Check out TV Guide Canada's Nelson Branco's article of summing up the 2009 year in what was the most worthy and most worthful performers, storylines and more in the world of soaps!
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What makes you decide it's time to give Hope a case of "SORAS" (Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome)?Brad Bell: Steffy was a bit of an island. She was our twentysomething and we needed to round that out, so we brought in Kim Matula as Hope and Zack Conroy as Oliver -- two great, interesting actors who are going to bring a whole new generation to the fore.
• A little late to the party, but I just screened Betty White’s death scenes — and I have to agree Brad Bell may just take his second Emmy Award in 2010. I prefer Bell Junior take home best writing this time around instead of best show. And finally get a chance at delivering an acceptance speech! You know, just to shake things up a little bit. But you know the unpredictable Emmys! Good work, Brad. I’m proud of you. Like your sister-in-law, Maria Arena Bell, you are a master at short-term death arcs. Now, how about the long-term writing of your show?Read more...
We Love Soaps got to get footage as Emmy winner Brad Bell, the head writer of The Bold and the Beautiful and Emmy winner Tamara Braun (ex-Ava, DAYS) speak to the press after the ceremonies.
This is what's hit the web now, I'll post anything else that comes up.
Vincent Irizarry and Jeff Branson's win speeches, Van Hansis and Jake Silbermann presenting Best Supporting Actress to Tamara Braun. Patrick Duffy presents Lead Actress to Susan Haskell. Susan Lucci presents Lead Actor to Christan LeBlanc. Jay Kenneth Johnson and James Scott present OLTL with Best Directing. Billy Miller and Elizabeth Hendrickson present Julie Marie Berman with Outstanding Younger Actress. Also included is the GL tribute tidbit.
Well looks like Soaps-Now went 1 (technically 2)/9 for all of the categories I predicted. LOL. But here's how it went down.
In the category I predicted correctly, One Life to Live won Outstanding Directing up against Days of our Lives and All My Children.
I was wrong for Outstanding Writing which I thought would go to One Life to Live or The Bold and the Beautiful, in a surprising move the award went to General Hospital. All My Children was also nominated.
Vincent Irizarry (David, AMC) and Jeff Branson (Shayne, GL) shared the Supporting Actor Award, which wasn't really surprising even though Jacob Young (JR, AMC) was my favorite. I predicted Branson to win and then ranked Irizarry after Young. Those three were competing against also Bradford Anderson (Spinelli, GH) and Van Hansis (Luke, ATWT).
I predicted that there would be a close battle between Julie Marie Berman (Lulu, GH) and Kirsten Storms (Maxie, GH), and that Storms would pull it out in the end. However it was her co-star Berman who pulled it away and won the Outstanding Younger Actress award. Also up for the award was Rachel Melvin (ex-Chelsea, DAYS), Meredith Hagner (Liberty, ATWT), and Emily O'Brien (Jana, Y&R).
In arguably the biggest shocker of the night, Tamara Braun (ex-Ava, DAYS) took away the Outstanding Supporting Actress award, after several had predicted Williamson undoubtely had the award sealed away, but there was indication that Braun may get the award, and she did. Other nominees were Julie Pinson (Janet, ATWT), Melissa Claire Egan (Annie, AMC) and Alicia Minshew (Kendall, AMC).
Darin Brooks (ex-Max, DAYS) won Outstanding Younger Actor, and I unsuccessfully predicted Cornelius Smith Jr. (Frankie, AMC), whom I was rooting for, but Brooks winning was not surprising. Other noms were Blake Berris (ex-Nick, DAYS), EJ Bonilla (Rafe, GL), and Bryton James (Devon, Y&R)
In a sort of not so surprising turn of events, Susan Haskell (Marty, OLTL) took away the Outstanding Lead Actress award! Haskell was not shorthanded during many predictions, however her fellow vet nominess Debbi Morgan (Angie, AMC) and Jeanne Cooper (Kay, Y&R) had been predicted to win gold. Also up for the award were Maura West (Carly, ATWT), and Susan Flannery (Stephanie, B&B).
