It’s been a while since I gushed about One Life to Live, so I figure there’s no harm in dusting off my pom-poms today. Catching up on the Oct. 20 episode (Hi, Kevin! Nice to see you!) hammered in for me again how well OLTL has done with integrating its cast and treating everyone like normal… Read More Cheering OLTL’s diversity
We Love Soaps‘ Roger and Damon kicked off their premiere episode of WLS TV this week, and I got to be a part of it! Check it out! We dish the treatment of women in daytime (specifically GH and ATWT), the exit of Y&R’s Eric Braeden (Victor), and Dorian’s big, gay wedding on OLTL. Additionally,… Read More Video killed the radio star — or did it?
Since Guiding Light wrapped up on Sept. 18, I’ve been following the official Telenext Media Twitter account for Mindy Lewis (http://twitter.com/melindasuelewis or @melindasuelewis), and it has gone a long way in soothing the sting of the show being canceled. Not just because it picks up where the show left off, but because whoever is writing… Read More Following the Light
Have y’all seen the BANK OF MOM & DAD promo that runs during SOAPnet’s evening lineup? I was watching OLTL last night and utterly horrified. It’s a jaunty little tune set to the ol’ “Hello Mother, Hello, Father” camp song that enforces every negative stereotype there is about women and finances. Basically, “Like omg I bought… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
There’s a lot of discussion in the romance blogosphere right now about heroines and what makes a good one — particularly whether a female protagonist must be likable to be effective. It’s kind of an interesting discussion for me as a reader and a writer, and as someone who is also ensconced firmly in another… Read More Heroine addiction: relatable women in fiction
I’ve talked about this before, but it bears repeating: Boy, did YOUNG AND RESTLESS take a wrong turn with Adam. When he sobbed on the stairs yesterday, I objectively bought Michael Muhney‘s performance, but subjectively Adam’s manpain did nothing for me. I have no sympathy for Hope’s little boy turning out to be a asshat who jabbed… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
Were we supposed to cheer when GH’s Johnny grabbed Claudia and threatened to crush her skull or be horrified? Because with this being a show where Luke the rapist is a wacky hero, Sonny shot his wife, and Jason laid a plastic tarp down for Faith, I can’t really tell. It sort of feels like,… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
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