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Congratulations are in order for One Life to Live alum, Andrew Trischitta, and his fiancée, Monica Mamudo! Soap Opera News caught up with the man of the moment, who spilled the beans on his epic proposal plan. He revealed, “I had the idea planned out weeks in advance—a highly coordinated effort between multiple people to […]

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1976: Ryan's Hope's Faith was finally rescued.

1981: Gh's Jeff accused Heather of lying about Steven Lars.

1984: Days' Eugene thought he was losing his mind.

2003: Gh's Alexis threatened Scott with a letter opener."Whoever wishes to foresee the future must consult the past; for human events ever resemble those of preceding times. This arises from the fact that they are produced by men who ever have been, and ever shall be, animated by the same passions, and thus they necessarily have the same results."

― Machiavelli

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1969: On Dark Shadows, Barnabas found Maggie sewing in the drawing room, wearing the blue 19th century dress.

High School Musical‘s Corbin Bleu has been added to the cast of One Life To Live as Jeffrey King, a young reporter friend of Matthew Buchanan (Robert Gorrie) and Danielle Manning (Kelley Missal) who comes to town to work for Llanview’s newspaper The Banner under Victoria Lord (Erica Slezak). Production begins Monday on the soap revival, which debuts with new 30-minute episodes on April 29 via Prospect Park’s The Online Network, streaming online on Hulu, Hulu Plus, and available on iTunes. Bleu joins fellow Oltl cast members Melissa Archer (Natalie Buchanan Banks), Kassie DePaiva (Blair Cramer), Robert Gorrie (Matthew Buchanan), Laura Harrier (Destiny Evans), Roger Howarth (Todd Manning), Josh Kelly (Cutter Wentworth), Florencia Lozano (Tea Delgado), Kelley Missal (Danielle Manning), Erika Slezak (Victoria Lord), Hillary B. Smith (Nora Buchanan), Robin Strasser (Dorian Lord), Andrew Trischitta (Jack Manning), Jerry verDorn (Clint Buchanan), Tuc Watkins (David Vickers), Robert S. Woods...

The long-awaited return of "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" is set for April 29, when new episodes of both series will become available via Hulu, Hulu Plus and the iTunes store.

Prospect Park's The Online Network is producing the new 30-minute episodes, which will be available for free online and via streaming devices connected to Hulu Plus or iTunes. Production began Feb. 25 on "All My Children" (cast pictured below) and will begin March 18 on "One Life to Live" (cast pictured above).

"We thank the fans whose tenaciousness to see these shows return made this historical moment possible," Prospect Park partners Jeff Kwatinetz and Rich Frank said in a statement. "The response and camaraderie of our cast and crew has been inspiring as we have all banded together to succeed in our mission; unencumbered by the creative constraints of traditional broadcast television, to deliver storylines, style and characters that are stronger,...

It's really happening: The "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" premiere dates have been set. Both soaps return to life on Monday, April 29 on various online platforms.

The two soaps will air half-hour episodes and will be available for free on Hulu, Hulu Plus and iTunes.

“I am so pleased that our dream of bringing these two series back to life is coming to fruition," "AMC" and "Oltl" creator Agnes Nixon said in a statement. "I am grateful to Prospect Park for their unwavering commitment to this project and to the amazingly talented casts of ‘All My Children’ and ‘One Life to Live’ -- their devotion to these franchises has made this moment possible. And to the fans – well, we wouldn’t be here without you."

Nixon will serve as a consultant on the two soaps, which were originally cancelled by ABC -- "All My Children" ended in...

The Online Network's revivals of ABC's canceled soaps "One Life to Live" and "All My Children" have revealed their returning cast members, but there are still a few big names missing: including Susan Lucci.

There's a chance more familiar faces will be added as the shows ramp up production for a spring launch, but the newly confirmed cast members assembled for a promotional photo shoot are...

"All My Children":

Sal Stowers as Cassandra Foster

Eric Nelson as Aj Chandler

Denyse Tontz as Miranda Montgomery

Jordan Lane Price as Celia Fitzgerald

Ryan Bittle as Jr Chandler

Eden Riegel as Bianca Montgomery

Cady McClain as Dixie Cooney

Ray MacDonnell as Dr. Joe Martin

David Canary as Adam Chandler

Heather Roop as Jane McIntyre

Francesca James as Evelyn Johnson

"One Life to Live":

Robert Gorrie as Matthew Buchanan

Laura Harrier as Destiny Evans

"One Life to Live" was already far ahead...

