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I found this gem on youtube: It's the explosion – but with Rhonda & Matt (scenes from season 1) edited in and it fits perfectly.
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From a creative point of view, all 5 soaps are pretty stable at the moment.
AWZ got better the minute they wrote Stella and Lars off the canvas. There are three more exits coming up as Silvia Maleen (Jenny), Norman Kalle (Oliver) and Nina Bott (Celine) will all exit the show in August/September.
On GZSZ, Sarah Tkotsch (Lucy Cöster) is out after 2 1/2 years. There are rumors that two ex cast members might return but it has also been announced that a single mother and her three (or four?) children will join the soap later this year.
On UU, Kathleen Fiedler and Marcel Saibert are out. Fiedler replaced original cast member Janis Rattenni as Anna, the youngest Weigel daughter, in June 2006. She was never quite popular with the audience (IMO, that woman just can't act). Now, in the midst of an upcoming love story with her cousin Paco (Milos Vukovic), Anna is badly burned when a deep fryer explodes. Anna cannot deal with her disfigured face and leaves town. Since her mother Irene (Petra Blossey) looks for a possibility to finance Anna's plastic surgery, one could assume that the character may receive a recast in the future. Marcel Saibert first appeared as Martin "Mars" Sommer during the summer of 2004. He stayed on for a few weeks before he left town. One year later, he was put on contract, but apart from a love story with Anna he never had an important storyline.
Fans of all three RTL soaps are also eagerly waiting for the new opening sequences to debut. GZSZ last updated its opening in December 2007 (in June 2008, Sandra, Marc and Franzi were removed but nobody was added), UU last updated its opening in October 2007 (in May 2008, Björn was removed but nobody was added), and AWZ last updated its opening in August 2008. More than 1/3 of the current cast members are missing from each opening.
I don't follow the buzz on VL and MH but I read that VL's Olli and Christian will get married soon.
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It's been some time since I last saw an episode of "Dawson's Creek". I own all seasons on DVD but I stopped watching at the beginning of season 4. When seasons 5 and 6 were broadcast on tv I caught some episodes here and there, but the show had a terrible timeslot where I live (saturdays at 3 p.m.).
Regarding the characters, I always thought Dawson was the weakest link of the bunch. He was so bland, immature and unattractive. I think my favourites were Jen and Pacey, followed by Jack and Joey. Grams was awesome, too. Early Andie was tolerable, but when season 3 began, the character suddenly had no direction and became useless.
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Those group pictures of the "Marienhof" cast were taken when the latest opening was filmed in early 2010:
(Left to right:) Mirco Wallraf (Raul Garcia, 2002-), Alfonso Losa (Carlos Garcia, 2000-), Giovanni Arvaneh (Sülo Özgentürk, 1995-1998; 2003-), Tuna Ünal (Tarek Berisi, 2009-), Wolfgang Seidenberg (Frank Töppers, 1995-), Hendrik Borgmann (Nic Stein, 2009-), Simon-Paul Wagner (Marlon Berger, 2000-)
(Left to right:) Julia Dahmen (Constanze Riemer, 2005-), Heike Ulrich (Tanja Maldini, 2000-), Isabella Hübner (Lisa Busch #3, 2004-), Viktoria Brams (Inge Busch, original cast member), Antonio Putignano (Stefano Maldini, 2000-), Sandra Koltai (Toni Maldini #2, 2005-), Simone Gorholt (Ruth Horvath, 2009-)
(Left to right:) Maike Billitis (Kerstin Töppers, 2007-2010), Christian Volkmann (David Verhaag, 2007-2010), Ivonne Polizzano (Netty Töppers, 2007-), Erwin Aljukic (Frederik Neuhaus, 1998-), Sven Thiemann (Charly Kolbe, 1997-), Verena Mörtel (Heidi Torg, 2009-), Christian Buse (Thorsten Fechner, 1999-)
Not only will Nicole Belstler-Boettcher return as Sandra Behrens next month, Roland Pfaus will also reprise the role of Jakob Weidemann. Both Sandra and Jakob left town together last year. Pfaus is the second actor in the role and was on contract from 2005 to 2009. In addition, Berrit Arnold will once again return to "Marienhof" as Annalena Bergmann, Frank's ex wife. Arnold was on contract from 1994 to 1998 and again from 2001 to 2004. Later she returned for several guest appearances in 2005 and 2007.
