NEWS ROUNDUP: Mexican soap takes close look at 9/11, The return of Chris Robinson, Daytime Ratings

Mexican soap opera THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT takes close look at 9/11
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Isabel Sanmillan is taking part in a meeting in one of the twin towers of the World Trade Center. Thousands of miles away in Mexico, her family watches on television as the plane crashes. They fear their loved one has perished in New York.

A decade later, Sanmillan finds herself back in Mexico, thanks to the efforts of her daughter Camila in finding her. The woman doesn't remember who she once was, a photographer and the founder of a newspaper. Her employees have a hard time, as well, believing that this woman who has unexpectedly returned owns their company.

Sanmillan's story sounds like a miracle found in the rubble of the towers, but it's unfolding on millions of Mexican TV screens this summer in the soap opera THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT, which traces the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Sean Kanan on Being a Modern Gentleman
Kanan appeared on GOOD DAY LA to talk about his new book.


Daytime Soap Opera Ratings for the Week of August 15-19, 2011
DAYS, GH and B&B were up on total viewers last week compared to the previous week. OLTL is the only soap to show a year-over-year increase in the W18-49 demo.

Julianne Moore is a UK citizen
"I’ve just become a UK citizen," says Moore, smiling with obvious delight. "Isn’t that something?" She decided to claim her British heritage in memory of her Scottish-born mother Anne, a psychiatric social worker who died suddenly two and half years ago.

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Former GENERAL HOSPITAL Chris Robinson Returns To Hollywood
Robinson signing up with a new agent and management marks his return. He is a bit older, with a definite, different persona, so rich with talent and wisdom, that without a doubt, his input will add more luster to an industry that has lost so much of what made Hollywood a place where creative people the world-over dreamed of becoming a part.

Sea change for Celtic Thunder after Damian McGinty’s big GLEE PROJECT win
The new fame that Damian McGinty is enjoying on THE GLEE PROJECT begs the question -- will the youngest bird leave the nest of the wildly popular Celtic Thunder show?