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Welcome to Save Passions! We are dedicated to saving Passions, the hit soap that originated on NBC in 1999. As of Summer 2008, DirecTV will no longer air the successful soap that has captured the hearts of people of all ages. This site is intended to help networks see all the reasons why they should continue to make this soap live. We are holding various campaigns, and we'd love it if you joined!
| Passions is done filming, so it's time to move out!
THOUSANDS OF “PASSIONS” PROPS AND MEMORABILIA AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC IN 2-DAY STUDIO LOT SALE
Universal Media Studios And Premiere Props Partner To Host Sale At CBS Radford Lot on April 5th & April 6th
UNIVERSAL CITY, CA -- March 31, 2008 – NBC Universal Television DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group in partnership with Premiere Props, are holding a two-day public estate sale of several thousands items from the daytime drama "Passions.”
A wide variety of set decorations, clothing, furniture, glassware and household items from Universal Media Studios' daytime series "Passions," which will end its 9-year run this August on DIRECTV’s original entertainment channel, The 101, will be made available to the public. The sale is taking place at the CBS Radford studio lot in Studio City, CA on Saturday April 5th and Sunday April 6th from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. PST.
This marks the first collaboration between Universal Media Studios and Premiere Props. A portion of the proceeds from the estate sale will benefit the Entertainment Industry Foundation, one of the leading charitable organizations of the entertainment industry, harnessing the collective power of the entrainment industry to raise awareness and funds for critical health, educational and social issues to make a positive impact in local communities and throughout the nation.
"We are excited to offer the fans of 'Passions' an opportunity to own a piece of their favorite show," says Stacey Ward, Director, NBC Universal Television DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group. "At the same time, we look forward to working with Premiere Props on this event, as well as other opportunities in the future."
“We are delighted to partner with and continue to build a relationship with Universal Media Studios, while offering fans of this iconic show the chance to own a piece of history,” said Dan Levin, Vice President of Marketing for Premiere Props. “’Passions’ has such a strong fan-base and we are happy to be able to give them the chance to own a piece of the show.”
“Passions” was the first scripted drama series to join “The 101” original program lineup on DIRECTV, which includes viewer favorites like “Rock & A Hard Place,” “Supreme Court of Comedy,” “SXSW Live” and “Championship Gaming Series.” “Passions,” which broadcasts three one-hour episodes per week, will end its run on “The 101” in August 2008.
"Passions" is produced by Universal Media Studios and is taped in Studio City, California. The show was created by James E. Reilly and Lisa de Cazotte is the Executive Producer.
About NBC Universal Television DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group
NBC Universal is a leader in providing entertainment programming to the domestic and international marketplaces. NBC Universal Television DVD, Music and Consumer Products Group manages all global ancillary television business endeavors for The NBC Universal Television Group, including third-party home entertainment distribution, consumer products, musical soundtracks, special market projects and the NBC Universal Online Store.
About Premiere Props
Premiere Props is the leading marketing memorabilia company to market, authenticate, package, and distribute exclusive movie memorabilia. Since 2001, Premiere Props has represented over 300 movies to date and continues to grow strong. Premiere Props works with some of the largest motion picture studios and independent distributors in the world, such as Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Miramax, MGM, The Weinstein Company, Sony Screen Gems, Lionsgate, TriStar, Spyglass, Alcon and many more.
About “Passions”
“Passions,” the creation of celebrated daytime drama veteran James E. Reilly, has revolutionized the daytime genre with unparalleled ratings growth, ground-breaking special effects and critical acclaim.
Based on the rich history and mystery of the harbor community of Harmony, "Passions" in its 9th season on DIRECTV, explores the lives, loves and losses of four core families: the Cranes, the Lopez-Fitzgeralds, the Bennetts and the Russells, each of whom have their own distinct and diverse challenges and desires.
Passions was the first scripted drama series to join "The 101" original program lineup on DIRECTV, which includes viewer favorites like Project MyWorld, The Fizz, havoc on The 101, and Championship Gaming Series. The series broadcasts four one-hour episodes per week, as well as a weekend marathon of that week's shows so fans can catch up on the action each week.
"Passions" is produced by Universal Media Studios and is taped in Studio City, California. The show was created by James E. Reilly and Lisa de Cazotte is the Executive Producer.
About The Entertainment Industry Foundation
Created in 1942 by Hollywood heavyweights - Samuel Goldwyn with friends Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, and the Warner brothers, the Entertainment Industry Foundation (formerly Permanent Charities Committee) was established on the belief that the entertainment industry was in a unique position to truly help others.
The Entertainment Industry Foundation harnesses the collective power of the entertainment industry and channels its unique assets to raise awareness and funds for critical health, educational and social issues in order to make a positive impact in our community and throughout the nation.
