I think I've posted to this effect before, but I'm not really bemoaning the death of the soap opera. I used to watch a number of them; General Hospital, Ryan's Hope, Rituals (Dennis Patrick) and especially All My Children. AMC was my favorite, and I was delighted to learn that my girlfrriend, whom I later married, was a big time AMC fan. I'd given up all the others because of time constraints. We watched together for about 8 years. When our daughter was on the way up until the time she was in pre-school time was at a premium, so I said goodbye to AMC and the Boston Bruins. A few years ago we decided to try watching AMC. Adam was up to his old tricks and cheating on a young wife AGAIN. Jackson and Erica were back together but on the verge of breaking up AGAIN. I forget what Palmer was doing, but it was tricky dealings AGAIN. Mateo, who had been fighting with his overbearing and manipulative father was now doing the same thing to his younger siblings. Erica was pulling the strings on people's lives as usaual. We looked at each other and asked if we gave a damn. The answer was no. Now if the show were ending, would I go back to Pine Valley. Probably, because then we might see things shaken up a bit. As it is now, Jesse, who was dead, dead, dead, (he even came back as a ghost) is now alive. Will Jenny be far behind? I know people often return on soaps, ,just as they do in comics and DS, but this case was just too extreme. Unless they are willing to go out on a limb and stop playing it safe, I don't think there's much hope for soaps, and I can't say I really care.
