Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Good Bye Pine Valley - Hello Bon Temps!


It's been a tumultuous few years with AMC and even though there have been so many steps in the right direction, I have decided that it's time to move on. Too little too late. My interests have changed, and so will the blog. As of today, the Pine Valley Bulletin is no more, but the True Blood Weekly is born!

Come with me into the dark world of Bon Temps, LA where waitresses are telepathic, bar owners are shape shifters and vampires roam the earth free and out of the coffin. True Blood returns on HBO on June 13!

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Aiden Survives to Dance Another Day!!!



It was a little worrisome after their first dance, but after much improvement for the second week, Aiden Turner (ex-Aidan) and Edyta have made it through to the next round on DWTS!!! Phew!

Check out Aiden's DWTS blog on BuddyTV.com

Happy Birthday Mark Consuelos!!




Happy birthday wishes to Mark Consuelos. AMC's former Mateo celebrates his 39th birthday today!

Monday, March 29, 2010

Happy Birthday Christopher Lawford!!!



Happy Birthday to Christopher Lawford!! AMC's former Charlie is 55 today!

Happy Birthday Terri Ivens!!!!




Happy Birthday wishes to Terri Ivens!!! She celebrates her 43rd birthday today!!! How I miss Simone!

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Spoilers for the Week of March 28!!


This weeks spoilers are now posted! And don't blink or you might miss something good! Erica and Brooke come face to face this week, Jack and Erica kiss, Adam fantasies about Brooke, Damon takes off, Greenlee and David declare their love, and a car crash lands a few PV residents in the hospital!

CASTING NEWS: Trevor Gets a Nanny!!


Starting this week, Sadie Stratton takes on the role of Jane, Trevor's new nanny. With Amanda on the fast track to modeling fame and Jake busy with his doctor duties, Trevor needs someone to watch him and that is where Jane comes in. Sadie has previously been seen in guest spots on 90210, The Middleman, Women's Murder Club as well as many more!

Learning the Game of Life

In 1985, All My Children released a Game Board that gave their fans the chance to live out the lives of some of their favourite Pine Valley Citizens. Though the game proved to be incredibly popular, it was not the easiest to figure out.

As Carmen Thomas-Paris recounts, "We tried to play it, but no one could ever figure it out. I remember a few times we tried to play it on the set. The directions are a little complicated. By the time you are finished reading the directions, you didn't want to play anymore."

Let's check out some of the cast featured, then and now:Debbi Morgan (Dr. Angie Baxter Hubbard):
Darnell Williams (Jesse Hubbard):
Michael E. Knight (Tad Gardner Martin):
Carmen Thomas-Paris (Hillary Wilson):

I think that we can agree that time seems to stand still in Soap Land.

Friday, March 26, 2010

CASTING NEWS: Alicia Minshew Stays with AMC!!!

It's official! Alicia Minshew (Kendall) will be staying on at AMC. When word came down the pike that the show was relocating to LA, it was unclear if Alicia would be making the move. Then in early November, Alicia and husband Richie welcomed their daughter Willow and Alicia was on maternity leave for an undisclosed amount of time. No one would say for sure if Alicia was going to stay or go. And a lot of assumptions were made that since her husband is a bar owner in NYC, that she would be leaving AMC. On April 9, Alicia returns to AMC for a short time with Zach (Thorsten Kaye) to arrive a few days later. Now we know, that while Thorsten is only back for this brief visit, Alicia will be making a more permanent return by the end of the summer!

Thursday, March 25, 2010

This week from the Soap Blog Coalition!!!



The Bold and the Beautiful celebrated its 23rd anniversary on March 23. Check out photos from the cast's on-set celebration! (Daytime Confidential)

In their latest Soap Opera Digest column, the Serial Drama girls wish that the put-upon heroines on Days of Our Lives would take the wailing and crying down a notch or six, and try to explain how very wrong GH's "Sonny shoots Dante" story is (perhaps unsurprisingly, they had a hard time cutting this part down to 500 family friendly words). (Serial Drama)

Mary Montanari hates to see As the World Turns end, but isn't sure if at this point the writers can do it justice given the time frame they have to scribe happy endings before the world as we have known and loved it stops spinning. (Soap Opera Examiner)

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

The Stars Reaction To David Canary's Retirement!

Soap Opera Digest interviewed some of the stars of AMC about their feelings on David Canary's (Adam) impending departure. It's sadness and joy all around. Sad to be losing the amazing actor and person that he is, but happy that he will be with his family and enjoying life. Read what they have to say here.

Monday, March 22, 2010

ABC Daytime Salutes Broadway Cares!!!


Last night was the 6th Annual ABC/SOAPnet Salutes Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and as usual, our friend, photographer Linda Lenzi was front and center for all the action! Check out her fabulous photos at Broadwayworld.com.

photo courtesy of Linda Lenzi

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Spoilers for the Week of March 21!!!




This weeks spoilers are now posted! It's a strange week indeed as Tad and Liza call it quits, David and Liza team up, Jack is staying in PV for Erica, and what? Amanda and Natalia both become models!?

Happy Birthday Laura Allen!!!




Happy Birthday wishes to Laura Allen (ex-Laura). She celebrates her 36th birthday today!

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Thaddeus James Gardner Martin 101

Check-out SoapNet's awesome gallery on yours and my favorite Cad, Tad Martin.

I wish that they could have posted some pictures from Tad's early years. Like his friendship with Charlie Brent (technically his nephew) or like when he stole from Grandma Kate.

Check it out the PVB's own Tad history HERE.