Photo Preview: 'General Hospital' Nutcracker Gala

December 5, 2015, 2:46 am

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Tyler Christopher, Roger Howarth, Rebecca Budig, Leslie Charleson, Robert Palmer Watkins, Kirsten Storms, India Arie, Haley Pullos, William deVry, Nancy Lee Grahn, Michelle Stafford and Vinessa Antoine. Photo Credit: ABC/Todd Wawrychuk

General Hospital's Nutcracker Gala begins on December 18th, and continues the week of December 21st. The Toys For Tots fundraiser will be different than the Nurses Ball, featuring only one performance, by R&B artist India Arie. But there's sure to be plenty of drama. Check out more photos from the Gala below for a sneak peek at what your favorite residents of Port Charles will be wearing.

India Arie performs. Photo Credit: ABC/Todd Wawrychuk

Franco (Roger Howarth) and Obrecht (Kathleen Gati). Photo Credit: ABC/Todd Wawrychuk

Franco (Roger Howarth) and Nina (Michelle Stafford). Photo Credit: ABC/Todd Wawrychuk

Monica (Leslie Charleson). Photo Credit: ABC/Todd Wawrychuk

Tracy (Jane Elliot). Photo Credit: ABC/Todd Wawrychuk

Tracy (Jane Elliot) and Monica (Leslie Charleson). Photo Credit: ABC/Todd Wawrychuk

Kristina (Lexi Ainsworth) and Molly (Haley Pullos). Photo Credit: ABC/Todd Wawrychuk

Maxie (Kirsten Storms). Photo Credit: ABC/Todd Wawrychuk

Nina (Michelle Stafford). Photo Credit: ABC/Todd Wawrychuk

Dillon (Robert Palmer Watkins). Photo Credit: ABC/Todd Wawrychuk

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Today in Soap Opera History (December 6)

December 5, 2015, 9:01 pm

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1977: For Richer, For Poorer premiered on NBC.
1979: A mystery person tried to enter The Willows on ATWT.
1989: Guiding Light's Phillip tried to get through to Beth.
1995: Y&R's Ryan pitched a new Jabot ad campaign for teens.

1974: On Another World, when a bitter and tearful Rachel Davis (Victoria Wyndham) told her mother, Ada McGowan (Constance Ford), that she would never love anyone but Steve Frame, Ada urged her to find someone new. Later, Rachel broke down with Mackenzie Cory (Douglass Watson), which led him to cancel his dinner plans with Liz Matthews at Pat and John Randolph's house. Instead, Mac took Rachel (Victoria Wyndham) out to dinner at Tallboys, listened to her life story, and advised her to give up on Steve and make new friends.

1977:For Richer, For Poorer, the revamped version of NBC daytime soap opera Lovers and Friends, debuted. Created by created by Harding Lemay and Paul Rauch, Lovers and Friends replaced Somerset in the NBC lineup in 1976. When the retooling occurred, the show's setting was still Point Clair but many changes were made to the storylines. For Richer, For Poorer only stayed on the air until September 29, 1978.

1977: On Ryan's Hope, Rae (Louise Shaffer) visited Jill and Seneca and told them the papers would be taking a position against them in the strike.

1979: On As the World Turns, a mysterious person wanted a frightened Lisa Colman (Eileen Fulton) to let them in the front door of The Willows.

1983: On General Hospital, Luke and Laura Spencer, and Rick and Lesley Webber, threw a party at the mayor's mansion for all of Laura's friends and family, believing Stavros had left town and Laura was now free of the Cassadines. An ecstatic Amy arrived and was reunited with Laura, followed by Brian and Claudia, then Monica. Holly and Robert arrived and Luke introduced Laura to Holly. Slick and Emma Lutz arrived and were thrilled to see Laura again. Ruby and Bobbie embraced Laura when they arrived. Holly remarked that she had never seen two people as happy together as Luke and Laura were. Laura met Blackie, and reunited with Mike, Jake and Rose. Later, a carefree Luke tended to the grill, unaware Stavros was watching.

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1984: On Another World, Cass Winthrop (Stephen Schenetzer) pulled Kathleen McKinnon (Julie Osburn) into a kiss.

1988: Actor Timothy Patrick Murphy died at age 29. He played Mickey Trotter on Dallas and Spencer Langley in Search for Tomorrow.

1989: On Guiding Light, Phillip Spaulding (Grant Aleksander) tried to get more information from Beth Raines (Beth Chamberlin).

1995: On The Young and the Restless, Ryan McNeil (Scott Reeves) pitched a new ad campaign to Jill Abbott (Jess Walton).

1998: Emmy-winning actor Michael Zaslow passed away at age 54. Best known for his Emmy-winning performance as Roger Thorpe in Guiding Light, Zaslow's other soap roles included David Renaldi in One Life to Live, and Pete Chernak on Love is a Many Spendored Thing. The clip below is from the 1999 Soap Opera Digest Awards, where a special editor's award was presented to Zaslow's wife and daughters as part of a tribute to his career.

1999: Actor Ed Bryce, father of Scott Bryce, died at age 78. He starred in Guiding Light as Bill Bauer for many years. He also played Professor Philip Stallings on As the World Turns, and Phil in Somerset.

2010: ABC aired the first 16:9 widescreen picture format episode of One Life to Live. In the episode, Eddie Ford (John Wesley Shipped) held Nora Buchanan (Hillary B. Smith) hostage.

Celebrating a birthday today are:

Leon Russom (ex-Willis, Another World; ex-Jack, All My Children; ex-Peter, Guiding Light; ex-Joe, Love is a Many Spendored Thing) - 74
JoBeth Williams (ex-Brandy, Guiding Light; ex-Carrie, Somerset) - 67
Kin Shriner (Scott, General Hospital; ex-Jon, Gotham; ex-Scott, Port Charles; ex-Jeffrey, The Young and the Restless; ex-Keith, As the World Turns; ex-Mickey, Family Passions; ex-Mike, Rituals; ex-Jeb, Texas) - 62
Janine Turner (ex-Laura, General Hospital; ex-Katie, Friday Night Lights) - 53
Lindsay Price (ex-Victoria, Lipstick Jungle; ex-Janet, Beverly Hills, 90210; ex-Michael, The Bold and the Beautiful; ex-An Li, All My Children; ex-Mary, Days of our Lives) - 39
Ashley Madekwe (ex-Ashley, Revenge) - 34
Nora Kirkpatrick (ex-Katherine, Greek) - 33

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'Quantico' Preview: Will Caleb Dump Shelby?

December 6, 2015, 6:12 am

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Quantico stars Priyanka Chopra, Johanna Braddy and Anabelle Acosta.
Photo Credit: ABC/Phillippe Bosse

Alex races the clock to find the real bomber on this week's episode of Quantico, airing Sunday, December 6 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.

At Quantico, an emergency disciplinary hearing causes deep secrets to be spilled, while in the future Alex works covertly with her team to find the real bomber before her time runs out.

Watch a sneak peek at the episode below.

Quantico stars Priyanka Chopra as Alex Parrish, Josh Hopkins as Liam O'Connor, Aunjanue Ellis as Miranda Shaw, Jake McLaughlin as Ryan Booth, Tate Ellington as Simon Asher, Johanna Braddy as Shelby Wyatt, Graham Rogers as Caleb Haas, Yasmine Al Massri as Nimah Amin and Anabelle Acosta as Nathalie Vasquez.

Guest stars include Rick Cosnett as Elias Harper, Jacob Artist as Brandon Fletcher and Marjan Narshat as Samar.

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'Once Upon a Time' Winter Finale Sneak Peek

December 6, 2015, 6:24 am

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The winter finale of OUAT airs Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

The Dark Ones prepare to obliterate light magic once and for all in this week's episode of Once Upon a Time ("Swan Song"), airing Sunday, December 6 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

The dark siege of Storybrooke is underway as all of the resurrected Dark Ones target a living soul for sacrifice so that they can return to the realm of the living. With doom imminent, Gold advises Mary Margaret, David and the rest of the heroes to spend their last fleeting moments enjoying the company of their loved ones. Emma, however, refuses to give up, knowing that she is responsible for righting all the poor choices she made as Dark One - there's only one problem, Dark Hook. When they face-off with the fate of Storybrooke at stake, Hook's actions will devastate Emma in a way no one saw coming. In a Fairy Tale Land flashback, the Evil Queen tests Hook's mettle by forcing him to confront a demon from his past before contracting him to dispatch one from hers.

