A lot of mainstream critics are weighing in about James Franco‘s first few days on GH, so I guess it’s my turn! First, I think it’s terribly sad that, in GH’s shot to draw in new viewers with Franco’s guest appearance and the surrounding media blitz, the hospital has not been shown once so far. If… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
Today I was completely enthralled by a highly-anticipated character being introduced via an art show. No, I don’t mean James Franco on GH. I mean Paul Leyden‘s Simon Frasier on ATWT! Franco may have that appealing mop of curls, a darling smile, and the ability to portray a vicious edge with ease, but expert thief… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
As much as I adore B&B with every fiber of my being, it annoyed me a little this week to see Ann (the fabulous Betty White) get dropped off at Paradise Cove by a South Asian cabbie. I know what you’re thinking: “Mala, shouldn’t you be happy there was a brown person on the show? And… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
So, GH has James Franco for sweeps, and Y&R, which has been teasing a recast of Malcolm Winters for months, brings in…Darius McCrary?! (Better known to most people as Eddie, the not-so-bright son on the ’90s sitcom FAMILY MATTERS.) I’m looking forward to seeing what he does with the role, but still…huh? This is hardly the first… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
GLEE is preempted for baseball tonight, and that totally bums me out, because it’s my mid-week pick-me-up. Think about it: It’s funny and daring, there’s singing and the cast is diverse. It’s SO a “Mala show.” I mean, all it needs is a baby in a hat! And, well, if the Quinn/Terri baby switch story… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
Yes, today was the day that “Elizabeth’s first love” returned on GH, and I’ll get to that, but let me talk about OLTL’s Kyle’s first love, Fish, first! I’m a sucker for two characters really digging deep into the core of their relationship. And, as we all know, I’m a sucker for Kyle and Fish… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
“Elizabeth’s first love is back,” touts an ABC/SOAPnet promo for Jonathan Jackson‘s Oct. 27 return. (Check it out here) Uh, guys…? Elizabeth’s first love NEVER LEFT. He’s right there. In Port Charles. Wearing Greg Vaughan‘s face. I mean, I can only imagine how hamstrung the ABC/SOAPnet promotional department was, realizing that they couldn’t go “the real Lucky returns!”… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
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