tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post5532540155784857921..comments2023-05-16T10:50:16.527-04:00Comments on FunkyBlueDandelion: The Bold and the Ridiculousjazzbaby1http://www.blogger.com/profile/06089789586446431602noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-16897505098289784302011-11-26T08:44:23.689-05:002011-11-26T08:44:23.689-05:00Yes my sister, soap operas were something like a r...Yes my sister, soap operas were something like a religion at grandma's house. I think the only time she relented on it was during the winter olympics if they were on at the same time. I used to watch 'Santa Barbara' and I hate to admit this but I was upset that it was preempted the day the Challenger exploded (I know that's bad but in my defense I was 6 or 7).librachick19777https://www.blogger.com/profile/03756384064228194412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-71821667144527110122011-11-23T12:51:56.045-05:002011-11-23T12:51:56.045-05:00My mom was a big "Days of our Lives" fan...My mom was a big "Days of our Lives" fan and was always telling me that Hope and I were "exactly the same age!" <br /><br />Haven't thought about B&B for years (I watched it briefly during the summer after my sophomore year of hs), and am amazed that it is still running.Kurbissnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-3322062906057556902011-11-23T09:55:14.856-05:002011-11-23T09:55:14.856-05:00@bccmee...I didn't have much of a coice as a k...@bccmee...I didn't have much of a coice as a kid; my grandmother and great-grandmother were addicted to their "stories" and would STOP EVERYTHING to watch from 12:30-4:00 every single day.<br /><br />@Gratiana...I LOVE that movie! I love RDJ and Kevin Kline both in this and in "Chaplin," I'd love to see them do something else together.<br /><br />@memythoughtsandwhoknows...one of my friends took the day off school when Luke and Laura got married, so I get the GH addiction even if I don't share it.<br /><br />@phylly3...I remember "Edge of Night"...and I loved Dallas!jazzbaby1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06089789586446431602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-57908869801422715662011-11-23T03:20:34.954-05:002011-11-23T03:20:34.954-05:00I was so grateful when the one soap opera I was ad...I was so grateful when the one soap opera I was addicted to went off the air "The Edge of Night". Anyone remember that one? I far prefered the evening soaps like Dallas or Dynasty. Funny you should mention Downton Abbey, bccmee. I never would have considered it a soap, but I can see what you mean.Phylly3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10551254554577516351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-37806980279541137832011-11-22T13:00:14.607-05:002011-11-22T13:00:14.607-05:00When I was a teenager, General Hospital was my sho...When I was a teenager, General Hospital was my show. As soon as I walked in the door I had to turn it on. Eventually, I thought, why am I watching this!? The story lines were just so preposterous (Really, how many times can one character die?).<br /><br />As for people in other countries...I spent a summer in the Middle East when I was in college. A lot of people genuinely believed that real life for an American was like Baywatch!!! Kind of a scary thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-61979688484184010522011-11-22T12:01:18.766-05:002011-11-22T12:01:18.766-05:00Hi Jazzy,
I remember watching Days of Our Lives gr...Hi Jazzy,<br />I remember watching Days of Our Lives growing up with my late Mom. Of course forty years ago, the plots weren't as far fetched as your description of them sounds today. <br /><br />But, isn't that part of the fun? I thought the movie, Soapdish a few years ago--starring Sally Field, Kevin Kline, and Whoopi Goldberg was delightful in it's gentle skewering of daytime drama conventions. <br /><br />And like Bccmee, the only "drama" I tend to watch these days is on PBS--imported from the Brits. I love Downton Abbey!<br /><br />Thanks for a trip down memory lane. <br /><br />Cheers! GratiGratianahttp://www.gratianads90.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4609231425750918115.post-90518148237588534142011-11-22T11:26:12.258-05:002011-11-22T11:26:12.258-05:00I have to confess that I've never seen a dayti...I have to confess that I've never seen a daytime soap opera episode in its entirety. In high school, I remember visiting a friend twice at the same time of day a month apart. She was watching her soap opera and the action was the same in both episodes. A character was giving birth... wow that was a long labor!<br /><br />Lately I've been watching Downton Abbey which is a period drama but actually it's a nighttime soap opera. Without spoiling too much, I can say that in one episode a character said she was pregnant and in the next episode, she had an 8-month old.bccmeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549577176138160033noreply@blogger.com