Watch a sneak peek below:

Once Upon a Time stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Lana Parrilla as the Evil Queen/Regina, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David, Emilie de Ravin as Belle, Colin O'Donoghue as Hook, Jared S. Gilmore as Henry Mills, Sean Maguire as Robin Hood, Rebecca Mader as the Wicked Witch/Zelena and Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold.

Guest starring are Lee Arenberg as Leroy/Grumpy, Adam Croasdell as Brennan, Oliver Bell as Young Killian, Caroline Ford as Nimue, Eric Keenleyside as Maurice, Scott Hylands as Captain, David-Paul Grove as Doc, Gabe Khouth as Sneezy, Faustino Di Bauda as Sleepy, Michael Coleman as Happy, Mig Macario as Bashful, Sebastian West as Boy and Andre Tricoteux as Massive Brawler.

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Today in Soap Opera History (December 7)

December 7, 2015, 4:18 am

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1979: EON's"Mrs. Corey" kept an eye on Deborah's condition.
1979: ATWT's Lisa & Bob danced while Bennett fumed.
1984: Days' Salem mourned Roman at his wake.
1998: GH's Alan found Tammy next to his dead drug dealer.

"The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect is already in the cause."
― Henri Louis Bergson

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1941: On The Story of Mary Marlin, Davey's intended destination was exposed further. An NBC News bulletin, one of the first known casualty reports to come from Pearl Harbor, arrives just before the day's episode of this popular soap opera.

1941: On Vic & Sade, Vic (Art Van Harvey), Rush (Bill Idelson), and Uncle Fletcher (Clarence Hartzell) arrive home all at once...just in time to handle a peculiar storage problem.

1941: On One Man's Family, everyone was keeping their feelings about Irene Franklin to themselves.

1956: On The Edge of Night, Larry (Bill Zuckert) attempted to murder Mike Karr (John Larkin).

1977: On One Life to Live, Ed (Al Freeman Jr.) asked Brad (Jameson Parker) to stop by his office. Elsewhere, Will (Anthony George) refused to tell Pat (Jacqueline Courtney) and Paul (Tom Fuccello) about his conversations with Brian.

1978: Leon Mirell, former executive producer of General Hospital, died at age 55.

1979: On As the World Turns, Bennett (Doug Higgins) stormed off at the night-before-the-wedding dinner while Lisa (Eileen Fulton) and Bob (Don Hastings) were dancing. Later at The Willows, Lisa discovered a woman passed out on the floor.

1979: On The Edge of Night, Steve (Denny Albee) found a barely conscious Deborah (Frances Fisher), who had been drugged by "Mrs Corey".

1983: On Capitol, Myrna (Marj Dusay) admitted to Sam (Richard Egan) that she help felt helpless over Fran's (Lana Wood) accusations that she had an illegitimate child with him. Meanwhile, Brenda (Leslie Graves) declared, "I'm must be the only girl in history that has two brothers, one sister, and feels like the only child."

1984: On Days of our Lives, Marlena (Deidre Hall) was furious when Shane Donovan (Charles Shaughnessy) showed up at Roman's wake. The actor playing an alive Roman Brady today, Josh Taylor, attended Roman's wake back in 1984 when he was still starring as Chris Kositchek.

1988: On Another World, Rachel (Victoria Wyndham) encouraged Sharlene (Anna Holbrook) to attend the Snowflake Ball.

1990:Dark Shadows actress Joan Bennett, who played Elizabeth Collins Stoddard and several other roles in the series, died at age 80.

1993: On General Hospital, Lucy Coe (Lynn Herring) gave birth to a baby girl, Serena. Lucy was the surrogate mother for Scott Baldwin's (Kin Shriner) and his late wife, Dominique.

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1998: On General Hospital, Alan (Stuart Damon) arrived at Felicia's room and found an unconscious Tammy (Patricia Healy) in bed next to a dead drug dealer.

2005: Jason Thompson debuted as Patrick Drake on General Hospital.

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Celebrating a birthday today are:
Teal Ames (ex-Sarah, The Edge of Night) - 84
Vincent Baggetta (ex-Pete, Love is a Many Splendored Thing; ex-David, One Life to Live; ex-John, The Colbys; ex-Ray, Days of our Lives) - 68
Melanie Vincz (ex-Corinne, General Hospital) - 66
Kevin Stapleton (ex-Kevin, One Life to Live) - 52
Patrick Fabian (ex-Ted, General Hospital) - 51
Shiri Appleby (ex-Cate, Life Unexpected; ex-Little Girl, Santa Barbara) - 37
Nicholas Hoult (ex-Tony, Skins) - 26

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

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Guest Stars Update: Julie Berman, Travis Schuldt, Christopher Sean, Elizabeth Bogush

December 7, 2015, 4:24 am

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Chicago Med's Colin Donnell as Dr. Connor Rhodes, Julie Berman
as Dr. Samantha Zanetti. Photo by: Elizabeth Sisson/NBC

General Hospital alum Julie Berman is back on this week's Chicago Med, and The Young and the Restless' Alyvia Alyn Lind plays young Dolly Parton in a new NBC movie.

Check out our updated guest stars guide below to find out where your current or former favorite may be appearing in the coming days.

Monday, December 7
* Telenovela (10 p.m. ET/PT on NBC) - Eva Longoria (ex-Isabella Braña Williams, The Young and the Restless) stars in this big, fun and flashy half-hour comedy as Ana Sofia, the star of a popular Spanish language soap opera. One problem, she doesn't speak any Spanish. Other problems? Ana must manage a new boss, jealous castmates and high-maintenance best friends - and that's all before her ex-husband is hired as her new on-screen love interest. Just like a real telenovela, this comedy is full of all kinds of drama, including love, hate, life and even death! Despite all the chaos, this telenovela's cast and crew is a family ... or, at least, they try to be. The cast includes Jencarlos Canela, Diana Maria Riva, Jose Moreno Brooks, Alex Meneses, Amaury Nolasco, Jadyn Douglas, and Izzy Diaz. NBC is airing this two-episode preview in advance of the show's official January 4 premiere.

Tuesday, December 8
* Chicago Med (9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC) - Julie Berman (ex-Lulu Spencer, General Hospital) makes her second appearance as Dr. Sam Zanetti.

Wednesday, December 9
* Code Black (10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS) - Gabrielle Carteris (ex-Tracy Julian, Another World) recurs as Amy.

Thursday, December 10
* Coat of Many Colors movie premiere (9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC) - Alyvia Alyn Lind (Faith Newman, The Young and the Restless) stars as young Dolly Parton in a film based on Parton's real life story that became one of her biggest hit songs.
* 2 Broke Girls (9:30 p.m. ET/PT on CBS) - Travis Schuldt (ex-Ethan Crane, Days of our Lives) plays Terry.

Friday, December 11
* Hawaii Five-0 (9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS) - Christopher Sean (Paul Narita, Days of our Lives) returns as Gabriel Waincroft.

Saturday, December 12
* Becoming Santa movie premiere (8 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime) - Family Ties' Michael Gross (ex-River Baldwin, The Young and the Restless) and Meredith Baxter (ex-Maureen Russell, The Young and the Restless) reunite as Mr. and Mrs. Claus. The film also stars Laura Bell Bundy (ex-Marah Shayne, Guiding Light), Jesse Hutch and Tony Cavalero. Holly has never introduced her toy designer boyfriend Connor to her family and has only revealed that they live "up north." As their relationship intensifies, Holly knows she can't wait any longer and decides to bring Conner to meet her parents for Christmas. Connor is in for a shock when he discovers he's actually headed to the North Pole and Holly's parents are none other than Santa and Mrs. Claus! Connor embraces his time there despite running into Holly's ex, Jack Frost. Will Conner be ready to take their relationship to the next level - especially when it means he would be next in line to be Santa?

