~ TRIVIA CHALLENGE - WHO WANTS TO BE A SOAP MASTER?
~ POLL OF THE WEEK - HOW OFTEN DO YOU WATCH SOAP OPERAS?
~ SOAP SUDS DAILY - VICTORIA ROWELL LEAVES Y&R AGAIN
~ CBS SOAP FANS FORUM - ATWT: LILY AND SIMON ON SURVIVOR ISLAND?
~ SOAP OPERAS FORUM - 90210 GRADUATION: MORE SILLY QUESTIONS
~ PASSIONS FORUM - PASSIONS: WHO IS GWEN?

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WHO WANTS TO BE A SOAP MASTER?
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POLL OF THE WEEK: HOW OFTEN DO YOU WATCH SOAP OPERAS?
Daily? Weekly? Monthly? Sporadically? Never?
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LAST WEEK'S POLL: VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE NBC SOAP
Passions? Days of Our Lives?
http://soaps.about.com/library/news/blpoll_19.htm

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SOAP SUDS DAILY
Your *free* daily dose of soap opera news and information. Updated with VCR alerts, news and more. This page also links you directly to recaps for the daytime shows, spoilers, and much more.

(Here's a sample of the news you'll find each day)

AS THE WORLD TURNS
-Lauren B. Martin has been let go from the role of Camille.

BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
-Victor Alfieri plays Giovanni again starting September 11.

GUIDING LIGHT
-Joie Lenz, Michelle, will leave the role of Michelle in October.

PASSIONS
-Passions will be moving around on some television stations. Some moves are permanent, some are due to the Olympic games. Check your local listings

PORT CHARLES
-Alex Mendoza has been cast as Joe Scanlon. He'll first air on September 25.

YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
-Once again Victoria Rowell is leaving her role of Drucilla. Her last episode is taped and will air within the next few weeks.

To make sure you get ALL of the most current soap opera news visit Soap Suds Daily.
http://soaps.about.com/library/blnewsuds.htm

SOAP OPERA UPDATES
Fan written daily and weekly updates for some of our favorite soap operas.
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CONGRATULATIONS
The latest scoops on who's engaged, who just got married, who's pregnant and who's babies have been born.
http://soaps.about.com/library/blcongrats.htm

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CBS SOAP FANS FORUM
http://forums.about.com/ab-cbssoaps/start

ATWT: LILY AND SIMON ON SURVIVOR ISLAND?
"Does anyone but me keep expecting to see Jeff Probst (host of Survivor) to show up on Lily and Simon's island to drag them off to the tribal council? Why doesn't Lily have bug bites all over her like Colleen did. Why is Simon's hair still so short?" - Gail459
http://forums.about.com/ab-cbssoaps/messages?lgnF=y&msg=763

GL: MOB STORYLINE
"Guiding Light has gone down in the ratings as of late, so the only way they feel they capitalize on viewer ship is of course showing violence and sex. At least it's a change from the Reva Show. All I ever saw practically on every episode was Reva and Josh. There are other people in Springfield besides these two. You can just beat a horse so much." - CNJNLUV)
http://forums.about.com/ab-cbssoaps/messages?lgnF=y&msg=764

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SOAP OPERAS FORUM
http://forums.about.com/ab-soaps/start

90210 GRADUATION - MORE SILLY QUESTIONS
"Did you ever wonder if when 90210 was first written that they chose the last names of the characters with graduation seating in mind? Okay, I know that sounds stupid. But how else would Andrea Zuckerman be on the very end of the front row sitting right next to Brenda and Brandon Walsh? (And Andrea was therefore the last to receive her diploma so she, the valedictorian, raised her diploma to her class and then "conducted" the class in the final stand and toss of the caps?) Not to mention the fact that I've never seen a graduation ceremony with the alphabet starting at the BACK and ending at the FRONT!" -Songbird313
http://forums.about.com/ab-soaps/messages?lgnF=y&msg=6539

YOUNG AMERICANS: SEASON FINALE
"...I caught last nights show too.. wonder if it's gonna come back or just fade away.. the ratings weren't too good from some article i saw, but i thought it was an ok show.. just needs a little time to grab on..just a few weeks isn't enough and to bring it on in the summer when many don't watch TV isn't fair" - Hawkeyez
http://forums.about.com/ab-soaps/messages?lgnF=y&msg=6579.4

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PASSIONS FORUM
Are you a fan of NBC's Passions? Yes? Well we've got just the place for you! Our Passions forum!
http://forums.about.com/ab-passions/start

Passions: IF YOU WERE ON SURVIVOR, WHO WOULD YOU VOTE OFF?
"I'd say Kay would go first because she doesn't work well with others, so she probably wouldn't be much help. Gwen next because she seems like she'd be pretty useless without her cell phone. If Tabitha's magic would work, she'd be good to have around; if not, well, she's a couple of hundred years old, so she probably has some useful survivor qualities. Eve would be useful as a doctor and whatever other yet-undiscovered training she has, although I don't think I'd like spending a lot of time with her. Ivy--who knows? She'd probably complain a lot at first, but she might surprise everyone by showing adaptability and survival skills." - SUSANH759
http://forums.about.com/ab-passions/messages?lgnF=y&msg=885.5

Passions: WHO IS GWEN?
"I am curious about Gwen. There is nothing to her. So she is made of money but is she in this marriage for love or esteem, or familiarity? I want Ethan and Theresa together, but it is difficult to feel anything for Gwen without knowing anything about her character!! What do you guys think?" -BERKELEY4
http://forums.about.com/ab-passions/messages?lgnF=y&msg=891

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