SoapNet and Soap Nation have signed on as official sponsors of Country Music Star Sara Evans’ Summer Tour.

So, on August 8th (Atlanta) and August 22nd (Fort Worth, TX), expect some ABC Soaps stars from All My Children, One Life To Live and General Hospital to be part of Sara Evans’ guests. There will be a meet and greet time, autograph signings, Q&A’s and more surprises for the fans.

No word yet on who will actually be there but visit Sara Evans website as well as SoapNet for more information. YeeHaw!

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At the risk of sounding like a soap opera cliche, the twists of all twists in the Daytime Soaps, the 2009 Emmy’s finally found a home. CBS announced on November of 2008 that they have no plans of hosting the 36th Daytime Emmy’s. Apparently, they didn’t plan on renewing one of their soaps either, heh.

But, all is well that ends well because CW Network is welcoming the Daytime Emmy’s with open arms. No official announcement has been made yet but all arrows are pointing towards the home of CW.

Because of this intriguing journey, 2009 Daytime Emmy’s won’t be aired August 31 at the Orpheum in Los Angeles. The official nominees will be announced on May 14th during the last hour of NBC’s Today Show. Pre-Nominations have been released if you want to get an idea on how the competition is going to be this year.

Just in case CW backs out, NATAS assured everyone that a Plan B is waiting in the wings. I HOPE SO!

Read all the details at Soap Central.

FYI, I just got this information from One Life To Live’s Wikipedia page. Pussycat Dolls could possibly be visiting Llanview on May 13th, Wednesday. I have no confirmation whatsoever so this is just a rumor of course.

Which character is having a birthday on May? Oh wait, perhaps a Prom Night episode? Llanview gets the best musical hook ups don’t they?

What song will the PCD perform from their Doll Domination album when they visit Llanview? “When I Grow Up“, “Whatcha Think About That“, “I Hate This Part“, or maybe their own version of Slumdog Millionaire song, “Jai Ho“. Or all of above.

I hope it’s not a rumor because it’s going to be a blast if Pussycat Dolls show up in Llanview. Rex needs a huge act to book in his Ultra Violet club to pay for Shane’s medical expenses. Hey, just a thought.

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When Ron Carlivati took over in writing for One Life To Live I have to admit, I was very happy. Finally, One Life To Live will rise back up to it’s fabulousness like it was before. For a while there the Soap was at an impasse. I was getting bored with all the stupid storylines. But slowly but surely, Carlivati unleashed his dark, sick, disturbed yet brilliant  head on all of us.

First, Nash’s death. For storyline purposes, someone had to die. Who else to kill but the husband of Jessica Buchanan, father to 1 child and another one in the way which he found out about on his death bed. Nash and Jessica went through so much drama starting with Jessica’s inherited multiple personality disorder from her mother Viki Lord. Jessica used to be married to Antonio Vega. Jessica had to painfully admit after their honeymoon that she and her Tess alter integrated which is why she fell in love with Nash too. But of course they killed Nash off. Nothing is ever happily ever after in Soap Operas. That thing only happens in Angelina Jolie’s life (hehe). Jessica had to face losing her husband hours after she found out she was pregnant with their second child. Albeit I hated that Nash died I understood that that’s how life goes. And that’s how soaps story had to go. It created dramas and it certainly brought out a lot of that on the show and in Bree Williamson’s ability as an actress. She just earned a pre-nomination for the 36th Emmy’s.

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Before Rebecca Budig arrived in Pine Valley (AMC) as Greenlee Smythe, a character created to make Erica Kane a living hell (woohooo), she was actually Michelle Bauer from CBS’ Guiding Light. Rebecca was one of the few reasons why I was watching that Soaps. I have been a fan for a long time which is why I was so happy when I heard she was going back to Daytime except in ABC.

Anyhoo, the Michelle Bauer character went through 2 facelifts when Rebecca left GL. Bethany Joie Lenz (One Tree Hill) and Nancy St Alban did wonderful in their own versions. Each actresses made me root for the Danny and Michelle love story. When Danny and Michelle left Springfield to help Michelle’s Dad in his medical mission in South Africa (??), I slowly got turned off in watching GL. Especially when the “kissing-cousins” storyline became the focal point of the show. Thank goodness Laura Wright, who used to play Cassie (Reva’s sister), showed up in General Hospital as Carly Corinthos. My life was complete again.