Sunday, December 13
* Blood & Oil (9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC) - Peyton List (ex-Lucy Montgomery, As the World Turns) recurs as Emma Lundegren.
* Becoming Santa movie premiere (9 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime) - Larisa Oleynik, Aaron Ashmore and Alan Thicke (ex-Rich Ginger, The Bold and the Beautiful) star. When business executive Amelia returns home to help a family-run ornament company, the employees see her as their savior who is coming in to rescue the company. They are heart-broken and shocked to learn that her plan to get the company on track involves massive layoffs. As Amelia prepares for the holiday 'trimmings', she finds herself rekindling an old romance with her high school boyfriend Jesse, who is also the company's owner. She also soon begins to see the charm of the local business - but will she be able to save it in time?
* Quantico (10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS) - Marcia Cross (ex-Kate Sanders, One Life to Live) plays Claire Haas.
* CSI: Cyber (10:30 p.m. ET/PT on CBS) - Rob Estes (ex-Glenn Gallagher, Days of our Lives) plays Julian Perkins. Christopher Cousins (ex-Cain Rogan, One Life to Live) returns as Mason Lynne. Alisha Boe (ex-Daphne, Days of our Lives) returns as Grace Clarke. This episode was rescheduled from a previous date.

Monday, December 14
* Supergirl (8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS) - Aaron Lustig (ex-Dr. Tim Reid, The Young and the Restless) plays Lawyer #1.
* NCIS: Los Angeles (10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS) - Elizabeth Bogush (Dr. Anderson, The Young and the Restless) plays Joelle Taylor.

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'Days of our Lives' Spoilers (December 14-18, 2015)

December 7, 2015, 11:37 am

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Check out the day-to-day spoilers below to find out what's happening on NBC soap opera Days of our Lives during the week of December 14-18, 2015.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Monday, December 14
Hope (Kristian Alfonso) is forced into a tricky situation as she tries to rescue Ciara (Vivian Jovanni).

Tuesday, December 15
Old feelings are stirred up when Belle (Martha Madison) and Philip (John-Paul Lavoisier) run into each other.

Wednesday, December 16
Ciara is furious when she realizes Theo (Kyler Pettis) is being bullied; Abigail (Kate Mansi) receives good news about Thomas.

Thursday, December 17
Kayla (Mary Beth Evans) comes face to face with Ava (Tamara Braun).

Friday, December 18
Abigail is devastated when Chad (Billy Flynn) breaks things off with her; Kayla (Mary Beth Evans) angrily tells Ava (Tamara Braun) to get lost, but Ava has news that gives her pause.

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- 'Days of our Lives' Artifacts Donated to Smithsonian's National Museum of American History (Photos)
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Today in Soap Opera History (December 8)

December 7, 2015, 9:01 pm

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1953: VL's Helen dished with Jane about her new pilot friend.
1981: DAYS' Roman Brady first appeared. 1998: OLTL's Viki
was not happy with Clint's plan. 1988: GH's Alan was in jail.

2009: CBS announced that it was canceling AS THE WORLD TURNS, the 54-year-old soap that was the last daytime serial owned by Procter & Gamble. CBS informed Procter & Gamble of the cancellation "a couple of days" earlier, according to Jeannie Tharrington, a spokeswoman for Procter & Gamble.

"It's a part of our business that we will miss, and it’ll be hard for us to say goodbye to the show," Tharrington said.

"Is it the end of an era?" Leslie Moonves, the chairman of CBS, asked. "Sort of. Only the special soaps are going to survive. It’s certainly the end of the client-owned soap. All good things come to an end, whether it's after 72 years or 54 years or 10 years. It's a different time and a different business."

2009: HOLLYOAKS capitalized on actor Ricky Whittle's stellar performance on STRICTLY COME DANCING by releasing its own dance-themed promo, "Strictly Not for the Fainthearted." The promo centered around the shocking murder of Whittle's popular HOLLYOAKS character, Calvin Valentine, which would air in a special "flash-forward episode" two nights after the dance competition ended. Set five months into the future, viewers were then left to watch and wonder, "Who Will Shoot Calvin?" with the mystery not being resolved until the event itself in May 2010.

Thanks to FoxCrane for sending in the item above.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Michael Levin (ex-Jack, RYAN'S HOPE; ex-John, AS THE WORLD TURNS; ex-Tim, ALL MY CHILDREN) - 83
Billy Hufsey (ex-Emilio, DAYS OF OUR LIVES; ex-Bartender, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) - 57
Teri Hatcher (ex-Susan, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES; ex-Angelica, CAPITOL) - 51
Vince Parenti (ex-Officer Franklin, SUNSET BEACH) - 46
Dominic Monaghan (ex-Simon, FLASHFORWARD; ex-Charlie, LOST) - 39
Ian Somerhalder (Damon, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES; ex-Boone, LOST) - 37
AnnaSophia Robb (Carrie, THE CARRIE DIARIES) - 22

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

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TELENOVELA WATCH: Turkish Dramas Dubbed into Spanish Including 'Amor de Contrabando,''Las Mil y Una Noches'&'Qué culpa tiene Fatmagül?'

December 8, 2015, 7:35 am

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One of the more surprising trends in Spanish speaking television is the ascendance of Turkish dramas in Latin American markets. Even countries like Chile and Argentina with a strong tradition of fine domestic telenovelas are finding imported Turkish productions at or near the top of their nightly ratings. The trend finally seems to be reaching our screens with five hours of Turkish programming a day split between Telemundo and MundoMax.

It perhaps needs to be stressed that these Turkish dramas are not telenovelas or soap operas. Rather, they are weekly dramas with episodes typically lasting 90 to 120 minutes that are telenovela-ized for Spanish speaking markets: dubbed into Spanish and edited down to 43-45 minute episodes to be run daily. Needless to say, this is not the ideal way to view these productions.

Qué culpa tiene Fatmagül?
Telemundo seems to have hit upon a satisfactory compromise in its 12 p.m. ET broadcast of the 2010-2012 Turkish series Qué culpa tiene Fatmagül? (Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?) by airing two hours daily, meaning their broadcast more or less corresponds to a single episode of the original Turkish broadcast. This seems to have preserved the end of episode cliffhangers from the original, though Telemundo is trimming some scenes in each episode to fit it in the time slot.

Frankly, Telemundo’s minor edits are not necessarily a bad thing having watched some of the original version of Fatmagül and finding the pacing occasionally verging on the glacial side. The long episode running time is too often filled with the padding you see in low budget movies from the 1950s and 60s. Characters never seem to just arrive at a location. No, the audience sees the characters get into their car, drive, arrive at their destination, park, exit their car, walk up the house, knock on the door, wait for the door to be answered, etc. Indeed, the lethargic pacing of Fatmagül takes some adjusting to, but it’s well worth the effort.

It seems Fatmagül is the most popular Turkish series airing in Latin America - only the crime drama EZEL appears to rival it in popularity among Turkish imports – and it’s not hard to see why. There is a familiarity in the plot, character types, and themes that would be at home in the hoariest Mexican and Venezuelan telenovelas of the 1960s. A beautiful, noble, poor, orphan named Fatmagül living in a small port town is days from marrying a fisherman when she is raped by three rich young men visiting the town for an engagement party. A fourth young man, a poor, noble blacksmith who lives in the town and is a friend of the three rapists, is also present at the scene of the attack but does nothing to prevent it. The families of the rich men conspire with the wicked sister-in-law of the raped girl to convince her not to press charges against her rapists and instead marry the blacksmith in an eye roll inducing plot contrivance. Needless to say, after much animosity, the girl eventually falls in love with her forced husband.

What lifts Fatmagül beyond the clichés and plot contrivances, aside from the considerable sheen of its beautiful, exotic setting and fine production values, is its attention to detail in its characterizations. The character types are clichés, but they are so enriched by an accumulation of detail and emotion that they eventually become more complex and interesting. This is helped considerably by the fine performances of the two leads: Beren Saat as Fatmagül and Engin Akyürek as Kerim, the blacksmith who marries Fatmagül. While I find Fatmagül an often frustrating series, it’s also one of the best to air on the Spanish language networks in the US this year.

