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Donna Mills On ‘Knots Landing’s’ Abby: “I Would Give Anything To Play Her Again”

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The one and only Donna Mills is still as vital as ever at age 81.  Not only is her iconic role of Abby Fairgate Cunningham Ewing Sumner Scott on Knots Landing still the talk of many a longtime primetime soap opera fan, but she is looking to continue her impressive career with even more film and television roles.  Look no further than her part in Jordon Peele’s upcoming movie, Nope which drops on July 22nd.

In an excellent feature on La Mills with the Daily Beast’s Tim Teeman, she teases, although the role is small (she plays the role of Bonnie Clayton) she is sworn to secrecy about the details until the film premieres.  However, Donna did share the audition process on working for Peele, which included her performing a scene from the movie Blue Jasmine.  After Peele saw her audition, Mills shared.: “He said, ‘That was the best audition I have ever seen. You were fabulous, you nailed it. I’m going to send you the script. If you like it, the part is yours.’”

When touching on if Knots Landing were to get the reboot that everyone that loved the cul-de-sac and Seaview Circle is hoping for, Donna remarked: “I would give anything to play her again.” She added, “I would do Knots Landing again in a nanosecond. Absolutely.”

Mills also shared what she learned from playing vixen Abby on ‘Knots’: “I think I gained confidence playing her every day. When you’re confident, you don’t put up with that stuff. It’s very gratifying for me to know that Abby seemed to have helped a lot of women. They would tell me they would watch Abby and say ‘I can be like that, I can do that.’ Abby gave them strength. It really means a lot to know something I did helped people.”

So, do you hope there is still a chance for a ‘Knots Landing’ reboot?  Are you looking forward to seeing Donna in ‘Nope’? Share your thoughts via the comment section, but first check out the trailer for the Jordon Peele film below.

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I’m skeptical after being disappointed with Us.

I would love to see Donna Mills in a Knots Landing Reboot. It could focus on her kids. Is David Austin Greene doing anything? Would love it. Saw Devane advertising gold and silver haha. He still looks great. Put him on too.

Cool, she could have big family dinners with all the grandkids!

Donna Mills is one of the greatest villains of villains! I loved her on Knots!

I loved Knots. I loved her and John Pleshette so much.

I’d love to see a Knots reboot! The original was must see for its entire run. Donna, Michele, and Joan were at at event in Palm Springs last year, all class acts to this day.

How I loved this show! I looked forward to it every Thursday at 10 p.m. GREAT actors, fully developed characters, fun plots that didn’t drive you crazy with repetitiveness like today’s shows. A really class act all the way. Donna Mills was UNFORGETTABLE as Abby Fairgate Ewing Sumner…My favorite episodes were when Abby locked herself and daughter Olivia inside the house to force the girl to detox. Tonya Crowe was also excellent as the troubled Olivia. The other episode was when Abby had to “dispose” of Peter Hollister’s corpse, thinking Olivia had killed him. Moving that body from place to place was both shocking and compelling T.V. drama. I wish all seasons were available on DVD. That they aren’t is a mystery I’ll never comprehend.

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Sean Kanan’s Stepdaughter, Juliet Vega, to Appear on The Bold and the Beautiful

Coming up on this Friday’s April 26th episode of The Bold and the Beautiful, Juliet Vega, the stepdaughter to Sean Kanan will make an appearance on the CBS daytime drama series in the role of Michele.

Keeping it “All in the Family”, the character is named after Juliet’s real-life mother, and Kanan’s wife, writer and producer, Michele Kanan.

Back in 2012, Sean married Michele Vega and thus began their blended family which included his daughter, Simone, and Michelle’s children, Peter, Gigi, and her twins, Annie and Juliet.

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According to a B&B show spokesperson, Juliet’s B&B character is intentionally named Michele in honor of her mother and Sean’s wife.

While we don’t know how “Michele” shows up in story, it is the same episode that Clint Howard makes an appearance as well seemingly tied to the case of where in the world is Sheila Carter (Kimberlin Brown)?

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We can’t imagine that Juliet wouldn’t get the opportunity to mix it up on-screen with her stepdad, Sean Kanan. Previously, the two acted together in Sean’s streaming series Studio City, where she played the role of Delilah and he played soap actor, Sam Stevens. In it, Delilah is the bio-daughter Sam never knew he had.

So, looking forward to seeing Juliet on B&B and how ‘Michele’ turns up in the story? Comment below.

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Cameron Mathison Previews New Game Show ‘Beat The Bridge’ (Promo)

As previously reported, Cameron Mathison (Drew, General Hospital) will be seen doing double duty this summer when he premieres in June as the host of Game Show Network’s Beat The Bridge.

Now, while Cameron will be the host with the most, that doesn’t mean he will stop playing GH’s Drew.  In fact, Mathison taped the game show in 2023, so it will now air for the first time in 2024.

Taking to his Instagram this week, Cameron shared his enthusiasm and some new hosting snaps, sharing, “Our newest game show host reporting for duty😎 Head over to the Game Show Network YouTube channel for your first look at the show and don’t miss Beat The Bridge premiering this June! I can’t wait for you guys to see this!”

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In Beat The Bridge, an enormous interactive bridge dares players to cross by stepping on the right answers to challenging trivia questions. As they play, each steps forward and puts money in their team’s bank, with bonus money for each successful crossing. Here’s the catch: the team gets to keep the money only if it can “beat the bridge” by returning one of its players back across before time expires.

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Meanwhile, on GH, Drew and Nina (Cynthia Watros) recently had hate-sex. Do you think its a one-time deal? Where will Drew’s story take him next under new head writers, Patrick Mulcahey and Elizabeth Korte? Stay tuned.

Now below, check out the first promo for Beat The Bridge from the Game Show Network with you host, Cameron Mathison.  Then, let us know, will you be checking out the game this summer? Share your thoughts in the comment section.

 

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Kim Kardashian, Emma Roberts and Marlene King Land ‘Calabasas’, a Soap in the Vein of the ‘O.C’ and ‘Beverly Hills 90210’, at Netflix

There has been lot of soapy projects coming to life and in the works of late, and now comes word that Kim Kardashian is executive producing a new series in development for Netflix called Calabasas.

After a bidding war last week, it looks like Netflix cemented the development deal from Kim, and her producing partners American Horror Story co-star Emma Roberts (pictured below) and Pretty Little Liars creators Marlene King and Alexandra Milchan.

The concept of Calabasas is based on the book If You Lived Here You’d Be Famous By Now by Via Bleidner.  King set to write the adaptation and will serve as the series showrunner.

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According to Deadline, Calabasas is said to be in the vein of primetime young teen and young adult soaps the O.C. and Beverly Hills 90210. The story follows “Via, a 16-year-old sheltered Midwestern Catholic school girl whose world is turned upside down when her family moves and she’s forced to transfer to the fast world of Calabasas High where nothing is as it appears and where everyone is trying to be someone else. It’s a place where dreams come true … but not without complications and sometimes unforeseen consequences.”

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As fans of the Kardashians know, Kim and her family made the town of Calabasas a household and worldwide name. Kim being attached to this project helped make its sale. This marks her fourth project to sell since the writers and actors strikes concluded at the end of last summer.

So, would you be interested to see a teen soap called ‘Calabasas’ on Netflix from Kim and company? Comment below.

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