Posts'Days of Our Lives' Livestream Event on September 8 Promotes 'Beyond Salem'ByRoger Newcomb To celebrate the premiere of the Peacock Original limited series, Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem , Xfinity and Peacock today announced an exclusive Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem livestream event only for Xfinity Reward Members. The event reunites an all-star cast including Lisa Rinna, Deidre Hall, Drake Hogestyn, James Reynolds, and Eileen Davidson on Wednesday, Sept. 8th at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT. Viewers will enjoy a conversation with the stars - giving fans a chance to view exclusive content, hear stories from the set, and even have the chance to ask their favorite stars questions. This special event is only for Xfinity Rewards members and is just one of the many benefits available through the Xfinity Rewards program. If youre not yet a member of Xfinity Rewards, signing up is free and simple to do through the Xfinity app or online at Xfinity.com/rewards. From there, members can view and redeem all rewards currently available to them. Xfinity Rewards is all about creating uPost a CommentContinue reading Recent posts'Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem' Trailer Released, Spoilers RevealedByRoger Newcomb Peacock released the official trailer for Days of our Lives: Beyond Salem in anticipation of the weeklong special event beginning Monday, September 6. New episodes will drop daily culminating with the limited series finale on Friday, September 10. All episodes will be available to stream for free. The trailer revealed Charles Shaughnessys epic reprisal as Shane Donovan. Shaughnessy became widely known for playing the character on Days of our Lives from 1984 to 1992. Jackie Cox ( RuPauls Drag Race ), the iconic Canadian drag queen famously known for her Lisa Rinna impersonation, will also guest star in the limited series. Over a long weekend, John and Marlena travel to Zurich, Ben and Ciara have a romantic getaway in New Orleans, Chad visits some old friends in Phoenix, and Abe, Paulina, Lani, and Eli vacation in Miami. All find themselves embroiled in a mystery involving stolen jewels which, in the wrong hands, could cause dire consequences for Salem. Its a race againPost a CommentContinue reading Jen Lilley, Ryan Paevey and Linda Dano Star in 'A Little Daytime Drama' Tonight on Hallmark ChannelByRoger Newcomb Jen Lilley ( Days of our Lives ) and Ryan Paevey ( General Hospital ) star in A Little Daytime Drama , a new, original movie premiering tonight at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Hallmark Channel as part of the networks annual Summer Nights programming event. Also starring is Another World legend and Emmy winner Linda Dano. In A Little Daytime Drama , Maggie (Lilley) is the head writer on a daytime soap drama whose declining ratings leave it in danger of being cancelled. Alice (Dano), the creator and producer of the show, wants to retire and hopes to pass the baton to Maggie. Wanting to boost ratings and save the show, Alice plans to bring back fan-favorite actor Darin (Paevey)who also happens to be Maggies ex-boyfriend. When Darin exited the show to star in an ill-fated play, their relationship ended on a sour note, so Maggie wrote out his character. Now, she must convince Darin to return. Will they be able to set aside their old, hurt feelings and work together to save the shPost a CommentContinue reading Mentoring YourselfByNelson Aspen In 1983, sometime around my 20th birthday, I met The Queen of Daytime Television, soap opera star Mary Stuart. I was a young aspiring actor living in NYC and she was the grande dame of TVs longest running serial drama, Search for Tomorrow . I landed some extra work on the show that eventually evolved into a small part and I was so besotted with the medium itself that I took on side work in the production officenot only to earn a living, but to be around the excitement of the daily inner workings of the show. I floated between the writing, casting and executive offices learning all aspects of what goes on behind the scenes. Mary took notice of my skills on both sides of the camera and offered me yet another side gig: she would give me personal acting coaching in exchange for helping her answer her fan mail and type up the edits of a new play she was writing. How could I refuse!? Mary was not only an esteemed and groundbreaking TV star, she was a fine actress, having grPost a CommentContinue reading 'After Forever' Receives Special Recognition From GLAAD Media AwardsByRoger NewcombThe GLAAD Media Awards announced After Forever is one of eight recipients of their Special Recognition Awards. Co-Creator Kevin Spirtas shares, After Forever is honored to receive this special recognition from GLAAD. As an independently produced series featuring a story about love and loss for gay men over 50, we enthusiastically share the mission of honest LGBTQ portrayals in the media. This award could not have come at a more sensitive time for us, after losing my co-creator/writing partner, Michael Slade, to cancer just prior to the New Year. Our desire to continue telling these stories is now stronger than ever.Post a CommentContinue reading More posts