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Should SOAPnet produce a splashy Santa Barbara miniseries or movie? Jamey lays out the evidence why he thinks they should. (Daytime Confidential)

Check out the latest rant on the PVB regarding how low can SOAPnet go. Do you agree with Kathy, has the station has "jumped the shark"? (Pine Valley Bulletin)

As the malpractice suit/murder mystery on General Hospital trudges along, we've been entertained by some great quote worthy moments, here are some of the best (Scrubs Hub)

In their latest Soap Opera Digest column, the Serial Drama girls focus on veteran characters. Some shows, like All My Children and The Young & The Restless, use them well and give them great stories, and then there's General Hospital and what they have done with Luke Spencer. (Serial Drama)

I was compelled to pause the DVR after being so totally outraged over the scene that took place at the Chancellor estate. If Neil genuinely recognized the fact that Mrs. "C" was in trouble, he should have called 911 immediately. (Soap Opera Examiner)

Lisa LoCicero just got a contract on General Hospital. Will it matter? Either way, we're happy! (Wubs.net)

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Ah the power of a recession! With daytime in an increasingly perilous state, several soap operas seem to finally be willing to pull out all the stops to attract new viewers and/or mainstream buzz by going gay, puritanical watchdog groups and skittish sponsors be damned. (Daytime Confidential)

Lots of Spoilers and Rumors out there this week. Is Ethan working for Helena? Will Jason and Johnny work together again? (GHOFS)

While Amanda longs to have her baby back and doesn't realize he's right under her nose, flashback to 1997 when Maria was in a similar situation. Only it was she who thought her baby was dead while Erica held on to little Maddie, passing her off as Russian adoptee Sonya. (Pine Valley Bulletin)

On the off chance that someone should ask them why they hate Ryan Lavery, the Serial Drama girls have started to compile a list of the myriad reasons for their loathing. (Serial Drama)

On a soapless summer weekend, we are more than often blessed with good weather which typically allows us to take a break and simply forget about the soaps for a couple of days. Find out how to survive the soapless weekends (Soap Opera Examiner)

It's nice to see Robin getting back to basics since returning home to Patrick and Emma last month. (The Scrubs Hub)

Sometimes the Wubs is all about the fun behind the soaps--check out some Nancy Lee Grahn and Brandon Barash tweets, fun tidbits and a little bit of Prime Time Dish. (Wubs.net)

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General Hospital's Sam McCall knows her way around Port Charles and like the good sister that she is, has a few tips for Kristina on how to survive Port Chuckles. (Daytime Confidential)

"Bye Bye Mrs. McBain - A Tribute to Kathy Brier" - Michael Fairman salutes Brier and her tremendous contributions and performances as Marcie Walsh McBain, as she aired in her final "OLTL" episode on Wednesday.  (Michael Fairman Soaps)

The publicity machine that is Ryan and Erica keeps on rolling, but how do you feel about the upcoming storyline? Weigh in with the latest PVB poll! (The Pine Valley Bulletin)

Schemes and plots are a soap staple, but they're no fun to watch if the plots make no sense, as is the case on All My Children. (Serial Drama)

So, go ahead and call me slightly 'Otaliacentric' and 'Guiding Light obsessed these days but the reality is that I still cannot quite grasp the fact that the beacon on that lighthouse seemingly appears to be going dark very soon.  (Soap Opera Examiner)

Check out all the Kimberly McCullough related pictures we've gathered from the Soap Nation's tour at the CMA Music Festival this past weekend (which also includes pictures of Greg Vaughn, Becky Herbst, Brandon Barash, and Laura Wright). (The Scrubs Hub)

We Love Soaps editor Michael Goldberg takes a look at the recent announcement that Crystal Chappell and Wally Kurth wil return to Days of our Lives and what that means with the latest play to save the show. (We Love Soaps)

NuMolly's coming, some great pics from the ABC/CWA event and news from Steve Burton's appearance in NY. (Wubs.net)

A Professional Stylist Was Responsible For This. One Who Gets Paid Real U.S. Dollars.

 

Redhead.*
Magenta sweater.
Red handbag.

