“Minx” Watch: ABC Holds Key to Handcuffs

As promised, I continue to keep my eye on the progress of All My Children’s same-sex character couple, Marissa and Bianca.  I have written in the past about other “my girl-heart wants your girl-heart” pairings that were intimately handcuffed by the television network, so it’s only natural that I have my finely-honed senses at the [...]

“Minx” Watch – Marissa Undone

  My last word on the subject of All My Children’s Marissa and Bianca, “Minx” (still roll my eyes) was “surprise me”.  I know, that’s two words, but the definitive, single, pronouncement here is surprise.  And you know what, I’m a bit taken aback that given the chance to beard-up behind once-kissing Chandler cousin, Scott [...]

Agnes Nixon’s New Website – the Queen of Daytime’s Mental Scrapbook

Agnes Nixon is a woman with a set of ovaries.  I have always admired her brave forays into the tides of social antagonisms.  Now she has decided to tip her toe into the waters of social networking and blogging as www.agnesnixon.com As the creator of my all time personal favorite daytime drama, All My Children, [...]

Part 2: BAM…the greatest story never told.

In many ways, BAM became the first same-sex super soap couple with a storyline brimmed with angst, disappointment, and hope.  In the same vain as Luke and Laura and Tad and Dixie, Bianca and Maggie faced daily insurmountable odds along their journey toward love. Sadly, the most difficult obstacle turned out to be just moving [...]