Coming Back To Life With A New Beginning and SORAS

Ok, those are the best AMC, OLTL and soap puns I can come up with at this late hour. I still can't believe this is happening! In just a few hours our stories are back! So some things might be different. We're used to that. ABC was always screwing with writers, actors and stories. For the first time in eons though, Agnes is back with genuine input and folks that care about the fan experience. Call it what you will - rebirth, reboot, revival - whatev! Just make sure to share your ass-toot thoughts with us here on the blog. I'm re-setting the blog for fresh comments about our re-freshed shows. Just like AMC and OLTL, the Pine Valley Podcast is re-vived too. So keep posting here and checking back for a new podcast soon to be re-corded! Happy days!! Here's to the re-turn of our little community.

Love to all,
Shadow

Possibility (Or, "You Buy It, You Break It")

This week, it's all about "what" vs. "how" vs. "why."

What will All My Children and One Life to Live be like online?  With only a random handful of actors signed for each show, how the hell do they make it to air in a month?  Why-oh-freakin'-why do we need vampires (again) on General Hospital? (Though I am digging Michael Easton's hair extensions and bejeweled hand-toss gestures gi-normously.)  Should a company which pays $25 million dollars for two soap operas (that would be Prospect Park) get to "take back" their characters from the network that sold them and the show that currrently "borrowed" them (that would be ABC and GH, respectively), or should $25 million just about sorta cover the costs of McBain and the Mannings?  (Honestly, Jordan Hudson.  Honestly!) 

Lots to talk about, and talk we do.  Our co-host, the oh-so-thoughtful Shadow (at least when he's not making a masturbation joke - which always makes me giggle, by the way) joins us in the second half of the podcast, much to our delight! He'll fill us in on all things Prospect Park, and offer his own version of ass-toot and thought provoking commentary. Someone's gotta do it!

Maybe that someone is YOU! Tell us what you think, here.

2/4/13 Podcast

Hope and Change

The folks at Prospect Park are at it again, but this time, they mean it.  Or do they?

Deals have been inked with the DGA and SAG-AFTRA (but the WGA can kiss PPk's fat ass).

Lots more news about all of this at Daytime Confidential and We Love Soaps - the situation (like our soaps) seems to be changing daily. (Hottest news?  Lindsay Hartley and Vincent Irrizarry are IN!)

One thing that isn't changing? Our delight in bringing you our opinions on all of this stuff (and then some).  But who cares about us?  Tell us what you think, here.

12/26/12 Podcast

New Podcast is Up. iTunes is down.

This podcast from August should be available now in iTunes. (Or maybe we should have just left well enough alone?)

Let us know what you thought here.

8/05/12 Podcast

Cuckoo Birds and Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers

Hello PVPers!  This week, we're talking General Hospital (and only General Hospital).  Like Spinelli's "Bird Hunting" tips, we're offering you a guide to listening to The PVP this week:

1) Turn down the volume on your listening devices.  We've got stuff to scream about this week.

2) Listen, if you can bear the noise.

3) Leave your thoughts, observations, ass-toot comments here. (We could both use a bitch-slap or two.)

Miss you all bunches!

6/30/12 Podcast

My Paloma

Welcome baby girl! Only 5 days old and already enjoying GH with Mommy!

Hope to be back soon-lots to talk about!

A Tragic Death Brings New Life to An Ailing Soap

People! Daytime is BACK! Thanks to the good folks at General Hospital - from Frank Valentini to Ron Carlivati to an uh-MAY-zing cast of newbies and vets alike - we got ourselves a daytime soap to ENJOY!

I, myself, look forward to enjoying daytime for the next few weeks. I'm 35 weeks preggers today and will pop in a month or so, so my DVR may get a little backed up after that!

(And if GH ain't your thing, we're still covering primetime and a teeny-tiny bit of reality, which is, of course, my department.)

What do y'all think of GH? Global warming? World peace? Let us know your ass-toot thoughts, here. We're nothing without you!

3/16/12 Podcast

Baby Steps

Our first post AMC and OLTL podcast! Jordan and I discuss what's left of daytime (that we're actually watching - well, at least Jordan is), some primetime drah-ma, and, of course, The Bachelor. (That one was my addition to the conversation, naturally.)