Amor de Contrabando& Las Mil y Una Noches

Engin Akyürek

Audiences wanting more of Fatmagül star Engin Akyürek are in luck as his most recent series, titled for Spanish markets Amor de Contrabando (Kara Para Ask), premieres tonight on MundoMax at 9 p.m. ET.

Akyürek plays a police officer in this 2014-2015 crime drama who finds himself drawn to a millionaire’s daughter played by Tuba Büyüküstün after their paths cross due to a double murder. Amor de Contrabando is a mystery series, so I rather not spoil any further plot details, but from what I’ve seen the series looks promising.

Tonight’s premiere of Amor de Contrabando means MundoMax will now be devoting two hours in prime time to Turkish series, which is not too surprising as the ratings-challenged network was the first of the Spanish broadcast networks in the US to put a Turkish series in prime time with its run of the beautifully produced, but interminable (seeming to rival the Ottoman Empire in longevity) Suleimán, El Gran Sultán. MundoMax is rerunning that series weekdays at 4 p.m. ET.

Suleiman himself, actor Halit Ergenc of the balding pate and penetrating eyes, stars in MundoMax’s other prime time Turkish drama, Las Mil y Una Noches (Binbir Gece), airing weeknights at 8 p.m. ET.

Very loosely inspired by the frame story of the Thousand and One Nights (Arabian Nights), which at least allows generous usage of Rimsky-Korsakov on the soundtrack, Ergenc plays Onur, the wealthy owner of a construction company who hates women. Sehrazat, played by Bergüzar Korel, an architect who works for Onur, asks him for a sizable loan. He agrees to give her the money if she will spend a night with him. Desperate, she eventually agrees. Onur later learns the reason Sehrazat needed the money was to pay for the treatment that saved the life of her son who suffered from leukemia. Onur falls in love with Sehrazat and attempts to woo her, promising her son would no longer ever be in need.

This series was very popular in Chile and Argentina, but I confess I’m having a hard time getting into it. The Spanish dubbing leaves much to be desired and makes one appreciate the fine job Globo out of Brazil does in their Spanish dubs. The close ups on Las Mil y Una Noches are often held for an eternity, and while Ergenc and Korel have faces that can hold those close ups, you really wish they’d just get on with it.

R.G. Morin writes a regular column for We Love Soaps, "Telenovela Watch: A weekly look at the world of telenovelas for non-Spanish speakers." For feedback or questions, you can email R.G. Morin at argeemorin@hotmail.com.

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'The Haves and the Have Nots' Returns January 5

December 8, 2015, 8:24 pm

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HAHN returns January 5, 2016.

Tyler Perry's hit primetime soap opera The Haves and the Have Nots is back with all-new episodes on Tuesday, January 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on OWN.

The Haves and the Have Nots returns with Jim Cryer (John Schneider), his wife Katheryn (Renee Lawless) and their wealthy friends, David (Peter Parros) and Veronica Harrington (Angela Robinson), dealing with hard lessons they have sewed from past actions. Jim Cryer is rendered powerless for the first time in his life as the charges against him mount. Candace (Tika Sumpter) is haunted by a horrific crime that she and Jeffery (Gavin Houston) have committed and will stop at nothing to cover up the secret. Meanwhile, Hanna (Crystal Fox) continues to be a moral pillar for her family and co-workers.

Watch a sneak peek of the new season below:

Most recently, the season finale of The Haves and the Have Nots (September 22, 2015) delivered 3.7 million viewers, ranking as the night's #1 cable telecast across all key measures. The series consistently ranks as Tuesday night's #1 original cable series among women 25-54 and primetime's #1 original cable series among African-American women and total viewers.

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Today in Soap Opera History (December 9)

December 9, 2015, 4:33 am

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1960: Coronation Street premiered. 1981: GH's Bobbie
admitted to Noah that she was once a prostitute. 2005: Y&R's
Michael and Lauren were married. 2008: B&B's Steffy
grieved over her dead twin sister.

"The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect is already in the cause."
― Henri Louis Bergson

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1949: On The Guiding Light, Bert Miller (Ann Shepherd) married Bill Bauer (Lyle Sudrow).

1957: On The Edge of Night, Peter Dalton (Stephen Elliot) blasted DA Bruce Thompson (Brett Morrison) during his television speech for having an affair with Ruth Sherman. He also used what Ed (Les Damon) had said to make it look as if Thompson's own staff members had lost faith in him.

1960:Coronation Street, created by Tony Warren, premiered on the UK's ITV network. It is now the longest running television soap opera in the world still in prouction. After the first episode, a columnist in the Daily Mirror claimed the series would only last three weeks. It is now the longest running television drama in the world. Radio's The Archers is the current longest running soap opera on the air overall. Guiding Light, which ended a 75 year run in 2009, is the longest running soap opera of all time.

1964: On Another World, Pat (Susan Trustman) had a dream about her abortionist, Mr. Alberts.

1975: On Ryan's Hope, Maeve (Helen Gallagher) and Johnny (Bernard Barrow) had a painful discussion about the Frank-Delia-Jill situation. They both realized that whatever happened they cannot turn their backs on Delia and the baby.

1980: Dana Kimmell aired for the final time as Dawn Marshall on Texas.

1981: On General Hospital, Bobbie (Jackie Zeman) told Noah (Rick Springield) that she was once a hooker.

1982: On Knots Landing, Karen (Michele Lee) asked Abby (Donna Mills) to be tested as a possible kidney donor match for Diana.

1982: On Capitol, Tyler (David Mason Daniels) returned to Washington just as Julie (Kimberly Beck) prepared to walk down the aisle with Lawrence Barrington (Jeff Chamberlain).

1982: On Another World, Blaine clashed with Cecile.

1983: On Dallas, Cliff (Ken Kercheval) forced J.R.'s secretary, Sly (Deborah Rennard), into spying for him. Once J.R. (Larry Hagman) realized what was happening, he had Sly transmit false information back to Cliff.

1985: On Days of our Lives, Hope (Kristian Alfonso) visited Larry (Andrew Masset) in jail. Masset ended a two year run as Larry Welch, but would return to the show in 2002.

1991: On The Young and the Restless, Jack (Peter Bergman) tried to get Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) into rehab.

2005: On The Young and the Restless, Michael Baldwin (Christian LeBlanc) and Lauren Fenmore (Tracey Bregman) were married. The Bold and the Beautiful's Eric Forrester (John McCook) crossed over to The Young and the Restless to attend the wedding wedding. McCook previously played Lance Prentiss on Y&R.

2008: On The Bold and the Beautiful, Steffy Forrester (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) visited her dead sister, Phoebe, in the morgue.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Gyl Roland (ex-Sheila, Days of our Lives) - 74
Beau Bridges (Barton, Masters of Sex; ex-Nick, Brothers & Sisters) - 74
Michael Nouri (ex-Caleb, All My Children; ex-Elliot, The Young and the Restless; ex-Steve, Search for Tomorrow; ex-Tom, Somerset) - 70
Michael Dorn (ex-Ed, Capitol) - 63
Joe Lando (ex-Jake, One Life to Live; ex-Macauley, Guiding Light; ex-John, The Secret CircleE; ex-Lee, The Bay) - 54
Felicity Huffman (ex-Lynette, Desperate Housewives) - 53
Allison Smith (ex-Mallory, The West Wing) - 46
Kurt Angle (WWE/WWF) - 46
Reiko Aylesworth (ex-Rebecca, One Life to Live) - 43
Jesse Metcalfe (ex-Christopher, Dallas; ex-John, Desperate Housewives; ex-Miguel, Passions) - 37

The late Frances Reid (Portia Faces Life; As the World Turns; Days of our Lives) was born on this day in 1914. She died on February 3, 2010.

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

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Soap of the Week Results (November 30-December 4, 2015): 'Days of our Lives' Is Favorite for 44th Week in a Row

December 9, 2015, 12:35 pm

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Days of our Lives was voted favorite soap opera of the week.

The results are in from the We Love Soaps"Soap of the Week" poll for November 30-December 4, 2015. NBC's Days of our Lives was voted favorite soap opera by our readers for the 44th week in a row.

ABC's General Hospital was second followed by CBS'The Bold and the Beautiful.

