Soap Opera Uncensored: Issue 12

By Nelson Branco

SPECIAL ONE LIFE TO LIVE ISSUE — Surprise: Prospect Park in Talks With AFTRA Again! Exclusive Interview with Llanview’s Biggest “Rox” Star Ilene Kristen: Why PP's Rich Frank Dropped Out Of The Final Episode; Did Prospect Nix Cartini’s Appearance on ONE LIFE?; On Joining GH as Amy; What Made Her Burst Into Tears; What She Thinks Of Brian Frons; Her Favourite Story; Writing Her Memoirs; And Coveting That Darn, Elusive Emmy! Plus: Exclusive Chat With Former ONE LIFE Head Writer Josh Griffith On What Makes Llanview So Special! Plus: Was There A Conspiracy To Kill The ABC Soaps? Catching Up With WORLD TURNS Fave Eric Sheffer Stevens! Was a GH Superstar Fired? Pick Your Y&R Controversy: Darnell Williams Joins Debbi Morgan; Daisy Duke Hits Genoa City; and “Driving Miss Phyllis!” GH’s Kate and Sonny Make Love! Judith Light, James DePaiva Added To THE VIEW! Plus: Last Week's Reviews, Unbelievable Blind Items, and Next Week's Cheat Sheet!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Nelson Branco
• Release date: Jan 6, 2012
• ISBN: 9781465979186

Nelson Branco

Nelson Branco is the Senior Producer of STRAIGHT TALK WITH ADRIENNE BATRA (airing 1-3 PM EST) at Canada's 24-hour news network, SUN NEWS NETWORK. He's also a Toronto freelance entertainment journalist, who regularly contributes to Hello! Canada, CTV National News Channel, The National Post, The Los Angeles Times' theenvelope.com, TV Guide USA, tvguide.com, Inside Entertainment, OUT, OK!, IN Magazine, Zoomer, Entertainment Tonight, etalk Daily, and fab magazine. For over five years, he spearheaded the soap coverage for TVGuide.ca's popular and controversial daytime-TV hub. In 2009, he appeared on the CW's Daytime Emmy Awards during the red carpet show as an expert.After graduating from Ryerson University in 1997 with a Radio and Television Arts BA degree, he moved from Toronto to New York in 1998 to take on the roles as senior news editor at Soap Opera Update. Branco first freelanced for Soap Opera Weekly as an intern in 1994, and after leaving Soap Update to help create and launch Bauer Publishing's In Touch Weekly in 2003, the Winnipeg native continued to freelance occasionally for its sister publication, Soaps In Depth. In addition, Branco has successfully helped create and launch various magazines In Touch Weekly, Hello! Canada and Canada's first celebrity magazine, Weekly Scoop, where he served as its news and entertainment director. Branco was also a producer and an on-air expert on TVTropolis series, Planet Soap. Most recently, he helped launch The Marilyn Denis Show on CTV as its managing show writer.

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SOAP OPERA: UNCENSORED

Volume 02, Issue 01

BY NELSON BRANCO

Copyright 2012 Nelson Branco

Published at Smashwords

SPECIAL ONE LIFE TO LIVE ISSUE — Surprise: Prospect Park in Talks With AFTRA Again! Exclusive Interview with Llanview’s Biggest Rox Star Ilene Kristen: Why PP's Rich Frank Dropped Out Of The Final Episode; Did Prospect Nix Cartini’s Appearance on ONE LIFE?; On Joining GH as Amy; What Made Her Burst Into Tears; What She Thinks Of Brian Frons; Her Favourite Story; Writing Her Memoirs; And Coveting That Darn, Elusive Emmy! Plus: Exclusive Chat With Former ONE LIFE Head Writer Josh Griffith On What Makes Llanview So Special! Plus: Was There A Conspiracy To Kill The ABC Soaps? Catching Up With WORLD TURNS Fave Eric Sheffer Stevens! Was a GH Superstar Fired? Pick Your Y&R Controversy: Darnell Williams Joins Debbi Morgan; Daisy Duke Hits Genoa City; and Driving Miss Phyllis! GH’s Kate and Sonny Make Love! Judith Light, James DePaiva Added To THE VIEW! Plus: Last Week's Reviews, Unbelievable Blind Items, and Next Week's Cheat Sheet!

UNCENSORED MASTHEAD:

FOUNDER/EDITOR: Nelson Branco

EDITOR AT LARGE: Denette Wilford

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UNCENSORED QUOTES OF THE WEEK:

We were told the daytime audience doesn’t want entertainment anymore and that they just want information. Well, that’s the biggest load of bullshit. People always want entertainment.

—ONE LIFE’s Erika Slezak on her soap’s cancellation in TV GUIDE

Translation: And I could always use a few more Emmy Awards!

A nice big shockeroony. It’s always nice to come back in with a twist like that.

—Y&R’s Melissa Claire Egan on Chelsea’s baby bump in SOAP OPERA DIGEST

Translation: Yep, I am so getting fired.

I said, ‘Listen, I’ll play a tree, just to get on the show.’

—Real-life Salem fan Jai Rodriguez on landing the gay role of Matteo on DAYS

Translation: If James E. Reilly was still writing, I probably would!

"I definitely think they’re going to spend a