Huntress

March 6, 20224 yr

10 hours ago, OzFrog said:

I’m tossing up whether to make a separate thread for this… 🤔

Probably a good idea because they are two different shows.

Btw, France's song this year is sung in the Breton language which we've only heard once in ESC before – in 1996.

Eurovision Song Contest 2022

March 5, 20224 yr ·

Edited March 5, 20224 yr by Huntress

Germany:

Montenegro:

Albania (Revamp):

German soaps: GZSZ, UU & AWZ

March 4, 20224 yr ·

Edited March 4, 20224 yr by Huntress

Jo Weil (Ex-Olli, "Verbotene Liebe") joins Unter uns as architect Dominic Adams. According to a press release, he's going to be Eva's (Claudelle Deckert) new love interest. His first airdate is April 1st, 2022.

This Week on GZSZ: Foul Play

A Spontaneous Wedding for Nazan and Kian?

New GZSZ Outtakes

Both versions of the current UU opening:

What Are You Listening To?

March 4, 20224 yr

Eurovision Song Contest 2022

March 4, 20224 yr ·

Edited March 4, 20224 yr by Huntress

The Netherlands:

This is the first song in Dutch since 2010.

Beverly Hills, 90210 Discussion Thread

February 26, 20224 yr

Speaking of Ray, I really did like the character and he had good chemistry with both Donna and Valerie. At the beginning of season 6, when JW was upgraded to series regular, they sort of had redeemed his character – he and Donna had spent a harmonic summer and even Queen Kelly Taylor called Ray a "good guy" in one of the early season 6 episodes. Then, a few episodes into the season, he suddenly began acting like a jerk again after Donna had found about his affair with Valerie. A few weeks later, he was written off the show, with him having his last scene with Brandon of all people. However, JW probably didn't leave on bad terms with TPTB because he did appear as a guest star later that season and in a season 7 episode where Ray was presented as reformed and happy.

Ray's "replacement" Joe was one of the most boring characters I've ever seen on a tv show.

Beverly Hills, 90210 Discussion Thread

February 26, 20224 yr ·

Edited February 26, 20224 yr by Huntress

IIRC, Tori was in a relationship with Nick Savalas (son of actor Telly Savalas) from at least 1993 to 1995.
Jamie Walters was on 90210 from 1994 to 1995, so if him and Tori indeed dated, it was only for a brief time and after he joined 90210.

Central Park West Discussion Thread

February 24, 20224 yr

On 2/23/2022 at 4:58 AM, Khan said:

Another reason why (referring to what I wrote in the 90210 thread) I think it would have been a good idea to bring in Michael Filerman and/or David Jacobs to help Darren Star at least initially w/ CPW. They understood better how to pace so that viewers got to know the characters before thrusting them into heavy-duty stories.

This. 90210 got it right by having one "juicy" storyline per episode while the B-plots were more or less light-hearted. Initially, the focus was on Brandon and Brenda, while the other characters were slowly woven into their lives, dealing with their own personal drama. Most other soaps of the 90s and early 2000s tried to be "Melrose Place Season 4" from the get-go and failed miserably. I mean, why should we care if characters get murdered, attacked, blackmailed or cheat on each other if we've just known them for a second?
I think that "Desperate Housewives" was the first primetime soap in a long time to get viewers invested in their characters while slowly building up a mystery in the background. And of course "Desperate Housewives" had a feeling of community, which a lot of the failed soaps didn't have.

Central Park West Discussion Thread

February 22, 20224 yr

I liked both incarnations of CPW – however, the show's biggest problem was that they tried to jump into "juicy" storylines way too fast. They didn't really flesh out everyone's background stories.

Also, the show lacked any shocking, "Oh my God, they didn't" moments. Everything that was supposed to be "shocking" had been foreshadowed for at least a couple of episodes.

For a show targeted at a younger audience, it was also quite dialogue-heavy, gloomy and very static. That's not bad per se, but it reminded me of a daytime soap, just with better production values.

It also lacked characters the audience can root for as everyone is a selfish bitch. Even the supposed "good" characters like Peter, Linda, and Nikki just cared about their own well-being. Stephanie sat on a high horse, but in reality, she was just as rotten as Carrie and Rachel. Regarding Carrie, we didn't even know why she was so evil. Was she just doing it for fun or because she was bored?

