Admirable film.

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

I have watched this show since almost the beginning in 1971. It used to be an interesting show with multi layered plots. It began to decline when Susan Lucci tried to play herself as a 14 year old. That was nauseating. The woman is now in her 60s and it shows! This new story line with TWO Ericas whining and manipulating people is so bad that even the threat of the show going off air will not get me back to watching on a regular basis. My dream ending to the show when it goes off air in September would be for all the characters to plan an intervention for Erica and when she walks into the room each character tells her how selfish, self centered and self absorbed she has always been and that no one ever liked her. Then the actors would go out of character to tell Lucci that she is a one dimensional actress with no talent who never even deserved that one pity Emmy that she received. How many times did she have to lose before she got the hint that she is just a bad actress and stopped submitting her tepid work to the Academy? Sigh - One can only dream.

All My Children is and always has been my favorite soap. Have watched it from the beginning when Erica was a teenager and loved the original Tara and Phil. I miss so many of the old cast members. many of which are deceased. Pheobe, Mona,etc, etc. Erica will never change. she is just as beautiful today as she was as a young lady. This might be considered as a spoiler but i do not think the present cast (at least some of then) compare to the original cast mates. Maybe its my age but the Annie Laverys and the Ryan Laverys just bore me. i Also think i could do without anymore of Ryan's torso shots without a bra. His boobs are bigger than mine and i have to wear one.

According to TV Guide, the tribute to the great Ruth Warrick was set for May 13, 2005 but I only got a lame will reading from this episode. I stopped watching All My Children years ago because it was really the Susan Lucci show. Nowadays, the show is going to the dogs literally. It focuses too much on the young people of Pine Valley. I remember the early eighties when Ruth Warrick and other cast members like Kay Campbell, Louis Edmonds, Julia Barr, David Canary, and Eileen Herlie all had some storyline going now. Those who survive are destined to be placed in the background like Michael Knight. The show is only a shell of what it used to be. I sent several letters and applications for Eileen Herlie to get a British National Honor like Dame but I would have settled for the typical M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire). I sent several envelopes to cast members with an application inside. I never heard from one cast member or anybody interested in honoring Eileen Herlie from her native country. It angers me because I know from the past that somebody in their eighties like her and Ruth Warrick don't have much time left. I even sent the same applications to soap publications. Still no response from anybody. Does anybody care about somebody like Eileen Herlie? Before Anna Lee, I made several attempts to get another honor from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth but it failed because I didn't do it sooner than later. Eileen should have an M.B.E. like Anna Lee who was awarded in 1982. Eileen has been on just as long as some of the recipients from Coronation Street. Still, I wanted to see Ruth's tribute but for some reason, I didn't. Maybe I wasn't supposed too, maybe this is why I am writing this piece. I will never say the writing was ever excellent. It never held the same appeal as Douglas Marland or William J. Bell's story lines. The acting has always been either wonderful comedic and truly over the top. Still I hope All My Children fans will remember what it was like for those characters like Phoebe Wallingford, Myrtle Fargate, and others that you don't have to be young to have appeal. You have to depth and that comes from years of experience.

All My Children is the first soap opera that I watched so I will always have a soft spot for it in my heart. That is why it pains me to see what the show has now become. In the past, we had character driven storylines and where villains paid for what they did. Now we have plot-driven storylines leaving viewers wondering what happened to their favorite characters and characters that deserve to be punished for their misdeeds are still roaming around town acting self-righteous. And I cannot get over how Tad and Dixie fans have been screwed over and over again because after 13 years, they still do not have a child. They are the only supercouple in daytime that I can think of that does not have a child together. How incredibly unfair is that David and Anna (a couple that has been together for barely a year) get to have a child while Tad and Dixie have been trying forever yet prove unsuccessful. When talking about AMC, I guess the name that will be most associated with it is Susan Lucci. She is an original cast member and have been in front burner storylines. Anyone who is an AMC watcher knows Erica's long line of men whom she has married and/or dated. I will always prefer Erica with Jackson, who I think is the love of her life. It's funny that a lot of fans think that Erica and Jack have been married. They haven't. They've been engaged though. So everytime the powers that be throw a new love interest into Erica's storyline, they are ignoring what could be a great storyline for Erica and Jack. I still have hopes that they will rekindle their love though! The Martins have been a prominent family of Pine Valley since the show started so it's sad that they are barely on now. Ruth and Joe only come out during the holidays. Tad has been acting like a moron ever since Dixie died. Why he defends Liza for every misdeed she does yet criticize Adam for everything he does I never know. That just really irks me. The way Tad was acting all self-rigteous towards Brooke for sleeping with Adam. Hey Tad you shouldn't be the one talking; you slept with Liza remember? And why everyone in the town blames Adam for every single thing is just plain wrong. Liza is the one who embezzled money from Chandler Enterprises yet it's Adam's fault? I don't understand the logic. I think I should just stop ranting about what has become of AMC and reminsence about the good times. The first storyline that Tad and Dixie had together will always be my favorite storyline. The way that Tad Martin, formerly known as Tad the cad, helped Dixie when she was being manipulated by Adam. Their courtship was so sweet. Michael E. Knight and Cady McClain have one of the most natural and electrifying chemistry in daytime. They play off each other well and their scenes can be humorous or a total tear-jerker. Who was not laughing their butt off at the Tad love test yet who was able to have a dry eye after watching the scene where Dixie is being hauled off to the looney bin? They also had good friends, Nico and Cecily, to help them with their wacky adventures. *sigh* The good old days.