Was everyone else as depressed as I was while watching The Bold and The Beautiful this week?  My heart broke when Liam (Scott Clifton) and Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) lost the baby, but as I watched, this episode made me feel just like Steffy.  Liam arrived to pick up his distraught wife and checked her out of the hospital.  Taylor (Hunter Tylo) and Thomas (Adam Gregory) looked on in concern. 

Steffy apologized to Liam as my favorite soap trick, flashbacks, played on.  Even though we saw just how angry Liam really was with his wife the day prior – how great were those scenes – he explained Steffy’s reasoning for getting on the bike.  I want to know why these soap writers insist on killing babies! READ MORE

On today's Super-sized Daytime Confidential podcast Luke Kerr, Jamey Giddens, Jillian Bowe, Regan Cellura and Melodie Aikels dish the latest All My Children, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of Our Lives, One Life to Live and The Young and the Restless headlines and storylines, including:

Prospect Park cuts All My Children and One Life to Live’s weekly episodes from four to two. One of the reasons given was that fans were watching one show or the other, but not both. AMC and OLTL are dropped from FX Canada. Do fans of the shows have reason to worry? Michael Nader returns to Pine Valley as Dimitri Marick.

The Bold and the Beautiful had a busy week of casting news. Hunter Tylo says she's off contract. Jacqueline MacInnes Wood is taking a hiatus. Former Days of Our Lives star Darin Brooks joins the soap and his character will be involved with Hope. Rena Sofer joins B&B as the mother of Brooks' character. Brooke tries to steal one of Taylor’s men, yet again.

Rafe is attacked on Days of Our Lives. Sami, EJ and Stefano find out about Kate and Rafe’s relationship. Is JJ the voice of DAYS viewers?

General Hospital debuts a slew of new characters, portrayed by Maura West, Kristen Alderson, Roger Howarth and Michael Easton. The DC gang weighs in on the arrivals with their First Impressions. Did GH miss a beat by not pairing Morgan with Ava Jerome in a "Mrs. Robinson" storyline? Did lightning strike a third time for Kelly Monaco and Michael Easton?

GH casts Samantha Logan as a sister for Felix. Is TJ being written as a stereotypical “angry black man?” Jane Elliot needs to submit Monday’s scenes opposite of Anthony Geary for an Emmy nomination next year. The DC crew gives thumbs up or thumbs down to The Chew and General Hospital’s crossover.

Michelle Stafford is leaving The Young and the Restless as Phyllis. Find out who the DC gang thinks would make a good recast. Y&R casts Mishael Morgan as a character who will interact with Cane and Lily. Why do Y&R regimes INSIST on making Cane the heir apparent to the Chancellor empire ,when fans so vocally oppose it?

Should Traci be there for Michael and revive her rivalry with Lauren? Not a single member of the DC gang believes Kevin or Chloe would steal from Katherine. Y&R is reviving the question about Summer’s paternity. Michael learns about Lauren and Carmine.

All this and MUCH more on today’s Daytime Confidential podcast. 
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Liam Spencer (Scott Clifton) is having a hard time getting past Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) hopping on a hog and accidentally killing their baby on The Bold and the Beautiful. Will the publishing scion be able to move forward with his wife, or could ex-flame Hope Logan (Kimberly Matula) get her chance to win a baby-less Liam back?  Watch today's sneak peek of B&B after the jump! READ MORE

 

Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Hope Logan (Kimberly Matula) are prepared to take full advantage of their respective baby dramas this week on The Bold and the Beautiful. Mama Logan wants Eric (John McCook) back — in order to pass off her unborn child with brother-in-law, Dollar Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) as Eric's!

Meanwhile, Daughter Logan is hoping the untimely passing of Steffy's (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) baby could mean Liam (Scott Clifton) will return to her. Oh, it's about to be ON in SoCal! Watch today's B&B preview after the jump!

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The backstage casting drama at CBS Daytime's The Bold and the Beautiful keeps getting juicier by the minute. A report in the May 27 issue of Soap Opera Digest claims Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy) was offered "a lot of money" to stay with the sudser. That's something you rarely hear about anymore, given these times of extreme budget crunching for soaps! Here's an excerpt:

"They threw a lot of money at her to get her to stay," relayes one setside source. "But she just thought it was the right time to go." READ MORE

I wonder why Alison (Princess Theodora) went old school with the camera she used to snap a pic of Maya (Karla Mosley) violating her parole with Jesse (Ricky Paull Goldin)? What, Spencer Publications can't spring for an iPhone?

Jesse told Maya (Karla Mosley) they should grab their daughter and get out of town. Maya broke the news their daughter had died in a car crash. Maya told her baby daddy they simply couldn't be together.  READ MORE