~ FEATURE - 2000 FALL TELEVISION PREMIERES
~ NEWEST NET LINKS - 10 NEW LINKS ADDED
~ POLL OF THE WEEK - SEX AND THE CITY A SOAP?
~ SOAP SUDS DAILY - TYRA BANKS JOINS FELICITY CAST
~ CBS SOAP FANS FORUM - B&B: SOMEBODY WAKE KIMBERLY UP
~ SOAP OPERAS FORUM - WHAT IS POPULAR?
~ PASSIONS FORUM - ALISTAIR THE RACIST

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2000 FALL TELEVISION PREMIERES
Popular and Grosse Pointe hit the air last week, Dawson's and Felicity are about to start...before they do here's a look at the 2000 fall primetime soap premieres, premiere dates, and new primetime soap predictions.
http://soaps.about.com/library/weekly/aa092200a.htm

*Reprint

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NEWEST NET LINKS
10 new net links added this week to these categories:

~ Ryan's Hope (New Category)
~ Ryan's Hope Cast (New Category)

Find them all in one place:
http://soaps.about.com/library/blnewlinks.htm?terms=new

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POLL OF THE WEEK: DO YOU CONSIDER 'SEX AND THE CITY' A SOAP OPERA?
http://soaps.about.com/library/news/blpoll_39.htm

LAST WEEK'S POLL: SOAPNET ACCESS POLL
Do you have access to SoapNet (the 24 hour a day soap opera channel)?
http://soaps.about.com/library/news/blpoll_45.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
-Thomas John McNeill appears as Timmy September 29.

BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
-E! Entertainment correspondent Edward Boyd plays a fashion reporter October 5.

FELICITY
-Tyra Banks joins the Felicity cast this season.

GUIDING LIGHT
-Nancy St. Alban has been cast as Michelle. She'll first air October 27.

PASSIONS
-Jay Leno makes a guest appearance as Jay Leno on October 13.

PORT CHARLES
-Jason Flaunt has been cast as Kane. He'll first air on October 11.

REAL WORLD
-You can submit your casting tape for the next season of Real World /Road Rules until October 14.

YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS
-Rianna Loving has been let go from the role of Rianna. The role is being recast. No word yet on her last airdate.

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.
http://soaps.about.com/library/blshowupdates.htm

APPEARANCES
Find out where the soap stars are appearing live around the country.
http://soaps.about.com/library/blappearances.htm

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

B&B: SOMEBODY WAKE KIMBERLY UP
"...this girl is nuts--remember she did do the Gorton's fisherman act on Brooke--this should have been the first clue that she was losing it--but listening to her talk about her 19 year old virgin body that Thorne was the first to see made me want to throw up on her! I think they wrote Brooke's reaction a little too mild--I would have pulled her hair out!Then called 911 to have her committed---I hope that Brooke grabs Thorne and still marries him---so this little girl can wake up and get the help she needs!!! " - LuckyLisa
http://forums.about.com/ab-cbssoaps/messages?lgnF=y&msg=879

ATWT: DAVID STENBECK ESCAPES
"David's escape happened off-camera, apparently while he was being transported back to Statesville Prison. Pity they didn't show us; I'll bet that Stenbeck made the Keystone Kops look like total idiots. I was so glad that he didn't hurt Abigail, though her ignorance of his identity was unbelievable. Hasn't she been listening to her "scared spitless" mom talk about this menace for months now? It would've been too cliched for him to take her hostage out of revenge or otherwise assault her. The way he lurked in the shadows and loomed up behind Julia was terrific. " - IROXX
http://forums.about.com/ab-cbssoaps/messages?lgnF=y&msg=869.4

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

Y&R: NINA AND TOMAS SPECULATION
"Hey guys don't you find it very interesting that Tomas has no family or anything. Why is he pressing Nina so much about that baby...Well heres what I think..Raul (the glow by jabot kid) has no family either we have yet to met his parents nor even heard him say anything about them, I think Raul is Nina's long lost son and Tomas is the person who brought him when Rose sold Nina's baby on the black market...tell me what you think!!!!" -IMAMOM21
http://forums.about.com/ab-soaps/messages?lgnF=y&msg=6796

WHAT IS THIS POPULAR YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?
"POPULAR premiered as a new TV show on the WB last year. It is an hour long comedy about a group of high school students. The main focus of the show is the competition between two classes of kids. The pretty blond popular girl's dad falls for the mother of the not-so-popular brunette girl's mother and they all end up moving in together causing a great rivalry as the girls hope to split their parents up. " - SONGBIRD313
http://forums.about.com/ab-soaps/messages?lgnF=y&msg=6777.5

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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

WILL ETHAN REALLY TELL GWEN?
"I personally don't think Ethan will tell Gwen that the wedding is off because she won't shut up long enough for him to get it out. The party is coming up soon, and he is a real jerk for waiting so long." - MDAVIS116
http://forums.about.com/ab-passions/messages?lgnF=y&msg=1121

ALISTAIR THE RACIST
"Alistair the racist! Why am I not surprised. I was outraged at his comment on young TC as not another tennis player but "that black tennis player, the caddie's son!". Still some people think racism has changed through the years, well thanks to the brilliant Passions writers for confirming their views of society through the fictional characters in this day and new age. " -TOIZZ
http://forums.about.com/ab-passions/messages?lgnF=y&msg=1109

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