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More than 15 years since the character was last seen on screen as part of the spinoff series “General Hospital: Night Shift,” with original star Antonio Sabato Jr. reprising the role, “General Hospital” has decided to bring back the John “Jagger” Cates character to Port Charles with actor Adam J. Harrington now portraying the part. Ironically, Harrington’s middle name is actually John. Harrington debuted on the daytime drama series during the Friday, February 2 episode, wherein Jagger, now going by his first name, John, met Carly (Laura Wright) outside of the newly christened Bobbie’s eatery, which is named after Carly’s late mother, Bobbie Spencer (played by the late Jacklyn Zeman). Bellum Entertainment When last seen in 2008, Jagger (Sabato Jr.) had become an FBI agent and was a single father to an autistic son whom he named after his late brother, Stone Cates (Michael Sutton). The father/son duo eventually relocated back to San Francisco, where Jagger jump started his law enforcement career in 1994 shortly after marrying Karen (then played by Cari Shayne) when the then happy couple left for greater pastures following the exits of their portrayers from the series. In 1995, Jagger made a brief return to Port Charles to spend time with his brother, who was dying of AIDS. Shortly after Stone’s death, Jagger again returned to San Francisco. The role of Stone Cates II, or Stone Cates Jr., was played by the late actor Cameron Bryce (Disney’s “Jessie”) First introduced in 1992, Jagger was part of the young adult scene that included the aforementioned Karen, Brenda (Vanessa Marcil), AJ (Sean Kanan) and Jason (Steve Burton), among characters in the age group. With more than 100 acting credits under his belt, including roles as an FBI agent in episodes of “Bosch,” “The Mob Doctor” and “Dexter,” Harrington is no stranger to episodic television, having appeared in multiple episodes of such shows as “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Criminal Minds,” “CSI: NY,” “CSI: Miami,” “Smallville,” “Supernatural,” “Parks and Recreation,” “Shadowhunters,” “Show Me Yours,” “Queer as Folk,” “Whistler,” “NCIS,” “The Rookie” and more recently “The Lincoln Lawyer,” among his numerous other credits. In 2011, Harrington voiced one of the main characters in the popular video game “L.A. Noire,” where he played a detective who had a key role in the overall murder investigation spearheaded by his Vice partner Cole Phelps (Aaron Staton). In the game, Vice is a department within the L.A.P.D. that handles offenses dealing with prostitution, narcotics, lewdness, lasciviousness and obscenity. Although now outdated graphics-wise due to the game systems in use at the time, the game was an innovator in utilizing the likeness of its cast, where the characters’ voices matched the actors portraying them. The game went on to sell over five million copies worldwide. Check out photos of Harrington’s debut on “General Hospital” below. Laura Wright as Carly Spencer and Adam J. Harrington as John “Jagger” Cates on “General Hospital” Christine Bartolucci/Disney Christine Bartolucci/Disney Note: The post Adam J. Harrington Joins ‘General Hospital’ as Recast John “Jagger” Cates; Role Originated by Antonio Sabato Jr. appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

Does anyone else find it interesting how one Adam (character) exits as another Adam (actor) joins? Joshua Benard is done at GH as Adam (for now) as Adam J. Harrington joins GH as a recast John Cates. BTW: John is Adam Harrington's middle name.

Don't you love how spec happens where some people claim to suddenly know everything when literally no one knew Jagger was even back in town, much less recast?

Oh, lmao! Then we'd have no television shows on TV, especially not a single soap opera. So funny! As a side note, I find this annoying: Antonio Sabato Jr Antonio Sabato, Jr Antonio Sabato, Jr. Antonio Sabáto Jr Antonio Sabáto, Jr Antonio Sabáto, Jr. To be clear, I'm referencing how said person seemingly does not know how they want to spell their name on any given day. The bolded versions are the most common ones used by said person. The others are just the proper grammatical variations of it. Oh, and they also use Antonio Sabato Jr. on their new book's cover, so I guess that's a third variation they use now.

Oh, I'm talking about recasting Brenda. Not recasting in general. Haha. Sorry about the confusion.

I used to think that of Carly, but they still ended up recasting her THREE times. If they can recast Edward Quartermaine, they can recast anyone no matter how much of a reach it might be. I don't agree with recasting, however, to be clear.

Um, I don't know what this is... but it was posted today. So, that said... I'll take Trader Joe's.

