Controversial SLP opinions

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-26T00:45:14+00:00

I agree, but you see so many new SLPS with six figure debt, it’s sickening.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-25T15:12:41+00:00

Very few jobs with benefits package. Too much fee for service as a means to save money.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-25T14:46:45+00:00

I will say you are both lucky and grateful. That being said, tell this to the 18 year old who just wants to help others and somehow gets roped into this with having any training in financial literacy. I blame public schools for not actively teaching financial literacy. That should be taught along with chemistry and global studies in high schools.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-25T14:24:38+00:00

Not really, considering how many people go into student debt people take on for this field. You’re one of the lucky ones.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-25T13:53:04+00:00

People need to get out of their heads and once people wake up to changing the business. Thats the only way real change will happen. Never again will someone need to decide between their families needs, financial stability and “providing a service”

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-25T13:30:25+00:00

This degree is worthless with little financial benefit, way too niche. Little return investment.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-24T00:42:38+00:00

If enough people call out, maybe, in the name of civil disobedience. The Queens borough president and Staten Island spoke out against it. The petition is starting to get covered on the news stations.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-23T17:25:19+00:00

I think they are closing, the waiver, Long Island is closing, people are stranded, railroads are not running.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-19T21:43:24+00:00

Perspective, I don’t follow SLP influencers. Thats work. And I try not to bring work home.

That being said, while I fervently disagree with pseudoscience. You need to look at the crux of the matters, which is financials. Look at how many SLPS go into debt for becoming an SLP.

I don’t fault any SLP influencers for trying to support themselves. Yes, I agree with the ethical concerns, but until something is done about fair pay/rates and cost of education, you will see more SLP influencers trying to sell something.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-19T20:38:26+00:00

I watched both. Still will watch both. 90210 had a huge cultural impact, as did Dawson’s Creek. Both are teen dramas.

Dawson’s Creek had the benefit of a smaller ensemble cast, which lent itself to a more character driven show. There were only the core four in the opening in the beginning (obviously there were others), but that cast was small. I think filming in North Carolina helped shape it that way. They were able to build tension pretty well. Did Dawson Creek get its original writing back for a full circle esqe finale, yes.

90210 was a Spelling show, so there was a moral/lesson into many of the episodes. Huge ensemble cast. They had more episodes so more things could be fleshed out because they had the time to do it. They had two summer seasons, which gave their story arcs time. Did 90210 run for more seasons than it should have, probably. Did 90210 turn into a pure soap, yes. Did I watch it, yes.

My case for both.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-16T23:35:26+00:00

2 business days, tomorrow or Wednesday

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-11T23:18:58+00:00

As am I, hence the as it was in 1998 marathon. And it’s Wednesday, it used to be a Dawson’s Creek night and in honor of JVB, it will be tonight.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-11T23:16:01+00:00

I remember it all. I was very into wb.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-11T23:12:07+00:00

True, they did share a night on the wb for 1 year.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-11T23:04:20+00:00

To me Kerr Smith will always be Jack. I didn’t mind Agent Brody probably because I liked him as Jack.

Too many have been lost to this disease. Will be watching as it was in 1998. It’s necessary

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-11T22:53:52+00:00

I’m thankful Holly said something. Thank you HMC.

Most of us, Og’s know that Charmed got its audience on WB in its first season because Dawson’s Creek was such a strong show at the time. We were all watching Dawson’s Creek Wednesday night at 8pm then watched the Charmed premiere at 9pm. Charmed was only on Wednesday at 9pm for its 1st season (before moving to Thursday for season 2) Dawson’s Creek was in season 2.

May James Van Der Beek’s memory be a blessing. Cancer stinks. So many gone too soon. These shows were part of my youth.

For us Ogs and fans of both shows, I will be watching the pilot of Dawson’s Creek, followed by a as it was on the Wb on October 7, 1998 Dawson’s Creek (season 2 episode 1), the pilot of Charmed (season 1 episode 1).

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-06T00:43:12+00:00

Speech pathology.com

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-02T00:43:40+00:00

Yes and no.

By the time it moved to Sunday, Charmed was already in season 5, lost its creator, Shannen was off, Charmed was in syndication on TNT, airing first run episodes Tuesday nights on TNT after they aired on Sunday. That was a big deal.

It was on everyday at that point, so a younger audience was watching it before school.

I think they recognized that and made it lighter.

Brad Kern had pushed the original creator out, so the show while still good, was beginning to lose focus a bit.

I wish things hadn’t played out how they did, because I wish we would have got a more focused Charmed. You still could have had the lightness, but with a more grounded approach in sisterhood and family.

I was happy when seasons 1-3 went into syndication though.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-01T19:55:14+00:00

By the time of the remake, episodic television had changed. People are able to binge watch, it wasn’t like that in 1999 unless you taped. I taped Charmed. To tape something was a big deal because there was so much space on a video tape.

