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 »
Thinking Fans Comment Update: Steve’s take on AMC’s “January stunts” is “I don’t know if I can think of a more blatant example of the type of heartless sickness that has wounded soaps” … and S. Woods adds: “The crud on offer from these soaps is giving tastelessness a bad name” … while Twb6y optimistically […]
Posted on January 29th, 2009 by admin
Filed under: Days of Our Lives, General Hospital, MARLENA, One Life to Live | 22 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: John says “Deidre’s Marlena is imo the greatest soap heroine ever” … though Alan Ryan prefers the Dr. Marlena Evans of the 70s and 80s … and more. See Comments below.
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By Marlena De Lacroix
In 1986 I was given an assignment by a major women’s magazine to interview Deidre Hall, the star of […]
Posted on November 26th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: Days of Our Lives, MARLENA | 8 Comments »
Thinking Fans Comment Update: James sees Deidre’s departure as another nail in Days’ coffin … and more. See Comments below.
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By Patrick Erwin
I’ve watched Deidre Hall as Dr. Marlena Evans on Days of Our Lives since Marlena came to Salem in 1976. By some miracle of good living and genetics, Hall looks almost the same now […]
Posted on November 25th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: Days of Our Lives, PATRICK | 4 Comments »
Thinking Fans Comment Update: Jonnysbro can’t imagine Salem without Dr. Marlena Evans … while Christine thinks Deidre’s “many fans would follow her to the ends of the earth” … and more. See Comments below.
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To mark executive producer Ken Corday’s ver-ry curious decision to fire Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn from Days of Our Lives, we here at Marlenadelacroix.com figured we’d pull […]
Posted on November 24th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: Days of Our Lives, MARLENA, SOAP SHRINK | 8 Comments »
Thinking Fans Comment Update Sept. 9: Sina nominates Maxie Jones … Greg would include Vanessa Chamberlain … Aaron misses Annie Dutton … and more. See Comments below.
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By Patrick Erwin
It’s been interesting to watch recent scenes with Melissa Claire Egan as Annie on All My Children. Once a good girl, Annie has turned into a manipulative witch. […]
Posted on September 8th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: All My Children, As the World Turns, Days of Our Lives, Guiding Light, One Life to Live, PATRICK, Young and the Restless | 15 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 30: Kim wants Marlena and John to fall in love … Casey thinks John is having a middle-age crisis … but Angela thinks Carrie can help. See Comments below.
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By Damon L. Jacobs
OK, Thinking Fans, Pop Quiz:
Which couple’s problems are most like the kind the Soap Shrink would treat during the day:
A. […]
Posted on July 24th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: Days of Our Lives, SOAP SHRINK | 4 Comments »
By Damon L. Jacobs
Days of Our Lives‘ Sami and her twin brother were born into a loving intact family. Her father was on the police force, her mother was a psychiatrist, her doting older half-sister loved her. What could possibly go wrong?
More like what DIDN’T go wrong! In her childhood alone, Sami (played by Alison […]
Posted on June 26th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: Days of Our Lives, SOAP SHRINK | 5 Comments »