Right. What I meant by that was by moving Murder, She Wrote, it gave Touched by an Angel a timeslot to thrive in. Had Murder, She Wrote stayed in its Sunday timeslot and continued to do well, and continued in general, who knows if Touched by an Angel would have succeded the way it did.

In the interview I watched, the network basically told them to either get Fran and Max together or else. So they got them together. Supposedly ratings started to falter with the move to Wednesdays. The show was lucky to eke out an extra (and final) season on Wednesday nights solely due to how well the wedding did. In the final season, after so many episodes, they rested the show only to later bring it back with episodes leading up to and including the series finale episodes. Only in the summer did we see some of the episodes that were taped before the finale but after the scheduled break. From Fran's interview, she said the show was moved off Mondays so the network could accommodate Bill Cosby's new (comeback) comedy. When that show failed on Mondays, it bumped The Nanny off the schedule altogether during much of the latter show's final season. By the time The Nanny returned to CBS, the network wanted to air the series finale during sweeps (those were the days), so they jumped over a number of already taped episodes so it could air the finale during the all-important May ratings period, despite the show having a ratings decline. The remaining episodes, I believe, aired in June or something. To your point, yes, because they figured the show was ending anyway. At that point, it got what would be considered a "proper sendoff" in terms of series finales. I love, love, love the show, and I still watch clips or full episodes on YouTube almost every day when they upload them. In 2022, I binged the whole series when Max was still HBO Max. Actually, I take that back, I binged all the episodes within days of it joining the HBO Max (now Max) library. So, that was in April 2021, actually. I remember because I was watching episodes while I was at my brother's house.

He did the same thing to The Nanny. Moved it from Mondays to Wednesdays. I recently watched clips where Fran Drescher talks about it, and it was clear Les wanted to make his stamp on the network. Under him, CBS became the CSI and NCIS network. While some of those additions have helped keep CBS in business to this day, it was done so savagely to the detriment of the shows that were doing well on the network. One thing I will point out, though, is that by moving Murder, She Wrote, it helped Touched by an Angel.

If I understand correctly, if I were to host a YouTube show, I could *technically* win an Emmy (or at least be nominated) based on the inclusion of this new category (daily or non-daily being a distinction based on episode counts).

Ideally, the other poster would also ignore someone they don't want to engage with, but at the same time, if someone posts something ON TOPIC they want to respond to, they should have every right to respond to said post. That said, yes, ignoring someone goes both ways and is inevitably the best solution for conflicts. However, if the other person chooses not to ignore you, too, it becomes clear they want the fight, and that should be something we need to look at more closely as admins/moderators. I leave people to be themselves and not police their speech in any capacity regardless of whether I agree with them or not. In return, I expect people to act like adults. My always emphasizing the ignore setting is not to be taken lightly. If one can't do that and it becomes a problem for the board, only then will I step in and take action (i.e. ban someone), which I almost always never do -- I'm not a dictator or tyrant like I was back in my early 20s. I like a stress-free life as much as possible, so if I have to ban someone for any reason...that person truly fucked up. That's not to say that I'm the good cop to @Toups bad cop or that one of us is the one to watch out for in terms of handling the tough calls because we are equals in that regard, but these days I almost always hesitate in stepping in to issue system warnings on posters, ban accounts, etc. Toups has no problems, lol. But circling back on the ban topic, blocking is not a problem solver. All it does is provide a false sense of anonymity. Just because they or you can't "see posts" (which the ignore feature more than enough accomplishes) doesn't mean they can't open an incognito window (browser) or, while logged out of the community, still see your posts anyway. Even the supposed block feature you're suggesting won't stop it. What you are suggesting is a block feature that would stop someone from seeing all traces of your content across the site. That's not possible right now and I'm not looking into adding it. If it ever becomes a thing by the developers, then by all means. But until then, I'M not investing any further in anything than what has already been provided.

Donna, There is no argument. I'm just telling you that there is no need for me to waste any further time, energy or resources on a feature that's pretty much already built into the forums by the developers. It is not my duty or obligation to provide what even a court of law can't, which is to make people invisible wherever they go. The best option is the ignore setting. It can't stop someone from quoting posts that become visible when shared by non-ignored posters, but it can help stop them, or you, from responding to their posts. Think of it this way... you have a restraining order against someone for some reason. All the police and the courts can do is state how far said person has to stay away from you; they can't stop the person from physically SEEING you unless the distance noted in the order is far enough that it would be impossible (very rare). The same goes for the message boards in that you won't see their posts nor feel the need to respond to their posts unless YOU decide to engage based on seeing their post quoted. If not quoted, you shouldn't ever see their posts. The same goes for the other poster.

