TV Guide: The Worst in Soaps 2009

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TV Guide: The Worst in Soaps 2009
Topic Started: Dec 29 2009, 03:09 PM (937 Views)
Ellie	Dec 29 2009, 03:09 PM Post #1
Posts: 11,979 Group: Staff Member #431 Joined: October 2, 2007 Twitter ID ellie029	http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/soaps/the-worst-in-soaps-2009-3614.html The Worst in Soaps 2009 by Michael Logan December 29, 2009 01:47 PM EST This was a year of staggering loss in which CBS killed its hallmark serials As the World Turn and Guiding Light. Adding insult to injury: Exec producer Ellen Wheeler and CBS Daytime chief Barbara Bloom were squarely to blame for GL’s demise when their “revolutionary” makeover (which they thought would save the soap genre) sent hundreds of thousands of fans fleeing, yet neither woman would accept any responsibility at all. Instead, they made it seem like we were the ones too stupid to get it. And the Loser is… Us. The producers of the Daytime Emmys gave viewers a dopey dance routine with Vanessa Williams and Gilles Marini and a soap-star fashion show but didn’t allow anyone from Guiding Light to say a word during the show’s farewell tribute. They then ran out of time and ended the telecast before the folks at The Bold and the Beautiful could accept their trophy for best soap. Now these same clueless yahoos want to produce the 2010 awards. Somebody stop ’em! The Blind Side Out of nowhere, General Hospital fans were slapped with the news that Luke (Tony Geary) had a baby with Holly (Emma Samms) back in the ’80s—meaning his famously happy marriage to Laura (Genie Francis) was a sham. Low Blow Buddhist-bashing One Life to Live reached the Himalayas of bad taste when Dorian (Robin Strasser) tried to get the attention of a meditating monk by dipping down under his sacred robe and giving him oral sex. Okay, so the monk was her ex-flame David (Tuc Watkins), but still. If a soap blasphemed Christianity like that, there’d be hell to pay! Dru Who? When Victoria Rowell quit as The Young and the Restless’ Drucilla in 2007 she went all bat-doodoo and blasted the cast for being racist and not giving her Emmy support. She then spent 2009 desperately campaigning to get her old job back. No surprise here: Rowell’s still waiting for the phone to ring. So Much For Making History Daytime’s first legal gay marriage ended after just one day when All My Children’s Bianca (Eden Riegel) learned that her bride Reese (Tamara Braun) kissed someone at the rehearsal dinner. Worse yet: That someone has a penis. Worse yet: Head writer Chuck Pratt (since fired) had the nerve to blame this sad, aborted mess on Riegel’s busy schedule. Happy Trails There was something so poignant about the deaths—just days apart—of good friends and OLTL cowboys Clint Ritchie (Clint) and Phil Carey (Asa). Their funny, brawny, unapologetic machismo was a rare thing in soaps and is sorely missed. Worst Plot Ever Y&R revealed that Phillip (Thom Bierdz) faked his death in a car crash 20 years ago and is still alive. What made him cause his family so much grief and torment? He didn’t want to admit he likes boys. Runner up: Y&R’s Case of the Bank-robbing Chipmunk. How did the soap we picked as the best of 2008 become the lamest of ’09? End of an Era This was also the year the accountants sent a message to our daytime superstars: You don’t matter anymore. We nearly lost Y&R’s Eric Braeden (Victor) and Melody Thomas Scott (Nikki) due to budget cuts. Ditto OLTL’s Strasser. And we did painfully bid adieu to Days of Our Lives greats Deidre Hall (Marlena), Drake Hogestyn (John), Thaao Penghlis (Tony), Mary Beth Evans (Kayla) and Stephen Nichols (Patch). Memo to the bean counters: There’s a reason these people are pricey—they’re solid gold.



