WEEK OF JULY 1, 2007 EDITION

THE VOYAGE OF VENGEANCE HAS BEGUN!!!

Beginning Monday July 2, Salem Lives will begin a special 3 week event entitled THE VOYAGE OF VENGEANCE. This event, on the heels of Salem Lives: VENDETTA, will focus on he aftermath of what happened during VENDETTA and will drastically change the lives of every Salemite. "It's a classic summer adventure story," says EP/HW Tim Lowery. "My co-EP/HW and I put this together awhile ago as they grand finale of everything we built with VENDETTA and all of our other stories. This is the culmination of a year's worth of story. Many of these stories have been going since we began writing and we will see the big climaxes to these while new stories take shape. This event will feature a great mix of drama, intrigue, suspense, and romance. It's the biggest thing we have ever done and it's truly like a summer movie blockbuster. It starts Monday but, in many ways, this VOYAGE OF VENGEANCE has been going on since everyone boarded the boat on June 21. It's a cataclysmic event, to say the least."

At the center of this story is a great amount of tragedy as many Salemites won't be making it back home. "It's true," sighs Lowery. "We have such a large cast and we have been trying to write for everyone but, at the same time, when that happens you tend to miss some story beats at times so we really need to scale down and focus on who we feel needs to be involved right now. Some major character will be leaving us in the days and weeks ahead and this exodus could continue even into 2008. We have some big things planned and alot of it is story-dictated so it won't be forced at all but we do feel it's necessary to make cuts." As for who is getting cut, Lowery is mum. "The fans will have to wait and see. We will address the cuts and state of matters as we go along but we don't want to spoil anything. We just want the fans to enjoy this epic event because it is one hell of a ride."

THE VOYAGE OF VENGEANCE BEGINS MONDAY JULY 2.

WHO'S IN/WHO'S OUT

IN

George Delhoyo (Orpheus): As fans learned on the Friday June 29 episode, Orpheus is the mysterious MCF that has been terrorizing Salem for months. Delhoyo was added to the contract cast but no word yet on how long his stay is intended to last.

PREVIEWS AND PEEKS INTO WEEK OF 7/2/07

-Orpheus is finally face to face with his enemies.

-Sami gets a chance at revenge.

-Alan takes a stand.

-Nicole and Carrie fall apart.

-Cal begins to get answers.

-Marlena gets the upper hand.

-Chaos erupts on the cruise ship.

HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK: WEDNESDAY JULY 4

-CHAOS ERUPTS ON THE CRUISE SHIP!!! DON'T MISS A KILLER ENDING THAT WILL LEAVE YOU HANGING!!!

Will SL's Bo and Hope (Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso) get caught in the crossfire on the cruise ship?

REMINDER: SALEM LIVES IS PREEMPTED THURSDAY JULY 5 AND FRIDAY JULY 6, 2007 AS IS TRADITIONAL WITH REAL DAYS OFF AND SO MANY HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS GOING ON. ROMAN AND I WOULD LIKE TO WISH ALL OUR LOYAL READERS AND EVERYONE AT SON A HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!

NEXT WEEK: Several Salem couples share some magic moments. Two dramatic love confessions take place. Several Salemites meet their maker.