I'm just saying its need is unnecessary. But to your point, even though I disagree with having an age-limited category, they should have at least NEVER messed with the age parameters. What's not broken shouldn't be fixed, or tweaked.

For some reason, the video preview for the episode didn't show up in the article above. Here it is for anyone who wants to watch it:

What I detailed in the article stands, as one shouldn't take any individual taking part in the "special" as an indication of their return to "Days of our Lives" as the "Weakest Link" episode was taped in 2022, long before four of the eight actors exited the daytime drama series. The possibility of Zach Tinker returning is just a coincidence.

It wasn't any different than when Camryn Grimes won against her much older "younger actress" competition. As far as I know, the Daytime Emmys was the only major awards show to include a "younger performer" category. Its elimination is warranted for many reasons, but being the only awards program to include it is a big factor in why it shouldn't even be there. I've never understood why one's age should determine one's ability to be awarded for one's talents. It's ageist to a certain extent and flawed in general. As I said above, its elimination is warranted. When there were 10 shows on, it may have made sense, but with just four shows rotating nominees every year, it makes absolutely no sense. For instance, it got to a point where you could always predict the winner or the potential runner-up simply because the eligibility pool just wasn't there. Most actors on soaps right now are also 30 or older, so there is even more reason to remove the category that was determined by age requirements. BTW: Key Dates and Deadlines for The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Open for Submissions (February 1, 2024) Open for Judging Sign Ups (February 1, 2024) Entry Deadline (February 22, 2024) Late Entry Deadline (March 7, 2024) Judging (March 21, 2024-April 11, 2024) Nominations Announcement (Week of April 15, 2024) Gratis Credit Changes Deadline and Program Deadline (5 Business Days After Nominations Announcement) Daytime Emmys Ceremony and Daytime Emmys Lifestyle & Creative Arts Ceremony — Los Angeles, CA (Early June 2024)

NATAS Announces Changes For Daytime Emmys, Including Elimination Of Outstanding Younger Performer Category It feels like it was only yesterday that the daytime community came together to celebrate the best of the best among dramas, talk shows, entertainment news and courtroom shows, among other daytime staples. Now comes word that beginning with “The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards,” several changes will be taking place, including the elimination of the Outstanding Younger Performer in a Daytime Drama Series category and the Outstanding Promotional Announcement category. Plus, there is a change for eligibility in the Daytime Program Host category.

That's literally what the ignore feature is for. The only way you can see their posts is if someone, by chance, quotes their post. Beyond that, I'm not wasting my time, resources or energy on such a thing.

