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Friday, August 21, 2009

Y&R Suds Flashes: Is Olivia Out?, Rambin cast? ; Spoilers

Say wha? Here's what the Suds Report has to say about what's going on with Tonya Lee Williams (Olivia)

Has Tonya Lee Williams (Olivia) left the building? The Canadian star tells The Suds Report she “hasn’t worked in nine weeks!” But that’s OK, says Williams. As previously reported, the thrilled NAACP winner has been cast in the third season of CBC’s hit drama thriller, The Border. “I play the recurring role of Constance Meade, who is the Director of Intelligence and Detection for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. For authenticity, we’ve been shooting my scenes in Washington! It’s a great role and show.” Williams joins Battlestar Gallatica/The Cleaner star — and fellow Canuck — Grace Park on the series. “You know you’re in the future when a Canadian show casts a Canadian as an American! It’s usually the other way around,” she laughs. Just don’t tell Tom Ridge, Tonya — he has enough problems.
In between gigs, Williams will be attending next week’s Y&R fan club dinner. “It’s always a fun time,” she says. “Our fans are the best.” As for Olivia, Williams says she wouldn’t mind if her love-starved character is romantically paired with Paul Williams (Doug Davidson). “That’d be fun,” she adds.
Just be careful not to tell Scott Hamner because he’ll tell Soap Opera Weekly that Y&R never planned to tell “an interracial storyline.”

Speaking of Scott Hamner and Soap Opera Weekly -- No Gay storyline no more?

WTF? Despite show runner Maria Arena Bell’s assertions in a recent TVGuide.ca interview that Y&R was planning on telling more than one gay storyline this summer and fall, co-head writer Scott Hamner refutes that claim to Soap Opera Weekly. Apparently, he says, “At this point, we are not doing a gay story, and we never actually were doing a gay story. I don’t see a future for Rafe and Adam.” Well, neither did we, Scotty! So what would you call Phillip Chancellor coming out of the closet? A PSA? Or a mistake? Y&R is really beginning to piss me off. Let’s review: It’s OK for an aunt and nephew to have sex, cheating on their respective family members; an adult woman to kiss a toddler on the lips after she ate a cookie the kid was allergic to, making the child brain-damaged in the process; and a woman oblivious to the fact that she miscarried her baby after her son-in-law accidentally scared her into a fall down a flight of stairs — but having two men kiss on-screen is too taboo for this soap? I preferred the days when head writer Maria Arena Bell handled the soap press herself.

Is Leven Rambin (ex-Lily/Ava, AMC) coming to Y&R?

Is this a recast or a love interest for Noah? Or both? According to Digest and Weekly, Leven Rambin (ex-Lily/Ava, AMC) may have been approached by Y&R to test for a new role named Daisy, a student with a complicated past. Boy, does Y&R have an AMC fetish or something? Hey, I’m not complaining — I love me some Rambin.

Spoilz: Digest repors another Genoa City citizen will die. Nikki returns. Lily realizes she can't trust Cane. Billy fights for Chloe. MJ kidnaps Paul.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Perfomer of the Week: Sarah Brown (Claudia, GH)

Another week, and yet another occasion in which all soap stars bring their best. Although there was one other performance that rivaled this week's winner completely, this actresses' scenes when she finds out about her baby could not be challenged, and therefore earned Sarah Brown the Soaps-Now! performer of the week award for the Week of July 20, 2009. You may not like Claudia or the dozens of her personas, but you can't dispute that she brought it this week. However lets not forget this week's runner-up, the talented actress that challenged her, Y&R's Christel Khalil (Lily), in her performances in her character's cancer storyline. It was close between Brown and Khalil, but it seems as if Khalil will continue bringing her best even better this week.

Now that that's done, we have a slew of honorable mentions, because this week, even if the stories didn't meet your fancy, the actors were great. Again as usual, our favorite duo of rivals, Florencia Lozano and Kassie DePaiva (Blair and Tea, OLTL) brought it in a hand-slapping cat fight, which ended in ripping apart Todd's living room! Also Lozano was great in her scenes with Hillary B. Smith, Eddie Alderson and Shennell Edmonds (Nora, Matthew and Destiny) who didn't do too bad this week either. You also know as usual, I have to give props to my girl Stacy Haiduk (Patty, Y&R) who makes you sympathize with this homeless, garbage seeker, nutcase with a good heart! Also Daniel Goddard who went head-to-head with Billy this week, and longed for his wife, and his distraught father-in-law Neil (Kristoff St. John), who was determined to keep him away! I also was so, so impressed with Tonya Lee Williams (Liv) this week, especially in Friday's final scene. I wish she was on contract, and had a smokin' front-burner storyline.

Now as we go to GH territory, we have Brandon Barash (Johnny) who supported his sister this week, and comforted Sonny's youngest, Aaron Refvem's Morgan, who had to have broken everyone's heart this week! I was just anticipating Morgan to run in the arms of Drew Garrett's Michael, that would have been a heartwrenching scene! Even though we didn't see that Garrett did fantastic as usual, and also did he and Refvem's on-screen sis Lexi Ainsworth (Kristina), who I applaud for her scenes with her mother and sister, not in the scenes with that slob of a boyfriend she has.

Now to GL, who I really haven't been giving attention in the POW's but this week, I'm going to give them some dap too. Kim Zimmer (Reva) and Mandy Bruno (Marina). Now to ABC's All My Children which storyline brings down all the actors in it. However, no one can dispute that Alicia Minshew (Kendall), no matter if you don't like the way they like Kendall, if you don't like the character's storylines, Minshew brings her talent to the plate every single time! Now to DAYS, don't think I am oh so intrigued by the Chloe's poisoning storyline, even though I've had enough of Dr. Daniel Jonas. I applaud Suzanne Rogers (Maggie), Jay Kenneth Johnson (Phillip), and Lauren Koslow (Kate), but the best on the show this week was the incomparable Molly Burnett (Melanie) who slapped Stephie and just proves that she is a talented hair model to be reckoned with! Thanks to the talented readers of Daytime Confidential, I didn't have to do a poll this week! Lol. Btw, just wait my boy Thom Bierdz (Phillip, Y&R) is going to bring it one day, just wait and see! Also, they didn't make it to HM, but i'm definitely giving credit to Sean Kanan (Deacon, Y&R) and Rick Hearst (Whip, B&B) for bringing sensation to their respective shows.

Until Next Week....