The Favorite Couple this week was Days of our Lives' John & Marlena. Days' Drake Hogestyn (John) and Deidre Hall (Marlena) were voted Favorite Actor and Favorite Actress.

Check out the complete show ranking below as well as the favorite couples, actors and actresses.

RANK	SHOW	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Days of our Lives (NBC)	1	295
2	General Hospital (ABC)	2	215
3	The Bold and the Beautiful (CBS)	3	89
4	The Young and the Restless (CBS)	4	149

Days of our Lives' Drake Hogestyn (John Black) was voted Favorite Actor for the 38th week in a row.

RANK	ACTOR	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Drake Hogestyn (John), Days	1	151
2	Billy Miller (Jake), GH	4	17
3	Thorsten Kaye (Ridge), B&B	2	46
4	Billy Flynn (Chad), Days	3	10
5	Greg Vaughan (Eric), Days	6	2
6	Roger Howarth (Franco), GH	-	44
7	Bryton James (Devon), Y&R	5	16
8	Steve Burton (Dylan), Y&R	10	0
9	Stephen Nichols (Steve), Days	-	0
10	Ryan Paevey (Nathan), GH	8	0

Days of our Lives' Deidre Hall (Dr. Marlena Evans) was voted Favorite Actress for the 10th consecutive week.

RANK	ACTRESS	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	Deidre Hall (Marlena), Days	1	157
2	Linsey Godfrey (Caroline), B&B	2	13
3	Kate Mansi (Abigail), Days	3	24
4	Kelly Monaco (Sam), GH	8	21
5	Rebecca Herbst (Elizabeth), GH	6	21
6	Arianne Zucker (Nicole), Days	10	19
7	Michelle Stafford (Nina), GH	-	1
8	Sharon Case (Sharon), Y&R	7	0
9	Mishael Morgan (Hilary), Y&R	4	24
10	Kristian Alfonso (Hope), Days	5	0

The Favorite Couple for the 19h week in a row was John & Marlena ("Jarlena") from Days of our Lives.

RANK	COUPLE	LAST WEEK	TOP 3
1	John & Marlena, Days	1	161
2	Ridge & Caroline, B&B	2	13
3	Chad & Abby, Days	3	18
4	Jason & Sam, GH	10	0
5	Nicole & Eric, Days	5	0
6	Elizabeth & Jason, GH	6	7
7	Hilary & Devon, Y&R	4	18
8	Sharon & Dylan, Y&R	9	0
9	Nina & Franco, GH	-	0
10	Steve & Kayla, Days	-	0

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NEWS: John Stamos, SAG Awards, Image Awards, 'Scream Queens' Finale, Queen Latifah, Adam Gregory

December 9, 2015, 2:00 pm

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The Bold and the Beautiful alum Adam Gregory and wife are expected second child
Gregory, who played Thomas on B&B, announced via Instagram that he and his wife, Sheridan, are expecting their second child. The actor posted a photo of the sonogram, noting, “More trouble coming our way June 2016!” The couple, who wed in February of 2010, had their first child, Adam Kannon Gregory II, on February 7, 2013.

John Stamos

General Hospital alum bares his butt, and is tired of himself
" I rarely read about myself — mostly because I'm tired of 'me'— and also if you believe the good stuff, you have to believe the bad stuff. I just stay away."

Queen Latifah to star in Fox music pilot from Lee Daniels
Latifah will play the surrogate mother with an amazing voice to an up-and-coming girl group. As Variety notes, Queen Latifah’s star power plus Empire co-creator Lee Daniels’ track record could make this project a strong contender for next season.

Empire and black-ish dominate NAACP Image Awards nominations
In the outstanding drama category, Empire is facing Power, Scandal, How to Get Away with Murder and Being Mary Jane. The Image Awards have not included a daytime drama category for the past two years..

SAG Aards nominations revealed!
The casts of Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, Homeland, House of Cards and Mad Men are competing in the Outstanding Performance By an Ensemble in a Drama Series category.

Lea Michele on the Scream Queens Red Devil Reveal and Why No One Writes for Women Better Than Ryan Murphy
While Dickie Dollar Scholars golden boy Boone (Nick Jonas), Gigi (Nasim Pedrad), and unrelated-to-the-central-narrative Pete (Diego Boneta) were unmasked as three of them — and swiftly killed — the question left on everyone’s minds was simple: Who was the final killer? As it turns out, the second “bathtub baby” from the unfortunate night at Kappa Kappa Tau in the ’90s was none other than Hester Ulrich (a.k.a. Chanel No. 6), played with great panache by Lea Michele.

Hulu announces premiere date for Aaron Paul's The Path
The cult family drama from Jason Katims debuts March 30. It’ll also star Hugh Dance, Michelle Monaghan and Rockmund Dunbar.

Once Upon a Time is bringing back an older version of Dorothy Gale
The Wizard of Oz character will be in her late 20s/early 30s when she returns as “a brave warrior for good.”

Telenovela will reunite Eva Longoria with her Desperate Housewives husband
Longoria tweeted that Ricardo Chavira will appear on her NBC comedy. “He’s amazing and still my first love!” she added.

NBC renews The Blacklist for Season 4
Creator Jon Bokenkamp announced the news on his Blacklist podcast. "“We knew about that a while ago, it’s one of those things that’s hard to keep quiet,” he said.

NBC is developing an 1891 NYC-set musical featuring Broadway stars
Voice of the City will use songs to tell the sweeping story of the rise of New York City.

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Today in Soap Opera History (December 10)

December 9, 2015, 9:01 pm

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1979: The Edge of Night's Deborah continued to be poisoned.
1981: Milton Berle guest-starred on General Hospital.
1991: Days of our Lives' Carly and Bo exchanged vows in Mexico.
2001: One Life to Live's Blair was reunited with her baby.

Paul Rauch

2012: Network executive turned daytime soap opera producer Paul Rauch died at age 78. Rauch served as vice president of CBS daytime programming in the early 1970s before leaving to take over as executive producer of Another World (1971-1983). His partnership with head writer Harding Lemay (1972-1979) produced what is considered by many to be some of the best daytime soap opera in history. In our 2009 inteview with Lemay, he described Rauch as "one of the best producers, probably the best producer I have ever worked with."

He went on to produce One Life to Live (1983 to 1991), Santa Barbara (1991-1993) and Guiding Light (1996-2002). His most recent work was as executive producer for THE The Young and the Restless from 2008 to 2011.

Rauch also created Another World spin-off Texas (1980) and Lovers and Friends (1977), which was later retooled into new soap For Richer, For Poorer.

Celebrating a birthday today are:

Agnes Nixon

Agnes Nixon (Creator, All My Children; One Life to Live; Loving; Writer, As the World Turns; Guiding Light; Another World) - 93
Gloria Loring (ex-Liz, Days of our Lives; Herself, Another World) - 69
Susan Dey (ex-Celia, Emerald Point N.A.S.) - 63
John J. York (Mac, General Hospital; ex-Mac, General HospitalL Night Shift; ex-Mac, Port Charles; ex-Mac, All My Children) - 57
Nia Peeples (Pam, Pretty Little Liars; ex-Karen, The Young and the Restless; ex-Carla, General Hospital; ex-Mallory, Days of our Lives) - 54
Mark Gantt (ex-Jeffrey, The Inn) - 47
Gavin Houston (Jeffrey, The Haves and the Have Nots; ex-Tony, The Bay; ex-Remy, Guiding Light; ex-Sly, General Hospital) - 38

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Guest Stars Update: Deidre Hall, Sarah Michelle Gellar & Lacey Chabert Visit 'Home & Family' Next Week

December 10, 2015, 7:02 am

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Coat of Many Colors stars Alyvia Alyn Lind as Dolly, Jennifer Nettles
as Avie Lee Parton, Rick Schroder as Lee Parton. Photo by: Quantrell
Colbert/NBC

The Young and the Restless' Alyvia Alyn Lind plays young Dolly Parton in Coat of Many Colors tonight, a film written by former soap scribe Pamela K. Long.

Check out our updated guest stars guide below to find out where your current or former favorite may be appearing in the coming days.

