The Chew Cancelled

Today it was announced that "The Chew" is cancelled. Below are my thoughts on this development.

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.

Thoughts on the Daytime Emmys 2017

Here are my yearly thoughts on the Daytime Emmy Awards. Below I list the winners and anything else that caught my interest during the 44th annual awards.

Claire Labine has Died

The news came out earlier this week about the death of soap writer and creator Claire Labine passing away. Below are my thoughts about her and her legacy.

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.

WGA Awards 2016

The WGA posted videos on Youtube of their award ceremony for 2016. Below are embedded links to the ones of interest for the WGA East as they are the branch that covers soap operas. (Figure this is legacy to how soaps used to be NYC based.) The Writers Guild of America gives awards to their members based on their work.

Flashes of the Past: Soap Opera Bistro

In 2001 and 2002, Disney California Adventure had an ABC Daytime-themed restaurant called the ABC Soap Opera Bistro. Below the cut is a video of nearly nine minutes in length to show was it was like. Thanks goes to the YouTube poster.

Soap Stars in Other Places - The Real

The talk show "The Real", which was recently renewed for its second season, on occasion has soap alumni on their show. I'm going to link some videos that include actors playing game with the hosts.

GH: Kristen Alderson's Last Episode

Today (February 16, 2015) marked Kristen Alderson's last day on General Hospital. While she was playing the role of Kiki Jerome, the character's goodbye was more about her prior role on One Life to Live as Starr Manning.

Books about TV: TV Guide's Better Living Through Television

Here's a review and some quotes from one of the books in my library: "TV Guide: Better Living Through Television - The Quote Unquote Guide to Life" from 2006 with a foreword by Matt Roush.

Soap Director Larry Auerbach Passed Away

I usually don't do in memoriam posts for behind the scenes personnel, but am making an exception for Larry Auerbach. He spent the majority of his career in soap operas. Click here to read his obituary from the DGA.

Soap Stars in Other Places: Wheel of Fortune 2006

Soap stars week in 2006 paired soap celebrities playing for charity with regular contestants. This advertised not only the soaps, but SoapNet.

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.

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.

Books about TV: OLTL Trivia Book

This is a short summary of "The One Life to Live 40th Anniversary Trivia Book", which came out in 2008. The factual book by Gerry Waggett was authorized by ABC.

Thoughts on Daytime Emmy Nominations 2014

On Thursday, May 1, 2014 Emmyonline.org posted the 41st annual Daytime Emmy nominations. This year's winners have already been decided based on who was voted in the pre-nomination round. Below is the list and my thoughts on those that are included.

The Pregnancy Problem

If you read this blog on occasion or chat with me on twitter, you may be aware about how I have issues with pregnancies on soap operas. This post goes into detail as to why I feel soap operas show too many stories of this nature.

AMC & OLTL: More Prospect Park Woes

This week the news came out that Prospect Park filed for Chapter 11 and articles were posted by "The Hollywood Reporter on March 10 & 11. People involved with the productions of All My Children and One Life to Live are also owed money.

Daytime Pre-Nominations Announced 2014

On Monday, March 3, 2014 Emmyonline.org posted the 41st annual drama performer pre-nominations. The final nominees will be announced on May 1, 2014. This year the winner will be decided based on who got the most votes during this round. Below is the list and my thoughts on those who were included this year.

Soap Opera Showdown Poll

This week "Parade" did a soap opera showdown poll for the 65th anniversary of the first television soap opera.