Soap Opera Uncensored: Issue 16 Read online

— and it was nice to have sexual chemistry with ‘Ross Marler’ for a change! I wished Echo and Clint had more screen time together and got down and dirty… But the cancellation probably affected that.”

  More with La Zimmer next week!

  VENICE, VeniceTheSeries.com — February Sweeps Preview!

  • Hell, yeah! La Crystal Chappell shares exclusive story news with UNCENSORED readers! “Well, everything comes to a head,” says the Emmy winner. “Richard meets his daughter, played by Molly Burnett. Gina and Stella forge a new friendship and Annie gets a big surprise. And, we find out why Katie/Amber is still around. Finally, something goes terribly wrong with the Sami/Owen/Van/Adrienne story.”

  • If you missed the last two episodes of VENICE, then you missed the finest performances of Peter Reckell’s career! Learning he fathered Gina’s baby, Reckell, as Richard, delivered a subtle, and nuanced portrayal worthy of an Oscar. Bravo, Crystal and Peter. Long live, Carbo — in another universe.

  THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS — Jack’s Other Two Legs Are Paralyzed!

  • Poor Jack isn’t smilin’ these days! In story 411, Jack learns he’s paralyzed and won’t be able to walk again after being shot by Patty. But he vows to walk again. Emily returns to help out, but Jack refuses. Meanwhile, Chelsea’s mother, Anita, arrives in town to help Chelsea break up Billy and Victoria’s marriage! “It’s Mama Duke,” chuckles Missy Claire Egan to DIGEST.

  • Whoohoo: Next week, Gloria is reunited with Jeffrey! Awww…. The Shackinator is a sight for sore eyes!

  • Jeff Branson says a temporary goodbye to Genoa City as Ronan leaves town on Feb. 7. Mumbling, no doubt, “Peapack, N.J. wasn’t that bad!”

  • Sean Kanan, who earned DIGEST’s Performer Of The Week honour this week, is reuniting with his THE NANNY co-star, Fran Drescher, in her latest TV offering: HAPPILY DIVORCED. “Such an honor to work with the funniest lady on TV again after all these years,” tweeted Kanan.

  • Confirmed: Darnell Williams’ character name is Sarge. And as UNCENSORED reported weeks ago, Williams will be first paired opposite his former AMC co-star Peter Bergman.

  SOAP WHISPERER:

  This week’s hottest blind items

  • Which actress became addicted to pain pills after a medical issue?

  • Which actress is pissing off the entire cast because she’s allowed to tape all her scenes on a special schedule due to her moonlighting?

  DEEP THOUGHTS

  Payback is a bitch: Soaps get their due in the end!

  Isn’t it weird that all the major soap superstars from the ‘80s and ‘90s, who couldn’t quit daytime TV fast enough, are now desperate to hold on to their day jobs? Maybe it’s karma. Stars like Michael E. Knight, Jack Wagner, Peter Reckell, Kristian Alfonso, Anthony Geary, Ian Buchanan, Steve Burton, Victoria Rowell, Patrick Muldoon, Maurice Benard, Vanessa Marcil, Lisa Rinna, Michelle Stafford, and Darnell Williams all left huge paycheques at the height of the genre to pursue bigger game in Hollywood and all are now fighting for scraps on a dead carcass. One smart and savvy superstar, Susan Lucci, never did! She was wise to make as much cashola as she could — and negotiate prime time and film gigs on her hiatuses. Now that’s #Winning. At any rate, it’s now the soaps with the power to hire — and that’s sadly ironic.

  SOAP PORN: Next Week's Soapgasms

  Can’t watch all the soaps this week? No worries — here’s a cheat sheet!

  Top Shows to Watch:

  1. VENICE, venicetheseries.com

  2. DAYS OF OUR LIVES

  3. DeVANITY, devanity.com

  Top Storylines to Watch:

  1. Finding A Daughter in A Bope-less Place, VENICE

  2. Where There’s Will, There’s Four Gays, DAYS

  3. Anna Bananna Returns, GH

  Top Actresses to Watch:

  1. Finola Hughes, GH

  2. Kimberly McCullough, GH

  3. Crystal Chappell, VENICE

  4. Catherine Bach, Y&R

  5. Stacy Haiduk, Y&R

  Top Actors to Watch:

  1. Michael Muhney, Y&R

  2. James Scott, DAYS

  3. Chandler Massey, DAYS

  4. Steve “Buttercup” Burton, GH

  5. Ted Shackelford, Y&R

  —tie— Scott Clifton, B&B

  Top Duos to Watch:

  1. Patrick and Robin, GH

  2. Sharon and Adam, Y&R

  3. Sam and Jason, GH

  Top Couples to Fast-Forward Through:

  1. Sonny and Kate, GH

  —tie— Lulu and Dante, GH

  3. Rafe and Carrie, DAYS

  Top Dream Couples:

  1. Will and EJ, DAYS

  2. Will and Chad, DAYS

  3. Will and Sonny, DAYS

  Top New-ish Duos to Watch:

  1.Shawn and Carly, GH

  2.Carly and Johnny, GH

  3.Pam and Nick, B&B

  Top Tweeters:

  1. Crystal Chappell: @crystalchappell

  2. Joshua Morrow: @joshuamorrowYR

  3. Adam Newman: @adamnewmanYR

  Top 3 Best Reads/Buys at the Newsstand:

  1. SOAP OPERA DIGEST

  2. SOAP OPERA WEEKLY

  3. ABC/CBS/NBC/FOX/BRAVO/TELEMUNDO SOAPS IN DEPTH

  The next issue of SOAP OPERA UNCENSORED will be out on Friday, February 10, 2012!