By Marlena De Lacroix
Last week I had a nightmare that All My Children and One Life to Live were canceled. And then the bad dream came true.
But before we wallow in our own grief, let’s take a moment to remember all the jobs that are being lost — and all the acting careers that are now ending. So many people out of work! They are the true victims of ABC
Daytime, the reality shows, and our genre that is now collapsing. The rest of us will just have to knit.
It’s hard to imagine a life without the daytime icons that have filled the histories of All My Children and One Life to Live. I’ve lived my life with Erica and Viki, and now I’ll never know if they find forever husbands — or lasting happiness. People like Tad and Blair and Dorian and Bo have been almost lifelong friends and it’s hard to think what life will be like without them.
Somehow I can’t see myself making lifelong friends with Mario Batali or Tim Gunn. Imagine, [Read more…]
