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Warner Bros. Animation is resurrecting the tormented vampire Barnabas Collins, with the studio announcing on Friday that it is developing an adult animated series based on the cult classic soap opera “Dark Shadows.” Jonathan Frid Created by Dan Curtis and celebrating its 60th anniversary this summer, the series, which ran from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971, on ABC, starred Jonathan Frid as TV’s original anti-hero and the father of the modern-day vampire story, featuring alluring tales of gothic mystery and supernatural intrigue. The animated project was announced during a Studio Focus panel at the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival as Warner Bros. Animation’s Peter Girardi (Executive Vice President, Alternative Programming) and Shaleen Desai (Senior Vice President, Adult Series) previewed the studio’s current adult animation slate. According to a logline, the adaptation is an Adult animated series continuing the saga of the Collins family. Blending gothic, horror, and supernatural genres, the upcoming adaptation promises all the dark twists and romantic intrigue that defined the transformative series across its original 1,200-plus-episode run. Lisa Holdsworth will serve as executive producer and showrunner, with executive producers Cathy Curtis, Tracy Curtis, Eric Homan, Kevin Kolde and Fred Seibert. The animated TV series adaptation comes more than 14 years after studio sibling Warner Bros. Pictures last attempted to revive the series, albeit as a live-action feature film starring Johnny Depp as the iconic vampire with a conscience, Michelle Pfeiffer as Elizabeth Collins Stoddard and Helena Bonham Carter as the live-in psychiatrist Dr. Julia Hoffman, whom Elizabeth calls upon to help with her family troubles. You can check out the film’s trailer below. Note: The post Warner Bros. Animation Announces Development On ‘Dark Shadows’ Adaptation Based On Cult-Classic Soap Opera first appeared on Soap Opera Network. Read More

The point of the banner was to display the faces of each soap, specifically the most recognizable. RSW was included simply because the photos I had of Deidre featured him in all of them. There was no intent beyond that.

The menu's behavior is based on the available space on your screen. If your monitor/computer is set to a lower resolution, you will see the MORE link with the hidden menu items in a dropdown. I've done as much as I can to adjust margins and padding, as shown in your screenshots, and have removed all other unnecessary menu items, since some are already available in the footer by default. The menu structure on the main website appears as it does because the menu ONLY links to the pages dedicated to each soap. However, our forum software does not currently allow us to create multiple menus or other placement options without heavy coding (which I'll leave for another day/month).

The Start new topic button is unique to each forum. Most likely, you were already in the Spoilers & Previews forum when you created that post. To have it placed in the General Hospital forum, you'd need to have clicked on the button (Start new topic) in either the Discuss the Soaps forum (as explained on page one) or directly within the GH forum, the latter of which would have simply opened up a WYSIWYG editor page (WYSIWYG = What You See Is What You Get) instead of giving a popup asking which forum you wanted your topic placed in, which would have happened if you were in the main Discussion section or the Discuss the Soaps forum.

Correct. I do not plan on maintaining a monthly discussion thread for spoilers or a dedicated spoiler forum, effective July 1, 2026. The Discuss the Soaps forum and each of its individual show sub-forums should be where all things related to the current soaps are discussed, with the continued expectation that the spoiler post title be as vague as possible. If something is going to happen on the soaps and it is a spoiler, use a spoiler tag as instructed in the first post of this thread, and post it in the forum dedicated to that show. If it is a spoiler impacting more than one show, the post should be posted in the main Discuss the Soaps forum, with the title including each impacted show's acronym (e.g., BTG/Y&R:) as has been the case in the past, and the spoiler tag attached.

Yes, that's what the individual show discussion threads are for, discussing the actual episodes as they air, both immediately or later. However, what I've seen is that the threads have frequently devolved into a catch-all for sharing any/all topics related to the show, including random social media posts by the show's cast and articles from other outlets, among other things. Those types of topics should be in their own threads/posts since they mostly have nothing to do with the actual episodes being discussed.

All the photos used for that banner were group photos, not individual shots. Deidre takes most of her photos with Robert Scott Wilson during press events.

The monthly thread was never intended to be a catch-all for all topics about any one particular show, which is why I started making changes on the website. Any topic can be discussed in its own post/thread, whether it gets 2 responses or 100. To that point and to better organize things, I created the individual show forums and spent significant design time to make it easier to see which forum one is in when responding to a topic. So, yes, that is still true.

Daily threads thus far do not seem popular across the five polls, though weekly is something many might be okay with for certain shows, while others likely should maintain the monthly format. Either way, the plan is to go with whatever the membership decides after the polls close. I will note that if the combined daily/weekly votes exceed the total monthly votes, we will likely go with weekly for that particular show. Polls close on Monday, June 29, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.

