The Gettin' is Good, We Think

• Ryan gets a gun!
• Blandie gets shot!
• Kendall gets mental!
• Babe gets a nose job!

So it's been a few months now that we've had new head writers in place. What do you think of the job that Barbara Esensten and James Harmon Brown are doing? Opine, please, here.

10/12/07 Podcast

Who Can You Trust?

• Big bad Richie hasn't yet been as big or as bad as Blandie has made him out to be.
• Zach and Hannah get caught with pants on, but with guilt all over their faces.
• Adam apologizes to Krystal for stealing baby Jenny, and Krystal apologizes for, well, nothing at all.
• Zach and J.R. plot – together! – to get Greenlee out of Fusion and into maternity clothes.

So Jordan and I agree (I think): neither of us care to see this particular Greenlee reunite with anyone, let alone with Kendall. Superposter posed the question too, but feel free to weigh in with your own thoughts on this, or anything else, here.

10/5/07 Podcast

Things Aren't What They Seem Down in the Valley!

• Wes ain't who he says he is.
• Hannah ain't who we think she is.
• Blandie ain't as safe as Ryan says she is.
• J.R. is who we'd rather not see him as.
• Ava really is always what she has been, unfortunately.

Question of the week: did anyone really enjoy Greenlee's "detective" work? I mean, isn't it hard to enjoy the goofy hijinks of characters that you don't love to hate, but just simply hate? If you think I'm way off base on this one, you can all tell me all to go to you-know-where, here.

9/28/07 Podcast

Gimme a Break!

(Well, just a little one.)

I'm out this weekend, folks. Out someplace I've barely heard of (Newport, Rhode Island) at a wedding for one of Carlos' homies. Not a whole lot of "flava," if you know what I mean, but man! Them mansions are ridic-a-lous! I highly recommend this place, people.

So I'm sorry to say, no podcast this week, but let's dish on the week instead. Krystal thinks she's busting Adam, but really she ends up testing Stuart's devotion to Marion! (You can't tell me that Stuey didn't feel a little tingly after that kiss Krystal planted on him!) Ms. Erica Kane gets Kendall to take a second look at cochlear implants, and my heart breaks (again) for Ms. Kendall. (That child was gorgeous, people! Cassie de Paiva's son -- she plays Blair on One Life to Live -- looks just like her, and he did a great job playing the deaf child that Erica has on her show.)

What else? Oh, we find out that the guy who held up Babe is Richie, Blandie's brother, and Babe has to go ID some dead guy we all know ain't Richie because we already know that new Babe is gonna have some kind of relationship with this wacko. She works up some tears for the scene after the viewing of the body with Goofy Wes, and I'm just pulling my hair out. (I will not miss Alexa Havins' crying jags!)

Who did I miss? Oh, J.R. gets creepier! This thing with Ava? The kiss? Gross, people, gross. He's turning her into some kind of porn star, and smirking his way through every freakin' show. Oh -- Di made an appearance. (Taylor, you missed out!) Hannah continues to impress me -- although the woman is now half her original size. (Rice and beans, girl, rice and beans!) Plus her hair looked bad on Thursday. Her chemistry with Josh? I ain't feelin' it yet, but I'm hopeful.

The only thing I want to say about Freaklee is that Kendall pretended to be all nice to her, saying that she would reconcile with Greens just so that Kendall could move on. I was about to throw something at the high-definition television because I cannot take a "Kenlee" reunion, but then my girl turned it on! She walks out of Greenlee's apartment after this ridic-a-lous meeting with a smirk and says something like, "She bought it." I am very intrigued by what our girl has in store for Freaklee! (Suggestion: blunt objects are messy, so choose your weapon carefully. You want to make sure you get the job done, girl. You can do it!)

Okay, enough rambling from me. What are your thoughts? Please, keep me going and post them, here.

You Know You've Overstayed Your Welcome When...

• Even Blandie doesn't want to talk to you (Aidan!)
• Even Kendall doesn't want to hold you (Ian!)
• Even a prison shrink wants you out of his office (Ryan!)
• Even Ava won't have sex with you (J.R.!)
• Even Taylor Crawford stops watching!