It feels like it was only yesterday that the daytime community came together to celebrate the best of the best among dramas, talk shows, entertainment news and courtroom shows, among other daytime staples. Now comes word that beginning with “The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards,” several changes will be taking place, including the elimination of the Outstanding Younger Performer in a Daytime Drama Series category and the Outstanding Promotional Announcement category. Plus, there is a change for eligibility in the Daytime Program Host category. Announced on Thursday by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS), the organization behind the Daytime Emmy Awards, the Outstanding Younger Performer in a Daytime Drama Series category is being eliminated altogether, marking the first time since 1985 that the category will not be presented to a performer (actor or actress) under a certain age. Eden McCoy Photo by Sonja Flemming/CBS Starting with “The 47th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards” in 2020, but announced in October 2019, the Outstanding Younger Actor and Outstanding Younger Actress categories were combined into one due to a lack of eligible performers to sustain two separate categories. The most recent ceremony, “The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards,” saw “General Hospital” star Eden McCoy take home the gold for her portrayal as Josslyn Jacks on the daytime drama series. McCoy has since aged out of the category based on rules implemented by NATAS, wherein the age limit for the category was lowered from 25 to 21 and further lowered to 18 (McCoy is now 20). With the elimination of the Outstanding Younger Performer category, the net for Outstanding Lead, Supporting, and Guest categories has now been widened which means increased competition across the four daytime drama series. “Programming is always changing, and NATAS continues to adapt its competition rules to reflect these shifts in the television landscape,” said Adam Sharp, President of NATAS. “We’re looking forward to gathering again at the 51st Daytime Emmys to celebrate all the nominees and the entertaining and enlightening programs they create.” The Call for Entries for “The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards” is now open, effective Thursday, February 1. What follows is a breakdown of key changes for the Daytime Emmys, starting with “The 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards.” Daytime Program Host Eligibility Hosts, Co-Hosts, and Correspondents from Entertainment News and Legal/Courtroom Programs (e.g. the judges and bailiffs) are now eligible within the Daytime Personality – Daily or Daytime Personality – Non-Daily category depending on airing/streaming schedule. They also remain eligible in their respective Program categories but cannot win two Emmy statuettes for the same function, e.g. if a Program wins Outstanding Program and the Hosts win Outstanding Daytime Personality, the statuette defaults to the Host entry. Hosts from the same Program will be included in a single entry with all Hosts, Co-Hosts, Anchors and Correspondents on the same submission and the reel must contain footage that highlights all entrants. Nischelle Turner, Kevin Frazier CBS Media Ventures Daytime Personality – Daily Honoring Hosts, Co-Hosts, Anchors, and Correspondents on Daytime-eligible content that airs or streams daily AND/OR has more than 52 episodes per calendar year. Eligible genres are: Entertainment News, Legal/Courtroom, Travel/Adventure/Nature, Instructional/How-To, Lifestyle, Arts and Popular Culture, Educational and Informational, and Short Form. Talk Series Hosts and Culinary Hosts remain eligible only in their respective categories. Daytime Personality – Non-Daily Honoring Hosts, Co-Hosts, Anchors, Correspondents, and Narrators on Daytime-eligible content that airs or streams weekly or all at once AND/OR has fewer than 52 episodes per calendar year (regardless of how many were filmed or produced). Eligible genres are: Entertainment News, Legal/Courtroom, Travel/Adventure/Nature, Instructional/How-To, Lifestyle, Arts and Popular Culture, Educational and Informational, Daytime Special, and Short Form. Talk Series Hosts and Culinary Hosts remain eligible only in their respective categories. For Daytime Hosts, the Talk Series Host and Culinary Host categories remain unchanged. Eliminated Categories Outstanding Younger Performer in a Daytime Drama Series (Younger Performers remain eligible to enter Lead, Supporting or Guest categories.) Outstanding Promotional Announcement Merged Categories Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Non-Fiction Series and Outstanding Writing for Daytime Non-Fiction Special have been merged into Outstanding Writing for a Daytime Non-Fiction Program Petitioning Off-List Credits Late Credit Additions are still permitted, as per the parameters above, but ONLY for on-list credits. Off-list credits must be submitted at the time of entry to allow for Awards Administration to seek a full petition if warranted. Off-list credits cannot be submitted late. Music Licensing For categories identified as Music Categories (these are Music Direction and Composition and Original Song in the Daytime Emmys), nominees will be REQUIRED to provide complete publishing information and sign an additional NATAS-issued licensing agreement allowing NATAS to use the music featured in the Ceremony Clip(s). The information will be distributed to nominees only. Failure to provide adequate information AND proper contact information for a legally authorized signer will result in a different clip being selected or replacement of the music with rights-cleared music at NATAS’ discretion. Late Credit Additions NATAS is moving away from a policy of allowing late credit additions after the ceremony date. Please be aware that this is the final year in which Daytime will allow for fee-based changes after the ceremony date. Entrants should be preparing for a streamlined process, including reviewing credits, name spellings, titles, etc., at the time of submission via the Producer’s Proof in Orthicon. To help acclimate the community to our future process, we will be introducing a staggered late credit fee structure: Changes from the entry window close to five business days after the nominations announcement: gratis Changes from six business days after the nominations announcement through the ceremony: $250 per change Changes from the ceremony date through 30 days after the ceremony date: $500 per change **LAST YEAR OF POST-CEREMONY CHANGES** Changes 31+ days after the ceremony: not allowed under any circumstances Note: The post NATAS Announces Changes for Daytime Emmys, Including Elimination of Outstanding Younger Performer Category appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