I'm just going to let you sit and rearrange those words at random and decide if they are ever acceptable in the same vicinity as each other.

(They aren't, but I like to let people figure out that I am right in their own time.)

* With bad roots.  What the hell is wrong with the [inexplicably] Emmy-winning Days hairstylists?  Speaking of which, did I hallucinate or in the preview for today did I see a James Scott haircut?  Praise be!

We're Here to Help

It's once again time to take a look at the Google searches that lead people to our online home.  The earnest inquiries, the outraged rants, the truly bizarre shit that we are never really able to figure out why the Google crawler paired it up with our soapy posts or why people don't have friends to talk to about -- we bring it all together to laugh at address in the most respectful way possible.  

i want to watch guiding light

Aw, that’s sweet.  At least someone does! 

On a related note:

guiding light cancellation hoax?
was guiding light cancelled
guiding light cancellation outrage
has guiding light been cancelled

I say this out of love [-ish]:  It's over, and it's time to move on, sweetiepies.  There are plenty of other crappy soaps for you to watch, though!  Speaking of...

gh destroys characters to prop others

Yes, it does.  Constantly.  For nearly a decade now.  It’s exhausting to watch, isn’t it?  And again, speaking of...

how much does sonny corinthos suck?

So, so much.

We started off here with a relatively thorough accounting of the myriad reasons he sucks.  And then we really haven't shut up about the issue for nearly three years.  He keeps adding new reasons, which we are duty-bound to chronicle.  So anyway, all this is to say that you have found your people.  Welcome.

I hate ryan lavery

It’s kind of cute how Mallory searches for our own blog, isn’t it?  I think she just likes to verify on a weekly basis that Google will direct all Ryan Lavery haters to her AMC posts.  Like a quality control measure.

Bizarre sex that hurts ultra much

Where Have You Gone, Summer Storylines?

We were completely flattered that Soap Opera Digest's Naomi Rabinowitz once again asked us for our opinion on soaps outside of our normal we-hate-basically-everything column. And since her article about the state of--or lack of--"summer" storylines on soaps today afforded us the opportunity to engage in two of our favorite traditions (complaining about bad writing and reminiscing about soaps' glory days), we had plenty to say.

Check out the article after the jump (click on the images to enlarge to full-size).  Fun side task:  Keep track of how many quotes in the article, from basically everyone interviewed, actually translate to "FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, ENOUGH WITH THE SHITTY WRITING!" 

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Chris Goutman and Barbara Bloom are the smartest, most awesomest, most fetch, spiral-perm-wearingist peeps (Babs, not Chris) in the SOAPYVERSE! Find out what has made Daytime Confidential's Jamey Giddens change his opinion. (Daytime Confidential)

These days, General Hospital is giving the Serial Drama girls a serious case of deja vu, since its storylines have all been done (poorly) before. At least Laura Wright's hair provides a rare moment of quality! (Serial Drama)

Lately I'm beginning to wonder about the mental stability of some of the characters lurking around Genoa City these days. Where are their brains and their common sense? (Soap Opera Examiner)

This week The Scrubs Hub is looking back at their Top 10 "cutest" Scrubs moments. (The Scrubs Hub)

In a new interview to promote the launch of her web series, Family Dinner, Lauralee Bell talks about her famous family, her time on Y&R, how the new show came together and the many hats she wore to make it happen. (We Love Soaps)

Happy Birthday to Carolyn Hennesy...paying homage to our fave Port Charles Lawyer! (Wubs.net)

Not Gonna Lie: I Totally Cried

I know it is an insanely overused plot device, that I should write a 14,000 word rant against any soap ever doing another baby-switch or baby-death storyline EVER again (And I still might!  Get me a couple of vodka lemonades and another few horrible episodes of GH and I will be off and running.), that the pacing of this story especially Rafe's pseudo-adoption of Grace was bizarre, that the close-up on the actress baby after Grace passed away was icky,

that it appears from ABC promos that Days is totally ripping this story off from OLTL (which -- purely by coincidence! -- Days' head writer used to be the head writer for), and that the fallout from Grace's death is not going to be nearly as soapy and interesting as it should be....but dear readers, I do not have a void where my heart should be.  I teared up when baby Grace died today!  Especially when Sami and Rafe lost it.