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German Top100
June 18th, 2010
Physical and digital sales only
01. K'Naan - Wavin' Flag (2)
02. Shakira - Waka Waka (4)
03. Lena Mayer-Landrut - Satellite (1)
04. Unheilig - Geboren um zu leben (3)
05. Velile & Safri Duo - Helele (11)
06. Taio Cruz & Ludacris - Break Your Heart (6)
07. Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love (8)
08. Mehrzad Marashi & Mark Medlock - Sweat (5)
09. Sido feat. Adel Tawil - Der Himmel soll warten (7)
10. Adam Lambert - Whataya Want From Me (10)
11. Madcon - Glow (NEW)
12. Stromae - Alors on Danse (12)
13. Medina - You and I (13)
14. Mehrzad Marashi - Don't Believe (9)
15. Sportfreunde Stiller - '54, '74, '90, 2010 (37)
16. David Guetta feat. Chris Willis, Fergie & LMFAO - Gettin' Over You (24)
17. David Guetta feat. Kid Cudi - Memories (23)
18. Monrose - Like A Lady (14)
19. Stefanie Heinzmann feat. Gentleman - Roots to Grow (16)
20. Jason Derülo - In My Head (15)
25. Marina & The Diamonds - Hollywood (28)
27. Alex Max Band - Tonight (29)
34. Muse - Undisclosed Desires (72)
39. Christina Aguilera - Not Myself Tonight (46)
52. Snap! - Snap! Megamix 2009 (62)
60. Justin Bieber feat. Sean Kingston - Eenie Meenie (NEW)
72. Ellie Goulding - Starry Eyed (NEW)
76. Green Day - Last Of The American Girls (NEW)
77. Nikka Costa - Ching Ching Ching (NEW)
84. Gabriella Cilmi - On A Mission (NEW)
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"Unter uns" has finally released a new cast picture.
Back row (left to right): Birte Glang (Heidi Danne; 2010-), Ben Ruedinger (Till Weigel #2; 2000-), Lars Steinhöfel (Easy Winter; 2005-), Claudelle Deckert (Eva Wagner Weigel; 2001-2006; 2008-), Tabea Heynig (Britta Schönfeld; 2010-), Stefan Bockelmann (Malte Winter; 2001-), Valea Scalabrino (Sina Uhland; 2010-), Stefan Franz (Rolf Jäger; 2002-), Petra Blossey (Irene Weigel; original cast member), Milos Vukovic (Paco Weigel; 2000-), Marco Sprinz (Richie; recurring), Imke Brügger (Rebecca Mattern; 1997-), Sarah Bogen (Lilli Mattern; 2001-), Kai Noll (Rufus Sturm; 2003-), Isabell Hertel (Ute Weigel; 1995-), Benjamin Kiss (Henning Fink #2; 2010-)
Front row (left to right): Patrick Müller (Tobias Lassner; 2006-), Joy Lee Juana Abiola (Micki Fink; 2009-), Marvin Linke (Moritz Schönfeld; 2010-)
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I didn't want to open a new thread for this, so I'm gonna post this here.
Two weeks ago, Mehrzad Marashi won the 7th season of "German Idol". In order to prevent his first single from becoming #1 on the German singles charts, a huge internet campaign was brought into being. People were asked to buy "Boomerang" by Blümchen instead, a song that was first published in 1996 and reached #11 on the charts back then. Today it was announced that Mehrzad's single still reached #1. However, "Boomerang" entered the charts at #7.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0EJcm1ne18
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Do the German soaps usually do crossovers?
No, this is only the second time that a crossover happens. In 2007, there was a small one between AWZ and UU when several characters of AWZ attended a concert by UU's resident musician Mars.
