Just a little something to keep the theme chugging along and to give me a grace period to continue writing the longer posts about soap operas......
I'm a connoisseur of names; it may be a reason why I first answered the call of Fantasy. And the soap operas gave me some great ones to savor. I didn't watch many soap operas, so I don't have an extensive knowledge of their "tele-folks directory", but these names always stood out for me....
1] MIKKOS CASSADINE
('GENERAL HOSPITAL')
What can I say? I like the bad guys! And this name trumpeted the darkness and elegance within his soul.
2] SKY WHITNEY
('THE EDGE OF NIGHT')
I will admit that this is a classic example of confusing the actor with the character - I keep thinking his name was Sky Larkin, combining the character's first name with the first name of the actor who played him, Larkin Malloy. I don't know, maybe my version is better. But even so Sky Whitney was a name that oozed "cool" to me.
3] ROBERT SCORPIO
('GENERAL HOSPITAL'
& 'NIGHT SHIFT')
Could they have come up with a better name to suggest an international man of mystery?
4] ASA BUCHANAN
('ONE LIFE TO LIVE')
I don't think I'll ever see that first name of Asa again. I can't envision anybody daring to use it. Philip Carey made it his own, the perfect name for a cowboy in the modern world.
What can I say? I like the bad guys! And this name trumpeted the darkness and elegance within his soul.
2] SKY WHITNEY
('THE EDGE OF NIGHT')
I will admit that this is a classic example of confusing the actor with the character - I keep thinking his name was Sky Larkin, combining the character's first name with the first name of the actor who played him, Larkin Malloy. I don't know, maybe my version is better. But even so Sky Whitney was a name that oozed "cool" to me.
3] ROBERT SCORPIO
('GENERAL HOSPITAL'
& 'NIGHT SHIFT')
Could they have come up with a better name to suggest an international man of mystery?
4] ASA BUCHANAN
('ONE LIFE TO LIVE')
I don't think I'll ever see that first name of Asa again. I can't envision anybody daring to use it. Philip Carey made it his own, the perfect name for a cowboy in the modern world.
5] LAUREN FENIMORE
('THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS'
& 'THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL')
I wasn't that much of a fan of the character, but she was a hell of a lot better than her arch-enemy Sheila Carter! And she sported a better moniker as well. Just something about it flows. (Her married names kind of throw the rhythm off though when they're tacked on.)
6] SALLY SPECTRA
('THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL')
A bold name for a big and brassy broad made immortal by Darlene Conley. One day she'll make it into the TV Crossover Hall of Fame as an honorary multidimensional - Ms. Spectra showed up in two American soap operas and in an international part of Skitlandia, still played by Ms. Conley.
Until next time......
& 'THE BOLD & THE BEAUTIFUL')
I wasn't that much of a fan of the character, but she was a hell of a lot better than her arch-enemy Sheila Carter! And she sported a better moniker as well. Just something about it flows. (Her married names kind of throw the rhythm off though when they're tacked on.)
6] SALLY SPECTRA
('THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL')
A bold name for a big and brassy broad made immortal by Darlene Conley. One day she'll make it into the TV Crossover Hall of Fame as an honorary multidimensional - Ms. Spectra showed up in two American soap operas and in an international part of Skitlandia, still played by Ms. Conley.
Until next time......
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