What Exactly Is It That You Do?

New Headwriter Charles Pratt is beginning to speak to the press about his plans for the residents of Pine Valley.

For his take on FUSION, check out the latest from TVGuide.

Scoring her Daily Fix

Elle magazine editor Laurie Abrahams comes clean about her daily escapes to Pine Valley and her dream come true when she scored a cameo in scenes opposite FUSION's own Greenlee duPres (Rebecca Budig).

Read the whole article HERE.

The AMCHistory Top 5 April 2008

This new feature will spotlight the five Quick Guide Biographies that received the most hits in the last month.

1) Tad Gardner Martin (42)
2) Erica Kane (41)
3) Kendall Hart Slater (36)
4) Greeenlee duPres (35)
5) Dr. Angie Baxter Hubbard (33)
Jesse Hubbard (33)

Talk about the major players! All of these characters had major screentime this month. It is surpring to see that despite the general complaints of the FUSION dominance of airtime, Kendall and Greenlee seem to be of high interest on the web.

No surprise that Tad, Angie and Jesse are on the list. Ironic that Jesse and Angie tied for the number of hits this month.

Probably the most comprehensive biography, Erica's, also saw its share of hits. I think it is probably the best of the Quick Guide Biographies on the site.

Poetic Justice

With Greenlee duPres' (Rebecca Budig) wedding to Aidan Devane (Aiden Turner) on the horizon, I can not help but think back to one of Greenlee's most memorable wedding moment: revealing Jackson Montgomery (Walt Willey) was her father at his wedding to Erica Kane (Susan Lucci).

Never have I actually seen as much fear in Erica's eyes than when she realized all her plotting to keep Greenlee from the truth had failed. Michael Knight (Tad Martin) contributed further to the drama after Jackson realized his best friend had been lying to him too.

How ironic would it be if Erica crashed Greenlee's wedding with the truth about Kendall and Aidan's affair. Erica and Greenlee's rivalry, especially with Budig back in the role, is always great to watch onscreen.

Budig would hit those scenes out of the park. She has been an Emmy contender in the past (and frankly was robbed of a nomination in 2004), but scenes like this would most surely garner her a win.

Character Studies

Cameron Mathison (Ryan Lavery) and his bevy of former brides: Melissa Egan (Annie Lavery), Rebecca Budig (Greenlee duPres) and Alicia Minshew (Kendall Slater) all star in homemade videos for the new SoapNet.com.

These amateur short videos are truly enjoyable to watch. Egan especially stands out as a humble, very funny young woman, a great departure from the manically depressed and teary eyed Annie she plays onscreen.

Other funny moments include Mathison with his two children, and Minshew doing the worm down the halls of All My Children's dressing room.

If only SoapNet still had shows about soaps, sigh.

Huge Un-Casting News
Rumblings have Rebecca Budig returning to All My Children in the role of Greenlee duPres, a role she originated in 1999 after a stint on the Guiding Light as Michelle Bauer. Budig left the role in 2005. Greenlee was recast in 2007 with Sabine Singh.

Budig received two Daytime Emmy Nominations in the Supporting Actress category for her role as Greenlee . Her departure was the conclusion of a front-burner storyline in November 2005, when Greenlee learned best friend Kendall Hart (Alicia Minshew) was not being her surrogate, but rather carrying her own child with Greenlee's then husband, Ryan Lavery (Cameron Mathison).


My View: Christmas has come early again. Singh never captivated me in the role of Greenlee. She failed to have the vulnerability and insecurities that made Greenlee such a complex character under Budig. Let's face it, Sabine is not a great actress. Everyone can play a "bitch." Budig played played a bitch with a soul.

But even Budig's starpower may not be enough to save this sinking ship. The writers have to get their storylines in order. They must remember what made Greenlee so great. Rekindle her relationship with frenemy Kendall. Budig and Minshew were All My Children's hottest couple (see picture).

DO NOT revisit a Greenlee/Ryan pairing. Though they made for great friends, romantic chemistry was non-existent between Mathison and Budig. That is not to say I have high hopes for the continued Greenlee/Aidan pairing.

Maybe with a fresh face, Greenlee can get a fresh start.


Update: SON is confirming Budig's return. It's ironic that neither SOD or TVGuide have mentioned anything about the recent returns.
Update: PVB is confirming Budig's return too. Looks like this is a sure thing people.