Phillip Spaulding has been brought back to the Springfield canvas again. Soap Central reports that GL is looking for someone to bring back Michelle Bauer back. Nancy St. Alban is not coming back to reprise the role. Well, not that we know of yet.

Here’s my question, is Rebecca Budig possibly returning to Guiding Light to portray Michelle Bauer again? I would love it if she does. I might start watching Guiding Light again. As of right now, no one has been officially named for the role but Michelle Bauer will be back in Springfield by April. I’d probably tune in just to see if whoever gets the job is fit for one of my favorite characters on Daytime :).

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CBS Network is supposed to be the one taking the reins for the 2009 Daytime Emmy’s after ABC hosted the 2008 show. According to Soaps In Depth (December 1 issue), a CBS network representative has confirmed that  they will not broadcast the show next year. NATAS has offered other networks to air 2009 Daytime Emmy’s. ABC and SoapNet hasn’t commented on whether they would take the hosting job.

Wow. What’s wrong CBS? You want all the nominations to be all just CBS soaps? Coz you know, having 4 CBS actors in 1 category is not enough. It must be 5 so the chances of winning is much higher.

People think “oh Soaps, it’s all drama”. Yes it is but what they don’t realize is, there’s a science to it also. There’s always an experiment going on year after year after year. Sometimes it doesn’t work, sometimes it does. And one of the things that work is the formula for a doomed relationship.

It’s not when someone slept with another person other than their partner, respectively. Nope. See, that’s part of the experimentation process. Someone will sleep with another person, either in the brink of death or just plain stupidity. Sometimes they’re forgiven and life goes on, sometimes not. But most of the times, it will be forgotten and forgiven.

If you want to know the Soap Opera’s Formula for a doomed relationship, stick around, and click for more :)…

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35th Annual Daytime Emmy is inviting Daytime TV fans to share their stories. The 35th daytime Emmy Awards which will be aired on June 20th will have a twist on it’s programming. Select fans will be included in the telecast. Here’s what you need to do :

• Visit www.ABC.com/daytime or www.SoapNet.com
• Fill out a form and submit your personal story on how Daytime TV(Soaps, Soaps storyline, Soap Actor/Character, Talk Shows, Talk Show hosts, Judge Shows, Children Shows and Lifestyle Shows) has touched your lives, respectively.
• Selected viewers will get their story aired during the 35th Annual Emmy’s live telecast.
• Deadline for submission is on May 23rd 2008, Friday.

The 35th Daytime Emmy Awards is on June 20th, Friday at 8pm, on ABC network from the Hollywood’s Kodak Theatre.

Maybe we’ll see your face on TV :). Just in case you missed it, here are the 2008 Daytime Emmy Nominees.

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First it was Ricky Paull Goldin leaving Guiding Light, now Emmy Award Winner Martha Byrne(Lily) has reportedly rejected a “generous” offer from As The World Turns to stay.

“We made Martha an incredibly generous offer in hopes that she would remain a valuable member of the ATWT cast,” executive producer Christopher Goutman said in a statement. “Unfortunately, Martha has decided to leave despite our best efforts to keep her.” *SOURCE

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Major shake ups in CBS Soapsdom. Ricky Paull Godlin ’s(Gus Aituro, GL) has made his announcement of not returning to Guiding Light. After weeks of rumor regarding his exit, Ricky wrote to his fans :

“I want you to be one of the first to know that I’m planning on leaving Guiding Light when my contract expires in a couple of weeks,” Goldin wrote. “Gus has been a huge part of my life and I will really miss portraying him and bringing this character to life for you.”

“My seven years on Guiding Light have been a wonderful experience. Now it’s time for a new adventure, a new chapter in my life,” Goldin reflected. “I will especially miss working with Beth Ehlers, since it doesn’t get any better than Gus and Harley.” *SOURCE

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