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Fans are working on a special project for Drew and Derk Cheetwood, and they’d like as many people as possible to participate. They hope to send a stuffed animal and scrapbook to each of them, and you can post a message to be included in the scrapbook. For details, join the board at Drew Cheetwood Online, and look for the Projects section. Deadline to include a message with the stuffed animal is June 9; cutoff for the scrapbook is June 16.
“Lulu has become so incredibly insufferable this past year,” Cindy Devine writes at CC’s Soap Saloon. “Why? Why take someone with SOOOOOO much potential, and SUCH a rich, complicated history and make her into a character so completely unlikable? … There was a time – not all that long ago – when I could have never imagined rooting for Maxie over Lulu, but friends … that time has arrived!”
Natalia Livingston “says that Bob Guza already pitched a story to her for a return somewhere down the line,” Sage writes. Also: “Sarah Brown continues to live up to her badass reputation even online. When some notfans of Claudia started name calling, Brown waded in, kicked some ass and started deleting names from her Facebook right and left.”
At Soapdom, soap actors talk about their favorite actors.
Bradford Anderson (Spinelli) will meet fans for a June 14 fundraiser for Manchester Animal Shelter in New Hampshire’s Hudson Hill Tavern. Fans can bring items they’d like him to autograph. $30; call (603) 628-3544, visit the site or email for info.
"I really think Claudia feels badly for how things turned out," Dawn writes at Soaptown USA. "... However, I can't help but wonder just how this particular action is going to come back to haunt her."
Photos of Maurice appear in Jim Warren's latest photo book, "Big Shots." Details and ordering info are at Maurice's official site.
Soaptown confirms that Jason Cook will be joining the GH cast sometime in June.
“Nikolas finally said goodbye to Emily in her pretty peach gown with one last spin around the dance floor,” Tamilu writes. “Frankly, I was ready for her to ascend. The montage of Nik and Em's glory days was sweet - but it made me angry when I thought about what they wasted by letting her go.”
TV Squad lists "Ten actors who helped make General Hospital shine."
Julie Pinson (Eve, Port Charles) is joining As the World Turns as Janet Ciccone, a new contract role, beginning May 8. Julie is married to Billy Warlock. She’ll put the squeeze on Katie's romance with Brad, TV Guide says.
Amy’s Weekly Reader appears at about.com. She wonders about the writers’ reasoning behind Michael’s shooting: “If GH writers always showed consequences for the mobster’s actions, wouldn’t Jason be in prison or at least been in jail about 50 times for as many people as he has assassinated?”
The New York Times is no fan of Tamara Braun's movie “Little Chenier,” calling Braun's character "a straggle-haired waif." About the movie, the Times writes: “ `Little Chenier' is an overripe soap in which brooding and sweating substitute for energy and structure. Slipping in and out of Cajun dialect (helpfully subtitled), the movie may boast regional authenticity — and the poignancy of a location devastated by Hurricane Rita just weeks after filming ended in 2005 — but that doesn’t excuse the death-march pacing and Southern Gothic performances." A reader comment calls Braun "an anemic lead actress" and says, "...too many holes in the story and an ending with too many loose ends unfortunately makes this a frustrating film."
Shell Kepler, who played nurse Amy Vining on GH for more than 20 years, died Feb. 1 in Portland, Oregon, of renal failure. After GH, she moved to Portland and got involved in charity fundraising, TMZ reports. According to IMDb, she was twice divorced & had a brother, Fred. IMDb says she was 46; the Medical Examiner's office says she was 49.
Visit Sarah Brown's Facebook page for Claudia Zacchara. It will be updated with photos and music and other goodies as Sarah's time permits. ... The character makes her debut on Thursday.
Kristina Wagner (Felicia) has accepted an offer to remain on GH on recurring status, GHH2 reports.
Natalia Livingston fans are flooding GH offices with Kleenex to get their voices heard by TPTB, in their campaign to "Bring Back Emily," DaytimeTV.net reports.
Members of the Writers Guild of America were irritated by SOD columnist Carolyn Hinsey's commentary on the writers' strike: "Personally, I think soap writers should be exempt from this strike. Soap ratings have never been lower and no good can come of all these people walking away from their jobs," Hinsey wrote. "Nothing could be further from the truth," members of the Writers Guild said in an open letter to SOD.
Join fans of Carolyn Hennesy at her new message board. ... Her official site is Carolyn Hennesy.com. It says she's studying the flying trapeze and is a newlywed. She's also written a series of seven adventure novels for pre-teen girls.
