Lynda Hirsch on Soaps from Creators Syndicate

Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Summary for 10/11/2008

Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

ALL MY CHILDREN: Angie confirms that Bella perfume is tainted. Kendall accuses Adam of sabotaging Bella in an attempt to destroy Fusion. Adam holds a press conference announcing he's going to file a lawsuit against Fusion for marketing poisoned perfume that made Colby ill. Pete admits to Colby he teamed up with Adam to destroy Fusion by tainting the perfume. Colby confronts Adam, who threatens ...

Updated: Sat Oct 11, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Gossip for 10/18/2008

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

I have always understood the concept of hell — I don't want to go there — and heaven — I have a lot of work to do to get there. Purgatory has always been a fuzzy concept for me until I decided to switch from satellite television to cable. I was one of the first on the block to have that little round dish and always thought, "Why change?" Then the call came. You know ...

Updated: Sat Oct 18, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Q&A for 10/18/2008

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Q: The actress who plays Doris on "Guiding Light" has an unusual first name. Did she choose it for show business? — Ricki, Orlando, Fla.

A: Gone are the days when actors used names like Tab Hunter or Rock Hudson. Orlagh Cassidy, who plays Doris, got her first name the old fashioned way — from her folks. According to the actress it is of Irish decent. Her folks decid ...

Updated: Sat Oct 18, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Summary for 10/18/2008

Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

ALL MY CHILDREN: Colby threatens to expose Adam's role in tainting Bella if he turns against Pete. JR and Babe look forward to a happy future together in San Diego. JR and Babe's happiness is short-lived when Adam has them subpoenaed in order to force them to return to Pine Valley. Taylor gets her redeployment papers. Fed up with Adam's manipulations, JR storms out of the mansion and heads to t ...

Updated: Sat Oct 18, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Gossip for 10/25/2008

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

And I thought they'd never listened to me. When "General Hospital" was casting Sonny's son, Dante, I wrote a column that suggested hiring David Lago. I also mentioned that the soap folks don't listen to what I have to say. Guess what — they did. I doubt my column had anything to do with the hiring, but it is nice to be on the money when it comes to casting choices. Lago appears ...

Updated: Sat Oct 25, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Q&A for 10/25/2008

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Q: I love that Tina has a dog on "One Life to Live." Why don't other soaps have pets? — Vincent, Amherst, Ohio

A: Doggie David Vickers, named after the character of David Vickers on OLTL, is lots of fun to watch, but, like most on-air pets, is a handful. Kelsey Grammer of "Frasier" fame hated the dog that played Eddie on his show. Comedian W.C. Fields used to jo ...

Updated: Sat Oct 25, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Summary for 10/25/2008

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

ALL MY CHILDREN: Zach digs frantically through the rubble at the beach house searching for Kendall but comes upon Bianca, who's eight months pregnant. Zach helps Bianca deliver a baby girl. Kendall is taken to the hospital barely clinging to life. Kendall is in dire straits when the power goes out during her surgery. Jake refuses to stop the operation. Jake tells Zach that Kendall has slipped i ...

Updated: Sat Oct 25, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Gossip for 11/01/2008

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700

"All My Children" has cast Iraq war veteran JR Martinez in the role of Brot Monroe on the Emmy Award-winning daytime drama, according to a press release from ABC.

"We are honored and delighted to welcome JR Martinez to the cast of 'All My Children,'" states executive producer Julie Hanan Carruthers. "JR represents the best of the human spirit. His commitment to h ...

Updated: Sat Nov 01, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Q&A for 11/01/2008

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Q: Is true that the actor who plays Nick on "Bold and Beautiful" is engaged to

Heather Locklear? — Robert, Santa Clarita, Calif.

A: Jack Wagner and Heather Locklear met while they played sometime-lovers on the hit primetime soap "Melrose Place." At the time both were married to others. Wagner was married to Kristina Wagner, whom he met when they played on ...

Updated: Sat Nov 01, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Summary for 11/01/2008

Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700

ALL MY CHILDREN: Ryan and Annie find a note from Emma's kidnapper warning them not to contact the police or Emma will die. Anne is shot in the arm by the kidnapper. Erica reunites with Bianca and meets her new granddaughter, Gabrielle. Bianca's partner, Reese, arrives in Pine Valley with Miranda. A devastated David blames Krystal, Adam and JR for coming between him and Babe. Krystal, JR and Ada ...

