Huntress

Zac departed the show in December 2014. He left for California where he was supposed to work as an app developer or something like that. I didn't really like Zac because he was usually used as a comic relief. This site has character profiles of all the main characters the show has ever had: https://www.soapsworld.de/gute-zeiten-schlechte-zeiten-gzsz/rollenprofile (although the profiles of most current characters are empty or haven't been updated since 2014/2015). You can use Google translator to translate the texts to English. Sometimes the grammar is a bit awkward and some translations sound odd, but it's tolerable. Here's the translation of Zac's profile: https://translate.google.de/translate?hl=de&tab=wT&sl=auto&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.soapsworld.de%2Fgute-zeiten-schlechte-zeiten-gzsz%2Frollenprofile%2Fzacharias-klingenthal

I'm glad to hear that people are enjoying my posts ;) By the way, due to the Corona pandemic and the filming hiatus, GZSZ will air 4 special episodes in the coming weeks. They will mostly consist of flashbacks. The first episode will focus on Jo and Alexander's complicated friendship, and the second one will feature Erik's troubled past. These episodes are running out of order and do not count as regular episodes. GZSZ also announced today that Senta-Sofia Delliponti will return for a multi-week guest arc this summer. The actress played Tanja Seefeld, Maren's oldest daughter, on contract from 2010 to 2013. Tanja was a wild child and the complete opposite of her shy half-sister Lilly. She was involved with Vince and Zac and wanted to bond with her father, American rock star Kurt LeRoy. In 2013, she left for Australia and has rarely been mentioned since. After her exit from GZSZ, Senta-Sofia Delliponti started a successful music career. Under the moniker "Oonagh", she has released 4 studio albums – all of them reached the Top 10 on the German charts. Here are the current contract casts of all 3 soaps in chronological order: GZSZ Wolfgang Bahro – Dr. Hans-Joachim "Jo" Gerner (1993-present) Daniel Fehlow – Leon Moreno (1996-1999; 2001-present) Felix von Jascheroff – John Bachmann (2001-2014; 2015-present) Ulrike Frank – Katrin Flemming (recurring: 2002-2003; contract: 2004-present) Anne Menden – Emily Höfer Badak Wiedmann (2004-present) Jörn Schlönvoigt – Dr. Philip Höfer (2004-present) Thomas Drechsel – Max "Tuner" Krüger (recurring: 2009-2010; contract: 2010-present) Clemens Löhr – Alexander Cöster #2 (2009-present) Eva Mona Rodekirchen – Maren Seefeld (2010-present) Iris Mareike Steen – Lilly Seefeld (2010-present) Felix van Deventer – Jonas Seefeld (2014-present) Valentina Pahde – Sunny Richter (2015-present) Thaddäus Meilinger – Felix Lehmann (2016-present) Niklas Osterloh – Paul Wiedmann (2016-present) Chryssanthi Kavazi – Laura Weber Lehmann (2017-present; currently on maternity leave, but will return this summer) Maria Wedig – Nina Ahrens Klee (2017-present) Gamze Senol – Shirin Akinci (recurring: 2017-2018; contract: 2018-present) Patrick Heinrich – Erik Fritsche (recurring: 2018; contract: 2019-present) Annabella Zetsch – Brenda Schubert (recurring: 2018; contract: 2019-present) Olivia Marei – Toni Ahrens (2018-present) Timur Ülker – Nihat Güney (2018-present) Gisa Zach – Yvonne Bode Gerner (2019-present) Nils Schulz – Robert Klee (2019-present) Ronja Herberich – Merle Kramer (2020-present) Vildan Cirpan – Nazan Akinci (2020-present) UU Isabell Hertel – Ute Kiefer Kern Weigel Fink (1995-present) Milos Vukovic – Paco Weigel (2000-present) Ben Ruedinger – Till Weigel #2 (2000-present) Claudelle Deckert – Eva Wagner Weigel (contract: 2001-2006; 2008-present; guest: 2007) Kai Noll – Rufus Sturm (2003-present) Lars Steinhöfel – Ingo "Easy" Winter (2005-present) Patrick Müller – Tobias Lassner (2006-present) Valea Scalabrino – Sina Uhland Hirschberger (2010-present) Tabea Heynig – Britta Schönfeld Sturm (2010-present) Timothy Boldt – Ringo Beckmann (2012-present) Benjamin Heinrich – Benno "Bambi" Hirschberger (2013-present) Luca Maric – Robert Küpper (2015-present) Andrea Brix – Roswitha Küpper-Pütz (recurring: 2015-2016; contract: 2016-present) Jens Hajek – Benedikt Huber (2016-present) Antonia Michalsky – Saskia Weigel Huber (2017-present) Alexander Milo – Jakob Huber (2017-present) Sharon Berlinghoff – Vivien Köhler (2018-present) Yannik Meyer – Conor Weigel (2018-present) Josephine Becker – Leni Schäfer (2019-present) Jakob Graf – Luke Färber (2019-present) Isabelle Julie Geiss – Nika Färber (2019-present) AWZ Tatjana Clasing – Simone Steinkamp (2006-present) Silvan-Pierre Leirich – Richard Steinkamp (2006-present) Julia Augustin – Dr. Vanessa Steinkamp Lukowski (2006-2009; 2010-2012; 2013; 2014-present) André Dietz – Ingo Zadek (recurring: 2006-2007; contract: 2007-present) Sam Eisenstein – Marian Öztürk (recurring: 2006-2007; contract: 2007-present) Igor Dolgatschew – Deniz Öztürk (2007-present) Jörg Rohde – Ben Steinkamp #2 (2009-present) Kaja Schmidt-Tychsen – Jennifer "Jenny" Steinkamp Herzog Schwarz Schulte Hartmann Öztürk #4 (2011-present) Lars Korten – Christoph Lukowski (2015-present) Cheyenne Pahde – Marie Schmidt #2 (2016-present) Bela Klentze – Ronny Bergmann (recurring: 2016-2017; contract: 2017-2020 -> departs next week) Christopher Kohn – Dr. Finn Albrecht (recurring: 2018; contract: 2019-present) Tijan Njie – Moritz Brunner (recurring: 2018; contract: 2019-present) Birte Glang – Lena Bergmann Öztürk #4 (2019-present) Amrei Haardt – Nathalie Reichenbach (2019-present) Ron Holzschuh – Niclas Nadolny (recurring: 2019; contract: 2020; actor passed away a few days ago Alexandra Fonsatti – Chiara Nadolny (recurring: 2019; contract: 2019-present) Julia Wiedmann – Lucie Ziegler (2020-present) Franziska van der Heide – Ina Ziegler (2020-present)

