Happy Birthday Rudolf Martin!!

Happy Birthday wishes to Rudolf Martin.  AMC's Anton Lang celebrates his 43rd birthday today!  Rudolf is currently filming the movie, Taking Capellera.

Wanda Dejesus Joins Cast of New Law & Order!

Wanda Dejesus (Mayor Blanco) has joined the cast of the newest Law & Order spinoff, Law & Order: Los Angeles.  She plays Arleen Gonzales, the police lieutenant in charge of the Robbery Homicide Division.  The show also stars Terrence Howard, Regina Hall and Skeet Ulrich.

Law & Order: Los Angeles premieres on September 22 and at 10 pm on NBC 

Alexa Havins in Dating Hell!!!

Well not really.   Really Alexa (ex-Babe) and husband Justin Bruening (ex-Jamie) are expecting their first child very soon!  But last year, Alexa was part of a web series called Turbo Dates on Babelgum.com.  Here is one of her hilarious clips!

COMMENTARY: If I Had a Nickel...

I'm changing my name to Nan O. Tech

For every time Scott Chandler said the word "nanotech" I would have about $9.35 by now.  Scott, shut up about the damn nanotech!!  It's like his own little version of The Telltale Heart.  He hears the word nan-o-tech, with each step he takes.  He hears it in his sleep.  He hears it as he chews.  And when he's having sex with Annie, he hears her scream out NANOTECH, instead of his name.  Hmm... actually, that part might be true.   At any rate, Scott... either relieve your guilty conscience by confessing to stealing the idea, or shut the shut up!!!

All My New Children

Devon/Jenny

 

There are a lot of kids on AMC... Trevor, Jenny, Kathy, AJ, Emma, Miranda, Gabrielle and soon Spike and Ian will be returning.  So who are all these kids?  Well here's what I can tell you.  Trevor is now being played by twin, Logan and Noah Ireland.  

Jenny is being played by Devon Woods.  Devon has also been seen as Young Tara on Showtimes The United States of Tara.  

Kathy is being played by Dannika Northcott.  This young actress has a nice list of credits to her name, including recurring roles in ABC sitcom, In the Motherhood.

Mackenzie/Miranda

 

Miranda's new portrayer is Mackenzie Aladjem.  Mackenzie has appeared on Showtimes Nurse Jackie, as well as the now defunct soap, Passions!  Aerowyne J is the name of the new Gabrielle.



And the new Spike and Ian are.... Jake Vaughn as Spike and Britton Reeder as Ian.

"On The Edge" To Air Thanksgiving Weekend!!

ATI's Daytime Emmy winning special, On the Edge, a one hour special that follows Susan Lucci (Erica), Montel Williams,  and General Hospital's Anthony Geary and Kelly Monaco on their trip to Kenya to raise awareness of the poor and hungry for the charity Daytime Gives Back.  ABC stations in large markets, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia and Cleveland will all air the special Thanksgiving weekend.   Don't worry, the PVB will remind you closer to the actual airdate. 

Eva LaRue Attends CBS Summer Press Tour

And as always, looks fab!   Head to toe, Eva LaRue (ex-Maria) looks amazing.  Awesome dress, great shoes, nice bag and well... she's drop dead gorgeous.  Marriage certainly does agree with her!

It's All About Susan

Susan Lucci (Erica) has signed a book deal with It Books, a division of Harper Collins, to write her memoirs.   The as now untitled book will be released next year.   Personally, I cannot wait!   I would love to hear her recollections about the early days of AMC.  This is going on my must read list!

COMMENTARY: It's All David's Fault

David, David, David.  He is getting himself into a heap of trouble these days, some his own doing, some not so much.  But the bottom line is, if TPTB keep pinning every single thing that goes wrong in Pine Valley on David, he will end up being written into that proverbial corner that is very hard to get out of.  

Paybacks a bitch David, and so am I!

Let's break it down shall we?  David DID hire someone to sabotage Erica's plane so she couldn't get back to Pine Valley and Greenlee could take control of FUSION.  He did this.  We know he did this.  There is no justification for David on this one.  Did he mean to almost kill Erica?  No, of course not.  He wanted the plane grounded.  He didn't want her to get on it and crash!  Remember, he saves lives dammit, he doesn't take them, even though he's not a doctor anymore.  Still, he did hire someone to mess with the plane.   It was sloppy, especially for David.  He thinks of every scenario usually but he didn't think that Erica would insist on getting on the plane with no maintenance check.  Is it is his fault that Erica demanded to fly home?  No.  But it is his fault that the plane was not fully functional.   But in the end, there is an actual crime here.

Then there is Angie.  A young boy came into the ER after falling off his bike.  Angie just happens to be an infectious disease specialist.  Remember how she came back to Pine Valley? It was because Greenlee and Frankie (then known as Quenton) had a disease that no one could figure out.  Her expertise was needed so Joe called her for help.   So for Angie to see the signs that something else was wrong with this boy, other than his fall works for me.  