In other casting news:
- Alexander Becht (Lenny) exits GZSZ on 19 April, 2010. Becht joined the soap in December 2007. Felix Isenbügel, who plays Lenny's boyfriend Carsten, will also exit the soap this summer. Originally a recurring player, Isenbügel became a contract cast member last summer once Lenny and Carsten fell in love.
- In order to stabilize ratings, the producers of "Marienhof" have decided to bring back Nicole Belstler-Boettcher as Sandra Behrens. Belstler-Boettcher first appeared as Sandra in 1995 and was fired in 2009 because the producers felt that the character had run its course. There are also rumors that Miriam Smolka will return as Mascha, a character that hasn't been seen on screen since 2001. Mascha is Frank Töppers's (Wolfgang Seidenberg) daughter and was a major character in the late 90s.
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On 15 May, 2010 (episode 4490), "Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten" celebrates 15 years on the air.
Traditionally, anniversary episodes feature a huge event which results in a tragedy.
- In the 2500th episode (2002), "Daniel's Bar" exploded during Cora and Leon's wedding party. Several characters ended up being trapped in the basement and uber bitch Sonja Wiebe died in the wreckage.
- In the 3000th episode (2004) the whole cast was aboard an airplane that was about to crash. Luckily, everybody survived.
- In the 3500th (2006) episode several characters were involved in a serious car crash near the border to the Czech Republic. Heavily pregnant and heavily injured Isabel had to give birth to her baby boy in a cabin. She died a few episodes later.
- In the 4000th (2008) episode Emily and Franzi, both strung-out, accidentally set the "Fasan" restaurant on fire. Franzi died in the wreckage.
This time, the "Mocca" café will be destroyed by a landslide while Katrin throws a huge party in a nearby building. This episode will also feature a crossover with "Alles was zählt" as AWZ's Simone and Richard Steinkamp (Tatjana Clasing and Silvan-Pierre Leirich) attend Katrin's party.
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Some casting news...
– Ania Niedieck has joined "AWZ" in the new contract role Isabelle Reichenbach. Isabelle is a new member of the ice figure skating squad and will some cause trouble for Katja and Ben. Niedieck played a different character on "AWZ" a few months ago.
– Last fall Dominic Saleh-Zaki returned to "VL" as Andi Fritzsche, now Andi's ex-girlfriend Nico von Lahnstein, once again played by Verena Zimmermann, is also back on the canvas. Zimmermann debuted on "VL" in November 2002 and stayed on contract until September 2007, followed by a guest appearance in March 2008. Nico is also Christian's ex-girlfriend.
– Also on "VL", Stephan Käfer has been cast in the new contract role Philipp zu Hohenfelden. He will become Nico's new love interest.
– On "Unter uns", the role of Henning Fink has been recast with Benjamin Kiss. Previously, Andreas Zimmermann had played the role from February 2009 to March 2010.
– Also on "Unter uns", Valea Scalabrino has been cast in the new contract role Sina Uhland. Sina turns out to be the illegitimate daughter of Wolfgang Weigel, who died last fall.
Verena Zimmermann & Stephan Käfer of "Verbotene Liebe"
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And absolutely dreadful/great was the latest song he did for Alcazar for the Swedish Eurovision entry--and once again it came in second in their Melodifestivalen elimination round
LOL I think this is like the 5th time they've come in second as Sweden's entry to Eurovision. Shocking as it's trash camptastic! (I'm learning the dance routine as we speak)My favourite from this year's Melodifestivalen was "Kom" by Timoteij:
And I'm still mad that this song didn't win the Finnish pre-selection (however, I've grown to like the winner, "Työlki ellää" by Kuunkuiskaajat):
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This was #1 on the German Singles Charts two weeks ago (the first time a song entirely sung in French has reached the top spot since the late 80s):
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Now, season 5. How I LOVE this season.
I just finished watching season 5 and I also think that this is the show's best season although I found it quite strange that some cast members (Brandon, Kelly, Donna, Valerie) were heavily featured throughout the whole season while others (Steve, David, Andrea) didn't have a major storyline. Dylan has been bugging me since season 3 and I think he has to be the most unrealistic character on the whole show.
