Reading the newspaper on the train this morning, it hit how much the daytime business is sadly in sync with the turmoil and uncertainty in so many other sectors — housing, banks, the election. While soaps used to quietly churn out big profits, now a few are scrambling just to stay on the air. The effect is interesting: in the one hand, producers have a "what have we got to lose?" freedom to try new things. But they're also going back to basics, if the slew of returning faves is any indication. I wrote an editor's note about how much I'm enjoying GL's new format (sorry, Carolyn), and I think the return of Angie and Jesse on AMC has been brilliant. Best of both worlds (to steal a Miley Cyrus lyric)? Could be...