All My Children

[blueangel]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

I just started watching not too long ago. Who is Brooke?

Brooke was introduced on the show about 15 years ago as a bad-girl teenager who came to live with her (now deceased on the show and in real life) rich Aunt Phoebe. (Oh, you missed the BEST character.. Phoebe was a classic-- unlike any other on AMC!)

She eventually straightened up her act, and went on to become a reporter. She married Tom Cudahy (ex football star). They had a daughter, Laura, who was struck and killed by a drunk driver. She never got over the death of her daughter.

Jamie (you know.. the hottie on the show who is now having a "thing" with Julia) is her son.

Brooke was married at one time to Tad Martin, Adam Chandler, Edmund Grey (now deceased) and Tom Cudahy.

She's the editor of Tempo Magazine.

[DaffyKD]

Originally Posted by blueangel

Brooke was introduced on the show about 15 years ago as a bad-girl teenager who came to live with her (now deceased on the show and in real life) rich Aunt Phoebe. (Oh, you missed the BEST character.. Phoebe was a classic-- unlike any other on AMC!)

Brooke Came to town in 1976.

DaffyKD

[blueangel]

Originally Posted by DaffyKD

Brooke Came to town in 1976.

DaffyKD

Time flies! Yes, you're correct.. thanks.

[NutBrnHair]

I loved the scene today (yesterday!) between Brooke & Erica. They have had some classic scenes together through the years. I believe one included a grizzly bear!?!

[blueangel]

Spoiler Alert
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a serial killer comes to Pine Valley (keep scrolling if you want to know more)
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Erin is murdered (there's more)
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Zarf will return to Pine Valley (remember.. he was the punk rocker that Babe and Josh did Jello shots with)

[NutBrnHair]

How is Brooke going to be written off the show? (Please don't tell me she's the serial killer...or a victim!!!)

[DaffyKD]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

How is Brooke going to be written off the show? (Please don't tell me she's the serial killer...or a victim!!!)

Ah, but if they make her a serial killer, that would mean that they actually looked back at history. 1) Her mother was a big shot criminal who had no problem trying to kill Brooke, 2) Brooke killed some one (Pierce #3???) by stabbing him in the back while he was walking away and claiming it was self defense.

DaffyKD

[blueangel]

If you're a Vincent Irizarry (Dr. David Hayward) will be joining the cast of the Young and the Restless. But he won't be Dr. He's creating a whole new character. It's a short term role.. but who knows.. it could turn into something more permanent..

Now for a spoiler... scroll down if you want to know..
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AMC is casting a new character: Monica. She'll be making a play for JR. And.. one more if you want to know...
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Maggie may be returning to Pine Valley.

[DaffyKD]

Love the line, "Throw stories against the wall and see what stick."
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AMC' Introducing Transgender Character
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Nov 26, 10:31 PM (ET)

By DAVID BAUDER

(AP) This undated photo supplied by ABC shows Jeffrey Carlson who plays a transgender character on ABC's...
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NEW YORK (AP) - In a story unusual even for a soap opera and believed to be a television first, ABC's "All My Children" this week will introduce a transgender character who is beginning to make the transition from a man into a woman.

The character, a flamboyant rock star known as Zarf, kisses the lesbian character Bianca and much drama ensues. The storyline begins with Thursday's episode of the daytime drama.

There have been a handful of post-surgical transgender characters in television shows, including a college professor in the 2001 prime-time CBS series "The Education of Max Bickford" and a model in the short-lived ABC soap opera "The City" in 1996, according to the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Showtime's "The L Word" currently features a character changing from a woman into a man.

"All My Children" was looking for something new, and knows its audience is always interested in anything to do with sexuality, said Julie Hanan Carruthers, the show's executive producer.

"After 36 years, you start rehashing," she said. "It's inevitable. We didn't want to fall back on the baby-switch story again."

The show wasn't interested in doing something just to be sensational, she said. GLAAD and some transgenders were brought in as consultants in shaping the character, teaching the producers when it is appropriate to call a character "she" even before surgery, she said.

Damon Romine, a spokesman for GLAAD, said he hasn't seen the show yet but feels people involved were genuinely interested in telling the story with dignity. Emotions are so close to the surface in soap operas, and this story can serve a purpose by showing what transgenders go through, he said.

"I think it's groundbreaking and breakthrough television for daytime to put a spotlight on transgender people and tell their story," he said.

