As the World Turns

As the World Turns’ Men in Love: The Controversy Rages!

By Patrick Erwin A few months ago, I shared with our "Thinking Soap Fans" my thoughts on the Luke and Noah story on As the World Turns, and what it meant to me. In the last few weeks, buzz about the story has erupted into controversy, as many fans are up in arms about the show's reluctance to show the couple kissing or expressing affection. … [Read more...]

By Patrick Erwin I want to observe Valentine's Day by discussing some of my favorite soap couples. I know soaps are famous for their "supercouples," those pairs that keep coming back to each other through sleet, snow, and psychotic ex-spouses. Most shows have had these grand couples: Luke and Laura, Bo and Hope, Josh and Reva, and so on. But … [Read more...]

As the World Turns: The Dark Side

By Patrick Erwin A few weeks back, when I watched the scenes surrounding the death of Dusty Donovan on As the World Turns, I was overwhelmed -- not because of Dusty's death, or because of a performance or a line of dialogue. I was completely overwhelmed at how utterly dark ATWT is -- and has been for some time now. I mean, look around … [Read more...]

The Young and the Restless: Katherine Chancellor, Always!

By Patrick Erwin The Young and the Restless has a long history of being a solid hour of soap, mostly unmoved by trends or the fleeting fancies that other shows have lived (or died) by. But in the last few years, Y&R has undergone some substantial changes -- changes in writers, in producers, and in the pace the story unfolds on screen. Fans … [Read more...]

From Hank to Luke and Noah: A Personal Journey

By Patrick Erwin Most soap operas are a unique combination of realism and complete fantasy. But every once in a while, there are characters or storylines that transcend the fictional wall, and spill over into real life -- one's own real life -- in a very powerful way. … [Read more...]

Happy New Year! Thinking Soap Fans Pick B&W of 2007

Happy New Year, mes chers! Marlena toasts you with a glass of champagne, wishing only soaps that are good this year. Speaking of, so many of my Thinking Fans sent in their own Best and Worst picks for 2007, there's barely room to post them all! I love the intelligence of them and appreciate how discerning all of you are when writing about a … [Read more...]

As The World Turns’ Unique Christmas Gift to Us

By Marlena De Lacroix On the very pre-Christmas Friday when ABC stabbed us in the eye with Georgie's funeral on General Hospital, As the World Turns showed us that it remembered what Christmas, family, hope -- and soaps -- are all about. The ATWT holiday show was purely a gift to us -- the fans! We, the people, who really count! It was a … [Read more...]