GL: June 30th Anniversary

June 30 is the television anniversary of Guiding Light and also my twitterversary. Yes that was an intentional choice as I would always be able to remember when I signed up for the service.

Soap Operas & Social Issue Stories

What are the last real issue plots on American daytime soap operas?

Pre-emption Notice for July 4, 2014

Just wanted to post an Independence Day reminder in regards to what will be on our daytime shows.

TVGN: Programming notes for Y&R and B&B

Due to the start of Big Brother After Dark, Y&R and B&B are no longer airing overnight.

Thoughts on the 2014 Daytime Emmy Awards

Here are my yearly thoughts on the Daytime Emmy Awards. Below I list the winners and anything else that caught my interest during the live feed.

Primetime TV Binge Update - June 2014

Here's another post listing shows I've caught or caught up with recently in binge format. I'm seasons behind on some shows, but hope to rectify it when possible. This includes show spoilers for some series, but since I'm years behind it shouldn't matter.

When Worlds Collide: Orphan Black & ATWT alum Dylan Bruce Gives a Soap Opera Acting Lesson

BBC America is promoting their new show Almost Royals and there is a soap opera connection see below for a link to a video.

B&B: What I Miss & What I wish - June 2014

Here is a what I miss and what I wish post about "The Bold and the Beautiful".

Y&R: June Random Thoughts

Here is another round of random thoughts about "The Young & the Restless". This does including casting spoilers, so if you don't keep track of such things please don't continue reading.

GH: The Death of Baby Gabriel

On the Monday, June 16, 2014 episode, General Hospital's denizens gathered for the funeral of baby Gabriel Drake Santiago. The prematurely born boy passed away in the arms of his mother.

Days: Gabi left Salem

On Thursday, June 12, 2014, Gabi Hernandez (Camilla Banus) left Salem as she paid for her crimes by going to prison. Below I'll go into details of her departure.

B&B: Middle East Remote Ripples

The Middle Eastern remote caused a lot of ripples in the canvas at "The Bold and the Beautiful". Below is a summary of what has happened with the story so far.

Soap Stars in Other Places: Super Password Soap Opera Special

Back in the 80s, Peggy McCay (Caroline) and John Aniston (Victor) from Days of Our Lives battled Linda Dano (Felicia) and Kale Browne (Michael) from Another World on Super Password. Since all of these shows aired on NBC, this was a good cross promotion for the network.

GH: 6 Random Thoughts

Here is another round of General Hospital random thoughts.

Daytime Emmys Not on TV in 2014

It is official the Daytime Emmy Awards will only be available online and won't air on television. The streaming broadcast will be at http://daytimeemmys.net/ , which isn't yet active. Hopefully it will be viewable to people outside the US especially those in Canada.