'AMC' & 'OLTL' to end within the next year

It was announced from ABC just two days ago that One Life To Live and All My Children, both long-time soap mainstays on ABC (for over 40 years), will be going off air in January 2012 and September 2011, respectively.

One Life To Live's cancellation doesn't come as a big shock, as it's ratings have declined (as have all soaps), and it has been flip-flopping with already canceled As The World Turns for the past few years, and OLTL has been named the next casualty in Soap deaths.

Unexpected, however, is All My Children's demise along with it. Leaving only CBS's The Young & The Restless & The Bold & The Beautiful, NBC's Days Of Our Lives, and ABC's General Hospital as the only four soaps on air after January 2012.

What will be interesting is how the Daytime Emmys will adjust to these changes, if they will cut the number of nominees or leave them as is?, and how will they do the Best Drama Series nominations??

Interestingly, replacing both timeslots are 'lifestyle' shows, that are most likely cheaper to produce. When As The World Turns and Guiding Light went off-air, both were replaced by game shows, and I just have to ask: WHY?

I highly doubt anyone watches game shows as much as they used to anymore, with the way things are going, there isn't going to be much left in terms of Daytime television!!

BTW, I just wanted to add to the fact that I believe people don't watch gameshows as much anymore, then they should pre-empt game shows!! I'm tired of hearing that Y&R has been pre-empted because of MARCH MADNESS or some other sport... PLEASE put them on different times!!

Lastly, we are sad to hear that OLTL and AMC will go off air, as a fan of OLTL I will be sad to see the show go. Thoughts?

TV Squad's Top 15 Female Soap Characters Of All Time

This is a pretty interesting list!!

http://www.tvsquad.com/2011/03/24/15-most-memorable-female-soap-opera-characters/?ncid=webmail

Enjoy!

2011 Soap Opera America Award Nominations

Here are the nominees for the 2011 Soap Opera America Awards:

(Be on the lookout for Polls on the site (sidebar on your right) or on the Facebook page to vote for your favorite couple & rivalry!!)

BEST DRAMA SERIES:

The Young & The Restless

As The World Turns

One Life To Life

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR:

Trent Dawson as Henry Coleman, As The World Turns

John-Paul Lavoisier as Rex Balsom, One Life To Live

Van Hansis as Luke Snyder, As The World Turns

Eric Braeden as Victor Newman, The Young & The Restless

Michael Graziadei as Daniel Romalotti, The Young & The Restless

OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS:

Colleen Zenk as Barbara Ryan, As The World Turns

Michelle Stafford as Phyllis Summers, The Young & The Restless

Terri Conn as Katie Peretti, As The World Turns

Jeanne Cooper as Katherine Chancellor, The Young & The Restless

Jess Walton as Jill Fenmore, The Young & The Restless

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Bree Williamson as Jessica Buchanan, One Life To Live

Trica Cast as Nina Webster, The Young & The Restless

Melody Thomas Scott as Nikki Reed Newman, The Young & The Restless

Lesli Kay as Molly Conlan, As The World Turns

Elizabeth Hendrickson as Chloe Mitchell, The Young & The Restless

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Eric Sheffer Stevens as Reid Oliver, As The World Turns

Daniel Goddard as Cane Ashby, The Young & The Restless

Jeff Branson as Ronan Malloy, The Young & The Restless

Billy Miller as Billy Abbott, The Young & The Restless

Mark Lawson as Brody Lovett, One Life To Live

OUTSTANDING YOUNGER ACTOR/ACTRESS: [25 or under]

Kelley Missal as Danielle Manning, One Life To Live

Kristen Alderson as Starr Marnning, One Life To Live

Christel Khalil as Lily Winters, The Young & The Restless

Brandon Buddy as Cole Thornhart, One Life To Live

Emily O'Brien as Jana Hawkes, The Young & The Restless

[FAN VOTED] FAVORITE COUPLE:

Luke Snyder & Reid Oliver, As The World Turns

Cane Ashby & Lily Winters Ashby, The Young & The Restless

Brody Lovett & Jessica Buchanan, One Life To Live

Billy Abbott & Victoria Newman Abbott, The Young & The Restless

Victor Newman & Nikki Reed, The Young & The Restless

[NEW! FAN VOTED] FAVORITE RILVARY:

Barbara Ryan/Emily Stewart, As The World Turns

Chloe Mitchell/Heather Stevens, The Young & The Restless

Jill Fenmore/Lauren Fenmore Baldwin, The Young & The Restless

Phyllis Summers/Sharon Newman, The Young & The Restless

Ronan Malloy/Chance Chancellor, The Young & The Restless

OUTSTANDING PLOT/STORYLINE:

Newman v. Newmans [the lawsuit], The Young & The Restless

Nikki loses sobriety, The Young & The Restless

DNA Test Scandal, One Life To Live

Ronan is Chance’s Brother, The Young & The Restless

Reid’s Heart, As The World Turns

OUTSTANDING VILLAIN/VILLAINESS:

Ewa Da Cruz as Vienna Hyatt, As The World Turns

Sean Young as Meggie McClaine, The Young & The Restless

Stephen Nichols as Tucker McCall, The Young & The Restless

Terri Conn as Aubrey Wentworth Buchanan, One Life To Live

Jerry verDorn as Clint Buchanan, One Life To Live

TOTAL NOMINATIONS:

As The World Turns: 11

The Young & The Restless: 26

One Life To Live: 11

2011 Daytime Emmy Pre-Nominations!

Alas, I am behind the curve on this, but it just means we are closer to finding the actual nominations for the Emmys!! Here are the ones who made the cut:

Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series Pre-Nominees:

All My Children: Rebecca Budig (Greenlee Hayward), Alicia Minshew (Kendall Slater), and Debbi Morgan (Angie Hubbard)
As the World Turns: Maura West (Carly Tenney) and Colleen Zenk (Barbara Ryan)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Susan Flannery (Stephanie Forrester), Katherine Kelly Lang (Brooke Logan)
Days of our Lives: Kristian Alfonso (Hope Brady), Alison Sweeney (Samantha Brady)
General Hospital: Kelly Monaco (Sam McCall) and Laura Wright (Carly Jacks)
One Life to Live: Kassie DePaiva (Blair Cramer) and Gina Tognoni (Kelly Cramer)
The Young and the Restless: Jeanne Cooper (Katherine Chancellor) and Michelle Stafford (Phyllis Newman)

Quick Thoughts: Glad that Zenk got pre-nominated as she did some fabulous work in the weeks nearing the finale! Not much to say on OLTL since I've missed most of it in 2010, but I think they must've gotten it right.... Y&R: ....about right, Cooper & Stafford both made my short-list for possible nominees for the awards here.


Outstanding Lead Actor In A Drama Series Pre-Nominees:

All My Children: Ricky Paull Goldin (Jake Martin) and Michael E Knight (Tad Martin)
As the World Turns: Jon Lindstrom (Craig Montgomery) and Michael Park (Jack Snyder)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Don Diamont (Bill Spencer, Jr.) and Jack Wagner (Nick Marone)
Days of our Lives: Peter Reckell (Bo Brady) and James Scott (EJ DiMera)
General Hospital: Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos) and Steve Burton (Jason Morgan)
One Life to Live: Jerry ver Dorn (Clint Buchanan) and Robert S. Woods (Bo Buchanan)
The Young and the Restless: Peter Bergman (Jack Abbott) and Christian J LeBlanc (Michael Baldwin)

Quick Thoughts: For ATWT, I think Van Hansis (Luke Snyder) should've definitely gotten pre-nominated (unless he decided not to submit himself for consideration, which is a shame, since he did some great work near the finale).... not surprised to see Lindstrom and Park up for consideration, but I have a feeling they might not get nominated as they didn't have a strong showing in the final weeks. OLTL: I suppose it was a good choice? I don't think anyone else really stood out during nomination period?? Y&R: Eric Braeden (Victor Newman) is the only glaring omission I can mention, he did some great work near the end of 2010.... I can't remember anything that stands out from Bergman & LeBlanc (even though both are CRAZY talented).


Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series Pre-Nominees:

All My Children: Melissa Claire Egan (Annie Chandler) and Chrishell Stause (Amanda Martin)
As the World Turns: Terri Conn (Katie Peretti), Lesli Kay (Molly Conlan), and Julie Pinson (Janet Ciccone)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Adrienne Frantz (Amber Moore) and Heather Tom (Katie Logan Spencer)
Days of our Lives: Nadia Bjorlin (Chloe Lane) and Arianne Zucker (Nicole Walker)
General Hospital: Julie Marie Berman (Lulu Spencer) and Nancy Lee Grahn (Alexis Davis)
One Life to Live: Robin Strasser (Dorian Lord) and Bree Williamson (Jessica Buchanan)
The Young and the Restless: Tricia Cast (Nina Webster), Amelia Heinle (Victoria Newman), and Elizabeth Hendrickson (Chloe Mitchell)

Quick Thoughts: On ATWT, Pinson didn't have a strong showing as she did for when she won her Emmy last year, but I am over the moon that Kay & Conn both are pre-nominated because they did some fabulous work!! I hope that Conn takes home the gold this year! OLTL: Then again, I might be rooting for Williamson because she is very talented and I love her work as Jessica! Y&R: All three ladies did a great job last year, but I think Cast & Hendrickson might edge out Heinle.... On the purpose of having stronger material to work with... but I wouldn't count Heinle out yet because she has managed to make Victoria Newman into her own character in the past half-decade.


Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series Pre-Nominees:

All My Children: Cornelius Smith, Jr. (Frankie Hubbard) and Jacob Young (JR Chandler)
As the World Turns: Trent Dawson (Henry Coleman) and Eric Sheffer Stevens (Reid Oliver)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Patrick Duffy (Stephen Logan) and Rick Hearst (Whipple Jones, III)
Days of our Lives: Shawn Christian (Daniel Jonas) and Jay Kenneth Johnson (Philip Kiriakis)
General Hospital: Jonathan Jackson (Lucky Spencer) and Jason Thompson (Patrick Drake)
One Life to Live: Brian Kerwin (Charlie Banks) and Mark Lawson (Brody Lovett)
The Young and the Restless: Doug Davidson (Paul Williams) and Billy Miller (Billy Abbott)

Quick Thoughts: ATWT: Soooooooooooooo glad Stevens is up for consideration, his work as Reid was brilliant, but I think there is no excuse for Van Hansis to not be up for consideration, at LEAST in this category! OLTL: Again, I can't really say for sure. Y&R: Davidson is always talented but he didn't make my short-list as Miller did... though I think the actors of Ronan and Chance (and maybe Cane) would've edged out these two for me.


Outstanding Younger Actress In A Drama Series Pre-Nominees:

All My Children: Brittany Allen (Marissa Chandler) and Natalie Hall (Colby Chandler)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Jacqueline MacInnes Wood (Steffy Forrester) and Kim Matula (Hope Logan)
Days of our Lives: Molly Burnett (Melanie Layton) and Shelley Hennig (Stephanie Johnson)
General Hospital: Lexi Ainsworth (Kristina Corinthos Davis) and Haley Pullos (Molly Lansing Davis)
One Life to Live: Kristen Alderson (Starr Manning) and Brittany Underwood (Langston Wilde)
The Young and the Restless: Emily O'Brien (Jana Hawkes)

Quick Thoughts: Not much to say here, but O'Brien from Y&R did some great work.


Outstanding Younger Actor In A Drama Series Pre-Nominees:

All My Children: Finn Wittrock (Damon Miller)
As the World Turns: Mick Hazen (Parker Munson Snyder)
The Bold and the Beautiful: Scott Clifton (Liam Cooper) and Zack Conroy (Oliver Jones)
Days of our Lives: Casey Deidrick (Chad Woods) and Chandler Massey (Will Horton)
General Hospital: Chad Duell (Michael Corinthos) and Nathan Parsons (Ethan Lovett)
One Life to Live: Edward Alderson (Matthew Buchanan) and David A. Gregory (Robert Ford)

Quick Thoughts: No Y&R noms?? Hmmmm, anyways, not much to say here either.


