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 […]

Despite ATWT's cancellation, Brian Frons tells TV Guide that ABC remains committed to their soapsPort Charles Chuckles thinks Lisa is like an early version of Patrick, while Addicted to GH thinks there's something odd about her story based on the quizzical look Robin gave herBy clicking on ‘Read More’, you understand that you will be reading the la […]

It took me all of six minutes to watch today's episode of All My Children. I started the episode with the best of intentions, planning to watch the entire thing with...well, not exactly with an open mind, but I was going to try not to pre-judge the episode and sit through the whole thing, which was a ridiculous goal to begin with, so it's unsurpris […]

I’m still processing the news about As The World Turns. I’m sure I’ll be talking more about it in the days and weeks to come. We have to say goodbye to an old friend soon. We just watched this happen with Guiding Light. GL did a fairly good job of wrapping up loose ends, considering how [...]

The Catwalk showdown between Forrester and Jackie M heats up, and Ridge comes up with a new plan.

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 […]

Look what a difference twenty years can make!Tad (Michael E. Knight, r.) certainly has not changed much, but check out little Joey, played by Michael Scalera for six years, longer than any other actor in the role.Joey grew up in front of viewer's eyes, when all of a sudden at Thanksgiving 1988, the little boy grew up into a googly eyed teen played by Mi […]