It's also striking that Ray was heavily featured – more than David and Steve – and I think that Spelling initially had huge plans for this character. I also read this an interview with one of the shows' executive producers a while ago.
I don't understand why Donna started dressing like a slut, when it doesn't fit her character. Valerie at least wore decent clothes most of the time.
My character ranking for season 5:
1. Valerie
2. Brandon
3. Kelly
4. Donna
5. Ray
6. Clare
7. Steve
8. Andrea
9. David
10. Dylan
11. Jesse
12. Jim & Cindy
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(I know the first 12 eps are on DVD in Germany--do they have the English track?)
Yes, the English audio track is included. But there has been no news of more episodes being released on DVD - probably because almost nobody bought the first volume. The show wasn't a huge hit in Germany to begin with, so I don't really know why they bothered to release it on DVD here.
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And why is Andreas Jancke exiting in March?
Andreas Jancke's leaving because he wants to play other roles. Mascha Müller (Luise von Waldensteyck) is leaving with her on-screen husband. I doubt that Andreas will have much success outside the soap genre because he's a terrible actor. He's only popular because of his good looks.
Current contract cast members of all 5 soaps (March 2010):
Alles was zählt
Daniel Aichinger - Dr. Axel Schwarz (2006-)
Nina Bott - Celine Laffort (2008-)
Tatjana Clasing - Simone Steinkamp (2006-)
André Dietz - Ingo Zadek (2006-)
Igor Dolgatschew - Deniz Öztürk (2007-)
Sam Eisenstein - Marian Öztürk (2006-)
Dennis Grabosch - Roman Wild (2006-)
Norman Kalle - Dr. Oliver Sommer (2007-)
Silvan-Pierre Leirich - Richard Steinkamp (2006)
Tobias Licht - Lars Berger (2008-2010)
Silvia Maleen - Jenny Steinkamp (recast, 2008-)
Francisco Medina - Maximilian von Altenburg (2007-)
Juliette Menke - Lena Bergmann (2007-)
Nadine Rennack - Stella Coretti (2008-2010)
Jörg Rohde - Ben Roschinski (recast, 2009-)
Ulrike Röseberg - Annette Bergmann (2006-)
Anna Katharina Samsel - Katja Bergmann (2009-)
Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten
Wolfgang Bahro - Dr. Jo Gerner (1993-)
Tayfun Baydar - Tayfun Badak (2008-)
Alexander Becht - Lenny Cöster (2007-)
Daniel Fehlow - Leon Moreno (1996-1999; 2001-)
Ulrike Frank - Katrin Flemming-Gerner (2002-2003; 2004-)
Björn Harras - Patrick Graf, Jr. (2009-)
Isabell Horn - Pia Koch (2009-)
Felix Isenbügel - Carsten Reimann (2008-2010)
Clemens Löhr - Alexander Cöster (recast, 2009-)
Frank-Thomas Mende - Clemens Richter (1992-)
Anne Menden - Emily Höfer (2004-)
Kristin Meyer - Iris Cöster (2007-)
Raul Richter - Dominik Gundlach (2007-)
Lisa Riecken - Elisabeth Meinhart (1992-)
Sila Sahin - Ayla Özgül (2009-)
Jörn Schlönvoigt - Philip Höfer (2004-)
Susan Sideropoulos - Verena Koch (2001; 2002-)
Sarah Tkotsch - Lucy Cöster (2007-)
Janina Uhse - Jasmin Nowak (2008-)
Felix von Jascheroff - John Bachmann (2001-)
Marienhof
Erwin Aljukic - Frederik Neuhaus (1998-)
Giovanni Arvaneh - Sülo Özgentürk (1995-1998; 2003-)
Maike Billitis - Kerstin Töppers (2007-)
Hendrik Borgmann - Dr. Nic Stein (2009-)
Viktoria Brams - Inge Busch (1992-)
Christian Buse - Torsten Fechner (1999-)
Julia Dahmen - Constanze Riemer (2005-)
Simone Gorholt - Ruth Horvath (2009-)
