Saturday, August 09, 2008

For the new home of The All My Children History Project:

The Pine Valley Bulletin
www.pinevalleybulletin.com


I am proud to announce the official merger of the Pine Valley Bulletin and The All My Children History Project. Please check out our new home for all the latest news about life in Pine Valley's past, present, and future.

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

We're Closing Down!

Like I mentioned in a prior post, the All My Children History Project was due for a big revamp... and as a result we'll be shutting down this month.

Please bookmark our blogspot address:


The blogspot will continue to exist as we decide what the next step for the AMCHP will be. So please come by within the next two weeks so we can keep you informed on our upcoming new home with a new look, new features, but all your old favorites, maybe.

Sunday, August 03, 2008

Best and Worst Recast: Alicia Minshew and Antony Addabbo

The August 12th issue of Soap Opera Digest named Anthony Addabbo (ex-Dimitri Marick) as All My Children's biggest mis-cast. I think they had it all wrong, Addabbo was not only "pinch-hitting" for troubled actor Michael Nader, he had long term prospects. When it was clear Nader was never going to b rehired, I like many fans were behind keeping Addabbo. Frankly, I think he had more chemistry with on-screen wife Finola Hughes (ex-Dr. Alex Marick) than Nader ever did.

Addabbo was not relegated to the back burner. He was part of the most tragic storylines in Pine Valley, the untimely death of Gillian Andrassy (Esta Terblanche). Given what was arguably the best written material of the Jean Passanante era, Addabbo infused the role Dimitri with the a stoic warmth, a portrayal that would make even Nader proud.

The best recast named accordingly was Alicia Minshew (Kendall Slater), who took over the role of Erica Kane's (Susan Lucci) wayward daughter from Emmy Winner Sarah Michelle Gellar in 2002. Now six years into the role, Minshew has many people asking Sarah who?
The AMC History Project Top 5: July 2008

1) Billy Clyde Tuggle (182)
2) Dr. Jake Martin (137)
3) Annie Novak Lavery (127)
4) Kendall Hart Slater (117)
5) Nina Warner (116)

Saturday, August 02, 2008

Congratulation to Eva LaRue

Soap Opera Digest is reporting Eva LaRue (ex-Dr. Maria Grey) is engaged to businessman Joe Capuccio, with a wedding date slated for 2009.

This will be LaRue's third walk down the aisle. LaRue's second husband was then onscreen husband John Callahan (ex-Edmund Grey). The couple announced their separation 2004. They share on beautiful daughter, Kaya McKenna who LaRue like to tag along to many red carpet events.
Consuelos Gets Ugly... Real Ugly

Mark Consuelos (ex-Mateo Santos) is slated to guest star on ABC hit comedy Ugly Betty this fall. The big secret is who Mark will be playing, and what he will be doing when he joins the boys and girls at Mode Magazine for an unspecified number of episodes.

Ironically, former Ugly scribe Charles Pratt has just come on as Headwriter for All My Children.

For more on his return to Primetime television, check out the story HERE.

SIDENOTE: Allegedly, Consuelos onscreen and offscreen wife Kelly Ripa (ex-Hayley Santos) put the kibosh on AMC's plan to recast Hayley with Beth Ehlers (now Taylor Thompson). My view? Good for her. Ripa has voiced she would come back, and has just never been invited.
Imaginary Bitches: All All My Children, All the Time

Eden, Lizzy, and Connie are joined by another AMC alum, Sam Page (ex-Trey Shepherd) in the latest episode of IB. Man, I would kill to be a fly on the wall during the taping of this series.

In case you do not remember, Page played Leo duPres and David Hayward's long lost brother whose lust for the Proteus fortune prompted him to burn down the Linden House and frame his own long lost sister, Kendall Hart.