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On-Air On-Soaps Michael Fairman's Best and Worst List of 2011!
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In an emotional, bizarre, and heartbreaking year in the world of soaps, there was still tremendous work done by the talented performers in the genre in front of the camera, as well as those behind-the-scenes who illustrated brilliant creativity and passion for their field, and for loyal soap fans everywhere.
In addition, there were several not so stellar moments, characters, or storylines that get the dubious honor of some of the “Worsts” of 2011. So with that said, Michael Fairman presents to you his fourth annual Best and Worst of the Year. In several categories, it was almost too tight a race to call, and so we have showed you the runner-ups in those particular cases, and in some cases, we had to call it a “tie”.
From Best Soap to Worst, to Best Overall Performance by an Actor and Actress to Most Irritating Character, to Best Storyline to Worst, to Best Newcomer to Worst Return, to Best Single Performance in a Storyline by an Actor and Actress to Most Tortured Character, to Most Inexcusable Way to Handle the Soap Audience, we dissect it all, in our annual look back at the year in soaps.
Now, while we know many of you have your own picks and choices, we encourage you to let us know your thoughts as well. And most of all, we want to wish all our soapers a healthy, prosperous, and fantastic New Year!
So without further ado, after the jump, we reveal the list!
ON-AIR ON-SOAPS MICHAEL FAIRMAN’S BEST AND WORSTS OF 2011!
BEST SOAP
One Life to Live
BEST WEB SOAP
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Venice
WORST SOAP
General Hospital
MOST DISAPPOINTING SOAP
The Young and the Restless
MOST DISAPPOINTING EPISODE
All My Children finale
BEST STORYLINE
Tale of the Two Todds – One Life to Live
WORST STORYLINE
Who killed Skye? – The Young and the Restless
MOST BOTCHED STORYLINE
The Balkan and Brenda- General Hospital
LOOPIEST STORYLINE
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Trippy-Berry Island with Brooke and Thomas – B&B
MOST OFFENSIVE STORY POINT
Lisa yielding an HIV positive blood-filled syringe as a weapon – GH
BEST RIPPED-FROM-THE HEADLINES SOCIAL ISSUE STORY
Teen suicide via bullying – One Life to Live
BEST WRITING
Ron Carlivati – One Life to Live
WORST WRITING
David Kreizman and Donna Swajeski – All My Children (For the beginning of 2011)
Garin Wolf – General Hospital (For the latter part of 2011)
BEST SINGLE PERFORMANCE MALE
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Jonathan Jackson – Lucky addresses Luke during Luke’s intervention – GH
BEST SINGLE PERFORMANCE FEMALE
Erika Slezak – Viki battles her alters in Erika’s special 40th Anniversary episode– OLTL
BEST SINGLE PERFORMANCE BY A YOUNGER PERFORMER
Austin Williams – Shane’s suicide attempt – One Life to Live
BEST EPISODE OF THE YEAR
The Fraternity Row Fantasy Episode – One Life to Live
BEST COMEDIC EPISODE OF THE YEAR
The Vicker Man Premiere – One Life to Live
Runner up: The Blanca Show – One Life to Live
BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR
(TIE) Trevor St. John – One Life to Live, Jonathan Jackson – General Hospital
Runner up: Steve Burton – General Hospital
BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS
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Florencia Lozano – One Life to Live
Runner-ups: Erika Slezak – One Life to Live, Crystal Chappell – Days of our Lives
BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTOR
Billy Miller – The Young and the Restless
BEST OVERALL PERFORMANCE BY A SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ilene Kristen – One Life to Live
BEST YOUNGER ACTOR
Chandler Massey – Days of our Lives
BEST YOUNGER ACTRESS
Molly Burnett – Days of our Lives
MOST BELOVED CHARACTER AND PERFORMER WE WILL MISS THE MOST
Michael E. Knight – All My Children
BEST RETURN
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David Canary – All My Children
Runner up: Andrea Evans as Tina with David Vickers, the dog in tow – One Life to Live
WORST RETURN
Debbi Morgan – The Young and the Restless
BEST RECAST
Barbara Rhodes (Irene Manning) – One Life to Live
WORST RECAST
Tom Degnan (Joey) – One Life to Live
BEST RECURRING PERFORMER
Tuc Watkins – One Life to Live
BEST RUINATION OF A CHARACTER
Chloe Lane who becomes a hooker – Days of our Lives
MOST TORTURED CHARACTER
Jason Morgan – General Hospital
MOST OVERUSED PLOT DEVICE BY ONE SHOW AT ONE TIME
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The soap epidemic called The Doppelganger – DAYS, AMC, Y&R and OLTL all head them! Enough!
