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Tanner Novlan Talks Surprise Return to The Bold and the Beautiful

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After all the speculation, Monday’s episode of The Bold and the Beautiful confirmed what many had begun suspecting that Finn, who was shot by his mother Sheila (Kimberlin Brown) and died, wasn’t really dead after all!

Actor Tanner Novlan revealed intel about the shocking twist on a surprise appearance on today’s episode of The Talk, also kept under wraps till closer to airtime.

Novlan shared that he knew back when he was told by B&B’s EP and head writer, Brad Bell, that Finn was being killed-off t … that he was actually coming back!

Tanner expressed: “Okay, so here’s the thing. I kinda knew. Don’t be mad at me, but I was blown away at the fans’ reaction to this and ‘Sinn’ nation …  I couldn’t believe the support, but, in fact, I’m contractually obligated not to tell you guys and I felt awful about it.”

He also shared that when Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) and Finn eventually reunite, it will be a major moment for the show and more.

The actor also revealed he and his wife, former B&B star, Kayla Ewell (Ex-Caitlin) are also expecting their second child, a boy!

Watch Tanner on The Talk below, then this week’s promo of The Bold and the Beautiful, followed by a clip from Monday’s episode where it is discovered that Li is nursing Finn back to life.

Now let us know, what do you think about the twist that Finn is alive? Comment below.

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I predicted it, that Finn did not die. Not surprised at all. Kimberlin Brown signed a new contract with The Bold and The Beautiful. Love kimberlin Brown aka Sheila Carter. Sheila will be out of jail soon.

Plot driven ratings booster. That happened.

You can hate it all you want but hats off to bold. Many have negative things to say about Brad bell but he has away to pull off these things in a time period where social media lets everyone in on any little secret Brad still managed to keep these big moments away from the media to give the audience that old school surprise. Hats off Brad Stay tuned

So stupid.So the EMTS were wrong, the hospital was wrong, the police surely would have noticed him not being dead. Also they would have taken the bullet out in case they find the gun. Once again B and B does a really dumb story, that makes them look like idiots.

Yes and when Li snuck him out of the hospital the doctor said there was no brain activity so how are they bringing him back from that? So stupid. Was really hoping he was gone. So boring and added nothing to the show

You know for you negative nancies (you know who you are….), just enjoy watching the show or step off. I too knew that Finn wasn’t dead. So, imagine me utter glee when they did the slow camera pan with the fantastic music up to Finn’s face. I was jumping up and down in my chair.

Some people accept poor writing and a terrible show, whereas some people expect and want more.

“Poor writing” and “terrible show” might be a little strong, but I do expect “remotely plausible” (which is not setting the standard very high, I know), and this twist, at least so far, fails that. We may (note: MAY) get a better, more satisfactory explanation for how this all happened without the medical and law enforcement communities catching on, but based on this show’s history, I’m not optimistic. I’m disappointed, I’ll confess: I thought killing Finn was daring and unexpected, and I gave Brad Bell credit for a gutsy move. Obviously that was way premature.

Step off of what? Not wanting to be taken for a mug? Like Sam said in another post here all those various entities, the police, hospital etc. wouldn’t be in on such a massive and serious cover up. So many people hated Sheila Carter so much they were in on the “sting”? It would have been more interesting witnessing the trap being set and sprung and wondering if wily Sheila would fall into it. Like on Y&R when Adrian rigged up that dry ice gun and left Cassandra seconds from death before Victor raced in and saved her. It would have been better and more tense wondering if Sheila was aware she was walking into a trap and had a plan of her own like a gun with blanks. But this fill in the blanks nonsense is just that. Plot hole driven nonsense that insults the viewers intelligence. Not stepping off.

Agree

Unless most of us live in a black hole we. know Tanner has been on set and back to work. Yes, a lot of it has been rumors and supposition but we’ve also seen spoilers and I wouldn’t call anything we saw today a surprise. Someone’s giving Mr. BELL accolades for keeping this secrets, sorry to say it didn’t work. That cat’s been out of the bag for months. I feel like we had to go through all this crap with Sheila, knowing what the outcome would be.

This was a “surprise” in the same way it was a surprise that the sun came up in the East today.

I was shocked! I’m glad Finn isn’t dead.

No surprise at all. The show thought they were being slick and tricking us by immediately removing his pic from the credits but left in people who are no longer on the show like Denise Richards.

Bold was never a favorite of mine, but…I will admit the show has a way of pulling out ALL the stops, and being a total runaway train. The Finn twist is old-school soapy soap.

Since when would you leave your son on machines in a hotel room alone ? That’s my main objection and I do think the reveal was pushed up because social media was going nuts so angry over the old triangle and that episode with Liam and the flashbacks was so disgusting. You are still going to get months of Steffy Liam and Hope and by the time you find out Finn is alive good old Liam will be back with Steffy! I know let’s do a storyline on the trio becoming Mormons and Steffy and Hope are sister wives and then we add some more wives ! Also who would not want to see their grandson just sloppy .

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I don’t know where I thought he was, but a hotel room? Good, Li can get room service to change his drip when necessary.

I’ve tried watching B&B after OLTL and AMC were kicked off ABC. Been through the triangles and baby stories. But I realize I don’t like it’s stories or characters. Especially Steffy. And I hate guns. To much of them in real life. So as one commenter has suggested, I’m going to “step off” watching.

I love it! Now get rid of Taylor,Deacon and get Ridge back with Brooke, Don’t really care about Sheila,let Hope and Liam finally be Happy!

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March 2024 will be remembered in the TV and soap world when the news broke that CBS is prepping a brand new daytime drama. Many had thought a major network would never bring a new daytime soap into the world, given that the last time it was attempted was 25 years ago when the now defunct Passions bowed on NBC.

