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malar2002	SOD Best & Worst of 2009	Lead	[-]
Posts: 10045 (12/07/09 15:44:09) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I am highlighting references to GL and have used different colour fonts for the Soaps for which we have sub-boards here - I hope this helps to draw your eyes to the shows about which you are more like ly to wonder than others! From daytimeroyalty via SNS Best Story: DAYS Baby Switch Most Shocking Plot Twist: OLTL Bo is David's Father Most Preposterous Plot Twist: Y&R Phillip is Alive Best Couple: GL Olivia and Natalia Worst Couple: GH Sonny and Claudia Most Entertaining Couple: OLTL David and Dorian Most Tortured Couple: AMC Zach and Kendall Best Triangle: Y&R Phyllis/Nick/Sharon Worst Triangle: B&B Brooke/Ridge/Taylor Biggest Waste of Talent, Male: GH Jason Cook Biggest Waste of Talent, Female: AMC Beth Ehlers Best Secret: OLTL Mitch is Rex's Dad Worst Secret: B&B Justin is Marcus's Father Best Use of History: OLTL Return of the KAD Rapists Worst Use of History: GH Luke's secret son with Holly Best New Character: B&B Bill Spencer Worst New Character: OLTL Stacy Most Boring Character: ATWT Alison Most Boring Couple: DAYS Daniel and Chloe Best Recast: Y&R Michael Muhney Worst Recast: AMC Jamie Luner Best Returns: DAYS Carly and Vivian Worst Return: Y&R Deacon Best Villain: AMC David Worst Villain: ATWT Zac and Zoe Best Hero: AMC Jake Worst Hero: ATWT Jack Best Weddings: Y&R (Chloe & Billy, Kay & Murphy, Lily & Cane) Worst Weddings: AMC (Reese & Bianca, Adam & Annie, the 'slew of quickie nups' such as David/Krystal) Best Non-Wedding: GH "Spixie" Best Frenemies: B&B Donna and Pam Best Psycho: Y&R Patty Worst Psycho: DAYS Meredith Best Teen Story: GH Dating Abuse Worst Teen Story: OLTL Llanview "High" Best Family: AMC's Hubbards Worst Family: DAYS Kate's Most Rejuvenated Family: ATWT Hugheses Best Female Bonding: GH Ladies of Port Charles Best Tearjerker: Y&R Brad's Death Worst Exits: DAYS Steve & Kayla and John & Marlena Most Creative use of Location: GH Hospital Carnival Worst Cliffhanger: GL What happened to Jeffrey? Best Special Episodes: B&B Price is Right, OLTL Grey Gardens Most Improved Show: GL "Giving this title to GL is terribly bittersweet... but 72 years of treasured history and beloved characters did not go quietly into the celluloid night..." Most Disappointing Show: AMC (Stories botched, such as Reese/Biana; backburnering characters such as Tad and Krystal; introducing and dropping major plot points such as with Josh and Dixie's stories.) Best Show: OLTL "This year, OLTL held on to its title and continued to push the envelope with a compelling gay storyline, history-twisting reveals, a forbidden love triangle and some major story payoff."
malar2002		#1	[-]
Posts: 10046 (12/07/09 15:45:33) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	My own reaction to some of the above: Most Shocking Plot Twist: OLTL Bo is David's Father - Aye, this was so! Most Preposterous Plot Twist: Y&R Phillip is Alive - and not only that, but he is also gay, ahs always been gay and this is why he faked his death; stoopid beyond endurance! Best Couple: GL Olivia and Natalia - Any couple that Olivia is in will be one of the best couples; Natalia, she is the weakest link, if anyone asks me. Most Entertaining Couple: OLTL David and Dorian - Most Tortured Couple: AMC Zach and Kendall - and most torturing and most boring, all because of the Kendall part - Best Triangle: Y&R Phyllis/Nick/Sharon - Enough, already. Biggest Waste of Talent, Female: AMC Beth Ehlers - Worst New Character: OLTL Stacy - unfortunately, would be true if it were not for the character who is her idiotic and irritating friend. Most Boring Character: ATWT Alison - not true at all; Meg Snyder, Janet Snyder, Liberty Snyder - the list goes on and on. Best Villain: AMC David - Yaaay! Vince Irizarri! Worst Villain: ATWT Zac and Zoe: - They were soooooooooo bad that I had to struggle to remember to whom these names referred. Awful, awful, awful. Best Hero: AMC Jake - Yaaay! RPG! RPG! RPG! Worst Hero: ATWT Jack - Ye Gods and Goddesses. I don't want to say this is true, but it brings tears to my eyes to think that it is possibly close. Michael Park is such a dynamite actor and his Jack used to be such an attractive hero that it breaks my heart to hear that I am not alone in thinking that this character needs a large dose of redemption ... Best Weddings: Y&R (Chloe & Billy, Kay & Murphy, Lily & Cane) -Kay and Murphy wedding was fabulous. Anything with Kay is fabulous! Kay and Lucinda (ATWT) are so much better than the field that they stand simply heads and shoulders above the crowd! Most Rejuvenated Family: ATWT Hugheses- Really? Where in the heck is Chris Hughes then? Don't tell me - this is the character Daniel Cosgrove is going to be playing when he comes to Okadale ? Worst Cliffhanger: GL What happened to Jeffrey? - Aye, aye, aye! And Edmund? Most Improved Show: GL "Giving this title to GL is terribly bittersweet... but 72 years of treasured history and beloved characters did not go quietly into the celluloid night..." ...... Most Disappointing Show: AMC - Indeed. Say no more.