FAVORITE DOPPELGANGER
Jane – All My Children
WORST DOPPELGANGER
Caleb – The Young and the Restless
WORST WAY TO WRITE OFF A MAJOR SOAP CHARACTER
Marty Saybrooke wanders on to a plane, because she is told her presumed dead husband Patrick is on board. And, we see no on-screen reunion of Susan Haskell and Thorsten Kaye!
MOST UPSETTING MOMENT OF THE YEAR INVOLVING A PERFORMER
Trevor St. John ends up being killed-off of OLTL after a murky and confusing negotiation, and the return of Roger Howarth. Thus depriving fans of the two Manning brothers for any length of time.
MOST INEXCUSABLE WAY TO HANDLE THE SOAPS AND ITS AUDIENCE
Prospect Park allowing OLTL to film their final episode knowing that they couldn’t come up with a way to put it online, and making the actors tout that the show is continuing, and leaving fans in the dark with no proper press.
WORST DECISION THAT IMPACTS SOAP FANS
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ABC cancels One Life to Live and All My Children in the same breath!
BEST TRIANGLE
Viki/Charlie/Echo – One Life to Live
WORST QUANDRANGLE
Steffy/Liam/Hope/Thomas – The Bold and the Beautiful
BEST COUPLE
Billy and Victoria – The Young and the Restless
MOST CRINGEWORTHY COUPLE (TWO YEARS RUNNING)
Adam and Sharon – The Young and the Restless
SEXIEST NON-COUPLE
Brooke and Thomas – The Bold and the Beautiful
WORST COUPLE
Joey and Kelly – One Life to Live
WORST QUANDRANGLE
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Steffy/Hope/Liam/Thomas – The Bold and the Beautiful
MOST IRRITATING CHARACTER
(TIE) Siobhan McKenna – General Hospital, Damian Spinelli as Jackal P.I – General Hospital
WORST NEW FAMILY INTEGRATED INTO A SOAP
The Patels – One Life to Live
MOST REVITALIZED CHARACTER
Nikki Newman – The Young and the Restless
MOST CREEPY PERFORMANCE
(TIE) Brianna Brown – General Hospital, Bruce Weitz – General Hospital
BEST WEDDING
Sonny and Brenda’s wedding – General Hospital
BEST WEDDING FALL-OUT
John and Natalie’s confrontation after the double wedding of Natalie/Jessica busts up! – OLTL
BEST NEWCOMER MALE
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Josh Kelly – One Life to Live
WORST NEWCOMER MALE
Barrett Helms – One Life to Live
BEST NEWCOMER FEMALE
Kate Mansi – Days of our Lives
WORST NEWCOMER FEMALE
Diana DeGarmo – The Young and the Restless
BEST NEW CHARACTER
(TIE) Sonny Kiriakis, Days of our Lives, Cutter Wentworth, One Life to Live
THE CHARACTER WHO KEEPS COMING BACK AND NO ONE CARES
(TIE) “Franco” and Lisa Niles – General Hospital
BEST GUEST STAR PERFORMANCE
Josh Duhamel – All My Children
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‘All My Children’ Movie Writers for Lifetime Revealed: Ron Carlivati, Jamey Giddens and Leo Richardson
This week began and as reported with a spotlight article on Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos and how their production entity, Milojo, has been teeing up the All My Children reboot with Lifetime.
The L.A. Times featured the married couple, co-hosts of Live with Kelly and Mark, and former All My Children cast members (where they met and fell in love) about their plans to bring two All My Children movies to Lifetime and how they are working with the Agnes Nixon estate to make it come to fruition,
On Wednesday, it was revealed by Daytime Confidential, that All My Children reboot producer, Andrew Stearn handpicked none other than Ron Carlivati (ex-head writer, One Life to Live, General Hospital and Days of our Lives) and Jamey Giddens (who is the new co-head writer of The Young and the Restless, following his tenures on the writing teams of Beyond the Gates and Days of Our Lives), as the two scribes who will bring the first of two of Kelly and Mark’s All My Children movies to the page.
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RON CARLIVATI AND JAMEY GIDDENS CONFIRM THEIR BOARDING THE ALL MY CHILDREN MOVIE PROJECT
The second installment is said to be written by primetime writer Leo Richardson whose credits include: Star, Katy Keene and more recently the Penn Badgley (ex-Phillip Chancellor IV, The Young and the Restless) starring series, You.
Richardson also wrote for three years on the U.K.’s long-running soap, EastEnders. All My Children revival fans will recall Richardson’s name was attached as the writer for the first incarnation of the All My Children movies, entitled, Pine Valley.
