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Happy 40th Anniversary AMC- What and who were you faves?

January 4, 2010

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A big congratulations are in order today to ABC’s All My Children. While the soap celebrates its 40th anniversary officially tomorrow on January 5th, ( things kicked off in Pine Valley back in January 5, 1970) it’s celebrating big-time with a special two part episode that airs today and tomorrow bringing lots of your favorites back to name Pine Valley “The Best Town in America.” But while AMC has had its ups, and in more recent time, real downs, there have been some amazing storylines, moments, and social issues that had been part of the shows cornerstone. From Erica’s original “abortion”, to Phil going to Vietnam, to Cindy dying of AIDS, to Bianca’s coming out story and the first same-sex wedding on daytime, to Iraqi vet JR Martinez, AMC has touched upon many a hot topic.

And the romance! Phil and Tara Brent were the original supercouple of AMC back in the 70’s, and the spoiler of course was a young Erica Kane! The romances of Dimitri and Erica, Edmund and Maria, Hayley and Mateo, Nina and Cliff, Greg and Jenny, Jesse and Angie, Phoebe and Langley, Tad and Dixie, Trevor and Natalie, Zach and Kendall, Julia and Noah and Leo and Greenlee, also had fans at times on the edge of their seats, and shedding tears of joy and sorrow.

But ah, those villains! Vanessa, Cobra, Billy Clyde Tuggle, David Hayward, Michael Cambias, Greg Madden, Dr. Kinder, Ray Gardner, and many more that put their stamp on the poor citizens of P.V. that some never recovered and some of the above never did either, as they were “killed-off” which launched many a murder mystery for their crimes and behavior.

To the storylines: these are some of On-Air On-Soaps most memorable favorites: Brooke’s daughter, Laura dies, Myrtle’s funeral, Mona dies, Bianca’s coming out, The Miranda Baby Switch, The Maria baby switch (Erica took her!), Leo dies, Cindy dies of AIDS, Erica’s Alcholism/rape… and her brother Mark’s drug addiction, Donna and Estelle in the clutches of Billy Clyde Tuggle, and any moment of the wildly entertaining Ruth Warrick as Phoebe Tyler Wallingford, and don’t forget…Carol Burnett as Verla Grubbs!

Let us know your thoughts on Pine Valley favorite moments, actors, characters or storylines by replying to this post. Happy Anniversary AMC from On-Air On-Soaps!

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Kelly Ripa’s First Book On the Way in 2022

July 21, 2021

Former All My Children star, now co-host of Live with Kelly and Ryan and a successful executive producer in her own right, Kelly Ripa, will add writer to her list of credits.

New this week is that Ripa is sharing a look at her real-life in a book, that will be released next spring in April of 2022.

According to the intel, the book entitled Live Wire will feature sharp, funny, and honest collection of real-life stories from Ripa, showing the many dimensions and crackling wit of the beloved daytime talk show host.

As soap fans know, Ripa has been married to Mark Consuelos (Ex-Mateo, AMC) and the two share three children together.

The loglines for the release share: “In Live Wire, Kelly shows what really makes her tick. As a professional, as a wife, as a daughter and as a mother, she brings a hard-earned wisdom and an eye for the absurdity of life to every minute of every day. It is her relatability in all of these roles that has earned her fans worldwide and millions of followers on social media. Whether recounting how she and Mark really met, the level of chauvinism she experienced on set, how Jersey Pride follows her wherever she goes, and many, many moments of utter mortification (whence she proves that you cannot, in fact, die of embarrassment) Kelly always tells it like it is. Ms. Ripa takes no prisoners.
Surprising, at times savage, a little shameless and always with humor… Live Wire shows Kelly as she really is offscreen—a very wise woman who has something to say.”

So intrigued to read Kelly’s book when it is released next year? Comment below.

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All My Children Stars and Eileen Davidson On New Episode of Virtual Game Show “Soap Opera Know-It-All”

July 16, 2021

Imagine being in the hot seat and having some of your soap opera favorites trying to stump you with trivia, while trying to best your competition. Well, that’s what four contestants faced as they battled it out in the ultimate soap trivia game, Soap Opera Know-It-All.

The Michael Fairman Channel just released its fifth episode of its season, where in round one of the game play, stars from the beloved All My Children served up the questions including: Cady McClain (Ex-Dixie), Jill Larson (Ex-Opal), Lindsay Korman-Hartley (Ex-Cara), Vincent Irizarry (Ex-David) and Jacob Young (Ex-Y&R). In addition, the former cast members from Pine Valley also try to stump viewers at home with some additional character-related questions.

Later in the episode, there is a very special appearance by Eileen Davidson (Y&R, Ex-Days, Santa Barbara and B&B). It is Eileen who reveals and asks the final question of the game to determine the eventual winner.

For this edition, host Michael Fairman welcomed longtime soap fans: Michael Cochran, Sean McKinley, and Robert Davis along with returning champion, David Bursky for this soap deep-dive competition.

Photo: MFTV, Inc.

Trivia questions from the following daytime and primetime soaps were put to the players during the game: All My Children, As the World Turns, Dark Shadows, General Hospital, Knots Landing, Sunset Beach, Days of our Lives, Dynasty, Edge of Night, One Life to Live, Port Charles and The Young and the Restless.

As the series moves through its now back-half of the season, the winning contestant must defeat the competition for the right to move on to the next episode to face three more challengers all in pursuit of the “Know-It-All” title with special soap-related prizes along the way.

Watch the episode below and make sure to subscribe to the Michael Fairman Channel for more interviews, music and more.

Now let us know, did you get most of the answers correct? Which question stumped you all the way? Comment below.

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Jacob Young, Brytni Sarpy and Jason Cook Working on New Film, ‘Four For Fun’

July 14, 2021

Check this out! Soap veteran and Daytime Emmy-winner Jacob Young (Ex-AMC, B&B and GH) is producing his first film, that movie is written by and being directed by former Days of our Lives and General Hospital star, Jason Cook.

Now comes word via Instagram that Y&R’s Brytni Sarpy (Elena) is also part of the cast in the indie film, Four For Fun.

Sarpy shared on Instagram “We had all the fun. Love you all. Can’t wait to see this baby fly… 🖤✨🎬 #FourForFun

Meanwhile, Young posted on IG “Producing a movie is no easy task. Films like this are only possible when everyone’s artistic passions are intact and on point. I have to say @brytni @annikafoster @probably_donovan_patton absolutely slayed it (no pun intended) Cast by the one and only @paulruddycasting ! So proud to act with such a talented cast. I’m also incredibly excited to call this the first full-length film I’ve produced on. We couldn’t have done it without the incredible writing, directing, and relentless vision of Jason Cook! Here’s to big things team! More to come!”

The new film also features Annika Foster (Lifetime’s Burning Little Lies) and former Blue’s Clues host Donovan Patton.

Check out the posts from Brytni and Jacob below!

So, are you intrigued to see this film when it makes its debut? Comment below.