Updated: Sat Nov 01, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Gossip for 11/08/2008

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Susan Lucci (Erica, "All My Children") made it to round seven of "Dancing with the Stars before being voted off the show Nov. 5. Before she was told to pirouette out of the competition she managed to break a toe and bruise her leg. Susan the trouper continued with the show. Flying from the East Coast to the West Coast every week was tiring. Her husband, Helmut Huber, was often se ...

Updated: Sat Nov 08, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Q&A for 11/08/2008

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Q: I was hoping that "One Life to Live's" Tina would be staying on the show. Now I hear she is going. Why? — Margo, Little Rock, Ark.

A: Andrea Evans (Tina) still lives in L.A. and had no plans to move to New York, where OLTL is taped. "ABC and 'One Life to Live' were thrilled to have Andrea Evans reprise the role of Tina Lord after 18 years," said executive pro ...

Updated: Sat Nov 08, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Summary for 11/08/2008

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

ALL MY CHILDREN: Krystal talks David out of killing himself. David blames Krystal for keeping him out of Babe's life, but she throws his sins back in his face and says he only has himself to blame. David goes to Babe's burial, claiming to all that he's a changed man while privately vowing to get his revenge. Bianca and Reese are blissful as they plan their wedding. Angie gently tells Natalia th ...

Updated: Sat Nov 08, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Gossip for 11/15/2008

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

NBC announced that it has renewed “Days of Our Lives” for another 18 months. That will give the soap that celebrated its 43 anniversary recently an on-air presence through September 2011. “Days” is the only soap aired by NBC. The network's last two attempts at talk-show fair such as “Living It Up! With Ali & Jack” were dropped after a year. NBC couldn't p ...

Updated: Sat Nov 15, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Q&A for 11/15/2008

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Q: Can you tell me how Marge and Kay on "Young and Restless" first hooked up? — Johna, San Diego

A: It was in 1989. A friend of Marge had a scheme to get Kay's money. Poor Kay was kidnapped. Marge took on Kay's persona, and did a fine job imitating Kay. There was one problem: Marge was a harlot. While Kay liked to have a good time, she was hardly a sleep-around girl. Kay' ...

Updated: Sat Nov 15, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Summary for 11/15/2008

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

ALL MY CHILDREN: Ryan begins to grow suspicious of Annie. Annie appears to be living the high life while pretending to afraid for Emma's life. Jesse prods Angie to tell him what she's really feeling. Angie admits to Jesse she's furious with him for having lied to her and doesn't want to share any part of him with Rebecca. Jesse assures Angie he never loved Rebecca the way he loves her. Angie an ...

Updated: Sat Nov 15, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Gossip for 11/22/2008

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

For years whenever a soap character has been written into a corner and been killed off I would suggest everyone sing a chorus of the "story line-dictated blues." In this economy the song is now the "money-line-dictated blues." Last week this column announced that Sony Pictures and NBC gave "Days of Our Lives" an 18-month renewal. They also gave the show and its pro ...

Updated: Sat Nov 22, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Q&A for 11/22/2008

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Q: I saw on the Internet that the actress who last played Emily on "General Hospital" is returning to the show and playing a new character. When is she returning? — Josie, Toms River, N.J.

A: For now that story is Internet nonsense. Natalia Livingston is busy auditioning for prime time. GH's head writer, Bob Guza, did talk to her about coming back to the show. Since Emily ...

Updated: Sat Nov 22, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Summary for 11/22/2008

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

ALL MY CHILDREN: Aidan throws himself in front of Greenlee and Annie, taking a bullet in the process. Greenlee stays by Aidan's side as his condition deteriorates. Brot is crushed when he overhears Jake telling Taylor he might be falling in love with her in with her. David and Amanda plot against JR. Ryan and Annie stage a jailbreak and head back to the hotel hoping to find a clue that will lea ...

Updated: Sat Nov 22, 2008

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Lynda Hirsch on Soaps -- Summary for 11/29/2008

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

ALL MY CHILDREN: As Anne claims to Ryan that she only acted out of love for him, she holds onto her delusional belief that he still loves her as well. Tad convinces Aidan to have the surgery that could save his life. David gets under Jake's skin when he announces he'll be assisting in the operating room during Aidan's surgery. Krystal admits to Tad that she's been tormented by thoughts of David ...

Updated: Sat Nov 29, 2008

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