OLTL PreVUE: Week of January 28 Edition

[Scotty]

OLTL PreVUE: Week of January 28 Edition
Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.

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[chrishntr]

Oh gosh, all of these sounds SO good. I can't wait to see all of this unfold.

Thanks, Scotty.

[MichaelGL]

Wow.

Sounds like an amazing week ahead.

[Gordon24]

OLTL is definately preparing for SWEEPS, it is heating up and will be on FIRE come February!!

IMO, the best part about it all is the intertwining of characters and storylines. Great balance!

Just look at the number of characters mentioned in the preview for the week: AMAZING!!

Allison Perkins

Jessica

Nash

Jared

Natalie

Charlie

Viki

Aunt Corrine

Rex

Addie

Miles

Nora

Bo

Starr

Langston

Cole

Gigi

Adrianna

Shane

Roxy

Lindsay

Blair

Antonio

Talia

Dorian

Renee

Clint

Todd

Sam

Marcie

Michael

John

Ramsey

[Scotty]

^^That's a pretty impressive list. And throw in Sam, St. Ann doctors and nuns, and maybe Margaret (if they start Monday with Friday's scene where Blair was yelling at her), and it really is amazing just how many characters will be in next week's episodes.

We would have never seen this much of the cast at one time when DH was in charge.

[Gordon24]

Really?

I was not a viewer during the DH years but happy to be a OLTL viewer now

[Khan]

Yes, really.

These days, it feels good not to see Michael Easton's face every time I flip over to OLTL.

[Scotty]

Oh yes....it was a nightmare under Dena Higley. Half the cast was virtually ignored, while many of the rest were repeatedly overexposed. We would have never seen this much of Nora, Lindsay, Marcie, Michael, Nigel, Addie, Viki, Clint, RJ, and many of the rest if Higley were still in control.

It's nice to see more balanced airtime now.

[AddictedToSoaps]

Wow, there are a lot of names mentioned. Balance is such a rare thing these days!

Looks like another great week!

[MichaelGL]

OLTL has a pretty big cast, and yet uses them accurately. Makes one wonder about how the show is financially tho. Unlike AMC, DAYS, and ATWT, I don't think OLTL has had the kind of mass excodus those other soaps have been having despite the size of their cast.

[Gordon24]

I too was wondering about the financial status of OLTL as other shows continue cutting cast members. Adriana will be exiting but it was planned before the strike. There are supposed to be a couple of exits from rumors we hear but those too are expected exits & we should be recieving 3 returns.

Interesting.

[Gordon24]

I know as of Friday many are speculating about the possibility of Mitch being Rex' father but is anyone beside me think it will be Bo? Rex has always been close to Bo and now in the above spoiler, "Rex seeks advice from Bo". Maybe? Possibly? Far fetched? lol

Here are more spoilers for this week for inquiring minds

http://soapzone.com/newsroom.php/oltl/scoops

[Khan]

Well, they did say Allison knows a secret that would rock Jessica's family. Biologically speaking, Jess is a Laurence ... but she's always thought of the Buchanans as family.

Question is, wouldn't Bo have remembered having a ONS w/ Roxy?

[asa]

OLTL has been doing a solid job of juggling actors and storylines, intermingling them, but not killing a character's impression or a storyline's flow. I almost expect OLTL to start leaving behind some of the trademark 'daytime' soap cliches and heading into more mainstream 'prime time' soap territory--which is something daytime dramas should have done 10 years ago.

My only negative thought is if they put Gigi and John together. Fath has proven that her acting (or lackthereof) on Days was due to her poorly written character. I think she's solid so far as Gigi and I've become a fan of hers and even of her having a child (something I wasn't keen on when she debuted). The only 'bad' actor of the bunch is Easton and even now they're playing to his strengths and minimizing his weaknesses.

[Gordon24]

^^^^WORD! My biggest fear is a John and Gigi pairing but so far I see no romantic chemistry but plenty of it between Farah Fath and JPL. I am set on go for Rex and Gigi and look forward to their scenes together.

Promo for this weeks OLTL!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi8Zvrvng7U