How random: 21 episodes from 1979 are now available for streaming on the German version of Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B087QQWWDH I guess these are the same episodes that were released on DVD a few years ago.

AWZ actor Ron Holzschuh has suddenly passed away from a short, but severe illness at the age of 50. On AWZ, he had played the role of Niclas Nadolny since March 2019. Introduced as a recurring star, he eventually became part of the contract cast earlier this year. Prior to his stint on AWZ, he had played Bernd von Beyenbach on "Verbotene Liebe" from 2003 to 2007 and Simon Franck on "Unter uns" in 2014. In addition, he appeared on two telenovelas and was a very busy theater and musical actor. RIP. Ron last filmed for AWZ in early March. At this time, he posted this video on Instagram where he already appeared to be fragile: His former VL co-star and good friend Claudia Hiersche is one of many actors who posted images in his honor:

Big changes in Germany: As from tomorrow, everyone (except small children) must wear a face mask when using public transport and inside every store. This rule becomes effective in all 16 German states. In some states, you will be fined between 10 and 150 Euros if you get caught without a mask. The government wants to introduce a Corona Tracing App soon but since data protection has always been a big issue here, many people are opposed to the app. Even though the number of cases has decreased steadily, there's still fear of a second wave hitting the country – especially after most shops were allowed to re-open last week. I guess we'll know in 14 days.

