Happy Birthday Finola Hughes!!!

Birthday wishes go out to Finola Hughes! She celebrates her 49th birthday today!

This week from the Soap Blog Coalition!!!

Guiding Light and One Life to Live star Gina Tognoni dishes about her "exciting" return to One Life to Live with Daytime Confidential. (Daytime Confidential)

This week the Pine Valley Bulletin takes on the "big reveal" of Stuart's killer. *yawn* (Pine Valley Bulletin)

This week at The Scrubs Hub we have one simple question for you: What will happen next for Robin & Patrick? (Scrubs Hub)

The Serial Drama girls are longstanding Jonathan Jackson fans, but think it will take some time to adjust to him as Lucky again. No amount of time, however, will make them adjust to his beard. (Serial Drama)

Claudia's time is clearly running out of time in a big way these days in Port Charles...Sigh, if f I had a TRIGGER button on my remote control, Claudia would have been a done deal month's ago. (Soap Examiner)

Sunday Surgery finds the Wubqueen pondering the blow-ups offering clues to the Franco mystery. Could it really be all about Alkazar--AGAIN? What do you think? (Wubs)

Commentary: The Big Reveal

This could be considered a spoiler if you haven't watched Friday or Monday's shows yet. So read no further. Then again, I would say that pretty much everyone had figured out who the real killer was way before this. This big shock, so so not. This intrigue and declarations of "forget what you think you know" nonsense was all just talk. It wasn't shocking in the least after six months of waiting. Back in July or even August, I think it would have been a much bigger shock.

Why do I think so? Because soaps need to be different now because fans are different now. What I mean is, in the age of the internet, 6 month murder mysteries just can't hold people's interest anymore. You've got spoilers, rumors, speculations, and constant discussion about who, what, where, why, when and how. Attention spans are shorter, so must storylines be.

That said, I happen to enjoy long stories. I like things that aren't resolved in a short time. I like slow build. But hey, I'm old school and my kind are few and far between anymore. Today we see soaps getting canceled. We see shows playing hardball with their stars to get them to take pay cuts because soaps are trying to survive. We see rich history go by the wayside because history doesn't sell. Or so that's the theory. But I ask AMC fans this... would you rather be shocked by a reveal, or have an interesting story for an historic returning character... say Brooke for example? Now I'm not saying Brooke is returning, I only wish she was! What I'm saying is, a character such as her, with a rich history, in a storyline worthy of her can go for months and keep people's interest, if done right. She has so much back story that there is so much to cover.

You can argue that is what AMC did with Adam. An historic character in a months and months long story. But no. I don't really see it that way. It was Kendall's story. It was Annie's story. It was Emma's story. It wasn't Stuart's. It wasn't Adam's. Adam's history wasn't drawn on hardly at all. Or at all?

I know I'm fighting a losing battle. I want soaps, especially mine, to succeed and flourish once again. I want compelling stories that make sense and aren't full of holes. I want romance and love in the afternoon. I want the social issues that are broached to be true parts of storylines. I want lavish parties and weddings. I want history to be a part of the show always. Anymore it's about finding new viewers and long time viewers suffer. When long time viewers leave, the soaps are done for. They cannot survive without us. When are they going to realize that?

I read so much angst and so much negativity. And yes, I post negativity too. Frustration does that to a person. But the bottom line is that I want to AMC to succeed and stay on the air. In order to do that more has to change than just their location. Writing has to improve greatly. Shock value has to stop. It's fleeting. What was gained by having an event so historic as the first lesbian wedding on daytime only to cheapen it with one of the women kissing a man and having that wedding be annulled the next day? What has been gained by making Adam the killer of his own beloved brother? There's still time to prove to us long time fans that something can be gained with this. Give David Canary the best material of his life. Take Adam on a journey of self discovery but make sure you keep the edge that we've come to love about Adam. Do you think you can do that? If you can't, then you need to find someone who can. Mr. Pratt, prove me wrong about you. Prove to me that you aren't out to destroy my beloved AMC. Prove to me that you can turn things around and make this show shine again. Pay attention to history. Pay attention to consistency. I'm out on a limb here giving you a chance to turn things around and make right some of the terrible atrocities you've made wrong. I'm giving you a chance a lot of fellow AMC fans wouldn't give you. Don't make me regret it.

New Role For Leven!!!!

Leven Rambin (ex-Lily) has booked a recurring role on the ABC hit drama series Grey's Anatomy. No specific airdates have been released yet, but she is already filming her new role!

Congratulations Denise Vasi!!!

