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Soapsuds Book

2012-02-13T19:05:00.003-05:00

Finola Hughes (Anna on General Hospital and All My Children though she played Alex for a short time on AMC also), along with Digby Diehl wrote Soapsuds, which was published in 2005. The novel is about the life of a British actress who ends on a California based soap opera Live for Tomorrow. There are spoilers about the novel in this, so don’t read this if you don’t want to know. Read more »

GL: Reva Five Episode DVD and a Valentine's Freebie

2012-02-11T22:20:00.003-05:00

On Friday, February 10, 2012, Soapclassics.com released a new DVD for sale featuring the character of Reva Shayne (Kim Zimmer). They’ve also posted a free episode from February 1984 (episode number 9397) featuring a party at the Lakeland Country Club, which I’ve summarized. Read more »

Dark Shadows on DVD

2012-02-10T19:31:00.004-05:00

Just wanted to post an entry about Dark Shadows coming to DVD, as somehow I didn't write about that.Read more »

B&B: Liam Chooses Hope

2012-02-06T22:36:00.000-05:00

On the Bold and the Beautiful, Liam (Scott Clifton) chose to end his marriage with Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) to be with Hope (Kim Matula).Read more »

Days: Will Outs Sami

2012-02-04T21:38:00.003-05:00

On the Friday, February 3rd, 2012 episode of Days of Our Lives, Will (Chandler Massey) confronted his mother Sami (Alison Sweeney) about her betrayal of her husband Rafe (Galen Gering).Read more »

TV on DVD: Wildfire Season One

2012-02-03T17:55:00.002-05:00

Wildfire aired on ABC Family for four seasons for a total of 52 episodes. This blog entry is about season one, which I recently purchased and watched on DVD. This is a general overview of the first season, which ended with a cliffhanger.Read more »

B&B: Pam's Game Show Love Brings Her Down

2012-02-01T23:29:00.003-05:00

On “The Bold and the Beautiful”, Pam (Alley Mills) stole designs due to her losing Stephen. Nick (Jack Wagner) romanced her and she gave them to him to save Jackie M (Lesley Ann Down). Pam’s actions were discovered due to her appearance with Nick on Let’s Make a Deal.Read more »

Days: PTSD Episode

2012-01-28T18:45:00.000-05:00

On Thursday, January 26, 2012, Days of Our Lives aired a special episode that ended with a dedication to those in the armed services. The focus was about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and how it affected members of the military.Read more »

OLTL: The First Weeks Without OLTL Sucked

2012-01-27T18:53:00.004-05:00

Last week, I got a search result with the following term “the first day without OLTL sucked". So I named this One Life to Live topic in honor of that. Though I am still composing my opus on the last two episodes, I wanted to write a short blurb.Read more »

Dirty Soap Dead!

2012-01-25T18:24:00.004-05:00

Jenna Gering (aka @jennagering) tweeted today that E! has not picked up a second season of Dirty Soap.Read more »

Reach for a Star

2012-01-24T21:39:00.004-05:00

Deadline.com has a story about the newest soap, Nickelodeon is going to be airing a new production called Reach for A Star. Click here to read the details.Read more »

TV on DVD: Hotel

2012-01-22T21:36:00.003-05:00

One of my recent purchases was season one of the television show Hotel that reran SoapNet. It was an Aaron Spelling production that aired in the 1980s for five seasons. During most of its run it came on after Dynasty on ABC. Read more »

GL: DVDs are released & a Free Episode

2012-01-20T13:27:00.003-05:00

On the occasion of the first (and hopefully not last) set of Guiding Light from www.soapclassics.com an old episode was released from August 26, 1983. Here is a summary and my thoughts on it. I wasn’t watching back in 1983, but I am familiar with just about every actor or character based on what I saw years later whether it was on GL or from watching other soaps on CBS, ABC, or NBC.Read more »

GH: TVGuide mention of GH Coming to ABC Prime Time

2012-01-19T07:42:00.001-05:00

There was a quick blurb in the print edition of TVGuide, which features the NCIS 200th episode. Click here to read it online.Read more »