Ironically, the episodes that were initially not broadcast in the US (episodes 10 to 13) where the best in the whole series. There was slick dialogue, some heated confrontations, and some of the characters showed new character traits.

The "reboot" had a rough start, but Gerald McRaney and Noelle Beck were good additions to the cast. Raquel Welch was problematic, though. She simply annoyed me, especially the way she spoke with that faux-seductive voice all the time.

The writing in the B plots (Peter/Alex & Carrie/Mark) felt very controversial to me and also quite rushed. In season 1, Peter and Alex are a happy couple, then Peter sleeps with Nikki and acts nonchalant about it when Alex confronts him. Of course, she is hurt and breaks up with him, only to blackmail him into marriage with a faked pregnancy – but in the reboot, the show wants to make us believe that Peter has always been the good guy in this scenario and Alex is the crazy bitch. No, Peter was initially responsible for Alex' downward spiral because he broke her heart.

It was the same with Carrie and Mark. In the beginning, Carrie was obsessed with Mark and she forcefully wanted to destroy his marriage with Stephanie. When she got bored of him, she ditched him in the cruelest way. When he returned in the reboot, he was suddenly portrayed as the bad guy and Carrie acts as if she had a clean slate, even warning other people of him. No honey, you were responsible for him going crazy and you got a taste of your own medicine. The whole storyline was a bad attempt of turning the meanest bitch into a victim.

Eurovision Song Contest 2022

February 22, 20224 yr

On 2/19/2022 at 1:34 AM, OzFrog said:

Sadly this week, Ukraine’s contestant pulled out of the contestant due to a controversy over forged documents relating to a 2015 visit to Crimea. It is not yet determined if Ukraine will send another contestant in her place.

Ukraine will be represented by Kalush Orchestra and their song "Stefania" instead.

Social Issue Storylines on the Primetime Soaps

February 17, 20224 yr

In their early seasons, Beverly Hills, 90210 and Melrose Place tried to tackle a lot of social issue storylines which were resolved within one episode. Most of these self-contained stories were cringeworthy, yet somewhat entertaining.

At the end of Melrose Place's fourth season, there was this weird child abuse storyline when an old friend of Sydney's appeared in town with her little son, who had bruises on his back. That storyline lasted like 3 episodes and was probably merely created to introduce Jo's love interest Dominick with whom she left town a few episodes later. At the same time, they also had that rather cartoonish statutory rape storyline involving Peter, Michael and a character played by Denise Richards. In season 5, the show did a domestic violence storyline with Matt and his boyfriend-of-the-month, and Matt trying to gain custody of his boring niece Chelsea could also be a called a social issue storyline. As in typical Matt fashion, both stories were C-material at best.

German soaps: GZSZ, UU & AWZ

February 15, 20224 yr

On 2/8/2022 at 12:44 AM, AMCOLTLLover said:

Unter Uns got former Sturm der Liebe Star Larissa as Fiona and they are doing a Event Week like last year!

Yes, Larissa Marolt first appeared as a recast Fiona in mid-January. And now the character ...

Spoiler

... is killed off during the Event Week. Apparently, new contract role David Junker (played by Diego Carlos Seyfrath), who is introduced during the Event Week, is Fiona's brother and thus Rolf's son.

That's the official promo poster, featuring Constantin Lücke (Till), Valea Scalabrino (Sina), Jan Ammann (Chris), Mirja du Mont (Mareike), Timothy Boldt (Ringo), Milos Vukovic (Paco), Benjamin Heinrich (Bambi) and Claudelle Deckert (Eva), with Larissa Marolt as Fiona lurking in the background.

B&B: Old/Classic Discussion & Articles

in Discuss The Soaps

February 14, 20224 yr ·

Edited February 14, 20224 yr by Huntress

I've always wondered if there's an accurate and reliable list of first and last airdates for all of B&B's contract cast members since its debut episode. There's a lot of contradicting information floating around on various websites.
Since complete closing credits are rare, it's also a challenge to find out when performer XYZ was dropped to recurring. In addition, actors might have been dropped to recurring weeks after their last on-screen appearance.

From what I compiled from the official Youtube uploads, these contract changes occured during B&B's first year.
Note: There are only full closing credits in every fifth or sixth episode.