Denise Vasi (Randi) confirmed via her Twitter that she and boyfriend Sevan Arslanian got engaged this weekend! Considering the groom to be is a diamond wholesaler, that must be one spectacular ring! Congrats Denise and Sevan!

Spoilers for the Week of October 26!!

This weeks spoilers are now posted! It's a crazy week as the Halloween festivities commence. Aidan and Kendall are still on the run. David hatches a crazy scheme, appalling everyone! Brot and Natalia grow closer. And Adam remembers! Plus much more!

Happy Birthday Daniel Kennedy!!!

Daniel Kennedy, AMC's superhero Pete Cortlandt, celebrated his 26th birthday on October 24!!!!

Colin Egglesfield out at Melrose Place!

Colin Egglesfield (ex-Josh) has been let go from the CW's new incarnation of Melrose Place. He will last air in January. Personally I watched it, just for Colin, and will most like not continue after he's gone since it really hasn't grabbed me or given me any reason to stay. I do enjoy seeing old character come back from when I was a die hard Melrose fan. But damn, Jo (Daphne Zuniga) sure got bitchy! Ashley Simpson has also been let go, which can really only improve the show.

This week from the Soap Blog Coalition!!!

Daytime Confidential's Jamey Giddens interviews The Young and the Restless star Wilson Bethel. They talk about his role as Ryder, working with Sean Kanan and Greg Rikaart and Generation Kill. (Daytime Confidential)

Kimberly McCullough and Jason Thompson's General Hospital Scrubs Team raised $44,878.10 and walked for AIDS Walk LA last weekend, and are currently in top positions individually and as a team. Check out the great pictures from the event! (Scrubs Hub)

Elizabeth Webber's polka dot cardigan has been the sole highlight of GH this week, which has led the Serial Drama girls to wonder if the show should change its name to "Stupid people doing terrible things in an uninteresting fashion." (Serial Drama)

The extended dragged out "Stu-Murder" mystery is driving me up a wall. On top of all of this, the totally irritating promo ABC continues to run about the real murderer being revealed has been way over done and frankly, it's turning my hair gray. (Soap Opera Examiner)

Great weekend for Wubs! AIDS Walk LA, scoops, tweets and news are all up in the Sunday surgery. (Wubs)

Baby Stuart's Baby Daddy Comes to Town!!!

Finn Wittrock has been cast as Damon, Baby Stuart's biological father. Looks like life is going to get a lot more complicated for Liza Colby. I wonder if she'll ask Damon to move in with her too. He begins airing next week. Finn has previously been seen on CSI: Miami and Cold Case, as well as other guest starring roles.

Spoilers for the Week of October 19!!!

This weeks spoilers are now posted!! Lots happens but the biggest thing is that we finally learn who really killed Stuart. Also this week, the Hubbard's get shocking news about Madison. Aidan's condition worsens. JR shocks Marissa with a proposal and David shocks Amanda with a proposition!

Happy Birthday Mark LaMura!!!!

Happy Birthday to Mark LaMura!! Erica's brother Mark Dalton celebrates his 61st birthday today!!!

CASTING NEWS - Mateo and Hayley Return!!!

Just announced on Live with Regis and Kelly, Kelly Ripa and husband Mark Consuelos will be returning to Pine Valley for AMC's 40th Anniversary! AMC celebrates that anniversary on January 5, 2010.

This week from the Soap Blog Coalition!!!

One Life to Live's Ilene Kristen is a Jane of all trades. Check out an interview with the talented actress at Daytime Confidential. (Daytime Confidential)

Kimberly McCullough and Jason Thompson had personal appearances in New York City last weekend and we've got an exclusive library of photos from the Brokerage event! (Scrubs Hub)

The Serial Drama girls learned the hard way that watching current episodes of All My Children will make you hate your favorite characters, the writing staff, your television set and your immune system. (Serial Drama)

There is something to be said for older characters on the who bring so much wisdom to various storylines on the soaps. As the World Turns does this well and nowhere was it more evident today when Lucinda and Emma tried to reach their daughters regarding their love lives. (Soap Opera Examiner)

Here is something more rare than Monica's screen time on GH: The wubqueen actually really REALLY enjoyed a show. Check it out and get your "Lukealikes" on! (Wubs)

Spoilers for the Week of October 12!!!

This weeks spoilers are now posted! It's an action packed week as Emma has brain surgery, FauxKendall has had enough, Jesse puts Angie in a difficult spot, Aidan comes to Kendall's aid but is hurt in the process and everyone STILL is trying to get to the truth about the night of Stuart's murder.