THE PEAPACK REDEMPTION

From out of the depths of my DVR came Beth Ehlers' final episode of GUIDING LIGHT, wherein Harley makes her escape from the prison of Cameraphoned (TM) Springfield once and for all. We only watched the first segment before going to see WALL-E, but we were struck by two things.
1) G is incredibly annoying. He walks around like he's a huge piece of hotness when he is really a detestable little turd.
2) Cassie is an awful human being. Really, Cassie, what is the point of adding to Harley's troubles just so you can score against Cyrus? I wish Cassie would kill G and then get the electric chair, so GL could be rid of two characters who I defy anyone in the audience to care about.

I caught a little bit of MVP on Soapnet today as well. Devoid of context, it looks like a cheap-ass syndicated show that would air on MyNetwork TV. Placed in the context of oddly positive US press (SOAP OPERA DIGEST and THE NEW YORKER ((!!!)) both raved about it!) and ratings failure in MVP's home country of Canada (cancelled after ten episodes!), MVP is nothing but a curiousity, a third rate FOOTBALLERS WIVES that the American press is being inexplicably kind to. It doesn't really matter what I or anyone else thinks of MVP; it has already been terminated and arrives on Soapnet's shores dead in the water.

I also caught a little bit of THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS' Wednesday episode on Soapnet. I think Michael Graziadel was wearing red silk boxers before he made love to Amber. OH my. On a less salacious note, I am finding Elizabeth Hendrickson's Chloe to be just the thing to shake up Y&R's snoozy couples. Loved the scene where she explained that she can't take a booty call because she's preggers with Cane's baby -- it speaks volumes about Chloe's lifestyle and how it's now going to have to change. I was pleased as punch to see in last week's SOD that Elizabeth has "...recently inked a multiyear contract." She's too much fun to just be a recurring character.

ALL MY BORING CHILDREN

I caught the rerun of today's episode of AMC on SoapNet tonight and was surprised at how dull it was. An episode without Jesse and Angie is lifeless! I like seeing Ricky Paull Goldin but they better bring Beth Ehlers on fast to liven things up a bit with him. AMC was so yawn inducing The Unemployed Boyfriend got up from the couch and CLEANED THE KITCHEN!

I wanted to watch DAYS OF OUR LIVES on SoapNet as well but they were showing RELATIVE MADNESS instead. So, SoapNet, are you saying viewers of DOOL are worthless to you? And while you're at it, stop with promoting MVP as an original production when it's a Canadian import! My cold comfort lies in the death of SoapNet's other "original" programming over the years, particularly the truly abysmal FASHIONISTA DIARIES. SoapNet should fill the niche market of people who want to see soaps and classic soap reruns. I get the feeling that SoapNet thinks they are reaching out to a broader market with other, tenously soapy programming when all they're really doing is driving their core audience away.