Update from Germany: As the number of cases has decreased drastically over the last 2 weeks, the country is slowly re-opening. In 12 of the 16 German states, shops with a sales area less than 800 qm² were allowed to re-open today. Book stores, car dealers and bike shops are excluded from the size rule and can open anyhow. Some zoos and furniture stores will also re-open. In the other 4 states, shops will re-open later this week. There will be access control and people are advised to stay 1.5 meters apart from each other (as it has been the case for weeks). In the states of Saxony, Bavaria and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, people must wear a face mask in stores and when using public transport. In the other states, wearing a face mask is still optional. I'd say, 1 out of 4 people is wearing a mask. Schools will re-open this week, with graduating classes returning at first. Younger students are not expected to return to school until the beginning of May. However, all mass events have been banned until at least August 31st, 2020. This includes concerts, street fairs, sports events, gay pride parades, etc. Bars, restaurant, hotels, gyms, museums etc. remain closed for now.

UU is the only soap left that's currently filming – GZSZ resumed filming after a short break but they had to shut down production once again on April 8th, 2020, since a crew member had been tested positive. AWZ stopped production on March 23rd, 2020. Nevertheless, GZSZ will celebrate its 7000th episode on April 29th, 2020. Like in the past years, there's going to be a 90-minute primetime episode followed by a "Behind the Scenes" special. The 7000th episode was filmed on location in early February on the Spanish island of Fuerteventura. In the show's storyline, friends Maren (Eva Mona Rodekirchen), Nina (Maria Wedig) and Yvonne (Gisa Zach) look forward to spending a nice holiday in the sun. However, Katrin (Ulrike Frank) tags along – and she's not exactly best friends with either woman anymore: She was once Maren's best friend, but last year, Maren's daughter Lilly performed surgery on Katrin's daughter Johanna which left Johanna paralyzed. Katrin wanted to sue Lilly which in turn ended Katrin and Maren's friendship. Nina is Katrin's employee at W&L, but is constantly being harassed by her. Last but not least, Yvonne and Katrin hate each other for multiple reasons: Yvonne's daughter Laura tried to scam Katrin, and now Yvonne is married to Katrin's ex-husband Jo. Official print campaign: Maren, Katrin, Nina & Yvonne On location: Maren, Katrin, Nina & Yvonne Merle, Maren, Sunny, Emily, Katrin, Nazan & Nina Erik, Laura, John, Nihat, Emily, Sunny & Jonas Philip, Emily, Katrin, Jo, Sunny, Leon & Laura John, Erik, Nihat & Jonas A short promo:

It's the same in Germany. In my city, 44 people have died (as of today), and most of them were over 70 and had underlying illnesses. 15 of these 44 people died in a single retirement home. Notable exceptions were a younger woman who lived in a facility for disabled people and a 47-year-old doctor who apparently didn't seek medical treatment (!) and died alone in his apartment. His body was found a week later. The weather has been fine all week and people are roaming around in the parks, riding their bicycles and enjoying the sun – but of course only with their families or in groups of two. There have only been a few instances where larger groups needed to be dissolved, so most people are acting reasonable. In the supermarkets and drugstores, there is access control during rush hour, and cashiers sit behind a wall of plexiglass. Hoarding is no longer allowed (for example, you are only allowed to buy one packet of toilet paper). People are encouraged to wear masks, but hardly anyone does. Everything else is still closed, but apparently politicians will be trying to re-open the country step by step at the beginning of May. Berlin is like a ghost town these days. Places that were once overcrowded day and night and flooded by tourists and locals are lifeless.

Since the episode of Lauren's rescue from 1986 dubbed in German has been posted in the other topic, there are ~ 80 episodes from 1996/1997 and ~ 80 episodes from 2005/2006 on youtube as well. The episodes from 2005/2006 are split in half because they aired as 20 minutes segments here. (Side note: The 1996/1997 were dubbed by a different studio than the 2005/2006 episodes, so the characters have different voices.) These episodes are all not officially listed, though. Some examples from 1996 (the first episode has a brief recap of storylines / characters at the beginning): 2005:

Apparently GZSZ and UU will resume filming earlier than planned. AWZ on the other hand remains shut down since an extra has tested positive for coronavirus after filming several scenes. Yesterday, the weekly soap Lindenstraße aired its final episode after being on the air for almost 35 years and running for 1758 episodes. The show's cancelation was announced in November 2018 (see here: https://boards.soapoperanetwork.com/topic/27994-german-soaps-gzsz-uu-awz/page/45/?tab=comments#comment-1593274) Final cast: https://www1.wdr.de/daserste/lindenstrasse/personen/aktive/index.html The final episode was called "Auf Wiedersehen" (Goodbye). 4 million people tuned in to say goodbye to Mutter Beimer & Co. The show ended with Helga Beimer (Marie-Luise Marjan) entering the Akropolis restaurant to celebrate her 80th birthday with all of her neighbors. As she closed the door, the camera zoomed out and the words "Liebe Zuschauerinnen und Zuschauer, Team und Ensemble bedanken sich von Herzen für die vielen Jahre Ihrer Treue!" (Dear viewers, team and ensemble sincerely thank you for so many years of loyalty!") appeared. The closing credits played out for the last time.

Excuse me, what? Didn't know that such stereotypes still exist... You know, people have running water and electricity in Europe these days... Lombardia, the most affected region, is Italy's economic center. The people there are wealthy (it is the wealthiest non-capital city in the European Union) and living there is expensive, especially in Milan, the country's fashion capital.

Yes, currently there's no LGBT character on GZSZ. Like in the US and in the UK, most tv productions have come to a halt in Germany due to coronavirus. All three RTL soaps are affected and they have stopped filming for a while (for how long exactly is still unknown). According to a spokesperson, the break will be used to "adapt scripts to the new circumstances". All three soaps should have filmed enough episodes to air at least until the beginning of May. The 7000th episode of GZSZ is supposed to air as a primetime special on April 29th, 2020. ARD's telenovelas "Rote Rosen" and "Sturm der Liebe" have also stopped filming for at least 2 weeks. Like the RTL soaps, they film episodes 8 to 9 weeks in advance.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been put under quarantine: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/22/world/angela-merkel-coronavirus-quarantine/index.html The average age of infected people in Germany is 45, the average age of coronavirus victims in Germany is 82. At least 2800 people have recovered from the virus so far. Help across borders: Switzerland, Luxembourg and Germany have offered France to take in coronavirus patients: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-germany-france/update-1-german-swiss-hospitals-to-treat-coronavirus-patients-from-eastern-france-idUSL8N2BF0J8

So finally Germany has woken up: Yesterday, Bavaria and Saarland were the first states to impose a complete lockdown for at least 2 weeks. In most other states, you are only allowed to meet in small groups (between 2 and 10 people, depending on the state). Everything except grocery stores, drug stores, gas stations and pharmacies is closed. Deutsche Bahn has reduced train connections by half. People have apparently understood the necessity to stay home and the streets are empty. All tv stations work together to support the #WirBleibenZuhause (#WeStayHome) movement. The number of infections is rising fast – we're closing in on Spain's numbers –, but the death rate is still really low. As CNN reports:

Well, it's because of our political history (of course WW2 and also the supression of the people in the Former German Democratic Republic). The government doesn't want to act like a dictatorship, and banning people from going outside clashes with the nation's mantra "Unity and Justice and Freedom". People are very sensitive when it comes to personal rights. However, like in the US, each of the federal states – and on a smaller scale, local authorities – can make their own decisions regarding shutdowns etc. That's why Berlin (the largest city and also a federal state on its own) and Cologne (4th largest city) were among the first ones to go into emergency mode. Last night, Angela Merkel held a televised state of the union address for the first time during her period of government to remind everyone to minimize social contacts and stay at home. The states North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria have the most infections. On Tuesday, the first municipality in Bavaria announced that one city has become a "red zone" until April 2nd. Residents there are no longer allowed to leave their houses except for work and for grocery shopping. The area has already been extended to several other towns. An hour ago, the city of Freiburg in the state of Baden-Württemberg announced a complete lockdown, starting on Saturday. I guess more states and counties – or even the whole country – will follow soon. The president of Bavaria already threatened to impose a lockdown on the entire state of Bavaria, while several virologists warned of the outcome of such drastic measures.