Daytime TV icon Erika Slezak is just one of the familiar faces moving back to Llanview this year, when the defunct daytime drama “One Life to Live” returns with new episodes online. Twenty-two cast members, including Slezak, have been confirmed to reprise their roles for the upcoming web reboots of “One Life to Live” and “All My Children,” production company Prospect Park announced Jan. 22.The confirmed cast of “One Life to Live” now includes Slezak as Victoria Lord Buchanan, Robin Strasser as Dorian Lord, Tuc Watkins as David Vickers, Robert S. Woods as Bo Buchanan, Kassie DePaiva as Blair Cramer, Jerry verDorn as Clint Buchanan, Florencia Lozano as Tea Delgado, Melissa Archer as Natalie Buchanan Banks, Hillary B. Smith as Nora Buchanan, Kelley Missal as Danielle Manning, Josh Kelly as Cutter Wentworth, and Andrew Trischitta as Jack Manning, with recurring cast members Sean Ringgold as Shaun Evans, Shenaz Treasury Rama Patel,...

Former ABC soaps "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" are officially being revived online. Production company Prospect Park announced the return of 22 cast members on Tuesday. They've closed deals with the actors to reprise their roles when the shows relaunch on TheOnlineNetwork.com.

So far, standout star Susan Lucci has not agreed to return as Erica Kane on "All My Children," but Prospect Park says they're still working on some more deals -- so there is still hope.

Characters set to return to "All My Children" are as follows:

Darnell Williams as Jesse Hubbard

Debbi Morgan as Dr. Angela Hubbard

Vincent Irizarry as Dr. David Hayward

Lindsay Hartley as Cara Martin

Jordi Vilasuso as Griffin Castillo

Jill Larson as Opal Cortlandt

Thorsten Kaye as Zach Slater

These familiar faces will be back on "One Life to Live":

Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord Buchanan Robin Strasser as Dorian...

Prospect Park has announced the casts for the newly revived "One Life to Live" and "All My Children."

"One Life to Live" mainstay Erika Slezak has officially signed on to reprise her role of Victoria Lord Buchanan. Other returning "Oltl" players include Kassie DePaiva, Hillary B. Smith and Melissa Archer. Susie Bedsow Horgan and Thom Racina will serve as co-head writers with Jessica Klein, Alex Douglas and Jeff Wilber on the writing staff.

The returning cast for "All My Children" includes Darnell Williams, Lindsay Hartley and Jill Larson.

In a press release Prospect Park said deals are still being worked on for other returning cast and crew. The company would not comment on the current state of negotiations with "All My Children" star Susan Lucci.

Check out the full cast lists below.

"One Life to Live" cast:

Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord Buchanan

Robin Strasser as Dorian Lord

Tuc Watkins...

Prospect Park, the independent production firm responsible for reviving One Life to Live and All My Children onto The Online Network (Toln), revealed today that 22 cast members have been confirmed to return for the soaps' upcoming relaunches. 

Pics: 'One Life to Live' Series Finale

Sneak a peek at the stars who've signed on:

One Life to Live:

Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord Buchanan

Robin Strasser as Dorian Lord

Tuc Watkins as David Vickers

Robert S. Woods as Bo Buchanan

Kassie DePaiva as Blair Cramer

Jerry verDorn as Clint Buchanan

Florencia Lozano as Tea Delgado

Melissa Archer as Natalie Buchanan Banks

Hillary B. Smith as Nora Buchanan

Kelley Missal as Danielle Manning

Josh Kelly as Cutter Wentworth

Andrew Trischitta as Jack Manning

Sean Ringgold as Shaun Evans

Shenaz Treasury as Rama Patel

Nick Choksi as Vimal Patel

All My Children:

Darnell Williams as Jesse Hubbard

Debbi Morgan as Dr. Angela Hubbard...

Prospect Park on Tuesday revealed a list of 22 cast members currently confirmed to take part in its online relaunch of the defunct ABC sudsers One Life to Live and All My Children, at TheOnlineNetwork.com.

The Oltl ensemble as of now looks like this:

Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord Buchanan

Robin Strasser as Dorian Lord

Tuc Watkins as David Vickers

Robert S. Woods as Bo Buchanan

Kassie DePaiva as Blair Cramer

Jerry verDorn as Clint Buchanan

Florencia Lozano as Tea Delgado

Melissa Archer as Natalie Buchanan Banks

Hillary B. Smith as Nora Buchanan

Kelley Missal as Danielle Manning

Josh Kelly...

Welcome back, Jesse and Angela Hubbard! Good to see you again, Clint Buchanan!

Prospect Park today announced the cast members who have closed deals to star in the online versions of All My Children and One Life to Live.

Here is who is expected to return to Oltl’s Llanview: Erika Slezak as Victoria Lord Buchanan, Robin Strasser as Dorian Lord, Tuc Watkins as David Vickers, Robert S. Woods as Bo Buchanan, Kassie DePaiva as Blair Cramer, Jerry verDorn as Clint Buchanan, Florencia Lozano as Tea Delgado, Melissa Archer as Natalie Buchanan Banks, Hillary B. Smith as Nora Buchanan, Kelley Missal as Danielle Manning,...

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When 'One Life to Live' debuts online there will be many more familiar faces alongside Erika Slezak.

Actors Tuc Watkins, Josh Kelly, Florencia Lozano and Shenell Edmonds will move online with the soap opera.

The four actors join the previously announced Slezak, Michael Easton, Ted King, Kassie DePaiva, Melissa Archer, Kelley Missal, Sean Ringgold, Andrew Trischitta and Jerry VerDorn.

'One Life to Live' leaves ABC in January 2012 and it is set to join 'All My Children' on Prospect Park's The Online Network. The original plans were to have both soap operas move online following 'Oltl's' ABC finale, but according to a new report, those plans may be in jeopardy.

 

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Series vets Florencia Lozano (Tea) and Tuc Watkins (David) are among the latest cast members to sign on for One Life to Live‘s online incarnation, premiering on TheOnlineNetwork.com after the ABC sudser’s January broadcast finale.

Also on board are Josh Kelly (Cutter) and Shenell Edmonds (Destiny), per an announcement from Prospect Park, the media group that “rescued” Oltl and All My Children after ABC decided to end their 40-plus year runs.

Daytime Dish: Is Jessica Tuck (ex-Megan) Heading Back to Oltl?

These latest adds for the online Oltl join Melissa Archer (Natalie), Kelley Missal (Danielle), Sean Ringgold...

In case you didn't get enough TV during the week, have some bite-sized tube news for your weekend.

"Parenthood's" third season will last a little longer. NBC has added two episodes to its order for the drama, bringing the total to 18. [Deadline]

Several more actors have committed to staying with "One Life to Live" when it moves online next year, as has head writer Ron Carlivati. The latest cast members to sign up are Melissa Archer, Kelley Missal, Andrew Trischitta and Jerry VerDorn. [Toln]

"Chuck" is welcoming yet another nerd-friendly guest star to its final season. Comic-book legend Stan Lee will appear in the season's seventh episode and meet up with Chuck (Zachary Levi) "in the most unexpected of places." Is Stan Lee ... a spy? We'll see. [HitFix]

Another Lee is also coming to NBC. Former "My Name Is Earl" star Jason Lee will return to the network for a guest arc on "Up All Night,...

Prospect Park makes deals with on- and off-screen talent to continue with "One Life to Live" online: "Rich Frank and Jeff Kwatinetz of Toln have confirmed today that a deal is in place for 'One Life to Live' Emmy®-winning Head Writer and Consulting Producer Ron Carlivati, subject to a WGA agreement, to continue with the show when it moves online at the beginning of next year ... Pending a final agreement with AFTRA, additional deals are in place for cast members Melissa Archer (Natalie Buchanan Banks), Kelley Missal (Danielle Rayburn), Sean Ringgold (Shaun Evans), Andrew Trischitta (Jack Manning) and Jerry VerDorn (Clint Buchanan) to join previously announced cast including Ted King, Michael Easton, Kassie DePaiva and Erika Slezak." Deadline Oscar-winning writer Charlie Kaufman turns his attention to the blogosphere: "The movie I’m about to do has got a lot of scenes and a lot of characters. And...

Slowly but surely, One Life to Live fans are starting to get a feel for what Llanview will look like when the long-running soap moves online early in the new year.

Online Hub for All My Children, One Life to Live Gets Name

Prospect Park, the media firm that is taking over production of Oltl as well as All My Children, with a plan to deliver new episodes via The Online Network (launching in January), announced on Friday that pending a final agreement with AFTRA, deals are now in place for cast members Melissa Archer (Natalie), Kelley Missal (Danielle), Sean Ringgold...

