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All My Children Discussion Group
Yes, TEN bizarre soap plots, according to Mental Floss. And, AMC doesn't even make the list! So, you thought Erica's un-abortion was wierd? Not on there. Amanda having another baby with David so she can return to Jake? Not there. Drugged-up, twin-killing amnesiac Adam? Nuh-uh. Read on:
http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/39548#more-39548






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WOW!!! - Thanx buddz!!! ... Those gave me a much-needed laugh today!!!
In fairness, NBC Soaps probably should have their very own category for 'Painfully Absurd' lol!
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Thanks for posting this. All great stuff. I can remember Luke and Laura saving the world, as well as Timmy on Passions, and a possessed Marlena on Days of Our Lives. And back in the 80's, didn't GH have a storyline in which teenaged Robin befriended an ALIEN? But I have especially fond memories of OLTL, where Clint did his back-to-the-future time travel to 1888.
The craziest soap of all, however, was Dark Shadows (1966-1971). The hero was Barnabas Collins, a 200-year-old vampire in search of redemption. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, and the curse was originally placed on him by his spurned wife, Angelique. A diva to end all divas, Angelique practised the black arts, periodically descended into Hades---she was middle management--- and tormented poor Barnabas for centuries. The core family also included a werewolf, possessed children and a various assortment of ghosts. Characters frequently traveled to different time periods, meeting their own ancestors and changing history. No other soap, not even Passions, was ever as consistently weird as DS. It broke the mould!
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