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TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com/media/feedlogo.gif TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Eric Braeden Marks 30 Years on 'The Young and the Restless'http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/02/09/eric-braeden-marks-30-years-on-the-young-and-the-restless/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/02/09/eric-braeden-marks-30-years-on-the-young-and-the-restless/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/02/09/eric-braeden-marks-30-years-on-the-young-and-the-restless/#commentsFiled under: OpEd, Daytime, Celebrities, Reality-Free

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Well, as Victor Newman might say: "That's a hell of a thing." Eric Braeden celebrated his 30th anniversary on 'The Young and the Restless.' It's not just three decades that makes it a memorable mark, it's that it has come after a very rough year in which Braeden quit the soap in a contract dispute and was brought back into the fold in part thanks to the influence of the head of the network, Les Moonves.

In honor of Braeden's tenure on the soap, there was a big party to commemorate the anniversary. As this picture reveals, Peter Bergman was in attendance and posed with Eric. True, on screen as Jack Abbott and Victor Newman, the two men would like to rip each other to bits, but off screen they're very civil and appreciative of each other's talents. They have had occasional dust-ups, but generally, they get along well.

After all, their characters' on screen feud has been the stuff of soap legend. Victor and Jack have shared wives, corporations, but mostly, unabashed hatred. They despise each other.

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]]>30th anniversaryCBScontract disputeContractDisputeenemiesEric BraedenEricBraedenpartyPeter BergmanPeterBergmanThe Young and the RestlessTheYoungAndTheRestlessVictor NewmanVictorNewmanAllison WaldmanTue, 09 Feb 2010 20:30:00 EST'Days of Our Lives' Matriarch, Frances Reid, Dies At 95http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/02/04/days-of-our-lives-matriarch-frances-reid-dies-at-95/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/02/04/days-of-our-lives-matriarch-frances-reid-dies-at-95/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/02/04/days-of-our-lives-matriarch-frances-reid-dies-at-95/#commentsFiled under: OpEd, Daytime, Video, Celebrities, Obituaries, Reality-Free

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If you've been a soap watcher, you've probably seen the work of Frances Reid. Best known as Alice Horton on 'Days of Our Lives,' Frances Reid died yesterday at the age of 95.

For more than 40 years, Frances was the matriarch of the Horton family, Grandma Alice, one the wisest, wittiest and most charming oldster on daytime. She was 'Days of Our Lives' Rock of Gibralter, her character was the center of her family, the heart that kept it all together even when bizarre circumstances threatened to tear the Hortons apart.

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]]>40 years40YearsAlice HortonAliceHortonBo and HopeBoAndHopeChristmasDays of Our LivesDaysOfOurLivesdeathdonutsFrances ReidFrancesReidGrandma AliceGrandmaAliceHortonobituaryornamentsRoman and MarlenaRomanAndMarlenaAllison WaldmanThu, 04 Feb 2010 15:27:00 ESTOprah Winfrey Setting Up 'The Nate Berkus Show'http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/02/02/oprah-winfrey-setting-up-the-nate-berkus-show/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/02/02/oprah-winfrey-setting-up-the-nate-berkus-show/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/02/02/oprah-winfrey-setting-up-the-nate-berkus-show/#commentsFiled under: Daytime, Talk Show, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free

Nate Berkus

Oprah Winfrey may be leaving syndication for her own cable network, but that doesn't mean her empire won't continue. Hot on the heels of the successful launch of 'The Dr. Oz Show,' another frequent guest of 'The Oprah Winfrey Show', Nate Berkus is getting his own show. 'The Nate Berkus Show' will spotlight interior design advice for guests, as well as general lifestyle tips and personal style.

Berkus has appeared on Winfrey's show many times over the years, and even served as host for her one-season prime time venture, 'Oprah's Big Give.' He's already a bestselling author, radio host, and has his own home line on Home Shopping Network, and at Linens 'n Things.

I guess with Martha Stewart leaving syndication as well, Oprah saw an opening for home decoration and interior design. She'd already taken a bite out of the cooking genre with Rachael Ray. The question is: what's left for Oprah to conquer? Is it time to horn in on the sleazy talk shows like Jerry Springer and Maury Povich? Does she have a judge she can trot out?