SOPA

2012-01-18T13:12:00.001-05:00

Today there is an on-line strike due to the US House of Representatives and Senate and the SOPA and PIPA bills. If passed into law, these bills would change the web forever.Read more »

OLTL: Discussing The View Tribute

2012-01-16T23:42:00.002-05:00

While I’ve watched the last two episodes of One Life to Live, I’m not yet ready to write about them. Instead I’ve decided to write about the January 13, 2012 episode of The View that was a tribute to OLTL.Read more »

Diva Las Vegas Book

2012-01-14T23:42:00.000-05:00

This is my quick review of Eileen Davidson’s book “Diva Las Vegas”, which was written in 2010. It is her third soap opera mystery novel, (one additional book came out in 2011.) Ms. Davidson currently plays Ashley Abbott McCall on the Young and the Restless, but she has also appeared as Ashley on The Bold and the Beautiful. She also appeared in roles on the soap operas Days of Our Lives (Kristen, Susan and more), and Santa Barbara (Kelly Capwell). My summary/review does spoil some information, but does not give away the killer.Read more »

OLTL: Thoughts on January 9-11, 2012

2012-01-13T01:13:00.001-05:00

This is my summary of the first three days of the final week of One Life to Live. I plan on doing another post on the last two episodes.Read more »

Casting Casting Casting

2012-01-12T13:22:00.003-05:00

The soap fan world was set ablaze with recent casting decisions for 2012 .Read more »

Random Soap News

2012-01-10T22:32:00.004-05:00

Just wanted to make an entry about some recent Soap Opera related news.Read more »

OLTL: The Prisoners' Escape

2012-01-09T00:06:00.002-05:00

The penultimate week of One Life to Live focused on a prison escape. After leaving Statesville due to a temporary blackout they had engineered, the former Llanview residents visited with the objects of their affections or rather their obsessions.Read more »

Likes and Yikes 2011

2012-01-08T21:31:00.003-05:00

Here is my version of best and worst for 2011. There are some things I've enjoyed this past year, while others had me shaking my head in confusion.Read more »

TV on DVD: Birds of Prey

2012-01-07T23:57:00.006-05:00

Birds of Prey ran for one season (2002-2003) on the WB (now the CW). The program was based off of some characters from the DC Comics universe. I started watching it because of its time slot years ago, but found it entertaining enough to want to watch it again.Read more »

2011 Year in Review

2012-01-03T19:52:00.004-05:00

This is my stream of consciousness style review of the six daytime soap operas that aired in 2011. These are short and sweet and under 150 words each.Read more »

OLTL: Nine Episodes to Go

2012-01-02T22:08:00.003-05:00

There are only nine episodes of One Life to Live left to air. This week we have four shows, and next week there are five. The program is in wrap up phase, but it wasn’t written as an ending exactly. I’m concerned and feeling the end being near. It hit me last week, and the feeling of dread as begun. Read more »

New Year's Resolutions for 2012

2012-01-01T20:41:00.004-05:00

Here are my 2012 New Year's Resolutions when it comes to this blog, entertainment, and serialized programming in general. Hope everyone has a happy, healthy and safe 2012. Read more »

OLTL: SoapNet New Year's Day Marathon Part 1

2012-01-01T19:13:00.000-05:00

This weekend SoapNet is airing a 14 hour marathon of One Life to Live episodes. The programs date from 1979-2010. I am going to summarize the episodes in 3 parts. Part one will focus on the three episodes from 1979, 1987 and 1988. Part two will be the episodes from the 1990s. Part three will be episodes that aired after 2000.Read more »

ATWT: Bonus New Year's Eve Episode

2011-12-30T11:08:00.001-05:00

Soapclassics.com has a new bonus episode of As the World Turns posted. It is from December 30, 1999. Here is a summary and my thoughts on it, as this will only be up for a limited time.Read more »

Christmas in Soapland 2011

2011-12-29T23:43:00.004-05:00

Here are the highlights of what went on during Christmas on the daytime soaps. Unfortunately, there wasn't much to report on some shows, while others went out of their way to celebrate the day.Read more »