On Tuesday, April 2 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT, the NBC game show “Weakest Link” is set to return with a batch of all-new episodes starting with a special episode featuring cast members from “Days of our Lives.” Hosted by Jane Lynch (“Glee”), the game follows eight contestants as they work together to bank the maximum amount of prize money available in each round with contestants taking turns answering questions to build chains of correct answers with consecutive correct answers increasing the value of the chain while incorrect answers break the chain and force the contestants to start over from the bottom of the money ladder. Taking part in the “Days of our Lives” centric episode will be cast members Lindsay Arnold, Bryan Dattilo, Galen Gering, Tina Huang, Victoria Konefal, Martha Madison, Eric Martsolf and Zach Tinker with each competing to earn money for charity. Despite four of the eight actors listed having exited the soap in recent months, their appearance on “Weakest Link” bears no indication of their possibly returning to the daytime drama series, Soap Opera Network can confirm. As with many game shows, episodes are taped well in advance. In the case of “Weakest Link,” this particular episode was taped in 2022, ahead of the departures of Arnold, Tinker, Konefal and Madison, who played Allie, Sonny, Ciara and Belle, respectively, on the soap. In a preview clip for the game show’s return, Lynch introduces the show’s cast starting with a gag that plays up outdated soap troupe’s, including “I’ve gathered together eight ‘Days of our Lives’ stars to earn money for charity, ‘but is that really why I did it?’” She adds, “They’ll face challenging questions ‘like who’s the father of my unborn twin sister’s cousin’s aunt’s dog sitter,’ and a chance to win one million dollars — ‘now I’d like to see these drama queens try. Haha. Thank goodness they can’t hear what I’m thinking, right? [audience laughter] They can’t hear me, can they?’” After each actor introduces themselves, Lynch joked, “Well that was so boring, it took days off our lives,” playing up the show’s title. Watch a preview clip of “Weakest Link” featuring the cast of “Days of our Lives” below. Check out photos from the episode below. Zach Tinker (Sonny Kiriakis) Casey Durkin/NBC Victoria Konefal (Ciara Brady Weston) Casey Durkin/NBC Eric Martsolf (Brady Black) Casey Durkin/NBC Tina Huang (Melinda Trask) Casey Durkin/NBC Galen Gering (Rafe Hernandez) Casey Durkin/NBC Bryan Dattilo (Lucas Horton) Casey Durkin/NBC Martha Madison (Belle Black) Casey Durkin/NBC Lindsay Arnold (Allie Horton) Casey Durkin/NBC Martha Madison and Tina Huang Casey Durkin/NBC Galen Gering and Lindsay Arnold Casey Durkin/NBC Cast of “Days of our Lives” Bryan Dattilo, Zach Tinker, Galen Gering, Lindsay Arnold, Jane Lynch, Eric Martsolf, Martha Madison, Tina Huang, Victoria Konefal (“Weakest Link”) Casey Durkin/NBC Produced by BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions in association ith Universal Television Alternative Studio, a division of Universal Studio Group, “Weakest Link” is executive produced by Stuart Krasnow, who also held the same role during the show’s original NBC run. Krasnow serves as showrunner with Lynch and Aaron Solomon also credited as executive producers. Note: The post ‘Weakest Link’ Sets Return Date; ‘Days of our Lives’ Cast Members to Take Part in Special Premiere Episode appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More

Let me know if this is indeed an active issue as @Soapsuds indicates it is working on his end. Additionally, the GIF button shows the "powered by GIPHY" gifs without issue as far as I can tell. Maybe the link or file you wanted to use doesn't allow hotlinking on other sites?

Ads like that do appear on the site, yes. Similar to other websites so it isn't a "bad" ad. You can click on the "X" icon at the top right/left of the ad to get rid of it or continue scrolling the page, as that also helps.

Awesome! So happy to hear that this has been resolved. I would hate for you to lose any access to SON, as your presence is truly appreciated around here.

Amanda Elizabeth Davies, the daughter of “One Life to Live” star Erika Slezak, has died. She was just 42 years old. No cause of death has been reported. A statement posted to Slezak’s website on Monday said, “It is with great sadness that I share the news of the passing of Erika’s daughter Amanda Elizabeth Davies who died very suddenly. The family is heartbroken and would appreciate privacy at this time.” Born in 1981, Amanda was the second child born to Slezak and her husband Brian Davies, who have been married since 1978. The couple also have a son who they named Michael, born in 1980. Brian Davies is also an actor known for roles in “American Gigilo,” “Convoy,” “All My Children,” “As The World Turns” and even “One Life to Live,” appearing in an episode in 1983. Amanda made her television acting debut in the summer of 2003 when she appeared as a teenaged version of her mother’s character, Victoria “Viki” Lord Buchanan, on “One Life to Live.” Note: The post R.I.P. Amanda Elizabeth Davies — Daughter of ‘One Life to Live’ Actress Erika Slezak Dies at 42 appeared first on the Soap Opera Network website. Read More