By Silas Kain Normally my column this week would be about something I like or dislike about one of the many controversial story lines we are experiencing across all three of ABC’s “stories”. But today I want to appeal to you about the genre of soaps in general. Let’s face it, you and I both [...]

By Joshua More than a five year anniversary is EXTREMELY rare on soaps, but the Hughes family on ATWT has gotten a few long marriages under their belt. Original players Nancy and Chris had celebrated over fifty years together, which is AMAZING. They were the first (and last so far) soap couple to reach the [...]

By Joshua Move over Nuke! Here comes Leid! Back in 2007, soap fans went nuts when CBS announced As The World Turns was bringing on Noah Mayer (Jake Silbermann) as a love interest for Luke Snyder (Van Hansis). It would be the first male same sex couple on soaps. And at first, everybody loved them. [...]

By Joshua While As the World Turns comes to an end, I find it hard to say goodbye. It has been a tough year for soaps – first Guiding Light and now As the World Turns are cancelled. But there is one thing that keeps me happy. When Guiding Light ended, it was announced that [...]

By Joshua There is a romance brewing, and it’s a doozy. Janet (Julie Pinson) and Dusty (Grayson McCouch) on ATWT were never in the same circle. I don’t think they ever had a scene together until her sister Teri (Vanessa Ray) hit town and began working for him. But they are the kind of slow, [...]

By Joshua As anyone who watches As the World Turns would know, one of the major storylines is Liberty’s leukemia. A core character, Liberty is Brad’s lovechild with Janet and she is also Parker’s ex-wife. Liberty’s cancer was a rumor that began when her current portrayer, Meredith Hagner, announced that she was leaving the show [...]

By Joshua I know this was announced a few months ago, but it really took this long to hit me. After 54 long years on the air – after marriages, divorces, deaths, births, baby switches, broken engagements, affairs, mental breakdowns, comas, and so much more – As the World Turns has been canceled. This is [...]

[Hi Soapbox1 readers! I wanted to introduce you to a new guest blogger, Joshua, who watches all the ABC Soaps plus As The World Turns. He will be popping in from time to time and giving us his take on our favorite soaps! - Michele] By Joshua Last week was an all around good week [...]

My cousin Karen, my aunt Nancy and I all were hooked on Young & the Restless the first couple of years of it’s existence in the early 1970′s. That’s when Jill Abbott was played by Brenda Dickson, who originated the role, and Katherine Chancellor was – and still is – amazingly portrayed by Jeanne Cooper. [...]

One of my favorite things to do is keep track of soap hopping by actors. The latest move to catch my interest was the hiring of Jon Lindstrom to play As the World Turns‘ Craig Montgomery. A handful of actors have portrayed the devious, multifaceted Oakdale businessman, and I’ll be interested to see Jon’s take [...]