Most people who are soap fans watch soaps on their day off. Given that I watch soaps for a living, the logical conclusion would be that the last thing I do on my day off is watch them, right? Then could someone explain to me why I was sitting on my couch between the hours of 10… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
Between the poor showing for Carly’s “gala” for Michael, an airborne toxin that seems to only strike every fourth person, and a pathetically underpopulated hospital, it’s been hard to drum up any kind of excitement or sense of urgency while watching GENERAL HOSPITAL. Gone are the nailbitingly tense days of the Metro Court hostage crisis… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
Is it hard to call a spade a spade when you know the person who crafted the tool? You betcha. I write critical commentary for a living, and keeping a certain objective distance can be incredibly difficult when you have what some would regard as a personal relationship with the subject being analyzed. If you’re… Read More Calling a spade a spade when you know who crafted the tool.
I’ve been a little behind with my soap hopping, so I haven’t tuned into AMC for a few weeks. But judging by the unhappy mail we get, it seems like watching the show is a cross between watching the live feed of an execution and getting a root canal. So, when I offered to pinch… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
I rave about Y&R for a few reasons in the issue of Weekly that hits stands this week (you’ll have to pick it up and find out why), but that doesn’t necessarily mean the show is pitch perfect. In fact, I have some big ol’ problems with the show at times. Like…Restless Style is a national magazine, right? So… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
Some might say I have a bit of a preoccupation with DAYS OF OUR LIVES’ Philip. What’s not to like? He’s a complex, well-written guy, and he has dimples! But I’m also fixated on him because I’m impressed that DAYS “went there” with the character’s war injuries and gave him a prosthetic leg. Since that… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
I’ve been a little lax in my blogging lately (sorry!) but wanted to get in one last post before the ball drops here in the Big Apple and officially kicks off 2009. There are definitely some things that have amused me on this last soap day of 2008. Here they are in no particular order:… Read More Soap Opera Weekly: Blogging With Mala
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