OUTTAKES INTERVIEW with STACY McQUEEN and SAM PANCAKE

STACY McQUEEN and SAM PANCAKE join OutTakes to talk about the wickedly funny and off the wall comedy web series Pretty and their roles as "Annette" and "Michael Champagne". Watch all three seasons of the show at www.prettytheseries.com

The interview is available for listening at the following link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2012/02/14/pretty-stacy-mcqueen-and-sam-pancake

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OUTTAKES INTERVIEW with BRYAN DATTILO

BRYAN DATTILO joins OutTakes to talk about his return to Days of Our Lives as "Lucas Roberts", working with Chandler Massey and Alison Sweeney, learning the ropes as a young actor on a soap set...and strip teasing for Frances Reid!!!

Bryan's interview will air on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD at 11 AM ET and can be found at the following link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2012/02/03/bryan-dattilo . The show is also available for on-demand playback, download and iTunes. Pre-recorded.

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ADDITIONAL INTEREST TO DAYS OF OUR LIVES FANS: DAYS CHARITY EVENTS -- ATLANTA

“Days of our Lives” actors James Scott (EJ), Galen Gering (Rafe), Eric Martsolf (Brady), Shawn Christian (Daniel), Wally Kurth (Justin), Matt Ashford (Jack) and Patsy Pease (ex-Kim) will be in attendance.

The Days Charity Events will take place on Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel Atlanta. The weekend will start with a “Kick Off Party” on Friday at 7pm, where some of the actors may attend. Then on Saturday, the Questions & Answers Session will be held from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, the Meet & Greet will be held from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM and the Cocktail Reception will be held from 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM.

Tickets prices start as low as $20 per person and the events will have novelties, raffles, and auctions available. For more information please go to www.dayscharityevents.com.

The events are coordinated and organized by Days Charity Events Inc.

OUTTAKES INTERVIEW with MICHAEL E. KNIGHT

MICHAEL E. KNIGHT joins OutTakes to talk about his upcoming performance in The Blank Theatre Company's production of The Cost of the Erection. We also talk about his love of theater, All My Chidren and the state of soap opera today. Michael has won three Daytime Emmy Awards for his portrayal of "Tad Martin" on All My Children.

Blank Theatre's production of Jon Marans' The Cost of the Erection, begins Feb. 4, 2012, prior to an official opening Feb. 11, at Blank's 2nd Stage Theatre. Directed by Blank founding artistic director Daniel Henning, the limited engagement will continue through March 18. The cast also includes Kal Bennett and James Louis Wagner. The Blank's 2nd Stage Theatre is located at 6500 Santa Monica Boulevard (at Wilcox) in Hollywood, CA. For more information and tickets, call (323) 661-9827 or visit www.TheBlank.com.

Michael's interview will air on MONDAY, JANUARY 23rd at 1 PM ET and can be found at the following link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2012/01/23/michael-e-knight . The show is also available for on-demand playback, download and iTunes. Pre-recorded.

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OUTTAKES INTERVIEW with ROBIN RIKER

ROBIN RIKER joins OutTakes to talk about her upcoming performance in The Blank Theatre Company's production of The Cost of the Erection. We also talk about Devanity, her book -- "A Survivor's Guide to Hollywood: Playing the Game Without Losing Your Soul" and more. Robin has guest-starred in a number of notable television series, including The Rockford Files, M*A*S*H, The A-Team, Airwolf, Murder, She Wrote, Sliders, Malcolm in the Middle, Pyramid, Six Feet Under, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch among other series. She is known to soap fans as "Beth Logan" from The Bold and the Beautiful.

Michael E. Knight (All My Children) and Robin will star in Blank Theatre's production of Jon Marans' The Cost of the Erection, beginning Feb. 4, 2012, prior to an official opening Feb. 11, at Blank's 2nd Stage Theatre. Directed by Blank founding artistic director Daniel Henning, the limited engagement will continue through March 18. The cast also includes Kal Bennett and James Louis Wagner. The Blank's 2nd Stage Theatre is located at 6500 Santa Monica Boulevard (at Wilcox) in Hollywood, CA. For more information and tickets, call (323) 661-9827 or visit www.TheBlank.com.

Watch for Robin to appear in Season Two of Devanity at http://www.devanity.com/

Robin's interview will air on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18th at 1 PM ET and can be found at the following link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2012/01/18/robin-riker . The show is also available for on-demand playback, download and iTunes. Pre-recorded.

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Soap Opera Round-up 1/2 to 1/6 2012

BEST SHOW OF THE WEEK: Again, ONE LIFE TO LIVE has me on the edge of my seat with each episode as every Llanview villain they could scrape up seemed to have escaped in the jail break. But the stand-out episode was on Friday, January 6th, when Starr Manning sang a tear-jerking rendition of "One Life to Live". Even with the drama unfolding on the screen, the soap viewers are too aware of the double meaning of that song. This will be one hell of a hard week coming up, having to say goodbye to a soap that is being axed before its time.

