GH: People 50th Anniversary Edition

The People 50th Anniversary special edition is now available. I received my hardbound copy in the mail on February 28, 2013. Here are my thoughts on the volume.

Daytime Pre-Nominations Announced

On Wednesday, February 27, 2013, Emmyonline.tv has the list of the pre-nominated performers for the six acting categories. Due to the limited amount of younger actors and actresses listed they automatically got to this round. This list will be cut once again. Below is the list and my thoughts on those who are included.

B&B: Liam Chose Steffy

On Tuesday, February 26, 2013, Liam (Scott Clifton) told Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) that he chose her and their unborn child. At the end of Monday's episode, he told Hope (Kim Matula) his decision.

Y&R: Nikki has MS

This past week on The Young & The Restless, Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) admitted to her children Nick (Josh Morrow) and Victoria (Amelia Henlie) that she has multiple sclerosis.

AMC: Taping Starts on Monday

Just wanted to post a reminder to myself that All My Children's new production begins on Monday, February 25, 2013 in Stamford, Connecticut. What we know since my last post on the topic, this information is from various sources and linked when possible. This entry has casting spoilers.

New Soap Opera Magazine Archive

The Soap Opera Saga blog was started earlier in 2013. The site has clippings from soap opera magazines primarily from the 80s and 90s.

TV on DVD: North & South Books 2 & 3

Recently I completed watching the miniseries: North and South Books 2 & 3.  Below is my short summary of the nine, approximately 90 minute episodes, (six from 1986 & three in 1994), which aired on ABC.

Days: Kristen's Plan

On Days of Our Lives, we finally know what Kristen (Eileen Davidson) has planned for Brady (Eric Martsolf). Since I last wrote about this story back in December here are the story highlights.

GH & Y&R: Anniversary Celebrations

Both The Young & The Restless and General Hospital are having important birthdays in 2013. Y&R will be 40 on March 26, while GH will be 50 on April 1. The networks have started to promote these anniversaries online.

GH: Valetine's Day Supercouple Marathon

Below are my summaries of the first two episodes that aired on SoapNet's General Hospital marathon that aired on February 10, 2013. Thanks goes to LoriJoGH for sharing the episodes for those of us who no longer receive the channel.

Tattletales: Soap Actors on 80s Game Show

In the 1970s and 1980s, the game show Tattletales aired on CBS Daytime. The show featured couples in which at least one of the people was a celebrity answering questions about each other winning money for the people in the audience. The episodes I discuss below are from the 1980s.

GH: Frisco's Back

This week on General Hospital, Frisco Jones (Jack Wagner) returned to Port Charles. I was waiting to write this post until we saw more with the character, but since that hasn't happened yet I felt the need to vent.

Y&R Avery and Dylan

On "The Young and the Restless" Avery (Jessica Collins) got a blast from the past when her former love Dylan McAvoy (Steve Burton) was working at her boyfriend Nick's (Josh Morrow) club. Here are my thoughts on the story so far.

White Collar Season One

This week, I finished watching the first season of White Collar on DVD. The show, which airs on the USA network, is filmed on location in New York City. This blog entry only is about the first season, as that's all of the series that I've viewed.