Sound and Fury

The Daytime Emmys aired last night. This was an unusual year. The major broadcast networks didn't want to air the show, so a production firm (ATI) cobbled together a deal that used an "available" night owned by MGM on the CW (which is owned by CBS). The show was shipped to smaller venue (The Orpheum in Los Angeles).Production wise, others with […]

Soapnet's 'Best of the Decade' names the Metro Court Hostage Crisis as the Best Disaster story and Robin Scorpio as the Most Welcome (Longterm) ReturnDespair in the Afternoon realized she's really missed the adorable Scrubs scenes and sad how wasted their talent isSerial Drama wonders why Patrick got so pissy with Steve Webber but liked R […]

A friend texted me last night, "Your imaginary boyfriend Joel McHale is talking about your imaginary boyfriend James Franco". Yes, it's true! Like Cameron Mathison's thong before him, James Franco's Franco made his way to The Soup and Joel McHale asked the questions we've all wondered: why is he doing this? And how badly does Fr […]

Earlier this week, I posted some thoughts on As The World Turns, and some ideas on how the culmination of 54 years of storytelling could be orchestrated. The next day, a very interesting interview with ATWT’s executive producer, Christopher Goutman, appeared on TVGuide Magazine.com. The interview, written by veteran soap reporter Michael Logan, gave so […]

Franco threatens Ronnie, Jason asks Dominic for help, Rebecca learns a few things, Maxie turns things around on Lulu, and Carly runs into Franco.

My friend Ed Martin weighs in, too,  on the loss of As the World Turns in a new post immediately following this one. ___________________________________________  By Marlena De Lacroix I broke into tears when I heard that As the World Turns was canceled yesterday. I’m sure many of you did, too.  ATWT has been a part of all our lives for [...]

Julia and Greg’s marriage had been arranged by their families as a socially acceptable match. Greg had just graduated from Annapolis when they were married. Greg was then shipped out to sea, leaving his young bride alone. Julia was young, beautiful, and very lonely when she met tall, handsome, rich Asa Buchanan, and he swept [...]

I haven't returned to watching soaps yet - crazy-busy work and life continue, though in a minor miracle September was the first (and last) month this year in which I did not get on a plane - but I have...

It’s been a while since I’ve written here, but not much has been going on. A year after my “return to soap viewing” only one soap, The Young and the Restless, has managed to keep my attention as a regular viewer – and the last month has found me fast forwarding through much of that. Today [...]

In addition to acting, Jonathan Jackson plays guitar and sings in a band with his brother, Richard Lee. The band is called Enation, and they have released several albums and had a Top 10 hit on the iTunes national Rock Charts. Jonathan and Richard Lee played under various names before forming Enation, such as Jono and the Rock, Scarlet River and Scarlet Road […]

One Life to Live's cast decked the halls at O'Neals in New York City on Monday. Erika Slezak and Patricia Elliot showed up along with executive producer Frank Valentini, head scribe Ron Carlivati and many more! (Daytime Confidential)GHOFS discusses Rick Springfield's upcoming autobiography entitled "Late, Late, Night". (GHOFS)The PVB […]