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]]>design showDesignShowinterior designInteriorDesignoprah winfreyOprahWinfreyspin-offsyndicationthe nate berkus showTheNateBerkusShowJason HughesTue, 02 Feb 2010 16:00:00 ESTDear CBS: Please Stop Giving Away 'Young and the Restless' Plot Twists in the Promos!http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/02/01/dear-cbs-please-stop-giving-away-young-and-the-restless-plot-tw/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/02/01/dear-cbs-please-stop-giving-away-young-and-the-restless-plot-tw/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/02/01/dear-cbs-please-stop-giving-away-young-and-the-restless-plot-tw/#commentsFiled under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Daytime, Reality-Free

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I pride myself in being able to see TV show plot twists coming a mile away. Maybe it's from watching TV for so long or maybe it's from watching so much TV and writing about it all day long, but I can usually figure out something that's going on. There will be a hint, a piece of writing, some foreshadowing, or something else that gives a clue to a plot twist that I can figure out.

That's not to say I figured out that the season finale of 'Lost' a couple of seasons ago was a flash forward and not a flashback, but most times I can sense something.

But there have been two major (and I mean MAJOR) plot twists on 'The Young and the Restless' the past few weeks that I didn't see coming at all. Too bad CBS spoiled them for me (and other fans) with their promos.

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]]>cbsdaytime dramadear cbsplot twistspromossoap operassoapsspoilersy and ryoung and the restlessBob SassoneMon, 01 Feb 2010 17:05:00 ESTDid Sonny go too far on General Hospital?http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/31/did-sonny-go-too-far-on-general-hospital/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/31/did-sonny-go-too-far-on-general-hospital/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/31/did-sonny-go-too-far-on-general-hospital/#commentsFiled under: OpEd, Daytime, Video, Reality-Free

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Is Sonny going to wind up in prison for his crimes on General Hospital? You have to wonder how he's going to avoid it now. It's not like viewers have every thought of Sonny as innocent, but he's skirted having to pay for his sins via the criminal justice system. There have been other ways he's paid, but prison? So far, Mac and the Port Charles P.D. have yet to get him locked away for long. The Feds have also dropped the ball every time they've tried. But Friday might have been the game changer.

Sonny's portrayer, Maurice Benard, thinks it is. He told Michael Logan, "I truly believe Sonny's done this time. He wants his son to be safe and he sees no other way out. ...He doesn't think he can get away with it this time -- at least that's the way I'm playing it."

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]]>babychristeningcold bloodedColdBloodedcopCorinthosDanteGeneral HospitalGeneralHospitalmafiaMaurice BenardMauriceBenardmobprisonshootingsinSonnyThe GodfatherTheGodfatherAllison WaldmanSun, 31 Jan 2010 14:02:00 ESTLeno refuses to admit to Oprah that he's culpable in Conan messhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/28/leno-refuses-to-admit-to-oprah-that-hes-culpable-in-conan-mess/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/28/leno-refuses-to-admit-to-oprah-that-hes-culpable-in-conan-mess/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/28/leno-refuses-to-admit-to-oprah-that-hes-culpable-in-conan-mess/#commentsFiled under: Late Night, Daytime, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free, Jay Leno

Jay Leno talks to Oprah Winfrey

When you look at the surface, it seemed like Jay Leno was quite revealing during his interview with Oprah Winfrey today. He said that he was "devastated" when NBC came to him in 2004 and told him that they wanted to give Conan O'Brien The Tonight Show. He claimed he was "embarrassed" by what he called "a big mess," and that NBC would have handled it better if "they came in and shot everyone. Then it would have only been a two-day story."

But when Oprah repeatedly tried to get Leno to react to how most of the public is reacting to this story -- that Jay should have stepped aside to give Conan a chance to succeed, and that he is unfairly taking back Conan's dream job -- Leno refused to play along. Not sure if he did so because he's truly not self-aware of what this whole mess looks like or he just doesn't care. But as far as Jay's concerned, this was all just business, and his decision to take back Tonight and Conan's departure are mutually exclusive events.

Clips of the interview are after the jump.