At least the people in France, Italy and Spain are for the most part intelligent enough to follow the ban on going out. Belgium also entered a nation-wide shutdown a few hours ago. In Austria, the rules are not as strict as in the others countries, but it seems to work as well and people follow the instructions. In Germany, schools and most public institutions are closed but people still meet in large groups outside and spend their time drinking coffee, eating ice cream, run to the few stores that are still open, or just chill in the park with their families and friends. They think it's an extended holiday. Meanwhile, the number of confirmed infections doubles every day and we have more active cases than South Korea now. It's not just young people, but also a lot of elderly people – the ones who should be protected first and foremost – that can be seen on the streets. Probably they will only change their minds when they or their close relatives are affected. So far the death rate is quite low here (26 confirmed deaths), but that could change quickly. In Belgium, there are now several critical cases of younger people (30 to 50 years old) with no pre-existing illnesses.

Hoarding has now also become reality in my city (Cologne, Germany, 1 million citizens). So far we've had ~ confirmed 250 cases of Coronavirus here. Our mayor is now also quarantined because she had contact to an infected person, but she's reportedly feeling well (I really hope so – she was stabbed in the throat by a psycho in 2015 one day before the election and was a in coma when she won the election). A few days ago, everything was still available but since Friday, people have apparently become crazy. There's no toilet paper, no paper towels, no tissues, no bread, no fresh meat, no milk, no nuts, no bottled paper at the grocery stores and drugstores except expensive brands. I've even heard people on the streets saying that refugees and Angela Merkel are responsible for the crisis *sigh* People are such idiots.

I don't really get the malaria comparison. Malaria is an illness that has existed for centuries and there has been vast research on it. Even though there's no vacchine, people know the risks and symptoms. In the past, there were outbreaks in Europe as well – from the Middle Ages until the 1960s. However, since malaria doesn't spread from human to human (except via blood transfers), smaller outbreaks can be contained quickly, and thus there has never been any need to shut down public life. Coronavirus is a new disease with little research and it's highly contagious. You don't know how your body will react once you catch it. In Berlin, most infections have been reported in the age group 25 to 39, so it doesn't affect "older people only". 16 people caught the virus in one nightclub in one night. Of course there's no need for panicking, but I don't understand people who insist on their "right to go out partying" in times like these. ETA: Austria is now also on lockdown. All public gatherings are forbidden and restaurants are closed.

France is the next country to shut down: Everything except grocery stores, pharmacies and gas stations will close at midnight. Romania has declared a state of emergency. Latvia is shutting down all transport connections to other countries. In Germany, Cologne is following Berlin's measures: The city council has decided to close all bars, clubs, cinemas, etc. The zoo has been partly shut down, public transportation will be thinned out, and Cologne Cathedral is closed except for some prayer services.

Denmark and Poland have now also closed their borders. In Germany, all 16 federal states have decided to close schools and nurseries until the end of the Easter holidays. Restaurants, bars and clubs in Berlin will shut down on Tuesday. New infections in Cologne have doubled since yesterday. The city council has closed all public institutions. People are advised to stay at home.

Public life in several European countries has been shut down, foremost in Italy, but also completely in Belgium, Denmark and Norway. Schools, shops, restaurants, bar, cinemas – everything is closed. Austria is rumoured to be locked down soon. Slovakia and Czech Republic have banned foreigners from entering the country. Lithuania and Latvia have closed all schools and banned large social gatherings. In Spain, several areas have been put in quarantine. In Germany, 6 of the 16 federal states have decided to close all schools. More sanctions are expected to follow today.

In Germany, 3 people have died so far. In my federal state, there are the most infections (ca 700 as of today). People are advised to stay home and in most federal states, all large events have been canceled, including trade fairs, soccer games and concerts. The national ice hockey league ended their game season ahead of schedule without declaring a champion. Schools are still open, though. In some regions, canned goods, toilet paper and sanitizer were completely sold out. They loosened the law that grocery stores can refill their products on Sundays (usually all shops are closed here on Sundays). People have been stealing sanitizer from hospitals. This is absolutely horrible and it will only get worse.

