October 2007 News Archive (Page 15)

Remember when Deidre Hall's Days of Our Lives character, Dr. Marlena Evans, was possessed by demonic forces?

You'll soon get a chance to: in celebration of Halloween, those memorable Days of Our Lives installments will be re-broadcast over SOAPnet later this month.

Around Halloween this year, the all-soap opera channel will showcase a mini-marathon featuring three of the most notorious episodes in the colorful history of the Days of Our Lives franchise.

On October 28, episodes numbered 7,528, 7,531 and 7,570 will air anew over SOAPnet,  starting at 9 p.m.

In episode 7,528, Kristen (Eileen Davidson) has caught on to Marlena, even as the possessed Salem psychiatrist transforms into a panther and gets a swarm of bees to attack the aging Shawn Brady (Frank Parker).  This installment originally aired on May 12, 1995.

The second episode that night features Marlena levitating in front of her stunned loved ones.  When they attempt to communicate with her, she responds as Satan; exorcism is the only recourse.  Episode 7,531 was originally broadcast May 17, 1995.

The final installment scheduled to close out the marathon is episode 7,570, which first aired July 18, 1995.  In it, John Black (Drake Hogestyn) fights the devil for Marlena's soul, as the rest of her family and friends believe she is already dead.

Enjoy them all!

Welcome back, soap opera fans. Below you will find links to each of The Soap Dispenser's guides to Tuesday, October 9 soap opera episodes ...

• Guiding Light
• All My Children
• Days of Our Lives
• One Life to Live
• General Hospital
• As the World Turns
• The Bold and the Beautiful
• The Young and the Restless

Thank you for visiting The Soap Dispenser for all the daytime TV news, recaps and more. From The Young and the Restless to The Bold and the Beautiful and Days of Our Lives and others, let us be your source for soap news and gossip!

Elliot Yamin has performed on The Bold and the Beautiful.

And One Life to Live got a taste of Timbaland.

Now, it's been announced that Genoa City hotspot Indigo has booked heart-stopper Enrique Iglesias for an episode. The bilingual crooner is performing at The Young and the Restless studios October 11 for an episode set to air November 7.

After his solid performance on Dancing with the Stars last night, Cameron Mathison was in a joking mood.

He conjured up a life similar to that portrayed on Big Love, the HBO series that documents a Mormon man with multiple wives.

“I’ve got my real wife and my TV wife here in the audience tonight,” Mathison said.

And what about his dance partner, Edyta Sliwinska?

“She’s my mistress for one minute and twenty seconds,” the All My Children star joked.

Any follower of As the World Turns know that just because Jack and Katie recently got married doesn't exactly mean they're ready to sail into the sunset together.

"Jack and Katie rushed into this marriage," Terri Colombino told The New York Daily News. "To them, it's because they love each other and want to have a life together as soon as possible. But he has his issues, and she has her issues, hers being: 'I just want to settle down and have someone and it needs to be now.'

And also, 'I want to get Carly back for stealing my first love, so I'm taking her first love.' Those are definitely the underlying factors in her rush to the altar."

It's true. Katie and Carly (Maura West) have been at odds since Carly became romantically involved with Simon Frasier, Katie's ex. When Carly returned to Oakdale, she was distraught to find Jack in the arms of Katie, and proceeded to sabotage the relationship with the help of Brad, Jack's brother, who had pursued Katie previously.

Follow all that?

“This marriage is not going to last for long," Colombino said, as the “minute they get married, he's off with her… Katie's like, 'I can't handle this. I mean, I know she's sick and I understand that you need to be there for your family and everything, but you don't have to be there 24/7. We can get her a nurse.' And he's like, 'No, I can't do that. This is the end of her life.' So Katie pushes him away - and he goes."Furthermore, another development in the love triangle can potentially spell the end for Jack and Katie's young marriage.

"Then something happens that... when I read the script, I was in tears," Colombino added, not wanting to spoil anything. "It's really beautiful. But when Katie finds out about it, that's when she kicks him out!"

Here's a look at what fans can expect this week on The Young and the Restless...

• As Maggie investigates Ji Min's death, clues head her toward a well-known Genoa City resident.

• Adrian gets a job offer that worries Colleen. Meanwhile, Heather (Vail Bloom, pictured) reveals her connection to Adrian's past.

• Karen's evening at the Winters' home brings up painful memories for Devon and Lily.

• Phyllis and Michael (Christian LeBlanc) await the results of her appeal. Will she be granted freedom?

• Gloria is surprised by Jeff's revelation about William.

• Kay and Jill investigate the security breach at Jabot, as Kevin (Greg Rikaart) and Gloria scramble to cover their tracks.

According to her story line on One Life to Live, Erika Slezak (Viki) is in Paris. How do we know this?

Because the show has made us aware that she’s been off "touring Dorian’s (Robin Strasser) favorite country." Of course, that doesn't mean we know what Viki has actually been up to.

But we do now know when she'll return: fans of this soap opera can look forward to Slezak coming back from her annual vacation on the October 19th episode. Expect a fresh angle to be in store for this veteran actress.

We can't wait.

Melissa Claire Egan and Cameron Mathison have shared lots of time on screen on All My Children.

But the actress is especially impressed with the job her co-star has done on a different show recently: Dancing with the Stars.

“I thought he did an amazing job,” Egan told Soap Opera Digest when asked what she thought of Mathison's performance last Monday. “He's definitely improved since the first week. He seems more confident. He was having so much fun out there. This time around, he seemed really excited to be there and really into it. It was so cool to watch.”

Mathison hasn't stopped working on All My Children during his stint on the reality TV competition, as he travels back and forth from New York (where the soap opera is filmed) to Los Angeles on a constant basis.

“Most people aren't even working while they're on [Dancing with the Stars], and he's working on the other side of the country,” Egan said. “It's bananas, but he's holding up well. You never hear him complain about it.”

Welcome back to all fans of daytime TV! Below you will find links to each of The Soap Dispenser's episode guides to all Monday, October 8 soap operas ...

• All My Children
• General Hospital
• Days of Our Lives
• One Life to Live
• Guiding Light
• As the World Turns
• The Bold and the Beautiful
• The Young and the Restless

Thank you for visiting The Soap Dispenser for all the soap opera news, recaps and guides. From The Young and the Restless to General Hospital and Days of Our Lives , let us be your top source for soap rumors and gossip!

General Hospital was recently rewarded for incorporating timely and relevant health-related story lines into its episodes.

The soap opera took top honors at the Sentinel for Health Awards this year, which acknowledge TV programs for content that informs, educates and motivates audiences towards choices that promote healthier and safer well-being.

General Hospital took first and second place at the awards for their plots on HIV and lung cancer.

The episode entitled “Patrick's HIV Scare” was judged the winning installment, while “Alexis' Lung Cancer” came in second. The Bold and the Beautiful's “Taylor's Alcohol Addiction” placed third for its take on alcohol abuse.

“Television writers and producers are in a unique position both to entertain and to inform viewers,” Martin Kaplan, the Norman Lear Chair at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and director of the Lear Center, said.

“The Sentinel for Health Awards are a chance to shine a spotlight on master storytellers who use their power not only to make hits, but also to educate audiences about crucial issues.”