Paxton	Dec 29 2009, 03:32 PM Post #2
Dreaming of a Melanie-free Days Posts: 5,273 Group: Elite Member Member #2,445 Joined: June 24, 2008 Favorite Soap Opera of All Time Days Of Our Lives	Ellie Dec 29 2009, 03:09 PM Low Blow Buddhist-bashing One Life to Live reached the Himalayas of bad taste when Dorian (Robin Strasser) tried to get the attention of a meditating monk by dipping down under his sacred robe and giving him oral sex. Okay, so the monk was her ex-flame David (Tuc Watkins), but still. If a soap blasphemed Christianity like that, there’d be hell to pay! "If" a soap blasphemed Christianity? I see Mr. Logan wasn't watching DOOL when Father Matt was reassuring Chloe it was perfectly okay for her to end her marriage to Lucas because after all, her heart was with another man and she did manage to resist that orange temptation after those Vegas vows though not before. That was some unusual advice from a Catholic priest, to say the least.



DrewHamilton	Dec 29 2009, 03:38 PM Post #3
Posts: 10,941 Group: Veteran Member #46 Joined: June 14, 2007	I still don't see what the big deal was with Dorian going down on David. So what! It's not like we saw the actual action.



lysie	Dec 29 2009, 03:43 PM Post #4
Posts: 22,181 Group: Staff Member #4,604 Joined: May 20, 2009	I don't even know what the majority of this list is talking about, but it still makes me happy. Thanks, Ellie!



Y&RWorldTurner	Dec 29 2009, 06:15 PM Post #5
Sharongate, bitches! Posts: 2,986 Group: Elite Member Member #44 Joined: June 14, 2007	Quote: Worst Plot Ever Y&R revealed that Phillip (Thom Bierdz) faked his death in a car crash 20 years ago and is still alive. What made him cause his family so much grief and torment? He didn’t want to admit he likes boys. Runner up: Y&R’s Case of the Bank-robbing Chipmunk. How did the soap we picked as the best of 2008 become the lamest of ’09? Logan's never written anything more true, especially the last sentence of this whole section!



Drew	Dec 29 2009, 10:25 PM Post #6
Posts: 12,211 Group: Veteran Member #62 Joined: June 14, 2007 Favorite Current Daytime Soap Opera EastEnders Favorite Soap Opera of All Time Days of our Lives Favorite Primetime Soap Opera of All Time Footballers Wives Twitter ID drewhatch Facebook ID drewhatch YouTube ID strangeparadise69	DrewHamilton Dec 29 2009, 03:38 PM I still don't see what the big deal was with Dorian going down on David. So what! It's not like we saw the actual action. I dont see the big deal with oral sex in daytime, or if the oral sex was used to seduce a priest (and seriously ... the entire 90s were spent with Marlena trying to fuck Father John and nothing was said). Honestly, if we had more edgier and racy plots in line with the sensibilities of today the genre might not be dying. I dont agree it was the right thing for Dorian Lord, feminist extraordinare, to be doing. I dont think Dorian is the kind of character that would ever give a man dominance over her and be in that position. Edited by Drew, Dec 29 2009, 10:31 PM.



Ellie	Dec 29 2009, 10:34 PM Post #7
Posts: 11,979 Group: Staff Member #431 Joined: October 2, 2007 Twitter ID ellie029	Drew Dec 29 2009, 10:25 PM and seriously ... the entire 90s were spent with Marlena trying to fuck Father John and nothing was said What? He was 'Father John' for about a year, the storyline was that Marlena was possessed when she tried to seduce him, and believe me, A LOT was said.



cassie1013	Dec 30 2009, 03:22 AM Post #8
Posts: 2,679 Group: Elite Member Member #92 Joined: June 16, 2007 Favorite Current Daytime Soap Opera Days Favorite Soap Opera of All Time Days Favorite Current Primetime Soap Opera Gossip Girl/Vampire Diaries	Ellie Dec 29 2009, 10:34 PM Drew Dec 29 2009, 10:25 PM and seriously ... the entire 90s were spent with Marlena trying to fuck Father John and nothing was said What? He was 'Father John' for about a year, the storyline was that Marlena was possessed when she tried to seduce him, and believe me, A LOT was said. You guys are cracking me up - I have tears coming down my face, OMG! LMAO.



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