One Life to Live
Help Make Groundbreaking Film Soap Life, A Documentary a Reality!
By Jamey Giddens on February 07, 2012
A few months ago I had the privilege of being interviewed as part of an upcoming documentary on all of the genre-changing events that have impacted the daytime soap opera in recent years. Soap Life — A Documentary, from filmmaker Matthew D'Amato, is an in depth look at how the recent cancellations of Guiding Light, As The World Turns, All My Children and One Life to Live have effected not only soap fans, but the actors, producers, journalists, bloggers, etc. who work in and around the industry. Check out the trailer below!
Ratings, Rants and Raves: Has The Bold and the Beautiful Found Its Generation Next Super Triangle?
By Jamey Giddens on February 07, 2012
It's the saga of the gorgeous, heir apparent to a SoCal dynasty, caught between two women. One is blonde, one brunette. One noble and virtuous, the other brazen and not above using her scorching sexuality to get what she wants. One of the women shares a scandalously-inappropriate connection to the scion-in-question's father, driving that man's wife to fits of jealousy. While I could easily be describing the triangle of Brooke (Katherine Kelly Lang), Ridge (Ron Moss) and Taylor (Hunter Tylo), which has dominated storylines on CBS Daytime's The Bold and the Beautiful for much of the soap's almost 25 years on the air, I'm actually talking about another entanglement — one involving their children!
The week of Jan. 23-27, B&B reached three-year highs among total viewers and among women 18-49 and a two-year high in households, as the medical machinations of publishing czar Bill Spencer (Don Diamont) (He bribed a doc to falsify brain scans to make it look like his son's wife would stroke out if he left her!) were revealed by his icy wife Katie (Heather Tom). This move once again altered the dynamics of the fresh-faced Hope/Liam/Steffy (Kimberly Matula, Scott Clifton and Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) love triangle on the frothy, hit international sudser. This begs the question, as it prepares to turn 25, has B&B finally found their Generation Next?
One Life to Live's Ilene Kristen to Guest on Law & Order: SVU
By Jillian Bowe on February 06, 2012
Soap Opera Digest is reporting that scene stealer Ilene Kristen has landed a guest role on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. According to the magazine, Kristen will play Evelyn Higgens. The character is the wife of Fred Sandow (Michael McKean) and mixes things up with the entire cast. Kristen's episode is slated to air Feb. 8.
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit airs Weds at 10 pm EST on NBC
OLTL Stars Pop up at NEWSical The Musical Opening Night
By Daytime Confidential on February 06, 2012
Former One Life to Live stars Shenell Edmonds (pictured above), Sean Ringgold (pictured above), Ilene Kristen, Tonja Walker and Shenaz Treasury were among the stars who turned out for the opening night return of NEWSical The Musical on February 1. The off-Broadway show premiered an updated set lampooning headline grabbers and news makers at Theatre Row’s The Kirk Theatre in New York City. Visit Theatre Row for ticket information and see more photos after the jump! READ MORE
Claire Labine to Be Honored Alongside Judd Apatow by WGA East This February
By Jamey Giddens on February 01, 2012
The Revolution Averaging a Paltry 1.3 in Households so Far This Week; Down 43 Percent From OLTL
By Jamey Giddens on February 01, 2012
ABC doesn't generally waste anytime before yanking primetime ratings disasters, like recently-gutted sitcom Work It, off the air. I wonder how long the Mouse House will be too proud to admit they made a huge mistake in cancelling One Life to Live for The Revolution? According to TV Media Insights, The Revolution is only averaging a 1.3/4 share so far this week. READ MORE
