25 December 2011

Live Blogging The EastEnders Christmas Episode

Hey all,

Just like I did with Emmerdale I'm doing a live blog with EastEnders, so sit tight because this is sure to be an explosive episode that will keep us talking!


It's a sad day in the Branning house hold as the kids gather around, hoping to open their presents with their mom around and were bummed to hear Max tell them that she's not feeling up to it at the moment.

Live Blogging Emmerdale Christmas!

Hey all i'm running a little bit behind this Christmas afternoon, but I will be live blogging the Emmerdale Christmas episode (and possibly the other soap episodes as well!) - Updates will be posted during commercials!

Part 1:

The news of Amy's choice to keep Kyle has made it's way around the dales. Adam got a Spice Girls CD from Aaron while Aaron got himself a Justin Beiber CD from Adam...oye.


18 December 2011

Home and Away Actors Sing at Carols in the Domain


The 28th Woolworths Carols in the Domain concert was held last night in Sydney, featuring many homegrown talents singing everyone's favourite Christmas carols. While it heavily featured singers discovered from reality shows Australia's Got Talent, the X-Factor Australia and the now defunct Australian Idol, other talent came from soap Home and Away, including Georgie Parker (Roo Stewart), Jay Laga'aia (Reverend Elijah Johnson) and Justine Clarke (ex-Roo Stewart).

Pictures after the break.

Actress Ellen Holly (Carla/Clara, OLTL) Sets Record Straight Re: ABC, OLTL, Agnes Nixon


For decades Agnes Nixon has been praised for the groundbreaking, topical and often controversial stories featured on the early years of her soaps All My Children and One Life to Live. One such story on OLTL was that of Carla Benari/Clara Gray - a light skinned black woman passing herself off as a white woman, who romanced both a black and white man. To this day television historians discuss the story and Nixon herself mentions it frequently as a story she's still very proud of (it's featured on her website as an important event on her 1960s timeline feature). Unfortunately, there's another side to the story.

17 December 2011

RavenBeauty Holiday Extravaganza on Silas Kain BlogTalk Show


It's not often that a BlogTalk Radio show gets me all teary-eyed, but that's what happened when I listened to Silas Kain's RavenBeauty Holiday Extravaganza. Most of you ABC Soap fans know RavenBeauty. She's a hugely popular soap columnist/spoiler diva that's been around forever. Silas Kain is known to soap fans as the mastermind and driving force of the Coupon Campaign to Save Our Soaps. They're together again on his BlogTalk Radio show to celebrate soaps, soap fans and RavenBeauty herself.  It was great to hear so many people showing their love and appreciation for RavenBeauty, who has been dealing with health issues recently. It was really very touching.

And there were some celebrity appearances! There was a Nora/Lindsay reunion (Hillary B. Smith and Catherine Hickland are so sweet and hilarious), Andrea Evans talked about her iconic role as Tina on OLTL, as well as her battle with cancer, and Ilene Kristen smack talked Brian Frons, discussed soaps and soap fans, and talked about her experiences at OLTL and what she would have liked to have seen for her character Roxie (a love interest, a more adversarial relationship with Vicki, for Jessica to have been Roxie's daughter.) And while she had very positive things to say about OLTL Exec Producer Frank Valentini and HW Ron Carlivati, she did mention that no one informed her of the Echo/Rex story and felt she'd been thrown under the bus in a way. I hear Michael E. Knight was on too, but there were a few times when BlogTalk was acting crazy for me (BlogTalk hates my computer for some reason), so that must have been when Knight called in because I didn't hear him at all...

If you'd like to listen to the show Click Here

Check out RavenBeauty's facebook page Here and her spoiler site Here

Click Here to check out Silas Kain's site for more info about the Coupon Campaign

Talk to you soon!
-Melanie/SoapOperaBabble

13 December 2011

Tweets From the Last 12 Hours


Do we really?
SparksNicholas
We need to get Zac Efron on Twitter!
14/12/11 6:17 AM

Hmm...
Gerard_McCarthy
Would I kiss you under the mistletoe? Love, I wouldn't kiss you under anaesthetic!!!!
14/12/11 6:20 AM

and then this:
Gerard_McCarthy
That awkward moment when a girl gives you her phone number and says "but I've got a boyfriend". WTF?!
14/12/11 7:23 AM

and finally:
Gerard_McCarthy
Does that mean she's not interested or does it mean it's our little secret? Help me out girls!!!
14/12/11 7:25 AM

Jason Cook shows that he's not watching General Hospital either.
DrMattHunter
What's going on in PC, lets discuss!
14/12/11 6:20 AM

11 December 2011

Jordan Rodrigues Dance Academy & Home and Away Actor on Twitter!


Dance Academy & Home and Away Superstar (and barely legal hottie) Jordan Rodrigues is on twitter! J-Rod is hugely popular with Denial Island readers (check out SoapWikiJohn's original J-Rod post here)! So J-Rodders, tweet the cutie here: @jordansblah09 and let him know how much of a fan you are!

As one Denial Islander acutely observed: "es lindo!!"

