Thinking Fans Comment Update August 5: Ryan offers kudos to the bigger but still sexy Kim ... esther wants to see more age appropriate attire ... Aaron says the issue isn't pounds, it's Reva's "white trash" look ... and more. See Comments below. ________________ By Damon L. Jacobs There has been a lot of discussion on the boards about … [Read more...]
Second Thoughts on the Second Episode of General Hospital: Night Shift 2
August 1, 2008 by 9 Comments
Thinking Fans Comment Update August 2: Emelzmom thinks Epiphany deserves better ... Karen thinks NS2 is hard to watch ... Soap misses the old Leo ... and more. See Comments below. ______________ By Marlena De Lacroix I thought the second episode of General Hospital: Night Shift 2, which aired this week, was an improvement over the first. … [Read more...]
Do You Love or Hate it When Soaps Repeat Their Histories?
July 30, 2008 by 13 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. ____________ By Patrick Erwin Each of the eight daytime soaps on American network TV these days has a … [Read more...]
General Hospital: Will Night Shift 2 Be Nightmare 2?
July 25, 2008 by 20 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. _______________ By Marlena De Lacroix I can't stand watching General Hospital because of the din of Crazy Carly's constant yelling about Jax's … [Read more...]
On the Soap Shrink’s Couch: Days of Our Lives’ Marlena Evans and John Black
July 24, 2008 by 4 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. ________________________ By Damon L. Jacobs OK, Thinking Fans, Pop Quiz: Which couple's problems are most like the kind the Soap Shrink would … [Read more...]
Remembered: A Day With the Late, Great Larry Haines
July 21, 2008 by 12 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. _________________________ By Marlena De Lacroix Larry Haines passed away July 17 at 89 in Delray Beach, Fla. How sad that … [Read more...]
The Bold and the Beautiful: Sadism in the Afternoon
July 18, 2008 by 9 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. ____________ 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 … [Read more...]
One Life To Live at 40: That’s Entertainment!
July 15, 2008 by 18 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. ____________ 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 … [Read more...]
On the Soap Shrink’s Couch: One Life to Live’s Dorian Cramer Lord, Part Two
July 14, 2008 by 7 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. _________________________ 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 … [Read more...]
On the Soap Shrink’s Couch: One Life to Live’s Dorian Cramer Lord, Part One
July 11, 2008 by 5 Comments
Thinking Fans Comment Update: cher shares on Dorian and respect ... norn on Dorian and revenge ... and more. See Comments below. _________________________ 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 … [Read more...]
