Thursday, September 10, 2009

News Round-up: Rodriguez, Facebook, Anistons, GG

INTERVIEW: GL's Tina Sloan (Lillian)
"I used to walk down the halls at the studio and take everything for granted. Now, we all look at each other and think, 'This is the last time you and I will do a scene together.' 'This is the last time you’ll do my hair.' 'This is the last time I’ll sit down in your makeup chair.' I’m no longer taking anything for granted."

EASTENDERS 'error' prompts calls
A woman claims to have received more than 500 calls and hundreds of texts after her mobile phone number appeared on EastEnders. The number belonging to beautician Lisa Edwards, 38, was briefly shown on screen on Monday while Ricky Butcher (Sid Owen) looked at his phone to read a new text from Sam Mitchell (Danniella Westbrook). Sam's fictional text was listed below the first line of two messages that Lisa had sent to a friend and business client in real life.

Love to hate for GOSSIP GIRL's Blair-Serena this season
"They’ll start out loving each other, but by November, the hate is on!"

VIDEO: Sony looks back at DAYS' Carly
Sony has started posted classic Carly, aka Katerina Von Leuschner, videos on their site in preparation for Crystal Chappells return to DAYS OF OUR LIVES.

John Aniston not originally enthusiastic about Jennifer's career plans
Thinking back on her early days testing the acting waters, Jennifer Aniston remembers her father, actor John Aniston (Victor, DAYS OF OUR LIVES), was not enthusiastic about her career plans.

"My dad did not want me to do this at all," Aniston says. "It wasn't that he didn't think I could, but he just thought that it was such an iffy thing ... I think there was a part of that [which] kind of fueled my drive in a way."

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: EUE Screen Gems Studios
In 2005, after three decades of five-day-a-week production on daytime classics GUIDING LGIHT, SEARCH FOR TOMORROW and EDGE OF NIGHT, this vast, full-service 125,000 sq. ft. midtown-Manhattan complex completely retooled their six stages and support areas into a fully integrated digital workplace. Beyond providing high-end production, post-production services and "wired" offices to CBS's Rachael Ray," the studios host The Onion News Network; Warner Brothers TV, PBS, Food Network, Oxygen History Channel, Fox News and Universal Music Group.

Adam Rodriguez Joins UGLY BETTY
Rodriguez will play Bobby, an old flame of Betty's sister Hilda. "He's an old high school boyfriend, and [he comes] back into their lives," said Rodriguez. "A little romance buds, and there's some drama to go along with it."

Rodriguez was coy about who — Hilda or Betty — is involved in the romance. "Maybe a little bit of both," he said with a laugh. "We'll see how it turns out, but it's going to be a lot of fun and it's really funny."

Facebook Adding Privacy Pop-Ups
A Facebook representative told the FCC Wednesday that the company is about to unveil new user tools for managing how members share their online information, during a broadband workshop on online privacy. Timothy Sparapani, director of public policy, said that the company is about to add a pop-up setting that asks users if they wish to share certain types of information.

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