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News for the week of 19-Jan-2015

by Carol Banks Weber

Former co-head writer of AMC and now, new head writer of Y&R, Chuck Pratt Jr. cryptically previewed what’s in store in the latest Soap Opera Digest. Basically, more interaction amongst core characters, raising the emotional stakes… and you’ll see more centralized stories, with bigger umbrellas, touching more characters with shared challenges and hopes and fears… Overall, expect a faster pace, deeper, more relatable emotions and a sense of, ‘I can’t believe they’re doing that!’” Promises, promises.

When it comes to what’s in store under the new head writer, actor Daniel Goddard (Cane) remained knowledgeably hopeful. Goddard gave an extensive interview to Kambra Clifford on Soap Central, posted January 15. He gave his knowledgeable thoughts about what makes his soap compelling to viewers and his character with Lily sustainable through an unprecedented seven years of coital bliss. Goddard said he studies the numbers on a regular basis, and realized that the audience requires — not just for soaps but all forms of entertainment — a happy ending, a journey where good prevails. Nobody wants to wait around for misery heaped upon misery, as was the case on Y&R not too long ago, he noted, where almost every character was stricken down with something bad. “I study analytics extensively, I watch the show’s ratings, I track storylines, I see the effects of different social media attractions, and you can’t negate the fact that people on this planet like to feel good. It’s great to tease them and make them feel like there’s jeopardy, but at the end of the day, no one goes to see an action movie, knowing the hero is going to die,” Goddard said. “They want to see him almost die, they want to see him almost be overcome with complete trauma and extreme circumstances, but the safety you have in going to that dark room is that good will prevail.” As for his soap couple, he believes it’s possible for writers to portray Cane and Lily as committed to one another without getting boring. It’s about balance for him. “Cane and Lily have been together for seven years now, and we are an anomaly in this business. And I think that the fans have made it very clear in the past as to what they expect from Cane and Lily. However, they don’t want them sitting on the sofa singing ‘Kumbaya’ and holding hands and knitting sweaters. They want a balance of love, they want a balance of honesty, they want a balance of drama, they want a balance of all the things that make a dynamic, loving, strong couple better.” There’s a lot more to this interview. Goddard loves on his co-star Eric Braeden (Victor), whom he was once fearful of acting with (now it’s all respect for a multi-hued master), and muses on the character-driven imperatives that should color his relationship with on-screen father, Colin, no matter the plot turns they respond to.

Daniel Goddard (Cane) and Sharon Case (Sharon) make themselves available to fans at a February 7th Tampa Bay Lightning hockey game in a “Fun on the Ice with…” meet ‘n greet, 5 p.m. The next morning, 9 a.m.-11 a.m., they’ll host a breakfast. The game location is at Amalie Arena at 401 Channelside Dr. in Tampa, FL. The breakfast takes place at the Crowne Plaza Tampa Westshore, 5305 W. Kennedy Blvd. Call (727) 210-5143 for more info, ask for Patti.

Robert Adamson (Noah) will guest on NCIS, the CBS TV crime series, February 10. He plays Senior Cadet Lucas Craig.

Gossip for the week of 19-Jan-2015

by Carol Banks Weber

Celebrity Dirty Laundry strikes again with yet another discussion of the January 13th rumor that Amelia Heinle (Victoria) is out. Heinle’s Twitter’s gone too, what? Nope! Right after the rumor came out, a Y&R rep assured Michael Fairman that Heinle’s staying, “Amelia isn’t going anywhere, she never was … and the character of Victoria has a lot of story coming up!” It’s on Fairman’s On-Air On-Soaps website.

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