Thursday, December 10
* Coat of Many Colors movie premiere (9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC) - Alyvia Alyn Lind (Faith Newman, The Young and the Restless) stars as 9-year-old Dolly Parton in a film s based on the inspiring true story of living legend Dolly Parton's remarkable upbringing. The movie special takes place inside the tight-knit Parton family as they struggle to overcome devastating tragedy and discover the healing power of love, faith, and a raggedy patchwork coat that helped make Parton who she is today. The film is set in the Tennessee Great Smokey Mountains in 1955. It is neither a biopic nor musical about Dolly’s whole life and performing career, but rather a family-oriented faith-based story about the incidents in her and her family's life around the time she was 9 years old. Coat of Many Colors also stars Jennifer Nettles as Parton’s mother, Rick Schroder as her father and Gerald McRaney as her grandfather. The movie was written by former soap actor and writer Pamela K. Long. She executive produces with Sam Haskell and Dolly Parton.
* 2 Broke Girls (9:30 p.m. ET/PT on CBS) - Travis Schuldt (ex-Ethan Crane, Passions) plays Terry.

Friday, December 11
* Hawaii Five-0 (9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS) - Christopher Sean (Paul Narita, Days of our Lives) returns as Gabriel Waincroft.

Saturday, December 12
* Becoming Santa movie premiere (8 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime) - Family Ties' Michael Gross (ex-River Baldwin, The Young and the Restless) and Meredith Baxter (ex-Maureen Russell, The Young and the Restless) reunite as Mr. and Mrs. Claus. The film also stars Laura Bell Bundy (ex-Marah Shayne, Guiding Light), Jesse Hutch and Tony Cavalero. Holly has never introduced her toy designer boyfriend Connor to her family and has only revealed that they live "up north." As their relationship intensifies, Holly knows she can't wait any longer and decides to bring Conner to meet her parents for Christmas. Connor is in for a shock when he discovers he's actually headed to the North Pole and Holly's parents are none other than Santa and Mrs. Claus! Connor embraces his time there despite running into Holly's ex, Jack Frost. Will Conner be ready to take their relationship to the next level - especially when it means he would be next in line to be Santa?

Sunday, December 13
* Blood & Oil (9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC) - Peyton List (ex-Lucy Montgomery, As the World Turns) recurs as Emma Lundegren.
* Wish Upon a Christmas movie premiere (9 p.m. ET/PT on Lifetime) - Larisa Oleynik, Aaron Ashmore and Alan Thicke (ex-Rich Ginger, The Bold and the Beautiful) star. When business executive Amelia returns home to help a family-run ornament company, the employees see her as their savior who is coming in to rescue the company. They are heart-broken and shocked to learn that her plan to get the company on track involves massive layoffs. As Amelia prepares for the holiday 'trimmings', she finds herself rekindling an old romance with her high school boyfriend Jesse, who is also the company's owner. She also soon begins to see the charm of the local business - but will she be able to save it in time?
* Quantico (10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS) - Marcia Cross (ex-Kate Sanders, One Life to Live) plays Claire Haas.
* CSI: Cyber (10:30 p.m. ET/PT on CBS) - Rob Estes (ex-Glenn Gallagher, Days of our Lives) plays Julian Perkins. Christopher Cousins (ex-Cain Rogan, One Life to Live) returns as Mason Lynne. Alisha Boe (ex-Daphne, Days of our Lives) returns as Grace Clarke. This episode was rescheduled from a previous date.

Monday, December 14
* Home & Family (10 a.m. ET/PT on Hallmark Channel) - Deidre Hall (Dr. Marlena Evans, Days of our Lives) appears, along with Shohreh Aghdashloo, celebrity jeweler Neil Lane, Katie Cazorla (owner of The Painted Nail), and lifestyle expert Debbie Matenopoulos.
* Supergirl (8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS) - Aaron Lustig (ex-Dr. Tim Reid, The Young and the Restless) plays Lawyer #1.
* NCIS: Los Angeles (10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS) - Elizabeth Bogush (Dr. Anderson, The Young and the Restless) plays Joelle Taylor.

Wednesday, December 16
* Home & Family (10 a.m. ET/PT on Hallmark Channel) - Sarah Michelle Gellar (ex-Kendall Hart, All My Children) appears, along with James Lafferty, relationship expert Dr. Kimberly Moffit, pet expert Laura Nativo, and family member Matt Iseman.

Friday, December 18
* Home & Family (10 a.m. ET/PT on Hallmark Channel) - Lacey Chabert (ex-Bianca Montgomery, All My Children) appears, along with chef Rosanna Pansino, fitness expert Tracey Mallet, pop group Human Nature, and DIY experts Ken Wingard and Tanya Memme.

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2016 Golden Globe Nominees Revealed

December 10, 2015, 11:21 am

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The nominees for the 2016 Golden Globe Awards were revealed on Thursday morning. Below is a complete list of nominees:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. CAROL
Number 9 Films; The Weinstein Company

b. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
Warner Bros. Pictures / Village Roadshow Pictures / Kennedy Miller Mitchell; Warner Bros. Pictures

c. THE REVENANT
Regency Enterprises; Twentieth Century Fox

d. ROOM
Element Pictures / No Trace Camping; A24

e. SPOTLIGHT
Anonymous Content / Participant Media / First Look; Open Road Films

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. CATE BLANCHETT
CAROL

b. BRIE LARSON
ROOM

c. ROONEY MARA
CAROL

d. SAOIRSE RONAN
BROOKLYN

e. ALICIA VIKANDER
THE DANISH GIRL

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
a. BRYAN CRANSTON
TRUMBO

b. LEONARDO DICAPRIO
THE REVENANT

c. MICHAEL FASSBENDER
STEVE JOBS

d. EDDIE REDMAYNE
THE DANISH GIRL

e. WILL SMITH
CONCUSSION

BEST MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
a. THE BIG SHORT
Paramount Pictures / Regency Enterprises; Paramount Pictures

b. JOY
Fox 2000 Pictures; Twentieth Century Fox

c. THE MARTIAN
Twentieth Century Fox; Twentieth Century Fox

d. SPY
Twentieth Century Fox; Twentieth Century Fox

e. TRAINWRECK
Universal Pictures / Apatow Productions; Universal Pictures

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
a. JENNIFER LAWRENCE
JOY

b. MELISSA MCCARTHY
SPY

c. AMY SCHUMER
TRAINWRECK

d. MAGGIE SMITH
THE LADY IN THE VAN

e. LILY TOMLIN
GRANDMA

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
a. CHRISTIAN BALE
THE BIG SHORT

b. STEVE CARELL
THE BIG SHORT

c. MATT DAMON
THE MARTIAN

d. AL PACINO
DANNY COLLINS

e. MARK RUFFALO
INFINITELY POLAR BEAR

BEST MOTION PICTURE – ANIMATED
a. ANOMALISA
Starburns Industries; Paramount Pictures

b. THE GOOD DINOSAUR
Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

c. INSIDE OUT
Pixar Animation Studios; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

d. THE PEANUTS MOVIE
Blue Sky Studios; Twentieth Century Fox

e. SHAUN THE SHEEP MOVIE
Aardman; Lionsgate / Studiocanal

BEST MOTION PICTURE – FOREIGN LANGUAGE
a. THE BRAND NEW TESTAMENT (BELGIUM / FRANCE / LUXEMBOURG)
Terra Incognita / Climax Films / Après le Déluge / Juliette Films / Caviar; Belga Films / Le Pacte

b. THE CLUB (CHILE)
Fabula; Music Box Films

c. THE FENCER (FINLAND / GERMANY / ESTONIA)
Making Movies / Kick Film GmbH / Allfilm; Oy Nordisk Film Ab

