News Brief

Shaking things up on GUIDING LIGHT
Matthew Gilbert of the Boston Globe writes: "On GUIDING LIGHT, all this in-their-face realism comes off like a miscalculation. The typical soap-operatic stories - so bogus and, at times, preposterous - can't quite support the direct impact that comes with hand-held camerawork. And neither, with all due respect, can the acting. Pungent daytime melodramatics tends to be as artificial as the scent of Ivory and Irish Spring, and fitting them with documentary affectations feels off base and, at times, ridiculous. On reality TV, verite can be humorous or ironic, but when it runs amok on a soap opera, it's just strange."

INTERVIEW: David Fumero
Fumero (Christian, ONE LIFE TO LIVE, and one of the stars of Manhattanites) appeared on "Stardish Radio" last night.


Noah Newman recasted on Y&R
When Noah returns to Genoa City on August 13, Nick and Sharon's son will be played by Kevin Schmidt. Schmidt, who turns 20 on August 16th, replaces child actor Hunter Allan in the role. Here's a YouTube Q&A with Andover, Kansas native Schmidt.


EVENT: OLTL's Jason Tam in a hoedown
Dust off that ten-gallon hat and get ready for an evening of hootin’ and hollerin’ as NYMF shuts down Spanky’s BBQ for The NYMF Hoedown (or, “Musical Theater I Wish I Could Quit You”) Benefit, featuring Broadway celebrities on Sunday, August 10, 2008 from 8-11pm.

Get ready to let everyone know who’s the most rooten tootenist cowpoke as guests play one on one with the likes of Skylar Astin ("Spring Awakening") and Jason Tam (ONE LIFE TO LIVE) in one of our exciting country fair games, including pie eating competitions, bean bag tosses, and the outlawed Lasso a Star challenge.

EASTENDERS: Shootout?
t's no secret the Branning brothers are at each other's throats, but The Sun's delivered a rather shocking scenario. They say the brothers are set for a violent shoot-out, which see one of men left fighting for his life.

"Max has recently realised Jack is taking his brotherly duties just one step too far. He starts acting like the golden boy, cozying up to his kids and Max is unable to accept it. In his stressed-out state he gets his hands on a weapon. A round is fired and one ends up fighting for his life."

Martha Byrne will appear on "BuzzWorthy Radio" today
The two-time Emmy winning Byrne (ex-Lily, AS THE WORLD TURNS) will be interviewed and take fan questions at Noon ET/9am PT today.