That had nothing to do with Tori ... 90210 still had better ratings in its 9th season than Melrose had in its 7th season, so it's no surprise that FOX canceled Melrose over 90210. 90210 was ranked #75 in the 1998-1999 television season while Melrose was at #95 – almost as low as the highest-rated WB show (which was 7th Heaven). Together with Millenium, which was also canceled in May 1999, Melrose was the lowest-rated drama on FOX at that time. Besides, another reason for Melrose's cancellation were the high salaries of several cast members, especially Heather Locklear's. Wasn't she one of the highest-paid television actors at that time? I doubt that any of the 90210 cast members made as much money as Heather did. Jack Wagner probably didn't come cheap, either, and he and Heather were the show's flagships. I'm pretty sure they didn't trim the cast at the end of season 6 for creative reasons only... budget cuts were also an issue. However, they definitely sacked the right people.

I think the last time that Deniz' bisexuality was somehow relevant was when Joscha was introduced in 2013 – but even at that point Deniz had only been involved with women for at least 2 years and he shrugged off Joscha's advances. All long-running characters on AWZ – that includes Simone, Richard, Vanessa, Jenny, Ingo, Marian, Lena, Maximilian, Ben and Deniz (half of the cast) – haven't really evolved in years and they keep on receiving the same stories over and over again. Hopefully that'll change now. GZSZ is quite boring now as there's no big storyline happening. Everything is just filler material. Katrin (Ulrike Frank, right) tries to mend her friendship with Maren (Eva Mona Rodekirchen), but Maren cannot forgive her (-> a few weeks ago, Maren's daughter Lilly performed surgery on Katrin's daughter Johanna which left Johanna paralyzed. Katrin tried to sue Lilly for medical malpractice). Paul (Niklas Osterloh) and Emily (Anne Menden) are still happily married. Yvonne (Gisa Zach) surprises Jo (Wolfgang Bahro) with a special costume. Dr. Benedict (Jacob Weigert, left) wants to destroy Lilly's (Iris Mareike Steen) medical career and tells her that she's made a mistake once again as Philip (Jörn Schlönvoigt) looks on. Erik (Patrick Heinrich) learns that he has a 16-year-old daughter which he fathered when he was only 15. He and Shirin (Gamze Senol) are shocked to receive the news. Emily and Sunny (Valentina Pahde) make future plans for their booming handbag business. Jo tells Erik and John (Felix von Jascheroff, middle) that their false testimony could land them in jail. Katrin uses Brenda's (Annabella Zetsch) infatuation with Felix in order to get her company back. Since they can't get a place in a nursery school for little Emma, Maren and Alexander (Clemens Löhr, left) plan to open their own day care center in the neighborhood. Leon (Daniel Fehlow), Jonas (Felix van Deventer) and Yvonne cheer them on. Aron (guest star Frederik Funke) tries to flirt with Emily. Erik tries to get to deal with his teenage daughter Merle (new contract star Ronja Herberich).

Haha, me too... at some point years ago, he was pushed into the "romantic lead" role but his pairings never really worked. It's especially frustrating that they broke up Deniz and Jenny because of Marie. She never makes any mistakes and she's oh so precious. ––– On a side note, Big Brother Germany was relaunched last Monday. The first 11 seasons ran on RTL2 between 2000 and 2011. After season 11, RTL2 gave up on the franchise. In 2013, Sat.1 started airing Celebrity Big Brother (German title: Promi Big Brother). So far, there have been seven seasons, one each year. In 2015, a 12th season of regular Big Brother was broadcast on sixx, a small channel belonging to the Pro7/Sat.1 group. Ratings were awful and Big Brother disappeared once again from the public eye. Now, Big Brother is back – this time on Sat.1. The show airs weekly recaps Monday to Friday at 7 pm and there's a live show every Monday featuring evictions and whatnot. However, unlike past seasons, there are no recaps on the weekends, and there's no 24/7 livestream, either. The concept has also been changed. There are two houses, each inhabitated by 7 contestants. The audience can rate the contestants via the show's official app. The Glass House (Glashaus) is full of luxuries. The contestants receive their "daily value" every day. The Block House (Blockhaus) is modest and the contestants have limited resources. The contestants don't get to know their "daily value". Every week, there's a match and the winner can decide if they want to switch houses or if somebody else has to switch instead. These are the 14 contestants: https://www.sat1.de/tv/big-brother/die-bewohner/mehr