that doesn’t really want to admit, we ALL LIKE SEX.” I’ll shout it from the mountain tops…. it’s with this weapon that layers and rules, and “indencency” was forbidden…. and so on, and so on… Passion is sensory gland that’s a part of us…. etc…. ————————- Taboo topics…. socially relevent… ideals… are forthcoming…. nuAMC and nuOLTL… are helping us along. ——————— I applaud this medium for helping give light to the LGBT community… and sharing that we’re not so far apart: that historically … we were beset… Read more »

sex or violence…..

violence or sex….

which one is more appalling…… For ME… VIOLENCE.

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I am not 30, and I’m not 90 either. I don’t think I’m a prude, but I don’t see where seeing a bare bottom or a topless character is necessary ~ we never saw those things before, and most of us can use our imagination. I would advise the writers and producers to proceed with caution, soap lovers don’t want smut, they want good storylines performed by very capable actors, not just eye candy. As for stronger language, well, if they are showing some low life character like a Billy Clyde type, I guess that’s one way of setting them… Read more »

LOVING IT. I think throwing around F-Bombs is not a bad thing, and if the actors agree to have more intimate sex scenes, go for it. Soaps evolve.

Brava! Well said Cady!

I have no problems as long as its character driven storytelling and they get away from clunky plots that make no sense.

A little nudity and some f-bombs are ok in moderation, not if they distract from story.

AMC looks like they are diving full force with all these young actors and recasts, I hope its not too much because it would be silly to alienate the people who made this possiblem, the fans.

Soaps are like family. We don’t want to see our family members…Members.

Explicit sex and foul language. Its strange how a few posters defend the possible use of the ‘F’ word on soaps saying such things that its common and even young children use it ect. like its ok but then why not spell it on the post if its all right. If children use it anyway then why not put all foul words in school books and allow teachers to define their meanings and use them on spelling tests? Dont you just hate it when you use a public bathroom and see a mispelled curse word on the walls(im being sarcastic)… Read more »

Gratuitous sex is boring. If the romance leads to sex that’s one thing, but to have sex just because you can is another story all together. Remember all those old b&w movies where much was left to our imagination? What’s wrong with those ideas? That being said, daytime tv has always been more progressive than prime time shows. Maybe this is PP way of getting back to those progressive ways.

I am thrilled at the majority of the comments on this topic. They prove that with most viewers Cady’s views are far off base. We don’t want softcover porn. We want good stories. Enough sleaze and exploitation. Give us intelligent stories and romance.

I think this would be a great idea, soaps r all about life. Cussing and sex are apart of life.

No need to show more skin. The storylines are what counts. Romance drama and suspense is why we are soapfans. Stick with what works.

You know whats ashame? Here comes back what is probably our last chance to relive two of our most beloved soaps that we all were originally ecstatic to see return and now we have to argue about it,including me, over what will possibly be in its content and now we r divided. Some of us feel its unecessary to add certain foul words and brief nudity, and some others want it. Now some of us our old fashion prudes in need of holy water and a rosary for praying because we dont want bad words and nudity in fear we… Read more »

sex has been around for a long time. for every person on earth, two people had to have sex. for something soooo taboo, there is a lot of it going on.
keep it tasteful, informative and an important part of a story line and let life live on…

So you want to make your scenes more real by showing more skin? How about making your scenes more real by showing what people really look like when they wake up in the morning instead of looking fresh as a daisy with all that makeup and not a hair out of place? Now THAT would be groundbreaking and more realistic.

Sex is a beautiful thing because it is the means to express and show love in a form that goes beyond words. It is meant to be a moment of surrendering not just your body, but your heart and your soul– to another person whom you are connected to in some deep and profound way. Soaps were founded on the idea of romance, of wooing the person you love, couples overcoming obstacles to be together, and when they came together, as a viewer you you could invest your own desires, fantasies, and longings via the fictional couple on the screen… Read more »

Can’t wait to see Brooke bouncing into bed about to boink Adam and realizing it is Stuart!!! Wonder if they are identical in every way?

Wow. She didn’t say it would become a porn…just expect some more skin and words you might hear in a movie or call your loved one when they piss you off.

I agree with one view that they do become like family and we don’t want to see their members…but we do want them to love and be loved.

Keep in mind… it’s only a 30 minute show and you all know most of us only last about 5 minutes anyway!

I’m exhausted just writing this…

All soap opera CASTS are 100% good looking…. easy on the eyes…. EYE CANDY.

wouldn’t that pretty much sum up the leave it up to the imagination?

Smut, Kink, Porn… LOL… is what’s in order…. (?)

Ms. Anges Nixon: are you their?

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A panel of puritans must be lying in wait… relishing the chance to grandstand…

I will say… in deference to the original concept of Serials….

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and, i don’t even know that this is possible any more…. as the writers of ole’ are long gone.

geez the writings teams are replaced just as fast as the cast.

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I don’t even want to use the “new” ideals… or conceptualize that we’re in a new era… the 21st century if you will… and it’s either step up to the plate and be a part of or… waste in what was….

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LOL.

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I’ll show my ankles and will not avert my longings….

I am thrilled that most viewers. remember what life was like… for us… in the same age range…

it’s presumptuous… taking it upon oneself to advocate that all is what it once was…

is irrelevant.

far be it for me to stand in the way of the majority.

Sometimes there is such a thing as too much. I also do think age has to be thought about. Would I want to see Days’ Victor shirtless? No. But I did enjoy seeing Cameron shirtless yesterday.

It is obvious from being on this board for over a year now that there are many men who are fans of these shows. I have not heard this topic yet so I am going to mention it and, please forgive me, I am going to try and be as politically correct as I can and not offend anyone. I am wondering what the male viewers think of love scenes between two men on their soaps and what women think of love scenes between two women. Or what about a menage a trois? I am thinking that the resurrected soaps… Read more »

When these shows will compete with primetime shows (ie do I come home from work and watch my primetime shows on cable or break out my laptop to catch up on my soap) I think my primetime cable shows will win over smut-ridden curse worded dialogue. Why? I think sex is great, but in private. (And- I love Hilary B Smith’s legs. Love them! She’s always portrayed Nora as classy, though.) BUT, I have always felt, however, in television it’s lazy writing. But I get it…in a 50 Shades of Grey era, teach your women to let it hang out,… Read more »

Don’t they have porn channels for this? I already have to DVR GH when my grandchildren 4 and 6 are here, The swearing is sick. Actual sex belongs in the bedroom behind closed doors. WTH is wrong with her. I don’t care what people do in their private homes. I certainly don’t want to watch it. Guess things like this are the reasons soap s are losing viewers, who wants their kids sitting in a room watching this? We all most anyway, started watching soaps because our families did. they watched together, they discussed the show. No thanks. If I… Read more »