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November 24, 2003
Happy Thanksgiving Week! AMC Of course, the really big question is just where the complete hell is:
??? For years it's been the best AMC site on the net and one day recently, it just *went away*! Moved into action by the questions of a few (the understatement of the year) distraught readers of the Bulletin, I dropped a line to my buddy (we served in a war together, trust me), Kathy Carano, who is the owner and webmaster of the site and she gave us the info. Seems some nutless wonder managed to get their unemployed computer geek brother to take time out from his role-playing game career to hack into the site and cause it to crash every time it goes live. Kathy has folks hard at work on the problem and PVB should be back in business in short order. Like with the Scott Egan fiasco, this time, the good guys are going to win. People with keyboards need to learn that it doesn't make them bulletproof and there are still legal measures to be taken against those who decide to get nasty and attack! For those who want to keep current with PVB info, the message board is still alive and well at: http://pub29.ezboard.com/fpinevalleybulletincommunityfrm1 You can read spoiler and news updates, as well as catching the chat there. We've got your back, Kathy!
OLTL
Although we have heard that the sickle is swinging at OLTL and all of the ABC soaps to clear away the extra cast members who don't seem to be going anywhere and although we have watched very nearly every contact RJ has in town slipping away from him, my sources are still saying that Timothy J. Stickney isn't leaving OLTL. Whether or not he'll actually get a good story remains to be seen, but we should be able to breathe easy soon as the cast changes slow down and RJ remains with us. As mentioned last week, there is talk of Patricia Elliott (Renee), Phil Carey (Asa) and Patricia Mauceri (Carlotta) going to recurring status. Fiona Hutchinson (Gabrielle) is still set to leave, although I know she's around on New Year's Eve when Bo returns her engagement ring to her and she accepts his re-proposal. Remember, word of David Fumero's (ex-Cris) exit came months before Cris actually died and there's still no official word on when Hutchinson will have a final airdate or how she'll be written off the show.
A wonderful reader brought out the obvious points on either a red herring or something so blantant it is biting us on the ass with the Music Box Killer. She writes: "The killings started in New Jersey, Ron just came to Llanview from New Jersey just before the killings started. The girls all took dance lessons, Ron teaches dance. Everytime the music box killer is mentioned, the next scene has Ron in it. To keep Jessica safe while wearing the infamous leotard, Ron walked her to her car. OLTL is being as blunt about Ron as they were about Walker being Todd."
Leaving with a whimper rather than a bang, the departure of Bruce Hall as Joey Buchanan will be again the result of Joey slipping away to London to be with Clint and Cordero for a while. No recast is planned in the immediate future. Same for Shanelle Workman as Flash/Sarah Roberts. At this point, the plan is a quiet slip into the woodwork.
Handsome Tuc Watkins (David Vickers) not only made his way into the open credits for OLTL, but also was the breakout hit of SSW, leaving other heart throbs like Trevor St John (Walker), newcomer Michael Easton and the latest Kevin incarmation, Dan Gautier, in the dust. Many fans were taken aback by his charm and good humor. When asked about potential love interests for David, Watkins offered himself up to Carlotta while Hillary B. Smith cheerfully suggested that Nora was available. He also voiced his pleasure with the current storyline, which passes him back and forth between Cramer Cousins, Blair and Kelly. GH
More info keep coming out about Eileen Boylan being replayed by Katie Stuart (ex-Cindy, rape accusing teen). Now it seems the story is that GH told Boylan they'd work around her movie filming schedule, but decided after the fact that they didn't want to accommodate her outside ventures and recast despite her desire to return after the movie was in the can. Boylan says she is heartbroken about their decision.
You've probably heard about their time at a country inn. They are getting very cozy and romantic when they are interrupted by a Port Charles policeman who needs Ric to come with him to assist with the indictment of Sonny for the attempted murder of Alcazar. Supposedly, they later return to the cabin and as Liz comforts Ric on having to work against his brother, they lead into lovemaking. It is expected that Ric is going to learn the truth about Liz's pregnancy before December is over, but this is still up for debate among scoopsters. Regardless, the lean at this time is toward Liz and Ric being together for a while, despite any rocks in the road caused by the pregnancy.
