Soaps

[Ken Rudolph]

I'm discovering that it is really difficult to re-enter the world of
a soap opera after a 26 year absence. That's my situation with
General Hospital (which I did watch compulsively in the early 1980s
when the youthful John Stamos was making his mark as Blackie
Parrish) once I found out that my favorite living actor, James
Franco, is embarking on a two month stretch as the mysterious street
artist "Franco" on that soap. I have absolutely no idea of the
context of the many soapy stories disclosed in Friday's episode
(which is the first where Franco shows up.) I also have no idea why
a star of the magnitude of James Franco has decided to commit
himself to a daytime soap (apparently he approached the producers
himself to volunteer for this break from his successful film and
stage career)...but I'm glad he did since he literally exudes
charisma and sex appeal on the small screen which towers over the
medium.

I do plan on watching. After all I have *lots* of spare time in my
retirement. It might be a good idea to cut down on the dozen or so
films I attend per week this time of year and the myriad tv series
that I'm hooked on...to say nothing of my newly adopted 24/7
obsession with Facebook. Wait, maybe I really don't have time to
add a daily soap opera to the mix. HELP!

--Ken Rudolph

[Max Vasilatos]

"Ken Rudolph" <ke...@nospamkenru.net> wrote in message
news:vMCdnaZ9ZL4oyJXW...@supernews.com...

The obvious thing to do is pretend you just arrived in Pine Valley or
wherever it is they hang out, and start from scratch. That works with
soaps, right?

I might be swinging around your direction in February, someone I know
works at AFI, will you be around?

[Rod Williams]

Max Vasilatos (to Kenru):

> I might be swinging around your direction in February, someone I know
> works at AFI, will you be around?

Oooh -- mini.con! Let us know the dates -- Dudamel might be doing
something good at the Disney!

[Ken Rudolph]

February is an ideal time for L.A. I'll be here. Now where is the
ideal place to hold the foodie din din? So many choices. Hmmmm.

--Kenru

[David Kaye]

Ken Rudolph <ke...@nospamkenru.net> wrote:

>I'm discovering that it is really difficult to re-enter the world of
>a soap opera after a 26 year absence.

Like life itself, the soaps don't begin or end. We are born into the middle
of them. Guiding Light, for instance, began before most people were born, but
yet it managed to attract listeners and later viewers for 70 years.