As part of our ongoing cosmetic changes, I've placed special headers above every post, unique to each individual current show's forum. The designs are based on the color coordination used on the main Soap Opera Network website: The design is responsive and will appear with a smaller icon and text on mobile devices.

It's been a few days since implementation. From my testing, I've only encountered the message when browsing with a VPN based in other countries, particularly the aforementioned ones allegedly hosting bad bots. I have not had any issues while using my regular I.P. address in the U.S. Is this the same for others who are based in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.? Anyone not from these three countries, what has your experience been like? Is it too frequent? Meaning, are you asked to verify constantly (though it's auto-verified for most)? Let me know if there are any problems with this specific matter.

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The character has done horrible things, yes. But she's done nothing that any other soap character hasn't also done. Is every soap character evil in that case? I mean, Marlena on Days of our Lives killed half the town, though it was later proven not to have happened, but she's an angel in the eyes of Salem and many of the show's fans. I'm not saying Leslie is a good character, in terms of good intentions or actions. But she's not "evil," IMO, in the true sense of the word in the world of soaps.

While I will always encourage individuals to share their opinions on a political topic as one would in a real-life election, the purpose of this post is to vote in a poll. Only those results will determine the outcome. Anyone who has not yet voted, don't let the results thus far dissuade you. With several days remaining to vote, anything can happen.

We do not tolerate homophobia, sexism or racism on the SON Community. Anyone found displaying such behavior will be banned immediately. No recourse available. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, and I think we have been very open about providing a space for diverse thoughts and ideas on a range of topics across the website. However, we will not allow anyone to attack other posters with snide remarks or outright bigotry. Outside of that, for anyone reading this: Registration is free. Opinions are welcome. Though we do not allow attacks on others, particularly of the real-life variety.

I wouldn't necessarily call Leslie evil, though she did attempt to kill when she wanted Eva to land a job. That's a typical soap character response, so I don't consider that outright evil like I would in the real world.

While the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” reboot is not moving forward at Hulu, with the streamer earlier this year opting against ordering additional episodes beyond the pilot stage, former “All My Children” star Sarah Michelle Gellar has signed on to play the Grim Reaper in the new film, “Thud,” a supernatural romance where her character finds love with the Devil, played by actor Rudy Pankow (“Outer Banks,” “Uncharted”). According to Deadline, which first reported the news, the story is based on an original screenplay by Noga Pnueli (“Meet Cute”) and follows the Grim Reaper and the Devil as they meet at a three-day destination wedding, falling in love after colliding at the event, where they’ve each come to sow their own chaos. The film will shoot in Los Angeles after receiving a California tax credit, with Derek Bishé and David Grove Churchill Viste producing and Mali Elfman directing. Helmstreet Productions’ Lindsay Helms and Joel Nevells are executive producers, alongside Greg Gilreath and Adam Hendricks from Divide/Conquer, Radio Silence‘s Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Dan Lawler and Pnueli. Casting is by Lisa Zagoria (“Brothers,” “The Present”). Gellar previously worked with the team at Radio Silence, starring in the horror film “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come,” released in March of this year. The 1995 Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for her portrayal of Kendall Hart on “All My Children,” Gellar also appeared in the films “Stop! That! Train!” in theaters now, and last year’s “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” the third film in the series. On TV, she most recently starred in “Dexter: Original Sin” and “Wolf Pack,” both for Paramount+. Note: The post Sarah Michelle Gellar To Play The Grim Reaper In Supernatural Romance Film ‘Thud’ With Rudy Pankow As The Devil first appeared on Soap Opera Network. Read More

Saving drafts is a system default built into our forum software. It should only be needed if you have a lingering post but were interrupted in publishing due to issues noted above, though it is supposed to be temporary. Do you often have posts you haven't published yet that just disappear without saving at least some of them? Only the most recent post you were typing in will retain data, while a separate post that wasn't finished won't.

Does any of this relate to your situation?

Is this a current issue, as in has it happened today? Do you clear your browser's cache or cookies often? Do you visit using incognito or private browsing?

UPDATE: Unless and until it is absolutely otherwise necessary, I've made a rule that skips traffic originating from the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, the three countries with the most visitors to the SON Community, from having to deal with the verification check. Those postings from the aforementioned countries should no longer be subject to the verification check. If that's not the case for you, please let me know. Ideally, if it occurs but not as frequently, that should be fine.

