Monday, April 16, 2012

NEWS ROUNDUP: Anthony Geary Says 'No one is worried that Port Charles will be usurped by Llanview'; Maggie Smith Not Leaving DOWNTON

GENERAL HOSPITAL's Anthony Geary and Maurice Benard discuss the show's survival and the influx of ONE LIFE TO LIVE actors
"For all we know, we've only bought ourselves six months," notes GH star Maurice Benard (Sonny). But that's not stopping the celebration on the set. "It's a beautiful day in Port Charles!" Benard says. "Everyone's excited and we're determined to work hard and keep this thing going. Our goal now is to boost our ratings and be the No. 1 soap. Then they can't cancel us!"

"No one is worried that Port Charles will be usurped by Llanview," says Geary. "There's just no downside to this. It makes us a much better show." Adds Benard: "Bringing in all this new blood is the smart thing to do. Let's hope there's more coming. I've been telling people we should do this for years!"

ABC keeps ‘General Hospital’ after finding that canceling soaps is no sure road to success
"...the fate of this 'Revolution' is a good reminder that if you throw away the soap, you better have another way to clean up."

Maggie Smith Departing DOWNTON ABBEY? Studio Says ‘Not True’
A press representative for Carnival Films said on Monday that a Daily Mail report was “complete nonsense,” adding, “We never comment on future story lines but it’s not true that she’s leaving.”

Smith plays the Dowager Countess Viola on DOWNTON, which is now filming a third season expected to air in the U.S. in January 2013.

William Levy Injures Ankle Rehearsing for DANCING WITH THE STARS
Levy, one of the front-runners this season, hurt his ankle in rehearsals Sunday and is questionable for Monday's performance show.

MHS grad Rae Foster pursues Hollywood dream
Her passion and paychecks collided in 2010 when she appeared on an episode of the soap opera, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS -- as a waitress. "I went and shot that, then immediately left CBS and drove two blocks to my restaurant, put on another uniform and went to work again."

Jessie Wallace To Return To EASTENDERS After Three Month Break
BBC bosses granted the 41-year-old actress several months’ leave after splitting with fiancĂ© Vince Morse, following the revelation that he had sent an explicit photo of Jessie to a former girlfriend.

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