Ron Carlivati took to X and confirmed he is indeed boarding the All My Children movie project. Carlivati shared, “So excited to share this news! Thanks to Andrew Stearn, Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos, Albert Bianchini and the Agnes Nixon estate for entrusting Jamey Giddens and me with the first of two planned All My Children movies for Lifetime! Stay tuned!”
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Jamey Giddens confirmed DC’s announcement by taking to his account on X and expressing, “I’ve been booked and busy in 2026. Thanks to Andrew Stearn, the Agnes Nixon estate, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos for entrusting Ron Carlivati, and me with the first of two planned All My Children movies for Lifetime!”
Some fans seemed to question how Giddens could be writing for the first All My Children movie at Lifetime, when he is the new co-head writer at The Young and the Restless with Dan O’Connor. Jamey answered that head on via X and explained, “We turned in our All My Children script months ago. My sole focus as of this past Monday, is Genoa City, Wisconsin! #YR”
ERICA KANE, MARIA SANTOS AND HAYLEY AND MATEO SANTOS TO APPEAR IN THE ALL MY CHILDREN MOVIE REVIVAL?
In the planned stories, Susan Lucci’s Erica Kane and Eva LaRue’s Maria Santos will be two characters whose lives we will get to see for the first time since the series was canceled by ABC back in 2011 after 41 years on the air. As well, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos confirmed they will make brief appearances on-screen; one could assume as Hayley and Mateo Santos.
“It’d be wonderful to give the fans something that they’ve been yearning for so many years,” shared Mark Consuelos to the LA Times. “All My Children gave me my family. I met my wife there. It gave me my start in the business. It gave us so much. It would be a dream to be able to give back.”
So, what do you think of Ron Carlivati and Jamey Giddens getting nod to write the All My Children movie #1 script and Leo Richardson #2? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
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‘All My Children’ Revival Updates: Lifetime EVP Speaks on Why Proposed Movies are Great Fit, Mark Consuelos Wants To ‘Give Back’ to Fans
The All My Children revival via movies at Lifetime is still in the works from former series stars and marrieds, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos, through their production company, Milojo.
The co-hosts of Live with Kelly and Mark were featured this week in a Los Angeles Times article which detailed their efforts to bring some of the citizens of Pine Valley back to your screens.
As previously reported, and reaffirmed by the L.A. Times, the All My Children movies will be set in the present day and focus on what beloved characters such as Erica Kane (Susan Lucci) and Maria Santos Gray (Eva LaRue) are doing now. In addition, Kelly Ripa confirmed that she and Mark Consuelos will also appear on screen briefly most likely appearing in their signature soap roles as Hayley and Mateo Santos.
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ALL MY CHILDREN MOVIES BRING NOSTALGIA THAT CAN BE MADE TO FEEL NEW AGAIN
Elaine Frontain Bryant, executive vice president and head of programming for A&E, Lifetime, and Lifetime Movie Network said of the All My Children reboot, “Lifetime is always interested in shows that kind of tap into a powerful nostalgia that can be made fresh for today’s audience. There’s a whole generation of women that have missed these stories and these characters.”
As for working with Kelly and Mark on the Lifetime movie versions of the soap, “They’re exactly the kind of partners you want at a brand,” expressed Bryant. “They’re trusted voices because every day they’re talking to their audience, which, a lot of times, is our audience. They bring a real credibility and have an authentic point of view. You meet Kelly and Mark and kind of what you see is what you get, and I think they bring that same authenticity to their development standards.”
Albert Bianchini, executive producer for Milojo, says he knows All My Children is so wildly popular with the fans of daytime. That was punctuated when seeing it in person, and how the energy was off the charts back in January of 2025 when Kelly participated along with Susan Lucci, former head writer, Lorraine Broderick and casting director, Judy Blye Wilson in a conversation with Andy Cohen at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.
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“I’ve never seen a crowd like that in my life. People were lined up around the block, recalled the Bianchini. “Everyone wanted to know, ‘When is (All My Children) coming back? We want more.’ We got to see that in real life and Kelly got to feel it in real life, and it made so much sense. I just know that the minute it gets out in the world, people will want more and more and more. There’s just a love there.”
Kelly Ripa added that they are, “working closely with Bob and Sarah Nixon, who are also serving as producers.” She recalled, “She (Agnes Nixon) was so far ahead of her time. She covered topics that weren’t being covered. It was extraordinary the audiences that the show drew, and she served them real stories that were affecting Americans across the country but weren’t necessarily being represented anywhere.”