Carly's starting to get a grip on things, but it doesn't quite land where the CarSon fans would like to see it. On Wednesday, she confesses to Sonny that she doesn't feel what she should feel for him and things become even more complicated on Monday Dec 1st when Sonny learns that Carly warned Lorenzo that he was coming for him. Even though Carly is feeling torn about her feelings, she's still determined to stand by Sonny. Having been shot by Brian during the kidnapping of Sam, Sonny is in the hospital in police custody and Scott is giving him a hard time, working the angle of Sonny's claustrophobia and teasing him about how cramped his cell will be. Carly gets Bobbie to drug Sonny and then sneaks him out of the hospital. He wakes up on his jet and Carly tells him she's taking him away. She takes him to France, figuring no one will end up looking for them there. Sonny is confident that she still loves him and begins seducing her. Things get heated as they kiss, but he wants to make sure she's right there with him and not faking again. Scott decides that he's going to put Sonny on trial whether he's there or not, but he hedges his bets by getting a court order to make Michael and Morgan wards of the state, trying to bait Sonny to come home. Justus works to fight the court order in the absence of the Corinthos parents. Alcazar learns that they are in France and is in flight faster than you can say croissant.
Speaking of chemistry testing, can you believe there is already a fan base set up for Sonny and Sam even though they have not yet shared a single scene together? Right now the idea seems to be to throw everything up in the air and see what sticks together.
And while we're on chemistry, what brilliant mind put this duo, on the show together for two years now, on the same team? My guess is that it was da man, Tony Geary, himself. Weird rumors abound about Skye's paternity. Some say Rae will return and confess that she lied about Alan not being the father (can we PLEASE have a DNA test??) under duress from Tracy. Others insist that she's Luke's daughter (somehow, I just can't see Luke and Rae together). So it's mum for now on whether they will be partners as they are now, romantically involved or father and daughter, but it was definitely a breath of fresh air to see Luke and Skye size one another up from the time he first grabbed her in the lake house. It's not often that two scoundrels can look at one another with sheer admiration, but this is a match made in heaven. What I like best about it is that they are both able to be appreciated for who and what they are rather than in spite of their true spirit. Both Luke and Skye have repeatedly fallen into the trap of working to fit into a cookie cutter world when they are far too unique and deliciously rogue to be contained by society's dictates. It's a joy to see them with someone who can finally appreciate and deserve the real deal, no kid gloves or pretenses. Personally, I think it works no matter where they take the relationship.
Lovin the locks? I didn't think so. Don't be counting on a trim anywhere soon. Lorenzo's portrayer, Ted King, planned the goofy hair all along, or rather planned the end result and tolerates the in between stage to get there. He sees Lorenzo with hair down to his shoulders before all is said and done. I'm all for layering that stuff up ala Mel Gibson, but by all accounts, he's going for the one length look.
Nope, I don't really have any unique or mind-blowing info this week, but it's all here in one place and I still wanted to share what I'd picked up since we last talked.
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Elsewhere
in Pine Valley, the news is slim and mostly
benign. Dr David will continue to tap dance
around the Kendall/Bianca pregnancy as Ryan
demands a DNA test performed. Adam manages
to piss off Babe enough that she calls an
anonymous police hotline and dumps what she knows
about the Adam-Erica connection to the Michael
Cambias murder. Thanksgiving Dinner gets
interesting at Jack's when Greenlee shows up with
Mary in tow. Also, watch for Opal to show up
on OLTL on December 19th. 
If
you haven't checked out Las Vegas on NBC Monday
nights, you really should, initially to get your
Josh Duhamel (ex-Leo) fix and then because it's
just a really, really well made, interesting show.
On the November 10th episode, I was surprised to
see a familiar face, but was inexplicably
remembering the gal with her mouth hanging open
and couldn't quite place her. As soon as she
let her jaw drop a bit, my eyes bugged out and
Holy Moses! I realized it was the painfully
forgotten, thankfully long lost Alana De La
Garza, who played Rosa, Mateo's baby sister.
