Netflix saves a beloved TV show from a tragic end
The deal also opens new doors for Netflix.
Getting attached to a television show these days is a much, much riskier proposition than it was 20 or 30 years ago.
Back then, popular shows stayed on the air much longer. Soap operas have some kind of seemingly indestructible staying power, with "Guiding Light" surviving a staggering 72 years on the air, "General Hospital" running ever since 1963, and "Days of Our Lives" ongoing since 1965.
