By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman Soaps are often very logical, with storyline happenings and conclusions ironed out well in advance. Even so, for many veteran soap watchers it’s hard not to second guess the logic of soap writers. For example, we can see exactly why The Young and the Restless recently decided to make … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2014
The 2014 Daytime Emmys: A Pleasant Evening Online
By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman This year’s Daytime Emmys – for the first time, streamed live online but not televised -- they turned out to be relatively painless. Without commercials, the show flowed nicely, and was capably produced. Hostess Kathy Griffin was funny and full of salt and vinegar as always. The … [Read more...]
Daytime Emmys Tonight! Posting Tomorrow
Marlena says: We'll be watching the Daytime Emmys online tonight and posting tomorrow. The Daytime Emmys can be seen at 8PM EST at www.daytimeemmys.net, preceded by red carpet festivities beginning at 6:00. Jusqu'à demain, mes chers … … [Read more...]
Should Children and Babies Be Killed off on Soap Operas?
By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman Back in the day … way back, actually … it was unheard of to kill off children, especially babies, on soaps. The traditional audience was, after all, stay at home moms who watched or listened to their soaps while rolling out pie crust or ironing the family laundry. Today, the taboo has … [Read more...]
This Week in Soaps: A Terrible Tragedy and a Stunning Debut
By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman The Bold and the Beautiful just finished two weeks of exciting drama centered around the soap’s on-location trip to Dubai and Abu Dhabi for Brooke and Bill’s aborted wedding. The sequences featured great scenery and exciting action footage. As you know, Bill planned a memorable … [Read more...]
Exciting GH or Humdrum Y&R: Which is Your Choice?
By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman This week General Hospital was very exciting as it was revealed that the “Luke” walking around as a criminal in Port Charles is a fake, with the fake visiting the real Luke who is drugged and out of it in the Miscavage asylum. Also, Ava announced she was pregnant with Sonny’s baby when he … [Read more...]