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]]>conan obrienConanObrienjay lenoJayLenooprah winfreyOprahWinfreythe jay leno showthe oprah winfrey showthe tonight showTheJayLenoShowTheOprahWinfreyShowTheTonightShowJoel KellerThu, 28 Jan 2010 17:55:00 ESTAll My Children's James Mitchell passes awayhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/23/all-my-childrens-james-mitchell-passes-away/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/23/all-my-childrens-james-mitchell-passes-away/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/23/all-my-childrens-james-mitchell-passes-away/#commentsFiled under: OpEd, Daytime, Celebrities, Obituaries, Reality-Free

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One of the most famous stars of daytime, All My Children's James Mitchell, died Friday, January 22 in Los Angeles. He was 89 and suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, complicated by pneumonia. He hadn't been on the show much of the past couple of years, but he did make it back for the AMC 40th anniversary episode on January 5, and that turned out to be his last professional appearance.

James Mitchell was a man with two great careers. To soap fans, he was the indomitable Palmer Cortlandt, a brilliant tycoon and businessman, but also a man obsessed with his family and not above manipulation to get his way.

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]]>40th anniversary AMC40thAnniversaryAmcAll My ChildrenAllMyChildrendancerjames MitchellJamesMitchellobituaryoklahomaPalmer CortlandtPalmerCortlandtThe BandwagontheaterTheBandwagonvillainAllison WaldmanSat, 23 Jan 2010 10:09:00 ESTOprah to interview Jay Leno next weekhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/22/oprah-to-interview-jay-leno-next-week/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/22/oprah-to-interview-jay-leno-next-week/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/22/oprah-to-interview-jay-leno-next-week/#commentsFiled under: Late Night, Daytime, Celebrities, Talk Show, Reality-Free, Jay Leno

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So what does a celebrity do when he wants to look good to the public again? He goes on Oprah of course!

That's what Jay Leno is going to do. Oprah Winfrey is going to interview him for a segment that will air next Thursday. Let's predict how this will go, shall we? He'll come out to a lot of applause, he'll make some jokes about how NBC screwed both him and Conan (which Leno has been doing this past week, trying to look like NBC has wronged him in some way - pretty strange considering Leno got exactly what he wanted), make some political jokes, try to come off as The Nice Guy (TM).

Now...will Oprah give Conan a chance to be on her show at some point? Who will get the first interview with Conan anyway? I pray it's David Letterman, on March 1.

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]]>conan obriendavid lettermaninterviewjay lenonbcoprahtonight showBob SassoneFri, 22 Jan 2010 15:30:00 ESTAll My Children hires two new head writershttp://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/21/all-my-children-hires-two-new-head-writers/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/21/all-my-children-hires-two-new-head-writers/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/21/all-my-children-hires-two-new-head-writers/#commentsFiled under: Industry, OpEd, Daytime, Reality-Free

It's been weeks since All My Children dropped head writer Charles Pratt Jr. Today, the ABC soap which has just celebrated its 40th anniversary on the air, made a decision about the future story lines for the show. David Kreizman and Donna Swajeski are the new co-head writers of All My Children. The duo have worked together in the past; in 2007 they were winners of the Writers Guild Award for heading up the Guiding Light writing staff.

ABC Daytime prez Brian Frons, was effusive in praising the writers, saying, "David and Donna are the perfect team to bring new ideas to All My Children while remaining true to its core by telling stories with a focus on the integrity of the show's history, its characters and families on the canvas." It helps that Donna actually began her soap writing career at AMC, working directly with the show's creator, Agnes Nixon.

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]]>40th anniversary40thAnniversaryABC daytimeAbcDaytimeAll My ChildrenAllMyChildrenAs the World TurnsAsTheWorldTurnsBrian FronsBrianFronsDavid KreizmanDavidKreizmanDonna SwajeskiDonnaSwajeskiGuiding LightGuidingLightHogan ShefferHoganShefferlogoWGAAllison WaldmanThu, 21 Jan 2010 18:02:00 ESTPrice is Right contestant loses a Porsche in heartbreaking fashionhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/21/price-is-right-contestant-loses-a-porsche-in-heartbreaking-fashi/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/21/price-is-right-contestant-loses-a-porsche-in-heartbreaking-fashi/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/21/price-is-right-contestant-loses-a-porsche-in-heartbreaking-fashi/#commentsFiled under: OpEd, Daytime, Video, Game Show, Reality-Free

When you go on The Price is Right and make it all the way to the Showcase, you don't expect to be bidding on a Porsche Boxster. So, when Jeffery, a contestant on yesterday's episode, got a chance to make his bid, he went for it, giving an amazingly knowledgeable-sounding bid of $58,500.

