Monday, November 17, 2008

News Brief

2008 AfterElton Visibility Awards: Nominations Now Open
This year, fans are going to get to select the winners in sixteen different categories ranging from Outstanding TV Drama to Favorite Lesbian to our Straight Ally of the Year.

Trade role for former actor, socialist and diplomat
Tim Groser has been an actor (including a role on the New Zealand soap CLOSE TO HOME), a socialist, a top trade negotiator and now the second-term National MP is a National Party Cabinet minister. The 58-year-old former diplomatic high flier was appointed trade minister in Prime Minister elect John Key's new-look Cabinet today.

A big voice for tiny babies
Jamia Simone Nash, the 12-year-old actress who plays Ana on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, will belt out tunes for charity Saturday evening. Nash, also recognized as the little girl with the big voice who performed at this year's Academy Awards, will be a part of Celebrate Motown, an event to raise money for fragile newborns at Aurora Sinai Medical Center.

USO singer seeks makeover for VFW home
Operation Big Cheer - named after the 1965 Bob Hope tour in Vietnam - was kicked off by Kaye Stevens following an inspiring version of "God Bless America."

Stevens, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for her portrayal of a nurse in the 1962 movie The Interns, was a guest on numerous variety shows and played the character Jeri Clayton on DAYS OF OUR LIVES for five years, called upon those gathered to give back for all veterans have contributed.

"The facility could use a Beverly Hills makeover," Stevens said, as she told the group of more than 220 residents and visitors about enlisting the aid of Hope's daughter Linda, an executive producer in California, to further the "noble cause" of helping veterans.

SARA A. BIBEL: That was it?
"GH gave me a Luke and Laura reunion of sorts. Laura recovered for real. After Scott spirited her away, Luke tracked her down. They had a mature conversation about their relationship, concluding that they still loved each other and could probably get the magic back if they worked at it. Tracy decided she wasn’t going to give Luke up without a fight, because she loved drunk, irresponsible men who disappear for months at a time. (I realize Tony Geary is contractually guaranteed a ton of vacation, but the show doesn’t need to trash his character.) Then Laura decided that she needed to go to France with Scott for additional treatment because the possibility she might relapse would hurt her family. She ceded Luke to Tracy, saying that they both had changed. I don’t believe for a second that she’d leave her children, or that they’d let her go. GH and Genie Francis have, for whatever reason, decided not to bring Laura back for good. But Luke and Laura are the one daytime couple that truly should be together for the rest of their lives. Their over-the-top unconditional love was a large part of their appeal. They’re the original supercouple. They saved the world. Ending them for the time being with a low key conversation about how they’ve grown apart was anticlimactic and unsatisfying."

SCRIPTS & SCRUPLES: Episode #869
Bobby is furious with his father (Mark Arnold). Pierre (Sean Kanan) encourages Rosalyn to be honest with Stacey.

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