GL: On DVD Coming 2012

2011-12-28T13:46:00.002-05:00

Last night, information was released that soapclassics.com is going to offer 20 episodes of Guiding Light for sale in Mid-January. So far we have one photo of cover art and this post from welovesoaps.net with spoiled episodes.Read more »

ATWT: Christmas in Oakdale

2011-12-24T00:41:00.004-05:00

In this entry, I am going to write about my thoughts on the Christmas in Oakdale soapclassics.com As the World Turns release. All episodes on this release have full opening and closing credits, some of which were holiday style with special cast photos.Read more »

ATWT: Villains and Vixens Disc 4

2011-12-23T13:16:00.008-05:00

In this entry, I am going to write about my thoughts on the fourth disc of soapclassics.com As the World Turns release.Read more »

OLTL: Fraternity Row Fantasy

2011-12-19T21:49:00.001-05:00

One Life to Live had a fanciful episode on Monday, December 16, 2011. Here is a quick summary, which is not in 100% order and my thoughts on it.Read more »

ATWT: Bonus Christmas Episode

2011-12-17T17:00:00.005-05:00

Soapclassics.com has a new bonus episode of As the World Turns posted. It is from December 24, 1982. Here is a summary and my thoughts on it, as this will only be up for a limited time.Read more »

Y&R Neil and Sofia Get Married

2011-12-16T13:39:00.002-05:00

On the Thursday, December 15, 2011 episode of The Young & The Restless, Neil (Kristoff St. John) and Sofia (Julia Pace Mitchell) were married in a small ceremony. Here are my thoughts on this episode.Read more »

B&B: Tuesday December 13, 2011 Episode

2011-12-13T22:40:00.004-05:00

Here are my thoughts on the December 13, 2011 episode of The Bold and the Beautiful. This was a special edition as it focused on the foster care system.Read more »

GL: Taking Soaps Seriously Part 1

2011-12-11T23:50:00.003-05:00

From surfing the web, I found the full text of Michael James Intintoli’s book Taking Soaps Seriously the World of Guiding Light. It is available for no cost here, so I decided to write about it. Read more »

Y&R: The Backwards Episode

2011-12-10T22:58:00.002-05:00

My television listing referenced “The Young & the Restless” that aired on December 9, 2011 as the backwards episode. It was kind of confusing, but these are my thoughts on it, if you haven’t seen it read no further.Read more »

Days: Horton Square Tree Lighting

2011-12-07T20:02:00.001-05:00

On Tuesday, December 6, Days of Our Lives started the holiday celebrations early as characters put up trees all over town. Richard Culliton wrote this episode.Read more »

OLTL: Matthew's Awake

2011-12-04T22:08:00.002-05:00

On the November 23, 2011 Thanksgiving holiday episode Matthew Buchanan (Eddie Alderson) narrated the show, while he was comatose. At the end of the episode, he flat lined, but the following Monday he awoke from his coma.Read more »

Starlit Book

2011-12-03T18:47:00.002-05:00

Starlit is a 2010 novel, by Lisa Rinna best known to daytime soap opera viewers as Billie Reed on Days of Our Lives, her stint on Melrose Place or as host of the defunct SoapNet show, SoapTalk. She's also been a competitor on Dancing with the Stars, had her own reality show, and appeared in various television movies. This entry has plot references and spoilers for the book, so if you don't want to know, don't continue reading it. Read more »

ABC: Frons Out in January

2011-12-02T19:09:00.004-05:00

The news came out today that Brian Frons will no longer be the head of ABC Daytime effective January. Someone new named Vicki Dummer, who was already at ABC will be doing the job. She is from the reality show realm and manages that part of the business for ABC. It sounds like the syndicated shows along with the ABC Daytime shows will all be under her management. For more information about the changes read the article on Deadline.

