tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567857415113443125.post2474870825479530856..comments2023-08-02T05:06:01.110-05:00Comments on Soappipe : Blogging the Business of Soaps w/ Ben Bryant: Soaps Recognized For Tackling ‘Elephant In The Room’ of Substance Abuse and Mental HealthBen B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05686311398468831190noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567857415113443125.post-67603261221062273732007-03-15T23:44:00.000-05:002007-03-15T23:44:00.000-05:00I think ABC deserves a LOT of credit in this arena...I think ABC deserves a LOT of credit in this arena. Skye Chandler Quartermaine's alcoholism has been a constant in her life as the character has traveled from ALL MY CHILDREN, through ONE LIFE TO LIVE, to GENERAL HOSPITAL. She has struggled with it, sometimes won, sometimes lost, but you get how, even after all these years the bottle calls to the character in moments of stress, and that the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567857415113443125.post-15492667918215313592007-03-15T23:39:00.000-05:002007-03-15T23:39:00.000-05:00I know what you mean!!! Look at Luke on ATWT, the ...I know what you mean!!! Look at Luke on ATWT, the story reached full poignancy when we realized the reason he was drinking was because he was ashamed to be gay...but ATWT really played up his alcoholic best friend (the one who got him drinking), who Luke supposedly loved madly, only to leave that story dangling. Presumably, that friend is still drunk somewhere, urinating on himself in an alley, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567857415113443125.post-74071576426781873912007-03-15T23:38:00.000-05:002007-03-15T23:38:00.000-05:00I think where too many soaps drop the ball is in t...I think where too many soaps drop the ball is in the recovery and "afterwards" periods, where the addict has to live with the consequences of their actions, relationships strained or destroyed, and the guilt with who they were, as well as the daily temptations (they are particularly hard in the beginning) that come along with the life-long choice to abstain. Taylor on B&B was a great drunk, but Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1567857415113443125.post-23416577023984864732007-03-15T23:28:00.000-05:002007-03-15T23:28:00.000-05:00Substance abuse is such a soap staple, but it's be...Substance abuse is such a soap staple, but it's been a real treat to see the storylines and performances take on the kind of realism that allowed them to be educational without being preachy, while still driving great story, in the last 10-15 years or so. It's good too, for there to be an award to incentivise the industry to take the extra time to make the story good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com