Soaps Streaming on IMDb FreeDive

IMDb has a new ad supported free streaming service that launched this month. Below are my thoughts.

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.

Save Dallas is Dead

Just wanted to post a link and some thoughts about the end of the #SaveDallas campaign.

Dallas on TNT Cancelled Plus Thoughts on end of Season Three

Dallas on TNT was cancelled today.

Tonight, we got the news that Dallas on TNT was cancelled at the end of day. To read the exact wording you can visit TVLine's story here.

September the best & worst month of the TV Season

Is it just me or is September, both the best and the worst month of the television season?

Dallas Midseason Finale

Just a few notes on the Dallas midseason finale. The show is scheduled to return on August 18.

What I'm Watching in Primetime

Just wanted to do a quick post to record what I'm watching these days on prime time television. Some of the shows I've watched within the last year on demand.

A bit about Dallas TNT

On Monday, Dallas on TNT aired its third season opener. Below are some of my thoughts on the show. (Don't say I didn't warn you.)

Books about TV: TV Tie-Ins

"TV Tie-Ins" is a scholarly work that explores the evolution of paperback books that were written about particular programs. Written by Kurt Peer, it features both the history of these books (until 1990) along with a master list of every book that was found within this genre. Since this was published in the late 90s, all of this research was a lot more difficult to come by compared to how it could be done today.

Dallas on TNT: J.R.'s Masterpiece

On Monday, March 11, 2013, Dallas on TNT aired the episode focusing on the death of J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman). This episode not only continued the plot, but was also a tribute to Mr. Hagman who passed away after a long battle with cancer in late 2012.

Dallas Casting News

News has been coming out about casting on TNT's Dallas. Considering the program will be airing again on January 28, 2013 information like this will continue leaking out for the weeks to come. Below I discuss all of it.

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.

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.

Dallas on TNT

This is just a short write up on the new Dallas. I apologize for any errors as this is extremely stream of consciousness.

TV on DVD: Knots Landing Season One

For this long Memorial Day weekend, I took the opportunity to view the first season of Knots Landing, which I purchased on DVD earlier this year during the WeLoveSoaps sale. I've watched very few episodes of this series, so I was going in with little or no expectations. What follows is my summary and thoughts about about the Dallas spinoff, which used to air on SoapNet.

AMC: Susan Lucci's Memoir

This week I took time out to read Susan Lucci’s memoir All My Life, which was co-written with Laura Morton. The over 300-page book had some interesting tidbits. In this entry I am going to share some of it and my other thoughts on the book.

Glued to the Set: 90s Book with Daytime Soap Section

This is my summary of the daytime soap section of book Glued to the Set by Stephen D. Stark. This nonfiction book focuses on 60 shows and events that made us who we are today, and is from 1997. This part focuses on All My Children though it is not solely about that program. In the book, they actually say that they contemplated having it being about General Hospital or Guiding Light instead. The chapter on soap operas is called All My Children, Soaps and the Feminization of America.

SOD: Insider's Guide the Secret Life of Soaps from 1988

I was looking through my old soap opera magazines and came upon this particular issue from October 4, 1988 of Soap Opera Digest. While this issue is the regular size, it states it is a special issue as it features those things that make “soaps so unique and so much fun.” I wanted to explore these items and see if they are still prevalent in soaps today. At the end of this entry, I will summarize some of what else is in this particular issue.

Chicago Website with Soap Opera Archive

Normally, I don't write about websites, but I was surfing and stumbled upon the site for the Museum of Broadcast Communications. Currently, the museum is closed and scheduled to be reopened in Spring 2011. This entry will mainly focus on their soap opera information.