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Max's
Musings
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Holiday Greetings………
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Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year to you all. I’ve been on vacation this week skiing, having a blast, but wanted to take this opportunity to tell you all what a kick it’s been for me musing together about our favorite soap. From vampires and slayers to angels, witches, avatars and back again from SECRETS to NAKED EYES, PORT CHARLES hit its stride this year with its telenova style, 13 week fast paced story arcs. I realize not everyone is a fan of the book format as they’re called but no one can argue that this year in particular PORT CHARLES never failed to engage us in some way whether we liked it or not. Never failed to thrill us, move us, entertain us, shock us, surprise us, infuriate us, arouse us, disgust us, sadden us, touch us and wrap us its warm embrace when we needed it most thanks to a beautifully portrayed character named Rafe and a beautifully written storyline, showing us miracles can indeed continue to happen. PORT CHARLES’ unique reality, its amazingly talented ensemble cast, the wonderful way it blends classic soap themes…romance, mystery, intrigue, deception and betrayal, with its supernatural sensibilities makes it the most exciting, fun, passionate 30 minutes of pure drama on daytime. The production values – the look of the show, the lighting, the sets, the wardrobe (well maybe that one is open to debate) is unlike anything daytime has ever seen and along with the cast of characters, sets this show apart.PORT CHARLES keeps us tuning in day after day even when we’re ready to throw bricks at the screen and provides me with endless fodder for my Musings. When PORT CHARLES succeeds it has a natural grace and flow and definite kind of logic, never for a minute surrendering its humanity, the one element, that like a sprinkling of Rafe’s dear departed angel dust, sparks magic. It’s that inherent humanity that makes this show believable, lets you invest in the characters and the situations they find themselves in, no matter how ridiculous, allows you to identify with their timeless struggle for love, truth and belonging… while of course at the same time slaying evil forces, battling split personalities and addictions of all sorts, braving the winds of change, i.e. actors coming and going, and the nasty ratings game as TPTB try to make up their minds about exactly who is watching this show. My thanks for the tremendous support you’ve shown… for me, the show and for indulging my Musings here. It has been one helluva fun ride so far. More interviews are coming and please, send me your suggestions and thoughts, I would love to hear them. And continue to send me your insights into the show and feedback each week. I’ll try to always keep it fun and thought provoking. My opinions, likes and dislikes may not be yours, I’d like to hear about that too. While I am obviously pro PORT CHARLES and that fact is usually reflected in my weekly comments, I’m generally not blind, at least I like to think I’m not. The show, like everything else in life, has its problems…it has jumped the shark as they say over the course of the year, experiencing story fatigue more than once with stories that get too one sided at times and woeful under-utilization of the talented core cast – Nolan North being the most blatant example. But in the grand scheme of all things soap, PORT CHARLES is the only drama I am still willing to commit to on a daily basis, no matter how hard TPTB try to screw it up, intentionally or not. Keep reading Max’s Musings but more importantly keep watching PORT CHARLES. Keep holding the romance, wonderful characters and irresistible fantasy close to your heart. Enjoy this little marvel of a soap for all its worth, flaws and all. I do. To the best ensemble cast in daytime who make the magic happen day in and day out, thank you. A toast to 2003, may it be a year filled with love and peace, health and happiness.
Love,
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