And now, my monthly rant against Soapnet...

(clears throat)

WHERE THE HELL IS THE OLTL

MARATHON?!?!  DAMN YOU, SOAPNET! 

DAMN YOU!  DAMN YOU! 

IT'S IN THE CABLE GUIDE, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THERE!  YOU BASTARDS!

(CHECKS SOAPNET WEBSITE)

WHAT. THE. HELLLL?!  YOU RAN THE MARATHON LAST NIGHT AT 1 A.M.!  WHEN

WAS THAT ANNOUNCED?  AND YOU'RE ONLY RUNNING TWO EPISODES TODAY, SO

YOU CAN RUN A MOVIE ABOUT DOGWALKERS?! BUT, YOU'RE RUNNING ALL FIVE

HOURS OF GH TODAY, AREN'T YOU, YOU INCOMPETENT BASTARDS!  GOTTA HAVE 

THAT SONNY FIX, DON'T YOU? 

YOU MAKE ME SICK!  I SPIT IN YOUR GENERAL

DIRECTION!  PTOOEY!

THIS HAS BEEN SNARK'S MONTHLY RANT AGAINST SOAPNET, SPONSORED BY "SERIOUSLY, WHAT THE HELL?",  "ARE YOU TRYING TO LOSE VIEWERS?" AND "COME ON, SOAPNET, GET IT TOGETHER!"

Alright, daytime dawgs--we've got a poll running on Snoop's remix of the OLTL theme.  It's right there to your left--pick the answer that suits you best, and feel free to expand on your answer in this thread.  For those who missed it, here's the video.  Thanks to YouTube poster allthingslayla.

We've also got a poll asking for your reaction to OLTL's decision to give each episode its own individual title.

From Lynn Leahey in Soap Opera Digest's newsletter:

though talks hadn't ended between GL's Beth Ehlers (Harley) and her show as I write this, she is taking a month off and and is exploring her other options. Ehlers is an amazing actress and I can't imagine GL without her — but wherever she lands will be one lucky place.

Here's the video I promised you yesterday:  Are those soaps just too darn sexy?  That was the question on many people's minds nineteen years ago, and who better to answer it than Maury Povich?  This piece runs about two and a half nminutes, and features lots of late-80's clips, as well as interviews with a couple of familiar faces.  Enjoy!

Sorry that National Damage Control Week seems to have turned into National Damage Control Month.  Busy times at work have derailed that a bit, but we'll get back into it later this week.  And let's face it, with the current state daytime is in, you're never too far away from a damage control article.

In the meantime, enjoy these links:

Is it possible to get hooked on a current soap?  Over at Soaps by Remote, Zara is asking that question.  Fed up with her current daily slate of DAYS and GH, (a combination which I think is used to get information out of terrorists), Zara is soap shopping, and she's testing out One Life to Live, a show which she has never followed on a regular basis.  Whether you're watching OLTL these days or not, you'll probably find this an interesting series.

Lynn Licardo now has her own blog.  She follows up on her P&G discussions, and also talks about why 1981 was such a pivotal year for television.

And tomorrow, I think I will have something fun for you in the way of a video clip.

The L.A. Times is reporting that Beverlee McKinsey died on Friday.  McKinsey is best known for inhabiting the roles of Iris on Another World and Alexandra on Guiding Light.  More updates later.

(Update): Here is a link to the classic interview McKinsey did with Michael Logan shortly after she left GL in 1992.

And here is an interview McKinsey did with SOW in 2000.

Lynn Licardo continues her examination of the disconnect between P&G company culture and P&G's soap opera producing culture.  Today, she discusses the negative impact of market research on the genre.

We Love Soaps has your Emmy reaction roundup, as well as the list of pre-noms, so you can see all the people Vail Bloom hijacked.

One person who was not watching the Emmy nominations yesterday was blog reader Jennifer Gibbons.  She explains why here.

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR

Darin Brooks (Max, DAYS)

Van Hansis (Luke, ATWT)

Bryton McClure (Devon, Y&R)

Tom Pelphrey (Jonathan, GL)

Jesse Lee Soffer (Will, ATWT)

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTRESS, from the division of slim pickins

Vail Bloom (Heather, Y&R)

Jennifer Landon (Gwen, ATWT)

Rachel Melvin (Chelsea, DAYS)

Emily O'Brien (Jana, Y&R)

Tammin Sursok (Colleen, Y&R)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR

Daniel Cosgrove (Bill, GL)

Trent Dawson (Henry, ATWT)

Brian Kerwin (Charlie, OLTL)

Greg Rikkart (Kevin, Y&R)

Kristoff St. John (Neil, Y&R)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Tracey Bregman (Lauren, Y&R)

Judi Evans (Bonnie/Adrienne, DAYS)

Kelley Menighan Hensley (Emily, ATWT)

Gina Tognoni (Dinah, GL)

Heather Tom (Katie, B&B) 

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR

Peter Bergman (Jack, Y&R)

David Canary (Adam/Stuart, AMC)

Anthony Geary (Luke, GH)

Christian LeBlanc (Michael, Y&R)

Thaao Penghlis (Tony/Andre, DAYS)

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS

Crystal Chappell (Olivia, GL)  (Hey, Rashad, your ex-wife got an nomination!)

Jeanne Cooper (Kay, Y&R)

Nicole Forrester (Cassie, GL)

Michelle Stafford (Phyllis, Y&R)

Maura West (Carly, ATWT)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTING

All My Children

The Bold and the Beautiful

General Hospital

One Life to Live

OUTSTANDING WRITING

The Bold and the Beautiful

General Hospital

Guiding Light

One Life to Live

The Young and the Restless

OUTSTANDING DRAMA

General Hospital

Guiding Light

One Life to Live

The Young and the Restless