Episode 1:

Judith Baldwin – Beth Logan
Susan Flannery – Stephanie Forrester
Joanna Johnson – Caroline Spencer
Lauren Koslow – Margo Lynley
Katherine Kelly Lang – Brooke Logan
John McCook – Eric Forrester
Carrie Mitchum – Donna Logan
Ronn Moss – Ridge Forrester
Clayton Norcross – Thorne Forrester
Nancy Sloan – Katie Logan
Stephen Shortridge – Dave Reed
Jim Storm – Bill Spencer
Ethan Wayne – Storm Logan

Episode 7:

Bryan Genesse – Rocco Carner (added)
Teri Ann Linn – Kristen Forrester (added)

Episode 52:

Judith Baldwin – Beth Logan (removed)
Nancy Burnett – Beth Logan (added)

Episode 89:

Michael Philip – Mark Mallory (added)

Episode 183:

Daniel McVicar – Clarke Garrison (added)

Episode 204:

Michael Philip – Mark Mallory (removed)
Stephen Shortridge – Dave Reed (removed)

Episode 263:

Robert Pine – Stephen Logan (added)

Episode 269:

Allan Hayes – Nick Preston (added)

Episode 372:

Nancy Burnett – Beth Logan (removed)
Robert Pine – Stephen Logan (removed)

German soaps: GZSZ, UU & AWZ

January 31, 20224 yr ·

Edited January 31, 20224 yr by Huntress

I think pairing up John and Laura was a good idea – they are both rebels, and since John's brother Philip used to date Laura, there's enough conflict to build on.

There's already a short promo for GZSZ's 30th anniversary. The slogan is "Unterschätze niemals einen Gerner" (= "Never underestimate [Jo] Gerner"]. Gerner's arch nemesis Linostrami is back in the picture, Miro has been revealed as Linostrami's daughter, and Kian is secretly working for Linostrami, so I guess a lot of characters will be involved in the big showdown. Hopefully there'll be some casualties.

Meanwhile, GZSZ's latest spin-off focusing "Leon – Glaub nicht alles, was du siehst" will be made available on RTL+ on February 15th, 2022. The streaming series consists of 8 episodes and stars veteran cast member Daniel Fehlow in the title role. In the spin-off's storyline, Leon leaves Berlin and moves to the Baltic Sea where he wants to start a new life with his son Oskar. Also returning is former GZSZ star Susan Sideropoulos who plays a double role: She appears as the late Verena, Leon's ex-wife, and her look-alike Sarah. A different cut of the series will air as a two-hour movie on the same day on RTL, right after GZSZ.

Bajan Linostrami Is Back

John & Laura: No Use for Emotions?

Last Week on GZSZ: Lovesickness

This Week on GZSZ: Will You Marry Me?

New Outtakes

German soaps: GZSZ, UU & AWZ

January 18, 20224 yr ·

Edited January 18, 20224 yr by Huntress

Some new outtakes:

Last week on GZSZ: Confusing Emotions
Miriam actually gave her boyfriend Luis the permission to sleep with another guy 🤣 "If the thought turns you on, just try it!"

This week on GZSZ: The Last Resort

German soaps: GZSZ, UU & AWZ

January 3, 20224 yr

Here's the 3rd version of GZSZ's updated opening:

2022.1/C: "Jo"
Order: Wolfgang Bahro as Jo Gerner – Ulrike Frank as Katrin Flemming – Jan Kittmann as Tobias Evers – Berlin, Alexanderplatz – Charlott Reschke as Johanna Flemming – Thomas Drechsel as Max "Tuner" Krüger – Berlin, Brandenburg Gate – Timur Ülker as Nihat Güney – Iris Mareike Steen as Lilly Seefeld – Chryssanthi Kavazi as Laura Lehmann – Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten

Surprisingly, Johanna has been added which probably means that she has eventually become a contract role. In turn, Leon has been removed, and Miriam is missing.

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Meanwhile, Moritz and Luis had their first kiss.

