By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passlacqua Hayman 1. Isn’t it a shame that CBS Daytime (The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful) is going retro just for ratings? Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) and NeIl (Kristoff St. John) running over pregnant Christine (Lauralee Bell) on Y&R? She sadly had a miscarriage. Running over a … [Read more...]
Character Actors Add Much Needed Character To Soaps
July 13, 2014 by 9 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman Soap stories, most of which are about romance and love triangles, do tend to get repetitive. Adding variety and spice to this formula are character roles, which do a lot to make soaps more interesting. These characters often provide comic relief and serve as “talk tos” for the main … [Read more...]
General Hospital’s Amazing 50th Anniversary Celebration Ends With a Few Troubling Story Choices
March 15, 2014 by 7 Comments
By Ed Martin As a long-time viewer of General Hospital I have been thrilled with much of what I have seen on the show during the last two years. I can’t say that it’s been all good – the return of Caleb the Vampire and Lucy Coe’s obsession with destroying him was one of the most tedious storylines I have ever seen on any soap opera, and it … [Read more...]
Four More Who Make My Day
October 27, 2013 by 8 Comments
By Marlena De Lacroix a.k.a. Connie Passalacqua Hayman Even when the plots of our soap operas drag or are otherwise unsatisfying, there are always actors who make our day. I named some of my favorites here a while back. Now, here are some more, all on General Hospital: Anders Hove plays Faison, a classic villain who has been in and out … [Read more...]
The Soap Shrink Interview, Cont’d: Ilene Kirsten On Her Insightful Creations — Ryan’s Hope’s Delia and One Life to Live’s Roxy
December 9, 2008 by 6 Comments
Part 2: One Life to Live's Roxy By Damon L. Jacobs Yesterday, I interviewed the insightful Ilene Kristen on the creation of her iconic role of Delia on Ryan's Hope. Today she talks about Roxy, her current, vastly entertaining character, who debuted on One Life to Live in 2001. D: How did the events of 9/11/01 shape your creation of … [Read more...]
The Soap Shrink Interviews Ilene Kirsten On Her Insightful Creations — Ryan’s Hope’s Delia and One Life to Live’s Roxy
December 8, 2008 by 4 Comments
By Damon L. Jacobs Ilene Kristen is an actress famed for a having both enormous acting talent and an idiosyncratic sense of humor which helps her to steal every scene she's in. But behind the wisecracks is a wise soul with unique understanding of human psychology. She's used that understanding to create two iconic daytime characters: Delia on … [Read more...]