"All My Children" could use some attention. Mirroring the decline of daytime dramas in general, its average audience has slipped from 8.2 million in 1991-92 to 3.1 million last year, according to Nielsen Media Research. Particularly last summer, "All My Children" has tried several new characters, said Carolyn Hinsey, editor of Soap Opera Weekly.

"They're trying really hard and they're throwing a whole lot of desperate stuff against the wall to see what sticks," she said.

Actor Jeffrey Carlson portrays Zarf, an American who nonetheless speaks in an exaggerated British accent. He was on the show for one day last summer and was surprised to get a call pitching him the new story.

Carlson said it can be intimidating feeling that he is representing the entire transgender community.

"I worry about missing something, but I guess that would be the same with any character," he said. "I want the 'All My Children' audience to go along. It's not for shock value. It's just another person who's story is being told in Pine Valley."

After Zarf establishes a bond with Bianca that leads to the kiss, an angry Bianca tells him she's a lesbian. It triggers something within Zarf about why it made such sense to be falling in love with a lesbian.

It's not clear, Carruthers said, whether "All My Children" will stick with the Zarf character through any surgery; one suspects the reaction of the soap's audience to the story will have a lot to do with it.

"She talks about peace so much," Carlson said of his character. "I hope that she finds some peace."

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The way I read the article in Soap Opera Digest was that Zarf had already had the surgery (from female to male) and therefore at one point being a female "he" was attracted to Bianca. Although, now that I think about it, it makes much more sense for Zarf to be a "female" stuck in a "males" body.

I guess I should start watching AMC again.

[GeoffZ]

This story is so stupid. I know the writers/producers think they're being groundbreaking, but really they're just desperate. This sounds like something Passions would do. Zarf?!! Come on now. How about just writing good stories for the characters that are already on the show?

[dzfan]

I may be a loner here but I think the Zarf s/l sounds interesting -- first of all, I love new storylines and secondly, I am excited that they are touching on a new subject that really has not been been on tv. Have all yall seen all the articles out there on it? I think it is great. I am excited to see how this s/l turns out. When does he make an appearance?

[blueangel]

Originally Posted by GeoffZ

This story is so stupid. I know the writers/producers think they're being groundbreaking, but really they're just desperate. This sounds like something Passions would do. Zarf?!! Come on now. How about just writing good stories for the characters that are already on the show?

You're absolutely right. This isn't what's going to save the show.. returning to what made it popular to begin with will. Strong BELIEVABLE storylines and good writing. Let's see more humor (The Thanksgiving table at the Valley Inn was a good start! Loved the exchange between Brooke - (who.. incidently is leaving the show, much to my chagrin)-- and Erica.

Less Babe.. please.. lots less Babe. Get rid of Colby and the other whiney teens. Bring on a good love story. How about keeping some people together just as Ruth and Joe, and Link and Kitty, Daisy and Palmer, Cliff and Nina... and so many other couples were. Let's restore Tad to his light and humorous "Tad the Cad" persona.

Where's Stuart? Where's Marion? Where's Jessie?

Instead, it's all Babe all the time. Go away, Babe.. go away!

[SapphireSphinx9]

Originally Posted by blueangel

You're absolutely right. This isn't what's going to save the show.. returning to what made it popular to begin with will. Strong BELIEVABLE storylines and good writing. Let's see more humor (The Thanksgiving table at the Valley Inn was a good start! Loved the exchange between Brooke - (who.. incidently is leaving the show, much to my chagrin)-- and Erica.

Less Babe.. please.. lots less Babe. Get rid of Colby and the other whiney teens. Bring on a good love story. How about keeping some people together just as Ruth and Joe, and Link and Kitty, Daisy and Palmer, Cliff and Nina... and so many other couples were. Let's restore Tad to his light and humorous "Tad the Cad" persona.

Where's Stuart? Where's Marion? Where's Jessie?

Instead, it's all Babe all the time. Go away, Babe.. go away!

AMEN!!!

my mom was a devote viewer since amc started, until just about a year or so ago - she got sick and tired of babe, jr and all that crapola.

i watch when i'm home... but if i miss it, i'm not heartbroken.



is it me, or does babe remind anyone else of britney spears??

[laylo]

Originally Posted by SapphireSphinx9

is it me, or does babe remind anyone else of britney spears??

Yes! When I first saw her I did a double take. I was surprised they never joked about that on the show.