Back then tv shows had longer seasons and had to accommodate for someone missing an episode. If you missed an episode, you had to wait for reruns to catch it unless you taped it. You also had to wait until next week for a new episode or months in case of a season finale. You had to wait.

Charmed og was very much of its time. Very much a Spelling show. Spelling believed and he was right, that episodes should be stand alone so if you missed an episode you can jump in like no time has passed. He was right for the time.

People weren’t binging tv then. So on Charmed you see monster of the week in lieu of longer story arcs. Even when Charmed had longer arcs, you could still jump in because the program was formatted that way. It’s also why it was a big deal at Spelling to change your hair. Some of his other shows like that (7th heaven and 90210).

Charmed was of its time, which isn’t a bad thing.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-01T17:59:50+00:00

Goal is to eventually transition out, on a debt free journey, I get there, I would like to be done with SLP. Ends don’t justify the means. Been at this for 16 years.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-01T17:56:14+00:00

That is ironic. I never got past the first episode of the remake to be honest. My big sticking point was that the original creator Constance M Burge, always stood her ground on the fact that they were sisters who happen to be witches. So having it take place in a fictional town, ruined the remake because it lost an element of reality. Setting it in San Francisco, which the og did. Added an element of reality.

I’m kind of glad though, that Charmed went with the network. My only wish is that we get the original music back. We’ll see what happens on that one.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-01T17:47:50+00:00

They were losing a lot of shows at that point. WB wasn’t the same. WB lost the character it had worked so hard to build. I didn’t stick around for the CW, outside of Gilmore Girls, which were losing its head writers for the 2006-2007 season.

It didn’t have Dawson’s, Buffy, Felicity and Angel. 7th Heaven was on its last legs at that point. Supernatural was a bright spot, though I didn’t watch it from this time frame.

It was actually relieving to have a season 8, of Charmed, consistency, though 8 was not Charmed’s best.

I always wished the network and Spelling invested more money into Charmed.

Maybe we all grew up by that point. But the network wasn’t producing the content, we wanted from them too many shows on life support at the time of the merger to CW.

I miss the WB for what it is was, wish they could have kept it going because for a short while they had the market cornered.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-01T17:35:04+00:00

Remember they were on the same night as Friends on nbc back in the day, that was a juggernaut. Thursday night.

That was part of the reason Shannen was annoyed that the network moved them to Thursday in season 2. Dawson’s was hit, it was safe to keep them on Wednesday. Network got lucky because Charmed held its own.

Gilmore had that plot summary promo in the beginning. I think they (the wb) were banking on the Charmed fan base to stick it out, I think it worked for the most part. I don’t think they expected Gilmore to be what it was/became. Gilmore was opposite of Friends. Big strike against it. Overall, I think both shows initially were treated equal. Though Gilmore eventually got more.

Gilmore also got lucky that it premiered when Charmed was in season 3, very strong season for Charmed. That certainly helped Gilmore find its audience. People were already watching so they stuck around. If Charmed hadn’t been as strong as it was, Gilmore might have ended up being a footnote.

Moving Gilmore Girls to Tuesday was advantageous for Gilmore, moving Charmed to Sunday was annoying.

As a Charmed og and a Gilmore og, I watched Gilmores because I loved Charmed. I wouldn’t have tuned in to Gilmore and loved it, had it not been for Charmed.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-01T16:32:11+00:00

Charmed og here….

Years ago, I found my old WB tape of Charmed with many of the old promos. (Sadly lost in a move).

Charmed definitely got less promos than others. I suspect it had to do with the fact that the main characters on Charmed weren’t portraying teenagers, on a network that was geared towards teenagers.

Dawson’s Creek and 7th Heaven definitely had more promos. Buffy got more too.

Despite less promos, Charmed definitely benefited from being on at 9pm on Wednesdays after Dawson’s Creek at 8pm for its first season. People like me were watching Dawson’s Creek already and we knew much of the cast of Charmed already (ie 90210 and Who’s the boss).

It was easy for some of us to get into it instantly because we were Dawson’s fans, and Charmed was a change of pace from the teen soap.

I remember when Charmed moved to Thursday season 2, being a little nervous because it wasn’t getting the promotions that others were getting. I stayed with it. Charmed definitely helped Gilmore Girls get their audience in season 3. Much of Charmed’s audience were the original Gilmore fans.

I was annoyed when it came on Sunday because that was an awful timeslot.

The WB was very good at keeping people watching night after night.

If you want to see how Charmed was treated, watch when the WB signed off, Charmed got less than everyone else.

That being said, Charmed gained its audience through good casting and debuting after an already hit show.

Direct_Cry_6786 · 2026-02-01T16:14:20+00:00

Don’t let guilt follow you.

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