GH: More Behind the Scenes Changes

2011-12-01T18:48:00.003-05:00

Last night, news came out on twitter from ABC: Soaps In Depth that Jill Farren Phelps was out as General Hospital's executive producer and Frank Valentini, the head man at One Life to Live was taking her place. Today it was revealed that Ron Carlivati, who was the last head writer at One Life to Live will be the program's new head writer.

This may be a big change for the show, as Phelps has been at GH for a decade. The current head writer Garin Wolf and his co-head writer Sherry Altman will continue at GH, but not in those positions.

Will this keep General Hospital on the air longer? Is the program going to continue and celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2013? Who knows, but it will be interesting to see if GH changes in tone and scope. According to press reports, they will be starting at General Hospital on January 9, 2012.

For press information on this news visit: Entertainment Weekly’s Story which is an interview with Frank Valentini or New York Magazine's Story.

Y&R: Delia's Illness Reunites Couples

2011-11-29T23:18:00.004-05:00

On The Young & The Restless, Billy Abbott (Billy Miller) finally was able to return to Genoa City after Victor (Eric Braeden) stopped keeping him away from his family. Unfortunately the divorce papers his wife Victoria (Amelia Henlie) filed came back so while they are reunited, it looks like they are no longer married.Read more »

GH: Lucky Friday General Hospital Marathon

2011-11-27T18:27:00.002-05:00

On Friday, November 25, 2011, SoapNet aired a General Hospital marathon focusing on the character of Lucky Spencer as played by Jonathan Jackson. The marathon featured four episodes from the 1990s and one from earlier in 2011.Read more »

ATWT: Bonus Thanksgiving Episode

2011-11-24T11:28:00.003-05:00

Soapclassics.com has the November 24, 1999 episode of As the World Turns up for Thanksgiving. Here are my thoughts on this show.Read more »

AMC & OLTL: Thoughts on the Cancellation Again

2011-11-23T22:55:00.004-05:00

November 23, 2011, the day before Thanksgiving, where many of us are preparing for the holidays the news comes down that OLTL isn’t happening either. Prospect Park’s words were that All My Children and One Life to Live are suspended (see the press release for their exact wording.)Read more »

AMC: J.R. Martinez (Brot) won DWTS

2011-11-22T23:11:00.006-05:00

Just finished watching the last episode of Dancing with the Stars for 2011, and J.R. Martinez won the mirrorball trophy with his partner Karina. Read more »

ATWT: More Episodes on DVD

2011-11-22T18:53:00.004-05:00

Happy news from Welovesoaps.net and soapclassics.com: there is a new ATWT set with Christmas episodes available for purchase right now called Christmas in Oakdale.Read more »

Dial Emmy for Murder Book

2011-11-20T16:38:00.003-05:00

This is my quick review of Eileen Davidson’s book “Dial Emmy for Murder”, which was written in 2009. It is her second soap opera mystery novel, (two additional books came out in 2010 and 2011.) Ms. Davidson currently plays Ashley Abbott McCall on the Young and the Restless, but she has also appeared as Ashley on The Bold and the Beautiful. She also appeared in roles on the soap operas Days of Our Lives (Kristen, Susan and more), and Santa Barbara (Kelly Capwell). My summary/review does spoil some information, but does not give away the killer.Read more »

OLTL: David Vickers saves the day, the dog, not the man

2011-11-18T18:28:00.003-05:00

This week on One Life to Live, Brody Lovett (Mark Lawson) saw his world fall apart, as everyone found out that he was not baby Liam’s biological father. The Buchanan clan had yet another wedding ceremony aborted at the altar as Natalie (Melissa Archer) realized that she could not marry him. This turn of events would never come to be if not for Princess David Vickers. Tina’s (Andrea Evans) Shih Tzu found the document, and it became a comedy of errors.Read more »

Thoughts on Episode 8 of Dirty Soap

2011-11-15T17:42:00.002-05:00

This is my summary of episode eight of Dirty Soap on E! The final episode of the season aired on November 13, 2011. It did not feature Kirsten Storms (Maxie on GH).Read more »

