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Posted Nov 13th 2009 9:02AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Daytime, Casting, Emmys, Reality-Free
There's reason to be hopeful about
All My Children's move to Hollywood. Oh, yes, Thorsten Kaye has decided not to go -- bye, bye Zach -- but there's a list of stars lining up for the anniversary that's pretty spectacular.
In honor of
All My Children's 40th Anniversary, Julia Barr is coming back as Brooke English. Also
slated to appear are a bunch of other former AMC stars, including Eva LaRue, Taylor Miller, Laurence Lau, Eden Riegel, Leven Rambin and the previously announced Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos.
Julia's return is a big get because she was such big part of the soap for so long. The two-time Emmy winner was on
AMC from 1976 to her exit in 2006. This anniversary show will be a chance for fans to hear what Brooke -- Erica's rival for all those years -- has been up to.
Next in line is Eva LaRue. She's become a prime time star with
CSI: Miami. She did two stints with
AMC as Dr. Maria Santos Grey.
Continue reading For All My Children's 40th anniversary, Julia Barr and more will be back
Posted Mar 18th 2009 7:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Daytime, Reality-Free
To quote Danny Glover in every
Lethal Weapon, I'm too old for this shit.
I never thought I could get hooked on another soap opera. I watched
Guiding Light every single day for over 20 years, but got away from it when they stopped focusing on the Bauers and then went all crazy with
the way they shot the show (I'm back now that
Grant Aleksander has returned). And I watched
All My Children and
One Life To Live in the 80s, though I haven't watched either of those shows in 15 years and would probably be lost now. But I can at least imagine going back to that show because I know a lot of the characters and can figure things out.
But can someone explain to me how I'm suddenly hooked on a soap opera I've never seen before?
Continue reading Suddenly, I'm hooked on The Young and the Restless (send help)
Posted Jun 14th 2007 6:43PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Daytime, Celebrities, Awards
Oh yeah, here's a great idea: allow obsessive soap opera fans to be on stage about ten feet from actors and actresses.
That's the plan for the Daytime Emmy Awards this Friday (9pm on CBS, right after Bob Barker's final episode on The Price Is Right). They're going to have a special red carpet bleacher section on stage, where selected fans will be able to scream and yell and take pictures. And if you think my headline isn't true, here's a quote from Young and the Restless veteran Peter Bergman:
"Just presenting, you could be accosted. Lucky me...it ends up being almost silliness. It's not how I want to celebrate a career achievement."
That's not all. They're also asking fans to send in comments via the web site, and some of these comments will be inserted into award introductions.
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