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DC #494: Performer of the Week Dec 13, 2009

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On today's Performer of the Week episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Melodie, Mike and J Bernard choose the actors and actresses who they believe did an outstanding job during the previous week and discuss their honorable and dishonorable mentions.

DC #493: CBS and DAYS How Far Will A Mother Go to Save Her Son? Dec 11, 2009

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On today's CBS and Days of our Lives episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Jamey, Jillian and Melodie discuss As the World Turns, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives, The Young and the Restless storylines and news and dive into all the web series, including: Venice, Gotham, Buppies, Workshop, Imaginary Bitches and Wed-Locked. Simon returns to Oakdale and reunites with Katie. Should As the World Turns bring Brad back from the dead to be with Katie or should she end up with Simon? Who is Damian stringing along, Lily or Meg? Luke can't decide, but Jamey insists its Meg. Jamey is impressed with Jake Silbermann's portrayal of a blind character and thinks that Van Hansis has stepped it up. Should Luke be more like Holden or Damian? The Bold and the Beautiful's Brooke finds out that Steffy kissed Bill. Is her meddling in Katie and Bill's marriage making her more and more like Stephanie each day? Should Brooke blackmail Bill into giving back Forrester? What is Sandy hiding from Nick and Bridgett? Jillian has a theory. What can B&B do to get back to basics? Nicole is knocked out and Sydney is stolen on Days of our Lives. Luke and Mel loved Vivian and Philip's scenes together, but Jamey believes their dialogue doesn't honor the show's history. Should DAYS need someone to make sure that they aren't rewriting history? Carly talks to her daughter, but is it Mia or Melanie? Should Austin Peck return to Salem or does Sami have to many men already? Adam needs to pay. Nick discovers Sharon and Adam in bed together on The Young and the Restless. What should happen to Phyllis as that triangle heats up? What lengths should Phyllis go to save Daniel from prison? Jillian has a great idea. Tucker is trying to get in on the IPO and JT seems to know what is going on. Why would he do this to Katherine? All this and much more on today's show!

DC #492: Performer of the Week Dec 10, 2009

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On today's Performer of the Week episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Jamey, Jillian and Melodie choose the actors and actresses they believe did an outstanding job during the previous week. They also debate their honorable and dishonorable mentions. This is also the first Daytime Confidential episode since Jillian came out as a JaSam fan that Jamey and Jillian are on the same podcast. Find out what Jamey thinks of Jillian's revelation.

DC #491: As the World Turns is Cancelled Dec 09, 2009

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On December 8th, 2009, less than three months after Guiding Light went off the air, CBS cancelled As the World Turns. Daytime Confidential's Luke, Jamey, Mike, Jillian, Melodie and Bernard share their initial reactions to the saddening news and discuss the similarities between the cancellation of Guiding Light and As the World Turns. How should ATWT spend their remaining months? Do they need to cut out the dead weight and zero in on the stories fans want to see most? Should Martha Byrne return as Lily Snyder for time it has left? Will ATWT go for broke with Luke and Noah? Do Jack and Carly need to be reunited? Should ATWT let Roger Howarth out of his contract "for the greater good" so that he can return to One Life to Live and help it stay on the air? Where does ATWT's cancellation leave OLTL as the last New York soap? Is it the next to get cancelled or has Comcast's purchase of NBC Universal put Days of our Lives in danger? What chance does OLTL have in its fight for survival? Why doesn't it promote itself and its stars more? All My Children, General Hospital, Days of our Lives and The Young and the Restless stars appear on red carpets, entertainment TV shows and magazine articles all the time, but we rarely see the same for OLTL stars. Daytime Confidential readers and listeners share their reaction to ATWT's cancellation. This and much more on the state of the soap opera genre on today's episode.

DC #490: Pine Valey Podcast Returns to DC Dec 08, 2009

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On today's ABC episode of Daytime Confidential Luke and Jamey are joined by The Pine Valley Podcast's hilarious hosts Ashley Mendoza and Jordan Hudson. In this super-sized ABC episode they discuss Chuck Pratt's firing and the impact Lorraine Broderick will have on the show. What is there left for her to work with? It has too many "dead behind the eyes" younger actors and not enough vets are making the move to L.A. Should AMC recast the role of Kendall Hart Slater? What do Ashley and Jordan think of Stuart's murder? Can All My Children pull of a General Hospital karaoke episode or would it end up being Dancing With the Stars dance lessons and stripper poles?Speaking of General Hospital, Ashley believes there has been something missing from Franco's stint in Port Charles and Jamey agrees. Franco couldn't pull in ratings for General Hospital, but the Spixie non wedding did. That has to mean something doesn't it?One Life to Live has been on fire with mid week cliffhangers and Mitch Laurence's return to torment Llanview. How could AMC's move to L.A. impact OLTL's production team? Has SOAPnet become the Lifetime channel knockoff with its reruns and original programming? Could soaps survive if they had a channel actually dedicated to them and encouraging their development? Crystal Chappell's new web series Venice has premiered and Jordan shares his reaction to the anticipated series.