Yes, people, it's Taylor's last podcast (at least, for a very long time). The man just couldn't take the "gifts" that AMC keeps on giving anymore (and can we blame him?). He's taking a break that he may not ever come back from, and we will miss him. Taylor, we're glad we knew ya'. Your thoughts, folks — any and all — here.

9/14/07 Podcast

A Short - But Kind of Sweet - Week

• Blandie actually reveals her secret (and I'm starting to sort of care).
• Krystal and "Stuart" bond.
• Aidan and Greenlee make love (I care about this only because it means brief but welcome moments of silence from both of them).
• New Troublesome Teens party in Philly (and away from Pine Valley).

It's been a sweet week for the most part in Pine Valley, but it will be sweeter next week when Taylor Crawford returns for what may be his final appearance on the Podcast. Send Taylor your thoughts and best wishes, here.

9/7/07 Podcast

An Action-Packed Week?

• Tad kisses Krystal!
• Kendall spikes Spike's juice box!
• Zach kangaroos Ian!
• Blandies makes love to Ryan! (Just so you know, the exclamation point on the end of this headline is a stretch, people.)

Okay, so Blandie still has a secret. I think I know what it is (although I haven't read any spoilers), but the real question is, do you care? Let us know, here.

8/31/07 Podcast

It's All Starting to Unravel (Slowly....)

• In her grief for her children, Kendall pulls a Bianca. (I know you all remember when Bianca took "Bess" people!)
• Ava pulls a Madonna and kisses Amamda (except it's half as sexy).
• Jamie pulls a Jake, and Babe conveniently remembers that she loves him.

So Pedro gets his wish! His question is (and it's a good one), in an "act-off," who wins? Aspiring Aidan? or Jumpin' Jackson? You decide, please, here.

8/25/07 Podcast

Back to Basics

• Kendall takes off in a desperate attempt to save Spike's hearing, while Ian is fighting for his life.
• Zach gives Ryan what-for.
• Greenlee gets drunk (before even taking a swig), and screws things up for Kendall even more.
• Jack and Erica make love on the floor, and get divorced minutes later.

We're feeling optimistic about the show this week. Not a blockbuster week, but some really nice things are starting to happen, people! Do you agree? Your thoughts please, as always, here.

8/17/07 Podcast

There's Plenty of Blame to Go Around, People...

Baby Spike is deaf, and Baby Ian fights for his life, as

• Kendall blames herself for poor decision making.
• Ryan blames Greenlee, but still loves her?
• Zach blames the Cambias Curse.
• Blandie thinks about herself, and worries about losing her family over some dark secret nobody really gives a s#*$ about.

So we're confused, folks. Are you digging the Summer of Devastating Sadness, or are you about to toss your TiVo out the Window, like Terry and Stacy? (Taylor may be joining them soon!) Please opine, here.

8/10/07 Podcast

We Watch So You Don't Have To...

But not last week. Sort of.

While we did watch the show, Taylor and I dropped the ball on our little podcast this week due to competing vacation time off.

So I'll be back next week, and Taylor (who is vacationing in Dubuque, Iowa with his not-so-healthy great aunt Ouisa) will be back sometime after Labor Day.

Until then, let's not dish on Erica's neck (c'mon, people - the woman is 61 years old and better looking than most 30 year-olds I know!), and dish a little more on the amazing talent that is Alicia Minshew, and the amazing wonder that Sabine Singh has a three-year contract.

Your thoughts, folks, here.

GREENLEE AND SPIKE DRIVE OFF A CLIFF 20 FEET FROM THE GROUND AND INTO A SEA OF BOULDERS, AND THEY LIVE!

That's it. Nothing else really needs to be covered.

Many of you wrote us wanting to know what we thought about the show this week. Now that you know what we think, what do you think? Tell us, please, here.

7/27/07 Podcast

There IS a Mountain High Enough....

to keep us from watching All My Children. Like

• Kendall on the verge of another premature birth
• Diet Greenlee 5 days a week
• Jackson not knowing his own daughter's cell phone number
• Not enough Josh
• More Erica and Jack "Divorce Show" antics

(At least we got a little more sexiness from Ava and Jonny.)

