Saturday, June 2, 2012

TELENOVELA WATCH: UN REFUGIO PARA EL AMOR Improving; Plus, OJO POR OJO


UN REFUGIO PARA EL AMOR (weekdays at 7 p.m. ET) is in its first couple weeks on Univision.  Joining ABISMO DE PASIÓN and LA QUE NO PODÍA AMAR, it makes for a fairly homogeneous primetime lineup of telenovelas for the network: all three are traditional, melodramatic romances, all three are remakes, all three are conventionally told, and, at least judging from the opening weeks of UN REFUGIO PARA EL AMOR, all three are largely successful due to the strength of their casts and production values which manage to gild the clichés in the stories they tell.

WLS Interview Archive: Lindsey Morgan

Actress Lindsey Morgan plays the role of Kristina Corinthos Davis, daughter to Port Charles crime boss Sonny Corinthos and lawyer Alexis Davis, on GENERAL HOSPITAL. Kristina returned home in May 2012 with vengeance, having learned that there was much more to her admission to Yale than she originally thought.

Prior to her role on GENERAL HOSPITAL, Morgan was earning big laughs with appearances on ABC’s comedy HAPPY ENDINGS, and on the wildly popular CBS sitcom, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER.

This half-Latina, half-Irish, southern girl from Houston, Texas, began her career in college but quickly opted out to head West and chase her acting dream. It didn’t take long for Hollywood to take notice, landing the leading role in MTV’s original film, disCONNECTED; and a supporting role in indie film DETENTION, starring Josh Hutcherson and Dane Cook.

We Love Soaps spoke to Morgan following her GH debut for a special two-part interview:

Part 1 - Morgan filled us in on her background, how she landed the role on GH, and what she feels are Kristina's motivations.

Part 1 - Morgan shared her thoughts on Kristina's quest for truth, GH whipping her into shape, and some revealing behind-the-scenes moments with Executive Producer Frank Valentini.

Kathryn Joosten Dead at 72

Emmy-winning actress Kathryn Joosten died on Friday at age 72 after a brave and public battle with lung cancer.

In the recent series finale of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, her beloved Karen McCluskey passed away as well.

Joosten won Emmys in 2005 and 2008 in the Oustanding Guest Actress in a Comedy for her portrayal of Mrs. McCluskey.

Her DH co-stars took to Twitter on Saturday to share their grief.

WATCH: First Episode of HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS

As we reported last month, the first episode of HOLLYWOOD HEIGHTS would debut online on June 1. You can watch it below.


The first episode will debut on Nick-at-Nite on Monday, June 11 and will repeat every night through Friday. The following week, the regular weeknight airing of the show begins.


VOTE: Primetime Soap of the Week Poll (May 27-June 2, 2012)

Which primetime soap opera was your favorite the week of May 27-June 2, 2012? Tell us which show you enjoyed the most and check back on Tuesday for the results. The REVENGE season finale was the favorite of our readers last week, but with many shows finishing until the fall or taking the week off for the Memorial Day holiday, who will come out on top this week?. Voting ends at 9 a.m. ET on Tuesday.


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VOTE: Indie Soap Best of the Week Poll (May 27-June 2, 2012)

ANACOSTIA won our indie poll last week but which web series was your favorite this week? Support your favorite continuing drama or comedy and vote in the We Love Soaps Indie Soap Best of the Week poll below. You can also cast a vote for your favorite actor, actress and web series couple. Voting ends Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET.


Only the shows that aired one or more new episodes from May 27-June 2, 2012 are eligible. If an indie soap aired this week and is not on the list, cast your vote as "Other" and add a note in the Comments section of this post.

Watch this week's indie soaps below:
- 13 WITCHES Episode 4 "A Mistress Will Get You Kill!"
- ANACOSTIA Episode 8 "The Power of GoodBye"
- AS THE CORN GROWS Episode 87
- AVE 43 Chapter 43
- THE BAY Chapter 9 Part 1
- BETWEEN WOMEN Episode 11 (Season Finale)
- BREAKING POINT Season 2 Episode 8
- DRIFTER: BROKEN ROAD Episode 4
- EXPLOSION BUS Episode 12
- HOW I SEIZE IT Episode 61 "The Contraception Debate"
- IN THE MOMENT Episode 22 "Sex was getting a little boring."
- PIECES Season 2 Episode 4 "Deja Vu"
- RAGGED ISLE Episode 11 (Season 2 Premiere)
- PRYME Episode 6 "“Is It True?"
- SECRETS Episode 35
- SHARKS Episode 9
- SUBROSAN Episode 5 "This Side of the Barn is Red"
- TODAY AND TOMORROW -- HARD TO STAY Episode 3.70

If you know about a web series that aired this week we missed in the poll please contact editor@welovesoaps.com.

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Daytime TV Ratings Week of May 21-25, 2012: THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS & GENERAL HOSPITAL Up In Total Viewers

The daytime Nielsen ratings are in for the week of May 21-25, 2012. THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS and GENERAL HOSPITAL rose in total viewers compared to last week, while GH and THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL were up in Women 18-49 viewers. The four ABC, CBS and NBC daytime soaps each had a 0.5 Women 18-34 rating.

Today in Soap Opera History (June 2)

On this date in...

1940: Actor Christopher Bernau was born.  Known for his roles on THE GUIDING LIGHT and DARK SHADOWS, Bernau died in 1989 at age 49.

1969: The final episode of PEYTON PLACE aired. There were 514 episodes in total.

WATCH: DAYBREAK, AT&T Web Series Starring Ryan McPartlin, Ryan Eggold

AT&T has joined with Hollywood heavyweight Tim Kring, creator of the hit shows TOUCH and HEROES, to deliver a new original drama series, DAYBREAK, which follows the exploits of an everyman who is thrust in the middle of a global conspiracy surrounding a mysterious and powerful 12-sided object called a dodecahedron.