Wednesday, September 1, 2010

NEWS: CORRIE at 50, Cristina & Owen, Gaby, BLOOD

50 years of CORONATION STREET in two hours
As CORONATION STREET prepares to mark its golden anniversary, the ravens have begun to circle over Weatherfield, the cobbled suburb of Manchester which for 50 years has been home to Ena Sharples, Ken Barlow, Bet Lynch, Hilda Ogden and Vera Duckworth – some of soap operadom’s best-known names.

And why are those grey northern English skies doom-laden? It’s got nothing to do with ratings or the famous Manchester weather. Coronation Street is still enticing more than 8 million people into its world of kitchen-sink drama and high farce. It’s because anniversaries in soaps are less an excuse to light candles on the cake and more an invitation to call the emergency services.

When AS THE WORLD TURNS goes off the air on September 17, CORRIE will become the longest-running television soap in the world.

AD WEEK: Newspapers Aren't Going Anywhere
Rishad Tobaccowala writes: "In the future, local content will matter more than ever due to mobility. Newspapers have local expertise and trust. In the future, community will matter more as social media, sustainability and what is likely to be a less mobile population due to aging and real estate prices make neighborhood and civic affairs grow in importance. Newspapers are pillars of community."

TRUE BLOOD Hits New Series High
The vampire soap hit a new series high, drawing 5.4 million viewers on Sunday night. The show added another 1.2 million viewers with the 11:30 p.m. replay.

Which Desperate Housewife Had A Nose Job?
An upcoming episode will find the ladies learning that Gaby's nose is not her original. "Of course Gaby's had her nose done," Eva Longoria Parker says.

GREY'S ANATOMY: Cristina and Owen will...
Star-crossed lovers Cristina and Owen are getting married.

Mexican soap opera actress tearfully denies 'sham marriage'‎
On Tuesday, Fernanda Romero tearfully testified that she really loved Kent Ross, the pizza deliveryman she married five years ago.

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