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Daytime Dish: Vincent Pastore Comes to General Hospital

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Daytime, ABC, General Hospital, The Sopranos, News

Vincent PastoreIf you’re still trying to recover from the loss of , you might be able to satisfy some of your mobster cravings with a little General Hospital. Later this fall, Port Charles will welcoming one more criminal into its borders. Actor will be transitioning from his years in New Jersey to become the latest gangster in the New York town.

Vincent will play Maximus Giambetti, a mobster whose two sons, Max and Milo, currently work for Sonny Corinthos. He comes into town mistakenly believing Max Jr. is the head of operations in the area. He will then, of course, find out that his boys are only bodyguards. (I envision some tasty scenes with Diane trying to defend her loyal beau.)

Look for Pastore to enter the scene in October.

Read More | Entertainment Weekly

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Whoopi Goldberg Makes Elizabeth Hasselbeck Cry

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Daytime, Talk Shows, ABC, Syndication, Gossip, Video

Regardless of whether you agree with the topic at hand, it’s always a great day on when a co-host ends up crying. It’s even better day when Elizabeth Hasselbeck is the one doing it.

On today’s show, things became quite tense between Elizabeth and during a discussion about the “N” word:


Daytime Dish: Port Charles Welcomes Back Tristan Rogers

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Daytime, Drama, Prime Time, Cable, General Hospital, Gossip

Tristan RogersAs if Robin needed more stress during her pregnancy.

Last week, we told you that Antonio Sabato Jr. would be visiting SOAPnet’s General Hospital: Night Shift this summer. His character, Jagger Cates, would serve as a reminder to Robin about her first love, Stone. Now another figure from Dr. Scorpio’s past will be checking into Port Charles: her father, Robert Scorpio.

When Season 2 of Night Shift premieres, GH alum Tristan Rogers will find himself admitted for “a major health issue that’ll have him grappling with his mortality.” (That ‘health issue’ must be going around; I think Luke Spencer caught it last year.) His stay at General Hospital will not only allow Robin to bond with her dad/patient, it will finally give Robert a chance to address his daughter’s HIV-positive status.

Could Tristan Rogers’ appearance also mean a possible reunion between him and Finola Hughes (Anna Devane)? Let’s hope! kicks off sometime this July.

Read More | TV Guide

Signs It Might Be Time for Regis Philbin to Retire

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Daytime, Talk Shows, ABC, Editorial

Regis Philbin, Kelly Ripa and David Letterman

After endless hours of daytime television viewing, I have come to an unfortunate conclusion: needs to start planning his retirement. (At least from non-scripted fare.)

Although I do still regularly watch , Philbin’s frequent errors simply make me cringe. While he has the charm to pull some of them off, I sometimes wonder if he has any idea what he’s talking about at all.  If it wasn’t for Ripa’s amazing ability to overlook senior moments, her co-host would often come off looking quite sad.

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One Life To Live: 40 and Fabulous

Posted by Jacci Lewis
Categories: Daytime, Drama, ABC, Editorial, News

One Life to Live

For most people who watch soap operas, the shows you follow are sort of like religion: you are usually exposed by a parent when you are young and you usually go through a period in your life (or several, for that matter) when you lose your faith. When I was a child, my mother (the most interesting person I know, by the way) watched and . And so I started watching those two soaps. In fact I remember some summers when I was 11 or 12 where my whole day centered around catching the latest news from Llanview or Port Charles. (This is a fact I find extremely disturbing now that I am an adult and parent of two small daughters.)

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As the World Turns’ Gay Kiss

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Daytime, Drama, CBS, Editorial, News, Video

Back in January, we told you about a grassroots campaign some fans of As The World Turns had started.

Although the sudser was the first soap to introduce a gay kiss, the program for some reason left the characters - and the viewers - wanting more.

Yesterday, 7 months later, the drama finally allowed Luke and Noah to show some more PDA:


Hallelujah!  Who knew this issue would still be so controversial in 2008?

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This Week on TV (3/24-3/30)

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Bravo, Cable, CBS, FOX, MTV, NBC, Showtime, The CW, America's Next Top Model, American Idol, Apprentice, The - Donald, Dancing With The Stars

The Hills

(You can view TV Envy’s Post-Strike Television Schedule here.)

MONDAY (3/24)

  • How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8:30):  The overly-promoted Britney Spears cameo finally airs tonight.  Let’s just be happy the show is only 30-minutes long.
  • Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious (CW, 9pm):  Nicole Scherzinger gives the girls tips on vocal expression.  Sadly, advice on releasing solo albums is not something she can dish out.
  • CSI: Miami (CBS, 10pm):  New episode.  “A bride is murdered at her wedding.  The investigation takes the CSIs to a strip club where the bachelor party took place.” Strip club? This would be the perfect time for another Elizabeth Berkley appearance.
  • The Hills (MTV, 10pm):  Season premiere.  I wonder if LC wore any of her own designs in Paris.  Doubt it.

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Daytime Dish: Snoop Dogg Visits One Life to Live

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Daytime, Music, ABC

Snoop DoggIf celebs need to get themselves seen, they may want to start hitting up the hot spots in Llanview.

Over the past few months, has seen a score of musical performers travel through its Pennsylvanian town.  Last October, Timbaland hit the stage at Capricorn, a hip night club on the show.  One month ago, Mary J. Blige performed during two episodes of the daytime drama.  Now it’s Snoop’s chance to bring the house down.

The star of Father Hood will take the mike during the next sweeps period.  will perform several songs from his new album in another two-day stint.  The rapper will also serve up his own treatment of OLTL‘s opening theme and lend his acting skills to the ABC soap.

You can check out Snoop’s gig at Ultra Violet on May 8th and 9th.

Read More | Hollywood Reporter

Young and the Restless Reigns Over Daytime TV

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Daytime, Drama, CBS, News, Ratings

The Young and the Restless, Victor NewmanAnd I thought Today‘s dominance over was a long one.

At the end of this month, CBS’ Young and the Restless will celebrate a long 35 years on air.  Although that milestone has been reached by several other dramas, Y&R has achieved something not many can brag about:  It’s been the #1 program for 1000 weeks in a row.

The long-running soap opera passed that amazing marker at the end of February.  For those who would like to be spared the math - that means the serial has been tops for over 19 years.  ( has been whopping GMA‘s butt for only 12+ years.) The program first hit #1 back in December 1988.  (For a historical reference, that was the same month Libyan terrorists blew up Pan Am Flight 103.)

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Whoopi Goldberg Addresses Former Co-Star Patrick Swayze

Posted by Veronica Santiago
Categories: Daytime, Talk Shows, ABC, Video

On today’s episode of The View, host took time out to talk about her friend Patrick Swayze.  (It was recently announced that the Ghost star was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.)

She revealed that her memorable role in the weeper was primarily due to her former co-star’s influence.  Had Swayze not influenced director Jerry Zucker to cast Goldberg, she would not have received her 1991 win for Best Supporting Actress.


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