News Round-up

INTERVIEW: DAYS' Arianne Zuker (Nicole)
"I love my job and love the storyline right now. It’s definitely meaty. I am always usually the sidekick, but now I have hearty storyline, and I appreciate it very much."

First Look: FNL's Aimee Teegarden on 90210
Teegarden, who plays Coach Taylor's (Kyle Chandler) daughter Julie on FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS, switches high schools for an upcoming episode of 90210.

Y&R's Eric Braeden on the Emmys
"You know when I think about that Michael, I don’t think much about the Emmys. I really don’t. It’s irrelevant ice. There are other people who are just as deserving. I wanted to pull out of that years ago. It’s nice if you get them. Does it translate into anything? No, it doesn’t. It’s just another piece to put on your mantle."

VARIETY: NBC's turn for an extreme makeover
The Peacock last month hired global marketing firm Naked Communications to reposition the network's once-storied brand.

First 50 Jan. Ticket Buyers for 'ABC & SOAPnet Salute BC/EFA' Benefit to Get 'Hot Guys' Extra
In celebration of the 5th anniversary of their annual "ABC and SOAPnet Salute Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS" event, the producers of this popular benefit are offering a special gift to thank fans for their loyal support of this event over the past five years. For the month of January, the first 50 ticket buyers for this year's event will receive the "2009 ABC Hot Guys of Daytime" calendar free. The show, which is part of The Soap Nation Tour, will be held on Monday, March 9th at Town Hall in New York City at 8:00p.m.

Susan Lucci: Good Genes or Good Docs?
Lucci was featured on TMZ.com today.

Kelly Rutherford accuses her husband of being violent towards her
Former GENERATIONS star Kelly Rutherford, who plays Lily van der Woodsen on GOSSIP GIRL, claims her husband is ominous, violent and bad news for their kid.

TOM CASIELLO: Set(s) in Stone
"Many viewers wonder why so many scenes lately take place in the hospital, or in a restaurant. Why don't we see people in other sets?"

PATRICK ERWIN: A Brighter Light
"If you’ve been a sporadic GL viewer, find the January 15th show (last Thursday’s show). It’s a great example of how good GL has been lately - great pacing, great story that both referenced character history and looked forward."

Nathan Parsons joins GH cast
Playing the recurring role of Ethan, Parsons' first scenes take place on the Haunted Star, opposite multiple Daytime Emmy winner Anthony Geary (Luke). Later down the 'pike, just when Ethan thinks he has gotten away with some major grifting, he is blindsided by Luke at an out-of-town watering hole.

There, a kinship slowly forms, as a standoffish Luke begrudgingly comes to realize that he and this know-it-all "kid" have more in common than he might want to think.