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Veteran Television Executive Jim Romanovich comments on what Prospect Park’s acquisition of All My Children and One Life to Live means for daytime TV.Veteran Television Executive Jim Romanovich comments on what Prospect Park’s... more
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A novel inspired by one of the popular characters featured on ABC’s longrunning daytime drama General Hospital will arrive on booksellers’ shelvers this April, Hyperion Publishers announced earlier this month.A novel inspired by one of the popular characters featured on ABC’s longrunning... more
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Can you believe what happened on that soap opera? Neither can the actors who are on it. Includes clips from All My Children, As the World Turns, The Young and the Restless, One Life to Live, Days of Our Lives, and General Hospital
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://facebook.com/infomaniaCan you believe what happened on that soap opera? Neither can the actors who are on... more
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Sex, wealth, deceit and corruption — even in Communist China they are the winning ingredients of a successful soap opera.
The latest runaway success on Chinese television has had to pay the ultimate price, however, for depicting the grubby reality too closely.
Snail House, a show featuring shady communist officials, their mistresses and dodgy financial dealings, has fallen foul of the censors.
For months tens of millions of viewers have been following the twists and turns in the lives of two sisters who take different paths to escape their plight as “mortgage slaves”. Snail House — also called Dwelling Narrowness — is set in a fictional city that closely resembles Shanghai. The drama tells the tale of two sisters struggling to buy a home in a country where 85 per cent of the population are currently priced out of the housing market.Sex, wealth, deceit and corruption — even in Communist China they are the... more
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A TV writer tries his hand at a feature film. His friend reads the script, thinks it’s an ungodly mess of muddled symbolism and Freud 101 anxieties. “Be honest,” the writer says.
This is the way friendships end, and mean, funny films about the deaths of such friendships are born.
In THE BLUE TOOTH VIRGIN, Austin Peck — best known to soap aficionados as Brad Snyder on AS THE WORLD TURNS — plays the writer of said screenplay, not coincidentally called The Blue Tooth Virgin, while Bryce Johnson is his put-upon friend. Director Russell Brown, who also scripted, has structured the film as a series of two-character confrontations, bringing in friends, girlfriends, therapists, and Karen Black as a decidedly off-center script consultant to add their own feedback to the proceedings. The dialogue is crisp, funny, and frequently, happily, nasty, and the film speaks at once to those directly immersed in the machinations of the film industry, and to everyone who puts their creativity, and their egos, on the line.
Austin Peck gave me some good insights into fragility of the creative soul, and whether Karen Black can still deal gracefully with those who ask about the Zuni fetish doll. Click the link above to hear the interview.A TV writer tries his hand at a feature film. His friend reads the script, thinks... more
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What do all soap operas have in common? Lots and lots of problems. And really awful acting.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.What do all soap operas have in common? Lots and lots of problems. And really awful... more
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A musical slide show with characters from the young and the restless. The music is from the movie the wedding singer. Adam Sandler sings the song called Love Stinks.A musical slide show with characters from the young and the restless. The music is... more
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Nancy Lee Grahn hosts an event in which the soap actresses from The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, and General Hospital all discuss the pros and cons of a vote for Obama.
Jane Elliot, Mary Beth Evans, Nancy lee Grahn, Kimberly McCullough, and Heather Tom speak to Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky about the presidential election and the issues surrounding it.Nancy Lee Grahn hosts an event in which the soap actresses from The Bold and the... more
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[Via Queerty]
Los Angeles Times journo Tom O’Neil sure ain’t happy with GLAAD.
O’Neil wrote last week that the homo media watchdog should revoke the award it bestowed upon As The World Turns for the soap’s gay teenage love story. Though certainly ground breaking, that story’s caused a bit of protest among gay fans, who have urged producers and writers to lift a ban on the character’s sex lives. The teens, Luke (Van Hansis) and Noah (Jake Silbermann), kissed in early 2007, but a spokesperson from Proctor & Gamble, which produces the show, says they nixed new scenes “”because of some of the feedback that we’ve gotten, and because of what we thought was best for the show creatively”.[Via Queerty]
Los Angeles Times journo Tom O’Neil sure ain’t happy with... more
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A high ranking producer-writer on "The Young and The Restless" has decided to relinquish membership in the WGA in order continue working.
Strikers were disappointed, but viewers were excited because they can keep up with their "stories."A high ranking producer-writer on "The Young and The Restless" has decided... more
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