Angie Angie Angie... oh nothing, I just like saying that

What doesn't work for me is that she would try to treat him without taking proper precautions (such as mask and gloves).  Time was a factor, but no amount of budget cuts (David's fault) should hinder a doctor from protecting themselves from possible infections.  

I save lives dammit!

Angie treated the boy, and then did not immediately wash and sterilize her hands, and ended up touching her eye and giving herself the infection the boy was carrying.  David's fault?  Come on!  That's a bit of a stretch.  Sure he cut the budget but are they really trying to tell me that nowhere in the hospital was there one rubber glove?   Hey, go next door to Walgreen's people!  They sell them there.  I have to make this very clear, I love Angie and Jesse.  But Angie's insistence that Jesse will be furious because of David's involvement in her illness is probably the most ridiculous thing since Marissa, JR, Scott and Annie all living under the same roof.  Don't get me started!  But I'm sure somehow, some way the fact that Adam divorced Annie, that JR slept with her, that Scott is in love with her, and that Marissa is a mealy mouthed waste of space are all David's fault.

If you give me fake drugs, I'll help you in court, or may be do you on a poker table, your choice.

And what Liza? She's getting placebos from David that she can slip to Damon instead of his ADHD meds.  Not the smartest move for David, but a typical one.  David and drugs go hand in hand.  And when Liza ultimately confesses to what she's been doing, who do you think Tad and Jesse will immediately blame.  David, of course!  David the mad scientist behind the Libidozone fiasco.  Hmmm come to think of it, maybe he's been slipping it to Annie and that would explain why she's such a Chandler whore.   David?  Is this a new crime to add to you growing laundry list?   Oh shoot, maybe I should shut up.  I wouldn't want to give TPTB any more ideas on how to destroy one of the most complex and interesting characters they've ever had.   

And last but certainly not least, we have Ryan. 

Ryan, you're such a douchebag.  Takes one to know one Davey boy.

An argument in the park.  David is pissed because Ryan made arrangements with Greenlee to meet in the park.  Sure it had to do with Emma losing her Cinderella dress and Greenlee replacing it, but David's paranoia where Ryan concerned put all kinds of meaning on this get together.  Ryan is not interested in another go round with David.  David pulls the patented PV male move and grabs Ryan's arm.  Dang, I thought they only arm grabbed women on this show!  David's set a new precedent!   Anyway, Ryan is all, "get your hands off me Dave" and the argument escalates.  But then Ryan starts to clutch his head.  

Why do I bother?

David, still a doctor at heart, can see something is very wrong and asks him, albeit in a rather snotty tone, what is wrong with him.   And before we know it, Ryan is down on the ground.  David has that brief few seconds of "should I help him" and then kneels down to do just that.   This is when Greenlee

It's a long road for David.  And now that Greenlee is on the outs with him, that leaves no one in his corner.  David's eventual downfall with no chance to come back will be that no one is in his corner.  That he has no one to love, and no one loves him. Don't destroy David!  Pine Valley needs him!  Don't forget David's vulnerabilities.  It's those things... his desire to be loved and have a family, children, that make David the complex and interesting character he is.  Once those factors are gone, he's nothing but a one note baddie and that usually ends with being buried alive in a park or hanging on a hook, frozen in a meat locker.

In the words of Tim Gunn, let's make it work!

How Cool Is That?

AMC is using real, top of the line technology to help Ryan as he recovers from a brain aneurysm.  Hummingbird Synergy is the signature device by InnerSpace Medical.  Hummingbird Synergy is the only device to integrate the functions of intracranial pressure, ventricular drainage with access for a diagnostic probe through a single burr hole. What this means is that before this device, several holes were made in the skull to access all these different areas, but with this one device, only one hole is needed.  Kudos to AMC for educating viewers on a new, top of the line device!

More What If...

Spoilers for the Week of July 26!!

This weeks spoilers are now posted and like a typical week in Pine Valley, it's full of mayhem and foolishness!  Greenlee and David separate, Damon and Colby make love,  Annie gets divoriced, Liza comes clean and Angie's pregnant!?  Say huh!?

CASTING NEWS: AMC Recasts Emma!

Starkidz.net is reporting that Danielle Parker will be taking over the role of Emma Lavery from Emily Alyn Lind beginning the week of August 16.  No word on why the change was made.

Happy Birthday Bobbie Eakes!!!

Happy Birthday wishes to Bobbie Eakes!!!   AMC's Krystal celebrates her 49th birthday today!  Catch Bobbie and the Divas of Daytime at Wisconsin's Log Jam 2010 on Sunday, August 1!!  For more information check out the Log Jam website.

Walt and Julia Hit the Stage!!

Tonight is the night Ottawa, IL!  It's the first performance in a weekend long event starring Walt Willey (Jack) and Julia Barr (Brooke).   The two are joined by Howard Johnson in a WilleyWorld Production of the classic, Arsenic and Old Lace.  This evenings performance begins at 7:30 pm with a show tomorrow, July 24 at 7:30 pm and a Sunday July 25 matinee performance at 2:30 pm.  Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door.  Please call (815) 434-2737.