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[mezzoforte]

JTIS

...That I am royally pissed about the cancellation of All My Children and One Life to Live. I spent almost a year interning at One Life and absolutely loved everyone there--incredibly nice people who treated their interns with respect.
Soaps get a bad rap (often deservedly--there are some hilarious spoofs out there), but quality really is impressive given the amount of material they have to pump out, evil twins and all. I feel terrible for my former co-workers who absolutely slaved for these shows, and for the larger television industry in New York--it was a great gig for a lot of actors.
And though I realize soaps are kind of a ridiculous thing to get sappy about, I really feel for the viewers, many of whom have been watching for decades. In no other genre can you follow a character throughout his life like that.
This sucks.

I have no idea how to embed, but let's remember happier/campier times with a brilliantly over the top clip of Elizabeth Taylor in her cameo as Helena Cassadine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-o6UMiwJFM

[Erin]

Originally Posted by mezzoforte

JTIS

...That I am royally pissed about the cancellation of All My Children and One Life to Live. I spent almost a year interning at One Life and absolutely loved everyone there--incredibly nice people who treated their interns with respect.
Soaps get a bad rap (often deservedly--there are some hilarious spoofs out there), but quality really is impressive given the amount of material they have to pump out, evil twins and all. I feel terrible for my former co-workers who absolutely slaved for these shows, and for the larger television industry in New York--it was a great gig for a lot of actors.
And though I realize soaps are kind of a ridiculous thing to get sappy about, I really feel for the viewers, many of whom have been watching for decades. In no other genre can you follow a character throughout his life like that.
This sucks.

I have no idea how to embed, but let's remember happier/campier times with a brilliantly over the top clip of Elizabeth Taylor in her cameo as Helena Cassadine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-o6UMiwJFM

I felt the same way when they canceled Guiding Light. Fourth generation viewer. Yeah, it's cheesey sometimes, but compared to what we see on reality TV. I think this spells the end for all American soaps.

That must have been so much fun to intern at a soap!

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by mezzoforte

JTIS

...That I am royally pissed about the cancellation of All My Children and One Life to Live.

I watched AMC from 1977 until November of 2010. I stopped watching it because it was really boring and had been really boring for almost 2 years. I have watched OLTL since 1993 and it is the only tv show I currently watch. I love the show, though its ending is bittersweet for me. Truthfully it is hard to keep up with a daily tv show. My interests no longer are with tv. They are strictly computer related. So I'm sad and relieved all at the same time.

[CreepingDeath]

Originally Posted by mezzoforte

JTIS

...That I am royally pissed about the cancellation of All My Children and One Life to Live. I spent almost a year interning at One Life and absolutely loved everyone there--incredibly nice people who treated their interns with respect.
Soaps get a bad rap (often deservedly--there are some hilarious spoofs out there), but quality really is impressive given the amount of material they have to pump out, evil twins and all. I feel terrible for my former co-workers who absolutely slaved for these shows, and for the larger television industry in New York--it was a great gig for a lot of actors.
And though I realize soaps are kind of a ridiculous thing to get sappy about, I really feel for the viewers, many of whom have been watching for decades. In no other genre can you follow a character throughout his life like that.
This sucks.

I have no idea how to embed, but let's remember happier/campier times with a brilliantly over the top clip of Elizabeth Taylor in her cameo as Helena Cassadine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-o6UMiwJFM

I feel your pain. I'm still in mourning over Guiding Light getting cancelled. Watching it with my Gran is one of the earliest television memories I have. At least I still have The Young and the Restless (for now).

[GypsySorcerer]

Originally Posted by mezzoforte

JTIS

...That I am royally pissed about the cancellation of All My Children and One Life to Live. I spent almost a year interning at One Life and absolutely loved everyone there--incredibly nice people who treated their interns with respect.
Soaps get a bad rap (often deservedly--there are some hilarious spoofs out there), but quality really is impressive given the amount of material they have to pump out, evil twins and all. I feel terrible for my former co-workers who absolutely slaved for these shows, and for the larger television industry in New York--it was a great gig for a lot of actors.
And though I realize soaps are kind of a ridiculous thing to get sappy about, I really feel for the viewers, many of whom have been watching for decades. In no other genre can you follow a character throughout his life like that.
This sucks.

I have no idea how to embed, but let's remember happier/campier times with a brilliantly over the top clip of Elizabeth Taylor in her cameo as Helena Cassadine:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-o6UMiwJFM

Sounds like a fun internship!

I went to college with the actress who plays "Amanda" on All My Children. We had some mutual friends, so I'd often see her at parties and such.

Originally Posted by CreepingDeath

I feel your pain. I'm still in mourning over Guiding Light getting cancelled. Watching it with my Gran is one of the earliest television memories I have. At least I still have The Young and the Restless (for now).

I used to watch the soaps in their 80s glory with my mom and grandmother as a kid. My mom's favorite was Y&R. Every now and then I will catch a few minutes of it, and I only recognize some of the characters.

[LikeAWillow]

Originally Posted by GypsySorcerer

I used to watch the soaps in their 80s glory with my mom and grandmother as a kid. My mom's favorite was Y&R. Every now and then I will catch a few minutes of it, and I only recognize some of the characters.

That's how I was with DOOL. I'm refusing to acknowledge Grace's post saying it's on the way out

[GypsySorcerer]

Originally Posted by LikeAWillow

That's how I was with DOOL. I'm refusing to acknowledge Grace's post saying it's on the way out

DOOL was huge when I was in college. Students used to crowd in the common areas of the dorms to watch.

Originally Posted by CreepingDeath

The only ones you probably recognized is Victor, Nikki, Jack, and Katherine. They super-age the characters so much it's ridiculous.

I always loved Katherine and her portrayer, Jeanne Cooper. She's an awesome lady.

[CreepingDeath]

Originally Posted by GypsySorcerer

I used to watch the soaps in their 80s glory with my mom and grandmother as a kid. My mom's favorite was Y&R. Every now and then I will catch a few minutes of it, and I only recognize some of the characters.

The only ones you probably recognized is Victor, Nikki, Jack, and Katherine. They super-age the characters so much it's ridiculous.