As you can see in the clip below, the results didn't exactly go in his favor. But it's not like he lost the Porsche by wildly over- or under-bidding; he was right about the price. He just wasn't right enough:

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]]>drew careyDrewCareyoverbidporscheporsche boxsterPorscheBoxsterprice is rightPriceIsRightshowcasethe price is rightThePriceIsRightJoel KellerThu, 21 Jan 2010 17:23:00 ESTNew contest offers winner a role on a canceled showhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/21/new-contest-offers-winner-a-role-on-a-canceled-show/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/21/new-contest-offers-winner-a-role-on-a-canceled-show/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/21/new-contest-offers-winner-a-role-on-a-canceled-show/#commentsFiled under: Daytime, Web, Reality-Free

Have you seen the new TV commercial for Cheer that features a soap opera-ish plot (a woman wakes from a coma and has to choose between her boyfriend and the hunky doc) and music? That's not just a one shot thing. Procter and Gamble have actually created an online soap called Brighten Bay, and they're holding a contest. The winner gets a walk-on role on CBS' As The World Turns.

Hey, maybe if the contest is a hit they'll reconsider canceling the show. (Note: not likely.)

[via BrandFreak]

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]]>brighten baycheercontestprocter and gamblesoap operasoapswalk-on roleBob SassoneThu, 21 Jan 2010 15:30:00 ESTAnd now, another exciting episode of Martha Stewart: Pole Dancerhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/20/and-now-another-exciting-episode-of-martha-stewart-pole-dancer/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/20/and-now-another-exciting-episode-of-martha-stewart-pole-dancer/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/20/and-now-another-exciting-episode-of-martha-stewart-pole-dancer/#commentsFiled under: Food/Home/DIY, Daytime, Video, Celebrities, Reality-Free

All of you people searching for "Martha Stewart" and "pole dancing" on Google finally have the video you've been looking for. She took to the pole (a sentence I hope I never have to type again) on her syndicated show. And yes, that's L.A. Law's Sheila Kelley with Martha. She instructs people on how to do this exercise (and she's married to The West Wing's Richard Schiff).

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]]>a good thingl.a. lawmartha stewartpole dancingsheila kelleyBob SassoneWed, 20 Jan 2010 13:00:00 ESTPee-wee Herman's comeback show is fun and nostalgic - TCA Reporthttp://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/18/pee-wee-hermans-comeback-show-is-fun-and-nostalgic-tca-report/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/18/pee-wee-hermans-comeback-show-is-fun-and-nostalgic-tca-report/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/18/pee-wee-hermans-comeback-show-is-fun-and-nostalgic-tca-report/#commentsFiled under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Daytime, Children, TCA Press Tour, Reality-Free

Paul Ruebens as Pee-wee Herman introducing his 2010 stage show

Saturday night, I decided to get away from the hotel and join a small group of critics on a field trip to Club Nokia in downtown LA to see Paul Ruebens' new stage production of The Pee-wee Herman Show.

It was a heck of a lot of fun, which is saying a lot because I've never been a huge fan of Pee-wee or his classic CBS Saturday-morning show Pee-wee's Playhouse. But most of the people who were there were die-hard fans, many of whom either caught Pee-wee's original stage show in the mid '80s, grew up watching his movies or Playhouse, or likely spent their Saturday mornings in college working on their first weekend high while watching his show.

For fans, it was pure comfort food. The stage was set up exactly like the set of Playhouse, complete with his complement of talking household items: Chairry, Magic Screen, Clocky, Pterri, Fish, etc. Jambi was also there to grant Pee-wee his wishes.

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]]>John MoodyJohnMoodyLaurence FishburneLaurenceFishburneLynne Marie StewartLynneMarieStewartpaul ruebensPaulRuebensPee-wee HermanPee-weeHermanPee-wees playhousePee-weesPlayhousePhil HartmanPhil LaMarrPhilHartmanPhilLamarrThe Pee-wee Herman ShowThePee-weeHermanShowJoel KellerMon, 18 Jan 2010 08:02:00 ESTWho really got Eric Braeden back on The Young and the Restlesshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/16/who-really-got-eric-braeden-back-on-the-young-and-the-restless/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/16/who-really-got-eric-braeden-back-on-the-young-and-the-restless/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/16/who-really-got-eric-braeden-back-on-the-young-and-the-restless/#commentsFiled under: OpEd, Daytime, Celebrities, Reality-Free

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Today was a big day on The Young and the Restless. It wasn't just that Fridays are always big for story revelations -- and there were some doozies today! -- it was the return to the show of one of the biggest stars in the business. Eric Braeden, as his alter ego Victor Newman, made a dramatic entrance just as his two sons were beating the crap out of each other in Victor's office. In typical Victor fashion, Braeden strode into the office and growled, "What the hell is going on here?"

