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 26: horselover thinks NS2 has potential … Thirty misses Cody and Lainey … pjs opines NS2 is up slightly from NS1’s nadir … and more. See Comments below.
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By Marlena De Lacroix
I can’t stand watching General Hospital because of the din of Crazy Carly’s constant yelling about Jax’s relationship with Kate (when […]
Posted on July 25th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: General Hospital, MARLENA | 20 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 »
Thinking Fans Comment Update July 22: pjs praises Search for Tomorrow’s man of yesterday … Cherry Ames remembers Stu and Jo … DS0816 wishes the young’ns could have seen Mr. Haines … and more. See Comments below.
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By Marlena De Lacroix
Larry Haines passed away July 17 at 89 in Delray Beach, Fla. How sad that is […]
Posted on July 21st, 2008 by admin
Filed under: MARLENA, Yearning for Yesterday | 12 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 »
Thinking Fans Comment Update July 18: EricMontreal22 recalls OLTL 1980 … Dale salutes Phil Carey … norn calls Llanview home away from home … and more. See Comments below.
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By Marlena De Lacroix
Happy 40th birthday, One Life to Live! I’ve been wracking my brain for weeks, trying to come up with an overall through-line for the four decades this show has been broadcast […]
Posted on July 15th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: MARLENA, One Life to Live | 18 Comments »
Thinking Fans Comment Update: CeCe says Dorian should leave Llanview … cher wonders if Dorian is ready for therapy … Dale tries to imagine a “good” Dorian. See Comments below.
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Part 2 of a 2-part OLTL 40th anniversary appointment!
By Damon L. Jacobs
When we left off on Friday, we discussed Dorian’s symptoms which are consistent with Paranoid […]
Posted on July 14th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: One Life to Live, SOAP SHRINK | 7 Comments »
Thinking Fans Comment Update: cher shares on Dorian and respect … norn on Dorian and revenge … and more. See Comments below.
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Part 1 of 2-Part OLTL 40th Anniversary Appointment!
By Damon L. Jacobs
Each week the Soap Shrink tries to offer a glimpse into a soap character’s history, symptoms, and hopefully suggest an optimistic view of how, growth, change, and […]
Posted on July 11th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: One Life to Live, SOAP SHRINK | 5 Comments »
What is daytime’s most unpopular romance? Judging from fan complaints, I’d say it’s Holden and Carly on As the World Turns. Here are two characters — wed not to each other — who are or were partners in two separate long-running supercouples.
Well, so what? Since partner switch — and adultery — are staples of soaps, I […]
Posted on July 10th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: As the World Turns, GUESTS, MARLENA, PATRICK | 18 Comments »
By Marlena De Lacroix
One Life to Live’s 40th anniversary is next week. I’ve watched the show for 39 of those forty years, so it’s been a big part of my life! And it has meant a tremendous amount to me. Thinking Fans, I’m interested in how OLTL has affected your life, what it has meant […]
Posted on July 8th, 2008 by admin
Filed under: MARLENA, One Life to Live | 25 Comments »