“It’d be wonderful to give the fans something that they’ve been yearning for so many years,” shared Mark Consuelos. “All My Children gave me my family. I met my wife there. It gave me my start in the business. It gave us so much. It would be a dream to be able to give back.”
THE CANCELLATION AND STOPS AND STARTS OF ALL MY CHILDREN REBOOTS
All My Children aired on ABC from 1970 to 2011. It got a second chance at life when Prospect Park resurrected the show and brought it to The OnLine Network and Hulu for one season in 2013.
Recently, the series made a return through the estate of Agnes Nixon and is streaming internationally on BEONDTV and through their partnership with PlutoTV Canada with episodes starting in 1995. Fans hope original episodes will some day soon be available in the U.S. as well, but that could prove more difficult since ABC owns the rights to the episodes stateside.
Now 13 years later, while there is no word yet on a definitive production start date to the two movies at Lifetime, all the people involved seemed determined to make it come to life.
So, what do you think of the executive vice-president of Lifetime and LMN being enthusiastic about Kelly and Mark’s All My Children movie revivals? Are you wanting to see this come to fruition? Kelly and Mark seem to have made this a very high priority. Do you hope that by 2027 we might be able to get this to the finish the line and into production? Weigh-in via the comment section.
Starting on May 1, All My Children fans in Canada will be able to see classic episodes of the beloved former ABC soap opera when they stream on Pluto TV Canada.
Pluto TV picked-up the All My Children Channel that the Nixon family has created in partnership with BEONDTV +. The show which aired for 41 years on ABC and ended on the network in 2011, had so many memorable storylines and characters; the least of which is the enduring run of Erica Kane played by soap icon, Susan Lucci.
As previously reported, starting with episodes from the year 1995, which was the 25th anniversary of the soap. Pluto TV Canada viewers will be able to catch 8 episodes on repeat per day. With the success of the venture, the Nixons are hopeful that they will bring viewers many more years of the show to come.
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Sarah Nixon, producer, shared with Michael Fairman TV exclusively, “We are thrilled that Pluto TV has launched All My Children in Canada! Let’s hope the engagement from our incredibly loyal fans across the border will encourage ABC to bring it to the U.S.! We share what Aggie (Agnes Nixon) always felt, that it is the enthusiasm and love from the fans that has kept this legacy beloved and relevant – to this day!”
In addition, 0ne week ago, during Susan Lucci’s visit to Los Angeles promoting her book La Lucci, she was joined by her former Pine Valley castmates, Rebecca Budig (ex-Greenlee, AMC, now Taylor, B&B) and Eva LaRue (ex-Maria, AMC) and the trio posed for a pic. At that time, LaRue shared via Instagram, “NEW All My Children channel streaming classic episodes 24/7 now on Pluto TV Canada! Fingers crossed to watch soon on Pluto US.”
That was also confirmed this week by TV Watercooler’s Jeevan Brar who took to X and expressed, “The All My Children channel begins streaming this Friday, May 1 on Pluto TV Canada.
So, Canadian viewers, excited about Pluto TV’s All My Children channel? United States fans, hopeful from Sarah’s message that perhaps soon, we can see the beloved soap once again as well? Share your thoughts in the comment section below.
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I was really disappointed with the Lisa Niles story because with Brianna Brown, there was actually potential. Brianna and Brandon Barash had good chemistry and a better storyline/writing job would have utilized Brianna’s talent. Instead, they wrote the character into a corner that left fans gagging. GH has so much talent on board… I sure hope the writing in 2012 does the talent justice.
I disagree with you naming The Patels as the worst family of 2011! I loved them, and thought they all did a great job!
I know you probably named best new male newcomer and best new character to Josh Kelly/Cutter Wentworth because this year was a very slow year for “newbies”, and they weren’t a lot of them this year on the soaps, but I was indifferent to the Cutter character at the beginning since he was involved in that lame storyline con job scam with Aubrey scamming Joey, and the quadriangle between Cutter/Aubrey/Joey/Kelly. The I really hated the character when he eloped with Jessica when she was her DID alter Tess, and scamed her and her parents for a piece of the Buchanan fortune and The Buchanan Mansion, but then i grew to like him when he briefly reconciled with Aubrey/Christine, and we learned about his tragic backstory with Kim, and then learned he was Alex Olanov’s son and fell in love with Stacy/Gigi before his character ended up in a Kentucky prison for The Spotted Pony murder!
Michael, did you based your choice on best male newcomer and new character of 2011 on that person’s performance of the character throughout the year, or to a certain point in the storyline when you changed your tune about that character? What did you also think about Terri Conn’s performance as Aubrey/Christine?