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Episode Counts: 2021

GZSZ

Total episodes: 251

01. Gisa Zach (Yvonne Bode) : 174
02. Ulrike Frank (Katrin Flemming) : 165
03. Wolfgang Bahro (Dr. Jo Gerner) : 162
04. Iris Mareike Steen (Lilly Seefeld) : 159
05. Lennart Borchert (Moritz Bode) : 149
06. Maria Wedig (Nina Klee) : 142
07. Anne Menden (Emily Wiedmann) : 136
08. Vildan Cirpan (Dr. Nazan Akinci) : 135
09. Chryssanthi Kavazi (Laura Lehmann) : 135
10. Felix von Jascheroff (John Bachmann) : 129
11. Timur Ülker (Nihat Güney) : 127
12. Jan Kittmann (Tobias Evers) : 125
13. Eva Mona Rodekirchen (Maren Seefeld) : 120
14. Felix van Deventer (Jonas Seefeld) : 115
15. Thomas Drechsel (Max "Tuner" Krüger) : 112
16. Olivia Marei (Toni Ahrens) : 108
17. Valentina Pahde (Sunny Richter) : 107
18. Jörn Schlönvoigt (Dr. Philip Höfer) : 103
19. Patrick Heinrich (Erik Fritsche) : 100
20. Daniel Fehlow (Leon Moreno) : 94
21. Thaddäus Meilinger (Felix Lehmann) : 89
22. Niklas Osterloh (Paul Wiedmann) : 72
23. Charlott Reschke (Johanna Flemming) : 42
*** Diana Staehly (Melanie Evers) : 42
25. Sara Fuchs (Miriam Behnke) : 38
*** Marc Weinmann (Luis Ahrens) : 38
27. Lars Pape (Michael "Michi" Bode) : 31
28. Zoé Bailieu (Kate Wiedmann) : 28
29. Stella Denis-Winkler (Svenja Steiner) : 27
30. Ronja Herberich (Merle Kramer) : 25
31. Nassim Avat (Kian Dawalu) : 19
*** Lennart König (Fabio Beck) : 19
*** Birgit Würz (Patrizia Araya) : 19
34. Benjamin Trinks (Bastian Münzer) : 18
35. Joana Schümer (Rosa Lehmann) : 17

AWZ

Total episodes: 253

01. Matthias Brüggenolte (Justus Albrecht) : 181
02. Julia Wiedemann (Lucie Ziegler) : 179
03. Christopher Kohn (Dr. Finn Albrecht) : 177
04. Alexandra Fonsatti (Chiara Nadolny) : 174
05. Tatjana Clasing (Simone Steinkamp) : 170
06. Igor Dolgatschew (Deniz Öztürk) : 166
07. Jasmin Minz (Kim Bremer) : 162
08. Dominik Flade (Yannick Ziegler) : 160
09. Jörg Rohde (Ben Steinkamp) : 159
10. Silvan-Pierre Leirich (Richard Steinkamp) : 155
11. Ania Niedieck (Isabelle Reichenbach) : 150
12. Sam Eisenstein (Marian Öztürk) : 147
13. Berrit Arnold (Daniela Bremer) : 145
14. Kaja Schmidt-Tychsen (Jenny Steinkamp) : 144
15. Lisandra Bardél (Malu Santos-Albrecht) : 142
16. Suri Abbassi (Leyla Öztürk) : 133
17. Franziska van der Heide (Ina Ziegler) : 130
18. Tijan Njie (Moritz Brunner) : 129
*** Cheyenne Pahde (Marie Schmidt) : 129
20. Lars Korten (Christoph Lukowski) : 88
21. Francisco Medina (Maximilian von Altenburg) : 66
22. Julia Augustin (Dr. Vanessa Steinkamp Lukowski) : 64
23. Amrei Haardt (Nathalie Reichenbach von Altenburg) : 61
24. Barbara Prakopenka (Greta Voss) : 47
25. Folke Paulsen (Georg Albrecht) : 27
26. Stefan Bockelmann (Henning Ziegler) : 24
27. Ingeborg Brings (Frau Renate Scholz) : 20
*** Hannes Schmid (Kai Löwenau) : 20
29. Felix Gibert (Henry Steinkamp) : 19
*** Sina-Valeska Jung (Caroline Albrecht) : 19
31. Julius Robin Weigel (Bastian Zwinger) : 17
32. Mia Ermel (Annabelle Steinkamp) : 2