In another not-surprise, even though like me, many people were rooting for the wonderful Peter Reckell (Bo, DAYS), academy-favorite Christian LeBlanc (Michael, Y&R) won the Outstanding Lead Actor award. Also nominated were Tony Geary (Luke, GH), Daniel Cosgrove (Bill, GL) and Thorsten Kaye (Zach, AMC).
Even though I said B&B SHOULD win, I predicted that AMC's CGI tornado would win perhaps. But The Bold and the Beautiful did steal the top award from All My Children and Days of our Lives.
Outstanding Drama Series
Who would have competed from jump start: Y&R would have won hands down if they submitted Sabrina's funeral, Victor and Nikki in Mexico, or Kay's death. You know, OLTL wasn't bad during Nash's death and the aftermath of Dorian's takeover, Sarah's plunging down the river, or the Bitchy Bangs' wedding.
Who should win: B&B's acting, great storylines (ex. Katie and Storm) should propel the #2 sudser in America to the top prize.
Who will win: However AMC's CGI tornado which received mixed reviews from critics could very well in the prize. I didn't think it was too shabby, and we lost faux Babe. DAYS plane crash was great but I don't think it's a lock.
Ranking the noms: 1) B&B, 2) AMC, 3) DAYS
Likelihood of taking home the prize (1-10, 10 highest): B&B - 8, AMC - 6, DAYS - 4
Outstanding Directing
Who should win: Even though DAYS plane crash was done well, OLTL's Who Wants to be a Millionaire-esque seen should prevail.
Who will win: AMC's tornado has a shot of taking the gold with the perfection that was DAYS and OLTL.
Ranking the noms: 1) DAYS, 2) OLTL, 3) AMC
Likelihood of taking home the prize (1-10, 10 highest): DAYS - 6, OLTL -6, AMC -4
Outstanding Writing
Who should win: B&B, OLTL is close.
Who will win: B&B, but pulling up for the underdog, OLTL may take the prize.
Ranking the noms: 1) OLTL, 2) B&B, 3)AMC 4)GH
Likelihood of taking home the prize (1-10, 10 highest): B&B - 7, OLTL- 7, AMC-3, GH-2
Outstanding Lead Actress
Who should win: This category is hands down the most competitive category, and I see two possible "should-wins" in AMC's Debbi Morgan and Y&R's Jeanne Cooper. OLTL's Susan Haskell should come up pretty good too.
Who will win: It will be a tough battle between Cooper and Morgan but I think Jeanne Cooper will prevail.
Ranking the noms: 1) Jeanne Cooper, 2)Debbi Morgan, 3)Susan Haskell, 4)Susan Flannery, 5) Maura West
Likelihood of taking home the prize: Cooper - 8, Morgan- 7, Haskell-6, Flannery-3, West-1
Outstanding Lead Actor
Who would have competed from jump start: It would have been a battle between Trevor St. John (Todd, OLTL) and Eric Braeden (Victor, Y&R)
Who should win: DAYS' Peter Reckell absolutely. Y&R's LeBlanc has a slim upset chance.
Who Will Win: Reckell should pull the overall victory. LeBlanc could easily challenge though, and emmy fave GH's Anthony Geary. Although I even think AMC's Thorsten Kaye's scenes or GL's Daniel Cosgrove's could challenge that court ordeal dream sequence with Luke. Emmy favies Geary and LeBlanc don't need to take a trophy this year.
Ranking the noms: 1) Peter Reckell, 2) Christian LeBlanc, 3)Daniel Cosgrove, 4) Thorsten Kaye, 5) Anthony Geary
Likelihood of taking home the prize: Reckell - 8, LeBlanc - 5, Cosgrove- 3, Kaye-1, Geary-5
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Who would have competed from jump start: I don't think I've said this before, but I'm not a Kathy Brier fan, but I was soon turned into one when she changed her hair, and had to admit he might could have made this list.
Who should win: Bree Williamson performed brilliantly as first of all flipping out after Nash's death, then as Jess and her alters, and she deserves to win gold this year.
Who will win: Definitely, no doubt about it Williamson will take home the trophy this year. Tamara Braun will strongly contend as another wack, Ava on DAYS. If heavy hitter Williamson and Braun weren't in the category, the under-under dog Mellissa Claire Egan may have had a chance as another wack yet again Annie on AMC, and maybe Alicia Minshew as AMC's Kendall. I wasn't too sold on ATWT's Julie Pinson, but hey, like I say I'm not an avid ATWT fan.
