By Marlena De Lacroix
1. Isn’t it most curious that two of the most intelligent women characters in daytime — Dr. Marty Saybrooke on One Life to Live and fashion mogul Jackie M on The Bold and the Beautiful – have gone from brunette to blonde in the last few months? Fashion, or just another attempt by the networks/shows to “dumb down” smart female characters? […]
Posted on October 26th, 2009 by admin
Filed under: All My Children, As the World Turns, Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, MARLENA, One Life to Live | 9 Comments »
By Marlena De Lacroix
Bonjour, everyone. This November will mark 20th anniversary of my becoming Marlena De Lacroix, soap critic. Marlena’s mission has always been to write the truth as I see it, no matter how impolitic.
But now, for me — I repeat, for me — it’s clear that we’ve reached the end stage of […]
Posted on October 10th, 2009 by admin
Filed under: All My Children, Bold and the Beautiful, General Hospital, MARLENA, Young and the Restless | 20 Comments »
Thinking Fans’ picks and pans for 2008: Cherry Ames pans Todd/Marty as “the foulest story ever” … DSO816 picks the Angie/Jesse reunion … while Marlene agrees GHNS2 set the bar higher for all soaps … and more. See Comments below.
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By Marlena De Lacroix
Last year I decided I will no longer do “Best” and “Worst” lists for soaps. […]
Posted on December 29th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: All My Children, As the World Turns, Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, Guiding Light, MARLENA, One Life to Live, Young and the Restless | 18 Comments »
Thinking Fans Comment Update Sept. 30: Matthew Cormier wonders why Stephanie is so jealous of Brooke … jefhamlin says it all started with Beth Logan … and Cherry Ames says the marvelous Susan Flannery almost makes her want to watch B&B, but not quite. See Comments below.
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By Damon L. Jacobs
Soap operas are unique in their ability to […]
Posted on September 26th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: Bold and the Beautiful, SOAP SHRINK | 3 Comments »
Thinking Fans Holy @#%! Update Aug. 14: Melanie picks Wayne Northrup’s return as Roman on Days … B3 loved Gwyneth as the killer on Loving … Carl recalls five faves from Santa Barbara … and more. See Comments below.
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By Patrick Erwin
Soap plots have many twists and turns in them, but we rarely get to see a complete […]
Posted on August 12th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: As the World Turns, Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, Guiding Light, PATRICK | 37 Comments »
Thinking Fans Comment Update July 31: How to repeat soap histories? Melanie counts the ways … James cheers the Reva/Josh movie wedding … while esther is generally unimpressed by retreads … and more. See Comments below.
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By Patrick Erwin
Each of the eight daytime soaps on American network TV these days has a substantial history. The Bold and the […]
Posted on July 30th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: All My Children, Bold and the Beautiful, General Hospital, Guiding Light, One Life to Live, PATRICK, Young and the Restless | 13 Comments »
Thinking Fans Comment Update July 19: Purple Haze questions Bridget’s sanity … Levi says the whole story is unrealistic … renee has a new definition of B&B … and more. See Comments below.
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By Marlena De Lacroix
In college or on DVD, did you seen the cult movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)? There’s a sweet. funny character called […]
Posted on July 18th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: Bold and the Beautiful, MARLENA | 9 Comments »
By Marlena De Lacroix
I’m not overly excited about this week’s Daytime Emmys. I could be fluffy and say it’s because they moved the ceremony to L.A. several years ago and I don’t get to go and to buy a dress, and to me (I attended here in New York 23 years in a row) the […]
Posted on June 18th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: All My Children, As the World Turns, Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, Guiding Light, MARLENA, One Life to Live, Young and the Restless | 11 Comments »
By Marlena De Lacroix and Patrick Erwin
1. When you saw John-Paul Lavoisier as Rex in his recent pre-wedding scenes on One Life to Live, wandering around a bar drunk, shirtless, and disheveled with a wild head of hair, didn’t he remind you just a little of Bamm-Bamm from The Flintstones?
2. Have you been lost in the maze of brunettes on As […]
Posted on May 14th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: All My Children, As the World Turns, Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, Guiding Light, MARLENA, One Life to Live, PATRICK, Young and the Restless | 13 Comments »
By Marlena De Lacroix
1. Is it my imagination or did bravura actress Sarah Brown return to General Hospital (as Claudia Zacchara) with a little something extra under the signature slutty red wrap dress? And isn’t fierce mob princess Claudia very similar to Maerose Prizzi (Oscar winner Anjelica Huston) the fierce mob princess who wants to take […]
Posted on February 10th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: All My Children, As the World Turns, Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, MARLENA, One Life to Live | 11 Comments »