We've had a couple of defections from the show this week. Are you still watching All My Children? Tell us what, to quote an even more appropriate song, keeps you hangin' on, here.

7/20/07 Podcast

It's Slutmetric!

• Ava and Jonny get horizontal.
• Much to our chagrin, Greenlee and Josh remain (somewhat) vertical.
• Amanda and J.R. go neither horizontal nor vertical, but are still the hottest couple on AMC right now.

If you've listened to the podcast this week, you know what our question of the week is. Discuss Aidan (or Aiden) if you will, here, please.

7/13/07 Podcast

A Game of Trust...

Trust us. We ain't buyin' it.

• A Fourth of July spent indoors in the office?
• Ryan really cares about Greenlee?
• Blandie looks crappy with freckles?
• Erica and Jackson are hot?

Okay, so this is, like, the umpteenth week we've been a little down on the show. What do we actually like about AMC right now? Help us out, folks, here.

7/6/07 Podcast

I Want My Money Back!

• J.R. figures out that Zach has Adam's $100 million that Adam borrowed from Zach to pay J.R.'s ransom, so really it's Zach's money that J.R. is looking for, only Adam doesn't know that J.R. is looking for Zach's money, Adam thinks it's his money because, well, Zach loaned it to him and so Adam's trying to get back the money that he borrowed from Zach so that he can pay it back to Zach, and then Adam won't have to give Zach all of his property and Chandler Enterprises and everything else that Adam owns, including Colby's prom dress, and J.R. is trying to get the money back because J.R. doesn't want Adam to know that he faked his own kidnapping, nor does he want Adam to lose everything Adam owns, including Colby's prom dress, and most of all, J.R. really doesn't want to lose Chandler Enterprises, which, at $100 mil, is a pretty good deal for Zach and a pretty insulting deal for the Chandlers.
  
  
• Erica and Jack make love.

Okay, so I'm feeling a little guilty about my "BlAnndie"/"Spray-TAnnie" rant. Am I the only one out there who just can't take this woman? Can you people please tell me what you think about her once and for all? I mean, am I crazy? Opine, please, here.

6/29/07 Podcast

Let's Talk about Sex, Baby...

(Although truthfully, there ain't much of it going on in Pine Valley.)

• Tad hasn't lost his touch -- he just doesn't want to.
• Erica and Jack better be taking their calcium supplements.
• Special Jonny wants to have his Lily and you-know-what Ava too.
• Blandie and Ryan actually have sex, but, like a tree that falls in the woods, no one notices.

We did have some heat between J.R. and A-MAM-da, though. Like Colin Egglesfield, that Chrishell Stause could generate heat with my pet rock. Maybe a Josh-A-MAM-da coupling? Your thoughts, and others, here please.

6/22/07 Podcast

All I Have to Do is Dream....

• Kendall & Greenlee -- together!
• Blandie & Ryan -- together!
• Krystal & Adam -- together!
• Jamie & Babe -- together!
• Colby & Sean -- together!
• Special Jonny & Special Lily -- together!
• Jack & Erica -- together!

(If only the real show had this much togetherness.)

We here at the Pine Valley Podcast are always happy to give ABC some tips for the show. What are your tips for ABC? Post 'em, please, here.

6/15/07 Podcast

Get Ready for your Flashback, Sabine!

• Greenlee starts a cosmetics company!
• Greenlee has a miscarriage!
• Greenlee and Kendall get "pregnant!"
• Greenlee exposes Kendalls's scheme!
• Greenlee leaves town!

Haven't we seen this all before, people? (And, with all due respect, it was better the first time.) I don't know about you, but if the writers can't find something new to write about, I just might have to pull out my bat. You hanging in there? Tell us how, here.

6/8/07 Podcast

A Week of Bad Omens

• A torrential rainstorm hits Pine Valley!
• The roof caves in on Krystal!
• A tidal wave floods Greenlee's car!
• A vile clown visits Spike!
  

This week is a free-for-all. Post anything you want (within reason, people) here.

6/1/07 Podcast