d. MUSTANG (FRANCE)
CG Cinéma / Vistamar Flimproduktion; Cohen Media Group

e. SON OF SAUL (HUNGARY)
Laokoon Filmgroup; Sony Pictures Classics

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
a. JANE FONDA
YOUTH

b. JENNIFER JASON LEIGH
THE HATEFUL EIGHT

c. HELEN MIRREN
TRUMBO

d. ALICIA VIKANDER
EX MACHINA

e. KATE WINSLET
STEVE JOBS

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE
a. PAUL DANO
LOVE & MERCY

b. IDRIS ELBA
BEASTS OF NO NATION

c. MARK RYLANCE
BRIDGE OF SPIES

d. MICHAEL SHANNON
99 HOMES

e. SYLVESTER STALLONE
CREED

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
a. TODD HAYNES
CAROL

b. ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU
THE REVENANT

c. TOM MCCARTHY
SPOTLIGHT

d. GEORGE MILLER
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

e. RIDLEY SCOTT
THE MARTIAN

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
a. EMMA DONOGHUE
ROOM

b. TOM MCCARTHY, JOSH SINGER
SPOTLIGHT

c. CHARLES RANDOLPH, ADAM MCKAY
THE BIG SHORT

d. AARON SORKIN
STEVE JOBS

e. QUENTIN TARANTINO
THE HATEFUL EIGHT

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
a. CARTER BURWELL
CAROL

b. ALEXANDRE DESPLAT
THE DANISH GIRL

c. ENNIO MORRICONE
THE HATEFUL EIGHT

d. DANIEL PEMBERTON
STEVE JOBS

e. RYUICHI SAKAMOTO, ALVA NOTO
THE REVENANT

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
a. “LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO” — FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
Music by: Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ali Payami, Ilya Salmanzadeh
Lyrics by: Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ali Payami, Ilya Salmanzadeh

b. “ONE KIND OF LOVE” — LOVE & MERCY
Music by: Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett
Lyrics by: Brian Wilson, Scott Bennett

c. “SEE YOU AGAIN” — FURIOUS 7
Music by: Justin Franks, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth, Cameron Thomaz
Lyrics by: Justin Franks, Andrew Cedar, Charlie Puth, Cameron Thomaz

d. “SIMPLE SONG #3” — YOUTH
Music by: David Lang
Lyrics by: David Lang

e. “WRITING'S ON THE WALL” — SPECTRE
Music by: Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes
Lyrics by: Sam Smith, Jimmy Napes

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a. EMPIRE
FOX
20th Century Fox Television / Imagine Television

b. GAME OF THRONES
HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Bighead, Littlehead; Television 360 and Startling Television

c. MR. ROBOT
USA NETWORK
Universal Cable Productions

d. NARCOS
NETFLIX
Gaumont International Television for Netflix

e. OUTLANDER
STARZ
Sony Pictures Television

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a. CAITRIONA BALFE
OUTLANDER

b. VIOLA DAVIS
HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER

c. EVA GREEN
PENNY DREADFUL

d. TARAJI P. HENSON
EMPIRE

e. ROBIN WRIGHT
HOUSE OF CARDS

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
a. JON HAMM
MAD MEN

b. RAMI MALEK
MR. ROBOT

c. WAGNER MOURA
NARCOS

d. BOB ODENKIRK
BETTER CALL SAUL

e. LIEV SCHREIBER
RAY DONOVAN

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
a. CASUAL
HULU
Lionsgate TV / Right of Way

b. MOZART IN THE JUNGLE
AMAZON VIDEO
Amazon Studios

c. ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
NETFLIX
Lionsgate Television for Netflix

d. SILICON VALLEY
HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Judgemental Films, Alec Berg, Altschuler Krinsky Works, and 3 Arts Entertainment

e. TRANSPARENT
AMAZON VIDEO
Amazon Studios

f. VEEP
HBO
HBO Entertainment in association with Dundee Productions

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
a. RACHEL BLOOM
CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND

b. JAMIE LEE CURTIS
SCREAM QUEENS

c. JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS
VEEP

d. GINA RODRIGUEZ
JANE THE VIRGIN

e. LILY TOMLIN
GRACE AND FRANKIE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – MUSICAL OR COMEDY
a. AZIZ ANSARI
MASTER OF NONE

b. GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL
MOZART IN THE JUNGLE

c. ROB LOWE
THE GRINDER

d. PATRICK STEWART
BLUNT TALK

e. JEFFREY TAMBOR
TRANSPARENT

BEST TELEVISION LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. American Crime
ABC
ABC Studios

b. American Horror Story: Hotel
FX
20th Century Fox Television

c. Fargo
FX
MGM Television Studios / FX Productions

d. Flesh & Bone
Starz
Starz

e. Wolf Hall
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BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. KIRSTEN DUNST
FARGO

b. LADY GAGA
AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL

c. SARAH HAY
FLESH & BONE

d. FELICITY HUFFMAN
AMERICAN CRIME

e. QUEEN LATIFAH
BESSIE

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. IDRIS ELBA
LUTHER

b. OSCAR ISAAC
SHOW ME A HERO

c. DAVID OYELOWO
NIGHTINGALE

d. MARK RYLANCE
WOLF HALL

e. PATRICK WILSON
FARGO

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. UZO ADUBA
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK

b. JOANNE FROGGATT
DOWNTON ABBEY

c. REGINA KING
AMERICAN CRIME

d. JUDITH LIGHT
TRANSPARENT

e. MAURA TIERNEY
THE AFFAIR

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, LIMITED SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
a. ALAN CUMMING
THE GOOD WIFE

b. DAMIAN LEWIS
WOLF HALL

c. BEN MENDELSOHN
BLOODLINE

d. TOBIAS MENZIES
OUTLANDER

e. CHRISTIAN SLATER
MR. ROBOT

NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR
Twentieth Century Fox 12
Universal Pictures 8
The Weinstein Company 8
Paramount Pictures 5
A24 4
Sony Pictures Classics 4
Bleecker Street 3
Focus Features 3
Fox Searchlight Pictures 3
Lionsgate 3
Open Road Films 3
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 3
Warner Bros. Pictures 3
Roadside Attractions 2
Sony Pictures Releasing 2
Belga Films 1
Broad Green Pictures 1
Cohen Media Group 1
Le Pacte 1
Music Box Films 1
Netflix 1
Oy Nordisk Film Ab 1
Studiocanal 1

NOMINATIONS BY TELEVISION NETWORK
Netflix 8
HBO 7
Starz 6
Amazon Video 5
FX 5
ABC 4
FOX 4
PBS 4
Showtime 3
USA Network 3
AMC 2
The CW 2
BBC America 1
CBS 1
hulu 1

NOMINATIONS BY MOTION PICTURE
Carol 5
The Big Short 4
The Revenant 4
Steve Jobs 4
The Danish Girl 3
The Hateful Eight 3
The Martian 3
Room 3
Spotlight 3
Joy 2
Love & Mercy 2
Mad Max: Fury Road 2
Spy 2
Trainwreck 2
Trumbo 2
Youth 2
99 Homes 1
Anomalisa 1
Beasts of No Nation 1
The Brand New Testament 1
Bridge of Spies 1
Brooklyn 1
The Club 1
Concussion 1
Creed 1
Danny Collins 1
Ex Machina 1
The Fencer 1
Fifty Shades of Grey 1
Furious 7 1
The Good Dinosaur 1
Grandma 1
Infinitely Polar Bear 1
Inside Out 1
The Lady in the Van 1
Mustang 1
The Peanuts Movie 1
Shaun the Sheep Movie 1
Son of Saul 1
Spectre 1

NOMINATIONS BY TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAM
American Crime 3
Fargo 3
Mr. Robot 3
Outlander 3
Transparent 3
Wolf Hall 3
American Horror Story: Hotel 2
Empire 2
Flesh & Bone 2
Mozart in the Jungle 2
Narcos 2
Orange is the New Black 2
Veep 2
The Affair 1
Bessie 1
Better Call Saul 1
Bloodline 1
Blunt Talk 1
Casual 1
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 1
Downton Abbey 1
Game of Thrones 1
The Good Wife 1
Grace and Frankie 1
The Grinder 1
House of Cards 1
How to Get Away with Murder 1
Jane The Virgin 1
Luther 1
Mad Men 1
Master Of None 1
Nightingale 1
Penny Dreadful 1
Ray Donovan 1
Scream Queens 1
Show Me a Hero 1
Silicon Valley 1

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Genoa City Live! Announces 'The Young and the Restless' Events in New Jersey and New York

December 10, 2015, 1:54 pm

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Details were announced today for Genoa City Live!, a series of once-in-a-lifetime, live fan events dedicated to CBS daytime drama, The Young and the Restless. Fans will get up close and personal with their favorite stars in this wildly entertaining event that features audience interaction, lively question and answers, behind the scene stories and secrets, trivia and photos. 200 pre-registered fans will get the chance to have the actors sign autograph and take photos. The event takes a highly emotional walk down memory lane as fans relive moments of their favorite daytime soap opera with their favorite actors from the past 42 years. Tickets for these exclusive fan events go on sale December 11.