Thoughts? Suggestions? Comments? Leave 'em here, please. We love hearing from you, darlings!

2/22/12 Podcast

One Life Beautifully Lived

The final episode of One Life to Live needs no comment here.

Hope you enjoy the podcast. We loved the show.

(And continue the lovefest, if you will, here.)

1/13/12 Podcast

The End is Near (This Time, We Really Mean It)

So the week is almost over, and we have, at this writing, 6 more eppys left of our beloved One Life to Live. Jordan has been crying everyday at what he calls a "flawless" week of soap. (I agree - mostly. I could do without Nora's text message acting. You do get paid nicely for this, Hillary B. Smith. Whats the "B" stand for? Bullshit acting?)

Regardless, I'm loving the developments (and CRINGED when Mitch Lawrence was about to rape Natalie - and bit her earring! - and tugged at it!! - and groaned!!!). I'm at the edge of my seat with this stuff, and pondering what the EFF I'm gonna do without my OLTL to look forward to during the twins' nap??

(I, for one, thought Starr kissing NuCole was pretty hot, though I agree this actor lacks the edge and stature of Brandon Buddy, who would have NEVER cowered to pussy-boy James Ford.)

Anyhooo! Hope you enjoy our latest podcast. A little rambly, a little off-topic at times, but always done for you, dear viewer, with love and appreciation! Let us know what you think, here.

1/3/12 Podcast

Hello New Year, Goodbye (Almost) to One Life to Live

No new podcast yet, folks - Jordan is way sick. I can deal with sick, but he's lost his voice. Believe you me, Jordan Hudson without his voice is like Melissa Archer without makeup-it ain't pretty. (Ouch! I'm actually liking Melissa Archer these days - just couldn't resist.) With all that is happening in daytime and on One Life to Live, it's not a good week for Jordan to go speechless. We'll podcast as soon as the man can talk.

In the meantime, just wanted to refresh the blog in preparation for the last few eppys (sniff, sniff) of One Life to Live. It's been an amazing few weeks of soap, people. If you're not watching, you're truly missing out. Some of the finest performances and finest storytelling in daytime is happening right now on this show. Jordan and I both even got a little choked up with the dang Rex And Gigi storyline! (And, no, we refuse to believe it was the acting. Ron Carlivati knows what the eff he's doing, methinks.)

Anyway, please feel free to check in with us here during the next two weeks as we commiserate over the murder of another one of our beloved daytime dramas. (Armless Phelan, you are right on the money with your 2012 wishes for that douchebag Brian Frons.) Perhaps even more importantly, let's celebrate the last few weeks on OLTL with all the support and love we can muster: these fine folks who make the show - from the actors to the writers to the producers to (most of) the wardrobe people (though someone in wardrobe MUST be hatin' on Cassie de Paiva and Erika Slezak) - deserve it.

Thoughts, love, lust, whatever you can muster, here, please.

Oh, and Happy, Happy New Year!! We love you all and are tremendously grateful that you've helped create this amazing place where soap fans can come together and have fun and intelligent conversation. May 2012 bring you everything that you wish for - and maybe give Kentucky Avenue productions a little money, to boot!

A Plug is Pulled, and a Douchebag Dethroned

Ok, so by now the news that St. Charles Place Productions has no money (and never had the ability) to continue EITHER All My Children nor One Life to Live online is, quite frankly, old news. But talk about it we did on this week's podcast, so you'll get an earful on that.

What you won't get an earful on, unfortunately, is the latest news that resident douchebag Mr. Brian Frons has stepped down from his post at ABC Daytime! The douchebag would have been fired, but ABC clearly let him escape with his, uh, dignity (somewhat) intact. Anyway, you can read a decent summary of the story here.

(And imagine! Just a day or two ago, the big news was that Jill Farren Phelps and Bob Guza were both gettin' their asses kicked to the curb over at GH - thank God! - and that Frank Valentini and Ron Carlivati were taking their places. What a difference a day makes.)

So what does all of this mean for daytime at ABC? You tell us what you think, of course!, here.

11/26/11 Podcast

We're Baaaack......

Hey folks! We're giving this thing a shot! The PVP is continuing to produce our little show, talking all things soap, Dirty Soap, nighttime drama, nighttime (not-so) reality.... And we hope you'll continue to join us as we wait for Prospect Park to get its shit together and maybe start making some soap operas! We're trying so-very-hard not to be dubious, but with stats like these, things aren't exactly looking up.

