Days Of Our Lives May Sweeps Promo

Looks like the fab 4 + Rafe & Carrie are fighting for their life as a bomb is set to go off this week on Days Of Our Lives

What did you think of that promo? I kinda shook my head at some of the questionable acting there by a certain fired starlet but hey that's just me. 

Days: Catfight Alert!

How friggin awesome does this promo look for next week's Days of our Lives?!  A little birdy told me that this is the real showdown between Sami (Alison Sweeney) and Nicole (Arianne Zucker) - last time's was just a tastetest due to Arianne Zucker being 8 1/2 months pregnant! I say bring it on!! I love any of Sami's catfights and really, who ever thought Sami and Nicole should be friends? Not in this lifetime!

This Week On Home & Away (5026-5030)

Good morning mates! It's time to discuss whats happening this week in Summer Bay as we look at Home and Away episodes 5026-5030.

First (not seen in the promo) - Marilyn Fisher ( Emily Symons) Makes her return to the bay! After nearly 10 years she is coming back and stirring up drama, but she's not the only one returning!

My girl (....did I JUST SAY THAT?) Annie (Charlotte Best) is also returning from her exit off to Japan. But where is Jai? You will have to tune in to find that out. Also does this mean Romeo can actually live up to his namesake now? I SURE HOPE SO!

Lovers Paradise seems to have hit a bump for Tony (Jon Sivewright) and Rachel (Amy Mathews), but will the two make it back together when Tony asks his sister for a job?

Speaking of love, good ol Miles (Josh Quong Tart) spills the beans to Elijah (Jay Laga'aia) about how Leah (Ada Nicodemou) feels, dose Elijah feel the same way?

And lastly home girl Martha (Jodi Gordon)is having a bit of a spat with her,as the ABC Family hit series Greek put it, fun-buddy Liam (Axel Whitehead). Will the to reconcile or is it time for Martha to keep her pants on for a little bit?

Tell me what your looking forward to most, as well as what you are hating in the comments below.

What Makes A Good Promo?

Hey Gang! The name's John and I am the resident soap-wiki and newest blogger for Denial Island! YAY! So let's kick things off with a bang shall we?

For my first post I thought what better subject to take on then what makes a good soap promo?

#1. A good story:

Not even the best promo in the world can salvage a horrible story! It's just not doable.

#2. Good ACTING!

#1 and #2 go hand and hand together don't you think?

And finally #3. GOOD MUSIC

The best promo's (in my opinion) are those that have THE BEST music. I don't mean the simplistic kind that you kinda rock out to every now and again, but the kind that makes you rush out to iTunes to buy the single! Those songs are what make or break a good promo.

So that's enough yapping, let's look at some examples shall we?

First up we have the UK promo for Home and Away.




As you can see the promo shows all three of the qualities i discussed above. From the 'killer' story with Belle's (Jessica Tovey) cancer, to the hit song "Untouched" by The Veronica's this promo had it all.

Another amazing example given by Home and Away aired during the early part of 2009.



Again we have an amazing song performed by the shows (then) newest star Axel Whitehead, and amazing storyline's and performances promoted.

But then again not all promo's need amazing "vocal" music, a bit of light background noise can completely set the tone as shown in Neighbours 2010 promo




So what do you think makes a good promo? And what are some of your favorite soap promos? Post the links and I may make a post just highlighting some of your favorites!