My View of Llanview: April 15 Edition
Photo: Errol Lewis/SON Wednesday, April 15, 2010 12:01 AM ET | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- "One Life to Live's" closing credits have really been capturing my attention lately. This edition of "My View of Llanview" is brought to you by TurboTax. Get your biggest…
My View of Llanview: March 30 Edition
Photo: Errol Lewis/SON Tuesday, March 30, 2010 12:01 AM ET | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- One controversial life to live. "When trying to please everyone, you ultimately please no one." Truer words were never spoken. After limping on one leg into 2010, things seem to have gone…
My View of Llanview: March 15 Edition
Photo: Errol Lewis/SON Monday, March 15 2010 12:07 AM ET | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- Cast firings, on-set injuries, actress meltdowns, and legal issues have made for a busy start to the month of March in Llanview. It may seem difficult to believe now, but exactly one week ago I stared…
My View of Llanview: August 15 Edition
Saturday, August 15, 2009 1:00 AM ET | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- Moving on up to the west side... "One Life to Live" inherits the soon-to-be vacated studios of "All My Children" early next year when that soap moves to Los Angeles. But is the move good news for…
My View of Llanview: July 30 Edition
Thursday, July 30, 2009 1:01 AM ET | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- "One Life to Live" in black and white. The recent arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Gates and the ensuing debate on racial relations in 21st century America, warrant a look at the present state of diversity in…
My View of Llanview: July 15 Edition
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 12:35 AM ET | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- A look to both the past and the future. One of the best things about posting this bi-monthly column on the 15th and 30th of each month, is that it presents me with a unique opportunity every July 15th to pay homage to…
My View of Llanview: June 30 Edition
Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:46 AM ET | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- "One Life's" gay stoyline claims its first victim. "One Life to Live" never ceases to amaze me. For the past week, I have spent countless hours wrestling with what to write about in this edition of…
My View of Llanview: May 30 Edition
Monday, June 1, 2009 11:44 PM ET | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- One step forward, two steps back. In the weeks since my last column, where I accused "One Life to Live" of no longer even attempting to produce a good daytime drama, the soap has begun to show signs of life. …
My View of Llanview: May 15 Edition
Friday, May 15, 2009 12:00 AM ET | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- Is "One Life to Live" even trying anymore? For those of you out there who have not abandoned ship already and change the channel whenever the "OLTL" theme music starts to play, this question is directed…
My View of Llanview: April 30 Edition
Thursday, April 30, 2009 12:05 AM ET | By Scotty Gore(SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- The journey through our "One Life to Live" has been filled with plotholes lately. It was Chuck Palahniuk, author of Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories who once said that "a good story should make you…
My View of Llanivew: April 15 Edition
Wednesday, April 15, 2009 2:07 AM EDT | By Scotty Gore(SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- A critical look back at the successes and failures of recent Llanview returns. Since becoming Head Writer of "One Life to Live" in 2007, Ron Carlivati has brought back for than his share of former cast members…
My View of Llanview: March 15 Edition
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 12:29 AM EDT | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- The top five reasons Llanview is struggling in 2009. After becoming revitalized and on top last year, "One Life to Live" appears to be running out of gas only one year later. There are several reasons why this…
My View of Llanview: February 28 Edition
Monday, March 2, 2009 11:48 PM ET | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- Could Llanview survive without Viki, and "One Life to Live" without Erika Slezak? Viki Davidon=Erika Slezak. Erika Slezak="One Life to Live." The words seem interchangeable. When one is thought of, the…
My View of Llanview: February 15 Edition
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2:12 AM EST | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- Life outside Llanview. Sometimes if it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all. That statement perfectly fits my life so far in 2009. When the clock struck midnight on January 1st, I was eagerly…
My View of Llanview: January 1 Edition
Thursday, January 1, 2009 11:08 PM EST | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- A soap legend responds to previous column. With the holidays over and 2009 beginning, I have made a New Year's resolution to be more faithful to this column, my readers, the fans of "One Life to Live,"…
My View of Llanview: August 15 Edition
Thursday, August 28, 2008 9:49 PM | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- Erika Slezak talks family love--'70s style. Wow...this may be a new record for me...I'm nearly two weeks late with this column. However, there is a valid reason for that; the past few weeks have been very hectic…
Editor’s Notebook | August 12 Edition
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:00 AM EST | By Errol Lewis Dear Readers, When we came up with the Bringing.Drama.Closer campaign on Soap Opera Network many years ago, we never thought that 2008 would bring some of the biggest controversies in the daytime world, nor did we think it would be happening off…
My View of Llanview: July 15 Edition
Saturday, July 26, 2008 1:25 AM | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- A review of "One Life to Live's" 40th anniversary tribute. Aloha everyone. It seems I just keep getting later and later with these columns, doesn't it? I just get so wrapped up with everything going on…
My View of Llanview: July 15 Edition
Saturday, July 26, 2008 1:25 AM | By Scotty Gore (SoapOperaNetwork.com) -- A review of "One Life to Live's" 40th anniversary tribute. Aloha everyone. It seems I just keep getting later and later with these columns, doesn't it? I just get so wrapped up with everything going on…