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| Rumors have been circulating that Passions will move to Oxygen, but remember, these are only RUMORS! Nothing has been written in stone, so keep your petitions coming, and continue your campaigns!
You can make your own videos (they can be montages or yourself pleading) and post them on YouTube or Stickam and use them as a reply to some of the videos I'll be posting in the next two days. The official SavePassions profiles are: and So create an account or use your existing account and send them to either profile! Or post the link in a comment to this. Make sure your videos stand out-- NBC will be looking at them! | |
| Both Tracey Ross and Liza Huber have confirmed that Passions has been canceled. Taping will end in March 2008, and episodes will only air through the summer of 2008. We are still waiting for official word from DirecTV or NBC.
Join us in the campaign to Save Passions again! Upload your banners, postcards, and letters so we can all participate! This may be our last chance to save our soap! | |
| For the past couple months, we've had the privilege of watching PassionsLive! and chatting with our favorite stars from Passions. Yesterday was the last episode! Please join us in our new cause-- resurrecting PassionsLive and being able to chat with our favorite actors again!
[Submitted by nere] | |
| Passions saved in Canada!!!! | | | |
| Passions will air on Allarco entertainments new pay tv channels this October!!! Everyone here in Canada is so excited. We will have to pay to view their new channnels, but hey, not long ago we thought we wouldn't even be able to watch it!!!!
Save Passions is reporting this story in full:
[Submitted by jfoley85] | |
| PSNS Saved in the US and Canada | | | |
| So I figured why bother telling you that Passions has been saved. Everyone knw immediately! But for all of you that have been living under a rock, Passions will be shown on the 101, a new channel offered only by Directv. Episodes start airing in September. 
Well, my fellow Passions fans, our lovely soap has also been saved in Canada by Allarco Entertainment, a new pay television service. You can start catching Passions in Canada starting in October!
[Submitted by nere] | |
| CONFIRMED: PASSIONS SAVED!!!! | | | |
| DIREC TV Press Release
NBC'S PASSIONS TO WORK ITS MAGIC ON DIRECTV VIEWERS WITH ALL-NEW EPISODES BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 17
Fan Favorite Daytime Drama Joins DIRECTV's The 101 Lineup; New Episodes Produced by NBC Universal Television Studio Will Air on DIRECTV
El Segundo, Calif., April 25, 2007—NBC Universal Television Studio and DIRECTV, the nation's leading satellite television provider, today announced that the NBC Universal-produced daytime drama Passions has found a new home on DIRECTV where the popular program will continue for a 9th season. Under the new agreement, NBC Universal Television Studio will produce brand-new episodes to air Monday-Thursday on DIRECTV's original programming channel, The 101.
The celebrated daytime drama, which currently averages 2 million viewers and enjoys an intensely dedicated fan base, will end its network run on NBC September 7 with a series of cliffhangers and will resurface on DIRECTV September 17, picking up where the series left off. The show will remain in its current time slot of 2 PM ET and DIRECTV will air encore marathons of the show each weekend. The majority of the cast and crew are expected to return when the one-hour series begins shooting the new DIRECTV episodes in August.
"Passions fans no longer need to mourn the demise of their beloved program as it has found new life on DIRECTV," said Eric Shanks, executive vice president of Entertainment for DIRECTV. "We care about this show and are extremely proud to give it an exclusive home here at DIRECTV."
"This new arrangement with DIRECTV is truly a landmark development that allows NBC Universal to extend the Passions brand in a fresh and entirely new way, to DIRECTV's 16 million homes," said Marc Graboff, president, NBC Universal Television, West Coast. "It will reward the dedicated fans of the daytime drama who can continue to enjoy it on DIRECTV and also opens up a great new model for other television programs to find new life on other non-traditional platforms."
Those fans without DIRECTV will have plenty of time to switch before the new season begins. DIRECTV will make it easy for Passions viewers to keep track of the happenings in "Harmony" by providing fans free installation, a DVR or HD receiver upgrade, and a portable DVD player by calling a special phone number (866-788-0003) or visiting the Web (www.directv.com/passions). Passions fans can also visit for more information about the show.
Passions will be the first scripted drama series to join The 101 original program lineup which includes viewer favorites like Project MyWorld, The Fizz, havoc on The 101, and Championship Gaming Series. The series will broadcast four one-hour episodes per week, as well as a weekend marathon of that week's shows so fans can catch up on the action each week.
Passions explores the lives, loves and losses of four core families in the small New England town of Harmony: the Cranes, the Lopez-Fitzgeralds, the Bennetts and the Russells, each of whom have their own distinct and diverse personalities. The series debuted on NBC in 1999 and has routinely been amongst the top daytime programs for women ages 18-34, and currently is tied for #1 among all daytime dramas in both women ages 18-24 and females 12-24.