Maria Hönig - Lea Horvath (2009-2010)
Isabella Hübner - Dr. Lisa Busch (recast, 2004-)
Sandra Koltai - Toni Maldini Verhaag (recast, 2006-)
Nermina Kukic - Susi Schäfer (2004-)
Alfonso Losa - Carlos Garcia (2000-)
Verena Mörtel - Heidi Torg (2009-)
Ivonne Polizzano - Netty Töppers (2007-)
Antonio Putignano - Stefano Maldini (2000-)
Wolfgang Seidenberg - Frank Töppers (1995-)
Jan Stapelfeldt - Valentin Ernst (2008-2010)
Sven Thiemann - Charly Kolbe (1997-)
Heike Ulrich - Tanja Maldini (2000-)
Tuna Ünal - Tarek Berisi (2009-)
Christian Volkmann - Christian Verhaag (2007-)
Simon-Paul Wagner - Marlon Berger (2000-)
Mirco Wallraf - Raul Garcia (2002-)
Unter uns
Joy Lee Juana Abiola - Micki Fink (2009-)
Petra Blossey - Irene Weigel (1994-)
Stefan Bockelmann - Malte Winter (2001-)
Sarah Bogen - Lili Mattern (2001-)
Imke Brügger - Rebecca Mattern (1997-)
Claudelle Deckert - Eva Wagner (2001-2006; 2008-)
Kathleen Fiedler - Anna Weigel (recast, 2006-)
Stefan Franz - Rolf Jäger (2002-)
Birte Glang - Heidi Danne (2010-)
Isabell Hertel - Ute Weigel (1995-)
Tabea Heynig - Britta Schönfeld (2010-)
Marvin Linke - Moritz Schönfeld (2010-)
Patrick Müller - Tobias Lassner (2006-)
Kai Noll - Rufus Sturm (2003-)
Ben Ruedinger - Till Weigel (recast, 2000-)
Marcel Saibert - Mars Sommer (2004; 2005-)
Lars Steinhöfel - Ingo "Easy" Winter (2005-)
Milos Vukovic - Paco Weigel (2000-)
Andreas Zimmermann - Henning Fink (2009-)
Verbotene Liebe
Wolfram Grandezka - Ansgar von Lahnstein (2004-)
Jens Hartwig - Tristan von Lahnstein (2009-)
Andreas Jancke - Gregor Mann (2005-2010)
Jana Julie Kilka - Jessica Stiehl (2010-)
Sven Koller - David Brandner (2008-)
Konrad Krauss - Arno Brandner (1995-)
Miriam Lahnstein - Tanja von Anstetten (1995-1998; 2001; 2004-)
Jasmin Lord - Rebecca von Lahnstein (2008-)
Krystian Martinek - Ludwig von Lahnstein (2009-)
Dr. Gabriele Metzger - Charlie Schneider (1995-)
Mascha Müller - Luise von Waldensteyck (2009-2010)
Thomas Ohrner - Matthias Brandner (2008-)
Simone Ritscher - Maria di Balbi (2009-)
Dominic Saleh-Zaki - Andi Fritzsche (2001-2007; 2009-)
Sebastian Schlemmer - Sebastian von Lahnstein (recast, 2009-)
Thore Schölermann - Christian Mann (2006-)
Martina Servatius - Elisabeth von Lahnstein (1999-)
Theresa Underberg - Lydia von Lahnstein (2008-)
Renée Weibel - Helena von Lahnstein (2009-)
Jo Weil - Oliver Sabel (1999-2002; 2007-)
Jenny Winkler - Nathalie Käppler (2004-)
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Joan Collins of "Dynasty" fame will appear on "Verbotene Liebe" this spring. She plays "Lady Joan", a British millionairess, who keeps a much younger lover. Collins starts filming on February 22nd, 2010.
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Sylph, if you like Euro trash you should watch this:
I'm also digging this song:
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"Unter uns" bade adieu to patriarch Wolfgang Weigel (#3726)
During Till and Eva's wedding, Wolfgang had his second heart attack. In the hospital, Wolfgang begged his son to stay away from Eva. Till refused to do so. Wolfgang's family and friends were worried about Wolfgang's condition. While Rebecca, Rufus, Malte, Henning, Ute and Richie gathered at the "Schiller", Anna, Paco and Rolf visited Wolfgang. He told them how proud he was of them. While Till and Eva eventually got married, Wolfgang died with Irene by his side.