BEST ACTOR, ACTRESS AND SCENE OF THE WEEK -- Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso (DAYS OF OUR LIVES); Bo and Hope's long-time-in-coming therapy session. Where was Marlena when Zack was killed? Oh, yeah...she was probably messed up with Alex North or kidnapped or "dead" or whatever...in that wacked out world of James E. Reilly (may he rest in peace). Peter Reckell and kristian Alfonso can still knock it out of the park when they have a scene that they can sink their teeth into. And I'm loving that Marlena is actually working as a psychiatrist again. I haven't seen her treat this many patients since the 1970s!

THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS -- ALL SHARON AND VICTOR 24/7. So far the best thing out of this latest plot development has been the great Nikki/Victor New Year's flashback...and of course, Adam Newman has yet another reason to hate his father (which gives one of my faves, Michael Muhney, something to do). I am not as outraged as so many of the Y&R fans regarding this storyline; but it is a tedious waste of time. On the upside, I am loving Melissa Clare Egan (Chelsea) so far as the newest obstacle for Billy and Victoria. With Darnell Williams also signed up for the soap, Genoa City is starting to resemble Pine Valley more and more.

THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL -- OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE STEFFY SHOW. I've said ad nauseum how tired I am with this Hope/Liam/Steffy thing...but it seems I have no choice but to endure it. Granted, if the boring Amber storyline is the only other plot available...I guess I can deal. Okay, I'll say it. I don't care how much older Bill is than Steffy. That couple has more in common, more chemistry, more everything...than Liam and Steffy. It is not a contest. Personally, I find Hope and Liam as exciting as watching paint dry...but the Steffy/Bill couple had all kinds of dramatic possibilities, affecting all the Forresters and Logans in a big way. And really, Katie is just more interesting when she gets so worked up that she is on the verge of a heart attack.

GENERAL HOSPITAL -- SO BORING I BARELY REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED THIS WEEK. Everyone found out Jax was alive. Okay. Spinelli moved out of Jason and Sam's place. Yeah whatever. Maxie is being a witch. What else is new? Ethan is still chasing after Ghost Woman. Robin is still agonizing over leaving. Michael is still going off the rails because of his girlfriend's death. Yawn. It is kind of amazing to me how the writers managed to churn out a week's worth of episodes and accomplish pretty much nothing with the plot of any storyline. We have an emergency on this show. Stat! I am sure ABC is responsible for flatlining GH on purpose so that we can have more invigorating fare like "The Chew" and "The Talk" and blah blah blah. I guess they are hoping the GH fans won't give them grief when they ax this show because we'll all be asleep from boredom.

VENICE -- Season 3, Episode 6 -- Judi Evans makes her appearance this week on the web series as Logan, one of Gina's exes. Fun to see Judi play a role very different from DAYS' Adrienne. Wow, that Gina gets around with three of her old flames showing up at her party! A fun episode this week. By the way, Happy Anniversary for Michael Sabatino and Crystal Chappell. www.venicetheseries.com

PRETTY THE SERIES -- Season 3, Episode 5 -- Chaos on "Pretty"? I can't imagine it!!! Bullets rain down at the Miss Black Star Eyes Pageant. Soap opera actors Martha Byrne (ex-Lily, ATWT) and Terrell Ransom, Jr. (Theo, DAYS) in this one. http://www.prettytheseries.com/

2011 OutTakes Interview Archive

CHARLES SHAUGHNESSY (The Bay; The Nanny; Days of Our Lives) talks about his internet company, Hyperspots, as well as his career in television. 1/11/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/01/12/charles-shaughnessy

JUDITH CHAPMAN (Young and the Restless) talks about her role in Vivien. 2/1/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/02/02/judith-chapman

"BRING BACK JACK" CAMPAIGN SHOW: a get-together with fans of Matthew Ashford and "Jack Deveraux" fans to get him back on Days of Our Lives. And months later, we got him back! 3/6/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/03/07/bring-back-jack-campaign-show

CASEY DEIDRICK and CHANDLER MASSEY (Days of Our Lives) talk about their appearance at ACME Comedy Hollywood. 3/11/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/03/11/casey-deidrick-and-chandler-massey

CHRISTIAN LEBLANC (Young and the Restless) talks about his appearance at The Tennessee Williams Festival. 3/15/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/03/15/christian-leblanc

ILENE KRISTEN (One Life to Live) talks about her appearance in My Big Gay Italian Wedding. 3/17/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/03/17/ilene-kristen

CAMDEN TOY (The Bay) talks about the web series as well as his career in film and television. 3/18/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/03/18/camden-toy

STEVE BLACKWOOD (Days of Our Lives) talks about his role in Ding Dong. 3/19/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/03/19/steve-blackwood

MARK HAPKA (Days of Our Lives) talks about his appearance in "Celebrity Improv Mashup". 3/22/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/03/22/mark-hapka

JOSEPH BOLOGNA and RENEE TAYLOR (film, television and theater stars) talk about their appearance in Lovers and Other Strangers. 4/29/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/04/29/joseph-bologna-and-renee-taylor

LISSA COFFEY (bestselling author) talks about her webshow, CoffeyBuzz. 6/14/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/06/14/lissa-coffey

