Thinking Fans Comment Update October 26: Brandon says his patience was rewarded as NS2 got better and better ... Marybell says the end of NS2 left her near tears ... and more. See Comments below. ________________ By Marlena De Lacroix "I love you ..." I lost count after about half a dozen the number of times one character said that to … [Read more...]
General Hospital Night Shift 2: If They Could Bottle This Show, They’d Save Soaps
October 22, 2008 by 10 Comments
A General Hospital (Bang Bang!) Double Header
October 1, 2008 by 21 Comments
Thinking Fans Comment Update October 2: Lois chronicles soaps' long history of bloody brides (who knew?) ... Cat complains that The Shooting was ripped off from The Godfather Part III ... while Cyber is just tired of bad, repetitive writing ... and more. See Comments below. ______________________________ The occasion of yet another … [Read more...]
General Hospital: Night Shift Pulls a Stunner!
September 24, 2008 by 17 Comments
Thinking Fans Comment Update Sept. 26: pjs reports that his tear ducts got a work-out ... Nancy wishes Night Shift could become home to neglected soap veterans ... Marilyn Henry reflects on other great soap scenes ... and more. See Comments below. _________________________ By Marlena De Lacroix Last night I unexpectedly saw the best soap … [Read more...]
Welcome Back, Genie! Laura’s Heart Could Save General Hospital
August 24, 2008 by 24 Comments
Thinking Fans Comment Update Aug. 25: horselover fears Genie's return is just another bait and switch ... Mike, a disappointed ex-GHer, will come back for Laura ... so will Denise ... and more. See Comments below. _________________________________________ In 1982, at the height of Luke and Laura mania on General Hospital, I was fortunate … [Read more...]
General Hospital: Night Shift 2 Is a Monty Man’s Dream Come True
August 21, 2008 by 8 Comments
Thinking Fans Comment Update August 22: Bonnie likes GH:NS2 much better than "General Mob" ... MontyFan is desperately seeking Holly ... Chris says even Gloria would be proud ... and more. See Comments below. ________________________ So many readers responded to my two earlier columns on General Hospital: Night Shift 2 that I've decided to … [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...]
Say What? The 2008 Emmys Had No Class
June 23, 2008 by 19 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix The star of the 2008 Emmys was a body part your mother blushingly called your "backside." Stars couldn't stop talking about derrieres, and wound up acting a lot like them. "Oh, oh, I love your butt, what a cute little butt, I'd take that cute little butt," All My Children's Rebecca Budig (Greenlee) squealed as she … [Read more...]
Marlena’s Emmy Picks in 2008’s Humpty Dumpty Soap World
June 18, 2008 by 11 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix I'm not overly excited about this week's Daytime Emmys. I could be fluffy and say it's because they moved the ceremony to L.A. several years ago and I don't get to go and to buy a dress, and to me (I attended here in New York 23 years in a row) the Daytime Emmys was always about The Dress. But the truth is, daytime drama, … [Read more...]
