Woody Allen, Pedro Almodovar, Wes Anderson, Darren Aronofsky, Alfonso Cuaron, Jonathan Demme, Terry Gilliam, Taylor Hackford, Isabelle Huppert, Neil Jordan, Wong Kar Waï, Milan Kundera, David Lynch, Sam Mendes, Mike Nichols, Salman Rushdie, Martin Scorsese, Steven Soderbergh, Tilda Swinton. These are just some of the big names from film and literature who have thrown their support behind… Read More Can I just boycott and blacklist LIFE?
You know what never fails to make me hit the brakes on a storyline? Violence against women. And I’m pretty consistent about hating characters that engage in it and I remain resistant to redemption arcs. We all know this about me by now. I hate OLTL’s Todd and have little patience for GH’s Sonny; I… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
Wicked For a Day, by Liz Carlyle, like so many great romance novels that have come before it, suffers from Stupid Title-itis. It honestly gives the reader no idea as to what’s in the book, just feels slapped on, along with the obligatory clinch cover. I don’t know if Carlyle came up with it herself… Read More Wicked For a Day, by Liz Carlyle
After unifying Fish, Matthew/David/Bo and Markko and Mr. Rivera with the theme of fathers and sons in today’s episode, ONE LIFE TO LIVE left me with a distinct urge to call my dad. From the touching to the gut-wrenching, OLTL covered all the bases. I know some people think Oliver’s scenes with his parents are… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
One Life to Live, as I’ve probably praised before, is doing a great job of integrating its characters. There’s no black character bubble, no Latin character oasis, and no gay character island. Sure, characters of color or the same sexual orientation have scenes with each other, but that’s not all we see. As every week… Read More Out of the Fishbowl and into the sea
Check out this week’s podcast, WLS Radio Episode 12, where We Love Soaps’ Roger Newcomb and Damon Jacobs and I dish the end of Guiding Light, the Fish/Barbara/George scenes on One Life to Live, The Young and the Restless‘ Patty and Kitty Kitty, and Lily and Damian’s romp on As the World Turns. It’s been… Read More Podcast News
I already don’t have much of a life beyond work, but I think this fall’s TV season is really a conspiracy to turn me into a shut-in. I mean, there’s just SO much to watch! And Mondays and Thursdays are the worst for me! Just look at this: Monday: How I Met Your Mother, One Tree… Read More The shows must go on
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