New episodes of Passions will begin shooting in August and will continue to be taped at the CBS Studio Center in Studio City, Calif. The show is produced by NBC Universal Television Studio in association with Outpost Farms Productions, Inc.
CANADIANS STILL NEED YOUR HELP! E-MAIL GLOBAL TV and tell them to pick up PASSIONS, E-MAIL viewercontact©globaltv.com (CANADIANS CAN'T GET DIREC TV)
[Submitted by SavePassions.com] | |
| PASSIONS MAY BE SAVED!!!! | | | |
| Variety reports that NBC is in talks with Direc TV to pick up Passions!
from variety.com
NBC is closing in on a deal that will keep sudser "Passions" alive via an unusual outlet: DirecTV.
In what would be its biggest-ever original programming initiative, satellite provider is set to acquire original episodes of the soap opera from NBC U TV Studio. Segs would likely begin airing this fall, after the sudser ends its run on NBC.
There will be some changes, however.
Instead of five days per week, "Passions" will air only four times per week. It's also expected the show's budget will be reduced further to accommodate the different business model.
Neither NBC nor DirecTV would comment, but insiders said a deal could be finalized by week's end. It's unclear how much DirecTV will pay NBC, but a typical sudser costs a little more than $1 million per week to produce for network TV.
DirecTV has been edging further into the original content business, airing several first-run skeins on what it calls the 101. It's unclear if the company will program "Passions" on that channel or use the sudser as part of a larger programming initiative.
HOWEVER KEEP SENDING LETTERS IN TO NBC & OTHER NETWORKS! ALSO E-MAIL GLOBAL TV (the Canadian network that airs Passions) and tell them to pick up Passions if it moves to other network or Direc TV! Even if your not Canadian e-mail Global (Canadians don't have access to Direc TV) you can e-mail Global at viewercontact©global.com
[Submitted by SavePassions.com] | |
| Does anyone know if they can put passions on the internet or another channel?
[Submitted by baatz1234] | |
| This is what we do. We have to make a montage with the videos we have of any drama that has happened in these last eight years on Passions with it's theme song "Breathe." Show different aspects of the soap: love, murder, fights, conflict, etc. Make sure you include a variety of characters-- WHEN the soap gets moved to another network, they might even consider using your montage (or make one based on it) for the opening credits!
Also, don't forget to check these sites out!
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 Nookhoek08 Sep : 13:31I'm a South African fan of Passions. the channel in SA e.tv is stopping Passions, because the music rights for the program got too expensive for African countries, so the Distributors stopped exporting it to Africa, so we see Episode 1040 this week Friday, and then it's gone. I will probably stop watching e.tv from Saturday. Although I might watch the odd episode of REAL TV, which is replacing Passions, in the same time slot. I am BEGGING the distributors to bring the prices down, so South African Fans can see the rest of the series.
Tina Brazee09 Aug : 02:49I also just found this site. I can't beleive Direct TV is cancelling Passions! We can't let them do that. I need my Passions everyday. How do we petition Direct TV to keep it on? It's the best soap ever!!!
Peanut0809 May : 15:04I just found this site I'm so sad that passions will be over in fact pissed that Directv was the only place to see it so I got Directv and now they cancel it so now Directv gets Cancelled
GWEN FAN17 Mar : 13:33I'm pissed that this show is in danger all the time..It's a great show..please keep Passions!!
usecommonscents27 Dec : 04:37Wow! I just found this site as well. I thought something was funny when i saw the name of the cruise. But then today when they announced that the soap will be on only 3 days a week starting next week, i had to check out the soap opera digest and there it was! I am so upset! This is the only thing i look forward to during the day! They have worked so hard to keep it on. I would of thought Direct TV would of had some sort of contract or something after all the advertising that was done for them. I am so sad! What's our game plan? We gotta keep them on the air!
felicia21 Dec : 19:23I just found this site. I can't believe they are taking Passions off in 2008. I love this show. We need to find away to make this site easier for people to find...I'm sure there are more than 61 viewers.
FamousLove6919 Dec : 16:32hey nere in the forum i added some banners and avatars that everyone can use to show there support to save passions! :) feel free to add them to your site! ;)
nere18 Dec : 20:04Check out the new Video Campaign!!!
nere11 Dec : 05:31Come on you guys! Let's show DirecTV and NBC that we are not backing down!
LIZA14 Sep : 03:59WE NEED TO UNITE TO KEEP PASSIONS AVAILABLE TO ALL OF US WHO WISH TO CONTINUE WATCHING...WHETHER WE CAN GET DIRECT T.V. OR NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!
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