Tears weren't streaming down my face or anything, and I think that some of my over-emotionalism was probably due to residual distress over my neighborhood convenience store's fountain soda machine being out of Coke Zero syrup this afternoon (will nobody think of the under-caffeinated children?!), but nonetheless, I welled up.  Am I alone?  Because for real, I liked this episode so much that I didn't even hate Daniel.  What is wrong with me?

poll by twiigs.com

Elvis, much like your daughter, I must inquire,

Are you serious?

Also, on a side note:  These kids are going to end up in med school with Max.

Non-crappy screencaps courtesy of Sheryl's Days of Our Lives Screen Caps.

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The state of General Hospital's opening credits has been a topic of wide discussion. Daytime Confidential's J Bernard decided to try and do something about it. (Daytime Confidential)

On Thursday, nuKristina makes her debut on GH! She shows up outside a bar where she runs into Jason. She shows up as a hell-raising teenager and gets involved in all sorts of typical teenage rebellion. (GHOFS)

Selected new audio highlighted features of XM Soap Break's with B&B's Katherine Kelly Lang, DAYS Darin Brooks, Y&R's Tricia Cast, ATWT's Jon Lindstrom, and more… (Michael Fairman Soaps)

Think David Hayward is obsessed with this offspring? Well he's got nothing on Adam Chandler in his heyday! Take a look back at the lengths Adam went to make sure JR was his alone.(Pine Valley Bulletin)

The Serial Drama girls continue to be traumatized by James Scott's hair, but have muddled through in order to complain about other things on Days of Our Lives and to try to make sense of its Daytime Emmy nomination. (Serial Drama)

There has NEVER been one instance in my life where I have seen any player on the soaps dealing with any type of dental issue. They NEVER even brush their teeth on a soap but that is most likely because they almost BARELY or NEVER even eat on the soaps. (Soap Opera Examiner)

We are breaking out into a silly sonnet of happiness now that Robin and Patrick are together and happy again. (The Scrubs Hub)

ATI president of Worldwide Media and Entertainment, Jim Romanovich, who was the key player in bringing the Daytime Emmy Awards to The CW, recently made a return visit to the Y&R set and shared his thoughts with We Love Soaps. (We Love Soaps)

Sunday Surgery News, Notes and other fun stuff. Find out about some exGhers and the hot newbie coming to Port Charles! (Wubs.net)

The Days of Their Lives Are Apparently Very Long and Not That Interesting

One of my dog’s favorite toys is a cow, which instead of the traditional squeaker has a little box that makes a loud “moooo!” when you squeeze it.  He has had this toy for years, yet every time it makes that noise, he does the classic head-half-turn, doggie “WTF?” expression that every dog lover knows.  Then he gets super excited and does the dog equivalent of laughing – thumps his front paws up and down until I throw the toy for him.  I love it.  I routinely squeeze that toy just to see that reaction.  And it never fails!  Year after year, the moo cow puzzles and delights.  "Moooo!"  ::doggie confusion then glee::

I think, as is always the case when I wander like this, it’s obvious where I’m going:  The Daytime Emmys are my moo cow toy.  No matter how many times I experience them, the bizarreness is new and exciting.  And ultimately they bring me much joy (usually from making fun of what people wear on the red carpet).

When I checked in a couple weeks back, poolside from the tropics, to see Mal’s post announcing that Days of Our Lives had been nominated for Best Drama Series, I totally did the doggie WTF head turn.  And then I laughed.  THIS is the state of soaps today?  Goodness.

But then, I remembered that Best Drama Series is based on only one or two episodes submitted and is frequently actually “Drama Series That Does Not Suck as Much Either as it Used to or as the Other Shows Do,” I have decided I am fine with this nomination.  Particularly if the submitted episodes were the ones surrounding Grandpa Brady's death.  Does anyone know if they were?  And regardless, what are your thoughts about this presumably-unexpected-by-everyone-who-actually-watches-this-show nomination?