I used to watch the soap opera All My Children, but pretty much stopped watching due to dull story lines. But when I heard the soap was canceled, I did tune in for the final episode.
It seems that David, the show's mad doctor who keeps using experimental drugs on people but never loses his hospital privileges for long, has discovered a cure for death. And as a result a number of killed-off characters were brought back for one last turn in the old show before the end.
One of the killed-off characters was Stuart Chandler, kindly twin brother of the evil Adam Chandler, who died in one of the big murder mystery stories.
Another highlight of the series ender: Jackson Montgomery finally told Erica Kane "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
And the last moment featured a gunshot--- fired by J. R., Adam's son, at an unknown target.
I'm going to miss All My Children, but not as much as I'll miss the other canceled soap, One Life to Live, which I watched since the first episode. And now I'm worried about my sole surviving soap, General Hospital, which I watched since childhood. Some people claim it's reality TV that killed the soaps, but I'm thinking it may be in part the fact that they've been pushing Gay marriage story lines at a time of day when a significant part of their audience is Christian homeschooling moms and retirees. Kind of think they needed to go for the broader audience if they wanted ratings success.
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