Think soaps are dead? Bite me! “I grew up watching and loving soap operas,” THE VAMPIRE DIARIES’ executive producer Julie Plec, tweeted on Thursday, April 14. “Today’s ABC news makes me sad.” That night, after the cancellation of AMC and OLTL, I went home and watched Plec’s show, taking some solace in the adventures of Elena,… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
I gave it a few weeks before I came to an official verdict, and, now, I can say without any reservations that I love OLTL’s Vimal and Rama! Love. I want to draw little hearts around their names. I want to invite them over to my house for chai and samosas. I basically want to… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
I had quit railing at the soap gods and achieved a resigned state of zen over OLTL’s Ford invasion — my Nov. 5 post highlighted that — but, this week, when Bobby was revealed to have a connection to Joey’s fiancée Aubrey, my ire returned in full force. Is it too much to ask to… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
Okay, OLTL, I give up. Uncle. I surrender. Resistance is futile. I’m on board with the Ford brothers. I know what you’re all thinking: “Wait, WHAT?! Mala, you were doing so well with your seething hatred!” But, dude, it’s been like fighting a war of attrition day in and day out. Just like how, every… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
Yesterday, for the first time in years, we had a black leading man highlighted on daytime: U.S. President Barack Obama, on The View. Yes, folks, in order to have a full hour devoted to a black man in daytime programming, to have a voice and tell a story on the front burner, he has to be… Read More Daytime’s true colors aren’t shining through
Okay, just how stupid is OLTL’s Langston? She hears Cris and Layla talking about how Ford is having frequent special delivery sex with Karen the Pizza Girl, Langston catches them red-handed and yet she buys Ford’s excuses and proceeds to suck face with him? Have some sense, woman! And some pride! And, oh, how about some concept of hygiene?… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone that I love soap opera babies. And while I’ve definitely been more vocal about it in the past year, I’ve always enjoyed watching cute kids steal scenes. So, in mostly chronological order, here are ten of my favorite daytime darlings. This is by no means a definitive list,… Read More Baby I love your way
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