Ironically, Y&R fans were saying the same thing a few months back when Braeden quit the show after a contract dispute. Instead of remaining quiet, the fans spoke out and according to Braeden, there were two major influences that got him back. One was Les Moonves, the president and CEO of CBS Corporation.

"But who essentially stepped in was Les Moonves, who has always been a friend and supporter," Braeden told TV Guide's Michael Logan.

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]]>contractEric BraedenEricBraedenhead writerHeadWriterLes MoonvesLesMoonvesMaria BellMariaBellSonyThe Young and the RestlessTheYoungAndTheRestlessVictor NewmanVictorNewmanAllison WaldmanSat, 16 Jan 2010 09:03:00 ESTCady McClain returning to All My Childrenhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/13/cady-mcclain-returning-to-all-my-children/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/13/cady-mcclain-returning-to-all-my-children/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/13/cady-mcclain-returning-to-all-my-children/#commentsFiled under: OpEd, Daytime, Celebrities, Casting, Emmys, Reality-Free

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Daytime soaps have always had a sketchy history when it comes to life and death. In short, like science fiction and fantasy, death is not a finality. Soap characters can return from the dead, not really have been dead at all, reappear as missing twins, turn out to have been victim of a coffin switch, and if all else fails, death become a way to bring a character back as a ghost or guardian angel. All that is part of Soaps 101, a college course taught at most universities today, I believe.

That was a long introduction to reveal that fan fave and multiple Emmy winner Cady McClain is returning to All My Children. Cady was more recently on As the World Turns as Rosanna, but left about a month ago when her story line wrapped. That means she was free to sign up with another soap and ABC came a callin' for the actress.

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]]>ABCAll My ChildrenAllMyChildrenCady McClainCadyMcclainconsciencedeadDixie CooneyDixieCooneyghostMichael E. KnightMichaelE.Knightrebecca budigRebeccaBudigreturningTadAllison WaldmanWed, 13 Jan 2010 20:33:00 ESTRichard Simmons gets way too close for William Shatner's likinghttp://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/13/richard-simmons-gets-way-too-close-for-william-shatners-liking/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/13/richard-simmons-gets-way-too-close-for-william-shatners-liking/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/13/richard-simmons-gets-way-too-close-for-william-shatners-liking/#commentsFiled under: Daytime, Video, Celebrities, Reality-Free

People seem to forget that there's a ninth hour of Today, hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb. But maybe you should watch, because something odd seems to happen on the show every other day. This clip shows Richard Simmons and William Shatner getting, um, chummy on a couch.

Maybe Shatner should have gotten out a fire extinguisher.

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]]>hoda kotbkathie lee giffordnbcrichard simmonstoday showwilliam shatnerBob SassoneWed, 13 Jan 2010 16:30:00 ESTCould Vanessa Marcil really be coming back to General Hospital?http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/10/could-vanessa-marcil-really-be-coming-back-to-general-hospital/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/10/could-vanessa-marcil-really-be-coming-back-to-general-hospital/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/10/could-vanessa-marcil-really-be-coming-back-to-general-hospital/#commentsFiled under: OpEd, Daytime, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free

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One of ongoing gags in the soap biz is the mythical return of Vanessa Marcil to General Hospital. I say it's mythical because for six years now, a certain magazine regular writes about Vanessa's return and it never actually happens. But now, there may be some truth to the rumor. ABC has contacted Vanessa Marcil about returning to General Hospital to reprise the character of Brenda Barrett. Maybe as soon as this spring.

For a change of pace, the news is coming directly from the show. GH headwriter Bob Guza has said that talks are underway with Vanessa. He has also always maintained that Brenda's one of his favorite characters and he'd love to have her back on the show.

