tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post5460081126862104933..comments2024-03-22T03:27:19.859-04:00Comments on Sourcebooks Casablanca Romance Authors: What a CharacterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12914920560584429315noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-71035580418068389932009-06-26T07:15:34.555-04:002009-06-26T07:15:34.555-04:00I never saw soaps...but I'm with Sheila and Ch...I never saw soaps...but I'm with Sheila and Cheryl on Star Trek! :) I was addicted to them. I got hooked on Survivor also for a couple of seasons, but then it got to be the same old thing.Terry Spearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788961423817944896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-25192653674790960822009-06-25T18:48:58.125-04:002009-06-25T18:48:58.125-04:00My favorites are Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose P...My favorites are Beverly Hills 90210 and Melrose Place (the originals)Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377379401542936661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-29240300724605511982009-06-25T16:06:35.322-04:002009-06-25T16:06:35.322-04:00You ladies are the best at bringing back old memor...You ladies are the best at bringing back old memories for me. What fun! When I was a little girl my mother and grandmother watched As The World Turns and of course I did too! I have no idea if it still comes on, but I loved it that a lady named Ellen called her grandfather "Grandfather" The name for mine was Grandy. But I started calling him Grandfather because I wanted to be just like that beautiful lady on tv. He's been gone a few years now, but he's still Grandfather to me.<br />AmeliaAmeliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07603588884175706382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-65463315324394422872009-06-25T14:41:54.846-04:002009-06-25T14:41:54.846-04:00That's hysterical about Tommy Lee Jones. A bun...That's hysterical about Tommy Lee Jones. A bunch of famous actors got their start in soaps.<br /><br />My (now deceased and much loved) grandmother watched soaps and sometimes would start talking about characters like they were real. You'd do a mental doubletake as you figured out oh, Nanny's talking about her soap now, not gossiping about town goings-on. <br /><br />I remember she used to watch Another World and there was a character on it up to no good named Sven. Nanny had a pleasant German accent and would refer to him as Schneaky Schven.Libby Sternberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01189737938551021370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-33582014372402893142009-06-25T14:41:10.649-04:002009-06-25T14:41:10.649-04:00I was a Guiding Light ADDICT for YEARS. Haven'...I was a Guiding Light ADDICT for YEARS. Haven't watched it in a decade, but I was still sad to hear it had been cancelled.<br /><br />I was an avid ER fan from beginning to end. Loved that show.Marie Forcehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00550719567520289405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-5856582901720077112009-06-25T14:34:42.164-04:002009-06-25T14:34:42.164-04:00Fun post, Libby!
I was never much of a soap opera...Fun post, Libby!<br /><br />I was never much of a soap opera fan (I did watch Dark Shadows one summer!) but my grandmother was a fanatic for her 'stories' as she called them. She watched General Hospital, All My Children, and One Life to Live. I remember catching a couple of episodes of One Life to Live and there was a guy on there playing a young doctor named Mark. When the credits rolled, I told my grandmother, "That guy better change his name if he wants to make it in Hollywood!" <br /><br />His name was Tommy Lee Jones, shows how much I know!<br /><br />ACLoucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-50134070139044383132009-06-25T12:51:55.228-04:002009-06-25T12:51:55.228-04:00Star Trek. Absolutely. And ER early on. But I neve...Star Trek. Absolutely. And ER early on. But I never saw Dark Shadows (wasn't on in England) and I felt deprived because I found the books cheap at Woolworths and used to buy them and hide them under my bed.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-45180386893553709572009-06-25T10:27:28.955-04:002009-06-25T10:27:28.955-04:00I never followed Passions, but did catch a glimpse...I never followed Passions, but did catch a glimpse now and then as I clicked through the dial. That show was....kuh-razy! LOL!Libby Sternberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01189737938551021370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-75086955224023649852009-06-25T10:25:53.520-04:002009-06-25T10:25:53.520-04:00I think when I was about 13 or 14, I spent an enti...I think when I was about 13 or 14, I spent an entire summer addicted to Passions--which was God Awful, but I had a friend who was hooked, and we'd talk on the phone during the episodes...<br /><br />I was a BIG fan of Grey's Anatomy when it first started (seasons 1 and 2 are still my favorites), but now, not so much. I'll admit I'm strangely addicted to Gossip Girl as well. I think these are those primetime shows that follow the Soap Opera Structure. If it works--why deny it? :)<br /><br />Great post, Libby--I know this is gearing us up for your book in Spring 2010!!!!Danielle Jackson Dresserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293766728921704640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-3764330986219999512009-06-25T10:12:28.820-04:002009-06-25T10:12:28.820-04:00I was of the college generation that was totally h...I was of the college generation that was totally hooked on the romance of Luke and Laura on General Hospital. We literally scheduled our classes so that we could all gather in the dorm parlor to watch it! Fun times. Haven't watched Soaps in ages, but I know what you mean about getting caught up into the drama of it all. Most of the TV shows I now can't live without are due to the characters far more than the plot. Take The Mentalist - that show is OK, but it is Simon Baker with his adorable smirk and gorgeous blue eyes that sells it for me! *sigh* Wouldn't miss it for the world!Sharon Lathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09539439531975181469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-13894773278795445442009-06-25T09:17:41.402-04:002009-06-25T09:17:41.402-04:00Cheryl, my friends and I used to exchange Star Tre...Cheryl, my friends and I used to exchange Star Trek stories in high school creative writing class!<br /><br />Mary Margret, I was a devoted ER fan for many years, too, but then started losing interest when I couldn't keep up with the new characters.Libby Sternberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01189737938551021370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-13643985193527369882009-06-25T09:09:35.022-04:002009-06-25T09:09:35.022-04:00I've never been a fan of daytime soaps. They m...I've never been a fan of daytime soaps. They make me feel like I'm trying to watch a play through an opening the size of a buttonhole. The play might be wonderful, but I can't see enough of it at one time to sustain my interest.<br />That said, ER used a soap structure and it kept my loyal for many years. A large part of ER's appeal was that every major character had a complete backstory. It gave every interaction context and made it personal--which I think is the fundamental appeal of soaps.Mary Margrethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04777940150169201630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2802601138878132017.post-73622911199341467152009-06-25T08:53:37.907-04:002009-06-25T08:53:37.907-04:00Dark Shadows was the only soap I was ever hooked o...Dark Shadows was the only soap I was ever hooked on, and that was mainly because of Barnabas and Quentin. I watched it every day after school and then called my best friend to discuss it. You'd think watching such stuff would have made me write the vampire/werewolf type of paranormal, but I guess I liked Star Trek better. We find inspiration in all sorts of places, don't we?Cheryl Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11464377381132807409noreply@blogger.com