GH: World AIDS Day

December 1st is World AIDS Day. It is a day to recall those who've been lost to this disease, those who are living with it and preventing its spread. General Hospital was the first to have a long-term core character become HIV positive, Robin Scorpio, over a decade ago.

Mad Men: Season Three

Mad Men is one of the shows most recognized for its quality on television today. The period drama set in the 1960s has a large cast and continuing stories, but somehow escapes the "soap opera" stigma. Each year, the program, which airs on AMC in the US, gives us 13 new episodes to ponder. This entry was begun in November, but made available in December.

GL: Looks and Reactions

This entry was started back in September, a few days after the last episode of Guiding Light aired, but completed in November, as real life sometimes gets in the way. The old saying a picture tells a thousand words is one that I'm reminded of when watching soaps. A simple facial expression can illuminate the motives of a character.

Happy Birthday, Sesame Street

Apologizes for the major digression, but like many, I grew up watching Sesame Street, and its stars Big Bird, Grover and Oscar the Grouch. Elmo was after my time as a viewer, but who can forget the Tickle Me Elmo craze of the 90s, which rivaled the Cabbage Patch Kids one of my childhood. Forty years is a long time to entertain youngsters, and some of the people involved in the show like Bob have been on since the beginning.

Web Soaps: Fad or the Future

With so many web soaps in production, I wonder are they a harbinger of the future, a natural progression or just a fad, and a fun way for actors to show their creativity? I doubt this blog will help me decide where my feelings lay on this topic, but I wanted to get them out into the universe.

OLTL: The Cancellation Rumors

With the news earlier this fall, that One Life to Live won't be going HD filming, the sounds get louder towards a cancellation. Is there anything that realistically can be done to keep the show on the air? Is the lack of talk about this situation an indication that people don't care?

AMC: The Dance Marathon

Last week, the dance marathon for charity, which lasted over two weeks, finally concluded. This All My Children stunt unlike others was to save money instead of spend it as everyone wore the same outfits and limited sets were used. It also capitalized on the fact that Cameron Mathison and Susan Lucci were both contestants on Dancing With the Stars in prior seasons. So did anything happen of interest, well it depends on ones perspective.