The baby switch was declared best story on Y&R? Boy, bye. That story is the reason I f-cking quit Y&R for the longest. 

8 hours ago, Gray Bunny said:

 

Worst Story - Chase rapes Ciara, DAYS

 

That's all I needed to see. Good choice. 

 

Wish I was surprised that the awful Carolyn Hinsey, who spent years pushing her egocentric agenda and belittling viewers, is now back with their magazine. Yet another reason to avoid it. 

20 hours ago, cassadine1991 said:

honorable mention to Jennifer popping pills as best addiction story

 

How can they even call that a story with a straight face? It was never on.

 

19 hours ago, Gray Bunny said:

We Hardly Knew Ye - Joe, GH

 

 

Sounds about right as I had to sit here for a minute and think about who the hell this was.

25 minutes ago, AlexElizabeth said:

 

How can they even call that a story with a straight face? It was never on.

 

 

 

Sounds about right as I had to sit here for a minute and think about who the hell this was.

 

21 hours ago, YRBB said:

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

 

Yep.  This.

On 12/14/2016 at 5:30 PM, Gray Bunny said:

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 

 

 

Thanks!

Hinsey claimed the commute was hectic hence her return to SOD....I think its cause she went from being a big fish in a little pond to a small fish in a bigger pond and couldnt compete.

 

I wouldnt say maya is wasted on b and b...she had quite a lot of focus for awhile..and was taking a breather....2017 hopefully will be different.

Hinsey always had an air about her that her [!@#$%^&*] didn't stink. JMO. What was she doing away from SOD? Wasn't she doing some show or something? I don't really follow her.

Days received the most negative categories which is totally appropriate. It was the worst show last year and all due to Josh Griffith who should never be allowed to write for television again.  He was worse than Steven Black/Henry Stern of ATWT, Lee Sheldon on EON, Doug Anderson on GL and several other worst regimes.  His year was grizzly. He ruined more story and characters than any soap writer in history in a one year span.

Two things:

 

1) Josh Griffith's run was indeed terrible, but based on his record I would easily let him work in TV (perhaps not so much daytime) over Dena Higley or half the writers you seem to regularly applaud.

2) For God's sake, the word is 'grisly'. This is a grizzly:

 

 

Given Griffith's views of rape and gay characters I imagine he'll get hired soon enough elsewhere - HBO and FX alone must be eager...

I don't dispute Josh Griffith's many sins. I just think that unlike oh, let's say Dena Higley, he has a backlog of good work to hold up when put next to her or other lowlights in comparison.

Just now, Vee said:

I don't dispute Josh Griffith's many sins. I just think that unlike oh, let's say Dena Higley, he has a backlog of good work to hold up when put next to her or other lowlights in comparison.

 

I think he was OK in his first OLTL run. Better than Higley. I haven't had any real opinion of his work since, until this run, which was full of a sickness that reminded me of a lot of primetime TV I have stopped watching in recent years. So I do think he'd find work easily. Higley is lucky to have a job.

Josh Griffith belongs on GH as part of the smarttv is. Its where the magic happens.

5 hours ago, RavenWhitney said:

Days received the most negative categories which is totally appropriate. It was the worst show last year and all due to Josh Griffith who should never be allowed to write for television again.  He was worse than Steven Black/Henry Stern of ATWT, Lee Sheldon on EON, Doug Anderson on GL and several other worst regimes.  His year was grizzly. He ruined more story and characters than any soap writer in history in a one year span.

I never quite understood the disdain for Lee Sheldon.  Granted, he was no Slesar, but I don't think he was that bad.  I actually discovered EON during his tenure at the time and liked it.  Given more time, and if EON was put in a time slot that would have worked, I think EON could have made it.  It had a great cast going for it.  I place most of the blame on the bad time slot (4-4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. for those few ABC affiliates who carried it).  The show was simply not available to many viewers, and that was a pity.  I lived in Pennsylvania while the show was on the air, and it was not broadcast in Philly at all, and at 10:30 a.m. in Northeastern Pennsylvania.  I do not blame Lee Sheldon.