Ms Mistoffelees		#2	[-]
Posts: 3262 (12/07/09 19:36:26) Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Best Couple: GL Olivia and Natalia Disagree, loudly disagree. I am not a homophobe, but, Otalia bored the #+#@ outta me, lol. Of course, I have watched the lovely and talented Ms. Chappell bring it on with alot of gorgeous male leads and I just can't "see" the switch, jmho. I couldn't stand Natalia, beautiful woman, good actress, the character was just far to wishy-washy and self righteous for my taste. Plus she trashed my GusH. Best Triangle: Y&R Phyllis/Nick/Sharon Hate it! Hate anything with Sharon in it. I like Phyllis and Nick. I don't catch this show much anymore because I watch AMC and the times conflict some. Biggest Waste of Talent, Female: AMC Beth Ehlers Couldn't agree more. Worst Weddings: AMC (Reese & Bianca, Adam & Annie, the 'slew of quickie nups' such as David/Krystal) Yuck to Reese and Bianca. I must be the only person on the planet that can't stand "Binks", lol. What a total putz. Quicky weddings are unfortunately a bad staple of soaps nowadays. Best Tearjerker: Y&R Brad's Death Well done, I agree, TC really brought her A game to the table. Can't say that I'll miss the character though, whenever the hell he actually "leaves". Most Tortured Couple: AMC Zach and Kendall Is it just me or does Zach always seem tortured? I wanna like him, really I do, but he's so darn unhappy/mad/ornery, etc. lol. Handsome? Check. Sexy voice? Check. Good hair? Check. Something pissing him off? Check. Lol. Must be Kendall, like Malar said. Most Boring Character: ATWT Alison Disagree. There's a couple on AMC that IMPO should take that title, say like, Marissa? Or Jesse' daughter whatever her name is. Worst Cliffhanger: GL What happened to Jeffrey? Not for me, didn't care then, don't care now, they should have dumped that character three months after he came on. Worst Triangle: B&B Brooke/Ridge/Taylor No #+#@! Can you say understatement? lol Most Improved Show: GL "Giving this title to GL is terribly bittersweet... but 72 years of treasured history and beloved characters did not go quietly into the celluloid night..." Nice of them to say. I agree a little bit.
malar2002		#3	[-]
Posts: 10047 (12/07/09 23:18:31) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I agree with almost everything you have written there, Ms M, but want to make one clarification and one comment. Best Tearjerker: Y&R Brad's Death Well done, I agree, TC really brought her A game to the table. Can't say that I'll miss the character though, whenever the hell he actually "leaves". Clarification - you are thinking of Brad Snyder's death on ATWT, but they are talking about Brad CArlton's death on Y&R! Comment: Not for me, didn't care then, don't care now, they should have dumped that character three months after he came on. It is not a character whom I care about a lot, I have had to struggle to tolerate him for a long, long time - but all the same, I think that this cliff-hanger was done very, very poorly, and because of this, they left the character I do care about a lot - Edmund Winslow - really in the lurch!
Ms Mistoffelees		#4	[-]
Posts: 3263 (12/08/09 05:31:31) Moderator Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Oops! You are of course right, lol, I just saw Brad and went right to ATWT. Ok then, well I wish that I could change that but I can't so I will say this, I didn't actually pay alot of attention when Carlton died. I do remember seeing him under the ice, which was awful, I had to look away. Actually, as far as the "cliffhanger", I do see your point, especially being an Edmund fan, but, I still don't care about Jeffrey. My issue, upon further thought, is, WHY was there even a cliffhanger?! The show is OVER. There was no reason for a cliffhanger. Sloppy writing did this show in and sloppy writing was what it ended with.
Jonathan Randall		#5	[-]
Posts: 502 (12/08/09 11:47:15) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I know I am new to ATWT and I am also very critical of the show and most of the actors. But Jack is the worst hero?! Are you kidding me?! Jack is one of the only brightspots on the damn show. He cant be worse anything.
malar2002		#6	[-]
Posts: 10052 (12/08/09 18:57:14) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I wince as I laugh at your passionate commentary, Jonathan R. It is really too bad you didn't watch this show when Jack was one of the best heroes on any soap. I think they may have been comparing Jack that was to Jack that is rather than - say, Jack versus Ridge on B&B or Nick on Y&R or whoever.

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