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]]>ABCBob GuzaBobGuzaBrenda BarrettBrendaBarrettGeneral HospitalGeneralHospitalMaurice BenardMauriceBenardPort CharlesPortCharlessoapsSonny CorinthosSonnyCorinthosVanessa MarcilVanessaMarcilAllison WaldmanSun, 10 Jan 2010 16:07:00 ESTSusan Boyle flying to Chicago just for Oprahhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/09/susan-boyle-flying-to-chicago-just-for-oprah/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/09/susan-boyle-flying-to-chicago-just-for-oprah/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/09/susan-boyle-flying-to-chicago-just-for-oprah/#commentsFiled under: OpEd, Daytime, Music and Variety, Celebrities, Reality-Free

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When Oprah made her tearful, but happy, announcement about the ending of The Oprah Winfrey Show, she committed to making 2010 something special. That was clearly in her mind as Oprah has reportedly booked Susan Boyle, the Scottish singing star who catapulted to fame in 2009 after appearing on Britain's Got Talent, for a sit down interview and musical interlude on Wednesday, January 14.

That's right, the six million CD selling Boyle will actually be in Chicago's Harpo Studios. No satellite feed this time. Nope, Susan Boyle will be able to jump up and down on the couch just like Tom Cruise. Or maybe she can bring her kitty cat, Pebbles, on the set and introduce her to American audiences?

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]]>charmingChicagoI Dreamed a dreamIDreamedADreamOprahScotlandsingingsix million albumsSixMillionAlbumsSusan BoyleSusanBoyletalkingThe Oprah Winfrey ShowTheOprahWinfreyShowAllison WaldmanSat, 09 Jan 2010 15:00:00 ESTIt's time to start worrying about One Life to Livehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/06/its-time-to-start-worrying-about-one-life-to-live/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/06/its-time-to-start-worrying-about-one-life-to-live/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/06/its-time-to-start-worrying-about-one-life-to-live/#commentsFiled under: Programming, OpEd, Daytime, Cancellations, Reality-Free

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In 2009, the television industry closed shop on Guiding Light. In 2010, CBS will pull the plug on As the World Turns. Is it time to start worrying about One Life to Live, too? I'm afraid so. Over the holidays, One Life to Live posted horrible Nielsen numbers, the lowest ever in fact.

There are other reasons to be concerned about One Life to Live. All My Children was the New York soap opera that ABC decided to move to Hollywood. It was also the show that was transitioned to HD. One Life was not only left behind in New York -- in AMC's old studio space -- but the plans for it to begin broadcasting in high-def was delayed. ...It doesn't take a Rhodes scholar to see that One Life to Live is vulnerable and the network is not doing much to alter that impression.

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]]>ABCAs the World TurnsAsTheWorldTurnsBrian FronsBrianFronsGeneral HospitalGeneralHospitalGuiding LightGuidingLightHDHigh DefHighDefHollywoodNeilsenOne Life to LiveOneLifeToLiveAllison WaldmanWed, 06 Jan 2010 14:02:00 ESTCBS Early Show host is having a babyhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/04/cbs-early-show-host-is-having-a-baby/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/04/cbs-early-show-host-is-having-a-baby/http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/01/04/cbs-early-show-host-is-having-a-baby/#commentsFiled under: News, OpEd, Daytime, Celebrities, Talk Show, Ratings, Reality-Free

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What's a sure-fire TV winner? Having a baby. Remember when Lucy had Little Ricky on I Love Lucy? Even the reruns that have been running for 50 years are still favorites. So, with that in mind, don't you think America will be overjoyed that Maggie Rodriguez on The Early Show is having a baby?

I do. I expect there to be a spike in the Nielsens as people tune in each morning to watch Maggie's tummy grow and check out her maternity fashions. On today's broadcast of CBS's morning show, Maggie broke the news to co-host Harry Smith, weather forecaster Dave Price and newsman Russ Mitchell. She told them they would all soon be uncles!

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]]>babycbsDave PriceDavePriceearly showEarlyShowfour monthsFourMonthsHarry SmithHarrySmithKathie Lee GiffordKathieLeeGiffordmaggie rodriguezMaggieRodriguezpregnantratings boostRatingsBoostRegis and Kathie LeeRegisAndKathieLeeRuss MitchellRussMitchellAllison WaldmanMon, 04 Jan 2010 21:30:00 EST