Add your voice to the conversation as you always do, dear listeners, by clicking here. (Suggestions are always welcome!)

10/28/11 Podcast

Final Thoughts... And a Little Surprise!

All My Children may have ended on September 23rd, but we here at the Pine Valley Podcast are still in mourning. So we hope you'll pardon us if we still feel the need to talk about it. (For listeners of the classic PVP, we even have a little surprise for you if you make it all the way to the end!)

Jordan and I will be back soon on the 'cast to talk about One Life to Live and other "ephemera." And, of course, we'll be counting the days until January 2012. (And no, not just because that's when Mad Men returns. TheOnlineNetwork.com, people! Enter your e-mail in both fields, and you'll be kept informed of all of the latest online soapy happenings courtesy of Prospect Park. All My Children forever!)

Oh, and don't forget: keep on telling us what you think, here.

9/30/11 Podcast

All My Family

I started watching All My Children with my beloved Mendoza family, and I ended the series watching with them. Since Jordan and I were not able to watch together, I spent Friday, September 23rd, 2011 with my Titi Belen, my cousin Chris, and my Mami Gloria, and decided to share that experience with you all, the REST of my beloved AMC family.

Jordan and I will definitely be recording our thoughts and ass-TOOT observations on the series ending this week, and we look forward to sharing them with you soon.

(And if you want to comment some more, please! Do so! Here.)

9/23/11 Podcast

The Countdown Begins

And we can barely hold ourselves together.

As we prepare for the last precious episodes of our beloved All My Children, we begin with a brief tribute to Mama Ruth. We also wax not-so-nostalgic for the amazing few weeks we've had of our dear LoBro and the writers bringing it all together, and consider our "last-viewing" plans. As for life after Pine Valley? JoHud and I are still scratching our collective Puerto Rican heads over that one. (Some suggestions from you, our beloved listeners?)

We hope you enjoy this week's episode of the 'cast, and pray that you'll leave your ass-toot comments, opinions and condolences (as you always do) here.

9/16/11 Podcast

The Beginning of the End

We're a little verklempt (with an occasional Puerto Rican rant) here at the Pine Valley Podcast. We're pretty sure we don't need to tell you why.

As the end draws near, there's one thing we know for sure: we're incredibly grateful that we have you all to share this with. Please - give us your thoughts, feelings, last viewing party plans, and anything else you want to share, here. We love - and need - to hear from you. Now more than ever.

9/2/11 Podcast

Many Happy Returns

From Maria to InsAnnie to Marian to J.F.A.P. to our beloved, suddenly donut-lovin' Dixie, we're starting to be treated to the returns of the vets we've so loved. (Not to mention the return of what some of us consider the magnificent Lorraine Broderick.) If you can say anything good about the end of our All My Children, it's that a) Frons has left it (mostly) the HELL ALONE, and b) that has resulted in the return of the All My Children that we grew up with, that we love, and that feels so much like home.

We hope you like this week's podcast. And even if you don't, you can let us know, here. We can take it. (Sort of.)

7/29/11 Podcast

An Exciting New Prospect?

Oh, the ups and downs of being a soap fan! The news is old by now, but for any of y'all soap fans that haven't heard yet (is that possible?), our All My Children and One Life to Live have been given a second chance at life online, or so we hope.

This week, Jordan and I mostly talk Prospect Park - and the prospects for our beloved All My Children - but we even threw in some recaps. (See, Brian - all you had to do was ask!) We hope to do even more recaps, as AMC has lots of stuff happening that is puh-LEN-tee recap worthy!

We're so happy to talk to you all, but we like it even better when you talk to us. Do your thing, dear viewers, here.

7/11/11 Podcast

Emmy-non-a-mous!

Well, leave it up to the Daytime Emmys to make Brittany Allen a star! (Not even her starring role on All My Children could do for Ms. Allen's career what a miserable 2-hour show that no one watched did.)

I could NOT have said it better than Joe Flint from the Los Angeles Times. Take that, CBS! (Dipshits!)

What do you think, dear viewers? We still care, and we want to know! Do your thing, beautiful people, here?

6/20/11 Podcast