Marlena De Lacroix sets the table on her latest blog entry: "The occasion of yet another one of Sonny’s love interests being shot by a Mafia enemy, this time right before the wedding ceremony of Kate (a.k.a. Connie Falconeri) and Sonny started, triggered a high decibel phone call between my friend Ed Martin and me. As we have both watched GENERAL HOSPITAL forever, we were furious with yet another cliche Guza plot, which is an insult to our joint intelligence. Ed bitched the circumstances of the shooting, and I bitched about how sick I am of Italians being portrayed as stupid mob stereotypes."
BBC inundated with complaints after EASTENDERS shows Muslim snacking during Ramadan
The BBC has received more than 100 complaints after EASTENDERS showed a Muslim breaking their Ramadan fast by eating a snack on the soap opera. It is believed that a large number of Muslims were angered by the recent storyline involving character Masood Ahmed claiming it insulted their religion.
The married Asian postman, played by Nitin Ganatra, was spotted by wheel-chair bound character Ian Beale having a bite to eat during the holy month. During Ramadan, which ended earlier this week, Muslims are not meant to eat or drink between the hours of dawn and sunset. The plot was meant to show the character's 'fallibility' according to bosses, but it seems to have backfired with a number of the soap's loyal viewers.
Y&R's Schmidt cast in new TBS comedy
TBS has beefed up the cast of its Valerie Bertinelli comedy pilot, adding Nadia Dajani, Kevin Schmidt (Noah, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) and Dean Collins. The comedy, created by Dave Caplan, centers on Bertinelli's character, a single mom who runs a lumber business while raising two teenagers. Schmidt will play her son, while the previously cast Juliette Goglia will be her daughter.
VIDEO: Soap Stars Bowl For The American Cancer Society
On Sunday, September 28, stars from all of the east coast shows — ALL MY CHILDREN, AS THE WORLD TURNS, GUIDING LIGHT and ONE LIFE TO LIVE — "bowled" over their fans at Leisure Time Lanes in NYC. The annual event hosted by Jerry verDorn (Clint, OLTL) and by Liz Keifer (Blake, GL) raised money for the American Cancer Society. Soap Opera Digest's Bryan Beckley was on hand to bring you some of the action from the lanes.
DEEP SOAP: Special Features
Sara A. Bibel writes: "If daytime’s future is on the internet, the genre needs to focus on building a strong, official on-line presence now by putting its best creative minds into generating high quality original digital content instead of farming it out to people who don’t seem to know the shows."
GL ladies in 2nd Annual Virtual Walk to Raise Funds and Awareness for Stage IV Breast Cancer Patients
Beginning October 1, Design-her Gals, designhergals.com launches its 2nd annual interactive virtual walk to benefit the Gal to Gal Foundation, the non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds and awareness for Stage IV breast cancer patients and their families. Design-her Gals hopes to create a viral outpouring of support during October's Breast Cancer Awareness month with a goal of registering
$250,000 in 31 days. Official walk dates are October 1 - October 31, 2008.
This unique approach to philanthropy has attracted sponsors such as Franklin Covey, Epson, Glory for Girls, Momlogic, Kids Protection Plan, Gemini Greetings, Chez Shea Baby LLC as well as strategic partners such as Fodors which have pledged to mobilize their communities to join the walk. In addition, dozens of celebrity ambassadors including the entire female cast of the CBS daytime drama, GUIDING LIGHT.
The Ryan Walker sweepstakes begins on BROTHERS & SISTERS
Now that everyone in the Walker family know about the long-lost sibling, Ryan Walker on BROTHERS & SISTERS, the qustion is – who will be playing him? The names so far at the top of the list are Jason Ritter, Jason Thompson (GENERAL HOSPITAL), Tom Pelphrey (GUIDING LIGHT) and Gregory Smith. Most of the rumors seem to swirl around Ritter and Smith.
VIDEO: GL & ATWT Team Up To Benefit The American Red Cross
Last Friday was GL's Bradley Cole's annual concert to benefit the American Red Cross. Cast members from GUIDING LIGHT and AS THE WORLD TURNS were dressed in their best 60's garb and sang songs from that era, including "My Girl," "I Got You Babe" and a Beatles medley, to name a few.
HOLLYOAKS: Everything you need to know about the McQueen death
HOLLYOAKS fans better get ready for the most exciting kidnap ever. When evil Niall kidnaps the McQueens, Myra is forced to choose which kids to save and which to let die.
When Myra goes to make peace with Jacqui but discovers that she too has gone missing, she knows something's wrong and tells Tony about her past, convinced she's being punished for what she did all those years ago.
Meanwhile, Niall discovers that Jack is still alive. Holding Jack responsible for putting his father in prison, Niall knocks him unconscious. And Newt tells Lauren that he saw Niall bundling Jacqui into his van, but Lauren doesn't believe him.
Myra arrives at church to find Niall waiting for her. He tells her that he's her son, but turns on her when she insists on seeing her children.
Following a blast, the church lies in ruins and clouds of smoke. Myra calls out for her children as Carmel, Tina and Michaela stumble towards her. With the church in danger of collapsing, Jack tries to get everyone out to safety, but Myra's not going anywhere until she's found all of her children. As they desperately try to find everyone, Niall appears, holding John Paul hostage. The floor gives way, leaving Myra and Tina trapped.
As the police arrive, Jack hurries back inside to help Tina, even though he knows he's in trouble if the police see him. And just when she thinks everything is finally okay, Myra realises that one of her children is still missing.
VIDEO: Catching Up With Tom Pelphrey (ex-Jonathan, GL)
Soap Opera Digest's Bryan Beckley recently sat down with actor Tom Pelphrey (ex-Jonathan, GL) to talk about the Apothecary Theatre Company, an organization he created with his friends and former classmates from Rutgers University.
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