DC #489: Top 5 Dysfunctional Families Dec 03, 2009

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The holidays bring out the dysfunction in our favorite TV and film families. On today's Top 5 episode of the Daytime Confidential podcast Luke, Jillian, Mike and Melodie are counting down their Top 5 Dysfunctional Families in soaps.

DC #488: Top 5 Things We're Thankful For in 2009 Nov 24, 2009

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On today's Top 5 episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Jillian, Regan and Melodie count down the Top 5 things they're thankful for in 2009. So much took place in the world of soaps during 2009 that there is a lot to choose from. Jillian reveals a shocking secret that should make at least half our General Hospital listeners and readers happy. What are the Top 5 things your thankful for in 2009?

DC #487: CBS and DAYS Shocking Casting Nov 24, 2009

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On today's CBS and Days of our Lives episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Jillian, Mike and Melodie discuss the latest in As the World Turns, The Bold and the Beautiful, Days of our Lives and The Young and the Restless storylines and news, including: Lesli Kay returns to As the World Turns as Molly. Noah has an accident while working with fireworks and ends up blind. Jack's never surrender tour has Carly chasing him all over the place. Barbara volunteers to help test Mick's formula. Betty White returns to The Bold and the Beautiful as Stephanie and Pam's mother Ann Douglas. Whip and Sandy meet up, but what is she hiding from him? Sami and Nicole face off after Sami learns Sydney is her daughter. Alison Sweeney and Arianne Zucker hit their scenes out of the park. Who is Carly's daughter? Each of the DC gang pick the character they'd like to be Carly's daughter. Who they choose might surprise you. Vivian arrives at Bo's home to confront Carly. Mia doesn't have a clue about what kind of trouble she's in now that she's on Vivian's radar. Jillian and Melodie react to the news The Young and the Restless recast Shemar Moore's Malcolm Winters with Darius McCrary. Is McCrary the right actor for the role? Should Y&R do whatever it takes to get Moore back? Peter Bergman sounds off on Eric Braeden's pay cut drama.

DC #486: Chuck Pratt is Fired! Nov 23, 2009

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On today's ABC episode of Daytime Confidential Luke, Regan and Eye on Soaps' Belinda discuss the latest in All My Children, General Hospital and One Life to Live storylines and news, including: Get the party started! All My Children fired Chuck Pratt! The gang reacts to the news and discusses Pratt's reign of terror. Where does this leave Pine Valley now and what should AMC focus on to get it back on track? Can things be repaired in time for the 40th anniversary? Would it be smart to try a General Hospital: Night Shift season two strategy and bring back a popular character with lots of connections to canvas to reboot the storylines? Luke suggests bringing back Robin Christopher as Skye or letting Janet From Another Planet (Kate Collins or Robin Mattson) loose on Pine Valley. Regan thinks re-centering the show around Erica by bringing back Bianca (Eden Riegel) and doing what it takes to keep Alicia Minshew as Kendall. Who should replace Pratt as head writer? Speaking of Janet From Another Planet, why isn't she in town trying to take down David Hayward? Would Janet really put up with what how he's treating her daughter? Friday was supposed to have been about James Franco's General Hospital debut, but All My Children stole a bit of his thunder by firing Chuck Pratt. Regan and Luke share their first impressions of his premiere. From his rearranging the cooling bodies at the shoot out to whether or not he will (or can) win out over Jason and Sonny, they discuss it all. Why do the promos have his character and Maxie kissing? Luke doesn't like it one bit that GH is causing problems for Spixie already. The DC gang has been impressed with One Life to Live's Kelley Missal as Danielle Rayburn and this past week Todd met her. How long will it be before he learns that she is his daughter? What will happen to Tea now that Ross has found out that Danielle isn't his daughter? Schuyler discovers Stacy's fake baby bump. Mitch is back in town and continues to stir up problems for Llanview's citizens. Regan missed the Performer of the Week episode so she hands out her picks for Performer of the Week and honorable mentions.

DC #485: Performer of the Week Nov 23, 2009

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On today's Performer of the Week Daytime Confidential episode Luke, Jillian, Mike and Melodie choose the actors and actresses who they believe did an outstanding job during the previous week. The DC gang also discusses their honorable and dishonorable mentions.

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