09 December 2011

Neighbours Survey: Have Your Say!


Just saw this on facebook - the Neighbours people have set up a survey to get YOUR views and opinions on the show and it's characters and storylines. So go vote now! Click this link or this link (I think either may work) to take you to the survey.

Ok, one of the questions is 'Which character are you most like?' LOL! I'd like to think I'm like none of them - this is a soap after all...

Seasons Greetings Video from the Neighbours Peeps




Neighbours fans, you gotta watch this! It's a vid made up of Seasons Greetings from the show's actors and crew, including Jordan Smith (Andrew), James Mason (Chris), Ryan Maloney (Toadie), Tom Oliver (Lou), Chris Milligan (Kyle), Stefan Dennis (Paul) and Kaiya Jones (Sophie). LOL at James Mason's messages!

Watch the vid by clicking here.

Neighbours Finale Live Blogging!


Hi Guys, I'm going to skip ahead about 4 months and watch Neighbours live tonight, just because it's the finale! So check in with me, I'll be updating this post at each ad break!

So Karl and Susan are still stuck somewhere. They're having a domestic over Karl banging on the door to alert people they're stuck. Toadie moves his car and they get out. Were they stuck in a self-storage facility?!? LOL!!!

Summer is freaking about the VCE exam results... when are they coming? Chris wanders into Charlie's, he's obviously preoccupied with something - ahh he's expecting test results... ahh and he's not told anyone. Ok, what's the test for? Summer gets a text. It's her VCE results - a 99! Oh but wait, Michael knows she cheated. Just kidding! Dream sequence alert!

Lucas and Tash's aunt Emilia (she's not in the episodes I'm up to watching - thanks to @remued for alerting me to who she is!). They're looking at video footage of the day of Chris' attack I think? Who is the mystery person?!? Lucas goes to see a Mr Noonan, who is obviously dodging seeing Lucas. Lucas prepares to wait.

(Ad break)

08 December 2011

Sons of Anarchy Season 4 Finale Babble!


The much anticipated Sons of Anarchy finale has aired, and the reaction of viewers has been decidedly mixed. Some were satisfied with the two-parter and felt it was a nice set up to Season 5, while others were underwhelmed and thought it was anti-climactic, particularly the second episode. From the comments I’ve read online, the chief complaints seem to be that the twists were too convenient and contrived, it wasn’t action-packed, no one died, the resolutions they wanted didn’t happen (ie. Clay should have died) and the conflicts that have been building all season were suddenly resolved in ways that made them seem like afterthoughts as opposed to the major events we thought they were going to be (Juice’s dilemma, Potter’s storyline/RICO). While I understand the criticisms, I have to say that I really enjoyed the finale (both parts).

Full disclosure, as I said in a previous post, I’m a newbie to the show so my perspective will be very different than longtime viewers. I have no doubt that I’m judging the show and the finale much easier than others, and I totally admit it! So, here are some thoughts:

06 December 2011

Voting Opens for the 2012 TV Week Logie Awards


Voting has opened for the 2012 TV Week Logie Awards - Australia's night of nights in terms of fan-voted television awards. Winners last year included actors Asher Keddie (Dr Nina Proudman, Offspring) for Most Popular Actress, and Hugh Sheridan (Ben Rafter, Packed to the Rafters) for Most Popular Actor. I think it was the first year that I can remember where an actor or actress from Aussie suds Home and Away or Neighbours hasn't won the Logie for Most Popular New Talent! Let's see if we can change that this year with a nomination for Steve Peacocke (Brax, Home and Away), Demi Harman (Sasha, Home and Away) or Gemma Pranita (Jade, Neighbours).

I'm not sure if Denial Islanders outside of Australia can vote, but try the link anyway. Voting closes February 19, 2012. The Logie (pronounced low-gies (as if you were saying get, not geez)) Awards are usually held the first week in May at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, and two years ago boasted international guests Kristian Alfonso and Peter Reckell from US soap Days of our Lives.

Roundup: Corrie Sex Abuse Scandal! Sons of Anarchy! JaSam Wedding! Bye-Bye AMC & OLTL!

Hey All, it's been awhile! Because of personal, professional and school commitments I haven't had much time for blogging, tweeting or even soap watching. But I'm Baaaaaack!!

So what's been going on?

The Happy:

JaSam Wedding

Finally! Jason and Sam are one of my all-time favorite Soap SuperCouples, so this marriage has been a dream come true for me (even if it was marred by more Franco Bullsh*t). But if JaSam has taught us one thing, it's that Love Always Triumphs. To me, JaSam is all about unconditional love *sigh*



Sons of Anarchy

Damn! This is the best soap I've seen in a long time! After hearing great things about the show, I decided to finally check it out. I was hesitant. Male dominated anti-hero shows can be popular but their a tough sell for me: most of the characters are unlikeable and a sexist perspective is sometimes present (Hello Sopranos!). But as it turns out this wild, testosterone-driven, violent biker show has a lot going for it. It's what Guza-era General Hospital so desperately tried to be. The action is intense, performances are terrific and it's got the soapy elements that I love: hyper-dramatic situations, crazy plot twists, cliffhangers, brilliant at it's best, contrived at it's worst. The thing I like the most? When you take away the Plot Points and the MacGuffins (those damn LETTERS) it's really all about the characters and their relationships with each other. It's their desires, needs, greed, narcissism, fears, betrayals, lovin' and hatin' that really drives the stories forward. Plus, I love the HOLY SH*T! OMG! ICan'tBelieveTheyJustDidThat! moments. I'm going to write more about SOA later, but for now I'll just say this show is Must Watch TV for me. Oh and...they better not kill Clay off!