UU

Total episodes: 253

01. Patrick Müller (Tobias Lassner) : 185
02. Isabell Hertel (Ute Kiefer) : 183
03. Valea Katharina Scalabrino (Sina Hirschberger) : 180
04. Jens Hajek (Benedikt Huber) : 178
05. Benjamin Heinrich (Benno "Bambi" Hirschberger) : 176
06. Isabelle Geiss (Nika Färber) : 173
07. Milos Vukovic (Paco Weigel) : 168
08. Yannik Meyer (Conor Weigel) : 167
09. Constantin Lücke (Till Weigel) : 164
10. Sharon Sophie Berlinghoff (Vivien Köhler) : 163
11. Timothy Boldt (Ringo Beckmann) : 153
12. Lars Steinhöfel (Ingo "Easy" Winter) : 145
13. Alexander Milo (Jakob Huber) : 144
14. Jan Ammann (Chris Weigel) : 134
15. Nina Weisz (Corinna Weigel) : 132
16. Tabea Heynig (Britta Schönfeld) : 129
17. Claudelle Deckert (Eva Wagner) : 128
18. Luca Maric (Robert Küpper) : 126
19. Isabel Vollmer (Monika Huber) : 125
20. Jakob Graf (Luke Färber) : 122
21. Carina Koller (Cecilia Weigel) : 110
22. Akeem van Flodrop (Theo Wolters) : 84
23. Paul Eilert (Julius Engel) : 63
24. Sophia Gül (Amelie Hirschberger) : 55
25. Jashan Gupta (Matteo Weigel) : 48
26. Ramon Ademes (Roger Schmitz) : 34
27. Lea Ermel (Maja Kiefer ) : 33
28. Mirja du Mont (Mareike Ott) : 30
*** Antonia Michalsky (Saskia Weigel) : 30
30. Andrea Brix (Roswitha Küpper-Pütz) : 26
31. Finn Luca Cramer (Noah Weigel) : 24
*** Lena Klöber (Sarah Fuchs) : 24
33. Josephine Becker (Leni Weigel) : 21
34. Jonathan Elias Weiske (Sebastian Hoffmann) : 18
35. Stefano Ligorio (Gianni Aurino) : 17
36. Lara Lena Picks (Zoe Ott) : 14

Eurovision Song Contest 2022

December 30, 20214 yr ·

Edited December 30, 20214 yr by Huntress

Albania 2022: Ronela Hajati / "Sekret"

B&B: Old/Classic Discussion & Articles

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December 30, 20214 yr

1 hour ago, FrenchBug82 said:

Not in French, it doesn't. It is a very condescending word for homeless people.
So weird.

Well, I know that the motive of the "clochard" was used in a romanticized meaning in a few old French films and novels.

This is a description I found (translated from German to English):

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As a derogatory term for the homeless, the term "clochard" is used less and less in French these days. Yet at the same time it still exudes the odor of the romantic tramp who lives under the Seine bridges in Paris and in the city of love, another cliché that has turned its back on bourgeois existence. There are conflicting theories about the origin of the word: Either it is derived from the verb "clocher" (to limp) or from "cloche", the bell after which the beggars were allowed to pick up what fell on the market was. Popular culture sometimes glorifies the clochard as a life artist, he appears in films as in literature. The writer Georges Simenon once said that he felt "the state of the clochard is almost an ideal state", because the clochard is a "more perfect person". Not all of the estimated 3,600 homeless people in Paris share this feeling of grandeur. Some of them are visibly annoyed at how quickly the millions of euros they need can be raised to give a church (= Notre Dame) a roof that they have been missing for a long time.

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December 30, 20214 yr ·

Edited December 30, 20214 yr by Huntress

9 hours ago, FrenchBug82 said:

OK This may not be new but I just got this recommended to me on YT and my question is:

Do the Greek folks who hired KKL to advertise their perfume know that the name they gave to it - "Clochard" - mean "Streetbum" in French?

"Clochard" was an internationally sold perfume brand, probably first sold in the 1980s and discontinued in the 1990s It was apparently quite expensive.
There is also a Swiss jeans brand named "Clochard" and a Belgian men's grooming brand "Clochard Deluxe".

I don't think the word has a pure negative connotation – nowadays, it has more of a romanticized and mystical meaning.

German soaps: GZSZ, UU & AWZ

December 29, 20214 yr ·

Edited December 29, 20214 yr by Huntress

After 3 years, GZSZ finally managed to update its openings.

