Thinking Fans Comment Update: Karen likes Spinelli just as he is, thank you very much ... antmunoz thinks "different" characters reflect the real viewing audience more than the "ultra-gorgeous" do ... while S. Woods feels Spinelli "is one of the few redeeming characters on bloody bullet-riddled General Hospital" ... and more. See Comments … [Read more...]
Marlena’s “Only the Bests” List 2008
December 29, 2008 by 18 Comments
Thinking Fans' picks and pans for 2008: Cherry Ames pans Todd/Marty as "the foulest story ever" ... DSO816 picks the Angie/Jesse reunion ... while Marlene agrees GHNS2 set the bar higher for all soaps ... and more. See Comments below. ________________________ By Marlena De Lacroix Last year I decided I will no longer do "Best" and … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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’ Samantha Gene Brady (Reed Walker Roberts DiMera)
June 26, 2008 by 5 Comments
By Damon L. Jacobs Days of Our Lives' Sami and her twin brother were born into a loving intact family. Her father was on the police force, her mother was a psychiatrist, her doting older half-sister loved her. What could possibly go wrong? More like what DIDN'T go wrong! In her childhood alone, Sami (played by Alison Sweeney) dealt with the … [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...]
On the Soap Shrink’s Couch: General Hospital’s Carly Corinthos Jacks
June 12, 2008 by 11 Comments
By Damon L. Jacobs Hello and welcome to my cyber office. These sessions will be an opportunity for us to examine the psychological profiles of some of our favorite soap characters, explore their symptoms, and get a better grasp of why they do the things they do. My hope is that we will have a dialogue about each person, and this will lead to a … [Read more...]
General Hospital’s Monstrous Lies, All My Children’s Truthful Memories
May 22, 2008 by 45 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix Yesterday, I was trying to write my long promised column against the most perversely inhuman, possibly most disturbing soap storyline of all time, but the words just would not come out. I'm talking about the General Hospital storyline written by Bob Guza that began with 12-year-old Michael getting shot in the head and … [Read more...]
