Soaps make me laugh, they make me cry. Seldom does one make me so angry I’m actually shaking. Yep, I’m talking GENERAL HOSPITAL, which used the 1998 story of Elizabeth’s rape to garner sympathy for the character while she’s sleeping with her fiancé’s brother. Look, there is no doubt that Rebecca Herbst and Jonathan Jackson sold… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
I know I get snarky sometimes, but we all know I love soaps, right? I adore this genre with every fiber of my being and will defend it to the death against its detractors — of which, sadly, there are many. Whenever the daytime industry encounters misfortune, people are always ready to swoop in like… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
There are a lot of logic flaws in GH’s “Franco Hearts Jason” story, but here’s one in particular: If everyone knows Jason is a killer, he’s not the best hitman, he’s theworst. Now, I’m hardly an expert when it comes to contract hits and the mob (okay, I’m lying; clearly whacking people is how I make extra… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
Since I’ve been covering ATWT for three years for Weekly and watching regularly for five, I have a lot of emotions about ATWT’s cancellation. I also have emotions about yesterday’s ATWT episode. Because, much like the journey of the show this year, what was a great resurgence of story really ended on a bad note.… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
I watched VENICE, GOTHAM and WED-LOCKED this weekend, and while it’s great to see actors branching out with indie projects, I’m not ready to throw a ticker-tape parade and cry, “Hooray, soaps are saved!” just yet. First things first, despite the fact that I practically live on the Internet, I’m a traditionalist. I prefer to… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
So, apparently James Franco joined GENERAL HOSPITAL as a form of performance art. He proclaims that it’s about making the audience suspend their disbelief. Not for nothin’, Mr. Franco, but have you ever watched a soap? We viewers suspend our disbelief every single day. Franco outlines his reasoning in an article in the Arts & Entertainment section of the Wall… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
ATWT is awesome right now. I mean, we know me, right? I’m the channel-flipping, two-timing soap tramp. But for almost three weeks straight, I have not cheated with DAYS or OLTL! And it’s more than me being a veritable paragon of monogamy (GH’s Liz should take note!): WORLD TURNS is finding its groove and returning to the… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
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