Days: A Secret Threatens a Newly Married Maggie & Victor

2011-11-13T20:17:00.003-05:00

Last week on Days of Our Lives, Maggie (Suzanne Rogers) and Victor (John Aniston) were married. They wed in the Kiriakis mansion with Victor’s nephew Justin (Wally Kurth) performing the wedding. Their guests were Henderson (Ron Leath), Daniel (Shawn Christian) and Melanie (Molly Burnett). Due to a snowstorm, Bo and Hope had to leave, Brady and Jennifer, Justin’s wife Adrienne and son Sonny never made it to the ceremony. Read more »

ATWT: Oakdale Though the Years Disc 3

2011-11-11T23:15:00.002-05:00

In this entry, I am going to write about my thoughts on the third disc of soapclassics.com As the World Turns release. All of the episodes had opening and closing credits.Read more »

AMC: Bad News from ABC: SID

2011-11-10T21:48:00.003-05:00

Just wanted to do a drive by entry tonight, due to the horrid news that ABC: Soaps In Depth shared that All My Children on Prospect Park is on hold.

My entire reaction to it tonight is ARGH! I feel like Charlie Brown getting the football pulled away from Lucy. Hopefully this is just a temporary setback and not forever. Also I hope it isn’t a forbearer and One Life to Live shares the same fate. Development Hades is still Hades.

To read exactly what SID posted click here.

B&B Hope and Thomas

2011-11-10T07:43:00.001-05:00

On Wednesday, November 10, I was able to catch an episode of The Bold & The Beautiful. The main story was about Hope (Kimberly Matula) and Thomas (Adam Gregory).Read more »

AMC: Charm

2011-11-09T14:03:00.003-05:00

Due to missing All My Children, I decided to finally read my copy of the Kendall Hart (Alicia Minshew) book “Charm”. It was written by an unknown author in 2008 and was a tie-in novel to All My Children. Here are my thoughts on it and if you don’t want to know don’t read the rest.Read more »

Thoughts on Episode 7 of Dirty Soap

2011-11-07T18:04:00.002-05:00

This is my summary of episode seven of Dirty Soap on E! This episode did not include Galen Gering (Rafe on Days), his wife Jenna or Kirsten Storms (Maxie on GH).Read more »

Y&R: Sharon's Finally Free

2011-11-06T21:46:00.001-05:00

This past week Sharon Newman (Sharon Case) was finally cleared of the murder of Skye Newman (Laura Stone). Skye had faked her death with the help of her father-in-law, Victor Newman (Eric Braeden), framing his son Adam (Matt Muhney). Sharon cornered Skye in Hawaii, and Skye slipped and fell into a volcano.Read more »

GH: Kristina's Off to College

2011-11-05T21:38:00.002-04:00

On Friday’s General Hospital, Kristina Davis (Lexi Ainsworth) left Port Charles to go to Yale. As the daughter of Sonny (Maurice Bernard) and Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn), Kristina had to deal with conflict her entire life. Her mother did not approve of her father’s business and early on, she was raised with Ned as her father. Read more »

AMC & OLTL: Some Good News Some Bad News

2011-11-03T20:29:00.005-04:00

Today more information on Prospect Park came out to us. Here are my thoughts on it. Read more »

Thoughts on Episode 6 of Dirty Soap

2011-10-31T13:13:00.002-04:00

Here is my post about the sixth episode of Dirty Soap on E!Read more »

ATWT: Secrets and Scandals Disc 2

2011-10-29T23:55:00.002-04:00

In this entry, I am going to write about my thoughts on the second disc of soapclassics.com As the World Turns release.Read more »

GH: The Boat Cruise

2011-10-28T23:57:00.002-04:00

On General Hospital, Patrick Drake (Jason Thompson) decided to do something nice for his wife Robin (Kimberly McCullough). Instead of them going by themselves, the boat cruise on the lake would be a celebration for his half-brother Matt (Jason Cook). Unfortunately this event would go from a happy party to a disaster.Read more »

