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Title: EW's List of Soaps Loved and Lost
Post by: Midnite on February 12, 2010, 05:59:56 PM

From December, 2009.  Better late than never?

13 Soap Operas We've Loved, Lost (http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20304400,00.html)

I'll forgive Entertainment Weekly for its use of the c-word since they again used the photo of Liz, Roger and Vicki instead of a stock pic of Barnabas, and for the comparison to Lost, too.

[Hmm, I didn't know "DiNozzo" (Michael Weatherly) was on Loving.]

Title: Re: EW's List of Soaps Loved and Lost
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on February 13, 2010, 04:17:29 AM

At one time or another I watched almost every one of those soaps. And in the case of several, for their entire runs.

EW definitely gets credit for not using a photo of Barnabas. And extra credit for using a fairly rare shot of Roger, Liz and Vicki.  [thumb]

[And oh yes, Michael Weatherly was excellent as Cooper Alden on Loving and when that soap morphed into The City.]

Title: Re: EW's List of Soaps Loved and Lost
Post by: Taeylor Collins on February 13, 2010, 04:50:55 AM

I loved THE CITY and wish I had saved the premiere ep on VHS so now I could burn it to DVD.  So thankful they included our beloved DS! I am a huge A Spelling fan and don't really know why I didn't watch Sunset Beach.  I was probably to busy watching other stuff and being a teen! :)  The City was so stylish and like nothing I had ever seen on a soap.  I also started watching ATWT for NUKE but when they didn't renew Martha's (Lily)  contract I was pissed an quit.

As of today General Hospital is my guilty daytime pleasure that I have been watching since I was 16! I had always heard about Luke and Laura and tuned in for their fun filled, location shot, exciting return! I was hooked and still watch everday 16 years later!  Now since all the Spencers are back I am praying to the soap God's they bring Genie Francis back. She is a goddess to me!

Title: Re: EW's List of Soaps Loved and Lost
Post by: jimbo on February 13, 2010, 05:34:19 AM

Glad to see EW mention DS and in a positive light. I give them credit as well for taking more time and effort to find another photograph representing Dark Shadows.

Title: Re: EW's List of Soaps Loved and Lost
Post by: D_Friedlander on February 15, 2010, 04:17:04 AM

Thank heaven DS got a good mention!!!
 
But 35 years later, I'm also still mourning for RETURN TO PEYTON PLACE (1972-74).  This was one of the earliest "water-cooler buzz" soaps (aside from DS which was in its own category)--- The "Who Killed Benny Tate" storyline involving "Allison McKenzie" led to a prime-time special recap on  home network NBC which earned respectable ratings, a first for a daytime soap.
 
Dang, I wish there had been video recorders then, because this has never been released on VHS or DVD.