THOUGHTS?? Sound Off In the comments!

Soap Opera America's Helen Wagner Lifetime Achievement Award: Colleen Zenk Pinter (2010 Honoree)

Perhaps most famously known for her role as the equally villainess and yet kind-hearted Barbara Ryan on As The World Turns, Pinter has become one of the most talented actresses in daytime, and one of the most beloved by fans.

In 1978, Pinter first appeared on As The World Turns, playing Barbara Ryan: a role which she would become most famously known for. In her thirty-two year stint on As The World Turns, she portrayed Barbara as many types of women, but it was her villainous turn in the 2000's that would garner her much critical acclaim. She earned back-to-back Daytime Emmy nominations in 2001 (Supporting Actress) and 2002 (Lead Actress), and a 2005 Soap Opera Digest Award nomination (Favorite Villain).

Throughout Pinter's stint on As The World Turns she became one-half of the famous super-couple with James Stenbeck (Anthony Herrera). Her rise to fame as Barbara began with Barbara becoming a heroine, suffering many tragedies at the hand of her former lover, James Stenbeck. In 1985, her villainous nature started to show as she broke up popular super-couple Tom Hughes & Margo Montgomery, this proved unpopular and she returned to being a heroine.

In the early 2000's Barbara became involved in a villainous plot to get back at her adversaries, which soon after, she reformed herself and became less of a villain. Yet, Pinter was still able to inject some boldness and brashy-ness into Barbara, creating a strong vibrant woman who we've come to know and love.

Pinter has remained an integral part of many of As The World Turns's storylines, being a regular contract player, and becoming a prominent character as the show started to come to a close in September 2010.

Pinter met her first husband on the set of As The World Turns and the two have a daughter and a grandchild together. She became diagnosed with oral cancer in 2007, and is now a proud cancer survivor, as well as a spokesperson for the disease. In 2008, Pinter agreed to have her character Barbara Ryan have an oral cancer storyline as well, which in turn ended up with Ryan being cancer free.

Pinter is a fantastic actress, a part of As The World Turns history, and a person who created one of the most bold and brazen females in soap history. We wish her great luck on her next acting ventures, and hope to see her soon in another fantastic role.

Soap Opera America's Helen Wagner Lifetime Achievement Award (Intro)

Helen Wagner, known as Nancy Hughes on As The World Turns, was a trailblazer. She spoke the very first words on ATWT and would go on to become one of the soap's most well-known characters. She became the matriarch of the show, becoming one of the longest tenured actresses on the soap, and winning a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Emmys in 2004. She set the world record for the longest played character on television with Nancy Hughes. ATWT's history is not complete without her, as she carried a sense of history every time she came onscreen.

We decided to name a lifetime achievement award in her honor after she passed away last May (2010). Reason being was that she has become one of the legends of daytime television, and one figure that daytime television can't ignore in it's long history.

This is an honorary award presented in the honor of As The World Turns star Helen Wagner (Nancy Hughes) who is no longer with us. This award will be presented to honor a Soap Vet who has contributed significantly to the world of soaps by playing an iconic role, or many iconic roles.

New Things Coming Your Way.

Hey all,

This website has been barren for a while, but not to worry, I'm planning some big things to be coming! Here's what you can expect to be appearing soon!!

+ The long-awaited Bio of last year's lifetime achievement award winner, Colleen Zenk Pinter, otherwise known as Barbara on As The World Turns.

+ The list of nominees for the 2011 Soap Opera America Awards!!

+ A post regarding villains in today's daytime dramas.

BTW, I am looking for people to help write for the site, especially those who are big fans of: General Hospital, Days Of Our Lives, The Bold & The Beautiful, All My Children, and One Life To Live. Please email me at: soapoperaamerica@aim.com

Thanks!!