Thoughts on Episode 5 of Dirty Soap

2011-10-25T19:53:00.003-04:00

This is my summary of episode five of Dirty Soap on E! This episode did not include Galen Gering (Rafe on Days), his wife Jenna or Kirsten Storms (Maxie on GH).Read more »

ATWT: Great Weddings Disc 1

2011-10-23T21:58:00.005-04:00

In this entry, I am going to write about my thoughts on the first disc of soapclassics.com As the World Turns release. Read more »

Y&R: Neil's the Dad so Malcolm Bolted

2011-10-20T12:56:00.001-04:00

On The Young & the Restless, Sofia (Julia Pace Mitchell) had her son Moses, named after her father. Instead of the boy being the child of her husband Malcolm (Darius McCrary), he is the child of Malcolm’s older brother Neil (Kristoff St. John). Finding out that Neil was biological parent was enough reason for Malcolm to depart Genoa City with divorce papers in hand.Read more »

Thoughts on Episode 4 of Dirty Soap

2011-10-17T23:33:00.003-04:00

Here is my post about the fourth episode of Dirty Soap on E!Read more »

B&B Steffy Marries Liam

2011-10-15T23:57:00.002-04:00

This week Steffy (Jacqueline MacInness Wood) plan to get Liam (Scott Clifton) succeed as she married him on the top of Ajax in Aspen. Does this mean the end for Liam with Hope or will he honor his commitment to Steffy?Read more »

ATWT: On DVD Hurrah!

2011-10-14T21:38:00.003-04:00

Yesterday we had awesome soap opera news. Classic episodes of As the World Turns will be available on DVD. The twenty-episode set (4 disks with 5 episodes each) can be purchased at www.soapclassics.com and I’ve already ordered my copy.Read more »

Thoughts on Episode 3 of Dirty Soap

2011-10-12T17:31:00.002-04:00

The third episode of Dirty Soap aired on E! Here are my thoughts on it.Read more »

GL: Kim Zimmer's Memoir Part Four

2011-10-07T23:53:00.001-04:00

Here is the fourth and final part of my write up on Kim Zimmer’s (Guiding Light’s Reva) memoir. The full title of the book is “I’m Just Sayin’! 3 Deaths, 7 Husbands, and a Clone! My Life as a Daytime Diva.” Laura Morton who co-wrote Susan Lucci’s book also did that job here. These are just my thoughts; spoilers about the book are included.Read more »

GL: Kim Zimmer's Memoir Part Three

2011-10-07T00:28:00.003-04:00

Here is part three of my write up on Kim Zimmer’s (Guiding Light’s Reva) memoir. The full title of the book is “I’m Just Sayin’! 3 Deaths, 7 Husbands, and a Clone! My Life as a Daytime Diva.” Laura Morton who co-wrote Susan Lucci’s book also did that job here. These are just my thoughts; spoilers about the book are included.Read more »

AMC: Last Chance for Romance Marathon Part 2

2011-10-06T23:50:00.003-04:00

In this entry, I am going to discuss the last four episodes that aired during the “last chance for romance” All My Children marathon on 9/18/2011. Read more »

Thoughts on Episode 2 of Dirty Soap

2011-10-03T23:56:00.003-04:00

Here is my entry on the second episode of E's Dirty Soap. Read more »

GL: Kim Zimmer's Memoir Part Two

2011-10-02T23:55:00.002-04:00

Here is part two of my write up on Kim Zimmer’s (Reva) memoir. The full title of the book is “I’m Just Sayin’! 3 Deaths, 7 Husbands, and a Clone! My Life as a Daytime Diva.” Laura Morton who co-wrote Susan Lucci’s book also did that job here. These are just my thoughts; spoilers about the book are included. Read more »

AMC: Last Chance for Romance Marathon Part 1

2011-10-01T23:46:00.004-04:00

This weekend I started watching SoapNet’s Last Chance for Romance marathon of All My Children episodes, which aired the two weeks ago Sunday, September 18, 2011. This entry is on the first three episodes. Read more »