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Huntress, how did that primetime mini-soap do? Geld, Macht, Liebe or what was its name?
The show's still on the air. The first season has 19 episodes and so far 12 have been shown. However, ratings have been rather disappointing for ARD (total viewers: ca. 2.7 million, market share: 7-9 percent), so it's highly unlikely that the show will be renewed for a second season.
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"Verbotene Liebe" celebrates 3500 episodes on November 6th, 2009
Gregor (Andreas Jancke) & Luise (Mascha Müller)
Cast picture | Front row from left to right: Matthias (Thomas Ohrner), Nathalie (Jenny Winkler), Arno (Konrad Krauss), Sebastian (Sebastian Schlemmer), Lydia (Theresa Underberg), Charlie (Gabriele Metzger), Gregor (Andreas Jancke), Luise (Mascha Müller), Eduard (Hubertus Regout), Maria (Simone Ritscher), Ansgar (Wolfram Grandezka), Tanja (Miriam Lahnstein), Tristan (Jens Hartwig), Elisabeth (Martina Servatius), Helena (Renee Weibel), Rebecca (Jasmin Lord), Andi (Dominic Saleh-Zaki) | Back row from left to right: Christian (Thore Schölermann), Stella (Anne Wis), Oliver (Jo Weil), David (Sven Koller)
Elisabeth (Martina Servatius), Charlie (Gabriele Metzger) & Maria (Simone Ritscher)
Tanja (Miriam Lahnstein), Gregor (Andreas Jancke), Luise (Mascha Müller), Ansgar (Wolfram Grandezka), Rebecca (Jasmin Lord), Matthias (Thomas Ohrner) & Lydia (Theresa Underberg)
Helena (Renee Weibel), Rebecca (Jasmin Lord), Tristan (Jens Hartwig), Oliver (Jo Weil), Christian (Thore Schölermann), Lydia (Theresa Underberg) & Sebastian (Sebastian Schlemmer)
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Two more veterans are leaving this fall:
On "Verbotene Liebe", original cast member Konrad Krauss (Arno Brandner) will exit the soap on November 25th, 2009. Arno goes on a journey to fulfill his dream of travelling to India. The 71-year old actor has played Arno since the show's first episode in January 1995.
On "Unter uns", original cast member Holger Franke (Wolfgang Weigel) will exit the soap on November 26th, 2009. The patriarch of the Weigel family dies during the wedding of his son Till and Eva Wagner. The decision to kill off Wolfgang goes hand in hand with the show's 15th anniversary. Wolfgang's death will surely stir up things in the apartment building. What will become of Wolfgang's widow Irene (sole original cast member Petra Blossey)? How will Wolfgang's children react? Can the Weigel family finally regain control over the apartment building?
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Who is Mike? I don't know that character.
That's Mike. He's the coach of the ice skating squad and a close friend of Annette's and Ingo's. He hasn't had a lot of major storylines, though, just affairs with many women including Annette, Nadja and Diana. Overall, Mike's a very dull character so I'm glad he'll be gone by the end of the year. He's currently in a relationship with Annette's sister Lena and plays daddy for her little son Alexander.
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Some casting updates:
Alles was zählt
- Jörg Rohde takes over the role of Ben Roschinski on November 10th, 2009. The character was previously played by Jan Niklas Berg from 2006 to 2007 (contract) and for a short time in 2008 (recurring).
- Meanwhile, original cast members Nathalie Thiede (Nina Sommer) and Stephen Dürr (Mike Hartwig) have announced their exits from the soap. Thiede will last air on October 28th, while Dürr will last air on November 24th. Nina leaves for the United States and Mike dies a tragic death.
Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten- Due to his popularity, former recurring star Felix Isenbügel has been offered a contract with the soap. He has portrayed Carsten Reimann since October 2008. Carsten has now become Lenny Cöster's (played by Alexander Becht) love interest.