Maurice Benard talks about bipolar disorder, acting, and his career in a fascinating interview at Oprah’s site: "Let me tell you something right now. I've been doing this 14 years, with some pretty intense story lines, and there have been times where I thought maybe I'd taken it a little bit too far. But it was nothing like last year, when I played, for over two months, a guy losing his mind.”
Sympatico/MSN Canada lists the 15 top players in daytime TV – and at least a couple of them are surprising.
Rick Springfield's official site has a message board & RickChat, and you can buy his CD "The Day After Yesterday."
Join Total TV Online on Tuesday nights at 9 pm EST to discuss daytime, primetime, gossip and spoilers in their weekly podcast talk show. Hear live celeb interviews, and live news from reporters and columnists. You can listen live, join into the live chat, call in or download with your PC, iTunes or MP3 player.
New and updated sites & forums: [resistance] alexis & jerry has photos, vids and fanfic. ... Luxurious Love is a Lucky and Maxie message board. ... The something-more.net site is now Favorite-Moments.net, with a message board and clips. ... Post or leave questions at Graham Shiels Online, where he’ll read messages and reply. ... Love In Plaid is dedicated to the pairing of Georgie and Spinelli. ... Georgie and Spinelli fans also meet at the G-Spin board. ... Instant Connection is a forum for fans of Alexis & Jerry. ... Fans should visit new message boards for Annie Wersching (Amelia) and Kent King. Both actresses participate at their respective boards, which are busy and fun. (The Ask Annie and Ask Kent forums are for members only.) ... Fans of Sonny Corinthos and Kate Howard can meet at Sonny & Kate – The Skateboard. ... The Time Has Come is a message board for Lucky and Sam fans. ... Here With You is another new LuSam group. ... Fans of LuSam (Lucky & Sam) can also visit SEXY, an active new message board. ... Laurie Luvs Liason has a nice screen caps site at Fotki. ... Sarah & Emma Smith is a site devoted to the twins who played Kristina from 2003 to 2005. ... Fans of fantastic Megan Ward (Kate Howard) can meet at Megan Ward Online. Jump on board to make friends and support Megan. ... A Love to Remember, a site for Nexis fans, also has transcripts. ... Jason Gerhardt Online has a forum for fans. ... Soaps by Remote is a great new GH-related blog. ... Anna & Noah is a new forum for fans. ... The WrecK Center is an interesting new blog spot. ... General Hospital Talk is a new MSN group – the message board has rant threads and more. ... The Ted King Portal has news, photos, multimedia and a forum. ... You can find Anne's GH Tapes at a new location. ... Fans are invited to post at Rick Hearst Fan Forums. ... Emma Samms Online has moved to a new address. ... Constance Towers.com has news, photos and a link to the Helena Cassadine Cauldron message board. ... Same address, new name: the East of Eden board is now The Ice Princess. ... General Hospital Alternate Realities explores possibilities through fanfic. ... Serial Drama may be the best soap blog on the Internet. ... The Rendevous site has moved to a new location (and, yes, they really spell it that way). ... Lovely Lindze, a forum for fans, has been updated with new graphics by Dawneen. ... Fans who run the Scrubs message board have opened Jason Thompson Forum, a place for fans to meet. ... Stephen Nichols blogs at TV Guide.com. ... ... Rick Hearst has a blog at TV Guide.com. ... Robin’s blog, “Robin’s Daily Dose,” updates daily at www. robinscorpio.com.
Jeffrey Byron remembers his mom, Anna Lee, and talks about her autobiography at SOD's site. “Memoirs of a Career on General Hospital and in Film” went on sale September 1, Soaptown says. It's at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Soaps.com talks to Jackie Zeman about her role in the new indy film "Deep in the Valley." Fabian also appears in the comedy.
Kelly Monaco and Laura Wright made TV Guide’s list of Soaps’ Most Beautiful Women. About Kelly, it says: “She waltzed into viewers’ hearts by winning `Dancing With the Stars,' but Monaco was already a winner to soap fans. She portrayed some of the most complex soap heroines of our time on Port Charles and General Hospital. Monaco's curvaceous body and mesmerizing talent elicits a fan following wherever she struts her stuff.”
Sign the petition to bring back Alan (Stuart Damon) as a real person. ... TV writer/analyst Ed Martin salutes Stuart Damon and looks back on better days when the Q's were the first family of GH.
Soaps are encouraged by gay characters' popularity, this Variety article says.
GH Talk Café is dedicating two nights weekly to meet and chat in the GHTalk Chat Room. Chat about GH every Monday or Friday at 10 p.m. EST. If you don’t have time to chat, you can also post on GHTalk Café’s message board.
