Brittany Underwood

Okay you knew it was coming. Now that the Idiots In Charge of The-Soap-Opera-Formerly-Known-as-Days-of-Our-Lives have let the phenomenal Blake Berris go, I decided to start out doing a Wishful Casting about where Berris should end up, but it turned into more of an analysis of which soaps are managing to set things up for their next generation the right way, and which ones are getting it wrong, dead wrong.

Much of the daytime industry is experiencing a serious drought in terms of talented, young stars who can actually, you know, act. Save for The Young and the Restless, One Life to Live and General Hospital, the under 30 set at most soaps is pretty much comprised of rejects from the Pamela Anderson School of Acting and Pantomime.  I'll start with the soaps in most need of help and work my way up. Continue Reading...

Starr & Cole

Langston & Markko

You know, we knew that Clint had a surprise in store for Dorian and Langston (Brittany Underwood) and even though A Martinez's run may only be a short stint I thought I'd see what everyone thinks of Langston becoming a "Cramer Woman?"

Personally, I love that this storyline brings out the softer side in Dorian (Robin Strasser). Too often we just see her as the larger than life, uber bitch, diva she is and we forget that she does have a softer side (anyone who watched the 40th Anniversary episode scenes between Dorian and Mel knows that).

What do you think of this storyline? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Actor A Martinez will be leaving his short lived stint at One Life to Live. The buzz around the internet is that Martinez has already taped his last scenes. No word on if the actor will reprise the role of Ray Montez, the long lost uncle of Dorian Cramer's (Robin Strasser) adoptive daughter Langston (Brittany Underwood).

Fans of Langston Wilde Cramer should not fret on her departing family members, she has a cousin that will head to Llanview. Lola Montez, Ray's daughter will be played by Camila Banus and will make her first screen appearance Oct. 3.

A Martinez is a proven talent, they need to keep him around.

I'm good either way, it's always nice to see a vet return.

Nah, five weeks may be to long.

 

If you are a One Life to Live fan and live in the greater New York City area and were looking for something to do today (Thursday June 26th) you may want to make plans to drop by the Time Warner Center branch of Borders at 6pm for a special book reading and signing of "Likely Story", a young adult novel by Chris Van Etten. I've posted the description of the book below but the reason One Life to Live fans will be interested is because Robin Strasser, Jason Tam, and Brittany Underwood will be the voices of the book's three main characters.

"Likely Story" is the first part of a trilogy of books about Mallory Hayden, the daughter of a famous and famously difficult soap star. A conflict with her mother leads Mallory to believe she can out-do anything that Daytime currently has to offer, and through a series of (wacky) events, she's given the chance to write her own network soap opera. What ought to be a cause for celebration quickly becomes a greater-than-normal personal challenge, as Mallory's loyalties to her boyfriend, as well as her best friend, are tested.

A Q&A and signing will follow the reading. 

Bree Williamson

BethAnn Bonner

Brittany Underwood