A Beginners Guide to International Soaps
To say that the current state of American daily serialized drama is in a state of utter dismay would be probably the biggest understatement of the year. So to help you get your “fix,” TVSource decided...
View Article'Days of our Lives' Gets It Right With The EJ/Sami/Rafe Triangle
I don’t ask much from my soap operas anymore, only to be entertained more times than I am not. If I tune in and enjoy the 60 (or 30 one case) minutes of the episode, I’m a happy viewer. Gone are the...
View ArticleWhat Went Wrong With ‘Hollywood Heights’
This past summer, Nickelodeon attempted to do something different by launching their first telenovela, Hollywood Heights, on the Nick@Nite block. The series was promoted heavily as “Nick@Nite’s first...
View ArticleSwing and a Miss for DAYS' Latest Baby Tale; Moving Forward with EJ and Sami
Days of our Lives’ failed execution of Nicole’s pregnancy storyline leaves disappointment and frustration in its outcome. Thankfully the strong performances of stars Arianne Zucker and James Scott...
View ArticleY&R: The Road to Rebuilding Genoa City
Only one month into Josh Griffith and Jill Farren Phelps’ creative era at The Young and the Restless, it appears as if the show is on the right track. The characters are fresh, stories are engaging and...
View Article‘Switched at Birth’ Makes Television History
Tonight’s episode of Switched at Birth entitled, “Uprising” is the first episode of television to air entirely in American Sign Language and it was truly riveting. To borrow from a friend, this week’s...
View ArticleSoap Hitlist: B&B’s War of the Families, Kelly Sullivan Excels, Dylan Gets Naked
The highs and lows from the previous week in soaps. What did TVSource Magazine’s executive editor enjoy the most, and the least about your favorite soaps for the week of March 11? Find out inside! In...
View ArticleSoap Hitlist: Victor & Nikki Remarry, Katie Calls Out Brooke, Daniel &...
The highs and lows from the previous week in soaps. What did TVSource Magazine’s executive editor enjoy the most, and the least about your favorite soaps for the week of March 18? Find out in the new...
View ArticleGeneral Hospital’s 50th Anniversary Episode: Every Man’s Waiting
Fifty years after a simple story started about hope and healing, the past comes round to say hello again on ABC’s General Hospital. “Another thing demonstrated will be the propriety of every man’s...
View Article5 Reasons ‘The Carrie Diaries’ Needs a Second Season
The Carrie Diaries may have just ended Monday, but it is never too early to start campaigning for the show’s renewal. Many reports have the show labeled as ‘on the bubble’ meaning we must do everything...
View ArticleFrom the Editors: Welcome Back ‘All My Children’ and ‘One Life to Live’
After what feels like forever, the premieres of All My Children and One Life to Live are upon us. It hasn’t been an easy road for Prospect Park and The Online Network, and even when many thought all...
View ArticleA New Chapter Begins on ‘All My Children’
After months of speculation, wondering if All My Children would ever truly make it back on the air, Prospect Park successfully launched the series under The Online Network umbrella on Hulu, Hulu Plus,...
View ArticleA New Beginning for ‘One Life to Live’
Last week, Prospect Park has showed viewers that they have more than One Life to Live as the production company brought the fan favorite soap opera back from the dead as part of their The Online...
View ArticleGuest Commentary: An improved ‘Young and the Restless’ still has work to do
A guest commentary on the state of CBS’ The Young and the Restless from a 40-year veteran viewer of daytime’s number one drama. Months after the changing of the guard that brought about positive...
View Article#SorryNotSorry, The Brilliance of ‘General Hospital’s’ Franco Resurrection
Reaction to General Hospital‘s decision to resurrect Robert “Franco” Frank has been met with very strong reactions from fans and critics alike. While I found last week’s “shocking” reveal to be rather...
View ArticleDid ‘All My Children’s’ Sex Scene Featuring Pete & Colby Go Too Far?
Wednesday’s episode of All My Children sent shock waves across the internet as young temptress Colby Chandler (Brooke Newton) seduced a drunken Pete Cortland (Robert Scott Wilson) with sensual kissing,...
View ArticleProspect Headache: Our Take On the Latest AMC, OLTL Changes
Another week, another new development to adapt to with the Prospect Park produced soaps All My Children and One Life to Live. Beginning July 1, The OnLine Network will release all new episodes of All...
View ArticleFalling in Love in a Coffee Shop: A New Viewer’s Thoughts on ‘All My Children’
I was a more than little surprised when I learned All My Children replaced head writers Marlene McPherson and Elizabeth Snyder. I think the show has done a great job overall in its storytelling, and as...
View ArticleVintage Generation: Why Soaps Should Play on Character History
Watching a soap opera should feel like borrowing your mom’s old go-go boots for a night of clubbing or curling up on your couch under a hand-knitted afghan that your grandmother gave you. The draw of...
View ArticleNetflix to the Rescue: How ‘Orange is the New Black’ Saved a TV Addict from...
How a storm, power outage and dead cable box lead to the discovery and mass consumption of Netflix’s Orange is the New Black. As I sit here typing this, I’m a week into a house sitting job for a former...
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