NEWS: Angell Cornell, SuperJoey, Shawn Christian, Eileen Davidson, Bryan Batt

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS actress Angell Cornell featured on cover of IMAGINEI magazine's first issue
On playing lawyer Leslie Michaelson on Y&R: "I prepare by watching different films and television shows of actresses that I admired that potray laywers and characters of strength. I also contacted by lawyer friends and did Internet research on legal lingo."

You Can Record 8 Shows at a Time with Dish's New DVR
Dish's Hopper, long the king of DVRs, just zoomed even farther ahead: it's introducing a new SuperJoey, an improved version of their client receivers to its main DVR the Hopper. The improvements? It'll be possible to record 8 shows at once.

Study: 80% of Super Bowl Ads Don't Help Sales
Jack Neff in Ad Age reports on the latest study, from ad research firm Communicus, about the futility of advertising—in this case, about Super Bowl television advertising. The study "suggests 80% of the [Super Bowl] ads don't sell stuff."

DAYS OF OUR LIVES star Shawn Christian injured
Christian (Daniel) spent part of his weekend in the hospital, after sustaining an injury to the mouth. Christian reports to Soap Opera Digest that he got "five stitches. I took an elbow to the mouth." The actor good-naturedly adds, "It will be a nice addition to my already existing facial scars. I doubt it will keep me from kissing."

Carolyn Hinsey on how much of the TAINTED DREAMS backstage drama is based in reality
"Much of the behind-the-scenes drama comes from actual scenes witnessed by Sonia [Blangiardo] and/or myself during our combined 42 years (!) working in soap operas. Larkin Malloy's character of the inappropriate director Henry is a direct copy of a man we both knew. When he grabs Bobbie Eakes’ chest in the episode labeled 102? That actually happened to an executive we both know well."

Eileen Davidson partnering with Evolution Vintage for charity
The actress is selling several of her own dresses that she previously wore on the red carpet, with most of the proceeds going to No Kid Hungry. "I’m really excited about the fans being able to purchase these dresses," enthuses Davidson. "I'm really excited about this."

Angry Michael Muhney Fans Plan Aerial Attack on CBS
Turns out a group of THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS fanatics on Facebook pooled together $785 to pay for a banner that will soon fly over CBS Studios in Los Angeles with a message saying, "NO ADAM NEWBIE, JUST MICHAEL MUHNEY."

Sal From MAD MEN Resurfaces, Performs National Anthem at Sugar Bowl
Bryan Batt is a native of New Orleans, where the game was played, and he’s also an accomplished stage and screen actor, who has even authored two books.