Days: The Reboot So Far

2011-09-30T23:53:00.002-04:00

Friday September 23 was a big day in the soap world, as the last episode of All My Children aired, and Days of Our Lives aired the first episode that was fully written by the new head writing team of Marlene McPherson and Darrell Ray Thomas. Here are my thoughts on the revamp after watching one full week of episodes.Read more »

B&B: Liam gets Engaged Again

2011-09-29T23:59:00.001-04:00

This week on The Bold & the Beautiful, Liam (Scott Clifton) lost Hope (Kimberly Matula) and became engaged to Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood). In the matter of one episode Liam lost one fiancé and gained another, say what? Let’s go back and explain what happened…Read more »

MTV's Awkward. Season One

2011-09-28T17:35:00.003-04:00

Last night, MTV aired the final two episodes of season one of Awkward. The program is a 30 minute serialized teen comedy, which is coming back for a second season in 2012. Here are my thoughts on how the show advanced since my first post on it after the airing of episode three. This entry has information through the last episode of the season, so if you haven’t seen it yet read no further.Read more »

AMC: I Love Lucci Marathon (Part 2)

2011-09-26T23:34:00.003-04:00

The last episodes of All My Children have aired on ABC. This past weekend I caught up with the I Love Lucci marathon that was on Saturday the 17th.Read more »

Thoughts on the Premiere of Dirty Soap

2011-09-26T18:01:00.003-04:00

Last night E! aired the first episode of the soap opera reality show, Dirty Soap. The program was on from 10-11 pm in the east. Here are my thoughts on it.Read more »

AMC: The Last Two Episodes

2011-09-25T11:58:00.000-04:00

I did a write up about the first three episodes of All My Children’s final week on ABC. Here are my thoughts on the last two episodes. Read more »

GH: Jason and Sam Elope

2011-09-23T12:54:00.001-04:00

On General Hospital, Jason (Steve Burton) and Sam (Kelly Monaco) spontaneously eloped. While they plan to marry the next day, Sam and Jason decided to take a motorcycle ride to cool off, and ended up newly married.Read more »

AMC: Two Shows Left

2011-09-22T12:54:00.001-04:00

Here is my summary on the first three shows of All My Children’s final week on ABC. We only have two more shows to air, and it is starting to hit me fast that the end isn’t near, it is just about here. The first three shows of the week had a family focus. Monday was about the Hubbards, Tuesday was about the Kane/Montgomery group and Wednesday was about the Martins. Each family gathering ended with a photograph along with a montage of past scenes. Unfortunately some characters were omitted and they didn’t show different performers if the part was now played by another person. There were other characters shown on these episodes, but those were the primary groupings.Read more »

Days: The Revamp

2011-09-20T23:56:00.001-04:00

Right now Days of Our Lives is clearing the decks and the revamp is supposed to be on September 26. The September 23 episode is a clip show with characters discussing the past and I plan to write about that as I hope to enjoy it. This entry has spoilers, but isn't about the people coming back that's left for another entry once we see them.Read more »

GL: Kim Zimmer’s Memoir (Part 1)

2011-09-18T23:55:00.004-04:00

Since today is the 2nd anniversary of the last episode of Guiding Light ending, I wanted to do a write up on Kim Zimmer’s (Reva) memoir. The full title of the book is “I’m Just Sayin’! 3 Deaths, 7 Husbands, and a Clone! My Life as a Daytime Diva.” Laura Morton who co-wrote Susan Lucci’s book also did that job here. These are just my thoughts; spoilers about the book are included. I’m going to do this in more than one part due to size and space.Read more »

AMC: I Love Lucci Marathon

2011-09-17T23:58:00.002-04:00

SoapNet aired a five-hour marathon with complete episodes of All My Children called I Love Lucci on Saturday, September 17, 2011. Here are my thoughts and a summary of the first episode from over 30 years ago.Read more »

AMC: All My Afternoons 1970s Soap Book

2011-09-16T23:58:00.003-04:00

Here is my summary of the All My Children chapter of All My Afternoons, by Annie Gilbert. This section is 20 pages long and broken into five parts.Read more »

