Canceled quickly, this turned into forever-TV
Long ago, Stefan Dennis showed his limited ability to prophesize the future.
He had been cast in a new soap opera, he recalled. “I said it probably wouldn’t last six months …. I pretty much got that right; it lasted seven months.”
Dennis paused, then added: “Or 40 years.”
The show is “Neighbours” (shown here with Dennis), now a rare examples of forever TV. Canceled after seven months in Australia, it was soon revived by adding a British connection. Canceled again after 37 years, it was revived by adding an American connection.
That’s where it is now, almost 39 years after its Australian debut. Its U.S. home is Amazon Freevee, a streaming service that uses ads rather than subscription. Read more…