Y&R: All My Afternoons

This entry is about the Young & the Restless chapter of All My Afternoons a 1979 book by Annie Gilbert on soap operas.

GH: Steve Burton (Jason) Out

On Tuesday, August 28, 2012, an interview with Steve Burton (Jason on General Hospital) was released by TVGuide.com explaining his intentions to leave the program later this year. His last scheduled taping date, which may change is September 25.

GL: Villains and Vixens Disc 4

Here are my thoughts and a summary of the episode on disc three of the soapclassics.com 20 classic episode Guiding Light release. The episodes in this disc are from 1980 - 1998.

GH: The Surprise Return

Late last week, Frank Valentini, General Hospital's executive producer tweeted that a surprise was in store on Monday, August 27, 2012. The surprise lived up to that hype, below is speculation based on spoilers.

The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli Book

This is my short review of the General Hospital book "The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli" as told to Diane Miller by Carolyn Hennesy. The tie-in book came out a few days before the cancellation notices of All My Children and One Life to Live. I had misplaced this book until recently, and only read it this weekend.

TV on DVD: All-Star Family Feud

One of the DVDs in my collection is All-Star Family Feud. This four disc set includes soap opera performers as contestants with Richard Dawson as the host.

ATWT: Carly & Jack DVD Set Disc 2

This is my summary of the second disc of the two disc Carly & Jack Collection from As the World Turns.

GH: Lulu Isn't Pregnant

Last week on General Hospital, Lulu (Julie Marie Berman) took a pregnancy test, which came out positive. She took the test at the urging of her best friend Maxie (Jen Lilley, whose last episodes were during this material.) This post has speculation and spitballing based on spoilers.

Thoughts on Bunheads Summer Season

On Monday night (August 20, 2012), the summer season of ABCFamily's Bunheads was completed. As someone who watched Gilmore Girls, I set out to watch the show due to Amy Sherman-Palladino being the executive producer. While I enjoyed the first ten episodes, there were similarities to her earlier series, Gilmore Girls.

B&B: Susan Flannery News

Yesterday, August 20, 2012, CBS Soaps in Depth announced that Susan Flannery (Stephanie) on the Bold and the Beautiful is leaving the program.

ATWT: Bob and Kim's Wedding DVD Set & a Freebie

On August, 15, 2012, it was announced that soapclassics.com was releasing another As the World Turns set. This one focuses on about Kim (Kathryn Hays) and Bob (Don Hastings) wedding in 1985. The ten episodes in this set are consecutive and begin with Tuesday, April 2nd 1985. The free episode was from Tuesday, April 16, 1985.

Thoughts on The Glee Project Season Two

Tonight August 14, 2012, the winner of the Glee Project season two was announced. The program aired ten episodes in their second season. Below are my thoughts on the show.

B&B: Casting News

Today Entertainment Weekly broke this news, Ronn Moss one of "The Bold & The Beautiful"'s original four core is leaving the program as Ridge. His last tape date is Tuesday, August 14, 2012, with the last episode airing in September.

GH: Gold Medal Moments

For the last two weeks, SoapNet aired Gold Medal Moments, which were General Hospital episodes people on Facebook voted for as the channel didn't have any new Days of Our Lives episodes they could air as it was preempted for the Olympics.

Thoughts on Dallas on TNT Season One

On Wednesday, August 8, 2012, TNT aired the last episode of its first season or in some circles season 15. The show is returning in January. This references the entire season, so if you haven't watched and don't want to know please skip.

Y&R: Ashley's Gone and Two Weddings

Last week a lot happened on The Young and The Restless. Ashley (Eileen Davidson) left town with her sister Traci (Beth Maitland). Also Sharon (Sharon Case) and Victor (Eric Braeden) eloped on the same day that Jack (Peter Bergman) and Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) got married.

B&B: Most Shocking Moments DVD Disc 1 Part 2

This is my summary of the second four episodes on the set available from amazon.com entitled "The Bold and the Beautiful -- Most Shocking Moments", which has 15 episodes over two disks.

Days of Our Knives on ID

Two press releases on PRNewswire today announce programming on their channel that may appeal to soap viewers past and present. Days of our Knives will be a three-hour block with soap opera actors hosting the show. As part of this they will have a first look at Susan Lucci's new show on September 1 called Deadly Affairs.