Fans in Montclair, NJ can see Genoa City Live on Saturday, January 23rd at The Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ. Performance begins at 6 p.m. with doors opening at 5 p.m. Tickets are $149.50, $124.50, $99.50 $75, $69.50, $49.50 and $20 (for the back row) and are available online at Ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or at the Wellmont Box Office.

Fans in Westbury, Long Island can see Genoa City Live on Sunday, January 24th at The NYCB Theatre at Westbury. Performance is at 1 p.m. with doors open at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $149.50, $124.50, $79.50, $59.50 and $49.50 and are available online at Ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or at the Westbury Box Office.

Confirmed cast members from The Young and the Restless include Eric Braeden (Victor Newman), Christian Jules Leblanc (Michael Baldwin), Sean Carrigan (Ben “Stitch” Rayburn) and Melissa Ordway (Abby Newman).

“The fans of The Young and the Restless have such a special place in their hearts for these actors who in turn have a deep appreciation for the fans,” says Bill Lee, executive producer at Faze 3 Presents.

Braeden, who has played Y&R leading man Victor Newman for over 35 years, says, “These events provide a unique opportunity for the cast members to thank our incredible fans for decades of support. This is a great chance for them to get to know the actors in a live setting."

Created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, The Young and the Restless premiered on March 26, 1973 and revolutionized daytime television, setting the standard as the number one daytime drama for more than 20 consecutive years. The fictional Midwestern metropolis, Genoa City, is home to the rivalries, romances and socially conscious storylines around the lives and loves of a wide variety of strong characters (dominated by the Newman, Abbott, Chancellor, Baldwin and Winters families).

For tickets and additional information visit www.genoacitylive.com.

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Today in Soap Opera History (December 11)

December 10, 2015, 9:01 pm

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1968: Susan Seaforth debuted on Days of our Lives as Julie.
1979: ATWT's Lisa faced off with Hester at The Willows.
1995: Another World's Donna sang to a suspicious Matt.
1998: Brooke's Bedroom made it's debut on B&B.

"The present contains nothing more than the past, and what is found in the effect is already in the cause."
― Henri Louis Bergson

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1957: On The Edge of Night, Peter Dalton (Stephen Elliott) won the election by a landslide.

1968: Susan Seaforth (Hayes) debuted as Julie Olson in Days of our Lives. She has been nominated for four Daytime Emmy Awards for her work on the soap. Check out our 2010 in-depth interview with Mrs. Hayes and her husband and Days co-star, Bill Hayes.

1974: On Another World, Iris Carrington (Beverlee McKinsey) informed Louise Goddard (Anne Meacham) that Liz Matthews was moving in with them.

1979: On As the World Turns, Lisa Colman (Eileen Fulton) had one final showdown with Hester Pierce (Ann Stanchfield) as her story at The Willows concluded.

1979: On Another World, Eileen Simpson Perrini (Vicky Dawson) died.

1984: Actor Richard McMurray died at age 68. He played Dr. Mel Bailey in Days of our Lives in the late 1960s and 1970s.

1986: Actor Paul Keenan (Todd Chandler, Days of our Lives; Tony Driscoll, Dynasty) died at age 31 due to complications from the AIDS virus. Check out our recent World AIDS Day tributes here, which also includes actor Tom Fuccello, who was born 79 years ago today.

1991: On The Young and the Restless, Paul Williams (Doug Davidson) was upset when he woke up in bed with Lauren Fenmore (Tracey E. Bregman).

1995: On Another World, Donna Love (Anna Stuart) sang "Someone Like You" to Matthew Cory (Matt Crane).

1995: On All My Children, Julia Santos (Sydney Penny) was chloroformed by Louie Greco (John Millard), who then carried her out of Noah's apartment.

1995: On One Life to Live, Blair Cramer (Kassie DePaiva) told Viki Buchanan (Erika Slezak) that she was pregnant, and Todd Manning wasn't the father. Meanwhile, Patrick Thornhart (Thorsten Kaye) tried to convince Marty Saybrooke (Susan Haskell) they could still work things out in spite of the baby.

1998: On The Bold and the Beautiful, Forrester Creations held a press conference to launch the company's new Brooke's Bedroom division. But Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) had her own ideas on how to launch the line bearing her name, so she crashed her own party!

Thanks to FoxCrane for sending in the item above.

2000: Actor David Lewis died at age 84. He was nominated for five Daytime Emmy Awards during his run on General Hospital as Edward Quartermaine, winning in 1982.

2003: Heather Tom debuted as Kelly Cramer in One Life to Live.

2006: On All My Children, Josh Madden called Zach Slater to tell him he found Erin Lavery's (Connie Fletcher) lifeless body, making her the second victim of the Satin Slayer.

Thanks to Enrique for sending in the item above.

2009:All My Children taped for the final time in New York City.

Celebrating a birthday today are:
Rita Moreno (ex-Sister Peter Marie, Oz) - 84
Steven Karpf (Co-Creator, Capitol; Writer, Dynasty) - 76
Patrick Tovatt (ex-Cal, As the World Turns; ex-Zane, Another World; ex-Matt, Search for Tomorrow; ex-Chuck, Guiding Light; ex-Richard, Ryan's Hope) - 75
Donna Mills (Madeline, General Hospital; ex-Abby, Knots Landing; ex-Sherry, Melrose Place; ex-Laura, Love is a Many Splendored Thing; ex-Rocket, The Secret Storm) - 75
Jermaine Jackson (Guest Star, As the World Turns) - 61
Randy Reinholz (ex-Adam, Days of our Lives) - 54
Max Martini (ex-Koz, Crisis; ex-Frank, Revenge) - 46
Jesse Davis (ex-Eric, Days of our Lives) - 31
Jessica Davis (ex-Sami, Days of our Lives) - 31

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you would like to submit a soap history entry for this date or a future date, email editor@welovesoaps.com.

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Soap of the Week Poll (December 7-11, 2015)

December 11, 2015, 4:09 am

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Our new Soap of the Week reader poll is live. Vote for the daytime drama, actor, actress and couple that were your favorites this week. Last week, Days of our Lives was voted the favorite show by our readers for the 44th week in a row. Days of our Lives' Drake Hogestyn (John) and Deidre Hall (Marlena) were favorite actor and actress, and Days' John & Marlena were favorite couple.

You can vote for your favorites below (one vote per person per day). This week's poll closes on Monday, December 14 at 4 p.m. ET.

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'The Young and the Restless' Spoilers (December 14-18, 2015)

December 11, 2015, 2:55 pm

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"You think there's going to be a wedding after this?" Abby asks Ben.

Check out the day-to-day spoilers and a sneak peek video below to find out what's happening on CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless during the week of December 14-18, 2015.

[SPOILER ALERT]

Monday, December 14
Jack (Peter Bergman) and Phyllis (Gina Tognoni) clash over his plan to save Jabot; Noah (Robert Adamson) pushes Marisa (Sofia Pernas) toward Luca (Miles Gaston Villanueva); Billy (Burgess Jenkins) drops the ball with Victoria (Amelia Heinle).

Tuesday, December 15
Nick (Joshua Morrow) opens up to Sharon (Sharon Case); Stitch (Sean Carrigan) is forced to tell Abby (Melissa Ordway) about his feelings for Ashley (Eileen Davidson).

Wednesday, December 16
Ashley is visited by someone from her past; Hilary (Mishael Morgan) approaches Devon (Bryton James) with an interesting proposition.

Thursday, December 17
Victor (Eric Braeden) makes a surprising hire at Newman Enterprises; Nick makes a decision about his relationship with Sage (Kelly Sullivan).

Friday, December 18
Jack forces Adam (Justin Hartley) to pick a side in the Newman/Abbott feud; Billy spirals out of control.

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