Thursday, August 13, 2009

News Round-up: Y&R, Torchin, Sabato, Sandy, Fairchild

Lock up the pets, Y&R is back
Dave Schlenker of Ocala.com writes: "To be sure, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS has been swinging from deadly dull to laughably ridiculous in recent months. Colleen’s struggles on the Newman board? Zzzzzzzzzz. Kevin’s talking asylum chipmunk? Painfully bad. 'Blind' Adam putting on a dress to play Sabrina the Ghost? The chipmunk was scarier. But the daytime drama has hit its stride lately thanks in large part to Mary Jane, the crazy cat lady obsessed with Jack."

INTERVIEW: B&B's Morgan Fairchild (Dottie)
"I have a pointy nose, and it makes everybody think you are a bitch. They don’t even give you a chance. I honestly thought I was going to play ingĂ©nues my whole life. Suddenly I get to New York and get on the soaps and it's instant bitchdom. I was talking to Don Diamont (Bill), and it’s more fun to play the bad guy because you are always the catalyst."

Melissa Rivers, Alan Thicke and Jim J Bullock also weigh in on their B&B guest stints.

Now That We're Done With Time-Shifting, Here's What The Primetime Emmys Really Need to do
TVWeek's Open Mike blogger Chuck Ross, coming off his high of yesterday, when he told Fox what they need to do on AMERICAN IDOL now that Paula's left, tackles the probems the Primetime Emmys face long-term and what they need to do to survive.

INTERVIEW: Mimi Torchin
Former founding editor-in-chief of Soap Opera Weekly and veteran soap journalist Mimi Torchin holds nothing back on the "Big Purple Podcast" while discussing the state of soaps as a genre, GUIDING LIGHT, Otalia and GLBT representation in soaps.

Marlena’s Summer In Review (Part 1)
Marlena De Lacroix takes a look at the summer on soaps: "Conditions on soaps have to get better when the summer is over! The Emmys, the end of GL, the big 20th anniversary of my old mag, Soap Opera Weekly, are coming up and I’m sure there will be lots of hype and hoopla."

INTERVIEW: Antonio Sabato, Jr.
On NIGHT SHIFT not returning: "I'm sorry they didn't bring it back. I thought it had a great ending. Behind the scenes, it was one of those situations you just loved going to work. Everyone felt that way, and it was an amazing cast."

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: ATWT's Gary Sandy (ex-Skip)
One of his early experiences performing for a live audience in the 1970s was when he was on the soap opera AS THE WORLD TURNS -- which broadcast live each day.

"There's no chance to get it wrong," Sandy, participating in his third mystery festival, said. "You just can't get anything wrong."

ANOTHER WORLD TODAY: Episode #15
Read the latest installment of the ANOTHER WORLD text revival.

CBS Daytime: Lesbian kissing bad, Incest good
"I don't want to hear about how Tyra and Devon turn out not to be be biologically related. For all intents and purposes, they are aunt and nephew. It's the only relationship they've known. Incest isn't just about the mingling of a shared bloodline, In fact, that's the least of the problems with it. It's about boundaries."

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