Agree with most,…..I have Jerry Ver Dorn in a three tie with Trevor and Jackson for lead actor…….
Also for worst quad, I did not like the setup but i think the Steff/liam/Hope/thomas storyline has turn the corner in the last few weeks and is really good right now….
Great List Michael!!! Agree with most… Happy New Year and thank you for your great site, with awesome content and your wonderful interviews… oh and your fab podcasts!!!
We can only hope someone picks up OLTL… anything can be possible!
Okay—- Just have to say this was obviously one man’s opinion. OLTL is not THAT great. Sorry to say…. You can tell what his favorite soap is. Too bad the ratings don’t prove it…… Happy New Year, all!
Thank you,Michael.I agree with the vast majority of your picks.i dread that next year the worst coupling will be Victor & Sharon.Have a great New Year.
Woohoo! Great picks! I love my Villy. Miller and Heinle just SHINE together. There’s no one else like them
I agree with most of your picks especially Billy and Victoria as Best Couple and the return of Nikki Newman.
Happy New Year!!!
Great list Michael!
So happy to see Villy as the best couple! They definitely are! Love them And yay for BM getting best supporting actor! Well-deserved 🙂
Great picks but my favorite? Naming Billy and Victoria as Best Couple. They are a force to be reckoned with and their chemistry is amazing! <3
I would have put cringeworthing couple as anyone the character of Nick Newman is with, he is most definitely the male whore of daytime. I guess I am in the minority but I think Sharon& Adam have great chemistry. Don’t forget the Baldwin brothers did a lot of bad things before they were accepted into Genoa City society. I could list them for everyone but it would take too much time. And I am sorry I just don’t get Steve Burton’s acting or lack of he looks stiff. Just my opinion otherwise I pretty much agree Michael.
I’m in agreement with 99% of your list but totally disagree about your worst female newcomer. As an actress she’s really good. It’s not Diana’s fault that the writing is one dimensional. I see her doing a great job with not so stellar writing and don’t fault her at all.
good picks ,and I love that you agree with me about franco and lisa niles ,Im glad she is gone ,hopefuly franco is gone with all his finger painting and please ,I forgot her name right now but the one with the irish accent what a waste of her and lucky.please make her gone to.We only have 9 more days of one life to live ,the best soap,best writing ,best actors,It will be missed.
I agree with much of this list, but the Patels were integrated well into the OLTL canvas. Vimel was Clint’s lackey from 2010 and the addition of Rama was seamless. Tying her into new-ish characters also helped. I am neutral on Neela.
I am confused with how Debbi Morgan is a worst return to Y&R when she was never there before. Is her character’s return the worst?
General Hospital was not the worst soap. Dante & Lulu’s wedding was the best, definitely better than Sunny & Brenda’s.
Sorry, but I like the Patels! They’re great! When’s the last time a family of couple was integrated into a soap??
I agree with most. Definitely hands down OLTL was the best soap of 2011. I hope the emmys will recognize them with this distinction this year. It will be an injustice if it goes to any other soap.
I liked your picks this year. I’m sad cause I can’t say I will be waiting for next years list, anymore. I feel badly, Michael, because this must present a great deal of frustation for you and other journalists. But, I think because you are the best interviewer bar none, your creativity will find new avenues to write about. We still have Y&R and DAYS and GH and B&B and The online soaps. So hang in there everyone. Hope you will find new things to bring to us fans,Michael. You are the best.
Best Actor: Darnell Williams – All My Children
Best Actress: Debbi Morgan – All My Children
Best Couple – Jesse and Angie – Legends on All My Children
Best Single Performance by an actor: Jesse (Daarnell Williams) delivers his stillborn daughter.
Best Single Performance by A Couple – Angie (Debbi Morgan) and Jesse (Darnell Williams) at the gravesite of their stillborn daughter.
No racial balance in this article.
reunite sonny and brenda in 2012 and renew robin and patrick wedding vows
I Did NOT Think Debbi Morgan was the Worst Return of A Character on The Young And The Restless. I thought she did A Good Job. I thought the Worst Return was Gillian on All My Children. Gillian Barely said 5 Words. She might as well not have Returned. I know that Prospect Park wanted the Cliff Hanger, but I thought that Babe should have been Alive and Babe and JR and AJ could have Moved to San Diego. That way, Jacob Young could go to The Bold And The Beautiful and Alexa Havins could still do that Torchwood TV Cable Show. Jody
Jason Morgan the most tortured character?!?! Oh please, we have been tortured with Jason’s insertion into storylines that he has no business being in for years. How about tortured viewers! Completely over the character and “his pain”.