By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman The Young and the Restless: There’s a lot of squawking on the net that, compared to General Hospital, Y&R is slow, not that entertaining and a bit hard to watch. I agree somewhat, but counsel patience: the new writing and production regime has been in place less than two months. They … [Read more...]
What’s That Smell?
June 8, 2010 by 14 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix On Saturday, my husband Moose and I were driving on a back road through the Pennsylvania woods to have dinner at a very good restaurant. Suddenly a familiar tell-tale putrid smell entered the car. Skunk! I gasped and a few seconds later my eyes welled up in tears. No, the tears didn't come from the intensity of … [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...]
One Life To Live at 40: How Has One Life Changed Your Life?
July 8, 2008 by 26 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix One Life to Live's 40th anniversary is next week. I've watched the show for 39 of those forty years, so it's been a big part of my life! And it has meant a tremendous amount to me. Thinking Fans, I'm interested in how OLTL has affected your life, what it has meant to you, your evaluations and memories of the storylines … [Read more...]
Marlena to One Life to Live: “I Hate Todd”
March 11, 2008 by 33 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix I never liked the character of Todd Manning on One Life to Live. I never understood him. After he was introduced in 1992 as one of three gang rapists of college coed Marty Saybrooke, the character skyrocketed to become one of most popular characters on OLTL, if not all of soaps, and has stayed that way until … [Read more...]
One Life To Live: Don’t Anoint It Best Yet, Part 2
December 7, 2007 by 22 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix As I said in Part 1, an earlier post, the bravura scripts of One Life To Live's new head writer Ron Carlivati have made OLTL the soap to watch for thinking soap fans who enjoy sophisticated writing. Whether it's because so many of other soaps are abysmal right now, or because we're all so desperate for a soap to love, some … [Read more...]
One Life to Live: Don’t Anoint It Best Yet! (Part 1)
December 3, 2007 by 14 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix I have to admit I was very suspicious. Not more than two weeks after its new head writer Ron Carlivati's debut, a soap reporter from the northern climes proclaimed One Life to Live the best soap of the year. As a veteran soap critic, I've always felt you had to watch a soap a couple of months at least before you declare … [Read more...]
