A PERFECT DAY OF SOAP
It all starts on 7TWO with the biegest show on television, SONS AND DAUGHTERS (9am) and then the unbelievably daggy HOME & AWAY: THE EARLY YEARS (9.30am). Then it's black-and-white episodes of UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS (10am) before HEADLAND (11am) which is finally screening all-new episodes. It is such a shame this uni soapie didn't rate because it's really, really good. Rachael Taylor overacts as the blonde bitch but its roster of guest stars (like the amazing John Brumpton and Anne Tenney) and interesting stories (currently pole-dancing and baby bastardry) more than make up for Taylor's eye-rolling. At noon, change over to W for THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS (a drunk Jill crashing Kay's wedding today was hilarious) and at 1pm, switch back to 7TWO for ALL MY CHILDREN. The US daytime drama is at a very strange point in its history with a tortured transsexual and a serial killer but it's early days and still worth checking out. At 2pm it's New Zealand's SHORTLAND STREET with UK actor/singer Adam Ricketts (pictured) where they just caught their serial killer but another is running amok on CORONATION STREET (2.30pm). Don't think they've ever had a serial killer in rural dramas EMMERDALE (3pm) or A COUNTRY PRACTICE (Hallmark 3.30pm) and the 2010 return of HOME & AWAY tonight promises less killers and more love and comedy instead. I can't wait ... if only I had the time! Labels: adam ricketts, All My Children, Headland, Home and Away, Shortland Street, Sons and Daughters, The Young and the Restless, TV
3 Comments:
my perfect soap day is that GENERAL HOSPTIAL would be in this ...maybe GO! should bring it... you forgot DAYS OF OUR LIVES!thanks
Wow you're correct Andrew, Headland really does keep cracking doesn't it! Its always hard for every new soap because they have to keep their central conceit for a certain amount of time (i.e the "What happened that night" crash storyline), and just as it got taken off the air, they finally revealed who it was (even though we all knew who it was weeks ago unfortunately, which is probably where it went wrong).
Its always risky (and Neighbours has finally started to learn this) to tell the audience before the characters, because it takes the surprise away and encourages frustration. But wow once they all clicked on Headland, its been great. I'm loving it, its a shame it was over so soon, but its great knowing there's still a few episodes left in the can thanks to the huge commitment 7 made at the beginning.
Eeek, I did forget DAYS OF OUR LIVES but ... it's so forgettable these days.
headLAND just keeps getting better and better. SATISFACTION'S Peta Sargent turned up the other day as well as Rhys Muldoon and Penne Hackforth-Jones. A shame it is coming to an end but if it had worked, we probably wouldn't have got PACKED TO THE RAFTERS ....
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