April 2008 News Archive (Page 9)

CBS has renewed Guiding Light for one more year.

The deal keeps the soap opera on the air through 2009 - but that doesn't mean fans will be stuck with the show's new artsy-fartsy, überjumpy format, reports TV Guide.

"I'm very pleased with some of it, and some of it needs to evolve," said CBS Daytime boss Barbara Bloom. "I agree that some of the camera work is shaky and frenetic and some of the close-ups are too tight — and that maybe we've broken rules that didn't need to be broken — but this is a work in progress.

We're just a few weeks into this new production model. I think everybody who's complaining needs to lighten up."

How do you feel about the recent Guiding Light changes? Leave a comment. Let us know.

Patrick Duffy return to The Bold and the Beautiful as Stephen Logan on Friday, May 2. But that won't be the only place you can catch this actor on the small screen in the near future.

On March 31, Duffy began taping for the Game Show Network's Bingo America. He'll be serving as co-host of the series, which is billed as a fast-paced, interactive game show event combining trivia with elements of traditional bingo game play.

Look for it on the Game Show Network, weeknights at 7!

Welcome, fans of daytime TV, to The Soap Dispenser.

Our guides to Tuesday, April 15 soap opera episodes will recap all the action for you. Just click on your favorite daytime drama for a full breakdown ...

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

Thank you for visiting us for soap opera news, gossip and spoilers from The Bold and the Beautiful to One Life to Live, All My Children and all the rest of your favorites, and making The Soap Dispenser the #1 soap opera fan site online!

Ever wish you could smell like an All My Children character?

No? Really?

Nevertheless, as described on the show's official website, Kendall Hart wants to cast a spell on you with her new fragrance. Charm is, according to the site, a "magical and intoxicating blend of minty, crisp bergamot, exotic, sensual star orchid and deep, warm white cedar. "

Order it now!

Tamara Braun recently spoke with TV Guide Canada.

Having played complex anti-heroine Carly Corinthos on General Hospital for four years (2001-2005), Braun is now seducing millions of viewers as gun-toting whack job Ava Vitali on Days of Our Lives. Needless to say, we love her.

Here are highlights from the aforementioned interview:

TVGuide.ca: How is life in Salem?
Tamara Braun: I’m enjoying it! Everyone’s so nice over there. It’s great to go into work and enjoy the people I act with.

TVG: Days just cast Ava’s father, Martino Vitali with prime-time vet, Joe Penny. Do you know anything more than we do about Ava? Have you created a back story for her?
TB: I always create a back story for every character I play. Generally, I like to keep that to myself – especially on a soap – because they’ll write what they want to write and sometimes it doesn’t always mesh with what’s in my head.

And to share that would be a disservice to the audience. In a film or in a play with a beginning, middle and end, it’s safer as an actor to share your views on the character because it’s already on the page.

TVG: Your arrival also coincided with a new era at Days of Our Lives. How is the mood on the set. From my couch, it looks like everyone’s having a great time!
TB: That’s great to know. I have nothing to compare to it, because as I said I didn’t watch Days before. Ed Scott’s been fantastic — and he really cares about the show, cast and crew. That always makes for a healthy working environment.

Victoria (Amelia Heinle) learns her best friend has become romantically involved with her father this week on The Young and the Restless. Needless to say, the interaction isn't pretty.

"She and Sabrina (Raya Meddine) have words. Victoria tells Sabrina to get out of her house," Heinle said to Soap Opera Weekly.

Pick up the April 22 issue of Weekly to learn more about recent Newman family story lines.

Welcome, fans of daytime TV, to The Soap Dispenser. The week is underway in the soap opera world and our guides to Monday, April 14 episodes recap all the action for you. Just click on your favorite soap opera for a breakdown ...

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

Thank you for visiting us for soap opera news, gossip and spoilers from The Bold and the Beautiful to One Life to Live, All My Children and all the rest of your favorites, and making The Soap Dispenser the #1 soap opera fan site online!

When last we saw Daniel Hugh Kelly's creepy Colonel Mayer on As the World Turns, he was about to be hauled off to prison for murdering Cheri Love. Tough break on that one.

Before he left, Luke managed to scream out "I love your son!" in a heated exchange, as Noah looked on.

Nearly seven months later, the Colonel is coming back. Beginning on Tuesday, May 6, the actor returns to Oakdale as Noah's father.

Martha Byrne and James DePaiva will co-star in Jerry Sterner's "Other People's Money" at the Engeman Theater in Northport.

Byrne, a two-time Emmy Award winner for her work on As the World Turns, will appear opposite fellow soap actor DePaiva (ex-Max, One Life to Live) as well as Mitchell McGuire, Wilbur Edwin Henry and Neva Rae Powers. Michael Licata directs the Engeman production that begins performances May 1.

In "Other People's Money," pcorporate raider Lawrence Garfinkle, always looking for the next big score, has set his sights on New England Wire & Cable, a family-owned mom & pop company. Standing in his way is Kate Sullivan, a beautiful Wall Street attorney.

"Other People's Money" runs through June 1. For tickets call (631) 261-2900 or visit www.engemantheater.com.

This week on The Bold and the Beautiful, Rick joins forces with Taylor.

The goal? To help his new love regain custody of her baby son, Jack.

"He meets with some Forrester attorneys and draws up paperwork that he can hopefully get Nick to sign, saying she could basically have her child back," says Kyle Lowder (pictured, Rick).