So far, 2 new versions have been released. From 2017 to 2019, there were 3 different versions ("Sunny", "Chris" and "Emily"), but the 3rd version was taken out of rotation after several cast members had left.

2022.1/A: "Sunny"
Order: Valentina Pahde as Sunny Richter – Ulrike Frank as Katrin Flemming – Wolfgang Bahro as Jo Gerner – Gisa Zach as Yvonne Bode – Berlin, Alexanderplatz – Jörn Schlönvoigt as Philip Höfer & Felix von Jascheroff as John Bachmann – Marc Weinmann as Luis Ahrens – Berlin, Brandenburg Gate – Olivia Marei as Toni Ahrens – Maria Wedig as Nina Klee – Berlin Subway – Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten

2022.1/B: "Emily"
Order: Anne Menden as Emily Wiedmann – Patrick Heinrich as Erik Fritsche – Eva Mona Rodekirchen as Maren Seefeld – Berlin, Alexanderplatz – Felix van Deventer as Jonas Seefeld & Niklas Osterloh as Paul Wiedmann – Vildan Cirpan as Nazan Akinci – Berlin, Brandenburg Gate – Nassim Avat as Kian Dawalu – Lennart Borchert as Moritz Bode – Berlin Subway – Gute Zeiten, Schlechte Zeiten

There should be a 3rd version featuring Tuner, Leon, Miro, Laura, Tobias, Nihat and Lilly.

The year 2021 ends with Luis and Moritz lusting for each other, Emily and Paul's marriage on the rocks, and Yvonne coping with her blindness ... "Happy f*cking new year," as Paul says.

Eurovision Song Contest 2022

December 23, 20214 yr

Meanwhile, Armenia won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 which took place in Paris, France. This was Armenia's second win.

Recap of all the songs:

The winning song:

German soaps: GZSZ, UU & AWZ

December 21, 20214 yr ·

Edited December 21, 20214 yr by Huntress

On 12/14/2021 at 2:42 PM, AMCOLTLLover said:

The new storyline of Gerner and Yvonne on Gzsz is the most boring Gerner story in that shows history.

The whole show is quite boring right now. New insta-couple Nazan and Kian have absolutely zero chemistry, I hate that Paul (of all people) cheated on Emily, and most characters are just floating around.

However, they are bringing back Gerner's nemesis Linostrami – the one who kidnapped his long deceased sons Dominick and Patrick back in 2011 (?) – and apparently Miro is Linostrami's daughter.

This Week on GZSZ: Jo says Goodbye to his loved ones

The GZSZ Christmas Song 🤣
Quite surprising that they used some old footage in that video with characters like Shirin, Alex and even Elena (who left in 2017) appearing.

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Cast Changes in 2021

GZSZ

Contract arrivals:
Marc Weinmann as Luis Ahrens #2 (September 2021-present)
Sara Fuchs as Miriam "Miro" Behnke (September 2021-present)
Nassim Avat as Kian Dawalu (November 2021-present)

Contract departures:
Ronja Herberich as Merle Kramer (2020-April 2021)
Thaddäus Meilinger als Felix Lehmann (2016-September 2021)

AWZ

Contract arrivals:
Suri Abbassi as Leyla Öztürk (January 2021-present)
Amrei Haardt as Nathalie Reichenbach von Altenburg (2019-2020; June 2021-present)
Francisco Medina as Maximilian von Altenburg (2007-2013; 2014-2015; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; June 2021-present)
Berrit Arnold as Daniela Bremer (September 2021-present; recurring previously)
Stefan Bockelmann as Henning Ziegler (November 2021-present)
Sina-Valeska Jung as Caroline Albrecht (November 2021-present)

Contract departures:
Julia Augustin as Dr. Vanessa Steinkamp Lukowski (2006-2009; 2010-2012; 2013; 2014-September 2021)
Lars Korten as Christoph Lukowski (2015-September 2021)
Cheyenne Pahde as Marie Schmidt #2 (2016-October 2021 – sabbatical)
Franziska van der Heide as Ina Ziegler (2020-November 2021 – maternity leave)
Sam Eisenstein as Marian Öztürk (2006-November 2021)
Tijan Njie as Moritz Brunner (2019-December 2021; recurring previously)