Goodnight, As The World Turns

"I don't think there should be goodbyes, just goodnights." -Kim Hughes

So, the final episode of ATWT has aired, and I must say, I am sad with the fact that it was over, but a little disapointed with the finale.

FAVORITE PARTS:
-Bob's introduction at the beginning. It was so amazing and perfect that it could've stood alone as the last moment.
-Luke feeling Reid's heart through Chris. So touching and gave us a sense of closure with Luke.
-Kim's quote (at the top of the article). Showed that the show will go on forever in our hearts.
-Everybody's (or almost everybody) happy endings. Made some sort of peace that we knew they were okay.
-Bob's Retirement running parallel with the show's conclusion. Very cool that one of the show's longest running castmates' had some sort of goodbye as the viewers did with the show.
-The last scene. Where the light shone on the globe and it was still turning, gave me chills.

MISSED OPPOURTUNITIES:
-I was disapointed that they didn't do a montage intro of all the different introductions used throughout the years for ATWT.
-I wish we could've been treated to a future glimpse to our Oakdale friends' lives.
-The whole thing felt rushed, it should've been longer than it was.
-I wish Molly, Rosanna, Will & Gwen, and the others; stayed for the finale..


Overall, some of it seemed unorthodox and didn't quite fit for me (Barbara & Henry). However, despite the flaws, it was a pretty cool ending to a great show.

1956-2010.

As The World Turns' Final Week

Almost a year ago, we lost Guiding Light to poor viewership (but they had a great fan base that fought til the end to keep the light shining), and now one of the most famous headlines of this past year was the viewers' fight to keep As The World Turns on the air. A losing battle, unfortunatly.

Today it really hit me that this week was the LAST week that ATWT would be on the air... kind of a bittersweet moment that left my heart shattered. If any of you have been keeping up with the show, a lot of stuff has been happening in recent weeks. But the one thing that will keep us tuned in is CarJack's LONG journey back to each other.

Hopefully they will end up with each other again, (as GL did with Reva & Josh) and that the finale will be a grand one. My dream finale would start with a introduction that utilized all the introductions from ATWT's past and we would then be treated to a lot of guest stars, or at least, some memorable moments... However, it depends on the producers.

So, if you viewers are looking for another soap and still are willing to watch on CBS, Maura West (aka Carly Tenney Snyder) will be playing on The Young & The Restless starting early October, so stay tuned for her!!

Here is a video that shows the preview for the final week:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cyjA4AvYQo

So, join us for the last episode on September 17th, 2010. (AND bring a box of kleenex).

Soap Opera Moments: Reid's Heart (2010)

[Luke (Right, portrayed by Van Hansis) & Reid (Left, portrayed by Eric Stevens) have been a couple since early 2010, and have quickly become another fan-favorite couple from As The World Turns; they are popularly referred to as LuRe.]

So, as many of you LuRe and ATWT fans know, last week (September 3rd, 2010), Dr. Reid Oliver was hit by a speeding train because his car would not move from the train tracks. Reid was trying to rush to Bay City in order to get the heart that was needed to save Chris Hughes' life.

Today, Margo and Tom Hughes received the call that there was an accident, long story short; Luke's facce turned from joking to horrified as he saw Reid's bloody body rushed to Memorial's ER in front of him.

What followed were powerful scenes from Hansis and Katie (Terri Colombino), scenes that are worthy of first Daytime Emmy wins for the two [I'm looking at you Emmys!!]. And their final scene in the room that Reid was in, standing and holding each other was just heart-wrenching.

This breif, but compelling storyline has put ATWT (in my book), back to the good stories, that delt with what many ATWT storylines have delt with, family. This paired with the Barbara Ryan kidnapped by Iris storyline should hopefully earn many Emmy noms for ATWT, including Best Drama; but one can only hope!

What ticks me off most about the whole thing is that Katie and Luke have come through so many romantic roadblocks in the past year, it feels like: "When will they get a break?!"

And it feels like Luke's relationship with Reid was just dangled in front of us and then whisked away, sadly but unfortunatly, irreversable...

You never know what could happen within the next few days, so stay tuned, and hope that Luke will find love again before the show ends!!!