Y&R: Devon is Tucker's Son

2011-09-14T12:50:00.001-04:00

Recently a new blood tie was discovered in Genoa City: Tucker (Stephen Nichols) is Devon’s (Bryton) father, which makes Devon, a grandchild to Kay (Jeanne Cooper). While Tucker was comatose, Kay found out about Tucker’s missing child and put Paul (Doug Davidson) on the trail. With limited information, he was able to find out it was Devon.Read more »

Thoughts on Glee and The Glee Project

2011-09-10T23:35:00.002-04:00

Just felt like writing about Glee tonight as the new season is coming later in September. Over the summer, I watched The Glee Project and was one of the few who saw the movie. This entry does have spoilers.Read more »

AMC: Ten More Shows on ABC

2011-09-09T23:34:00.002-04:00

We have two weeks left of All My Children on ABC daytime. This entry discusses my thoughts on the program right now, along with spoilers to what is known to be coming up in AMC’s last two weeks (10 episodes).Read more »

Days: The End of the DiMera & Kiriakis War?

2011-09-07T23:44:00.003-04:00

For many years the DiMera and Kiriakis families have been fighting. Stefano DiMera (Joe Mascolo) and Victor Kiriakis (John Aniston) are rivals in business whether it is of the legal nature or not. Both men are seen as villainous, but regardless of their behaviors they do love their families. The war is currently at a truce, but there is no indication that this is built to last.Read more »

1992 Soap Opera Magazine

2011-09-04T23:57:00.006-04:00

Due to the holiday weekend, and the lack of new soaps on Labor Day, I decided to go through my magazine collection. I went through a box of Soap Opera Magazine (about 50 of them) and chose the oldest in the stack dated December 29, 1992 (Volume 2, Issue 52). The over 18-year old issue like many in this box is not complete, so I apologize in advance.Read more »

OLTL: The Newest Set of Twins (Todd & Victor)

2011-09-03T23:57:00.004-04:00

During the month of August, it was revealed that the Todd Manning (as played by Trevor St. John) we’ve known for the last eight years was really Victor Lord Jr. and the actual Todd Manning was last seen when Roger Howarth played the part. This story had a lot of shocks so far and here are some of the highlights.Read more »

AMC: J.R. Martinez (Brot) on DWTS

2011-08-31T19:45:00.005-04:00

The news of the new cast of Dancing with the Stars came out on Monday night. Surprisingly, J.R. Martinez (Brot) from All My Children was part of the cast. While other AMC performers have been on the show, (Susan Lucci, Cameron Mathison, and Aidan Turner), the new season of DWTS begins after AMC ends its run on ABC.Read more »

GH: Dreams of Jason

2011-08-29T23:46:00.003-04:00

On Friday, August 26 and Monday, August 29, General Hospital featured dreams about Jason Morgan (Steve Burton) and alternate realities based on his life. We saw how Carly (Laura Wright), Monica (Leslie Charleson), Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst) and Sam (Kelly Monaco) thought about Jason during his brain surgery.Read more »

Y&R: Jack, Jill, Colin and Genevieve

2011-08-27T23:34:00.003-04:00

On “The Young & the Restless”, a new quadrangle was formed once Colin’s soon to be ex-wife Genevieve came to Genoa City. She hooked up with Jack (Peter Bergman), while Colin has tried to get Jill (Jess Walton) to take him back.Read more »

OLTL: Goodbye to Dorian and David

2011-08-25T23:15:00.003-04:00

Today marked the last episode for One Life to Live’s Dorian Lord (Robin Strasser) and David Vickers Buchanan (Tuc Watkins). The two who remarried earlier this year got a happily ever after as they left town separately. It is disappointing we won't continue to see them, but at least they remain committed to one another off screen. Read more »

B&B: Liam proposes to Hope

2011-08-22T22:48:00.001-04:00

I’m not a regular viewer of “The Bold and the Beautiful”, but I happened to be home today and caught the show that aired on Monday, August 22. This is based on near first impressions as I have barely seen Liam (Scott Clifton) and Hope (Kimberly Matula) interact on camera.Read more »