Prospect Park has been busy securing talent in front of and behind the camera for its relaunch of One Life To Live, which it acquired with All My Children after the soaps were given the boot by ABC Daytime. It also has given its online network a name. All of the deals are pending WGA agreement, which is expected, but the company is being careful not to ruffle any guild feathers on the matter. Here’s the release: Los Angeles, CA – September 30, 2011 – Below is a statement from The Online Network (Toln) regarding “One Life to Live.” Rich Frank and Jeff Kwatinetz of Toln have confirmed today that a deal is in place for “One Life to Live” Emmy®-winning Head Writer and Consulting Producer Ron Carlivati, subject to a WGA agreement, to continue with the show when it moves online at the beginning of next year. Carlivati has been with...

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When 'One Life to Live' moves online in early 2012, look for plenty of familiar faces.

Melissa Archer, Kelley Missal, Sean Ringgold, Andrew Trischitta and Jerry VerDorn have all signed to stay with the soap opera. Their deals are pending an agreement with the acting union AFTRA.

Erika Slezak, Michael Easton, Ted King and Kassie DePaiva will also remain with the series.

Head writer and consulting producer Ron Carlivati has signed on as well, joining executive producer Frank Valentini behind the scenes.

 

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On episode 2.60 of We Love Soaps TV, One Life To Live's Ilene Kristen and David A. Gregory are interviewed during the Love Out Loud VI event at Prohibition in New York City.

Love Out Loud VI Interviews:

- We Love Soaps TV 2.58 Billy Warlock

- We Love Soaps TV 2.59 Beth Chamberlin, Rachael Hip-Flores & Adam Sank

- We Love Soaps TV 2.60 Ilene Kristen & David A. Gregory

- We Love Soaps TV 2.61 Tom Degnan & Maximillan Tapper

- We Love Soaps TV 2.62 Shenell Edmonds, Kelley Missal, Andrew Trischitta, Julie Pinson & Austin Peck

- We Love Soaps TV 2.63 Thom Racina & Greg Turner

- We Love Soaps TV 2.64 Nafessa Williams, Terri Conn & BethAnn Bonner

- We Love Soaps TV 2.65 Billy Magnussen & Sean Ringold

- We Love Soaps TV 2.66 Kristen Alderson & Eddie Alderson

Damon L. Jacobs is a Licensed Therapist in New York City who specializes in treating     depression, stress management, HIV/AIDS related concerns,...

On episode 2.61 of We Love Soaps TV, One Life To Live's Tom Degnan and Maximillan Tapper are interviewed during the Love Out Loud VI event at Prohibition in New York City.

Love Out Loud VI Interviews:

- We Love Soaps TV 2.58 Billy Warlock

- We Love Soaps TV 2.59 Beth Chamberlin, Rachael Hip-Flores & Adam Sank

- We Love Soaps TV 2.60 Ilene Kristen & David A. Gregory

- We Love Soaps TV 2.61 Tom Degnan & Maximillan Tapper

- We Love Soaps TV 2.62 Shenell Edmonds, Kelley Missal, Andrew Trischitta, Julie Pinson & Austin Peck

- We Love Soaps TV 2.63 Thom Racina & Greg Turner

- We Love Soaps TV 2.64 Nafessa Williams, Terri Conn & BethAnn Bonner

- We Love Soaps TV 2.65 Billy Magnussen & Sean Ringold

- We Love Soaps TV 2.66 Kristen Alderson & Eddie Alderson

Damon L. Jacobs is a Licensed Therapist in New York City who specializes in treating     depression, stress management, HIV/AIDS related concerns, and grief/loss issues.

On episode 2.66 of We Love Soaps TV, One Life To Live stars Kristen Alderson and Eddie Alderson are interviewed during the Love Out Loud VI event at Prohibition in New York City.

Love Out Loud VI Interviews:

- We Love Soaps TV 2.58 Billy Warlock

- We Love Soaps TV 2.59 Beth Chamberlin, Rachael Hip-Flores & Adam Sank

- We Love Soaps TV 2.60 Ilene Kristen & David A. Gregory

- We Love Soaps TV 2.61 Tom Degnan & Maximillan Tapper

- We Love Soaps TV 2.62 Shenell Edmonds, Kelley Missal, Andrew Trischitta, Julie Pinson & Austin Peck

- We Love Soaps TV 2.63 Thom Racina & Greg Turner

- We Love Soaps TV 2.64 Nafessa Williams, Terri Conn & BethAnn Bonner

- We Love Soaps TV 2.65 Billy Magnussen & Sean Ringold

- We Love Soaps TV 2.66 Kristen Alderson & Eddie Alderson

Damon L. Jacobs is a Licensed Therapist in New York City who specializes in treating     depression, stress management, HIV/AIDS related concerns, and grief/loss issues.