- Sila Sahin has joined the cast in the new contract role Ayla Özgül, Tayfun's cousin.
- Björn Harras joins the cast as Patrick Graf, Jr. on November 11th, 2009. The character was born in 1996 after his father Patrick Graf, Sr. had died of cancer. One year later Patrick's mother Elke fled to South America, taking her child with her. Now a grown-up Patrick returns to Berlin, trying to get in contact with his uncle Jo Gerner (Wolfgang Bahro).
Unter uns- Sarah Ulrich exits the soap on November 2nd, 2009 after having portrayed the character of Romy Sturm for 4 years. Before Ulrich took over, Romy was played by Nike Martens from 2003 to 2005.
Marienhof
[*] Former recurring star Verena Mörtel (Heidi Torg) has been offered a contract with the soap.
[*] The soap has updated its opening, now featuring Hendrik Borgmann (Nic), Julia Dahmen (Constanze), Simone Gorholt (Ruth), Maria Hönig (Lea) and Verena Mörtel (Heidi).
Verbotene Liebe
[*] Kristina Dörfer exited "VL" on September 23rd, 2009, when her character Olivia Schneider fell into a building pit.
[*] Claudia Hiersche (Carla von Lahnstein) and Anne Wis (Stella Mann) will be exiting the soap in November 2009. The lesbian couple will go on a world trip. Hiersche joined the cast in 2003, while Wis debuted in 2008.
[*] Dominic Saleh-Zaki returns to the canvas in November 2009 after a two-year long absence. Previously, Zaleh-Zaki portrayed Andi Fritzsche from 2001 to 2007.
[*] Furthermore, "VL" welcomes 3 new contract cast members: Renee Weibel and Jens Hartwig as twins Helena and Tristan von Lahnstein and Sebastian Schlemmer as Sebastian von Lahnstein. Schlemmer replaces Joscha Kiefer who played Sebastian from 2007 to 2009.
Renee Weibel, Jens Hartwig, Sebastian Schlemmer
Plus:
A new soap opera called "Eine wie keine" will debut on Sat.1 in November 2009, airing weekdays at 6 p.m.
The German soap line-up from November onwards:
2:10 Rote Rosen (ARD)
3:15 Sturm der Liebe (ARD)
4:15 Alisa – Folge deinem Herzen (ZDF)
5:30 Unter uns (RTL)
6:00 Eine wie keine (Sat.1) / Verbotene Liebe (ARD)
6:30 Anna und die Liebe (Sat.1) / Marienhof (ARD)
7:00 Alles was zählt (RTL)
7:40 Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten (RTL)
- Sarah Ulrich exits the soap on November 2nd, 2009 after having portrayed the character of Romy Sturm for 4 years. Before Ulrich took over, Romy was played by Nike Martens from 2003 to 2005.
- Due to his popularity, former recurring star Felix Isenbügel has been offered a contract with the soap. He has portrayed Carsten Reimann since October 2008. Carsten has now become Lenny Cöster's (played by Alexander Becht) love interest.
0 - Jörg Rohde takes over the role of Ben Roschinski on November 10th, 2009. The character was previously played by Jan Niklas Berg from 2006 to 2007 (contract) and for a short time in 2008 (recurring).
LOL I think this is like the 5th time they've come in second as Sweden's entry to Eurovision. Shocking as it's trash camptastic! (I'm learning the dance routine as we speak)
German soaps: GZSZ, UU & AWZ
in DTS: Foreign Soaps
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Silvia Maleen (Jenny) wants to play other roles. I'm sure she'll turn up on some telenovela soon or later
While RTL has renewed "Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten" until 2016 and the ARD has renewed "Verbotene Liebe" for at least another year, the latter network may pull the plug on "Marienhof" in February 2011, as it was revealed yesterday. Once attracting almost 3 million viewers every day, the soap has lost half of its audience during the last few years. However, the big question is: What could replace "Marienhof" if it was indeed going off the air? The timeslots between 6 and 8 p.m. (leading up to the most watched news program on German television) have proved to be desaster for the ARD as many shows that were shown after "Marienhof" were cancelled after a short time.