Wednesday, November 4, 2009

News Round-up: Baldwin, Porizkova, White, GLEE

Steve Martin and former soap star Alec Baldwin To Host Oscars
The duo will serve as cohosts of the 82nd annual Academy Awards, to air live March 7 on ABC.

Paulina Porizkova to appear on AS THE WORLD TURNS
Former supermodel Paulina Porizkova will do a multi-episode arc on AS THE WORLD TURNS beginning Jan. 5. She will play a character named Clarissa who has a history with Simon Frasier (Paul Leyden).

GOSSIP GIRL Threesome Has PTC Peeved
The Parents Television Council is threatening to declare war on CW affiliates who broadcast next week's Very Special Threesome episode of GOSSIP GIRL. In a letter to affiliates obtained by TheWrap, PTC chief Tim Winter blasts the scheduled storyline as "reckless and irresponsible" and claims the show is "expressly targeted to impressionable teenagers." The head of the right-wing political action group says CW affiliates that air the episode will be "complicit in establishing a precedent and expectation that teenagers should engage in behaviors heretofore associated primarily with adult films."

Apple proposes unlimited TV downloads for $30 a month
The iTunes-like service would use a revenue-sharing model while simultaneously annoying the cable companies.

"GLEE: The Music Vol. 2" Tracklist Revealed
The kids from GLEE will put their own spin on Broadway hits made famous by some legendary divas on the forthcoming album “Glee: The Music Vol. 2.”

DAYS and Y&R sign off in New Zealand on Friday
Some are bracing themselves for withdrawal symptoms; others are just plain upset that their appointment-viewing soaps are about to vanish from their screens.

Is Hollywood tipping pro-life?
It even turns out that villainess Erica Kane of the soap, ALL MY CHILDREN, didn't have television's first landmark abortion in 1973 after all.

Betty White back to B&B
Emmy-winning television legend Betty White will be returning to daytime this month. Starting on November 18th, Betty will return to THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL for a limited run as Ann Douglas, aka mom to Stephanie and Pam.

Soapgeist: GH, MTS, Nelson Ratings
The latest headlines include: Is GH back to its former glory? Melody Thomas Scott’s new job! Eden Riegel’s blessing in disguise! A supermodel joins 'World Turns'! AMC who? Y&R is simply unwatchable! Plus — Top-rated actors and next week’s viewing cheat-sheet!

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