News Round-up

Queen Latifah Hosts People's Choice Awards Tonight
Since Telenext Media (the producers of ATWT and GL) is one of the producers of the show, shouldn't the daytime soap category get added back?

In the prime time categories, GREY'S is up for Favorite TV Drama, UGLY BETTY for Favorite TV Comedy and 90210 for Favorite New TV Drama.

Nothing desperate about Hatcher's life now
Ask DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star Teri Hatcher what she was doing five years ago, and she responds with a blank stare. "I don't know," she says drily. "It's not relevant. You are where you are."

TOM CASIELLO: Great Marland's Ghost! - Part Three (Barbara to the Dark Side)
"...this is my third entry, detailing my thoughts on Doug Marland's 1985 proposed long story for As the World Turns. This is an interesting story, as it involves a major shift in the character of Barbara Ryan, and much of the document is spent on detailing the path to get her personality to morph into an entirely different one, but one much more beneficial to the canvas."

Luke Snyder's Facebook Page
Mala Bhattacharjee of Soap Opera Weekly continues to be the most creative person in the soap print press. Here she takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the Facebook.com "News Feed" page of AS THE WORLD TURNS character Luke Snyder.

MARK HARDING: On the Rise of the Soap Superblog
"More and more, if I want to look for good criticism, insider insight into the creative and marketing process, breaking soaps 'news', or historical documents and perspectives, I look to the Superblogs. Can the soap magazines survive?"

Broadway's d'Amboise joins OLTL
Charlotte d'Amboise, who recently starred on Broadway in A Chorus Line and Chicago, takes on the role as vice principal Dickinson at Llanview High beginning Jan. 16. She'll have her work cut out with her as there's a drug problem brewing among the high school students.

Todd Carty turns his back on soap
Todd Carty may have appeared in GRANGE HILL, EASTENDERS and THE BILL, but he draws the line at starring in another soap.
"I have to say I'm not missing the world of soap," said 45-year-old Todd, who is strapping on his skates to appear in Dancing On Ice.

"I've been doing some reasonably interesting things. I've directed six episodes of DOCTORS for the BBC and I've got a production company with my wife so I've been wearing some different hats. I've been doing soap since I was 13 and I'm, er, 21 now, so it's been quite a long time," he said.