Dear Members, I'm sure many of you have noticed that as of today, when you attempt to browse the SON Community, you receive a "performing security verification" notice from Cloudflare, regardless of which browser you use. Sometimes it happens too often as you navigate the website. Due to max_connections errors that plagued the website over the last few weeks/months, we have been working very hard to remove bad bots, which were the primary culprit behind those errors. As noted in a previous post, over the last year, virtually every website on the planet has been aggressively attacked by bots allegedly originating from countries such as China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam, among others. One way to combat the issue was to block these countries outright. However, that didn't always work as bots still made their way through and caused a major issue on June 12, as noted here, when more than 25,000 active users were reported by Google Analytics, which was unimaginable considering the number is generally in the low hundreds. Cloudflare, which is a content delivery network that helps websites with speed, security and analytics, among other services, says the following about bots: A bot is a software application that is programmed to do certain tasks. Bots are automated, which means they run according to their instructions without a human user needing to manually start them up every time. Bots often imitate or replace a human user's behavior. Typically, they do repetitive tasks, and they can do them much faster than human users can. Bots usually operate over a network; more than half of Internet traffic is bots scanning content, interacting with webpages, chatting with users, or looking for attack targets. Some bots are useful, such as search engine bots that index content for search or customer service bots that help users. Other bots are "bad" and are programmed to break into user accounts, scan the web for contact information for sending spam, or perform other malicious activities. If it's connected to the Internet, a bot will have an associated IP address. Bots can be: Chatbots: Bots that simulate human conversation by responding to certain phrases with programmed responses Web crawlers (Googlebots): Bots that scan content on webpages all over the Internet Social bots: Bots that operate on social media platforms Malicious bots: Bots that scrape content, spread spam content, or carry out credential stuffing attacks What is malicious bot activity? Any automated actions by a bot that violate a website owner's intentions, the site's Terms of Service, or the site's Robots.txt rules for bot behavior can be considered malicious. Bots that attempt to carry out cybercrime, such as identity theft or account takeover, are also "bad" bots. While some of these activities are illegal, bots do not have to break any laws to be considered malicious. In addition, excessive bot traffic can overwhelm a web server's resources, slowing or stopping service for the legitimate human users trying to use a website or an application. Sometimes this is intentional and takes the form of a DoS or DDoS attack. Malicious bot activity includes: Credential stuffing Web/content scraping DoS or DDoS attacks Brute force password cracking Inventory hoarding Spam content Email address harvesting Click fraud To carry out these attacks and disguise the source of the attack traffic, bad bots may be distributed in a botnet, meaning copies of the bot are running on multiple devices, often without the knowledge of the device owners. Because each device has its own IP address, botnet traffic comes from tons of different IP addresses, making it more difficult to identify and block the source of the malicious bot traffic. So, with the above in mind, we have had to be more aggressive about blocking these bots in any way we can, which is why you are now getting these "performing security verification" notices in your browser before you can interact with or view the SON Community. I'm sure you've seen plenty of other websites with the same security protocols in place. It does not matter if you are logged in or not, nor what browser you are using. The message will still pop up and quickly disappear, with the understanding that you are human. It's tedious, I know, but necessary. There is no action you need to take to combat this. Though I am looking at ways to reduce their occurrence, if possible, as I have personally noticed that this security protocol is affecting posting capabilities, particularly when inserting photos into a post. All that said, I just want you to know this was not done to inconvenience anyone. It was done to protect you all and maintain the community's ability to function so that the inconvenience of a few weeks ago does not return.

They weren't meant to appear in the forum hierarchy. Once I figured out how to, they were removed from the front page. Clubs are meant to be their own thing, and I didn't believe anyone would scroll that far down. Plus, they don't fit the overall look of each forum, since there is generally only one thread per club, whereas other forums have multiple threads.

As discussed in previous threads, we are looking to see what membership prefers when it comes to daily discussion on the current soap operas, specifically whether a daily thread, weekly thread or monthly thread is preferred. As such, we have created a poll for The Young and the Restless, asking members who watch the Peacock-exclusive daytime drama series to choose which type of thread will be available for episode discussion going forward. Note: The thread type that receives the most poll votes will be the default setup beginning July 1, 2026.

As discussed in previous threads, we are looking to see what membership prefers when it comes to daily discussion on the current soap operas, specifically whether a daily thread, weekly thread or monthly thread is preferred. As such, we have created a poll for The Bold and the Beautiful, asking members who watch the Peacock-exclusive daytime drama series to choose which type of thread will be available for episode discussion going forward. Note: The thread type that receives the most poll votes will be the default setup beginning July 1, 2026.