UU

Contract arrivals:
Jan Ammann as Chris Weigel #2 (March 2021-present)
Nina Weisz as Corinna Bach Weigel #2 (March 2021-present)
Carina Koller as Cecilia Weigel (March 2021-present)

Contract departures:
Antonia Michalsky as Saskia Weigel Huber (2017-March 2021)
Andrea Brix as Roswitha Küpper-Pütz (2016-März 2021; recurring previously)
Josephine Becker as Leni Schäfer (2019-February 2021; guest appearances afterwards)
Jakob Graf as Luke Färber (2019-September 2021; guest appearances afterwards)
Jashan Gupta as Matteo Weigel (March 2021-October 2021; guest appearances afterwards)

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Meanwhile, the "Verbotene Liebe" reboot/continuation which was produced for TVNOW (now rebranded as RTL+) in 2020 will most probably not continue. The 1st and only season consisted of 10 episodes.

German soaps: GZSZ, UU & AWZ

December 2, 20214 yr

On 11/27/2021 at 11:29 PM, AMCOLTLLover said:

But like I said it‘s no big loss coz his character didn’t add much to the show anymore anyway

In that regard I totally agree with you In the first year of the show, I kind of liked him and Nadja together, and the early Marian/Deniz family stuff was also quite good. I don't remember much about the Marian/Jenny pairing when that Austrian actress was in the role. But as you said, once they paired him with Lena, they became the "talk-to" couple for years.

Meanwhile, both ARD telenovelas "Sturm der Liebe" and "Rote Rosen" have been renewed for another year, meaning they'll run until 2023. Both shows were rumoured to get cancelled.

On UU, former contract stars Jakob Graf (Luke Färber), Josephine Becker (Leni Weigel) and Aaron Koszuta (Valentin Huber) will make guest appearances this month. In early 2022, there's going to be another "event week": The promo says "They booked a family vacation – and they received a nightmare." Former "Germany's Next Top Model" contestant and actress Larissa Marolt will appear during the event week. There are rumours that she could be a Fiona recast. Fiona is Rolf's daughter who faked her own death in 2016.

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Last week on GZSZ: "Under Observation"

This Week on GZSZ: "The Consequences of Cheating"

New Outtakes:

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Episode Counts November 2021

GZSZ
Total episodes: 22

01. Wolfgang Bahro (Dr. Jo Gerner): 18
02. Valentina Pahde (Sunny Richter): 17
03. Ulrike Frank (Katrin Flemming): 14
*** Patrick Heinrich (Erik Fritsche): 14
*** Marc Weinmann (Luis Ahrens): 14
06. Sara Fuchs (Miriam Behnke): 13
*** Jan Kittmann (Tobias Evers): 13
*** Gisa Zach (Yvonne Bode): 13
09. Timur Ülker (Nihat Güney): 12
*** Maria Wedig (Nina Klee): 12
11. Felix van Deventer (Jonas Seefeld): 11
*** Anne Menden (Emily Wiedmann): 11
*** Eva Mona Rodekirchen (Maren Seefeld): 11
14. Olivia Marei (Toni Ahrens): 10
15. Thomas Drechsel (Max "Tuner" Krüger): 9
*** Vildan Cirpan (Dr. Nazan Akinci): 9
*** Iris Mareike Steen (Lilly Seefeld): 9
18. Nassim Avat (Kian Dawalu): 7
*** Lennart Borchert (Moritz Bode): 7
*** Charlott Reschke (Johanna Flemming): 7
21. Zoé Bailieu (Kate Wiedmann): 6
22. Felix von Jascheroff (John Bachmann): 5
23. Niklas Osterloh (Paul Wiedmann): 4
24. Tamer Arslan (Murat Cetin): 3
25. Chryssanthi Kavazi (Laura Lehmann): 2
*** Joana Schümer (Rosa Lehmann): 2

Yearly Top 5 so far:

01. Gisa Zach (Yvonne Bode): 154
02. Ulrike Frank (Katrin Flemming): 148
03. Wolfgang Bahro (Dr. Jo Gerner): 147
*** Iris Mareike Steen (Lilly Seefeld): 147
05. Lennart Borchert (Moritz Bode): 131
*** Maria Wedig (Nina Klee): 131

