Jamey Giddens of Daytime Confidential is just reporting, as previously rumored and mentioned before that the production of All My Children is moving to Los Angeles. Their sister show, One Life to Live will move into their production studio. According to the report, ABC Daytime president Brian Frons just announced this to the AMC cast and crew! Both shows will get streamlined production models and facility improvements. Keep checking back for updates!
According to The Wrap, CBS has given the green light to a new version of the game show "Let's Make a Deal" described as a "product-placement-friendly game show in which contestants bargain for the best possible prizes while trying to avoid getting zonked." Comedian and actor Wayne Brady is expected to be the host. FremantleMedia North America, also the producers of FOX's iconic American Idol will produce this new revival, expected to first air on September 21. The official announcement is expected to be made Monday. Too bad there won't be a new soap, as if!
Read more...This Week's Soapgeist.
Check out Nelson Branco featuring Mimi Torchin's weekly pre-show commentary, cheat sheet citing top storylines, actors, and much more. Branco also gives kudos to Aaron Refvem (Morgan, GH) for his work this week as we did in this week's POW, and other things. Check it out.
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rson's latest interview reveals that Spinelli was originally set to be killed off in a crash, but due to Steve Burton emotionally investing himself in the Spinelli/Jason relationship, he was saved!
Happy birthday to Eric Martsolf (Brady, DAYS) who turns out to be 38! Wow was I off! Older than you look, eh Brady! Also Rebecca Staab (ex-April, Y&R), Martha Madison (ex-Belle, DAYS) and Wole Parks (Dallas, ATWT) blow out candles today!
According to Zap2It ABC and NBC will "set aside" its regular daytime programing, to honor the memorial of "The King of Pop" Michael Jackson. CBS is currently undecided. It is unknown whether a new episodes will be aired on SOAPNet, and CBS viewers whose local stations deliver Y&R at 4, if the memorial is over. Zap2It used the term set-aside instead of "pre-empt" which usually means no new episodes will air, anywhere. When we find out for sure, we will update you guys. I hope they really mean just set aside so I can see the memorial and the soaps!
UPDATE: Accoring to ABC Soaps in Depth, via Twitter, ABC has confirmed to them that Tuesday's shows will be pushed to Wednesday. It has also been confirmed that NBC will push their Days of our Lives and other daytime programming to Wednesday also.
Drew Garrett hosts this week's edition of what's happening on ABC Daytime. Find out what going to happen on All My Children, One Life to Live and General Hospital.
Daytime Confidential reports that long-time OLTL vet, Patricia Mauceri (Carlotta) has been fired and replaced with Saundra Santiago, who played Carmen on Guiding Light for three years, and the brief role of Isabella Santi on OLTL. Mauceri was reportedly fired to protesting the upcoming gay storyline featuring Kyle (Brett Claywell) and Fish (Scott Evans), in which Carlotta would be a gay-friendly mother. Santiago started taping yesterday.
Today was the day! The day in which the recast around the world would take place. Also arguably, in my opinion the most talked about and perhaps influential recast in daytime history. But that may be an overstatment. Adam 2.0 would become in effect as of June 25, 2009. Anyway, most of us had gotten used to Chris Engen and loved his portrayal of Adam Wilson, and stunned when he quit, for what ever those reasons may be. So my heart papitated when I heard Peter Bergman's voice in the background announcing the cast switch-up. Noticeably, I thought Michael Muhney's voice would be deeper, but when he first said "Ashley" I noticed that it wasn't. I also took in notice that it seems as if Muhney was sort of using Engen's interpretation of Adam in his acting. But don't think i'm not giving Muhney the benefit of the doubt. I was reading Daytime Confidential's comments on the recast today, and like another user said, I agree that Muhney doesn't have that boyish charm and demeanor like Engen, nor can anyone see Victor (Eric Braeden) jack up Muhney like he did Engen. Engen would be face to face with Heather (Vail Bloom) and Victor, but now he towers over both of them. 
But on a positive note, Muhney's version of Adam seems more sympathetic, and looks like the audience will sympathize with him, unlike the sarcasim and love-to-hate attitude Engen had (which we loved!). And Re-Re and Paul had the guy take off his shirt the first day on the job! He's not beating him but Muhney is sure competing with Engen in the looks department, being packed himself. I think Muhney put all he had in today's episode, and I like him, but at the end I was still being left grieving over the abrupt exit of Christopher Engen. So in the end, I give the recast a B- on it's first day, and Muhney a solid B. However, does that last hint of Friday's episode have you excited or what!?
Picture credits all to Daytime Confidential!
