SOAP OPERA: UNCENSORED
Volume 02, Issue 06 (No. 16)
BY NELSON BRANCO
Copyright 2012 Nelson Branco
Published at Smashwords
INSIDE — Exclusive: 2012 EMMY AWARD PRE-NOM BALLOT! Who submitted herself twice? Plus: Shocking Lead and Supporting Actress Submissions! ONLY IN UNCENSORED! Valentine’s Day Special! Y&R’s Colin and Jill Reunited: Exclusive Interviews With Jess Walton and Tristan Rogers! Plus: Is Jess Leaving Y&R? Also: Rogers on His GH Comeback, Kimberly McCullough’s Exit, Ethan’s Paternity, Prospect Park, A Possible Y&R Return, and Cartini’s GH! Source: Did ABC kill a Multi-Million Dollar Syndication Deal For ONE LIFE? GH’s Carolyn Hennesy: “I’m back on COUGAR TOWN!” B&B: Ratings Champ! Crystal Chappell’s Exclusive VENICE Preview! B&B’s Jack Wagner Out! Is He GH-Bound? DAYS Shocker: John and Hope Married! GH’s Jason Dying? Part Two: Kim Zimmer Sounds Off On Life Post-GL and ONE LIFE! Plus: Last Week's Reviews, Unbelievable Blind Items, and Next Week's Cheat Sheet!
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UNCENSORED QUOTES OF THE WEEK:
“It seems like the new show should b called ‘one hospital to kill’ oops to late...... I tweeted that. I’ll take the blame. Just kidding:-)”
—Ingo Rademacher on Twitter regarding GH’s new direction
Translation: Ensemble shows = less money/airtime for us superstars! Plus, I’m going to miss our multiple takes!
“I have nothing against the actors from [ONE LIFE]. Why would u think that? I'm generalizing on a show. Not cast.”
—A more diplomatic Rademacher later on Twitter
Translation: Michael Easton is prettier than I am.
“People stop me all the time and ask me is there a chance ALL MY CHILDREN will come back. I say it ain’t over till it’s over! You know, there are still people interested, they’re still talking to Agnes [Nixon, the show's creator] about it one way or the other, some people are talking about maybe a movie, some people are talking about a play or a musical.”
—Susan Lucci on RACHAEL RAY on AMC’s future prospects!
Translation: Frankly, Prospect Park — Erica Kane will see another day with or without you!
“I say bring it on! I was called into the producer’s office and asked if I had a problem with it. Who am I kidding? I'm going through menopause myself. I'm always hot and crabby. I'm tweeting things I don't mean. When someone startles me I scream like I've been stabbed in the eye with a knife. I won't allow the heat turned on at home, so my poor daughter has to wear a parka in the house. [Laughs] Plus, my memory is going. The other day, I kid you not, I could not remember the word “party” if my life had depended on it. I was, like, “What the hell do they call it when people get together and have fun? It starts with a P.” It's terrible!”
—Nancy Lee Grahn to TV GUIDE’s Michael Logan
Translation: Red wine and menopause don’t mix, ‘yo!
“Do they want to see one more mob shootout? In the 15 years I've been on GH we haven't had many stories told about women from a woman's perspective. I think I can make this funny and entertaining and relatable. Besides, it's very timely.”
—Grahn continues in the same interview
Translation: There’s nothing more violent than a woman in menopause!
“Because the soaps are also going through menopause! Women can either think of this stage of life as death, or a chance to transition into something wonderful, and that's what the soaps need to do. To survive, they need to change with the times. They need to adapt. [Laughs] They need some damn hormones!”
—Grahn’s brilliant analogy
Translation: And more red wine!
“The great thing about Jill [Farren Phelps, former executive producer] is that she was always someone who you could talk to. I’m going to miss that.”
—GH’s Maurice Benard in SOAPS IN DEPTH
Translation: Who’s going to coddle us now? Is the show going to come first now before our egos?
“I got engaged three times in 2011.”
—B&B’s Scott Clifton on Liam’s complex romantic life in DIGEST
Translation: And I’ll probably be married more times than that in 2012.
AWARDS SHOW CENTRAL
WGA Honours A Living Soap Legend; GH wins DGA!
It’s about time: Iconic soap creator Claire Labine will be honoured for her career on Feb. 19 at the WGA Awards in New York City. With Ron Carlivati’s track record, AS THE WORLD TURNS will win the daytime category.
Meanwhile, congratulations are in order for GH director William Ludell and his team, who took home the Director's Guild Award this past weekend for the April episode focusing on Luke's Intervention. Unfortunately, ONE LIFE lost the award. Shocker.
MOUSE HOUSE
Cancelling ONE LIFE: Worst Decision Ever!
Pundit are wondering if cancel-happy ABC will rethink its decision to replace ratings hit, ONE LIFE, with critically panned and ratings-bankrupt THE REVULSION as it did with its prime time show, WORK IT. According to TV MEDIA INSIGHTS’ Marc Berman, THE REVOLUTION is only averaging a 1.3/4 share so far this week. Yikes.
But don’t count on ABC doing the right thing. In its first few years, ABC had put THE VIEW on cancellation notice before it became a ratings champ. New shows take time to attract an audience, will more than likely be ABC’s reasoning. And hey, to be fair, that’s what we’ve always argued with new soaps debut to less-than-stellar ratings like GENERATIONS, PASSIONS, etc.
However, what makes this situation unique is the fact that it’s not just the badly conceived show people are rejecting. No, according to GH’s ratings, soap fans have all but abandoned ABC Daytime for more soap-friendly channels like NBC and CBS. Cancelling THE REV and bringing back ONE LIFE could solve the Mouse House’s terminal PR disaster.
In other REVOLTING news, a New York Casting site has exposed the fact that THE REVOLUTION is so desperate to fill it audience — that’s it’s casting actors for $30 per show to sit in their soap-killing seats.
How. Pathetic. ONE LIFE couldn’t even get $30 to pay for an anniversary cake!
COVER STORY
AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER
Tristan Rogers exclusively reflects on his short-lived but unforgettable Y&R stint, the breakout Colin and Jill pairing, and re-joining GH under Cartini’s reign!
He may be Port Charles-bound, but eternal fan favourite Tristan Rogers’ heart is still in Genoa City. After winning fans and critics alike with his against-type performance as mobster, Colin Atkinson, Rogers soared as Jill’s sexy love interest and Cane’s evil father. Unfortunately, a year later, Rogers’ stay was inexplicably terminated. Y&R’s loss is GH’s gain, I guess. UNCENSORED spoke with the actor to catch up on all things Mr. Rogers’ Neighbourhood: