Previews for the week of 31-Dec-2007
by Carol Banks Weber

* Ramsey and Todd keep Gigi their prisoner, while separating her from her son Shane. They promise she will be with her son again, provided she do what they tell her, starting with getting Marcie over here.

* Marcie visits the Bon Jour Café before anything else, but then forgets her bag there.

* There, John and Michael notice and hang on to Marcies bag, on the search for her.

* Gigi has no choice but to go along with Ramsey and Todd, and draw Marcie over to her apartment for capture. Before they can reach Marcie, however, Gigi blows the whistle, enabling her friend to escape.

* Todd chases Marcie all the way to a fenced-in area and her vehicle.

* Just as Marcie tries to drive away, Ramsey appears and levels his weapon at her. Todd stares at him in shock, never imagining it would come to this.

* Todd takes after Ramsey, just as the weapon fires.

* Michael appears too, and goes in front of Marcie into the line of fire, falling to the ground.

* Marcie rushes to Michaels side to comfort him, then flees the scene.

* John gets Todd to enable him to join in on the search for Marcie now.

* Viki drops jaws.

* Lindsay benefits from her rooting gallery (Bo, R.J., Blair, Dorian, Addie) while having her day in court.

* What the judge says next about Lindsays case causes Nora to beef up with satisfaction.

* But Nora does not dig how R.J. and Bo defend Lindsay to the judge.

* The judge delivers a final verdict on Lindsay. Hint: Noras livid because of it.

* Dorian is happy about whats happening with Nora.

* Nora and Clint go at it again, for New Years.

* Charlie goes calling on his friend Dorian, who has manipulation on her mind.

* Charlie reacts with disbelief and incredulity when he hears what Jareds up to (with the Buchanan ruse).

* Talia doesnt believe a word out of Antonios mouth when, all of a sudden, he seems to be all about holding on to her. She castigates him.

* Carlotta vouches for Antonio with Talia.

* Talia grants Antonio another opportunity to make it up to her.

* Cristian successfully argues with Sarah to let him start dating her, for real.

* Adriana gets to thinking about her future husband Rex, and what a mystery he remains to her.

* Coles bummin. Starr attempts to infuse a little sunshine into his life. Langston advises Starr to give Cole some breathing and brooding room.

* Jessica begins donning Tess for ulterior motives.

* Miles does not love Roxy back in that way, but how to let her know without insulting her? He broaches the subject gingerly.

* Layla and Vincent ring in 2008 together.

* Viki and Moe react with happiness for Noelle and her Dallas Bake-Off win.

* No OLTL on New Years Day.

Next week: Facing a line of cops and the end of the line, Marcie grabs Viki as leverage Viki reasons with Marcie that this is not her and not the way to go Viki experiences a health crisis right then and there Michael coaxes Marcie to switch with Viki, take him as her leverage Gigi gets in big trouble as Marcies aid-and-abettor Dorian pretends to be elated at news of Adrianas engagement to Rex. Starr will do no such pretending Roxy works overtime to keep some of her secrets top secret Jared tests Tess, in case Jessicas working a con Charlie goes along with Jareds con as a long-lost Buchanan. He even adds to the mystique by making up a false name in support Bo joins Jared in finding out more about his past.


News for the week of 31-Dec-2007
by Carol Banks Weber

Melissa Gallo (Adriana) became Mrs. David Fumero (Cristian) on December 9th with Javier Morga (ex-Tico) as their presiding minister of ceremonies. The wedding was held in Clifton, N.J.s Valley Regency, and enjoyed by several cast mates past and present, including John-Paul Lavoisier (Rex), Renee Elise Goldsberry (ex-Evangeline) and Mark Derwin (ex-Ben). Morga was able to perform the marriage ceremony because he was ordained via the Internet, reported Lavoisier.

Everything Farah Fath (Gigi; ex-Mimi, DOOL), 23, has been through since leaving DOOL has been, in her view, for the best. Even though, at the time, Fath did suffer anxiety about what she did in leaving without another gig in sight, trying out for OLTLs Sarah two separate times (the first when Sarah was supposed to be a rock singerand Fath doesnt sing even though she tried out a Pink song), not starting her new role as Gigi for several more months. The break in between getting Gigi and starting as Gigi proved to be a godsend for Fath, enabling her to experience life as a normal post-teen. During the eight-month break, the May 1st-born Fath held an estate sale, sold her place on the West Coast, packed up and drove to her hometown in Kentucky with her roommate sister, chilled with family and friends, and experienced a first since hitting the ground running as a working actress. I did things Ive never done before, things that college students do; I met a new group of friends and did little stupid things like playing beer pong or going tailgating at a football game. Doing these everyday, normal things that other people her age do made her feel normal and inspired her as an actress for the soap role she was about to take on. As down-to-earth as I think that Ive stayed during all my time being a TV star, it was so liberating to just do things where I was born that people do every day and just think are normal. I would take note of things I was experiencing and think, Im going to use this feeling for when I start my new job. Her new job took some getting used to. For one thing, there isnt time on OLTL to dress-rehearse, she explained. Her first scenes with Erika Slezak (Viki) proved eye-opening and humbling; Slezak didnt even have to crack open her script, but Fath frantically riffled through hers before the cameras rolled. As the new character, Fath also hoped fans will be kind and give her a chance, reasoning that in real life we meet new people all the time, new people liven up the premises otherwise. Soap Opera Digest, January 1, 2008

John Brotherton (Jared) inadvertently fulfilled a psychics premonition about his fiancée Alison Raimondiin the nick of time. Raimondi, an actress herself, relies on this psychic to help guide her. This psychic promised that Raimondis 28th year on earth would be profoundly romantic. Brotherton was aware of the psychics promise when he proposed to Raimondi a few days before her 29th birthday. In the days leading up to turning 29, Raimondi would tell Brotherton, with some chagrin, that she guessed her psychic guide Judy was wrong this time. And hed chuckle to himself, knowing that psychic Judy was right, little did his girlfriend know at the time. The actual proposal took place in the house they were moving out of (so he could take a new soap job at OLTL clear across the country). Once the house was empty, Brotherton took Raimondi to the spot where they first kissed, and did the knee thing while she stood there shocked and speechless. A little too speechless for Brothertons liking, cause she didnt answer him right away. He asked again and she replied, This is not happening right now. Soap Opera Digest, January 1, 2008

Barbara Garrick reprises her role as psycho Alison Perkins, as of January 25. Asas fifth wife Pamela (actress Christine Jones) will also come back for a time, January 18.


Gossip for the week of 31-Dec-2007
by Carol Banks Weber

David Chisum might receive walking papers as Miles.

Starr and Langston will feud over Cole, precipitating the return of the old, witchy spawn of Todd and Blair.

Check out Jeremy in Chicagos storyline speculations for next year in his SoapTown USA/Craze column entitled, Writers Strike Threatens Improvements. Some of them are doozies, including the one about Natalie and Jared making love anyway, Natalie about to have an abortion (thinking this child would be a product of incest) and forcing Jared to come clean Tina returns and so does David Addie, Melinda and Dorian will delve back into their troubled childhoods for more revelations Jessica turns into Tess for real, and a new alter comes out, the gatekeeper River makes a return engagement, taking up with Sarah. A word of warning, though: If youre a professional fan whos only into soaps to single out, worship and stump publicly for one supercouple or character for the rest of your life despite whats actually happening on the TV screen, dont bother ever reading anything this talented columnist has to write. Hes not for you.

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