Nuke Deleted Bench Scene Is Back

The reunion of Luke and Noah on AS THE WORLD TURNS on Wednesday, October 1, was advertised by the show with a picture of the couple sitting on a bench in Old Town. But when the show aired, that scene was nowhere to be found. Fans cried foul and let the show know about it. Today the soap released the scene online at astheworldturns.net. Now if they were smart, they would add commercials to this type of original online content to make some extra cash. But oh well, at least fans got what they wanted, at least this once.

Love out Loud West’s "SOAPS IN THE CITY"

1 Los Angeles, CA ( October 10, 2008) Cops 4 Causes and POZ Magazine in association with “Michael Fairman On-Air On-Soaps” are pleased to announce the first, “Soaps In the City” celebrity fundraiser. The event serves as a kickoff to AIDS Walk Los Angeles weekend and benefits APLA (AIDS Project Los Angeles). The biggest and brightest stars from the top daytime dramas will attend the event, and lend their support to the fight against the HIV/AIDS pandemic. As well, the evening will also be the official launch party of daytime’s hottest new website, www.michaelfairmansoaps.com. On Thursday night, October 16th, 2008 from 6:30-9:00PM at the hip East/West Lounge in West Hollywood, California, daytime comes out in full force for an evening of red carpet arrivals, special performances, cocktails, music by DJ ORA and a very special “Soap Family Feud” competition. Scheduled to appear: THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESSS: Christian LeBlanc, Kristoff St. John, Daniel Goddard, Judith Chapman, Billy Miller, and Kate Linder GENERAL HOSPITAL: Kimberly McCullough, Megan Ward, Lisa LoCicero, Brandon Barash, and Carolyn Hennesy THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL: Heather Tom, John McCook, Texas Battle, Jacqueline MacInnes Wood GH: NIGHT SHIFT: Chad Allen and Adam Grimes DAYS OF OUR LIVES: James Scott, Nadia Bjorlin, Galen Gering, Ariane Zuker, Shelley Hennig, Rachel Melvin, Molly Burnett, Emcee Patrika Darbo, Martha Madison ONE LIFE TO LIVE: Ilene Kristen with a special musical performance THE LAIR: David Moretti SORDID LIVES: Ted Detwiler and Ann Walker Here! Network’s & POZ’s May cover feature Sherri Lewis Another highlight of the evening’s festivities will give party-goers a chance to bid on unique soap-related items in the event’s silent auction, which will include: A phone call from GENERAL HOSPITAL's Sonny, Maurice Benard, a set visit to THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, and a day of fashion with DAYS OF OUR LIVES, Lauren Koslow as your personal shopper at Fred Segal's. Tickets are $50.00 donation and can be purchased through www.wantickets.com Visit the “Soaps In the City” webpage for more up-to-the-minute event information@ http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/SITC/. Also make sure to check out these sites: www.pozevent.com, www.inlamagazine.com, and www.cops4causes.org. Host Committee: Giovanni Vitacolonna, Trip Wilmot, David Stern, Gaye Ann Bruno, Mark E. Sackett, Ryan Elizalde, Janice Henson, Sean Patrick Lewis, Seamus Phillips & Christopher T. Landavazo. Sponsors by: IN Los Angeles Magazine, Frontiers Magazine, Here! & East/West Lounge

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Recap, Cut Scenes & Applebees

1 Last night's FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS was excellent. Tami's decision to take the money the boosters had donated for a new scoreboard and use it on academics did not sit well with many folks in Dillon. Buddy brought the mayor to school to talk to her but Tami didn't waver. By the end of the episode, Buddy informed her the board was going to have a hearing on this situation in two weeks. Meanwhile, Eric continued to work with Smash to get him ready for a college workout. Smash was getting discouraged and the coach was having trouble getting a school to come see him. By the end, Eric had gotten Smash a walk on with Texas A&M. I'm sad to see the superb Gaius Charles leave the show, but happy he is getting a proper send-off. In the ongoing Lyla and Tim saga, Lyla encouraged her boyfriend to attend a family dinner to talk up new booster, Joe McCoy, who is an alum of Oklahoma University, a school that may be interested in Tim playing football. Buddy threatened Tim before the dinner which made him quiet and withdrawn. Tim ended up hardly saying a word the entire time and eating raw squab to boot. Lyla was upset but they made up before the show was over. Tyra ran for Student Body President, and thanks to her promising a prom where everyone would get laid, she won. Tami was disappointed at how low she would stoop to win the election. Matt's grandma's dementia started to get worse and as a minor he could not officially be responsible for her. So he borrowed Landry's car and drove to parts unknown to find his mother, and got her to sign a document making him an emancipated minor. I had assumed Matt's mother was dead so this was a shocker. 1 It was a real treat to watch 50 minutes of this wonderful show uninterrupted by commercial. And after the show, a scene that was cut between Buddy and Joe also aired. It provided some insight into the Buddy/Joe dynamic and how things work in the Dillon booster club heirarchy. How on earth is NBC going to edit this show down to 38 minutes when it airs these episodes of FNL early next year? The cut scene also made me wonder how many interesting scenes get cut ever week from FNL and other shows. A number of FNL scenes take place at Applebee's. This is the ultimate product placement. They seemlessly work the show in and out of the restaurant and it feels like it is a true part of Dillon. In last night's show, Julie had taken a job there and ran into an upset Matt outside. Also, half the town packed the place after the latest Panther victory. Perhaps daytime soaps should consider similar arrangements with businesses to add advertising dollars to their shrinking budgets, and make their (mostly fictional) towns seem more authentic.

Hutzler & Sayre on S&S

1 Brody Hutzler (ex-Patrick, DAYS OF OUR LIVES) debuted on today's episode of radio soap, SCRIPTS & SCRUPLES, today as Joseph Channing, a man from Teri's (Anne Sayre) past. Hutzler will appear on Friday's show as well, along with ALL MY CHILDREN's Jill Larson. Listen to today's episode: 1