Once again, fans of Luke and Noah are outraged over the way the couple has been treated on As the World Turns.
Take a look at the following clip from the show's Valentine's Day episode and you'll understand why...
Elizabeth Page is an Emmy-winning writer for One Life to Live. She recently wrote a guest column for The New York Daily News about the end of the writers' strike...
I make my living writing soap operas. I love my job. I spend my days writing about women who make a difference - who run corporations and seduce delicious men and raise troublesome but beautiful kids. And all in high heels.
Soap opera writers - or "daytime" writers as we're called in the biz - get paid once a week. Unlike screenwriters, we're "paycheck" writers, living from week to week.
So when our union went out on strike Nov. 5, my husband and I didn't have enough money stashed away to support ourselves, our 15-year-old daughter and two cats for however long it took to settle this strike.
Christmas was grim. My husband and I agreed not to give each other anything. We bought a few things for my daughter. And we played a lot of Scrabble. We cut out restaurants, movies and any fun that cost money.
Read the full column now.
General Hospital fans are mourning the death of another veteran from the show's past:
David Groh passed away on Tuesday from kidney cancer. He was 68.
The actor was a General Hospital cast member from 1983-1985, when he played Bobbie's (Jacklyn Zeman) abusive first husband, D.L. Brock. Groh's death follow the loss of Shell Kepler, who played gossipy nurse Amy Vining from 1979-2002 in the series.
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After weeks of speculation, Soap Opera Network has confirmed that actress Arianne Zuker is returning to Days of Our Lives in the role of Nicole Walker.
Zuker left the show in 2006, but was rumored to be returning to the series after message boards began discussing what further changes the series would be making after it was announced that Martha Madison (Belle) and Brandon Beemer (Shawn D.) were being released.
We look forward to Zuker reprising her role on Days of Our Lives.
On February 17, Jeff Branson - who is leaving All My Children this spring - will appear at a Valentine's Weekend Event in Clearwater/St. Pete, Florida.
The event will benefit Lightouse of Pinellas, a charity that serves the needs of blind and visually impaired children in the area.
Tickets are $65.00 per person. For more information or questions, email event coordinators Patti and Barbie at designers.image@hotmail.com.
As previously reported, ESPN Radio co-hosts Mike Greensburg and Mike Golic will appear as two brothers who go head-to-head with Reva (Kim Zimmer) and Josh (Robert Newman) on Wednesday's Guiding Light.
Here's a photo of the quarter on set:
InTurn - the reality show chronicling actors vying for a contract role on the As the World Turns - will be returning this spring for a third season.
The reality show is focused round a series of 18-25-year-olds living under the same roof and competing for the same dream job. The show airs exclusively on CBS.com.
Aside from moving to New York City and learning to coexist under one roof with their new roommates, the InTurns will have to battle it out at grueling auditions while displaying the star quality that CBS Daytime is looking for in order to win the ultimate prize: a 13 week contract role on As the World Turns.
Previous winners include Ryan Serhart.
Now that the writers' strike is officially over, how long will it take for the resolution to have an impact on soap operas?
As the World Turns Script Editor Courtney Simon isn't sure exactly how long it will be before new writers' work finds its way to TV screens again. It will be different for every show.
"I don't know if they waited before they got a team in place to write. If they waited and then started, then took time off at Christmas, then went back in January, there might not be that many shows ready to go on the air. It's been like a tomb. I have no information at all, but I'm expecting the phone to ring on Wednesday morning," said Simon before the writers officially voted to end the strike on Tuesday.
"I've been watching [As the World Turns], and to my eye, what's on the air right now is still playing out. Stories that had already begun when we left so there were no gigantic surprises, story-wise, but there may well be in the upcoming 3 to 4 weeks of air shows."
As for what she's expecting when she reports back to work, Simon was upbeat.
"I know that there aren?t going to be any hard feelings on the writers part. We did what our union asked us to do and I'm hoping that everybody there will understand that. A labor action is a labor action; it's not like we got together as one small group and decided to run off until we got a certain list of demands.
This was a huge action that we believed in. All I have to go on is what happened after the 88 strike. And in that instance, when we returned to work we were welcomed with open arms. Everybody was very glad to see us and we were glad tos ee them and so glad to be back doing what we love."
You've seen his sexiness on TV. Now, prepare to drool over Joshua Morrow in person!
On February 23, The Young and the Restless star will be appearing at the Kentucky Fair and Expo Center for the 49th Annual International Championship Auto Show (937 Phillips Lane) in Louisville, Kentucky.
The event runs from from 1-4 p.m. Morrow will be signing autographs and taking pictures with fans. Tickets may be purchased in advance at any of the 70 GLADA auto dealers ($2.00 discount) or at the door. Adults: $14; Children:$5.
Then, Sunday, February 24, the actor will be appearing at the Flamboro Downs Racetrack Slots (located at 967 Highway #5) in Dundas, Ontario.
He'll be available from from 11:30 a.n. - 1:30 p.m. You have to be 19 or older to enter the casino. For more information call 1-905-628-4275 or 1-866-746-6600.
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