Ranking the noms: 1)Bree Williaamson, 2)Tamara Braun, 3)Melissa Claire Egan, 4)Alicia Minshew, 5) Julie Pinson
Likelihood of taking home the prize: Williamson - 9, Braun -3, Egan - 3, Minshew -2, Pinson-1
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Who would have competed from jump start: Sad shame Y&R's Michael Graziadei wasn't on here.
Who should win: Almost every pundit is betting on GL's Jeff Branson, who was great. But however, I'm going for a semi-equaled Jacob Young from AMC after Babe's death.
Who will win: As much as I'm rooting for Young and hoping he wins, the Academy will most likely go with Branson or ATWT's Van Hansis, who has done better in the past. Sorry Bradford Anderson but comedic won't win gold. Let's go Young!
Ranking the noms: 1) Jeff Branson, 2)Jacob Young, 3)Vincent Irizarry, 4)Van Hansis, 5)Bradford Anderson
Likelihood of taking home the prize: Branson-7, Young-6, Hansis-4, Irizarry-4, Anderson-2
Outstanding Younger Actress
Who would have competed from jump start: OLTL's Kristen Alderson has a case for a lawsuit to go down!
Who should win: GH's Kirsten Storms. However he co-star Julie Marie Berman's performances will challenge.
Who will win: It will be a Storms/Berman duel but I'm pulling for Kirsten but Julie may pull it out in the end.
Ranking the noms: 1)Kirsten Storms, 2)Julie Marie Berman, 3)Emily O'Brien, 4)Rachel Melvin, 5)Meredith Hagner
Likelihood of taking home the prize - Storms -8, Berman-7, O'Brien -4, Melvin-4, Hagner-2
Outstanding Younger Actor
Who would have competed from jump start: Not no way a case like Alderson has against the academy, but Brandon Buddy from OLTL should be mad as heck too! However, performances as druggy Cole should have him here next year. But we said that about Kristen Alderson too, and is she on this list?
Who should win: I'm all for Cornelius Smith, Jr. of AMC for the win!
Who will win: Great performers like ex-DAYS stars Blake Berris and Darin Brooks may steal the prize, along with Y&R's Bryton James.
Ranking the noms - 1)Cornelius Smith, Jr, 2)Darin Brooks, 3)Blake Berris, 4)Bryton James, 5)EJ Bonilla
Likelihood of taking home the prize - Smith- 6, Brooks - 6, Berris - 6, James- 4, Bonilla -1
Soap Opera Digest reported today that Dan Gauthier would be making a return appearance this fall on One Life to Live as Kevin Buchanan. Gauthier is the 12th overall portrayer of Kevin, and first portrayed the character from 2003-2006, and return in 2007 for the characters' grandfather Asa Buchanan's funeral.
Nelson Branco reported this a while back, now SOD is confirming that Aaron D. Spears has been cast on B&B in the contract role of Justin Barber, presumably and rumored to be Marcus's father. He will first air on September 14.
Dayyyynngg! I wish he were still on Y&R! And I don't think I've said this one here before, but I'm a fan of his facial hair. This B&B scene in which Donna works with Katie to help her see if Bill will fall for the trick is great!
After several hints from Nelson Branco, SOD is confirming that Lesli Kay will return to ATWT as Molly, and will still be on B&B as Felicia.Lesli Kay, who is currently airing as B&B's Felicia, is returning to ATWT. The actress, who appeared on ATWT from 1997-2004 and earned a Supporting Actress Emmy in 2001, will reportedly appear on both shows simultaneously and travel cross-country from Los Angeles to ATWT's Brooklyn studios to shoot. Look for her to return in late fall.
Check out and read and listen Michael Fairman's latest interview!! Fairchild talks B&B, and The City and Search for Tomorrow, as her fellow guest stars on B&B, Jim J. Bullock (Sergei), Alan Thicke (Rich) and Melissa Rivers chime in.
Excerpts:
MICHAEL: What is your character Dottie’s (short for Dorothy) objective on the show?Read the full interview! Read more...
