BUBBLES: THE SOAPS.ABOUT.COM NEWSLETTER
January 14, 2000 Vol. 2, Issue 27

~ FEATURE ARTICLE - NEW SOAP OPERA CHANNELS
~ POLL OF THE WEEK - WHICH NETWORK AIRS THE BEST SOAPS?
~ NEWEST NET LINKS - 12 NEW LINKS THIS WEEK
~ LINK OF THE WEEK - PEYTON PLACE
~ FANS SPEAK OUT - CALL THE FASHION POLICE!

------------------ Feature Article ------------------

NEW SOAP OPERA CHANNELS
Take a peek at what's ahead for the two new 24-hour soap opera channels.
http://soaps.about.com/library/weekly/aa010700a.htm

*Reprint

------------------ POLLING PUNCHES ------------------

POLL OF THE WEEK: WHICH NETWORK AIRS THE BEST SOAPS?
http://soaps.about.com/library/news/blpoll_1.htm

LAST WEEK'S POLL: WOULD YOU WATCH A CHANNEL DEVOTED TO SOAPS?
http://soaps.about.com/library/news/blpoll_21.htm

------------------ NEW LINKS ------------------

NEWEST NET LINKS
12 net links were added this week in these categories:

Another World
As the World Turns
Dallas
Guiding Light
Guiding Light Couples
Message Boards: CBS
Message Boards: NBC
Passions
Real World: Seattle
Santa Barbara
Web Soaps

All new links are listed here: http://soaps.about.com/library/blnewlinks.htm

------------------ NEWS AND UPDATES ------------------

SOAP SUDS DAILY
Your *free* daily dose of soap opera news and information. Updated daily
with VCR alerts, hot links, and news. This page also links you directly to
recaps for the daytime shows, spoilers, and much more.

(Here's a sample of the news you'll find each day)

AS THE WORLD TURNS
-Expect to see Paul Taylor, Isaac, in the BET movie Masquerade. The movie
will air sometime in February.

GUIDING LIGHT
-Sadly daytime has lost a legendary casting director. Last month Betty Rea
passed away at the age of 82 December 23 of respiratory failure. She cast
for GL for over 26 years.

PASSIONS
-Liza Huber will appear on the Rosie O'Donnell Show January 19.

YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
-Congratulations to Y&R on their nomination for Favorite Soap Opera by TV
Guide Magazine.

To make sure you get ALL of the most current soap opera news visit Soap
Suds Daily.
http://soaps.about.com/library/blnewsuds.htm

SOAP OPERA UPDATES
Daily and weekly updates for some of our favorite soap operas, written by
fans.
http://soaps.about.com/library/blshowupdates.htm

------------------ Link of the Week ------------------

PEYTON PLACE
A wonderful site for fans of the 60's soap Peyton Place. Fun areas include
the photo shop, family tree's, and cast information. Very well laid out.
Maintained by: Craig Pierce.
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/craig.pierce2/peyton.html

------------------ Fans Speak Out ------------------

PASSIONS: WHAT'S UP WITH TIMMY?
"I haven't been watching this soap long, and I'm curious about the actor
who plays Timmy....is he a midget of some kind or just a REALLY precocious
child? He's too articulate to be a kid, unless (like Gary Coleman) he is
just really really short! I couldn't stand this storyline when I first
started watching it but it is beginning to grow on me. " -SKY
http://forums.about.com/ab-soaps/messages?lgnF=y&msg=3639.1

90210 WAS A BORE!
"90210 has sort of become like watching your parents age before your eyes.
Sad, slow, depressing and inevitable. I think it suffers from terminal
Alzheimers. (And YET I keep watching - ever the hopeful child.)" -Rich5521
http://forums.about.com/ab-soaps/messages?lgnF=y&msg=3727.3

ATWT: JACK AND CARLY
"I usually agree with what everybody says about CBS soaps but I just had to
comment on the Jack and Carly thing. I cannot bring myself to even tolerate
the new and improved Carly. I think she was toooo bad for toooo long. My
opinion is that I resent the writers for even trying to change her so
dramatically. She and Jack just don't make a good couple to me. Just my
opinion. " -BALLMOM
http://forums.about.com/ab-soaps/messages?lgnF=y&msg=3624.1

------------------ Community Guide ------------------

SOAP OPERAS COMMUNITY GUIDE
Find out the up-to-the minute lowdown on what's going on in our community.
Keep up with our chat schedule, our recent forum posts, free stuff, and more.
http://soaps.about.com/library/blcommunity.htm

------------------ Passions Guide ------------------

NBC'S PASSIONS - YOUR GUIDE
News, daily updates, spoilers, photos, links, polls, and more...all about
Passions.
http://soaps.about.com/library/blpassions.htm

----------------- Other About.com Soap Opera Sites ------------------

I'm not the only Soap Opera guide here at About.com. If you're a fan of One
Life to Live, General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, or All My Children,
you'll want to check out these other excellent soap sites!

ONE LIFE TO LIVE
http://onelifetolive.about.com

GENERAL HOSPITAL FANS
http://generalhospital.about.com

ALL MY CHILDREN FANS
http://allmychildren.about.com

DAYS OF OUR LIVES FANS
http://daysofourlives.about.com