Wasn’t a fan before. Really can’t stand him now. He’s not an imbecile. He knew exactly what he was saying. He could have answered without disparaging the soaps, instead he decided to be a moron like the stars of the crap he produces. Go away, Andy Cohen. You’re a no talent fool.

I am not sure the show did daytime any favors except for a little primetime recognition. Do we need to hear or be reminded that Netflix and Hulu are fragmenting the market? Did we need to see Bryan Cranston and Demi Moore get more airtime than any of the superstar daytime stars? I was shocked how little respect “As the Word Turns” received during the show. Where were scenes with Lisa (Eileen Fulton) or Liz Hubbard with Martha Byrne? I would have loved to have seen more of the classic moments like Bo and Hope’s wedding, Mac and Rachel, some… Read more »

I love soaps because at the end of the day the actors go home and the drama isn’t real, no one dies, marriages don’t break up, bombs don’t kill anyone. Also, the actors can act unlike those reality show mannequins. I hate reality TV. I used to watch it but then couples broke up and marriages ended, it’s real. I hate the real consequences of these shows. Also, the drama is made up an over the top crazy. Cohen is wrong, the housewife shows are not as appealing as soaps. Soap operas inject better drama than what’s on reality shows.… Read more »

real housewives of atlanta real housewives of beverly hills real housewives of orange county real housewives of new jersey real housewives of dallas real housewives of beverly hills I had to google them and got the list.. Its strange that there are a huge amount of women, that are millionaires and above, that are addicts, alcoholics, sluty, criminals, phoney bodies paid for in cash, who seemingly have mental problems to behave in the way they do and to show the world their deplorable lives by participating in the shows. (googled) I don’t watch, but- I have 2 acquaintances that do… Read more »

The special was terrible. Old material on soap stars long gone, looked like it was filmed 30 years ago. Expected something better.

I think Andy is laughing all the way to the bank And that’s that. But the Housewives doing it themselves? I don’t believe they aren’t prompted, cajoled, coerced etc along their way. He did soap fans NO favors on that boring show. Oh. And calling her “… the great Kelly Ripa”? C’mon.

Just stick with your Housewives Andy, and don’t trash our beloved soaps. Soaps and their loyal fans will be here for a long time.

maybe people do like that crap but give me real talented actors of daytime any day five days a week…cant compare to Bozo Cohen’s shows..seen one and cant believe people watch that-they get together gossip about each other and fight-ya, cheap all right!!!!

Was a bit of a fan of Andy Cohen especially when he is with Anderson Cooper on New Years Eve, but now not so much. Reality tv can NEVER replace soaps, but I’m sure they are much cheaper to produce. Good free advertising for you though Andy……

As the Brits would say, he’s a tosser. Not sure there is anyone more in love with himself than Andy Cohen. Well, maybe one person who shall remain nameless by me.

I agree with your last sentence. If Andy was such a soap fan why would he ever say what he said in any context and then respond to the backlash as he did. Sounds very arrogant to me. And secondly, why was he ever included in this program in the first place? Does anyone ever associate him with some authority on the genre? His franchise is really just trashy filler, not a soap. There were soooo many other legitimate soap experts who could have been included in this show, such as Michael Fairman, (hello!), any of the folks over at… Read more »

Would have been better without him in it.

I loved this show (not the Andy Cohen part, ugh). This brought back so many memories. I loved seeing my favorite couple, Sonny & Brenda. I loved seeing all of my favorites. The historic footage and scenes were awesome! Made me sad, though, to think of what has happened to the genre. General Hospital is unwatchable these days. I haven’t watched in months.

Andy is dead wrong, the Housewives franchise is so over. No comparison with the soap genre

I tried watching because I was hoping for a nice review of past history of the Soaps, but once the Housewives took over, I turned it off and deleted the DVR recording.

Here’s some quasi-fake news…
Airing anything in your home in which Andy Cohen gets to speak, attracts cockraches, and could possibly turn the youngun’s into roaches,
We are witnessing this, because the ‘mouse house’ is transitioning, It’s inhabitants are dead and are literally roach food. Roaches do things differently than humans do.
Protect your kids folks.
This stupid attempt to appease soapfans, to convince them that all of the cancellations were right, and we should be watching Andy Cohen instead?..
waterboarding on TV….
the latest reason you should child block, boycott ABC if you haven’t alredy.

Here’s a fact about how badly “reality TV” has damaged the USA…..

There’s over 100,000 mortals who would still be alive right now if some idiot had never put “The Apprentice” on NBC.

Not to mention the 4 soaps which are still technically alive would still be airing new episodes (thank Hell that Days is still around through August, at least… the one time their ridiculous 8 months ahead taping cycle actually paid off)