SANDRA DEE ROBINSON (The Bay) talks about her career and her business, Charisma on Camera. 7/11/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/07/11/sandra-dee-robinson

RIB HILLIS ($100 Makeover) and TERRI IVENS (All My Children) talk about Piranhaconda. 7/22/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/07/22/rib-hillis-and-terri-ivens-1

MATT MULLINS (Mortal Kombat: Legacy) discusses his career. 7/28/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/07/28/matt-mullins


MATTHEW ASHFORD (Days of Our Lives) and CHRISTINA SAFFRAN ASHFORD discuss their roles in the musical I Do! I Do!. 8/14/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/08/15/matthew-ashford-and-christina-saffran-ashford

DEENA DILL (iCarly) discusses her career in television and film. 8/25/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/08/25/deena-dill

MOLLY BURNETT (Days of Our Lives) discusses her appearance at "Hollywood Saturday Night". 9/15/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/09/15/molly-burnett

MIKE C. MANNING (The Real World) discusses his appearance at "Hollywood Dream Role". 9/18/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/09/18/mike-c-manning

MARY BETH EVANS (Days of Our Lives; The Bay) discusses her appearance in "Murder at the Howard Johnson's". 9/19/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/09/19/mary-beth-evans

JORDI VILASUSO (All My Children) talks about his time on the soap and career in television. 9/22/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/09/22/jordi-vilasuso

DOUG JONES (Hellboy; Fantastic 4; Pan's Labyrinth) discusses "Hollywood Saturday Night". 9/23/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/09/23/doug-jones

ALINA ADAMS (author of Soap Opera 451) discusses her book. 9/29/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/09/29/alina-adams-author-of-soap-opera-451

FREDDIE SMITH (Days of Our Lives) talks about his appearance on "Hollywood Dream Role". 10/6/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/10/06/freddie-smith

KRISTOS ANDREWS (The Bay) talks about his appearance on "Hollywood Dream Role". 10/20/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/10/20/kristos-andrews-private

GREGG BINKLEY (Raising Hope) talks about his career in television. 10/25/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/10/25/gregg-binkley

REGINALD VELJOHNSON (Family Matters; Die Hard) talks about "Hollywood Saturday Night" Appearance. 11/2/11.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/11/02/reginald-veljohnson-1

CRYSTAL CHAPPELL (Guiding Light; Days of Our Lives; Venice) discusses Season 3 of Venice. 11/18/11

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/outtakes/2011/11/18/crystal-chappell

Soap Opera Round-Up 12/26 to 12/30, 2011

BEST NEW YEAR'S EVE EPISODE: One Life To Live steals it again with the jail break-out, evil in the air and all of the teasers of various characters at the end of the show. One thing is for certain -- this soap is not going gently into that good night. Overall, it has been a great week with the reunion of Gigi, Rex and Shane, Todd's realization that Tea knows the truth, etc.

BEST BEACH SCENERY: Now Bold and the Beautiful seems to be doing all triangle all the time with Thomas/Hope/Liam/Steffie in Cabo San Lucas. Mildly amusing with Steffy's reaction to seeing her rival at the beach, choking on pepper salsa and getting into all sorts of antics with her trying to keep Thomas and Hope away. I am still so over this triangle.

SHORTEST HONEYMOON EVER: Just the sight of Melissa Claire Egan (ex-Annie, All My Children) means the party is already over for Billy and Victoria on Young and the Restless. And they had already cut the honeymoon short to pursue another adoption. Why do I see yet another baby disappointment coming up in the near future?

BEST ANGSTY STORYLINE: With all the hoopla of the Days of Our Lives reboot, I really did not anticipate that the character who is must-see TV right now is Will Horton (Chandler Massey). Every time Will lays into Sami...I admit I am loving it just for the pure drama factor. Also, the scenes with Marlena and Will are wonderful. Looking forward to another crashing reveal for Sami a la all those epic fail weddings of hers in the 1990s.

MOST DEPRESSING HOLIDAY SEASON: How can I enjoy seeing Patrick, Robin and Emma celebrate the holidays on General Hospital, knowing what is in store ahead? The Dante/Lulu wedding was pretty sad as well...and that was supposed to be a happy occasion! I would just as soon see Maxie go off the canvas until Kirsten Storms comes back. I could care less about Sonny and Kate, Carly and Shawn, Michael's dead girlfriend, Franco, et cetera. In general, the show is just bleak and dismal. Reboot needed pronto!

GUEST SOAP STAR APPEARANCE OF THE WEEK: Christian LeBlanc (Michael, Young and the Restless) appears in this week's episode of Venice as Ani's brother. www.venicetheseries.com

EXPLOSIONS AND WEDDINGS: The mid-season finale of The Bay has all sorts of climaxes in store. All I can say is when the bride wears that much of a veil in front of her face, you know there is going to be trouble! www.TheBayTheSeries.com

BEST SOAP LINE OF THE WEEK: (Todd to Blair about Tea, discussing his ex-wives' frenemy relationship; OLTL) I don't get it. What happened with the two of you while I was away? It's like you braid each other's hair and stuff!