Alan Sarapa

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Alan’s Soap Box: The Case Against Y&R’s Josh Griffith

Alan Sarapa - March 29, 2024

It has now been five years since Josh Griffith rejoined Y&R as head writer and executive producer in 2019. It is the longest head writer tenure...

Alan’s Soap Box: Top 10 Worst Couples 2024 Edition

Alan Sarapa - March 1, 2024

Romance is the bread and butter of soaps. Though, not all of that bread is fresh and sometimes the butter is an unchurned globby...

Alan’s Soap Box: Alan’s Wish List For Soaps 2024

Alan Sarapa - February 1, 2024

It is a new year and the winds of change in the air on soaps. ABC has finally shown head writers Chris Van Etten...

Alan’s Soap Box: Best & Worst of Soaps 2023 Part 2

Alan Sarapa - December 22, 2023

2023 has been a rough year for soaps. A writer's strike, shoddy writing both before and after the strike, and questionable decisions. Here's the...

Alan’s Soap Box: Best & Worst of Soaps 2023 Part 1

Alan Sarapa - December 6, 2023

If you follow me on the platform formerly known as Twitter, you know that each year I do a thread about the best and...

Alan’s Soap Box: Top 10 Ways to Fix The Young & the Restless

Alan Sarapa - October 31, 2023

It isn't a secret that The Young & The Restless has been in a rough patch for a while now. We had moments of...

Alan’s Soap Box: Assessing The Soap Scab Writing

Alan Sarapa - September 29, 2023

The writers are back to work as the 2023 WGA strike has ended, but the scab material that has been airing on three soaps...

Alan’s Soap Box: Top 12 Characters That Need To Return

Alan Sarapa - August 30, 2023

Last month, I talked about the soap characters that should leave, temporarily or permanently. This month, I want to name the characters that I...

Alan’s Soap Box: 15 Soap Characters That Need To Leave (2023)

Alan Sarapa - July 31, 2023

Soap operas have lots of characters that just need to leave. It could be a character who just should be rested for a bit...

Alan’s Soap Box: The Mid-Year Report Card For Soaps 2023

Alan Sarapa - July 7, 2023

As the year is halfway over, it is time to assess the soaps. Unfortunately, 2023 has not been great so far. Lots of questionable...

Alan’s Soap Box: Top 10 Most Common Soap Writing Blunders

Alan Sarapa - May 31, 2023

Last year, I wrote about the habits of current soap head writers. The quirks they have that are unique to them. About a month...

Alan’s Soap Box: How to Fix Days of Our Lives

Alan Sarapa - April 28, 2023

I wanted to mention that one bit in the first section briefly discusses non-consensual sexual acts. I wanted to mention in case - or...

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