However, The Gates is definitely in development and moving forward with some major players associated with it including: Michele Val Jean as The Gates writer, showrunner and one of its executive producers, and Sheila Ducksworth from NAACP Venture

Now, for the first time since its announcement, George Cheeks, the president and CEO of CBS and chief content officer for news and sports at Paramount+, spoke on the project that will feature a Black family as its central focus who live in a wealthy gated community.

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Speaking with Vulture, and when asked if The Gates is really something that truly has a chance of getting on the air, Cheeks clarified, “It’s super real. And just to give you a little bit of the backstory,  when we hired Sheila Ducksworth to run the NAACP Venture, she and I had multiple meetings talking about what different genres she was going to lean into, and we talked a lot about daytime.”

Cheeks added, “One of the things that the data made very clear to both of us is that daytime soap operas over index with Black women, and yet when you look at soap operas, it’s usually sort of a white-led family with supporting characters that reflect more of our society. So we just thought, wouldn’t it be interesting to flip that and make the core anchor family a Black family, and then make the other characters reflect more the broader scope of society?”

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The CEO gave props to Michele Val Jean,  and how Ducksworth came to the table with the former B&B and GH writer. “She found this great writer, Michele Val Jean, who’s been in the soap opera space for 30 years. She came up with a pitch, and we loved it,” shares Cheeks. “We brought Procter & Gamble into it as well, because if there were going to be (product) integrations, we could do it more holistically and organically. All of that is to say, we did a lot of work on the front end to put this together. So while yes, it’s development, it’s accelerated development.”

When prodded on the timeline of when The Gates could come to full fruition, Gates related, “The actual timeline and when we’re going to do it is still uncertain, because we want to get this right. I mean, there hasn’t been a new soap opera launch since I can’t even begin to tell you when. But we have great success with Bold and the Beautiful and Young and the Restless, and so we think we’re the right folks to be launching a new soap. I wish I could tell you more about exact timing, but we’re so focused on getting it right, and that will dictate when we’re ready to launch it.”

The CBS exec also shared that whether The Gates will wind up an hour soap or half-hour is not yet determined, but that it is being developed as an hour show.

So, after reading what George Cheeks, the CBS President & CEO had to say about ‘The Gates’, are you even more excited for what looks to the first new network soap in 25 years? Comment below.

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Robyn Bernard, ‘General Hospital’s’ Terry Brock, Dead at 64

Former General Hospital star, Robyn Bernard, who played aspiring singer Terry Brock has died. She was 64-years-old.

Bernard’s body was found Tuesday in San Jacinto, California. A Riverside County Coroner told TMZ they identified the actress’ body using her fingerprints after deputies responded to a death investigation call on Tuesday March 12th.

Sources told the outlet that Bernard’s body was found in the wee hours of the morning. The cause of death has yet to be determined.

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Bernard joined General Hospital back in 1984 as Terry Brock, the daughter of the abusive D.L. Brock (played by David Groh). Robyn remained on the ABC soap opera for six years before making her exit in 1990. At one point, Terry’s stepmother would become Bobbie Spencer (the late Jackie Zeman) when the nurse married her father.

Terry was involved in the Laurelton Murders storyline and after first setting her sights on Frisco Jones, wound up with killer Kevin O’Connor. Later, Terry was blamed for several murders and in the end killed Kevin in self-defense. In addition, Terry had a relationship with Dusty Walker played by none other than Shaun Cassidy.  She eventually left Port Charles after landing her own recording contract.

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The last time GH Fans may have seen Bernard was in 2014, when she appeared at the GH Fan Club Weekend Past Cast event. Robyn is pictured below with the late Susan Brown (ex-Gail) at the fan gathering. She has been out of the limelight for several years.

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In addition to her role on GH, Bernard was featured throughout her TV career on primetime’s Simon & Simon, Tour of Duty and The Facts of Life.

Share your remembrances and condolences for GH alum Robyn Bernard and her loved ones via the comment section below.

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The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) revealed on Tuesday, that the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live on Friday night, June 7th (8 – 10 PM, ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+*.

This year will mark the 18th time CBS has broadcast the Daytime Emmy Awards, which is more than any other network.

The 2024 Daytime Emmys will take place at the Westin Bonaventure in downtown Los Angeles. Back in December of 2023, the delayed 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were also held at that venue. The June 7th date for the upcoming ceremony will be the first time in several years that the event is scheduled a few weeks earlier than normal; excluding last year’s revised date to the actors and writers strikes.

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Lifetime Achievement honoree, nominations, host, and additional information will be announced in the coming weeks.

In a statement, Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS noted, “We eagerly anticipate our return in June as we once again partner with CBS to recognize the exceptional and talented individuals who make daytime television great. We’re thrilled to kick off our second half-century of the Daytime Emmys.”

The Daytime Emmy Awards have recognized outstanding achievement in television programming and crafts since 1974, honoring work in a variety of categories, including daytime dramas, talk shows, instructional programming, hosting, culinary, and legal/courtroom programs. In 2021, NATAS and the Television Academy jointly announced plans to realign the Daytime and Primetime Emmy Awards to be organized by content genre, as opposed to program airtime.

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The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will once again be produced by NATAS and Associated Television International (ATI), which produced Daytime Emmy Award ceremonies on The CW in 2009 and on CBS in 2010, 2011, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. Adam Sharp and Lisa Armstrong are executive producers from NATAS, while David McKenzie is executive producer from ATI.

So, glad to know that the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards honoring performance and shows in the 2023 calendar year, will be held in early June this year, and once again broadcast on CBS? Comment below.

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