She was wearing grown up clothes, not bugging
out her eyes looking spacey and was actually a
very good actress. So you see, these shows
can teach you a thing or two here and there.
I'm
honestly not convinced that the powers that be at
OLTL have decided WHO will be the Music Box Killer.
They are bringing Troy MacIver back into focus,
presumably having been released from St Anne's
where he was hauled away in straitjacket disgrace
several months back. Also coming on screen
is Dr Steven Haver, portrayed by ex-Drew Ralston
(also OLTL), Matt Ashford. Both Ty and Matt
show up December 10th and have been rumored to be
the MBK. They are also both said to be
temporary at this point. The theme seems to
be to kill off a few people and throw a whole mix
of potential suspects into the mix, then decide
later where it will all land. Sound familiar? I
can think of another instance of this tactic
faster than you can say "Michael Cambias."
Vibrant
and warm, Kathy Brier (Marcie) was the hit of
Super Soap Weekend in Orlando, Florida, November
8-9th. She blew people away at the Street
Jam, receiving a thunderous applause as she rocked
MGM singing, "Good Morning, Baltimore" from
"Hairspray." She received accolades from
fans for not only working hard to see everyone in
her lengthy fan lines (the refrain of "fast pass
sucks" could be heard throughout the park), but
also accommodating those who were in the stand by
lines. Catherine Hickland (Lindsay)
commented on how hard Brier works juggling OLTL
with her eight Broadway appearances per week in
"Hairspray," saying that she ended up giving Brier
an aerobed for the dressing room they share to
help her catch a few zzz's on the set whenever
possible.
Amazingly
enough, the scene we saw on November 17th of Lydia
and AJ flirting back and forth might just
be a harbinger of things to come. If rumors
pan out, it looks like the departure of Billy
Warlock could actually result in the very story,
if ever so brief, that Guza and Pratt (co-head
writers of GH) could never manage to pull off
while he was on the show: giving AJ a moment
of glory. The gossip around is that AJ will
get the girl (Lydia), get the money (from an arch
rival) and drive off canvas as the winner, with he
and Lydia giving Port Charles the finger in the
rear view mirror as they ride into the sunset.
The comment about them dying together in a car
crash was a joke Warlock and J. Robin Miller
(Lydia) made when they heard they were both
leaving. Lydia and AJ last air on December
11th.
A
bit of LiRic info this week. Elizabeth
learns that she's pregnant just as she's feeling
drawn toward Ric again and learning that
Zander is involved with Faith. She knows and
WE know that the baby is Zander's, but she has a
real quandary as to what to tell Ric about the
pregnancy. Liz and Ric make love on December
3rd and through the month, she has pretty well
decided NOT to tell him about Zander. 
Although
the Corinthos family is expect to emerge from this
intact ultimately, the same is not assured for
Jason and Courtney. When Carly tells
Courtney that Sonny is going after Alcazar, Jason
refuses to intervene. Courtney begins to
question whether or not she can truly live this
life of crime with Jason when she sees how
businesslike he is about the situation. She
ends up leaving Jason and moving into a room above
Kelly's. It is expected that Brian will
factor into how the relationship develops for Mr.
and Mrs. Morgan. Which couple will pass this
chemistry test?
As
you've likely heard, all three shows will be
pre-empted for Thursday and Friday, so no special
Thanksgiving festivities are planned. Not so
for Christmas Eve, when a special episode will air
honoring Anthony Geary's 25th anniversary with GH.
The show is being taped tomorrow, November 25th,
on the actual 25th birthday of his appearance and
will be a Christmas Carol theme. I'm just
thrilled not only that they took the time to
actually honor this icon of soap heroes, but also
that they are willing to tape a special episode
that is not centered around Sonny or nearest and
dearest. Now THAT's bold! I look
forward to the episode and we at Eye on Soaps lift
our glasses to toast the guy who took what was
supposed to be a temporary walk on part and turn
it into a piece of soap opera history.
