I think there are more but I need to double check

5 minutes ago, KMan101 said:

They lost me at "Daniel dies" as best umbrella story.

 

 

the fact that Daniel died and he was used as a catalyst to affect multiple characters and storylines and continues to do so as of today, speaks volumes to how terrible the show is

 

 

1 minute ago, cassadine1991 said:

I think there are more but I need to double check

thanks for posting

Edited December 14, 20169 yr by Cheap21

2 minutes ago, Cheap21 said:

the fact that Daniel died and he was used as a catalyst to affect multiple characters and storylines and continues to do so as of today, speaks volumes to how terrible the show is

 

 

thanks for posting

 

Exactly

I actually found Phillip/Belle/Shawn to be one of the brighter spots this past year, or at least once Chloe returned and got wrapped up with Phillip. But everything has been a missed opportunity, so any potential is eventually squandered. Ditto to Nicole/Deimos. I wouldn't call them the worst on DAYS when there's so many worse couples to choose from. 

 

Soap Opera Weekly ceased in January 2012, I believe, right after One Life to Live left the airwaves. No final farewell issue, it just ended. 

 

They predicted SOD would fold in 2012 too, but here we are 4 years later! BTW, Carolyn Hinsey recently *returned* to the mag to do her Opinion column. She left a couple years ago. 

 

I used to love seeing the yearly Best & Worst issue back in the 90's when their opinion mattered. 

 

Best Story - The Baby Switch, Y&R

Worst Story - Chase rapes Ciara, DAYS

Worst Payoff - Paul is the killer, GH

Most Shocking Twist - Quinn kidnaps Liam, B&B

Most Preposterous Plot - John is a Robicheaux, DAYS

Best Secret - Hope killed Stefano, DAYS

Worst Secret - Douglas's paternity, B&B 

Best Couple - Nikki & Victor, Y&R

Worst Couple - Nicole & Deimos, DAYS

Best Wedding - Sam & Jason, GH

Worst Wedding - Brad & Lucas, GH 

Best Triangle - Brooke, Bill, Katie, B&B

Worst Triangle - Shawn, Belle, Phillip, DAYS

Best Breakup - Nina & Franco, GH

Worst Breakup - Alexis & Julian, GH

Hottest Affair - Phyllis & Billy, Y&R 

Worst Marital Conflict - Abby & Stitch, Y&R 

Best New Pairing - Kiki & Dillon, GH

Most Rejuvenated Family - The Kiriakises, DAYS 

Best New Character - Griffin, GH

Worst New Character - Summer, DAYS

Most Rejuvenated Character - Eric, B&B 

Most Ruined Character - Michael, GH 

Best Return - Jill, Y&R 

Worst Return - Aiden, DAYS 

Best Goodbye - Abby, DAYS 

Worst Goodbye - Nikolas, GH 

Best Family Drama - The Corinthoses, GH 

Best Umbrella Story - Daniel dies, DAYS 

Biggest Waste of Talent, Male - Kristoff St. John, Y&R 

Biggest Waste of Talent, Female - Eileen Davidson, Y&R 

Most Improved Show - GH 

Best Show - B&B 

 

Honorable Mentions: 

Best Frenemies - Monica & Tracy, GH 

Most Wasted Characters - Rick, Maya, Ivy, B&B 

Best Scene Stealer - Thaao Penghlis, DAYS 

Most Convoluted Story - The Paragon Project, Y&R 

Most Unnecessary Twist - Deimos cripples Maggie, DAYS 

Most Tortured Couple - Nicole & Zende, B&B 

Best Addiction Story - Jennifer pops pills, DAYS

Worst Addiction Story - Katie, B&B 

Best Deja Vu - Adam presumed dead again, Y&R

Silliest Summer Plot - Joey & Jade in the cult, DAYS 

Best Short-Term Comebacks - Jax and Robin, GH 

Most Wasted Romantic Potential - Kristina & Parker, GH 

Most Topical Story - GC Buzz, Y&R 

Best Use of History - Valentin, GH 

We Hardly Knew Ye - Joe, GH 

Best Special Episode - One-Offs, DAYS 

 

 

Edited December 14, 20169 yr by Gray Bunny

Morgans big exit was best story of year and GH was best show.

The fact that B&B was deemed the Best Show shows how bad of shape all the shows are in. B&B has not been watchable since Aly died a year and a half ago. 

 

Nothing was more cutting edge then GH this year.

12 minutes ago, Gray Bunny said:

The fact that B&B was deemed the Best Show shows how bad of shape all the shows are in. B&B has not been watchable since Aly died a year and a half ago. 

best of the worst. As bad as its been, I think its had stints of being watchable. The other 3 IMO have just been downright dreadful with little to no hope in sight

Glad SOD agrees that Jacob Young is being wasted!!!!

Yep. Rick and Maya are both wasted. Maya who? Such a joke. I also think Caroline's being absolutely wasted now as well. They've all been ruined by baby rabies.

 

I agree that Kristoff and Eileen were wasted.

 

And how was Michael "ruined" on GH? That would require him to get airtime.

Edited December 15, 20169 yr by KMan101

Such a laughable list!!!  

Rename it "Worst & Least Worst" and we're good.

I mean it's not like there is much to choose from, I kind of feel bad for the people who have to do this, cause they must really feel as we do.

5 hours ago, YRBB said:

 

I remember a decade plus ago, when I didn't have a car, I would still walk to the store that wasn't near or easy to get to at all, in all kinds of insane weather, to pick up a copy. It gave me such pleasure, even though daytime had regressed majorly by then. Now, I won't even pick up the copy to read in the store. LOL

 

YES! Many years ago, there were so many informative, intelligent, and entertaining magazines devoted to the soaps. My favorites were Daily TV Serials, Afternoon TV, Daytime TV, and Rona Barrett's Daytimers. I would eagerly await each new issue, and make sure to get to our local magazine store at least two or three times a week to see what issues were out. Even in blizzard-like conditions, I would make my way to the store, come hell or high water! When SOD and SOW came along, I happily added them to my list of must-buy publications.

 

I would KILL to have all those vintage issues in my possession again, but alas, I had to get rid of most of them when I moved from my house to a much smaller apartment. I had to make some tough choices about what I could keep, and what had to go. Looking back on it now, I should have dumped a lot of my books (which are available in any library for free, anyway), and kept all my soap mags!

2 hours ago, Gray Bunny said:

Soap Opera Weekly ceased in January 2012, I believe, right after One Life to Live left the airwaves. No final farewell issue, it just ended. 

 

They predicted SOD would fold in 2012 too, but here we are 4 years later! BTW, Carolyn Hinsey recently *returned* to the mag to do her Opinion column. She left a couple years ago. 

 

 

Thanks for the information. Before it died, SOW was a feeble ghost of its former self, so I do not miss it, and as far as I am concerned, Kinsey should have stayed gone. I would rather read commentary from many of this board's posters, than her sorry-ass opinions.

Best show?  Is this a joke?  If there is a best couple, worst couple, most overdone couple, most We're tired of it couple....Quinn and Wyatt.  Most rejuvenated character????  Name him the character who is the most manipulated and who also hopefully dies.  I'm so glad I won't see that magazine in my grocery store.  Ah the days before the Internet when you bought the magazine and the news was a month old and so were the ratings.  Now we know differently.