Pop culture with a hangover

Dammit! Now DirectTV is cancelling Passions! Can’t Passionistas like me get a break?

December 11, 2007
It was bad enough when my favorite supernatural soap, Passions, decided to move to DirectTV, which I do not have (and I don’t know anyone who does).  Now after only a few months, they’ve announced they’re sick of it, and they’re dropping the show too!  Is there any hope for the kind citizens of Harmony?  [...]

Passions is moving to DirectTV! Curses!

August 9, 2007
Anybody who’s a fan of the supernatural and super-awesome soap opera Passions is probably already aware of this, but after being dumped by NBC, they chose to move to DirectTV instead of going away altogether.  I’m happy about this, especially since most of the cast is moving along with the show, but couldn’t they have [...]

Passions Update!

April 10, 2007
So I’m sure by now everyone’s heard the news, but I still can’t bring myself to believe it. It seems that my worst nightmares have come true — Passions is being cancelled! It’s still possible another network will pick it up, but not likely. Very sad indeed. Mark my words, this never would’ve happened if [...]

Passions

September 5, 2006
Passions is the kind of show you can’t just flip on and watch for a few minutes before forming an opinion. Like all soaps, it takes a while to learn all the characters and whatever, but, beyond that, it’s incredibly uneven. Sometimes there’ll be weeks in a row of boring relationship drama, but sometimes, there’s [...]