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 […]

So, how did you do on the Scrubs word search? Did you find all the words? You can print the answers here. Thanks for playing!Check out the latest news throughout daytime in Nelson Branco's Weekly Suds Report.By clicking below on read more you'll find the latest Scrubs spoiler and speculation detail. Note that spoiler refers to information which is […]

It's time for another installment of our continuing series Offensive, Outrageous and Oh-So [Expletive]: The Charles Pratt Story, starring Charles Pratt; his sidekick, the black hole of suck that accompanies him at all times; and four of the characters he's made near irredeemable and wholly unlikable this week: Aidan, Amanda, Jake and David. Okay, D […]

More snide sarcasm coming soon. We interrupt today’s broadcast for this special announcement….. When Guiding Light ended in September, I shared some of the local Chicago points of interest that were part of Irna Phillips’ life, and of GL’s beginnings. Around the same time, I was lucky to be one of the people who landed a new [...]

Lucky and Nikolas visit Emily’s grave, Rebecca and Elizabeth have words, Dante gets the evidence he needs, Kristina and Michael clash and Sonny asks Luke for a favor.

By Ed Martin One Life to Live showed me something last week that I haven’t seen in 30 years of soap viewing: A mass wedding of two dozen gay couples. This show has pushed the envelope in a number of crazy ways since the ‘70s, sending its characters to heaven, to an underground city and careening [...]

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...

The initial major nominations for the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were announced this morning on the fourth hour of Today with Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford.  Jessica Shaw, Entertainment Weekly’s senior writer, announced the nominees. Outstanding Daytime Drama Series: All My Children (ABC); The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS); Days of Our Lives (NB […]

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 […]

This weeks spoilers are now posted! PodAidan continues his manipulations, Amanda's guilt overwhelms her, Annie's pregnancy and health take a dire turn and Adam heads to the police station and Jake goes after David!!!