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Taping, the writing is usually done much longer in advanced, I believe.

Well, looks like Kirkwood is coming back - to run another edition of the Later spin-off during the fall. http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a153128/ki...oaks-later.html

I think like 2-3.5 months. Kirkwood's name should be gone in a month or so. I think that's when his storyline projections are up.

I haven't had much time lately to watch, but from what I've seen, you can tell he's gone, but the show isn't quite past the point of recovery yet. I'll tune in more consistently when Clare retunrs. I don't know if he's on Facebook.

Good riddance, Russ was always a bore... http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a151771/st...-hollyoaks.html Speaking of his decision to leave, Manning said: "I've had a great time at Hollyoaks over the last five years and I've learnt so much. Russ has been a fantastic character and he's had some great storylines which have been great fun to play - but there's also been lots of hard work!" He added: "I'll obviously be sad to leave as I've worked with some great people but I'm really looking forward to getting stuck into new projects." Series producer Lucy Allan commented: "Stuart has been a valued member of cast over the last five years. Russ has gone through some pretty rough times and this story sees the straw that breaks the camel's back. "We feel that this is the just and fitting end to a character that has shown great diversity and been pushed so far. We'd all like to wish Stuart all the best in the future." Earlier this month, it was announced that Chris Fountain (Justin Burton) and Jamie Lomas (Warren Fox) are to leave the soap in May. Emma Rigby, meanwhile, is also due to leave towards the end of the year.

^That's a lovely piano arrangement.

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Looks like Gemma will be returning exactly around the two year anniversary of the "Who Pushed Clare?" mystery. God, 2007 was such a fantastic year for Hollyoaks. A true golden era. Clare's reign of terror and the John Paul/Craig stuff was the best stuff I watched that year, and I've never gotten over how great it all was. I can't believe it's almost a year since Max died. I really miss him and OB. They were such a huge part of the show, and obviously Clare's storyline. The only thing that won't be the same this time around is Max and OB's absence when Clare comes back. I wonder if Clare will interact with Tom, I mean, she did try to poison him once.

Gemma Bissix is love! She's really good at being a bitchy villainess. I simply love the way she recites her dialogue. I can't wait to see her back! 2:27 in to see the whole scene. My favourite part of the scene starts 3:42 in though. Clare (to OB): I remember you making threats before, YOU AND THE UGLY SISTER, didn't quite go to plan now, did it!? OB: I wouldn't go there if I were you. Clare: Well, that's where your real love for me comes from, isn't it!? I mean, if it wasn't for moi, poor ol' Mel wouldn't have burned in that fire, and you'd still be holding hands at her AA meeting. ::evil laugh:: TRAGIC THAT THE OTHER ONE HAD TO DIE TOO! TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! OB: You sick bitch! Phone social services! Clare: You know it never fails to amuse me, your drunkin' mess of a girlfriend told SO MANY LIES, and when she actually told the truth, NO ONE BELIEVED HER. There's a moral in that somewhere, oh yeah, LIAR LIAR THE LUSH IS ON FIRE!. ::evil laugh:: "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344">

OMFG CLARE IS COMING BACK! EEEEEEEEE Sorry, I'm too excited to hold it in. But I bet it's just a short return to send Warren and Justin off...

Preview clips for next week. I love the Tom and Fernando scene 55 seconds in. The exchange between the two of them is hilarious. "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344">

Nevermind.

^^Wow, fantastic promo!

^I'll take that with a grain of salt, News of The World is a trashy tabloid afterall. But yeah, you can tell Bryan Kirkwood is gone, the show just doesn't have the extra pizzazz that it had for most of Kirkwood's run. I miss him. Did anyone see this new promo? "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344">

Somewhere in the late 90's Y&R seemed to dump a lot of cues and add new ones.

I believe Rauch also used Score Productions at GL, I notice when Rauch initially joined GL, a lot of the background music took a sensationalistic Melrose Place-esque tone. Very mid/late 90's, kind of like how the music used on his OLTL was very 80's. Like the music from 3:00 to 3:27 in this clip: "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"> I much prefered the music used during JFP's GL.

I liked this cue they used on GH when Carly found out that Michael "died." It lasts like the first 2 minutes, there's a brief commercial break 30 seconds or so in, but the cue continues afterwards. "> " type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"> I also LOVE this cue they recently used for the Robin and Stone flashback. It starts 4:53 in and continues to the end of the clip.

Yes, OLTL's current background music is some of the most generic crap I've ever heard. A lot of the cues sound the same or use the same instrumentation, I've noticed. I think OLTL has the worst background music currently of the ABC soaps. You could clearly tell the difference in production and music after Gottlieb left, it just wasn't the same anymore.

I LOVE what I think is Nick and Sharon's theme a lot. This cue is often used with them, I don't think I've heard it with any other characters. It lasts from 5:00 to 6:35 in this clip.

I remember hearing GL started using some music cues from Texas in the 80's after Gail Kobe became EP. But obviously, Texas was canceled by that time. LOL!

God, I can't stand his music, and I hate it when he remixes certain music cues. He just sucks. LOL!

God, it's so sad to see what background music has become on DAYS. I really hate their second-rate porn music cues, after GL, DAYS has some of the worst background music on daytime presently.

I heard recently that Marty played a recurring pianist on DAYS and from there he was asked to compose certain music pieces for the show, and then he left in 1993, and from there Shelley Curtis asked him to join GH. He's still friends with her.

Not true, and I haven't seen it anywhere else...

Mercedes: It were a book by the way, what I got you for Christmas. Jacqui: Aww, I like reading, me... Mercedes: Yeah, "How To Keep Your Man." Mercedes and Carmel laugh, and then Jacqui dumps on top of Mercedes as a fight erupts.