Brian Kirkendall, defender of soap operas.

  • Brian Kirkendall, defender of soap operas.

ABC recently announced that “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” would not be returning to the screens of lonely housewives, relaxing stay-at-home moms, and old women after this season. This news sent shockwaves through the country. Soap operas, after all, are part of the fabric of TV and America.

Reaction has been strong and negative. Fans flooded the network with pleas to reconsider. Message boards flared up with angry and desperate missives. Grandmas from coast to coast spewed vitriol and four-letter words at their big-box television screens, nearly spilling their slo gin fizzes in the commotion.

One man, however, had the power to make a bigger stand for everyone’s favorite long-lost-sister’s-twin-marries-father’s-gay-lover-who-came-back-from-the-dead entertainment.

This article appears in Apr 20-26, 2011.

Vince Grzegorek has been with Scene since 2007 and editor-in-chief since 2012. He previously worked at Discount Drug Mart and Texas Roadhouse.

3 replies on “Local Hoover Exec Pulls Ads From ABC Over Soap Opera Cancellations”

  2. Just for the record I’m not an old lady nor a stay at home mom, I work 12 hour days and still watch all of ABC soaps that’s what dvr’s are for to tape the shows you love!!
    I know many Men and Women that work and still watch soaps!!!

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