Remembering Beverlee McKinsey, Still Singularly Magnificent
Browsing through my archive late last week, I ran across this piece of soap history that stopped me in my tracks: May 2 was the 18th anniversary of the passing of one of soap opera’s finest actresses,...
View ArticleA Joyful Look Back at “Passions”
Hope all my readers had a wonderful Christmas holiday. Moose and I are moving yet again and craziness rules. However, I made sure that Santa knew I was still here because I badly wanted one present: a...
View ArticleMeeting the Stars of “Twin Peaks”
Marlena says: There’s an unabashed fan of something lurking in all of us. Soap fans understand this very well. So today we salute the joys of fandom by sharing this report of a fan event as related by...
View ArticleTime Passes within the Blink of an Eye
As a long-time soap fan/observer/journalist, I feel as if the entire daytime landscape has changed within the blink of an eye. It’s so different from what it was in the early eighties when I first...
View ArticleLuke and Laura’s Wedding on “General Hospital”: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Where were you on November 16 and 17, 1981? If you were alive, chances are you were one of the record 30 million Americans who watched the wedding of Lucas Lorenzo Spencer (played by Anthony Geary) and...
View ArticleMemo to “The Bold and the Beautiful”: Try Harder
I’ve been an avid (70 columns and counting) follower of “The Bold and the Beautiful” since it premiered in 1987. I’m still proud that I wrote the very first story on the show. The headline in Soap...
View ArticleLooking Back: The AIDS Quilt Comes to OLTL in 1992
It has been my privilege over the last 40 years to cover the daytime drama industry. For many of those years, soap creators and head writers used the medium not just to entertain but to deal with...
View ArticleThe Joys of Summer Redux
In 1989 when the real world was still paying attention to soaps, TV Guide asked me to do a cover story called “The Joys of Summer.” My mother, who had kept every issue of the magazine since its debut —...
View ArticleMelted Ice: The Ice Princess Story Revisited
Marlena delights in introducing a new contributor, Jeffrey S. Pearlstein. Jeff is a veteran soap journalist and long-time colleague of Marlena’s who has written for many soap magazines. He is an...
View ArticleIs there a market for soap nostalgia?
Marlena proudly presents the work of new contributor Mike Poirier, who knows everything about soaps, particularly the old ones. Here, Mike writes about early soaps, such as Somerset— which Marlena is...
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Celebrating the Glorious Life of Guiding Light: From 1992, Marlena’s Analysis...
Don’t miss Marlena’s farewell to Guiding Light on blogtalkradio’s Brandon’s Buzz at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16 or later on the network’s archive. ____________________________________________________...
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Remembered: A Day With the Late, Great Larry Haines
Thinking Fans Comment Update July 22: pjs praises Search for Tomorrow’s man of yesterday … Cherry Ames remembers Stu and Jo … DS0816 wishes the young’ns could have seen Mr. Haines … and more. See...
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Beverlee McKinsey: Singularly Magnificent
By Marlena De Lacroix I feel sorry for younger soap fans who never got to see Beverlee McKinsey on soaps prior to her retirement from major roles in daytime in 1992. McKinsey, who died last week in...
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General Hospital: Looking Back on 45 Years
(A note from Marlena: It’s General Hospital’s 45th anniversary! Here’s a celebration of the event by my good friend and journalistic colleague Ed Martin. Ed and I have been happily debating General...
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General Hospital’s Stephen Macht: Can Character Actors Save Soaps?
By Marlena De Lacroix Every week for months, there have been rumors that Stephen Macht’s tough mob lawyer character, Trevor Lansing, is about to be whacked on General Hospital. So, while there’s...
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As the World Turns: Good-bye to Martha Byrne, The Real Thing
By Marlena De Lacroix It’s hard to watch daytime soaps chip away piece by piece, and of course no one actor is daytime TV. But watching Martha Byrne leave As the World Turns (because of a contract...
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Douglas Marland: A Personal Remembrance
Douglas Marland: May 5, 1935 – March 6, 1993 By Marlena De Lacroix In 1981 I was the editor of a soap magazine which had a great reputation and no budget. Every year we gave out awards, but we had to...
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Remembering Douglas Marland: Timeless Storylines, Timeless Talent
Douglas Marland: May 5, 1935 – March 6, 1993 By Patrick Erwin It’s been fifteen years since Douglas Marland’s death. That seems impossible to me, but then again, maybe that’s because I still see...
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Remembering Douglas Marland: Actors Recall Their Marland Moments, Part 2
Douglas Marland: May 5, 1935 – March 6, 1993 By Patrick Erwin We continue our celebration of the life and work of Douglas Marland with some more memories from the people who performed Doug’s work on...
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Remembering Douglas Marland: Highlights of a Great Career
Douglas Marland: May 5, 1935 – March 6, 1993 By Patrick Erwin As an actor: – Doug appeared in a 1956 episode of Playhouse 90 called Forbidden Area (as Marland Messner, his real name). – In 1973, he...
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