The Sad:

Good-bye to AMC and the soon-to-be departed OLTL

I'm still kind of in denial about this. I've yet to watch the final few eps of AMC. They're just sitting on my DVR waiting to be watched. And I can't quite bring myself to watch what's left of OLTL. It's just too damn depressing. It's sad to see these beloved shows go and even sadder to know that this is signaling the end of the daytime soap genre as we know it. Saying good-bye to characters we've watched for years, sometimes decades, is like no other feeling. Only other daytime soap watchers really understand how heartbreaking it is for us.





The Shocking:

Coronation Street's Michael Le Vell Arrested For Sexual Assault

This has got to be the most shocking and upsetting soap-related story of the year. On Sept 30, Michael Le Vell (Kevin, Coronation Street) was arrested for rape of a 6-year-old girl (her age at the time of the alleged attack). The Corrie vet (he's been on the show for 28 years) denies the charges. He's currently out on bail until January while the charges are being investigated.

Boy, what do you even say about this? It's absolutely horrific. I'm just hoping that this is some terrible mistake, because the alternative is just too horrible to contemplate.



Ok all. Thanks for reading this rambling mess of a post, lol. I'm glad to be back and can't wait to dive right into the soap world again!

Melanie/daisyclover/SoapOperaBabble

26 October 2011

Heath and Bianca Steam Up the Bay

From tonight's Home and Away episode in Australia.

Hawt!! *fans self* 'Nuff said ;)

Venice Web Series Season 3 Teaser!



Uploaded a week ago to the series' YouTube channel, here's the Venice series 3 teaser trailer! No word yet on when the season premiere will be posted. You can follow Crystal's vblog or twitter for more information.

Tweets From the Last 12 Hours

Some tweets from the past 12 hours - believe it or not, I was going to go back 24 hours, but there is just waaaaay too many!

Lincoln Lewis (ex-Home and Away) to guest on Australian talk show Kerri-Anne Thursday 27 October:
Mami_MaiTai
Watch @linc_lewis on Kerri-Anne tomorrow at 9.09am. Support Aussie talent and Aussie films! #33Postcards!
26/10/11 6:13 PM

Lisa Gormley (Bianca, Home and Away) recommends:
Lisa_Gormley
Intellectual magical beautiful inspiring genius. Woody you are amazing. Go see "midnight in Paris" best film In a ling time.
26/10/11 8:57 PM

Lynne McGranger (Irene, Home and Away) appears to be Team Heath/Bianca!
LynneMcGranger
@Lisa_Gormley and @_DanEwing! You guys have some crazy chemistry on screen!! #steamin
26/10/11 7:23 PM

Catherine Hickland on her return to One Life to Live:
cathickland
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'LL BE DOING @nelliebranco: @cathickland Puh-lease tell me u and my girl Andrea come face-to-face. Two Tinas!
26/10/11 4:58 PM

Jonathan Jackson (General Hospital) reviews the new Coldplay album:
JonathanJackson
Enjoying Coldplay's new album. More electronic and has a lot of elevation in it! Still listening to a lot of remarkable Van Morrison too!
26/10/11 4:55 PM

Casey Deidrick (Days of our Lives) heeds a warning to anyone going to see Paranormal Activity 3:
ScuseCaseyd
Just saw paranormal activity 3...they should be giving away free rolls of t.p. at the exit for everyone who crapped their pants
26/10/11 4:40 PM

Maurice Benard (General Hospital) reviews US X Factor:
MauriceBenardMB
This is like a bad Victoria Secret show.... Not a fan of Simone....
26/10/11 3:56 PM

Home and Away spoiler?
_DanEwing
Love a good fight scene ! Can u guess who my scuffle is with ?
26/10/11 2:56 PM

Neighbours spoiler - and I was complaining about the Christmas vomit in the supermarkets already...
GemmaPranita
Shooting Valentine's Day scenes in October feels rather odd.
26/10/11 2:22 PM

Sebastian Roche (ex-General Hospital) talks Twilight (random!):
sebroche
The poster for Breaking dawn looks like the cover of a bad romance novel.
26/10/11 12:52 PM

Rove McManus is training his new iPhone 4S...
Rove
My first command to #Siri: "Touch Inappropriately".
Her response: "I don't understand that command".
My reply: "...Yet."
26/10/11 11:24 AM

LOL! So politically incorrect! Thanks Ashley (Darren, Hollyoaks):
ashoztd
HEARING AID FOR SALE!! Give me a shout if you're interested.
26/10/11 11:21 AM