MORGAN: Well Dorothy’s objective is to get this fashion show in place because she thinks it going to be a great sale for her charity. She wants to do a big charity fundraiser and listen, I live out here in California and we all have seen people in Beverly Hills who are throwing events, and trying to find something new and novel that you can sell tickets on. So she gets the idea of getting these two acrimonious rivals to do a fashion showdown. I kept calling it a ‘smackdown’, but they would not go for it. Basically, she knows that this big face-off will sell tickets, and then I am the recipient of others peoples duplicities.
MICHAEL: You were on many daytime soap operas in your career: including Search for Tomorrow (Jennifer Pace) and The City (Sydney Chase). Do you see any difference to the soaps? Or, is it the same to you now as it was to you back then?
MORGAN: There are a lot of differences. When I stared on “SFT” in 1973, it was half hour show, and it was live to tape. Unless the set fell in on you, you were not stopping. I learned a few tricks that the older actors showed me. You learn more tricks, and that is where it was great for a kid starting out. I had grown up in the theatre. This was the first time I got to do television. The older actors back then, and especially in New York… everybody seemed to come from the theatre. So you were working with seasoned pros. Larry Haines (Stu) was on there… and Mary Stuart (Jo) and had been on forever. She had been a legend for that time period. John Cunningham (Wade), Michael Nouri, and Kevin Kline were also on. Kevin just got out of Julliard with my sister. So you are working with really good actors. So everybody is kind of winging it and learning. I told John McCook when I was doing “SFT” in New York, I would go into the control room on our lunch break everyday, and I would watch our show. “Y&R” came on just before or after that. I felt I knew John from playing Lance Prentiss. Some of the other actors on “SFT” would make fun of me and go, “Why are you watching the show?” I would watch what I did wrong. I learned so much by doing that. By the time I did The City things were a bit different in the way they shot.
Just Jared snapped up the sighting of of real life couple Daren Kagasoff of The Secret Life of the American Teenager, and The Bold and the Beautiful's Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy) in LA this afternoon. They ate at Vienna Cafe, then stopped by Urban Outfitters and Image boutique. Daren won Choice Summer TV Star at Monday night's 2009 Teen Choice Awards.
The main news this week. Considering you already know spoilers pertaining we don't include them in the week review, so here's everything else
Here's what you may have missed:
AMC Move
Susan Lucci talks AMC move w/ Kelly Ripa
Who's Going to LA already? Who's protesting?
Actors have Week to Decide on Move
Expect Big names to return to AMC due to move
AMC's EP re-signs, Longtime vet Willey on recurring
Eden Riegel and Robin Strasser talk move
Update: Pratt & Co; Contract Players
Move Perks for AMC and OLTL: HD & Bigger Sets
AMC Production Moves to LA, OLTL takes over old studio
Editorials
Friday's Observations
Suds Report Evaluates OLTL's Kish Kiss
OLTL Updates Opening!
OLTL's Horrific Kiss
Recaps
AMC Friday
Y&R Friday
OLTL Friday
GH Friday
DAYS Thursday
OLTL's Kish Kissed!
The Ogre of AMC
Soaps Tuesday Recap
Kelly Monaco's Status
Recasting Sam a Temporary Replacement?
GH Stars Deny Monaco's Leaving
Casting Call Released for Sam McCall
Comings & Goings
Y&R's Kevin Schmidt likely to leave
OLTL's Robin Strasser's Staying!
Y&R Stars to Appear in GL finale
OLTL Casts Evans' parents
GH's Spencer Grows Up & other ABC casting notes.
Performer of the Week
Billy Miller. Honorable Mentions include Kassie DePaiva, Michael Graziadei...
Features
Just Who is Pine Valley's D.A.
Miscellan3ous
Y&R's Youthquake
Y&R's Kristoff St. John sounds off!
DAYS' Deidrick, Burnett & Sprietler at Teen Choice Awards Pre-Party
AMC's Erica Kane Gets Real!
First GL, Is ATWT and the rest of the soap world next?
Y&R's Shemar Moore Injured!
Saving AMC's Amanda?
Y&R's Kay Will Get Her Daughter
GL's Gameshow Replacement Announced
What's Going on Next Week
Y&R Promo
DAYS Sneak Peeks
Feel the Heat on ABC
Big Break for Y&R's Abby?