AWZ
Total episodes: 22

01. Christopher Kohn (Dr. Finn Albrecht): 19
02. Matthias Brüggenolte (Justus Albrecht): 18
*** Silvan-Pierre Leirich (Richard Steinkamp): 18
04. Jasmin Minz (Kim Bremer): 17
*** Ania Niedieck (Isabelle Reichenbach): 17
06. Berrit Arnold (Daniela Bremer): 16
*** Kaja Schmidt-Tychsen (Jenny Steinkamp): 16
08. Tatjana Clasing (Simone Steinkamp): 15
*** Francisco Medina (Maximilian von Altenburg): 15
10. Stefan Bockelmann (Henning Ziegler): 14
*** Sam Eisenstein (Marian Öztürk): 14
*** Dominik Flade (Yannick Ziegler): 14
13. Suri Abbassi (Leyla Öztürk): 12
*** Lisandra Bardél (Malu Santos): 12
*** Julia Wiedemann (Lucie Ziegler): 12
16. Alexandra Fonsatti (Chiara Nadolny): 11
*** Jörg Rohde (Ben Steinkamp): 11
18. Sina-Valeska Jung (Caroline Albrecht): 5
19. Igor Dolgatschew (Deniz Öztürk): 3
*** Amrei Haardt (Nathalie Reichenbach): 3
*** Tijan Njie (Moritz Brunner): 3
22. Franziska van der Heide (Ina Ziegler): 2
23. Cheyenne Pahde (Marie Schmidt): 0

Yearly Top 5 so far:

01. Matthias Brüggenolte (Justus Albrecht): 168
02. Julia Wiedemann (Lucie Ziegler): 164
03. Tatjana Clasing (Simone Steinkamp): 157
04. Christopher Kohn (Dr. Finn Albrecht): 155
05. Alexandra Fonsatti (Chiara Nadolny): 152

UU
Total episodes: 22

01. Valea Katharina Scalabrino (Sina Hirschberger): 19
02. Isabell Hertel (Ute Kiefer): 18
03. Nina Weisz (Corinna Weigel): 17
04. Benjamin Heinrich (Benno "Bambi" Hirschberger): 16
05. Jens Hajek (Benedikt Huber): 15
*** Milos Vukovic (Paco Weigel): 15
07. Sharon Berlinghoff (Vivien Köhler): 14
*** Claudelle Deckert (Eva Wagner): 14
*** Patrick Müller (Tobias Lassner): 14
10. Tabea Heynig (Britta Schönfeld): 13
*** Lars Steinhöfel (Ingo "Easy" Winter): 13
*** Isabel Vollmer (Monika Huber): 13
13. Jan Ammann (Chris Weigel): 12
*** Alexander Milo (Jakob Huber): 12
15. Mirja du Mont (Mareike Ott): 11
*** Carina Koller (Cecilia Weigel): 11
*** Luca Maric (Robert Küpper): 11
*** Yannik Meyer (Conor Weigel): 11
19. Constantin Lücke (Till Weigel): 10
*** Akeem van Flodrop (Theo Wolters): 10
21. Inka Lioba Bretschneider (Steffi Heindi/Sandra Heindi): 9
*** Isabelle Geiss (Nika Färber): 9
23. Timothy Boldt (Ringo Beckmann): 8
24. Lara Lena Picks (Zoe Ott): 7
25. Ramon Ademes (Roger Schmitz): 4
*** Paul Eilert (Julius Engel): 4
*** Nicolas Puschmann (Dr. Schilling): 4
28. Finn Luca Cramer (Noah Weigel): 3
29. Ilse deLange (as herself): 2
*** Sophia Gül (Amelie Hirschberger): 2
*** Jakob Graf (Luke Färber): 2
32. Lea Ermel (Maja Kiefer): 1
*** Jashan Gupta (Matteo Weigel): 1
*** Stefano Ligorio (Gianni Aurino): 1

Yearly Top 5 so far:

01. Patrick Müller (Tobias Lassner): 168
02. Isabell Hertel (Ute Kiefer): 167
03. Jens Hajek (Benedikt Huber): 165
04. Sharon Sophie Berlinghoff (Vivien Köhler): 163
05. Valea Katharina Scalabrino (Sina Hirschberger): 162

German soaps: GZSZ, UU & AWZ