Classic Home and Away on Amazon

One of my newest soap interests is watching home and away on Amazon prime. They have approximately 400 episodes posted from the first two seasons from 1988 and 1989.

Books about: "Role of a Lifetime"

One of my hobbies is having books about television, movies, and theater, etc. "Role of a Lifetime": four professional actors and how they built their careers by Robert Simonson was published by Backstage Books in 1999. Below will be a bit about the non-fiction book, and what was in it.

AMC Halloween Parody on Live with Kelly and Ryan

Halloween was the day that we had the triumphant return of "All My Children", well it was a parody promo about All My Children, but hey it was something on "Live with Kelly and Ryan". Below are my thoughts and a link.

Thoughts about the 45th Annual Daytime Emmys

Here are my yearly thoughts on the Daytime Emmy Awards. Below I list the winners and anything else that caught my interest during the 45th annual awards.

Soap Stars in Other Places: "Delirious"

Earlier this week, I saw the soap opera themed movie, "Delirious" for the first time. Below I write about my thoughts about the flick.

Books about TV: The Soap Opera Slaughters

In another addition to my entertainment book collection, I purchased a used copy of "The Soap Opera Slaughters", by Marvin Kaye. The mystery novel came out in 1982, and is about the behind the scenes at a fictional New York based soap opera. Below are my thoughts on the book.

Soap Stars in Other Places: Body Language

The game show "Body Language" aired on CBS in the mid-1980s. Below I've embedded a link that had soap star contestants and write about the program.

Books about TV: Agnes Nixon's Memoir "My Life to Live" Part 2

I'm continuing my feature on Agnes Nixon's Memoir "My Life to Live" that she wrote shortly before her death. Below are my thoughts on chapters eight through ten.

Books about TV: Agnes Nixon's Memoir "My Life to Live" Part 1

Recently I read Agnes Nixon's Memoir "My Life to Live" that she wrote shortly before her death. Below are my thoughts on the first seven chapters of this book.

Flashes of the Past: Ryan's Hope on AM New York

An interesting and old episode of "A.M. New York" had the cast of "Ryan's Hope" as guests. The show aired on Tuesday, November 27, 1979 and was posted on YouTube in January. I'm linking it below and writing my thoughts about it.

Books about TV: "Soap Opera"

"Soap Opera" is novel written by Eileen Fulton, best known as "As the World Turns" Lisa, that was published back in 1999. I was able to pick up a copy in paperback from 2000, at a charity book sale in a local supermarket. Below are my thoughts about the novel and this includes spoilers.

Soap Stars in Other Places: "The Talk"

For the 30th anniversary of CBS Daytime being number one, "The Talk" hosted four actors from the following soap operas: "Guiding Light", "As the World Turns", "The Bold and the Beautiful", and "The Young and the Restless". Below are my thoughts about this episode of the show, which aired on October 12, 2016, along with some photos and video clips. This was just one part of the celebration as it will continue throughout the next few weeks at the Paley Center in Beverly Hills, California.

Larkin Malloy Passed Away

Today the news came out that multi-soap veteran Larkin Malloy passed away after suffering a heart attack. This came out from his on screen "All My Children" brother Walt Willey.

Agnes Nixon has Died

Earlier today, (September 28, 2016), the news was released that soap creator Agnes Nixon passed away at 93. The writer and creator of many daytime soaps was in the industry from the radio era having a career for over seven decades.

Soaps Stars in Other Places: Family Feud 1978 - All My Children Versus Ryan's Hope

Below are my thoughts and a link of an episode of "Family Feud" hosted by Richard Dawson from 1978. Five cast members of "All My Children" and "Ryan's Hope" competed against each other for charity.

AW: Flashes of the Past 1992

Looking around YouTube, and I found one of my favorite all time soap opera talk show appearances. Six cast members of "Another World" appeared on "A Closer Look with Faith Daniels". The show aired the morning of the 1992 Daytime Emmy Awards, so if one was a fan of the program, it was a total soap opera day. Below are my thoughts on viewing this again after all these years.

Hollywood Walk of Fame

In honor of Deidre Hall (Marlena on Days of Our Lives) getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in this blog post I go through a list of people including her to receive that honor who've worked primarily in soaps. See more below.

Soap Stars in Other Places: Hollywood Squares 1979

Another classic game show that includes soap stars is posted on YouTube. This video is from December 4, 1979 and aired originally on NBC. The majority of the stars were on that network at the time. 

Soap Stars in Other Places: Family Feud Challenge Y&R, GL & B&B

Another video with the stars of "The Bold and the Beautiful", "Guiding Light", and "The Young and the Restless" from July 1992 has been posted. This originally aired the same week as the GL blackout story - their 40th anniversary. Below is a video and a summary of what happened.

Swans Crossing is Streaming

The 90s teen soap starring Sarah Michelle Gellar is available online to watch for free. "Swans Crossing" was filmed in New York City back in the early 90s and aired for 13 weeks in 1992.